The Hoop Scoop – Covering Grassroots Basketball Since 1983

Camp co-MOP Quinn Costello (left) and Elias Obenyah led their Duke squad to the Pangos Team Championship and were both top three performers. Photo: Scott Kurtz

We evaluated all the sessions of the 2025 Pangos All-American Camp at Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) June 1-3 and broke down our notes and evaluations to rank the top 55 players in attendance.

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HOOP SCOOP’S FINAL TOP 100 PLAYER RANKINGS FOR 2025

May 11, 2025 by Ronnie Flores

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2024-25 Underclass All-American Elite Team

May 10, 2025 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Class players of the year Tyran Stokes (Juniors), Davion Thompson (Sophomores) and A.J. Williams (Freshmen) headline the 2024-25 Underclass All-American Elite team.

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2024-25 High School All-American Elite Team

May 9, 2025 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Mr. Basketball USA Cameron Boozer, two other terrific seniors basically his equal, and his twin brother Cayden Boozer highlight 31st annual All-American Elite Team produced by Ballislife.com Grassroots Editor Ronnie Flores. Elite honor squad includes 20-man first team and 30-man second team.

Pangos Jr. A-A Camp: 35 Standouts

February 23, 2025 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

We evaluated all the sessions of the 2025 Pangos Junior All-American Camp in Long Beach, Calif., and broke down our notes and evaluations to select 35 standout players in attendance.

All-Time HOOP SCOOP All-American Position Breakdown

November 22, 2024 by Ronnie Flores

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HOOP SCOOP: 40-Year Retrospective & Next Chapter

November 20, 2024 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

Photo: Ben Wilson (left) was tragically shot in Chicago near Simeon High School on November, 20, 1984 and was pulled off life support the next morning. He was considered the best player in the 1985 class. Derrick Rose, a member of the famed 2007 class, honored Wilson by wearing No. 25 at Simeon and he joins Wilson on the list of the HOOP SCOOP’s Ranking of the Top 100 High School Players Since 1984.

ALL-TIME HOOP SCOOP ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS: Top 100 High School Players In HOOP SCOOP ERA (Past 40 Years)

November 20, 2024 by Clark Francis

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Pangos All-East Frosh/Soph Top 50 Rankings

October 28, 2024 by Ronnie Flores Leave a Comment

We took in all the sessions of the 2024 Pangos All-East Frosh/Soph Camp at NBN Sports Academy (Wilmington, Del.) and broke down our notes and evaluations to rank the top fifty players in attendance.