When you don’t run the floor or defend...it shows you’re not competitive.
When you over dribble or force bad shots...it shows you’re either selfish or have a low feel for the game.
When you roll your eyes, yell at your teammates or the officials...it shows character concerns.
The NBA prospect that everyone is talking about this morning - Zvonimir Ivisic.
Kentucky’s 7-2 Croatian“Big Z” had 13pts (5-7 FG, 3-4 3pt) 5reb, 3blk, 2stl, & 2ast in 16min in his debut.
(And the crowd reaction & commentary added to the entertainment value)
ESPN 💯 5⭐️ Josh Christopher to Arizona St
Big/power guard. Strong/explosive legs. Physical downhill attacker. Versatile defensive potential. Ball dominant at times & needs to keep evolving as a shooter but has a definite “it” factor.
🎥
@Ballislife
Stop calling high school kids pros!
It's not helpful to that young person's future.
There's a long line of players who were led to believe the NBA was a foregone conclusion early on...and never ended up making it.
On the portal...
This is not only unsustainable, it is also bad for graduation rates, the well-being of coaches, and the quality of the game.
There's a way to give the players fair market value without this type of mass chaos.
Purdue has landed a commitment from 2023 four-star point guard Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn, who missed last year with a foot injury but has quickly reasserted himself as a top PG in the class since returning this fall.
@DravynGibbs
@RSLbasketball
@BoilerBall
Collin Chandler has committed to BYU.
The late-blooming big guard just checks a ton of boxes. He has positional size, bounce, feel, footwork, and skill. Body is bound to keep filling out over the course of the next two years.
I’m expecting him to be a star for BYU.
Admitted basketball nerd tweet...but this is not a reverse pivot (as I keep seeing people say/claim), it’s an inside pivot off his right foot into a crossover step. Undeniably beautiful footwork regardless.
Jaden Ivey made huge gains in his 2 years at Purdue & that continued in his rookie season with the Pistons.
Scoring average by month:
Dec - 13.8
Jan - 15.2
Feb - 16.4
Mar - 18.3
Apr - 24
Last 8 games - 23.8pts, 8.2ast, 4.1reb, 46% FG, 41% 3pt, 90% FT.
Seeing that Tom Konchalski is retiring. He is a pioneer for many, like myself, who make a living in HS scouting. A consummate gentlemen with the firmest handshake & sharpest memory I've seen. Never had a bad thing to say about anyone & never heard a bad word spoken about him.
BYU’s Aly Khalifa showed last night why has been listed on The Draftables since the beginning of the season.
Conditioning & mobility may be works in progress, but he has an extreme overlap of size, skill, passing, feel, & IQ.
Draftables:
Stanford just landed Ziaire Williams.
Multi-faceted big wing been rapidly ascending for last year & should continue to do so as his body develops.
Highest rated recruit to commit to Stanford since ESPN began covering recruiting in ‘07.
🎥
@Ballislife
7-foot center Youssouf Singare just announced his commitment to UConn on
@247Sports
.
UConn is now one of two programs in the country to hold five commitments from nationally ranked prospects in the class of 2023.
Story:
Jalen Hood-Schifino dropped 35pts to lead Indiana over Purdue.
Still a mid-range heavy style but he’s big, physical, has a good left, pull-ups & floaters to both sides.
Improved his 3 & better weaponized handle too.
Plays on/off ball + he defends.
UNC lands
@step_basketball
&
@NYRhoops
RJ Davis. As skilled a guard as there is in ‘20
Steph Curry/Trae Young type game. Undersized, slighter & less explosive but elite shooter off catch/dribble with ultra-confidence, hands, touch.
@CourtsideFilms
⬇️
Florida Atlantic’s top 3 players are all graduating seniors with 1 season of eligibility remaining from the Covid year:
Johnell Davis
Vlad Goldin
Alijah Martin
Providence has landed a commitment from Kayvaun Mulready, a four-star guard in the national class of 2024.
The Worcester Academy and City Rocks product is one of the toughest & most versatile players in the national class.
Luke Klores, son of Dan Klores (founder of the
@NYRhoops
program that Filipowski played for), is the manager who dove into the storming Wake Fans to protect Flip.
