Over the weekend, the inaugural adidas VIP Exclusive Run grassroots basketball tournament kicked off at Green Valley High School in Las Vegas, and if you were in the market for talent, they had it in abundance. This tournament was a new event added to the adidas elite basketball tournament schedule, and it hosted the top 15, 16 and 17-year-old AAU teams in the country, 48 in all.

We have a recap of the first three days of the tournament, including key scores and photos of some of the best high school talent in the country. Read More »

Words. Eric Bressman

Back in December of 2009, I was home in Chicago for vacation. My younger brother, a junior in high school at the time, was playing in a small holiday basketball tournament with his high school team, the Ida Crown Jewish Academy. I didn’t get to see him play very often, so I was happy to head down into the city with him on a weekday morning to watch his team square off against that day’s opponent, Perspectives Charter School. Headlining the opposition was a little-touted, gangly, but nonetheless intimidating 6-foot-several-inches junior by the name of Anthony Davis. Read More »

Kentucky fans are excited at the possibility of Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad teaming up and playing together in Rupp Arena next year. Noel and Muhammad will announce their college decisions on ESPNU at 7:30 tonight. Speculation for the past weeks has been that the two could be next year’s version of Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. It is far from a done deal yet, but will college basketball fans want to see it happen? Read More »

Nerlens Noel is considered one of the best high school prospects in the country, and is undoubtedly the best defensive big man that’s come out of high school since perhaps Greg Oden. Schools want him. Fans want him. Big-time basketball collegiate programs want him. Now the only question is what does the 6-10 shot blocker from The Tilton School in New Hampshire want? Read More »

As our friends at High School Hoop showed off earlier, this year’s McDonald’s All-American Powerade Jamfest was entertaining mostly because a girl didn’t just dunk; she dunked twice, and made the finals. Breanna Stewart will be attending UConn next year as the No. 1 prospect in her class according to ESPNU’s HoopGurlz 100. We can see why. See more of the story at High School Hoop. Read More »

We’ve been down with Aquille Carr since day one, and any opportunity we get to show him some love, you know we have to. Courtesy of our friends at The Mars Reel, they came through again with Carr’s official season mixtape, one in which his Patterson squad won the state title just a week ago with their star scoring 28 in the final. So all of you who think he’s just highlights (he’s not) and is a ball-hog (definitely not), sit back and enjoy this. Read More »

This highlight had people freaking out over the weekend: Our guy, 5-6 Aquille Carr smashed one over a much bigger defender from Milford Mill in the Maryland state playoffs, sending the crowd and his team into a frenzy. [Click HERE for all things Aquille Carr]
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We were on to something when we introduced the world to Aquille Carr on the cover of Dime #65. Now, he’s a junior, and he’s committed to Seton Hall. But he’s still only 5-6, and recently our friends at HoopMixtape caught him smashing on the break on some poor fool. The best part is our dude ran out onto the court in the middle of the game to give the Crime Stopper dap, and I’m pretty sure this is the same guy who kept turning up on all of Carr’s videos from last year. Read More »

In Dime #66, we introduced you to Andrew Wiggins. He’s only a sophomore, and yet we named him one of our top 25 breakout players for this year. From Huntington Prep by way of Canada, he has been getting LeBron James-like buzz for a minute now, and is considered BY FAR the best player in his class. 6-7 with a 6-11 wingspan, he has pretty much everything you’d want from a cat in terms of skill and athleticism. Check out this highlight tape from our friends at CityLeagueHoopsTV to see for yourself. Read More »

Growing up, your goal might’ve been just to make varsity. Once there, maybe you started shooting for All-Star status. A select few possibly made it all the way to All-State. But if you’re chosen to play in the McDonald’s All American Game, you’re one of the very best of the very best, the peak of high school hoops. It’s history is littered with Hall of Famers and all-time greats. In a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the McDonald’s All American High School Boys Basketball Game, today, the McDonald’s All American Games unveiled its list of 35 of the Greatest McDonald’s All Americans. The list features many of the game’s greatest players – both past and present. Read More »