Travel Team Jameboree Recap
Posted by Scott Golden on Apr 4, 2012 in EBS News
Source Hoops and Hoop Exchange proudly presented the Florida Travel Team Jamboree this past weekend at Florida Southern College. The top travel teams around the state were in attendance and there was no shortage of talent to be seen.
Sunday was a day for 13u-15u teams and players to give coaches, media, and fans a chance to view young, up-and-coming talent on their rise.
The competition was great to get everyone’s season off to a start and below is a breakdown of some of the teams with a few player and coach interviews as well. We will be posting several teams throughout the next week.
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Polk County Classic features highly ranked teams & heavily recruited prospects
Posted by Brad Winton on Jan 18, 2012 in EBS News, Featured
The Hoop Exchange Florida High School Tour has made four stops around the state of Florida and seen many highly touted prospects as well as many teams ranked in the state/nation. The Polk County Classic (stop 5 of 6 on the tour) on Saturday January 21 will follow suit. Here is a look at the top teams and players who will butt heads this weekend. (more…)
Hoop Exchange Florida High School Tour: Stop #2 – Academic Cup
Posted by Brad Winton on Dec 1, 2011 in EBS News
The 3rd Annual Academic Cup, unique to FL, will be held at Pine Crest School in 2011 and is the 2nd stop on Hoop Exchange’s Florida High School Tour. The four schools, including Berkeley Prep, Pine Crest, St Andrews and Ransom Everglades, have the highest level of academic excellence. These schools account for 84 Merit scholars in 2011, boast an impressive 99% college advancement rate and have 24 alums currently playing basketball in the college ranks. Pine crest also has one player (Brandon Knight) playing at the professional level.
Pine Crest, the 2009 & 2010 Academic Cup Champions, will seek their third straight Academic Cup title. This year’s field features the original Academic Cup members who come into the event with high expectations and potent rosters. (more…)
Florida signee Michael Frazier propels No. 1 Montverde past No. 2 OCP, Heritage knocks off Dr. Phillips
Posted by Brad Winton on Nov 29, 2011 in EBS News
The Hoop Exchange Thanks for Hoops Classic featured two extremely competitive games and a ton of high-level prospects. Here is an article from the Orlando Sentinel along with some highlights from the games. There is also a link below to another write up on the the event.
To watch highlights click here: Hoop Exchange Thanks for Hoops Highlights
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National/State Powers Set to Clash in Orlando
Posted by Brad Winton on Nov 22, 2011 in EBS News
The “Thanks for Hoops Classic” held at Orlando Christian Prep in Orlando, FL on Saturday, Nov 26 is the first event of the Hoop Exchange’s Florida High School Tour, You aren’t going to find a better 4 team field early in the high school season.
The second game of the night will feature two nationally ranked programs who both hail from the Greater Orlando area. Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL), who is ranked #10 in the ESPN National High School Poll, will tangle with Orlando Christian Prep, who is ranked #41 in the ESPN National High School Poll. The two schools combined will have six division 1 signees playing as well as several prominent underclassmen. A few of the big names are Kasey Hill, Michael Frazier, Isaac Cohen and Jordan Montgomery among many others. This game tips at 8pm. (more…)
Ganon Baker Jr.RSA Orlando Top Performers
Posted by Brad Winton on Nov 19, 2011 in EBS News
Ganon Baker is bringing together the nation’s best 6th, 7th and 8th graders with his Jr. National Skills Advancement series. The Jr. National Skills Advancement will take place from July 27-30 in Sacramento, CA. The Jr.NSA will feature 200 of the best players from across the U.S. who are hand-picked at regional events that take place during the fall and spring. For more info on the Jr.NSA click the following link: www.jrnsa.com
Skill development and training are things that are seriously lacking in today’s game in the U.S., especially with younger players. Ganon created The Skills Advcement camps with that in mind. He started from the ground up and is teaching elite 6th, 7th and 8th grade prospects the importance of skill development and hard work on and off the court. (more…)
SLAM partners with Elite Basketball Services
Posted by Brad Winton on Nov 19, 2011 in EBS News
SLAM Magazine has partnered up with Elite Basketball Services on several spring and summer exposure events.
SLAM will partner with our April Availables event in Cleveland, Ohio on April 27-29. This event will feature the best unsigned prospects (unsigned high school seniors, unsigned junior college sophomores, four-year transfers and available prospects who are sitting out) from across the U.S. during the new NCAA open evaluation period. NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA and junior college coaches will be in attendance.
SLAM will partner up with The All-American JUCO Showcase Top 80 camps in July. These two events feature the top 80 junior college rising sophomores on each half of the United States. These events are during the “live” open evaluation period as well. They will be held on July 20-22 in Augusta, GA and July 27-29 in Las Vegas, NV.
For questions or more info on these events, please contact Brad Winton at bwinton@elite-basketball.com
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