With only a few short weeks remaining in the 2023 travel basketball season, several of Ohio's top 3rd grade teams were in action hoping to conclude their season on a positive note. Case in point, the #1 ranked Buckeye Prep Hoopsters continued their winning ways, as [...]
#1 Buckeye Prep Hoopsters-Coaster Classic Champions #2 TNBA Ohio-Buckeye Classic Champions In terms of tournament action and the class of 2032 this weekend, seven of Ohio's top 3rd grade teams were on the court throughout the state. Up north (Sandusky), the Coaster Classic played [...]
Hell’s Kitchen tipped off this past weekend at the Oakland Fieldhouse in Detroit, Michigan, and although pool play consisted of a number of blowouts in several divisions, the individual talent was significant and on full display. This weekend, we spent most of our coverage watching the [...]
As most of our followers know, we have always developed top player lists in each division from 2nd-8th grades. In terms of the youngest divisions (2nd-5th), in most cases, the kids who are ranked among the top of the lists are those kids who tend to [...]
Starting today, we're going to introduce a new segment which we will feature after each tournament we cover. “What We Learned” will attempt to fill in the gaps of our traditional post-event coverage by highlighting various aspects of the event and basketball in general. It should [...]
For most teams, the 2023 travel basketball season is almost halfway over, and for several Columbus-based teams, the Bleacher Republic-sponsored Adidas Spring Fling was well positioned to attract many of the top area teams in the younger divisions. While many of the older teams were participating [...]
Because he plays up in the class of 2032, and his team does not have a national profile, Caleb Towns (4'4"/PG/2033/Columbus, OH) has gone virtually unknown around the state and the country. Towns, a diminutive ball of energy, is a force for his 3rd ranked Columbus [...]
The Dru Joyce Classic tipped off at the IX Center in Cleveland, Ohio this weekend and played host to over 300 teams from across the country. Once the largest and most prestigious youth tournament in the the country, when it was more affiliated with King James, [...]
As part of our efforts to closely follow the class of 2032, below is our initial efforts at team profiles for the top 10 ranked teams in Ohio. The profiles are designed to provide a short description of each team; highlight the key players; and to provide an update [...]
Ranking Team City 1 Buckeye Prep Hoopsters (6th Nationally) Columbus 2 Charging Elite Columbus 3 TNBA Cleveland 4 Ohio Hoopsters Monarchs Columbus 5 All-Ohio Columbus 6 Ohio Basketball Club Cleveland 7 Y-Elite Superstars Cleveland 8 The Island Cleveland 9 Cincinnati Royals Blue Cincinnati 10 Gem City Heat [...]
