In the world of high school basketball, no single month is more important than July. During July, college coaches can go out and watch prospects during three live evaluation periods that run from the July 11-15, 18-22 and 25-29. Before those evaluation periods even get started, though, the month is tipped off by Nike's LeBron James Skills Academy.
Now that half the month is gone, let's take a look at some of the movers and shakers of the first half, along with what we'll be looking forward to seeing in the second half of the month.
A native of Alabama, Mostella is moving to the D.C. area for his senior season. While he's quite thin, the four-star shooting guard proved at the Breakout Challenge that he's a legitimate high major prospect who likely needs to be moved up from his current position of No. 69 in the class of 2013. His top three consists of
Kansas,
Georgetown and
Texas A&M.
Born in Canada, Wiggins isn't just the top player in the class of 2014, he's the top prospect in all of high school basketball regardless of class. There are some in the class of 2013 who are a little more polished than him, but Wiggins' skill level is improving rapidly and he's got ridiculous athleticism.
Kentucky and
Florida State (where both his parents went) along with
Duke and
North Carolina have gotten the most early mentions from Wiggins."
With two more evaluation periods left to go in the month of July, there's still plenty of action left to come. These are a few of the areas Rivals.com will be focusing on during stops across the country.
Finally, who is going to be that one player that comes from seemingly out of nowhere? It happens nearly every July but the first half of the month didn't produce that player who comes from total obscurity to the national limelight. Will it happen in Las Vegas? Could it happen in Orlando? Or, could it happen somewhere in between? Only the next two weeks will tell.