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| SoCalHoops' Recruiting News, Links Services & Resources |
SoCalHoops has looked just about everywhere to compile links to the best recruiting information on the web. We continually update and refine our selections. If a site is not listed that you'd like to see, let us know.
| Favorite SoCal Sites |
Double Pump--David and Dana Pump's DoublePump.com site redesigned, now features information about adidas and Pump sponsored events and tournaments, including the Best of Summer, Easter Tournament, Fall Premier Tournament, California All-Star Game, West Coast All-Star Camps, the adidas Hoop Challenge, played during the MLK, Jr., weekend, and the adidas Las Vegas Big Time Tournament, the largest NCAA exposure event of its kind. Some player information as well about past signees.
Fullcourt Press.net -- Dinos Trigonis' Fullcourt Press site, features information about his Fullcourt Press All*West Camp, Fullcourt Press Summer Shootout, event calendars, info on his Belmont Shore travel teams and the MLK weekend "Dream Classic." Occasional news columns ("Trigonis' Tidbits") and more info on Southern California's top prospects.
Say No Classic League--NCAA certified summer league featuring many of the top players in SoCal, including players from virtually every college and university in the SoCal region. Great summer games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Games are played at West LA College.
CaliforniaPreps.com-- Dave Keefer and Jack Nelson, and occasionally others, including Jack Pollon, cover boys basketball and provides insights and game reports, in addition to selected recruiting information and tournament info. Message boards for both boys' and girl's basketball.
| Favorite National Recruiting Sites |
HoopScoop --Clark Francis' recruiting service. A free area is updated daily with recruiting teasers from the subscription material, which is much more in depth than what you'll see on the visitors section. National in scope, Clark also writes for ESPN and other publications. There is news from past prep tournaments, and a calendar of upcoming events. One of the most comprehensive sites in the business, from someone who has been doing it longer than anyone else still involved in reporting on recruiting.
Hoopmasters.com-- This is the new site where Bob Gibbons and Van Coleman have combined to do their thing. In fact, a visit to Gibbons' old site will take you to this new site. Subscription only.
TheInsiders.com--Formerly two separate sites (Dave Telep's Blue Chip Hoops, and the old PrepWestHoops site), this site now features Telep, Tracy Pierson, and Greg Hicks, providing coverage of events from coast to coast. Message boards, info and daily updates, including player evaluations and lists of top players. Subscription required.
RivalsHoops.com--The home of what used to be "Insider's Report" and "JUCO Junction" but is now just RivalsHoops.com. Mike Sullivan still does a lot of the content here, and they have added others to help out. Still an excellent source of daily dose news for recruiting junkies.
PrepStars Recruiter's Handbook --(Mostly Subscription)--Brick Oettinger's national recruiting website. Feature profiles on up-and-coming college prospects, national rankings for elite-level players, daily recruiting news and tidbits, and college team profiles as well other information you can't live without.
ESPN College Hoops & Recruiting-- Now features Michael Kruse, and stuff from our own local guys, Dave Benezra and Mark Mayemura (who seem to have closed up Recruiting USA, at least for the time being). Recruiting news at ESPN can be found by scrolling down to the lower right hand side of their college basketball page.
Monter Draft & College Basketball News --Chris Monter has put together a monster site, which covers just about everything from college recruiting, player news and notes, to NBA draft analysis. The site is now just about entirely all subscription, but it's well worth it.
Mike De Courcy & Sporting News Recruiting --Columns on college hoops and recruiting news from The Sporting News.
Official College Sports Network's Recruiting --What used to be called the "FansOnly.com" network has been rebranded the "Official College Sports Network" or OCSN. In addition to the many "official" college team sites, you can now find a very nice recruiting database and even a few stories now and then about college basketball recruiting. Check it out.
Fox.Sports.com --Columnist and recruiting reporter Frank Burlison used to be the mainstay of this site, but he's not there now. Still has some interesting news, but not much that you won't find elsewhere.
Bob Gibbons All Star Report -- see Hoopmasters.com above. This site is on the way out, and will eventually go away entirely as Hoopmasters.com takes off.
FutureStars Online --This is Van Coleman's site, and while it doesn't look like it's going away, the focus for Van has also shifted to Hoopmasters.com, at least for recruiting.
CNN/SI's College Basketball Recruiting --An index of the most recent college basketball recruiting stories from CNN/SI.
