www.cityofbasketballlove.com City of Basketball Love (CoBL) is a news organization that covers all things basketball in and around Philadelphia.
From stories about Division I stars to high school rookies, we create content that covers the whole spectrum of talent in the area, with a focus on covering those who fly under the radar of the national and even regional outlets. As we expand into hosting camps and clinics, we aim to give players the exposure they need to take their game to the next level and make their dreams a reality. Founded i
From stories about Division I stars to high school rookies, we create content that covers the whole spectrum of talent in the area, with a focus on covering those who fly under the radar of the national and even regional outlets. As we expand into hosting camps and clinics, we aim to give players the exposure they need to take their game to the next level and make their dreams a reality. Founded i
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The hero of La Salle's 2013 run to the Sweet 16, Ty Garland isn't done playing hoops yet -- but he's thinking about the next step.
Joe Santoliquito with a terrific story on the Bartram product, thinking about he can give back to the next generation: https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1185666
"Winning that (gold medal) [...] knowing you did it for your country and going through what this team went through was truly one of the great experiences I ever had in sports." -Jay Wright
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https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1180259
Check out our list of standouts from Sunday’s college exposure camp!
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1180181
CoBL Staff (@hooplove215) The first CoBL College Exposure Camp of 2021 brought 120 players and more than 40 colleges to the courts at Friends’ Central for a day of drills and games. Each of the 12 teams were stacked with future college-level talent from the Philadelphia area and up and down the
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Less than 12 hours until the CoBL Underclassman Exposure Camp! 🏀 We hope to see you there.
Check out the list of registered players:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1178559
Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) Plenty of the area’s high school stars over the last few years have come through the CoBL Underclassman Camp -- from Abington’s Eric Dixon (Villanova) to Neumann-Goretti’s Hysier Miller (Temple) and Jordan Hall (St. Joe’s), Methacton’s Jeffrey Woodward (Colgate), an...
"Some games, that's you and some games, it's not going to be you. If your shot's not falling, it's not falling, that happens, but you can always be better on defense, you can always hustle more, there's no excuses for not doing that,” -Emily Spratt
Read more from Andrew Robinson:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1178868
Andrew Robinson (@ADRobinson3) For nearly a decade, the Spratt family has been synonymous with Central Bucks West athletics. Abbey, Thomas and Teddy were fixtures on the basketball court and baseball diamond for the Bucks before moving on to the collegiate level. It made perfect sense that Emi
Only 5 spots left for the CoBL Underclassman Exposure Camp on August 21st!
Sign up while you can:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/underclassman-camp
Our next Underclassman Camp will take place on Sat., Aug. 21. It will be open to members of the 2024 and 2025 classes. Registration will be open on July 1, 2021.
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“Ever since [Pikiell] first saw me play, he told me he was sold on my game,” Simpson said. “He knew my strengths and my weaknesses,” -Derek Simpson
Read more from Kevin Callahan:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1178516
Kevin Callahan (@CP_KCallahan) Although with borderline combination guard size, Derek Simpson says he “consider[s] myself a point guard,” He should. The 6-foot-3 New Jersey resident thinks like a point – on and off the court. Simpson, who is entering his senior year at Lenape High School, co
We’ve opened more spots up for our August 21st Underclassman Exposure Camp, but they won’t last long!
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“Since I already liked (Rider) and felt welcomed there,” Abdullah said. “I had to secure that scholarship,” -Mo Abdullah
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https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1178215
Sean McBryan (@SeanMcBryan) When you know, you know. That becomes even more ingrained in the minds of high school basketball players deciding on their futures when a pandemic has run rampant for a year and a half, potentially threatening college opportunities. For Imhotep rising senior Mo Abdu
Did you miss any of our City 6 WBB Q&A series?
Check out our first Q&A with Drexel’s Amy Mallon:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1174892
Jason Guarente (@JasonGuarente) Amy Mallon is entering her second season as head coach of Drexel’s women’s basketball team. After serving as an assistant under Denise Dillon for 16 years, Mallon led the Dragons to the 2021 Colonial Athletic Association Championship and the program’s first NCAA...
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Less than 15 spots left for our August CoBL Underclassman Exposure Camp! Our camp will be open to members of the 2024 and 2025 classes. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make a strong early impression and work with college coaches!
Secure your spot:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/underclassman-camp
Our next Underclassman Camp will take place on Sat., Aug. 21. It will be open to members of the 2024 and 2025 classes. Registration will be open on July 1, 2021.
Our August 22nd CoBL College Exposure Camp is SOLD OUT. A waiting list is already forming!
Regret missing your spot? We’ll be running another camp October 9th! More information coming soon.
Don’t forget to sign up for the CoBL newsletter! We will cover the latest stories, upcoming events, and more.
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Only 20 spots left for the CoBL Underclassman Exposure Camp on August 21st! The camp is open to members of the 2024/25 classes. Don’t miss out on a chance to work with a college coach, get a day of great skill development/ competition, and be seen by our staff and more!
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Our next Underclassman Camp will take place on Sat., Aug. 21. It will be open to members of the 2024 and 2025 classes. Registration will be open on July 1, 2021.
City of Basketball Love has hired Torre Harrison as it’s Camp & Event Director.
Read more:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1177734
CoBL Staff (@hooplove215) It’s not hyperbole to say that CoBL’s camps and events have been a game-changer. Since running our first camp in 2014, we’ve been able to help hundreds upon hundreds of prospects from the Delaware Valley both work on their on-court skills as well as get their name and
Less than 30 spots left for the CoBL College Exposure Camp. Don’t miss your chance to sign up!
