As gramma Dycus used to say….”now we’er cooking with grease!” As we enter the second time through the district schedule, everything turns up a bit as teams begin to test different strategies in...

Saturday’s always tend to the best day as the sheer number of games inevitably gives everyone something to watch and follow. Saturday at Miracle was no different!

In this addition of “Coach Speak”, I spoke directly to Coach Priest to get his analysis of his FBC Reign ’25 team as his players enter their junior seasons. His team was one of the better ’25 teams...

These 2027 guards are primed and ready to step onto the varsity stage and make an immediate impact. Get to know their names now!

Kids from , TFT Trotters, STARS Nashville, and out of state kids that caught my eye.

Let’s look ahead at what to expect from a few of the absolute best 2026 players in the state heading into their sophomore seasons.

Many of the best teams in the state are playing in Pittsburgh or Cullman AL this weekend. here is what caught my eye this morning.

These were the top performances I saw from Friday:

In this series we will continue looking ahead at some of the premiere 2026’s as they enter into their sophomore seasons.

The benefit of having been a coach is that I’ve got a lot of coaching friends that let me know what they’ve seen from various places all over the AAU world. TN had kids playing high level scimmages...

For many reasons, in the modern 4 and 5 out offensive basketball world, there just aren’t as many true “bigs” as their used to be.  Don’t let this fool you, however, into believing the value of a...

Look, I understand….points are over publicized. But, a couple things here: 1- As a coach, it was always easier for me to teach a kid how to defend than it was to teach them to be an effective scorer....

In this series, we are looking ahead at the upcoming sophomore seasons for a few of the premier 2026’s in the state.

Here is a look at how the STARS Nashville 2025 team did this weekend:

Coming off a 27 win season, and a trip to substate, the Lady Raiders of Cleveland, TN are looking to climb the ladder one more step in hopes of making it the Glass House. Last season was, by all...

The benefit of having been a coach is that I’ve got a lot of coaching friends that let me know what they’ve seen from various places all over the AAU world. TN had kids playing high level scimmages...

The game of the day with D1 kids all over the floor. won by 5 in a back and forth battle.

Thanks to the good folks at BallTV, I was able to catch a few games up in Kentucky. Here are my notes:

One of very best 2026 teams in the Southeast is TFT Williams ’26.  It’s a team that has bought into Coach Jerry Williams vision of we over me, and the collective is more important than the individu...

I’ve talked to coaches from around the Southeast regarding some of the biggest movers on the recruiting scene, and here are a few of the rumblings I’ve heard:

This list consist of freshman I don’t often see in the evaluations online, but I think (and in some cases know) that these players will become difference makers in for their high school teams.

One of the best 2028 teams in the state with a coach (Will Trumm) that’s put numerous kids into college.

The guard play in the 2026 class in Tennessee is off the charts. Let’s look at a few of the best guards in the class as they head into their sophomore seasons.

In this edition we look at Oakland vs Blackman, Upperman vs White Co, Clarksville vs Rossview, Bartlett vs Colliersville, and Hendersonville vs Beech. Oakland (18-12) 36 Blackman (18-9) 41 Oakland...

We look deeper into McMinn Central vs Meigs, Bradley vs Cleveland, Cocke County’s 1st Region Championship since 1988, Heritage vs Signal, and Midway vs Sunbright. McMinn Central 79 Meigs 29 McMinn...

TN’s AAU action is far and wide this weekend! We have the Sunsphere in Knox, an AAU qualifier in Lafallette, and the Showtime Shootout which has drawn some of the best teams in the South. Here is...

AAU is here!! So completely different than covering high school, and it brings its own unique flair for the game. I’m super excited to get this started at the Miracle Spring Tourney in Knoxville.

Here are my notes from Knox Catholic vs CPA, and Knox Webb vs Webb-Bell Buckle to determine who will face off in the state championship on Saturday. Knox Catholic (27-5) 45 CPA (18-13) 40 In a game...

I spoke with Coach Williams about her very talented ’29 team in anticipation of AAU kicking off. Here are her notes on her squad:

The defending state champs have dominated this summer. Here is how their starting 5 at MTSU team camp performed:

BMaze U17 Black went 4-0 in Session 1 at Spook Nook.