We took in the 2019 Best of the Best Elite Florida Showcase this past Sunday at the Cooper Palms Sportsplex in Apopka, just north of Orlando.  Traditionally one of the better fall exposure events, thi...

Every year, players elevate their profile due to their play during the spring and summer.  Several players that we saw the past few months have made the jump to that point.  It will be interesting to ...

Next up in our spring/summer awards is the Most Surprising Team category.  There could be many reasons that a team falls into this category: their success was unexpected; their overcoming of obstacles...

The University of South Florida held its Elite Camp this past Saturday and to say it was overflowing with talent would be an understatement.  Many of the better players in the classes of 2019 thru 202...

With three shoe-sponsored travel circuits plus countless number of independent teams and events, it is quite difficult to compare teams across the different platforms.  Another challenge is that all t...

It is always a challenge to pick THE player for this category.  Every spring and summer, we come across players that either we had not seen play or their performance was under-whelming when viewed in ...

This category is annually the most challenging.  This year it was particularly difficult to narrow down a lengthy list of very worthy candidates in each class to just one nominee.  As such, we decided...

We continue our “awards ceremony” to bring you the best of the spring and summer from Sunshine State players. This category, Most Outstanding Player, is simply based on who performed the best regardle...

Another season of travel basketball is in the books.  As is our custom here at the Source Hoops Hacienda we hand out multiple awards in various categories for the rising senior (2020), junior (2021) a...

While it is quite late in the recruiting calendar for the Class of 2019, there were some players at the Showdown that should be of interest for programs looking to fill a roster spot with guys that ar...