Before spots run out:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/exposure-camp
Since their 2014 inception, CoBL's College Exposure Camps have become the best small-college recruiting event in the Philadelphia region. Our events are stocked with some of the best under-recruited talent around, and dozens of Division II and Division III coaches have showed up at our camps to find...
“The biggest thing that keeps me going forward is my curiosity,” he said. “Where do I fall on the spectrum of talent all over the world? I’ve battled through the resistance and haven’t been slowed down yet,” -Tim Guers
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https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1177885
Jason Guarente (@JasonGuarente) There were times when Tim Guers asked himself if it was worth it. Those three weeks he was stuck in a hotel room in Vietnam. Those months he spent in Luxembourg without ever playing a game. His life was transported far from home and basketball was still so far awa
Check out our latest City 6 Q&A with Temple’s head coach Tonya Cardoza who discussed her team, preparing for the season, newcomers, and more!
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1177220
Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) Depth. If there is one thing to know about this year’s Temple squad it is that their roster is deep. The Owls return Mia Davis, who averaged 17.7 points and 7.6 rebounds a season ago, as well as Jasha Clinton, who filled the stat sheet with 14.4 points, 4 assists, 3.4
Check out the new CoBL merchandise store with t-shirts, shorts, and more!
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1176927
CoBL Staff (@hooplove215) Finally, you can look just as good as the CoBL staff. CoBL has sold its merchandise at camps and events for the last few years, but now we’re bringing our wares to the masses. Our new online store features a number of different clothing options as well as some awesom
Spots are filling up fast for our College Exposure Camp! With professional trainers, college-level team practices, high-level games, and more, our camp will provide you with an unforgettable experience. Over 30 schools will be attending - don’t miss out on this opportunity! Our camp will take place August 22nd at Friends’ Central Upper School, Pennsylvania, and will be open to the high school classes of 2022 and 2023.
Secure your spot with the link below:
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/exposure-camp
Since their 2014 inception, CoBL's College Exposure Camps have become the best small-college recruiting event in the Philadelphia region. Our events are stocked with some of the best under-recruited talent around, and dozens of Division II and Division III coaches have showed up at our camps to find...
Don’t miss your chance to sign up for the Underclassman Exposure Camp! Take this opportunity to participate in this awesome experience and show what you’ve got. Our camp will take place on Saturday, August 21st at Friends’ Central Upper School. The camp will be open to members of the 2024 and 2025 classes.
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Our next Underclassman Camp will take place on Sat., Aug. 21. It will be open to members of the 2024 and 2025 classes. Registration will be open on July 1, 2021.
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Today is the ninth anniversary of the founding of City of Basketball Love. It's also the day we announce a new tack in the organization's direction: that as a nonprofit corporation.
We've officially dissolved our LLC and reformed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a nonprofit, covering both boys' and girls' high school hoops as well as men's and women's college ball. We've retained Rowan professor and former Philadelphia Inquirer scribe Kate Harman to run our girls/women's coverage, and formed a nine-member Board of Directors to help guide our direction.
All that and more here: https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1167172
Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) When CoBL launched in June 2012, the site was a group of collegiate and high school journalists doing their best to cover the area’s high school and college scene. We were learning on the fly, developing connections and relationships, getting to know the area’s coaches an
Our Josh Verlin spoke with Widener head coach Chris Carideo for a new feature we're calling "Zoomin' Around." Watch the entire 30-minute interview here!
https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1144418
Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) February is normally the time for Division III hoops programs to start wrapping up conference play and get into the postseason. This year, a group of schools are just hoping to get some games in, period. No area D-III program has played a game yet this year, and most ha
The Philadelphia Public League has a Feb. 9 start date set, but it's not clear at all if teams will be ready to start that day. CoBL's Christy Selagy with the story on the 'Pub' and its attempt to have a 2020-21 season: https://www.cityofbasketballlove.com/news_article/show/1143071
Christy Selagy (@ChristySelagy) Every basketball program in the country has had the same question since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down operations last March: “When will we be able to play again?” After six months of planning, the Philadelphia Public League finally has its answer: Feb. 9. We
There are nearly 100 former Philly-area HS players in Division I hoops this season. The CoBL staff wrote a bit about all of them.
Part 1: https://bit.ly/39fSRH5
Part 2: https://bit.ly/3nKnZTc
Part 3: https://bit.ly/3m528VW
Part 4: https://bit.ly/3m2KClp
CoBL Staff (@hooplove215) The Philadelphia Catholic League, Inter-Ac League, Friends' School League, and various public school leagues in the surrounding Philadelphia suburbs have been churning out Division I hoops talent for a long time, and there's no signs of slowing. There are more than 90 c
There are nearly 100 former Philly-area HS players in Division I hoops this season. The CoBL staff wrote a bit about all of them.
Part 1: https://bit.ly/39fSRH5
Part 2: https://bit.ly/3nKnZTc
Part 3: https://bit.ly/3m528VW
Part 4: https://bit.ly/3m2KClp
CoBL Staff (@hooplove215) The Philadelphia Catholic League, Inter-Ac League, Friends' School League, and various public school leagues in the surrounding Philadelphia suburbs have been churning out Division I hoops talent for a long time, and there's no signs of slowing. There are more than 90 c
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