Author Archives: Clark Francis
THE HOOP SCOOP’S FINAL ANALYSIS OF THE TOP PLAYERS AT THE NBA PLAYERS ASSOCIATION TOP 100 CAMP
When the dust had finally cleared from this year's NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp, which was held last week at the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA, it was pretty clear that 6'9 Soph Paolo Banchero from Seattle (O'Dea) WA was the best player in camp.
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TOP PLAYERS DEPART PREMATURELY, BUT OTHERS STEP UP TO TAKE THEIR PLACE ON FINAL DAY OF ACTION AT THE NBA PLAYERS ASSOCIATION TOP 100 CAMP
Never in the HOOP SCOOP's 37-year history have we made more changes to our final rankings at an event than we did on the final day of action at this year's NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp, which was held this past week at the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA.
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College Coaches Have Left & Top Player Honors Are Still Very Much Up in the Air With One Day Remaining at NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp
We're getting ready to separate the men for the boys at this year's NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp, which has been held this week at the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA and will conclude later today with the playoffs games in the morning, the semi-finals in the early afternoon, and Championship Game at 4:00 PM.
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MarJon Beauchamp Steals All of the Thunder on the First Official Day of Action at the 2019 NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp
What a difference a day made at this year's NBA Players Association Top 100 Camp, which is being held this week at the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA. The first day (Wednesday) was just a practice day and did not feature the plethora of NCAA Division I college coaches who were in attendance on the second day (yesterday).
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Cade Cunningham & Terrence Clarke Take it To Another Level at the Pangos All-American Camp
It came as a major surprise to most of the people in attendance when Dinos Trigonis announced that 6'7 Jr Cade Cunningham from Montverde (Academy) FL and 7'0 Jr Evan Mobley from Temecula (Rancho Christian) CA were the co-MVP's at this year's Pangos All-American Camp, which was held over the weekend at Cerritos College in Norwalk, CA.
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EVAN MOBLEY & DALEN TERRY LEAD COMPTON MAGIC TO CHAMPIONSHIP IN MAGIC MEMORIAL DAY TOURNAMENT
It came as no big surprise that the Compton Magic won the tournament and 7'0 Jr Evan Mobley from Temecula (Rancho Christian) CA was clearly the best player at this year's Magic Memorial Day Tournament, which was held over the weekend at Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, CA.
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Paolo Banchero Holds Off D.J. Steward for Top Spot in Our Rankings from the NIKE EYBL Indy Session
The HOOP SCOOP’s Chris Johnson attended the NIKE EYBL Indianapolis Session, which was held over the weekend at the Pacers Athletic Center in Westfield, IN, and he files the following report:
The ultra skilled 6'10 Soph Paolo Banchero from Seattle (O'Dea) WA consistently dominant four-game performance gives him the nod in our rankings over the last three-game brilliance of 6'3 Jr D.J.
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David Ibandzo is the Name to Remember from the 2019 John Lucas International Middle School Combine
The 2019 John Lucas International Middle School Combine, which was held this past weekend at the Drive Nation Sports Facility in Irving, TX, featured an abundance of size (by our count there were 27 players in attendance who are 6'4 or bigger). And right at the top of the list is 6'10 8th Grader David Ibandzo from Covington, OK, who simply picked up where he left off when we saw him two months ago at the John Lucas All-Star Weekend.
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Breylon Webb Edges out Micah Williams, Milak Dorsey Myatt, Dennis Guam, Corihann Gallatin, & Bryce Brown at John Lucas Future of the Game-Las Vegas
The race really was almost too close to call when it came time for us to determine who the best player was at the John Lucas Future of the Game, which featured a plethora 5th and 6th Graders and was held over the weekend at the Tarkanian Center in Las Vegas, NV.
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Cade Cunningham Edges Out Jalen Johnson for #1-Ranking at NIKE EYBL’s Atlanta Session
There are times when it can be very helpful to look at the statistics and, yes, winning is still very important when ranking the top players at an event. And this definitely was the case when we gave 6'7 Jr Cade Cunningham from Montverde (Academy) FL the nod over 6'8 Jr Jalen Johnson from Glendale (Nicolet) WI for the #1-ranking based on performance at the NIKE EYBL (Elite Youth Basketball League) session, which was held this past weekend at the Lakepoint Sporting Community - Champions Center in Cartersville, GA.