ESPN just showed a new angle of the court-storming at Wake Forest where Duke's Kyle Filipowski was injured. Can clearly see where he hurts his knee as a fan taunts him while racing to midcourt. Unbelievable.
Daishen Nix is a true PG with positional size & terrific command of the 🏀. Ultra-creative handler & passer with elite floor vision & playmaking instincts. Has unorthodox mechanics & needs to shoot it more consistently. Highlights ⬇️ from
@Ballislife
LSU transfer and former ESPN 💯 prospect Brandon Murray has heard from Auburn, Tenneesee, Illinois, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Kansas St, Maryland, Virginia, Texas A&M, Arkansas & others in the last 24 hours.
Started 32 of 33 games this year as a freshman.
Longtime
@TTOBasketball
coach Doug Martin (
@TTO16uCoach
) has been hired by the LA Clippers to be an assistant coach for the
@ACClippers
in the
@nbagleague
Bubble.
Well-deserved opportunity for one of the most respected grassroots coaches you'll find.
Currently playing at the G League Showcase:
Former 5-star prospects
McDonald’s All-Americans
No. 1 overall prospects
CBB All-Americans
Lottery picks…
Would be a great place to bring every celebrated high school prospect who thinks the NBA is a foregone conclusion.
Ian Jackson just went off for 35 points.
Dynamic in transition, guarded the length off the floor, got over ball-screens, made some jumpers, and even had a handful of nice passes.
📸
@3SSBCircuit
Mizzou has landed a commitment from ESPN 100 forward Aidan Shaw, who is a prospect that can pay immediate dividends for Cuonzo Martin and yet still has lots of untapped potential.
Penny Hardaway is no longer expected to see ESPN 60 wing Terrence Clarke today as buzz continues to center around Kentucky and 2020 heading into Saturday’s announcement date.
Offensive progression of Omaha Biliew has been the most glaring takeaway here at
#USABMU19
training camp.
Knocking down multiple 3s, including some off the dribble, and defending with the same energy we were accustomed to seeing in high school.
Start-up D1 program that is 13-8 with a roster that was largely recruited for D3.
St. Thomas also has a higher enrollment than Providence, Butler, & Xavier.
Larger endowment than Providence, Butler, Xavier, & UConn.
Private university in a metro area with 3M people.
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Thanks to a record-breaking, $75 million gift from the Anderson family, we are excited to announce a multiuse, on-campus arena in St. Paul for D-I men’s and women’s hockey and basketball programs. Learn more:
Past, Present, Future: Keegan Murray
▪️ 5'10" as a HS sophomore
▪️ grew to 6'8" as a senior but only had 1 D1 offer
▪️ did a post-grad year at
@DMEAcademyMBB
▪️ put on 45lbs of muscle by his sophomore year at
@IowaHoops
Just before Somto Cyril announced his decommitment, I went on
@CBSSportsHQ
to explain why it’s possible that Kentucky’s entire class follows John Calipari.
South Kent School & New York Rens four-star big man Papa Kante will announce his commitment this Thursday at 6pm ET, live on
@247Sports
.
He will choose from Maryland, Memphis, Michigan, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers.
Story:
Virginia has landed a commitment from
@NebraskaSupreme
ESPN 💯 forward Isaac Traudt
@ittraudt
.
Sound on for why I believe this is shaping up to be
@UVAMensHoops
best class in recent years.
Dylan Harper showing his extreme versatility again today.
Scored 22 points on 9 shots, with 5ast & 9rebs. Got everything in the flow.
Southpaw guard looks like a legit 6’6” now too.
.
@TEAMLOADED17U
ESPN 💯 guard Jayden Epps announces that he has committed to Illinois.
@IlliniMBB
is getting a volume scorer and tough shot-maker who has an ability to rattle off buckets like few others in the class when he gets going.
🎥
@WhosNextHS
UConn has 4 ESPN 60 prospects on campus in Cam Thomas, Andre Jackson, Cliff Omoruyi & Noah Collier. Fellow JRs DeMarr Langford & Richard Springs also expected with 2019 signees Jalen Gaffney & James Bouknight.
Kobe Bryant was also on UConn’s campus today & at their women’s game.
