2024 John Lucas Be Elite Invitational September 14-15 2024 – Houston, Texas This year’s Be Elite Invitational may have been the best one I’ve attended to date. Each year there are players that attend this camp and are not on anybody radar and wind up top 10 in the country. This year NBA scouts […]
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Matthew Able, a standout shooting guard from Sagemont Prep School in Fort Lauderdale, FL, announced his college commitment to the Miami Hurricanes, where he will play under Head Coach Jim Larrañaga. Able, a 6’5″ rising star, chose Miami over other top programs, including Northwestern, Wake Forest, and Virginia Tech. The Hurricanes’ recent success in developing
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We really enjoyed watching these players emerge out of this year’s group of invitee’s. They were consistent throughout the week and saw their stock rise in the process. These are our top 5 performers. 6-6 2025 G Tounde Yessoufou is really rounding out his game. Two years ago you could go under screens or play
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There’s going to be a general theme among the top players at Top100…MOTOR! Everyone of these top players come with distinct abilities but each of them play with a motor, nothing cool about these players, and that translates to all levels. 6-3 2025 PG Maleek Thomas was dominant throughout the camp. His conditioning allows him
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The 2026 class has been touted as a deep class over the last two years and this weekend proved why. These players are currently unranked in the class and have top 25-40 potential but that’s sure to change after this spring/summer. We will be tracking these players, as well as others, as I’m certain more
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On Friday night Maleek Thomas treated onlookers to an entertaining performance, particular down the stretch and their Double Overtime win against the Nightryders. Here are some of the evenings top players. 6-4 2025 PG Maleek Thomas (New Heights Lightening) made big shot after big shot in their win against a tough Nightryders squad led by
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UA Next Session 1, Part III Our coverage of Under Armour Next Session I, continues to uncover more outstanding players from the weekend. It was fun to watch kids play at a high level and compete in competitive games. King Grace 6’5 SG 2025 Texas Impact 4:13 Theres a reason he already has several high
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Louisville, KY – With some of the major AAU basketball sponsor circuit events in play this past weekend the Grassroots Showdown a non-circuit event in Louisville, Kentucky had some of the best talent that was in attendance at the Under Armour and Nike events. Below is just a few of the standouts Make5media noticed: 2026
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Rock Hill, SC – The kickoff of the 2024 Under Armour Association during Session I brought a burst of excitement to the basketball scene. With 24 teams from the league and a few additional UA Rise teams in the mix, the weekend was full competition. It’s always thrilling to see young talent showcase their skills,
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The travel league season began last week with 3SSB kicking off in Omaha. Under Armour Next and EYBL took stage this week for their first sessions. Here are some of Saturday’s top performers UAA. Donnie Richardson 6-6 2025 CG (Virginia Elite) is a new name to Make5. The lengthy Richardson was the trigger man in
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