HS basketball prospects are on a slim list for recruiting. Body language, being a good teammate, defending, positive social media, and not being an A-Hole help a high school players' recruitment. Being big shit in a small world doesn't mean shit. I'm just relaxing a message.
2022 Emoni Bates grabbing the attention of the NBA scouts here at
#NikeElite100
just going through warm ups. Top prospect in the country regardless of class.
27th annual Motor City Roundball Classic at Ferndale HS, Dec 27-30th brings the heat! 7 games per day chalked full w/ Michigan's top teams and players! Can't miss competition!
There is nothing weaker than choosing not to evaluate a kid or slighting a kid because he or she doesn't attend YOUR events. The same people taking payola for rankings. The same people telling prospects how hard they need to work when they don't work themselves.
#Goofy
Great job by
@BCAMCoaches
for their Reaching Higher team camp at GVSU. Great to see players I haven't seen in a couple years and their progression! Great to see prospects earn their offers and see the recruitment grow!
#HatsOff
New grassroot coaches and trainers might want to note that maybe just maybe a player's high school coach with 20+ years experience and a lot of connections might have something to do with a player's recruitment.
NCAA should have 2 or 3 live weekends in July, 2 in June for HS, 1 in May, 1 in April. More evals will equal less transfers. Team camps IMO are the best times to eval players. Accountable to HS coaches, peers, and relatively cost effective for all parties.
Excluding Michigan jucos I want to say that I saw representation from every non D1 4-year school south of the bridge at the
#BrawlForTheBall
! Lake St and MI Tech took the trip to the lower peninsula. Another great event by
@grstormbb
where they delivered!
Oakland (MI.) Community College hires Gjon Djokaj as their next men's basketball head coach. Djokaj coached Warren (MI.) DeLaSalle to the Pilots' first basketball championship in 2022. He takes over for Antoine Joubert, who stepped down following the 2023-'24 season.
Great get for Providence landing a commitment from 2021 pf Legend Geeter (River Rouge, MI.) Top '21 big in the state worth size, ever increasing athleticism and skill. Coached by former Ohio St and BGSU asst Lamonta Stone.
The Midwest's best holiday basketball event: December 27th - 30th at Ferndale (MI.) High School, 28th Motor City Roundball schedule with HOF coach Kurt Keener and Ferndale Alumn receiving his dedication on Dec 27th. Loaded with Michigan's top teams and players!
MHSAA Friday semi games, in A at noon- DeLaSalle vs Clarkston, 2pm- West Ottawa vs Novi; B games, 5:30pm- Benton Harbor vs River Rouge, 7:30pm- New Haven vs Grand Rapids Catholic Central. Class A Championship on Sat at 12:15pm. B Championship at 6:45pm. Todos juegos at Breslin.
WOTS already a line on Livernois making a right on 6 Mile for next Tuesday's double-header at Calihan Hall. UDetroit-Jesuit vs Roseville and Ypsi Lincoln vs Detroit King. Captain Jay's, Nicky D's, University Coney Island! Oh and Little Caesars and McDonalds for
@EricGetsBuckets
Tomorrow tips off The 26th Motor City Roundball Classic at Ferndale HS, Dec 27-30th! A great week of hoops loaded with talent! Note changes to Monday's schedule:
@MCRoundball
Parents of next season's seniors, if you spent $5-10k+ in the spring and July on a circuit and you're seeing more college coaches during June's team camps, believe people when they tell you your money is being wasted. Many of the people who disagree won't say the same thing...
Wayne State gets a big pick up with 6'6 2019 fwd Kylin Grant's (Detroit Renaissance, MI.) commitment! He can stretch the floor, athletic, good size, and solid skill.
It is important as a scout/evaluator to see competitive games with similar matchups. Evaluating future college players vs players that won't play past high school defeats the purpose. Great for fan fare I guess but means very little in reality.
If the gym is hot on a Saturday afternoon and a mother/father is their watching their son but he's not playing hard...Mad disrespect. Kids your parents probably have a hundred things they could be doing instead. Give them the respect they deserve or stay at home.
#ExcusesSuck
No need for caffeine in this one! D1 title on the line and Jalen Fisher hits the game winner on a long rebound. Lincoln just shocked Michigan! D1 Champs! Wooooooow Nellllly!!!!
Great panel at the Michigan Elite 25! Isaiah Livers, Derrick Walton, jr.and Kelvin Torbert along w/ E25 co-founder Tim McCormick dropping a lot of knowledge on the campers!
Detroit PSL Championship quarterfinals rescheduled for Sunday, Feb 10
@DetKingHoops
noon: Western vs King, 2pm : DEPSA vs Cass
4pm: Pershing vs Ford
6pm EEVP vs Renaissance
2025 guard Marcus Blackwell (Warren Lincoln, MI.) will play with the Meanstreets 16u in Memphis this weekend. He also picks up his second offer from Incarnate Word. Detroit-Mercy is Blackwell's other offer.
