The Hoop Scoop

Covering Grassroots Basketball Since 1983

A national recruiting web site and scouting service providing analysis, rankings, and coverage of grassroots basketball since 1983

What a HOOP SCOOP subscription gets you

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The HOOP SCOOP has the most in-depth coverage on grassroots basketball (back to 1998) and player rankings (back to 1984) right at your fingertips.

Here are 11 reasons you want to subscribe TODAY!

1. Player Rankings – ranging from 5th Year Players all the way down to 6th, 7th, & 8th Graders, it’s a joke how far ahead we are of the competition. Our final player rankings are easy to find and go back to 1984.

2. Hot Recruiting News Section – this section has been updated with all the latest recruiting information and news on a regular basis continuously since 1998, which once again puts us way ahead of our competition. Most of the recruiting networks have been around only since the mid 2000’s and have changed the format of their websites so much you can’t find anything older than a few years.

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Pangos A-A Festival: Top 15 Rankings

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We took in the two-day Pangos All-American Festival in Long Beach, Calif.,and came away with our top 15 performers among the four regional-based teams. The Pangos All-American Festival is a spinoff of both the annual Pangos All-American Camp and the regionally-based Fullcourt Press Frosh/Soph Camps with a format that brings together many of the nation’s top players regardless of class.

Below is the performance-based Top 15 player rankings from the event, August 27-28.

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TCU Elite Camp: Top 25 Rankings

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As the grassroots season ends, August is a heavy camp month. From university elite camps to media exposure camps, there are plenty opportunities for players to showcase their skill as the scholastic season approaches.

TCU hosted its annual elite camp and there were prospects of various levels present, but I do predict at least 12-17 of the participants will go high major.

Below are the performance-based player rankings from the Elite Camp held in Fort Worth, August 27-28.

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All-West Camp: Top 25 Rankings

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The following list is based on evaluations from all sessions at the two-day 2022 Fullcourt Press All-West Camp. The list is based on performance at the camp only, not on performance combined with previous honors, national or state ranking. Some players did not play in every session of the camp and that was a factor in the final selections. This camp featured a wide range of talent among the approximately 100 camp participants, a majority of whom hailed from California. Our evaluations are based on all-around performance within the context of winning and unselfish basketball, which extra emphasis on performance throughout the camp, not just the Cream of the Crop All-Star Games.

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