While it is not technically Fall, pre-season high school basketball typically takes place in “fall leagues” that play into October.  The Hoop Vibe has a fall league taking place every other Saturday a...

We headed down to Bartow to take in some games at the Bartow Fall Shootout this past Saturday.  A two-day event located at both Bartow High School and Carver Recreation Center, it gave us an early loo...

This is the category in which we highlight players that we either did not get a chance to see perform or played better than/less than expected and want to know if what we saw was real or a one-time th...

As a coach, fan, scout, or interested observer, it is always a pleasure to watch guys that seemingly can score baskets at will.  We found a couple of those players this summer in a variety of age grou...

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 before or their performance was under-whelming when vie...

It is that time of the year to give out some awards and recognize some outstanding performances from this travel season.  The first category is Most Outstanding Player in each age group (17U, 16U, &am...

Drew Jackson, MBJ Elite 2027: The 6’0 guard was positively lethal from long range at Saturday, draining four threes; some off the catch, some coming off ball-screens.  Jackson took care of the basketb...

It is time to look at some of the many standout underclassmen that took part in the Miami Summer Hoops Festival. Josh Hernandez, MBJ Elite 2027: The 5’10 Hernandez is both an accomplished playmaker...

R.J. Ingram, Florida Pro: The 6’3 guard from Orlando Lake Highland Prep is new to the squad but fit in very well on Saturday.  Strong, athletic, and playing with non-stop aggression, Ingram made an im...

Kevin Thomas, SOH Elite: The 6’7 wing from Weston Sagemont will be running with SOH Elite during the July live period and looked to be a very good fit with the players already on the squad.  An accura...