Michigan's high school quarters are March 22nd, Semis are March 24/25th and Finals on March 26th. MI. is the best state in the country to recruit that week. Great opportunity for coaches not in the NCAA S16, NIT, or D2 Tourneys to get a leg up in April and see unsigned seniors.
Lot of talent on the floor for the Calihan Challenge today in Detroit! Michigan, Michigan State, Detroit-Mercy, EMU, Oakland, Toledo, Xavier, Rochester U, and Macomb CC coaches were in attendance.
NCAA certified high school team camps in June are great and that's the D1 coaches speaking! I see a kid like 2020 Will Dunn today at UM's team camp where he needs to be a do all player and he looked all of a MM player by showing skills many didn't know he had.
25 years ago the first Motor City Roundball Classic was played at UD-Mercy's Calihan Hall and through the years the Detroit metro area has been able to see tons of talent and great games thanks this man, Randy Williams!
Special thanks to
@grstormbb
and
@indy_heat
for the hospitality and a strong field in the 2019 that drew 70+ top D2/D3/NAIA coaches
#BrawlfortheBall
Great to see a lot of strong talent from 2020-2023 compete and play hard throughout the weekend! Also, programs from each of
#Big3
2 weeks from today: 3rd annual Fastbreak Invitational, Sat, Jan 20
@Belleville
High School,
1pm- Ann Arbor Pioneer vs Kalamazoo Central
2:45pm- Westland John Glenn vs Detroit Renaissance
4:30pm- Pershing vs Novi
6:15pm- AA Skyline vs Old Redford
8pm- Belleville vs W. Bloomfield
Coaches from Northwood, Wheeling-Jesuit, Albion, UM-Dearborn, OCC, Mott CC, Schoolcraft CC, WCCC, Siena Heights, HFCC, Muskegon CC, and Wayne St are in attendance for Horatio Williams' Second Chance Games at DEPSA
Michigan commit Zeb Jackson with some big buckets down the stretch for C2K 17u in their win over Team Felton. 2020 pf Matt Allocco dropping dimes. 2019 big Nolan Foster with mid-range jumpers and two charges in his favor. Josiah Fulcher solid scorer.
Much appreciation to
@grstormbb
for another top notch Storm Classic! Great to see a lot of talent on and off the radar from Michigan and Beyond! Great to see players get looks from dozens of college coaches! Looking forward to their Brawl fo the Ball in July!
Michigan's Division 1 semis will provide some great coaching with Ann Arbor Huron (Samaha), Forest Hills Northern (Soules), Grand Blanc (Thomas), and Warren De La Salle (Djokaj) this Thursday. Thomas' 2010 KCentral bested the Huron's coached by Samaha in the Championship game.
WOTS the line entering UDM's campus for tonight's King/Ypsi Lincoln and UD-Jesuit/Roseville game will start around noon. Make sure you get a large pizza and rib tips at Greg's Pizza just north of 6Mile on Livernois' east side.
I hope there are some live periods in June and/or July. I would highly advise college prospects to find some kind of workout to stay fit and find something to improve their game. Nobody wants to see out of shape players when the time arrives.
REACH Legends 16u 2021 Parker Day (Saginaw Heritage, MI.) off the glass to himself for the dunk. REACH vs The Family 16u in the
@ReachLegends
Tune Up
#LotOfTalentInTheGym
I feel bad for kids going to watered down events over the spring and summer where there will the competition of non-college players outweighs those who will play in college. Going to events with more courts than college coaches.
Emoni Bates buzzer beating step back from 25' for the Ypsi Lincoln win over Ann Arbor Skyline advancing to the Regional final vs. Catholic Central on Thursday at Ypsi Lincoln
Siena picks up a commitment from 6'6 2020 pf Colin Golson (Ferndale HS, MI/
@ReachLegends
) powerful, skilled lefty with college size now and a high motor! He was one of the top performers in last week's
@MichElite25
@BeALegend_313
Around 115 high school grads from Michigan will play college each year. Ranking 250 is the equivalent of the Mendoza line. Rank for hits and if you pay then you'll sneak into the top 150. Don't treat rankings like Yahtzee. Payola is alive and well in some of these rankings.
Strong field for this Sunday's NCAA certified
@BCAMCoaches
Reaching Higher Showcase at Milford (MI.) HS! 2020s Isaiah Jackson, Matt Nicholson, Ryan Rollins, Tyson Acuff, Will Dunn, Jalen Terry (MSU), Lorne Bowman (Wisconsin); 2021s Kobe Bufkin, Julian Roper, Legend Geeter ++++++