We offer four NCAA-certified Division One evaluation events on the Peach State Basketball calendar each year including the Tip-Off Classic on April 18 – 20, 2008 (Suwanee, GA), the Best of Summer Tournament July 11 – 13 2008 (Atlanta, GA), Summer Invitational on July 25 – 27, 2008 (Suwanee, GA) and the End of the Road Championships on September 27 & 28, 2008 (Atlanta, GA). The Hoopstars will have the opportunity to place their teams in these tournaments as well as have players selected for the opportunity to participate in the Fab Five Camp (2009 grads), Jr. Fab Five Camp (2010, 2011 grads), or the Rising Stars Camp (2012, 2013, 2014 grads).

"We are excited about joining the Elite Basketball Family, representing the Atlanta area," said Jonathan "JD" Davis, president of the Georgia Hoopstars. "Peach State basketball has built a strong reputation for quality college exposure events and player development camps."

"Preparing players to compete at the college level is our number 1 objective," Davis said. "For more than 10 years, colleges across the country have relied on the Georgia Hoopstars to prepare players to compete at the college level," Davis said. "During the past four years, we have helped more than 50 players achieve division I basketball scholarships.

"The Georgia Hoopstars' coaching staff focuses on helping each player advance her understanding of the game and individual skills in a team environment. In addition, their commitment to player development extends beyond coaching AAU, high school and middle school teams. They also coach at many top-level national camps. This partnership with the EBF will help even more players achieve their goals."

Players in the Georgia Hoopstars program will also have a chance to be rated by both the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report (Dan Olson) and the Southeastern Hoops Report (Brandon Clay). Between the two services, there are over 200 colleges that will have access to the evaluations on current Hoopstars. I look forward to working along with Georgia Hoopstars Program Director, Jonathan "JD" Davis, to make sure that the club remains one of America’s top travel programs.

Helping kids succeed…one scholarship at a time, Brandon Clay

From the Marietta Daily Journal on 01/03/08:

It didn't take long for colleges to notice Jasmine Blain.

The 6-foot-1 North Cobb junior forward began to receive attention from Division I colleges in the eighth grade while playing for the Georgia Hoopstars travel team and has continued to be noticed during her outstanding three-year career with the Lady Warriors.

So, it's not that surprising that Blain's future on the collegiate level has already been determined as she committed to Georgia Tech right before the beginning of her junior season.

Blain is the first North Cobb girls basketball player to commit or sign with a Division I college since Alana Tanksley signed with South Florida in 2001.

Blain is certainly showing why Georgia Tech was so interested in her this season, averaging 18.1 points and a little more than seven rebounds a game to help lead a talented North Cobb squad to a 10-2 record, the best start for the Lady Warriors in years.

While Blain is excited about her future with Georgia Tech, she realizes she still has a season-and-a-half left of high school basketball to play.

"I like (Georgia Tech) a lot and I'm really excited about playing college basketball, but I can't take it for granted," Blain said. "I have to keep working hard and take it one step at a time, because if I don't, (Georgia Tech) could take it away from me."

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Simone Rutledge who played on the Hoopstars Royal team last summer has signed with Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech plays in the Ohio Valley Conference and was picked fifth in their conference. Simone attends Southwest Dekalb High School who is preseason number one in the state in AAAA.

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