Monday Night Hoops (lots to read!)

Mike Miller of Beyond the Arc comes back from vacation with basketball camp coverage. He also provides a list of upcoming camps. No more ABCD Camp this year, but instead there's Rbk U.

A number of recruiting updates from Dick Hoops Weiss covering the all-star game at Trenton, NJ, spotlighting a number of local NY/NJ up and coming prospects. Weiss also reports on the LeBron James Nike event in Akron, Ohio and provides the top 5 players per position courtesy of HoopScoop's Clark Francis and their Ohio editor Chris Johnson. Of note, Lance Stephenson finished ahead of the other super-wing, Tyreke Evans.

DeCourcy managed back to back to back recruiting posts. First he points out that Greg Monroe isn't too worried about his rankings (he is now considered the #1 of the 2008 class), then he notes that the line for the services of Al Faroud Aminu is getting longer as he continues to develop, and finally he takes a ... Bruin Holiday as Ben Howland finally manages to beat everyone for a very high profile SoCal recruit. And one post before that, DeCourcy looks at the recruiting impact of Billy Clyde Gillispie since he took over Kentucky.

John Clay's Sidelines Report has a comprehensive roundup of some recent basketball camps

Meanwhile Van(ce) Coleman at CSTV publishes the top 42 classes of 2007. Some familiar places and some new coaches making a splash in his list. Three big ten teams in the top 10, so maybe they'll play more offense and less slugfest :-) The next John Beilein (Jerry Weinwright) is in the top 10. Highly recommended!.

More updates from Goodman: LeBron makes more than an appearance at his own event, Nigel Munson transferring out of Va Tech, and Tubby Smith and Billy Clyde Gillispie sitting next to each other. Check his blog for all the details.

Thanks for the link to http://sportzwriter316.blogspot.com/

A Sea of Blue has a round of the latest happenings with emphasis on recruiting.

Play the Right way talks about making good choices

Amazon Daily Deal: MLB 07 The Show, Playstation 2 video game

Today only (Monday) the Amazon Daily Deal is for sports fans: MLB 07 The Show , Playstation 2 video game, exactly $25 and ships FREE with Super Saving shipping.

Weekly TV Guide (posted every Monday)

All times pacific, add +3 for eastern and adjust otherwise for your time zones!

Monday, July 9, 6:30 am , Florida 4A final, Kathleen vs. Monsignor Pace, Florida Class 4A Tournament, Final. From Lakeland, Fla., Fox College Sports

Monday, July 9, 1:30 pm , Florida 5A final, Lake Howell vs. Lakewood, Florida Class 5A Tournament, Final. From Lakeland, Fla., Fox College Sports

Monday, July 16, 12pm and 10pm , Florida 6A final, Dr Philips vs. Ely, Florida Class 6A Tournament, Final. From Lakeland, Fla., Fox College Sports

Future Phenoms, a 30 minute show, narrated by Pat Summerall, also goes by other names, such as Sports Stars of Tomorrow airs on Fox College Sports, on Tue July 12, Sat July 14, Tue July 17, thur July 19, Sat july 21. Check with local listings for exact airtimes.

The College Basketball related TV schedule including game repeats, docs and the NBA Summer League games can be found at NCAA Hoops Today

All times pacific, add +3 for eastern and adjust otherwise for your time zones!

Every 2007 NCAA men's college basketball tournament game on dvd


Webcasts

Upcoming webcasts of games at HSBNetwork.tv. Including Rumble in the Bronx, Reebok All American Camp and All Star game, iS8 (Nike), GymRat challenge, NY Metro AAU, and many more


Internet Radio

Every Sunday night from 10pm to midnight eastern time (7pm to 9pm pacific) HoopScoop on Radio airs at HoopScoopOnline powered by AllInBroadcasting.com. The show airs live But you can also listen to it later on and also listen to archived shows. This is free of charge, no subscription required.

Baseball fans: Free MLB EXtra Innings July 12 thru 18

I just saw this and thought it might be of interest to baseball fans reading this blog. MLB Extra Innings will be having a free preview from July 12 through July 18. On Comcast for sure, I do not know about the other cable or satellite providers. MLB Extra Innings is a pay-per view package showing out of market baseball games, similar to ESPN Full Court for college basketball, ESPN Game Plan for college football and NBA League Pass for the NBA. Oh the NFL and NHL and MLS have something similar as well.

Mid-majors add new players

According to The Hodge Report of CSTV Fairfield gains one new player and UC Riverside of the Big West gains one high school player from the area and one juco. Check the Hodge Report for the details (all their content is free).

New at New Mexico and Stanford

The Hodge Report reports that Stanford gets a new guard while New Mexico gets a big man, but they also lose a bench player to a transfer. To recap, the head coach at New Mexico is Ritchie McAlford ;-)

Dick Hoops Weiss has an update on the Eastern Invitational with four players making an impression on him.

Meanwhile Goodman blogs that LeBron's academy draws Coach K, Calhoun, Izzo and more

Gary Parrish of CBS Sportsline blogs about day 1 of the LeBron James Academy. Parrish mentions 13 year old 6'6" prodigy Michael Gilchrist from Camden, New Joisey, who wants to play for John Calipari at Memphis. How many times will he change his mind until his freshman season? Probably many! Parrish also comments on Greg Monroe as the top player of the 2008 class.

Fran Fraschilla takes a look at the U19 team, in an Insider story that is currently free to read. (Oh the silliness!)

Every 2007 NCAA College Basketball Tournament game on DVD!

Sunshine to sunshine (heatwave to heatwave)

Jeff Goodman takes free recruiting posts to the next level by posting the top 40 of the class of 2009 along with their summer AAU team and a long list of colleges interested in the players and vice-versa. Goodman also provides a schedule of the summer tourneys the players are participating in. A number of websites are now making those available via webcasts so you can be a step ahead of the game without even leaving the comforts of your chair. Great job by Goodman!

Not to be outdone paperback writer Seth Davis (look it up if you don't believe me!) takes a look at the summer AAU recruiting circuit as well. Seth Davis, the host of CSTV's Generation Next, highlights 15 players to watch this summer.

The Hodge Report reports that Miami of Florida is picking up a top 100 player in the 2008 out of the state of California.

The Sidelines Report looks at some of the top prospects for Kentucky in the class of 2009

If you lost track on how many transfers has Donnie Jones managed to pick up in his few hours at Marshall you are not alone. But Goodman keeps track of them. It's three now, including recent Floridian transfer Brandon Powell (along with P-Mac and Spann of Georgetown). Two Final Four transfers on their roster, not bad for Marshall!

Dick Hoops Weiss who was featured in the Palestra documentary that aired last night on ESPN Classic tour the summerball circuit as well. He also congratulates PJ Carlesimo on his new head coaching job at Seattle.

On a totally unrelated note, the Supersonics are considering trading Kevin Durant for the rights of Latrell Sprewell ;-)

Gary Parrish looks at the future of the Godfather, Sonny Vaccaro. He also talks about summer hoops in his thoughts blog

A long recruiting themed post at The Big East Basketball Repor(t) including Tyreke Evans, Erik Murphy, Nate Lubick, Adam Zagoria, Dexter Strickland and a lot more. Must read for Big East fans!

Every 2007 NCAA College Basketball Tournament game on DVD!