CBS Sportsline's Recruiting Newswire-- Columns from Dan Wetzel ("Sole Influence"), with a separate section for "Recruiting" news and wire stories, but you have to look closely because hoops is mixed with football stufft...look for "Grassroots" stories).
Athlon Sports College Basketball--This is the web version of the Athlon College Annual, with up-to-date news, notes, and a message forum as well. Some of the college team preview write ups have been pretty wacky lately, but it's there, so try it.
NCAA News --A bi-weekly publication from the NCAA with news about legislation and other matters, sometimes pertaining to recruiting rules and regulations. Be sure also to check the NCAA Press Release section for additional information relating to basketball recruiting.
Eddie Oliver's HoopsUSA.com-- Featuring some national consensus rankings for the top boys' teams and players, as well as coverage of some national level high school and prep tournaments, player news and coaching tidbits.
Association for Professional Basketball Research --We're not sure exactly what this is, but it's different. Complete historical information and background on leagues, players, and selected topics in the sport. Fascinating.
USA Basketball--Site which features news and notes each year about the Youth Development Festival and the Men's Junior National Teams. The "official" governing body for the sport in the U.S.
Student Sports.com-- This is the internet version of the always popular subscription magazine which is also published by the same folks who bring you Cal-Hi Sports (a subscription newsletter) which has ranked and rated California high school teams (in all sports) for years. Weekly seasonal basketball rankings, regional and state during the season, and message boards as well. Subscription only
Slam Dunk To the Beach --This is Bobby Jacob's site, and it's pretty comprehensive. In addition to news and notes and player info about the teams participating in his annual December tournament in Lewes, Delaware, there is lots of information about his new War on the Shore Annual National Prep School Tournament which will feature some of the top prep school players in America.
HoopsFuture.com-- Nike's official site for information about the highest of high-profile Nike-sponsored "grassroots" basketball events: Nike Camp All-American Camps (Men's and Women's Camps), Boo Williams Invitational, Nike Memorial Day Classic, & more.
adidas Las Vegas Big Time --Official site of the largest summer tournament in the country, sponsored by adidas. Message board, brackets, pools, past results, history and links to the Powerade Las Vegas Holiday Prep Classic Tournament (also run and administered by Larry McKay, executive director of the Big Time).
Video Scouting.com - The Official video scouting service of the Long Beach Summer Pro League (formerly FILA League) and the Nike Real Run for the NBA & pro players. Some info on HS, College and Recruiting too.
Elverson Sports: Basketball Database-- Not really about recruiting, but if you want to know a high school team's won-loss record, and the relative strength of it's schedule, then this is the place to go. Truly national in scope, and if you know of stats or scores that are missing, just tell the guys who maintain the site, and they'll gladly include them.
| SoCal JUCO Recruiting |
Big Apple Sports-- Tom McTernan's JUCO college recruiting site. We have no idea why it's called "big apple" but maybe they're in New York. National recruiting coverage at the JUCO level, D-I signings, etc. \
Big Apple California Juco Message Forum-- Just exactly what it says, a message forum for JUCO recruiting and news, rumors and such.
Los Angeles City College--While this is an official site, it's also just about the only place you'll find recruiting info for the Cubs (besides at SoCalHoops). Info on the program, recruiting, schedules, and lots of JUCO news as well about many other top JC programs.
JUCO Junction.com-- Russ Blake's new site devoted entirely to JUCO recruiting. Very complete information on a nationwide basis. Excellent message boards as well.
NorCal JUCO Hoops -- Voy.com forum for Northern California JUCO basketball. Not very active.
California Commission on Athletics --The COA governs all JUCO athletics in the State of California.
| NorCal High School/Recruiting Sites |
NorCal Preps.com -- NorCal prep recruiting for all sports, but a major focus on basketball recruiting. Info on camps, tournaments, and many features very similar to those found here at SoCalHoops....which is not surprising, because when the site first opened, they lifted most of our original format for links to camps, tournaments, etc. Most of the good information is now found only behind their subscription wall. Message boards, both pay and free.
Slam N Jam Youth Basketball --Oakland Soliders and Slam N Jam basketball program. League information, tournaments, player bios, recruiting news, and interesting tidbits on the kids from the Bay Area.
SacAreaHoops -- Site that covers Sacramento and northern Central Valley prep basketball, recruiting news, tournament info, & more.
HSL Sports--Covers two or three specific leagues in Northern California. Some recruiting but mostly just local prep stuff.
