For the third consecutive year I made my way to Edmonton to watch the Good Hoops Classic. As always the crew put on a great tourney and the competition level is great. While I didn't get to many of the Platinum U18 division games due to locations and time, I did find a lot of stand out players and too know ones surprise Good Hoops program was the home to a lot of them. I also got to take in a lot of U15 games and make notes for the future but I always limit the number of younger...

Written by Marc The BABE Tournament kicks off summer ball in Montreal, bringing together programs from all over Quebec and giving a first look at the next wave of talent. It’s a competitive setting that has historically revealed most of Québec’s top prospects long before they became U SPORTS or NCAA players. With travel AAU teams often playing up an age group to test themselves early, the weekend becomes a real evaluation window. Across the U16, U18, and U22 groups, a few players stood out...

I made my way down to Regina May 2-3 to take in Golden Ticket's May Madness and Regina talent was on full display. The tournament had 75 teams in gyms throughout the city and the games I was able to catch were very competitive. You will see a lot of Golden Ticket players listed below but they fielded a lot of teams in their home tourney including regional teams from Lloydminster, Prince Albert and Yorkton. Thank You to everyone at Golden Ticket for the hospitality. Who Stood Out?...