College Prospect Database
This ranking service has been developed so that Texas players, especially those in the Central Texas/San Antonio area would receive recognition due them. We will also include prospects we are familiar with from the State of Louisiana. The purpose is to increase the amount of exposure and awareness of the players talents to college coaches in our network of coaching colleagues across the country. This database will benefit college coaching staffs who may not otherwise be familiar with the player and the level they are projected to play at in college.
PERSPECTIVE: We all love our children and believe in their dreams. However, the reality is that there are only 345 D-1 basketball programs with 13 scholarships a piece. Scholarships available for each class year are approximately 1000-1200 annually. This encompasses candidates from across the USA and more frequently, International players as well. It is highly competitive. For the Class of 2009 the State of Texas will have approximately 100 signees at the D-1 level. Academics will also “KO” a portion of them
Understanding The “Star” System
Please understand that the service is for those deemed to be college level players. Therefore, one star is not a bad thing, although it does designate that we believe the player is borderline D-1, and more likely D-2 or D-3.
The average of the assessment of 8 different categories can range from a low of 1.0 to a high (perfect score) of 5.0 Our assessment of the player’s potential recruitment is as follows:
4.0 > High Major Prospect
ACC, Big East, Big 10, Big XII, PAC-10, SEC
3.5-3.99 Mid Major Prospect
Atlantic 10, Conference USA, Horizon, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast
2.8-3.49 Low Division 1 Prospect
Big Sky. Big South, Big West, Colonial, Independents, Ivy, MAAC, Mid-American, MEAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Southern, SWAC, Summit
<2.80 Borderline Low Division 1, D-2 & D-3 Prospects
Visit our College Prospect Database at texasbasketballrankings.com
Sincere thanks for your interest in the Texas & Louisiana players of tomorrow.
