The 2019 Nike Hoop Summit took place April 8-12 in Portland, Oregon at the Moda Center. The Hoop Summit showcased a group of highly touted rising college freshman and international prospects who play both domestically and abroad. I was in attendance along with a contingent of NBA Personnel and national media outlets. Listed below are some of the standouts from the event.

Minneapolis, Minnesota was the site of the 2019 NCAA Final Four, coupled with that, the NBA and USA Basketball launched initiatives to highlight some of the future stars of the game both domestically and abroad. USA Basketball invited 60 of the top rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors. While the NBA Academies brought in some of their best talent, comprising four teams Africa, China, Latin American and Global to compete with and against each other for four days during Final

My home town of Atlanta, Georgia was the site of the 2019 McDonald's All-American Game. The game was held at State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks. Practices were held at the Atlanta Hawks Beautiful practice facility and Core 4 Sports, a sports facility built, owned and operated by NBA Star Paul Millsap of the Denver Nuggets. There was also a private scrimmage game held at Wheeler High School. As you know this game was loaded with talent and I would love to talk about e

Charlotte was the site for the 5th Annual 2019 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp. The Camp was held at Queens University of Charlotte from February 15-17 by the NBA and FIBA respectfully. With 63 of the top 2020 and 2021 boys on the international circuit. Highlighted by several players that have I can see getting drafted over the next few seasons.

Las Vegas, NV - Dec 18-22, 2018 - Bishop Gorman High School was the site of The 7th Annual Tarkanian Classic . The event hosted over 100 High School and Prep Teams spanning across 7 different divisions. I touched down in Vegas a little after 11 am, which gave me just enough time to go to my hotel and try to finesse my way into an early check-in. Which I was able to do by the way 😉. After checking in I was off to the gym at Bishop Gorman High School.

Huntsville, AL - Dec 8, 2018 - Columbia High School was the site of Braggin' Rights - Alabama vs Georgia. I was on the road again, as I pulled out of my drive-way and punched in the address to Columbia High School (Huntsville, AL). I was completely surprised at how long it would take to get there and the route I had to take. For some reason, in my mind, I just knew it would only take a couple of hours but I was wrong.....3h 49min!!! I double checked to make sure I put the cor

Charleston, SC - November 15, 16 & 18 - TD Arena was the site for the Charleston Classic. I departed my home in suburban Atlanta at 7 am and hit the road for Charleston. My GPS said the drive would take 4.5 hours and I told myself I can make it in 4. So that was my focal point as I drove west on I-20, well that and figuring out which audiobook to listen to. I settled on "David and Goliath" by Malcolm Gladwell, put the car in cruise control at 80mph and before I knew it I'd ar

Powder Springs, Ga - Saturday - 11/10/2018 - McEachern High School was the site for the 3rd annual Georgia Elite 8 Tip-Off Classic . My day started off pretty early as I woke up around 6:30 am for no apparent reason because my alarm was not set to go off until 8:15 am. I can only assume it was the sub-conscience excitement to watch some great High School Basketball. I arrived in the middle of the 1st quarter of the 1st game because I ran into some random I-20 traffic. I foun

Suwanee, Ga – Sunday – 10/21/2018 – Suwanee Sports Academy was the site of the 2018 Fall Preview. Walking into the gym today was a bit...

Morrow, Ga - Sunday - 10/14/2018 - Clayton State University the site of the 2018 South Atlanta Fall Showcase. A great event put on by EYA...