NCAA SPRING LIVE PERIOD OVERVIEW

It is finally here.If you are a fan of AAU basketball or grassroots basketball, this is our ” MARCH MADNESS”. Over 2,000 teams across America will play in front of college coaches of all levels from Friday to Sunday of this week. If you are  participating in any event this weekend,take this weekend very serious.

With that said, I will rank every event going on this weekend. From the smallest event to the number 1 event for the weekend here is your grassroots menu.

Georgia teams that attend these events will be in bold letters.

1. NIKE EYBL SESSION 1 SACRAMENTO (GA STARS- SOUTHERN STAMPEDE)

2. ADIDAS GAUNTLET DALLAS (ATLANTA CELTICS-GAME ELITE-STACKHOUSE ELITE)

3. UA PITT JAM FEST ( ATLANTA XPRESS)

4.JAYHAWK INVITATIONAL– Some big time matchups Friday night in the showcase games

5.PANGOS SPRING SPECTACULAR– Top non shoe sponsored event on the West Coast

6. KINGWOOD CLASSIC– battle of Texas. 114 teams in the 17u division

7. ADIDAS SPRING CLASSIC– illinios/indiana teams

8. KING JAMES SPRING CLASSIC – michigan/ohio teams (griffin grasshoopers and georgia tornados represent GA.Good luck Duck Richards)

9. SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SHOWCASE– plenty of Georgia and South Carolina teams in attendance

10. HALL OF FAME SPRING CHAMPIONSHIPS– 64 New England teams go to battle

11.GULF SOUTH HOOP FEST- The gulf south area’s best AAU teams.Big shot out to coach Vatchet Hammett and the Georgia Kings.Represent the Lagrange,Georgia

12. PEARLAND CLASSIC– Texas teams

13.DOUBLE PUMP HOOP FEST– Southern California teams

14. NORTHWEST PREMIER SHOWCASE– One of the most underated events during the live period.great event in the Northwest.

15. BIG SHOT DC and BIG SHOTS ATLANTA– Kevin and Jeff Schneider puts on 2 good spring live period events.

THE REST

NIKE SWEET 16 EVENTS ( PLAYAZ SPRING FLING NIKE TEAM FLORIDA CHALLENGE,NIKE SPRING SHOWDOWN)

EAST COAST

Keystone Blazers Philly Live steel bracket PittJam Fest

SOUTH

Big House Showcase, E1T1 Invitational, Sweet 16, Eddie Ford Spring Classic, Future 150 NC, Lonestar Challenge, Grassroots Festival,NC Showcase

MIDWEST

Next Level Invitational,D1 Minnesota Classic,Adidas Hoop Challenge,Hoosier Jam Fest,St.Louis Eagles Invitational,Chi-town Invitational Sanford Pentagon League

WEST COAST

Mile High Classic,Las Vegas Tip off Classic, NorCal Showcase,Sacramento Live

Are you ready now? Good luck and safe travels to all of the teams across the country. One more thing, we have a plethora of sports networks on television now. Are you really telling me, no station is trying to televisie these events? Instead, Im watching the National Fencing Championships or a Patriot League baseball game on ESPNU? Let’s get these boys some exposure big time tv execs.

My team Rome Elite will play in the Atlanta Spring Jam this weekend at McEachern High. First game Friday night at 8:30 vs Atlanta All-Stars