Do you know a lot about college basketball scholarships? If not, you will soon find out that the competition level is extremely high. There are thousands of high school basketball players from across the country that you will be in direct competition with. 

When The Process Begins

The basketball recruiting process typically begins during a prospects junior year in high school. If the player is a true freak of nature (seven foot tall at age 13 or a 40 inch vertical in junior high), it can start even earlier. The basketball scholarship process seems to be getting started earlier and earlier as players get exposure at earlier ages due to AAU tournaments, camps and other off-season basketball events.

As a part of the recruiting process, high school players will typically play AAU or USSSA basketball during the spring and summer and attend camps each year to be evaluated by college coaches. In recent years, elite players attend elite level camps like the Addiddas Camp and the Bob Gibbons evaluation camp and are evaluated by many college coaches at the same time.

How Recruitment Happens

For blue chip players, recruitment will happen automatically. In other words, these players don't really have to do anything other than play the game to be recruited, it just happens. The word spreads quick about these type of players, their level of athleticism, and their accomplishments on the basketball court.

For the majority of high school basketball players, being recruited for college basketball scholarships does not happen quite that easily. For most players, it is a continuous work in progress as they try to get noticed and recruited by college coaches. In fact, some excellent basketball players fly under the radar of college coaches their entire high school career.

Are You Struggling To Get Recruited

If you find yourself in this situation and you are struggling to get the attention of coaches, one of the very best things you can do is to take control of your own recruiting process. What do I mean by that? You need to take full responsibility for your own recruitment and market and promote yourself to college basketball coaches. Let the coaches know about your achievements on the court and how you can help their program

Summary

The very first step toward being recruited for college basketball scholarships is to put together an athletic resume. After you get your resume, send it out to all the basketball coaches you think you could play for. If you have the talent, skills, and athleticism to play at their level of competition, they will be glad to hear from you and will probably respond to you.

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