Cal-Hi Sports.com--The website of the publishers of Cal-Hi Sports, the California-only high school newsletter from the publishers of Student Sports.com. Also not strictly a "recruiting" site. Cal-Hi publishes in-season team rankings and they also select the official California "All-State" teams and players, as well as conferring the "Mr. Basketball Award" to the top California high school player each year.
| Western US & West Coast Based Sites: |
California General Sites
Big West Conference Message Forum--Hosted by Citadel/EZ Board, and moderated by Jon Ralston, this is part of a new consortium of message boards devoted to Big West Conference schools
Big Apple's Scenic West JUCO Board--Big Apple Sports' message board for fans, players and coaches of Scenic West (Region 18) JUCO basketball.
Big Apple California Juco Message Forum-- Just exactly what it says, a message forum for JUCO recruiting and news, rumors and such.
UCLA
BruinBlitz.com--The latest Bruin-oriented site to spring up, this one is sponsored and hosted by Rivals.com, and it also features articles on all of the UCLA sports, with a focus on hoops and football, as well as a message board, the BruinDen.
BruinZone--Fairly complete site for news and information on UCLA men's and women's hoops. Great message board, schedules, links and timely information.
Bruin Hoop Report-- Jim Downs' site, who is friends with the UCLA coaches and has pretty good info. Schedules and rosters can also be found on the official UCLA board, but he also features links to articles of interest and will occasionally have a scoop when it comes to recruiting.
Bruin Report Online--(Subscription). Covers UCLA sports, mostly basketball and football. Premium content for a monthly fee is where you will reportedly find most of the good info. Message boards too, both free and premium.
USC
BibbyBaby's USC Hoops Site-- This is the unofficial best source (next to SoCalHoops of course) for information relating to USC recruiting. Has schedules, rosters, game analyses, and tons of information on recruits. A great fan message board.
WeAreSC.com - This is Garry Paskwietz's site, formerly with Rivals, now with Citadel Partners. Garry is also a producer for Fox Sports and does most of the high school basketball games here in SoCal, so he also knows hoops. We wish him well in his new venture with Citadel.
Cal Berkeley
Cyber Bears--Incredibly comprehensive site devoted to Cal Berkeley sports (mostly basketball and football), including timely and informative reporting on Bears' hoops, and great 'game day' resources. Terrific message boards, articles, and news reports, includng recruiting info.
Stanford
Stanfordfanz--General links to sports sites related to many sports, including basketball, and links to the Cardinal Board, a message forum devoted to Stanford athletics (football and basketball (unsegregated). Part of the PacFans.com "network" of independent sites devoted to Pac-10 member sports.
TheBootleg.com - Lars Ahlstrom's new site on Citadel, formerly a Rivals site, this is devoted to all Stanford sports, not just basketball.
Cal State Fullerton
TitanCentral.com--Cal State Fullerton recruiting and news throughout the year. All sports but also lots of hoop news and game reports during the season.
Titan Hoop Talk --Message forum for hoops found at Titan Central.com
Cal State Long Beach
Long Beach State Message Forum--Hosted by Citadel/EzBoard, and moderated by Jon Ralston, this is part of a new consortium of message boards devoted to Long Beach State & Big West Conference hoops
Desert Niner's Long Beach State News & Notes --This is a site that is infrequently updated, but it does have some good links and other sections which will be of interest to 49'er hoops fans.
49'er Sports Message Board-- Just what it says it is.
Cal State Northridge
Cal State Northridge Message Forum--Hosted by Citadel/EzBoard, and moderated by Jon Ralston, this is part of a new consortium of message boards devoted to Cal State Northridge & Big West Conference hoops
Matador Hoops--Don Le has a "Matatude" and this is his site, devoted to exactly what it says, CSUN basketball.
UC Irvine
UC Irvine Message Forum--Hosted by Citadel/EzBoard, and moderated by Jon Ralston, this is part of a new consortium of message boards devoted to University of California at Irvine & Big West Conference hoops
UC Riverside
UC Riverside Message Forum--Hosted by Citadel/EzBoard, and moderated by Jon Ralston, this is part of a new consortium of message boards devoted to University of California at Riverside & Big West Conference hoops
UC Santa Barbara
Gaucho Loco.com Message Forum--Hosted by Citadel/EzBoard, and moderated by Jon Ralston, this is part of a new consortium of message boards devoted to University of the Pacific & Big West Conference hoops
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
The Mustang Corral--Unofficial Cal Poly basketball site, with a lot of information on Cal Poly hoops recruiting. Nicely done. There's also a "Mustang Report" (or at least there was on the old Rivals network).
