Big Foot Hoops Las Vegas Classic July 24-28h 16U ratings

I have been wanting to post the ratings for the Big Foot Hoops Las Vegas Classic which ended a week ago but hit a couple of snags along the way.  The Knights Basketball Academy of St. Louis finished as the runner-up in the Silver Division Consolation Championship game, losing to the Play Hard, Play Smart squad from California by 10.  So, hat's off to the Knights for finishing off the year with a strong run out in Vegas.

There a number of key things to take away from this particular blog, so please keep reading.  There is a new guy in the top 10, the tournament is really complex and there are as many really, really bad teams competing as there are really, really great teams.

Let's start with Select Basketball Red, out in the Northwest (Montana, Idaho, Oregon).  I have rated them at 133.7.  That would put them at #6 on my national chart, right behind DC premier.  I will update the national rankings sometime this week.  I don't believe I have seen them on anyone's radar.

It took me a while to rate this tournament because of the complexity and the number of unknown teams.  As you know, I compare teams scores using an algorithm to get a comparative rating.  The more teams that are unknown, the more blanks I have to fill in.  It's like a Sudoku.  The fewer clues you get, the tougher the puzzle.  I had results for the Knights and about one third of the teams.  I had to develop ratings through the brackets and the championship brackets to fill in team ratings, a little at a time, until I could rate all teams.  Viola`!  Sudoku complete.  I usually don't get a tournament like that at the end of the season.  These unknowns are usually at the beginning of the season.

The tournament was a mixed bag.  The top ten team rating was 122 which is really great but the average for the tournament was 94, which is sub-par.  That means that a whole lot of teams came out to Vegas because the parents wanted to party, not because the kids wanted to showcase their talents.  LOL.  Well, maybe not.  There were a lot of 50 point losses (what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas).
So if you want a really competitive tournament, the Las Vegas Classic might not be your cup of tea.  If you want to roll over a bunch of patsies for the first two days and then buckle down, then come out the Big Foot Hoops next year.

Here are the ratings.  Congrats to Select Red.  New kid on the block.

Las Vegas Classic 16U/10th Boys Teams  RANK TEAM STATE RATING 1 Select Basketball Red                        NW 133.7 2 San Francisco Soliders CA 131 3 Team Huncho/YRN GA 126 4 Oakland Soldiers EYBL CA 120 5 Veritas Sanchez CA 120 6 PAL Elite MD 119 7 Hayward Hoops IN 118 8 Roadrunners Sports Club N 118 9 Red & Black Basketball OH 117 10 NM Team Swoosh NM 117 11 West Coast Phenoms CA 116 12 Team Build Up TN 116 13 Florida Rams FL 115 14 D1 Elite WA WA 115 15 LCP (Lake County Predators) FL 114 16 Houdini's All Stars CA 113 17 PG Bulls Blue NJ 113 18 A-Game Athletes Mayfield TX 112 19 Phenom University NY2LA WI 112 20 Texas Gators TX 111 21 The Unit Promise Black SC 110 22 WS Premier CO 109 23 C&S Hoopstars LA 109 24 Sharks Basketball Academy AZ 109 25 Wisconsin Sharks WI 107 26 Rising Stars NY? 106 27 Knights Basketball Academy MO 106 28 Texas Trail Blazers TX 105 29 Play Hard Play Smart CA 105 30 Kent Elite WA 104 31 Ball Like Me/Flames Black IL 103 32 Tha Kiddz CA 102 33 Washington Supreme WA 102 34 Brownsville Outlawz TX 102 35 West Michigan Crush MI 102 36 Team Supernova CA 101 37 Bay Area Mambas CA 100 38 Next Level Elite TX 100 39 Handlelife CA 100 40 Junior Tiger MD 99 41 Jab 3 Elite CA 98 42 A-Game Athletes Butler TX 98 43 NorCal Blaze CA 98 44 Northwest Prospects WA 98 45 Select Basketball Maroon CA 97 46 TX Legion TX 97 47 Loudoun CDP VA 96 48 7Days CA 96 49 Texas Elite TX 96 50 Team Zona AZ 95 51 Rose City Basketball OR 95 52 Nike Cyfair Elite TX 94 53 Select Basketball Blue CA 93 54 Flame MD 93 55 702 Select NV 92 56 Select Basketball Green CA 92 57 6ix Elite Basketball TX 92 58 Northwest Coastal WA 92 59 STX Cougars TX 92 60 WTBA Hoops TX 91 61 Seaside's Finest WA 91 62 Below the Rim (FL) FL 90 63 Virginia Elite VA 89 64 Puerto Rico Razorbacks PR 89 65 RSE Basketball TX 89 66 North Atlanta Orangemen GA 89 67 Madison 88 68 Hoop Phene Elite CA 87 69 Team AON (All or Nothing) CA 87 70 Pacific Rim Basketball HI 87 71 Wildcats AZ 86 72 Queen City Ballers NC 86 73 San Antonio Trilogy TX 86 74 Team Jones Oregon OR 86 75 Hoopaholics WA 85 76 RSF NC 84 77 bEastside Elite TX 84 78 Swish Chicago Amicks IL 84 79 Huskies NV 84 80 Loudoun Flexx-Donaldson VA 83 81 CCB New Zealand NZ 83 82 AV Rebels CA 83 83 Lathrop Thunder CA 82 84 Benicia Blue Devils CA 79 85 Cali Elite Orange CA 79 86 RBA Wolfpack (Riverside) CA 78 87 Posse Gold NV 78 88 Gamepoint OC CA 77 89 F.I.R.M. NJ 77 90 Rev Up Allstars Gene CO 77 91 South Central Elite CO 76 92 PG Bulls Black NJ 76 93 Empire MI 76 94 San Antonio Select Black TX 76 95 San Antonio Select Green TX 76 96 Nevada Ballers JV NV 75 97 Oregon Basketball Club OR 74 98 Rev Up Allstars CO 74 99 NEBA (New Era Basketball) CA 73 100 Utah Thunder UT 63 101 MOC D1 Elite CA 63 102 CADA AB All Stars 61 103 Team Vibe TX 58 104 Lotus Storm 57 105 SA Mustangs Basketball TX 55 AVERAGE 94.2 TOP TEN 122.0