<p>Hi all:
When my sons were being recruited (crew) I found CC an invaluable source of information. I have a friend whose HS Sophomore son's club basketball coach is already getting calls from college coaches about him. He is probably Ivy D1 material but not Final Four D1 material. Should I send the parents here to CC or is there a site that parents use for recruiting info dedicated to basketball? A quick search here didn't really pull up tons of info on basketball and I know the recruitment process for it will be substantially different than it was for crew!
TIA for any help..</p>
<p>Basketball is a very different beast than most of the sports recruit information that people seek on CC…Basketball at all levels AAU & high school in particular come with attachments (i.e coaches looking for jobs/scout opportunities at the next level/players just looking for a break at D1/D2/D3 & NJcAA or NAIA) and it’s competitive. Because, basketball is a revenue sport the academia to talent scale is skewed—especially for NCAA Ivies after this past years NCAA & Jermy Lin,so the student athlete that plays basketball might be pushed aside for the basketball player that is a good student even at an Ivy. Anyway, CC seems to be more for those non-revenue sports where the discussion is based on whether an athlete can get admitted to a program versus Revenue sports where talent is paramount. If he has the talent and is seen by the right eyes and just happens to be a good student than it’s a chance,does his current coach have an juice(i.e. was he a player/has he sent players to schools where they turned into something,basically does he have an street cred for identifying talent)</p>
<p>I used this resource for my daughter who fences, but she was a former national champion and because of that she had her choice, I also have a son who is playing basketball in high school/AAU and he already has high ACT’s, but his recruit path is through my network of personal friends/former teammates etc…that give me different access,which is why the street cred network is so valuable, because it grants access like my daughter had with college coaches directly.</p>
<p>Thanks schoolhouse. My instinct told me that CC is not really the place for them to find out info about showcases/official visits/strategy etc. </p>
<p>Are there any CC-like sites that focus on basketball or perhapsany reputable recruiting services for basketball? The student in question is a good but not great student and does not need money…</p>