Cal Poly Nation Message Forum--Hosted by Voy, this forum frequently has news about recruiting and other notes of interest to hoops fans.
Pacific
UOP Message Forum--Hosted by Citadel/EzBoard, and moderated by Jon Ralston, this is part of a new consortium of message boards devoted to University of the Pacific & Big West Conference hoops
San Jose State
SpartanHoops.com--Unofficial San Jose State fan site, devoted entirely to hoops, with recruiting news, and a Spartans message forum.
Spartan Thunder.com--Unofficial San Jose State fan site, with hoops news, also covers other sports as well.
San Diego State
Steve Fisher's Unofficial Aztecs-- A new unofficial San Diego State site, with nice graphics and easy to navigate. Not a RivalNet site (at least not yet) this one is brand new. They promise info on recruits, a message board and more.
Alaska
AlaskaPreps.com --A Rivals.com website,
with the features typically found at Rivals sites, i.e., message board, articles on
recruiting, etc.
Arizona
Arizona Preps--Anthony Ray's site, hosted by Rivals.com. If you want to know what's happening in the world of Arizona prep basketball, from tournaments to recruiting, this is the place.
Arizona Prep Sports Network--The Insiders.com's knock-off of their old site, Arizona Preps, which used to be part of the old Rivals.com network (and which still is).
Cat Tracks-- Related to the University of Arizona sports; one of the first RivalNet sites, now that they're gone, we'll see where they pop up. Focusing on recruiting rumors and information related to the University of Arizona. Be sure to check the article archive for the basketball info. Usually reliable. Excellent West Coast resource.
DevilsDigest.com--This is TheInsider's.com's site for Arizona State athletics, including a lot of basketball info.
WiredDevils--Lots of links to Arizona State athletics sites and other media with news of ASU hoops.
Colorado
ColoradoPrep Report --A Rivals.com site, with all the usual bells and whistles that you'd expect to see at such a site. Basketball recruiting news, message forum, etc.
Hawaii
SportsHigh.com--Site that covers all sports in Hawaii, including basketball.
Idaho
Nevada
Las Vegas Prep Sports--Coverage of the Las Vegas-area schools, recruiting and tournament events
Jam On It Basketball--Matt Williams' AAU travel teams and academy
Carson Valley Hoops--News of tournaments, players, and some stuff which will interest recruiting fans.
NevPrep.com--A complete site for high school sports in Nevada, including basketball
NevadaPrepReport.com--A Rivals.com website, with the usual features you'd expect to find, including a message board.
Oregon
OregonLive Preps--Prep and basketball news from Oregon, including a Boys' Basketball message forum, and a Girls' Basketball message forum
Utah
TrueAggies.com Message Forum --A Utah State message forum
UteFans.net--Message boards and articles. Among a growing number of websites which don't seem to work with Netscape 4.7 or lower. Use IE or Netscape 7.0, or some other Mozilla-based browser.
Washington
CougZone Basketball--Washington State Cougars basketball, including recruiting information. Site is affiliated with PacFans.com, a collection of independent sites focusing on sports at particular schools in the Pac-10.
The Final Score.TV-- (Prep Hoops In Washington)--This is now the home of Bill Nance, formerly of Washington Preps, one of the now defunct Rivals sites. If you want to find out what's happening in the State of Washington, this is the place.
FadeawayJ.com--A site with a sort of amateur "Slam Magazine" bent to it, they actually get some very good and timely information about players in the Pacfic Northwest.
Dawgman.com - Dave Samek's new site on the Citadel Partners network, formerly with Rivals.com. Focuses mostly on football, but some good basketball stuff two from the University of Washington.
ZagHoops.com--The Insider's.com board and website devoted to Gonzaga recruiting. Excellent message board, good recruiting information, one of the better Insider's sites.
WashingtonPreps.com--Rivals.com website, with message board, the standard fare, recruiting, news, etc.
| Regional Recruiting (Outside The Western U.S.) |
Midwest
Midwest Basketball --Now sponsored by a variety of companies, including adidas, and others, this is Greg Swaim's site. There is recruiting news for men and women, but it's a subscription service (at least for that end of things).
