Anthony Edwards

2020 NBA Mock Draft – In-depth Version 1.0

June 19, 2020 Richard C. Harris 1

Hoops Prospects has been updating its mock draft since October, and even though the draft is nearly four months away, it’s time to explore each selection in detail.  The 2020 draft class has no clear-cut top prospect, with at least three players being a viable possibility to be the No. [ . . . ]

Patrick Williams

Patrick Williams Scouting Report

June 18, 2020 Lee Branscome 0

Although he arrived in Tallahassee as a consensus Top 25 recruit in the country, Patrick Williams did not simply waltz into Leonard Hamilton’s starting lineup.  Coming off the bench, Williams generated impressive production as part of the deepest lineup in the country; eleven players averaged at least nine minutes a [ . . . ]

Immanuel Quickley

Immanuel Quickley Scouting Report

May 12, 2020 Lee Branscome 1

This time last year, Immanuel Quickley would not have registered as a blip on the radar of the NBA Draft experts. A lot can change in 12 months. The off-ball sharpshooter transformed himself from a sparingly used reserve guard as a freshman into the SEC Player of the Year and [ . . . ]

Deni Avdija

Looking Abroad and Under the Radar

February 6, 2020 Richard C. Harris 0

With the college basketball season in full swing, what’s happening abroad on the hardwood often gets ignored at this time of the year.  However, it appears that international players/prospects playing abroad will have a major impact on the 2020 NBA Draft.  At the same time, small-college prospects typically do not [ . . . ]

Onyeka Okongwu

Midseason Stock Watch

January 30, 2020 Richard C. Harris 0

The college basketball season has passed the midway point.  Conference play is in full swing, and March Madness is less than seven weeks away.  It has been a crazy season so far, with no team establishing itself as the clear-cut favorite to win the NCAA championship, and at the same [ . . . ]

Goga Bitadze

The Analytics of International Players

July 26, 2019 Richard C. Harris 0

International players always bring an element of intrigue to each NBA draft – relatively, they’re unknown quantities.  The average NBA fan in the United States has little-to-no exposure to prospects playing abroad.  Even more sophisticated fans, who enjoy diving into the numbers, probably don’t completely understand the context, and find [ . . . ]

Shamorie Ponds

Lessons Learned

July 1, 2019 Richard C. Harris 0

The NBA Summer League kicks off today, and many of the rookies who will be participating are discussed in this article. Foremost, however, I examine the lessons learned from June’s wacky draft by breaking the players into three groups: 1) those who were valued more than expected, 2) those who [ . . . ]

Jaxson Hayes

NBA Draft Grades

June 21, 2019 Brendan O'Sullivan 0

Last night’s draft featured a high number of trades to the point that it became downright confusing as to who was drafting whom. In all, 28 of the 60 picks were dealt, including 11 first rounders.  Reviewing which players will ultimately end up at each team, we have graded each [ . . . ]