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Richard Isaacs Steals the Show at the Pangos Easter Classic
It really was a classic case of David slaying Goliath in the Championship Game of the 16-Under Division at this year's Pangos Easter Classic, which was held the last three days at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, NV, as 6'1 Frosh Richard Isaacs from Las Vegas (Coronado) NV clearly had something to prove with a plethora of national scouts in the gym.
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Jalen Suggs & Good Young Big Men Highlight Chicago-Under Armour Association
Any way you slice it, 6'4 Jr Jalen Suggs from Minneapolis (Minnehaha) MN, who currently is ranked #9 nationally in the Class of 2020 by the HOOP SCOOP, was the best player at the first Under Armour Association session of the spring, which was held over the weekend at Supreme Courts in Aurora, IL.
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2019 MCDONALD’S ALL-AMERICAN GAME IS HISTORY, BUT TOP PLAYER HONORS IN THE CLASS OF 2019 IS STILL VERY MUCH UP FOR GRABS
More often not in recent years the top individual performances in the McDonald's All-American Game have gone a long way toward determining or reinforcing exactly who should be the #1-ranked player nationally their respective classes. If you will recall, a year ago 6'7 R.J. Barrett from Montverde (Academy) FL finished with 26 points, three rebounds, 10-14 field goals, 1-2 3-pointers, and 5-5 free throws and was arguably the best player in the game.
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THE HOOP SCOOP’S RANKING OF THE TOP COACHES NOW & IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME
THE HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP 25 HEAD COACHES IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME
| Rank | Coach | College | Championships | NCAA FInal Four Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Wooden | UCLA | 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971. 1972, 1973, 1975 | 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968. 1969. 1970, 1971, 1972. |
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The Houston Hoops Blue Chips Upset NIKE Team Griffin in the Championship Game of the 8th Grade Division at the John Lucas All-Star Weekend
It doesn't get much better than the Championship Game in the 8th Grade Division at the John Lucas All-Star Weekend, which was held over the weekend in MI3 Center in Houston, TX. Not only did the game feature the two best teams in this age group, but it was pretty clear early on that we might have an upset in the making, as the Houston Hoops Blue Chips jumped out to a 20-10 lead.
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12TH ANNUAL GLOBAL ELITE EXPOSURE CAMP FEATURED A PLETHORA OF GOOD YOUNG TALENT & A GREAT NAME FOR THE FUTURE (SAM FUNCHES JR)
We attended the 12th Annual Global Elite Exposure Camp over the weekend in Jackson, MS and, although nobody (like Mason Manning did each of the last three years) stepped up and dominated the camp, it was hard not to be impressed with the plethora of good young players who made a strong case for being ranked among the top players in the camp.
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McDONALD’S ALL-AMERICAN TEAM IS OFFICIAL & DUKE LEADS NORTH CAROLINA, KENTUCKY, KANSAS, UCLA, INDIANA, ARIZONA, LOUISVILLE, & SYRACUSE ET AL. ON OUR LIST OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE LANDED THE MOST MCDONALD”S AMERICANS IN THE 43-YEAR HISTORY OF THE TEAM
The Class of 2019 is mediocre at best, but the final list of players selected to play in this year's McDonald's American Game, which was announced two days ago and will be played March 27th at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA, is one of their better efforts.
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Scott Lewis, Sharife Cooper, Harlond Beverly, Balsa Kiprivica, & Keion Brooks Come Up Big on Final Day of Action at the 2019 Spalding Hoop Hall Classic
It wasn't pretty, as both teams combined to score only 95 points, neither team shot over 33% from the field, and Fairfax (Paul VI) VA only scored a grand total of three points in the entire third quarter of the first game on the final day of action at the 2019 Spalding Hoop Hall Classic, which is being held this weekend at Blake Arena on the campus of Springfield College in Springfield, MA.
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IMG Knocks off Oak Hill in the Prime Time Game Earlier Today at the Spalding Hoop Hall Classic
We pick things up with the second game of the day in the Sunday Session at the 2019 Spalding Hoop Hall Classic, which is being held this weekend at Blake Arena on the campus of Springfield College in Springfield, MA. And, although Chicago (Whitney Young) IL took charge early and led most of the way en route to a 54-46 victory, the big story here was fact that 6'6 Soph Quincy Allen from Washington (Maret) DC was clearly the best prospect in the game.
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Senior Class Nationally is a Major Disappointment & Top Players Honors Still Very Much For Grabs
I hate to be the bearer of bad news. But, after watching many of the top players and teams in the nation during the last month-and-a-half, I think it is safe to reiterate the fact that the Class of 2019 is really down for a number of reasons.
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