EdgyTim.com - Tim O'Halloran's site covering hoops and football in the midwest region
Illinois
Ramblermania.com--This site is devoted to all things concerning Loyola University of Chicago hoops. Great message board and links to the rest of the Horizon League conference teams.
Illiniboard.com--Up-to-the-minute recruiting information about the Fighting Illini.
ChicagoHoops.com--Not that there's really anything close to SoCalHoops in the midwest, but this is about as close as we've come to finding something like what we do when it comes to high school and college basketball. A very nice site.
Chicago-Detroit Hoop Connect - Based in Michigan, Chicago-Detroit Hoop Connect scouts boys and girls high schools in Illinois and Michigan. Very nice site.
North Central Illinois Preps (NCIPreps.com) - Matt Gingrich's new site with Alliance (formerly Rivals)
High School Elite--An Illinois-based recruiting site with the usual player rankings, photos and news reports; message forum and links.
Iowa
IowaPreps.com--Focusing on Iowa prep sports, hosted by Rivals. com
Indiana
Boilermaker Recruiting--The unofficial website pertaining to Purdue University basketball recruiting. With links to the Spiece/Gym Rats tournaments, very nicely done.
Unofficial Home of Notre Dame-- Basketball recruiting info
Irish Sports Report-- More info on Notre Dame basketball.
Mr. Hoops Purdue Unofficial Recruiting--One of the better recruiting sites. Always informative. Very good Purdue and Indiana info in general.
Peegs' IU Hoop News-- Site has lots of Indiana stuff, and a lot of news also related to the Spiece Run N' Slam Tournament which is played every spring at Purdue University.
HicokoryHusker--Leigh Evans' site covering hoops & recruiting, HS sports
NDNation.com --Site devoted to Notre Dame basketball recruiting. Extensive info, current and well done, with a nice message forum.
Kansas
Michigan
Michigan City Hoops-- Relatively new site, still building momentum. Michigan high school basketball.
MichiganPreps.com --A Rivals.com website, with the message board and story features you'd usually find at Rivals.
Chicago-Detroit Hoop Connect - Based in Michigan, Chicago-Detroit Hoop Connect scouts boys and girls high schools in Illinois and Michigan. Very nice site.
The Wolverine.com--Rivals University of Michigan site
Minnesota
The Gopher Hole--Information and articles on the University of Minnesota and their latest prospects and signings. A good regional recruiting site.
MinnesotaPreps- Site hosted by Rivals.com. HS sports & recruiting in Minnesota, featuring links and stories from other local Minnesota media. Recruiting and message forum.
Missouri
MOsports.com--Bill Gunn's site with Rivals network. Preps & recruiting.
Nebraska
Nebraska Prep Report --Nebraska high school sports, basketball recruting and message board. A Rivals.com site.
Ohio
Ohio--Cleveland Live High School Basketball-- Scouting reports, scores, and yearbooks for all the metropolitan Cleveland boys' and girls' high school teams. Free.
TriStatePreps - Originally Paul Swann's site with Rivals.
OhioPreps.com --Ohio prep sports and recruiting website hosted by Rivals.com
Oklahoma
Big Apple's Oklahoma / Arkansas Board --Big Apple Sports' message board for fans, players and coaches to discuss Region 2 (Oklahoma and Arkansas) JUCO basketball.
Oral Roberts Message Board -- Tulsa Mid-Con team's message board; independent site, part of Tulsa Sports Web, with info on other Oklahoma based teams and preps.
Wisconsin
WisconsinPreps.com - Michael Rohde's new site with Alliance (formerly Rivals)
Wisconsin Preps Plus Online-- from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online, news, scores and information on all prep sports in Wisconsin. Very nice layout, organized by sport, and articles indexed by month
East Coast--General Interest
IvyBasketball.com --A site devoted to all of the teams and recruiting in the Ivy League, as well as some related information about Ivy opponents (e.g., Patriot Conference, Colonial Conference, etc). A very nice message board too.
Patriot League Message Forum-- One of the many Voy.com forums devoted to east coast college sports, including an emphasis on hoops.
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Boston Prep Basketball --An ETeamz site featuring both public and prep school news and info.
New Hampshire
NEPSAC Sports Directory --Another ETeamz site which is really just an index of several other NEPSAC sites; links to the NEPSAC Basketball site can be found there.
New Hampshire Hoops-- A message board from EZBoard which has yet to take off. New Hampshire public and prep school hoops.
New Hampshire HS Basketball--If EZ Board gets a message board, so does Voy.com. This one is new also.
