West Coast “Best Available” 2020 Prospects
As we head down the homestretch of the 2019-20 high school season, it’s time to take a look at the best available West Coast 2020 prospects still on the board. While one major recent verbal commitment was Windward/Los Angeles’...
NBN Magazine Player Spotlight: Joseph Hunter
One of the emerging names in the national sophomore (2022) class is 6-5 guard Joseph “JoJo” Hunter (San Joaquin Memorial/Fresno CA). Hunter’s versatility allows him to play all three perimeter positions but his potentially ideal long-term spot may be...
NBN Magazine Player Spotlight: TJ Wainwright
After starting as a freshman at Culver City for Reggie Morris (now at Fairfax/Los Angeles) and spending his soph season at Santa Monica, 6-3 2021 Tsalta (TJ) Wainwright has taken his sharp-shooting skills to LA-City CIF juggernaut Westchester (Los...
Evan Mobley Shines Again at Real Run
I was on-hand for the start of the 2nd day of the 2019 Take Flight Challenge at Redondo Union HS (Redondo Beach CA) and transitioned to the night session (final 3 games) of the Real Run Winter Classic being...
Take Flight Challenge: Christopher’s Hot Hand Leads Mayfair
I was on-hand for the opening night of the annual Take Flight Challenge on Friday at Redondo Union HS (Redondo Beach CA) and the night-cap contest between Mayfair (Lakewood CA) and Bishop Montgomery (Torrance CA) was an exciting wire-to-wire...
Torrey Pines Holiday Classic: Friday
The 30th annual Torrey Pines Holiday Prep Classic is currently going on in the Del Mar Heights area of San Diego CA and its had a very nice history of good teams and players including NBA 1st round picks...
2019 Tark Classic Part IV: Corona Centennial Runs Platinum Division Table
The 8th annual Jerry Tarkanian Classic Finals were held on Saturday December 21st at Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas NV) for all bracketed Divisions other than the Pangos Elite 8 prep school bracket whose title game was held on...
2019 Tark Classic Recap: Part III
The 8th annual Jerry Tarkanian Classic is being held December 17-21, 2019 @ Bishop Gorman High School (Las Vegas NV), Orleans Arena and surrounding area gyms. 100 high school boys squads (spread over 7 divisions) and 39 prep programs...
2019 Tark Classic Recap: Part II
Play continued on Wednesday December 18th at the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas NV) with the high schools taking the court and a champion being crowned in the Pangos Elite 8 prep school bracket where Trinity...
2019 Tark Classic Recap: Part I
Action tipped-off on Tuesday December 17th at the Tarkanian Classic at Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas NV) with prep schools taking the floor. The National Division (featuring prep schools) included the Pangos Elite 8, an eight team elite bracket...