After a disappointing start to the season, Coleman Hawkins has become a key for Illinois once again & is reminding people that he’s a legit NBA prospect in the process.
Played his best game of the season last night: 21pts (6-10 FG, 3-5 3pt, 6-6 FT), 10reb, 4ast, 6stl, & 1blk.
Indiana’s Jalen Hood-Schifino has been one of college basketball’s best freshmen this year.
NBA scouts want to know if his 3pt shooting numbers are sustainable…and yet the rest of shooting numbers reveal another important trend.
Watched Trevor Keels workout this morning in preparation for the upcoming NBA Draft combine.
Already noticeably leaner since the end of the season, making shots at a high level, and speeding up his release.
Trayce Jackson-Davis was one of the two best players in CBB this season IMO.
Explosive athlete, finisher, shot blocker, & rebounder. Vastly improved passer.
Best players in the Midwest region:
I’ve consistently called Liam McNeeley one of the best players in this national class. He should also be a terrific fit in UConn’s intricate offensive system.
Davidson has landed a commitment from Villanova transfer Angelo Brizzi.
Freshman guard will enroll this semester, but not play until next season.
Significant pick-up for first year head coach Matt McKillop.
Arkansas fell on the road at Auburn yesterday, but Anthony Black showed some real flashes.
Went for 23/7/4 & got to the FT line 16 times.
Has made significant strides this year & is among the top one-and-done prospects in the country.
31 more points for AJ Dybantsa tonight.
The 2026 prospect is leading the Peach Jam in scoring by a wide margin while playing up.
He’s been as impressive as anyone this week (and this season).
The No. 20 ranked player in the class of 2025 is staying home. Aaron Rowe (
@a_rowe_3
) tells
@247sports
that he has committed to Dennis Gates and
#Mizzou
Boston College has landed a commitment from
@Newman_Hoops
&
@MiddlesexMagic
point guard Luka Toews.
True point guard who ran the show for the Middlesex Magic team that won this year’s
@UANextBHoops
championship.
Walker Kessler was a 5-star prospect out of high school but didn’t live up to expectations before reaching Auburn.
At this time last year, no major mock drafts projected him as a 1st round pick.
He ended up going 22, and now, even that looks too low
Scotland Campus (PA) guard Clarence Nadolny has committed to Texas Tech. Not sure there was a more improved player in prep school basketball this year.
Purdue has landed a commitment from Milton Academy & Middlesex Magic guard CJ Cox.
Cox is an ultra-gritty two-way combo-guard who took his game to new levels this summer & led the Magic to a UAA championship.
Chance Westry is one of the highest upside guards in the ESPN 💯.
Positional size, playmaking instincts + vision.
Solid ball skills that could still tighten, which speaks to how much better he could still get.
Announcing later today.
@WhosNextHS
We’re about five hours away from Jordan Walsh announcing his commitment on IG Live with
@PaulBiancardi
.
Walsh was one of the biggest stock-risers in the national class of 2022 this summer & is currently the 7th ranked prospect in the ESPN 💯
Flory Bidunga the top-ranked big man in the national class of 2024, just announced his commitment to Kansas.
I did a deep-dive on his game and how it could translate to the college level.
VIP:
Mass Rivals & Brimmer and May School’s Andre Mills just announced his commitment to Texas A&M.
Why did he pick the Aggies and what will he bring to their program?
The late, great, Mr. Konchalski deserves a place in Springfield. A consummate gentleman and pioneer who set a constant example for those of us in the basketball world and never forgot my kids middle names (even though he never met them).
Seeing that Tom Konchalski is retiring. He is a pioneer for many, like myself, who make a living in HS scouting. A consummate gentlemen with the firmest handshake & sharpest memory I've seen. Never had a bad thing to say about anyone & never heard a bad word spoken about him.
Today is June 15th, the 1st day college coaches can directly contact 2025 prospects.
That means we're going to see a flurry of activity & offers.
To the young players in 2025 - very little of what happens today (good or bad) impacts where you'll be 2 years from now.
Christ the King & NY Rens four-star wing Dwayne Pierce just announced his commitment to Iowa State.
Here’s a complete breakdown of his game and look at how he could fit with the Cyclones.