Brewster Academy-- NEPSAC League "A" team with strong roster.
New Hampton Academy --Another NEPSAC "A" school, always has top recruits.
Phillips Exeter Academy-- Ok, so not much interest in recruiting at this top academic school, but we threw it in anyway.
ETeamz New Hampshire Directory --We can't say we've visited every one of these sites, but there are a few with good recruiting info on New Hampshire players.
New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Assn. --The official NH State governing authority for most public and some private schools.
New York & New Jersey
NJHoops.com - Jay Gomes' site hosted by Rivals.com network.
New York City & New Jersey Hoops--Very informative and timely recruiting news on preps from mostly New York City and New Jersey. In-depth articles from area coaches, newspapers and from lots of readers. Updated daily with news on teams, players and recruiting. Very nice and easy to navigate.
NJ Hoops Basketball Reporting--A subscription newsletter for New Jersey high school hoops.
The Apple's Best Ballaz--New York City-focused site which features news and rankings of the best high school basketball players in the New York metropolitan and surrounding region. The only annoying part is all the pop-up windows that come with free sites hosted at Tripod.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania SportsWire --A Rivals.com website, which focuses on prep sports and basketball in Pennsylvania, boys and girls.
Washington, DC
South
MidSouth-Hoops-- Focus recruiting in the states of Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi - with Memphis as the hub. A very complete site, with tons of information on clubs, travel teams, tournaments, player info, interviews, a message forum, a section called "Keith's mailbag" where the host answers questions. The "News" page could use some updating, but otherwise this is a very nicely done site and useful if you want to know what's happening in the Mid-South region of the country.
Florida
Breakdown.com--Comprehensive recruiting and reporting on Florida High School basketball prospects, including a section on jv players. Message board, nice graphics and photo galleries. Daily updates. A nice site.
Hoop Nuts--An independent site which focuses exclusively on high school, college and JUCO recruiting in Florida. Some good news, but it also appears to be a partial subscription site as well as a recruiting service (i.e., you pay, you get listed).
Kingdom USA National Invitational--Website providing information on this national-level holiday high school tournament
Georgia
GAVSV.com - Georgia Varsity Sports, Jack Keith's new site with Citadel (formerly with Rivals)
Kentucky
KentuckyPreps - Brent Childress' site with Alliance (formerly with Rivals). HS sports coverage in Kentucky
Tobacco Road Basketball--Some recruiting news and links, mostly devoted to teams in the ACC, with some good links to sites in the conference and the region.
TriStatePreps - Paul Swann's new site with Alliance Sports (formerly with Rivals)
North Carolina
InsideCarolina --The independent voice of North Carolina sports. Or so it says. An Insiders.com site.
South Carolina
SC Varsity--Jim Baxter's site covering HS sports in South Carolina for Alliance (formerly Rivals)
Tobacco Road Basketball--Some recruiting news and links, mostly devoted to teams in the ACC, with some good links to sites in the conference and the region.
Texas
TexasHoops.com - Mike Kunstadt & Sam Lowe's site at Rivals.com. Prep hoops in Texas
TexasPrepXtra.com--Another site, this one from Rivals.com also.
Virginia
VirginiaPreps - Zirkle Blakey's site with Rivals.com, covers recruiting and high school sports
West Virginia
TriStatePreps - Paul Swann's new site with Alliance Sports (formerly with Rivals)
Foreign
Overseas Basketball Recruiting-- News on younger European and British players.
| Nationally Focused Recruiting Sites: |
College Hoops Insider-- It's now turned into the fashion awards website for college basketball coaches. There is still some news and interviews and articles written by coaches, but it's a fashion thing mostly.
HighWiredSports.com--National network focusing on high school athletics, with basketball news and info. Tailored regionally but a national network of 14,500 different high school sites.
Fans Only Recruiting--While Dave Benezra and Mark Mayemura now have their own site (Recruiting USA), which is updated daily, they are still in the recruiting game in a big way and write for Fans Only as well. Other writers, including Bill Hodge. List of commitments, player database. Lots of good stuff.
Hoops4U.com --not a new site, but this is a new link. Recruiting, college coverage, stories, and coaching resources. Nicely done. And they also send out a regular e-mail update advising you of new stuff on their site.
HighMajorHoops.com-- Clint Jackson's national basketball recruiting site, not really updated any longer, but still some stuff of interest.
