PrepChamps has partnered with BallisLife, a leading grassroots basketball online community, to help basketball players get noticed and showcase their skills. BallisLife.com, which has ties with Slam Magazine, is a site where fans and athletes of all levels of basketball can discuss stories, share and comment on videos, watch highlight mixes, write blogs and talk [...]

***Update*** - Snaer announced on Friday (11/14) that he will be playing for the Florida State Seminoles and Leonard Hamilton next year.
**Update** Scout.com’s Early Signing Blog reports that Michael Snaer won’t make his announcement until Thursday or Friday now. The word on the street is that he’s likely to pick Florida State.
According to TheShiver.com, Michael [...]

At the end of October, Rivals.com launched its first online reality series called “Full Court Press.” The 10-part video series chronicles the beginning of the basketball season for the University of Memphis men’s team. The reality series takes a look at what goes on behind the scenes as the team prepares for its season. Each [...]

Last week, the New York Times ran a great, insightful article about Renardo Sidney, a 6′10″ star basketball player who is one of the top big men in the Class of 2009. Sidney has become a household name in the recruiting world, but his path to recognition illustrates the growing importance of summer basketball. From [...]

According to ZAGSBLOG, an annoucement from Derrick Favors about where he will play in college next year is coming soon. One of Favors’ AAU coaches, Hulio Smith, said the announcement could come “any day now.”
The 6′9″ Derrick Favors is the #1 center from the Class of 2009. When he makes his annoucement, he is expected [...]

We love to hear about success stories involving athletes who get the recognition they deserve and receive a scholarship to play their sport of choice in colllege. Here’s a great story that basketball player Thomas Robinson wrote about the attention he received after participating in the Reebok Headliner Camp:
“My name is Thomas Robinson, I am [...]

Every so often you see a video or a play that reminds you why there are few things in the world that are more exciting than sports. Check out the video below of Troy senior Alex Carter making a spectacular behind-the-back catch in a game vs. Piqua. I’ve never seen anything like this before, have [...]

Ryan Kelly, a 6′9″ power forward from Raleigh, NC (#8 best forward in Class of 2009 according to Rivals.com) announced that he has committed to play basketball next year at Duke. Kelly picked Duke over Notre Dame, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt and Georgetown. Kelly announced his commitment earlier tonight at 6:30 on ESPNU.
While he [...]

I recently was sent a great New York Times article that talks about the importance that video (often homemade highlight mixes and footage) now plays in the recruiting process. It’s very important for athletes to actively seek out the colleges and coaches they’re interested in and take advantage of every opportunity to get noticed. The [...]

According to USA Today, Rivals.com has updated its Rivals150 basketball rankings for the class of 2009 based on some summer tournaments, such as the Reebok Summer Championships. While John Wall still remains at the top of the rankings based on his strong summer showings, there are some big changes to the list. See below for [...]