New Jersey Has Deep Roots in Youth Basketball

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The final stop for the Fall Top 100 tour is where it all started in Neptune, NJ at Hoop Group Headquarters. The Jr. Elite featured a ton of promising young basketball players that you’ll hear their names for a very long time. Wanted to recognize a select few that stood out during clinic which featured […]

Jr. Elite Shows Talent Runs Deep for Philly Basketball

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The deep talent pool in Philadelphia will always produce stars of tomorrow. At Hoop Group’s Philly Junior Elite Top 100, some of those rising prospects showed what they had and gave a glimpse into a promising future for the city of brotherly love. Pictured above is all the players with coaches and former camper and […]

High-Major Talent Takes the Court at Hoop Group New York Top 100

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Some of the top talent from the New York City metro area showed their talents at the Hoop Group New York Top 100. A ton of field goal were made! Check out the top Division I talent that took part on Sunday at Riverbank State Park in Harlem. Jermaine Lawrence Class of 2013 | 6’8”, […]

New York’s Best Under-the-Radar Players Get Exposure at Hoop Group Top 100

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Among all the high-level talent at the Hoop Group New York Elite Top 100 were some rising stars whose name you may not have heard before. Take a look at some under-the-radar players who won’t be “under-the-radar” for long. Jaquan McKennon Class of 2015 | 5’8” G | St. Raymond’s (NY) McKennon is a compact […]

Station Stars Shine at Hoop Group New York Junior Elite Top 100

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There is a major problem developing in American basketball: players are too focused on solely playing games that their fundamentals suffer. In live gameplay, a player will, if they are the main scoring option, put up about 10-15 shots in an hour-long game. Were that player in an intensive, instructional workout, a player could easily […]

Top Talent Makes Up Field at Hoop Group New York Junior Elite Top 100

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The deep talent pool in New York City will always produce stars of tomorrow. At Hoop Group’s New York Junior Elite Top 100, some of those rising prospects showed what they had and gave a glimpse into a promising future for the Big Apple. In both stations and gameplay, the players below made a strong […]

Hoop Group Top 100 Tour Features Doubleheader in New York City

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It seems fitting that the first event doubleheader of the Hoop Group Fall Top 100 Tour would take place just six miles north of the Mecca of Basketball, Madison Square Garden. At 145th Street in Harlem, Riverbank State Park, the best talent in New York City took the court for the Junior Elite and Elite […]

Top Talent Put on a Clinic at Hoop Group Philly Top 100

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Hoop Group took a Top 100 stop in the City of Brotherly Love to see what they had to offer. Here are some of the top performers: UNDERCLASSMEN Mustapha Traore Class of 2014 | 6’7” F | Prep Charter Traore has a big frame and is only a sophomore. He has good ballhandling skills and […]

Hoop Group Top 100: How do you define “Philadelphia Basketball?”

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With the wealth of talent that Philadelphia churns out every year, at all levels of basketball, Hoop Group wondered, what makes it such a powerhouse? On a Top 100 Tour stop in the City of Brotherly Love, we decided to ask some players to see what they think Philly basketball is all about: Jahyde Gardiner […]

Hoop Group Takes a Stop in the City of Brotherly Love for Top 100

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In the city that Kobe Bryant called home, the City of Brotherly Love, Hoop Group made its next stop on the Fall Top 100 tour. Philadelphia has a unique basketball culture, one with a competitive legacy that reaches all the way from the high school level, through college, into the pros. High school powerhouses like […]