CutTheNets Scouting --A recruiting service that rates players and discusses skills and schools.
Recruiting at CNNSI--Articles and news, usually not as timely as some of the privately run, independent sites, but articles from some of the best known recruiting "gurus".
Recruiting at Sportsline --Ditto. Just about the same as CNNSI's recruiting section. Lists of guys who've committed, and some mostly national level speculation by several well-known gurus.
The RCSI Top 100 -- A "consensus" of the "top 100" lists of players from many different recruiting sources.
National Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Official NCAA Men's Recruiting Calendars For Basketball
2003-04 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Recruiting Calendar
2003-04 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Recruiting Calendar
NCAA Summer Coaches Approval Process--Apply For Approval Online
Frequently-Asked Questions & Answers From the NCAA
NCAA Official "Guide For The College Bound Student-Athlete"-- From the official NCAA site. All the rules, ins and outs, do's and don'ts for prospective recruits to NCAA schools. This site is an absolute must-visit site if you are a prospective student athlete.
NCAA Initial Eligibility-- Answers to frequently asked questions about the Initial Eligibility Clearninghouse, as well as links to the official NCAA Clearninghouse website.
NCAA
Transfer Guide -- Answers every question about transferring from a 4 year
college go another 4 year, from a 2 year to a 4 year, or 4-to-2-to-4 year situations. NCAA
only; for NAIA transfer information, consult the NAIA website.
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
Junior College Associations (COA & NJCAA)
Other Small College Governing Bodies
National Small College Athletic Association (NSCAA)--The website for many small colleges, about 100 in all, most with enrollments smaller than 1,000.
National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA)-- The official website of approximately 110 colleges and universities with over 12,000 student athletes participating in all levels. They have the same eligibility requirements as the NAIA.
National Letter of Intent
National Letter of Intent Website--If you are planning on attending a Division I or II school, you will likely need to familiarize yourself with the National Letter of Intent. Most of the ins and outs of the letter, the program, the actual text of the Letter of Intent currently in use by more than 500 member schools, including information on transferring, releases from LOI's and the appeals process.
National Testing Services
Educational Testing Service Net (SAT)--If you want to play in college, you'll have to take the SAT (or the ACT) and get a qualifying score. Information on test dates, times, practice questions and just about everything you ever wanted to know about the test. Also college entrance requirements,and links to just about every college site on the internet.
American College Testing (ACT)--Alternative to the SAT for many students. Online registration, information on test dates, and much more. Certainly worth a look, and if you are a player who wants to play beyond high school, the sooner the better.
Jeff Schneider's College Basketball Recruiting Service-- Site maintained by former Division I head coach. Covers recruiting, tournaments and evaluation events. Partly public, partly subscription.
The BlueStar Report-- recruiting and signing news from one of the most respected H.S. Girls national caliber camps and tournament programs. Focusing exclusively on girls' high school basketball and college recruiting.
Basketball Weekly--a completely subscription online version of the venerable print magazine. Really no information at all (except headlines) unless you have a subscription. Then there's some recruiting information to be found.
Eastern Basketball-- Recruiting Service & News--from the Hoop Group, the same folks who publish Future Stars. Subscription required.
Basketball Times- College and Professional News--also from the Hoop Group. Monthly fee of $3.99 brings you access to this newsletter, covering all aspects of the sport.
WebScout Recruiting--a free online service to coaches and players. Athletes leave their profiles online and these can be searched and viewed by registered coaches. Many sports in addition to basketball.
WestCoastHoops--Sadly, this site is no more, and at least as of October 1, 1999 the WCH News Archives had not yet been placed back online. In its heyday, WestCoastHoops had daily updates on recruiting news and info, rumors and gossip and was one of the best sites, and it was totally free. It featured articles from Michael A. Miller, Bill Nance, Jerry Norley, Tracy Pierson, Rich Meyer, and others from all over the West. Also used to have a great message board, "Player Diaries" and one of the best indices of player information and data around. Several years ago we reviewed it as a Hot Site.
Bluechipper Illustrated-- Focuses on Broward County, Florida hoops, and a few player profiles from the area. Small but effective collection of links (including SoCalHoops) but the site has not been updated in more than a year.
PrepUSA--Apparently not updated recently, but it's still a nice, clean, simple site featuring some recruiting news for basketball and football. Message board, rankings, chat, some stats, and links to free recruiting sites, including SoCalHoops.This site is apparently no longer updated.
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