by Alex Schwartz

- The first July Live Evaluation period begins on Sunday the 5th. This is easily the most hectic month of the year for scouts, and is also crazy for college coaches and the players themselves. As of now, my tentative-including non-live August—schedule is:
July 5-8: Hoop Group Elite Camp at Albright College (PA)
July 9-10: Hoop Group Elite Team Camp at Albright College (PA)
July 11-12: Reebok Summer Classic East at Hoop Group Headquarters (NJ)
July 13: Super 16 Showcase at Quinnipiac University (CT)
July 14-16: Triple S Harley Davidson Jam Fest at West Virginia University (WV) and surrounding area
July 21-27: Nike AAU Super Showcase at Disney Wide World of Sports (FL)
July 28-29 & 31: Summer in the City at St. John's University (NY)
August 2-5: Hoop Group Junior Elite Camp at Albright College (PA)
August 15: Basketball Spotlight All Star Classic at Life Center Academy (NJ)

- Frantz Massenat '10 of Trenton Catholic (NJ) has added a couple of offers in the past few weeks. The 6'3 guard picked up offers from two schools in the CAA: William & Mary and Drexel. Other schools involved in Massenat's recruitment—many have offered—include Robert Morris, Iona, Fordham, La Salle, UMass, Northeastern, Harvard, Penn State, Rider, UPenn, Brown, Boston University, and more.

- Jayon James '10 of Paterson Catholic (NJ) recently received an impressive 1550 on his SAT, to go along with his 3.8 GPA, according to a source close to the player. That same source has also informed me that James plans to reclassify to the class of 2011 and repeat his sophomore year. James is receiving interest from a host of Ivy League schools, such as Brown, Cornell, UPenn, Princeton, Columbia, and other schools too.

- Soon after a one Montgomery (NJ) baller, James Loupos '10, got his first scholarship offer, another one received his first too. Ryan McCoy '11, a 6'5 wing who can also play the 1, was offered a full ride by The Citadel this week. Clearly it was a good week for the Group IV program.