17U BOYS GRASS ROOTS TOURNAMENT RATINGS - WEEK OF 8/24/2020

I was going to post tournament average ratings but I wanted to start with a bone to pick.  You will have to scroll down to the bottom to find my tournament rankings.

I get a kick out of some of the comments I get on the 17U team ratings.  Most of the time, people are fairly nice and point out my errant ways without being mean.  Sometimes, I hear something like "My team was National Champions last year and there is no way that team can be rated ahead of us.  We beat them by 20 point last year."  

I hate to tell them that I am rating this year's teams and I also hate to point out that there are about 20 "National Championships" in each state during the summer Grassroots season.  There is the EYBL Championship, the NY2LA Championship, the Prep Hoops, the Recruit Look, the Jam Fests, the Rumbles in you name it and many more.  

All these tournaments are meant for one thing.... to showcase kids of dreams of getting an education and playing ball at some level, D1, D2, D3, NAIA, Juco, Community college; you name it.  

It doesn't matter who wins the tournament... only, "did your kids show their stuff and get some interest."  If you are coaching for wins, you should be coaching 6th graders.  And I don't think college coaches are just looking for kids to shoot the three and dunk.... I think they are looking for kids that can share the rock, set screens, play defense and run an offense.  I don't see enough of that on BallerTV.  The rare coach provides opportunities for individuals to shine in a team approach.  Then more team members get noticed and they play better basketball.  Just my humble opinion.

So, I have been combing the Exposure and Tourney Machine tournaments for more good teams.  Came across the East Coast Championship in Erie PA.  First look and I said, "Nah, got enough of these tournaments."  But I decided to rate it and it was one of the weakest tournament field of the  year.  An 85 average team rating.  85 is the bottom team rating in a lot of tournaments and a good tournament is 110.

But since I rated it, I might as well post it and congratulate Southtown's Select.

East Coast National Championships  8/20-8/23 AVG RATING 85
https://basketball.exposureevents.com/138642/east-coast-national-championships/schedule
Southtowns Select (NY) NY 94
Wildcat Select 2023 (PA) PA 93
Epic Force (MI) MI 93
Next LevelStrong PA 93
Niagara District Showcase (NY) NY 85
Bayside Ballers (PA) PA 82
Dribble Kings (NY) NY 81
Central Western-Preston (NY) NY 79
EBG Elite (PA) PA 76
Drills 4 Skills - Roberts (PA) PA 70

But that is not the purpose of this post.  

Here's a list of all the tournaments and the average team rating for each.  If you are a tournament director and you want to brag about the quality of your tournament, here's the proof.  

So, Who has bragging rights?  Any tournament director with an average team rating over 105 has a damn good tournament field.

I updated 17U boys team ratings here.

Corrected: 8/25/2020
I had missed the NY2LA session one.  With the three sessions, NY2LA was probably the best tournament for multiple sessions.

2020 17U Grass Roots Tournament Ratings
Name of Tournament     Average Team Rating
2020 RecruitLook Omaha Showcase  112.1
NY2LA Grassroots Showdown - Session 3 111.6
NY2LA Grassroots Showdown - Session 2 111.3
NY2LA Grassroots Showdown - Session 1 110.5
PREP HOOPS The Finale KC AUG 8-9 110.4
2020 HG Summer Jam Fest 17u Manheim PA 108.8
Bama Jam  Hoover AL 107.9
Hardwood Classic - Session II July 24-25 107.4
Prep Hoops Midwest Showdown 107.4
Treasure Valley Classic  Nampa Idaho 107.3
2020 Hoop Group PA Tip-Off Stroudsburg PA 107.3
2020 HG PA Jam Fest 107.1
2020 Sunflower Showcase 106.4
G3 George Hill Invitational July 3-5 106.3
Prep Hoops Midwest Grind Wichita 106.1
Prep Hoops Midwest Collision MPLS Mn 105.5
Summer Slam Ames Iowa 7/31-8/2 105.3
Summer Prep Showcase Houston 104.7
Indy Invitational Fishers IN 104.5
Hardwood Classic - Session I 104.5
2020 RecruitLook Iowa Showcase Ames IA Aug 7-9 104.4
Prep Hoops #HardWorkSzn Classic  Omaha 104.2
Prep Hoops Southwest Slam Dallas TX 104.0
21st Annual Gateway All American Teams 103.8
Prep Hoops Rumble Up North Aug 8-9 Minneapolis 103.7
2020 Grand Park Invitational  103.5
2020 National Basketball Championship  103.3
GRBA National Championship (Session 2) Ft Wayne 103.0
MAYB Wichita, KS Boy's Nationals July 30th - Aug. 2nd 102.9
Prep Hoops GrindzSzn Kickoff OKC July 4-5, 2020 102.7
Chicago Summer Jam, July 10-12 102.6
Prep Hoops Havoc in the Heartland 102.5
Great 8 Showcase Ames, IA 101.4
Hardwood Classic - Session I 101.0
Bearcat Classic Indianapolis IN 100.3
2020 Brawl For The Ball 100.0
Prep Hoops HardworkSzn Kickoff Appleton WI July 3-5, 2020 99.7
Indiana Hardwood Classic, July 3-4, 2020 99.1
Boys Hoosier Indianapolis 99.1
National Summer Classic Chicago 98.8
Peach State Southern Exposure National Championship  97.9
Midwest Boys Invitational Westfield IN July 10-12 96.4
Missouri Summer Hoopfest 8/21-8/23 96.1
D1 Summer Classic 95.0
Prep Hoops Proving Grounds Cartersville GA 94.9
Mississippi River Classic, Dubuque, IA July 10-12 94.5
Baller TV Southeastern National Championships, Spartansburg, SC July 10-12 94.5
Southern Hoopfest, Jackson MS July 4-5 93.3
Circle City Summer Shootout 92.7
Reebok World Championships Kansas City 92.4
Premier Hoops presents Cape Girardeau 8/22 92.0
Back 2 School Classic Indiana 91.8
Reebok Cape Super 32 Showdownf July 10-12 91.8
Peach State Select 24, July 9-12 91.6
All In Hoopfest, Indianapolis, IN  July 17-19 91.2
AdventHealth Fieldhouse SUMMER FINALS I Powered by GBL 90.8
OSA MAYB July Jam Omaha July 24-26 89.8
Reebok St. Louis Summer Jam, July 3-5 89.7
2020 Big Mountain Jam July 3-5 88.4
Premier Hoops Championship St. Peters MO 87.6
Southwest Hoops Nationals, Abilene TX July 10-12 87.4
East Coast National Championships  8/20-8/23 84.6
13th Annual Battle for the Arch, July 17-19 St Charles MO 83.8
AAU Super Showcase 83.8
AAU Super Showcase, Kissimmee, Fl 82.1
iHoop Nation presents Summer Finale Denver 82.0
iHoop Nation Denver Showcase, July 4-5 81.9
KB Sport National Exposure Classic Stockbiges, GA 80.8

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