Player Profile Service

• Identify strong players who have the ambition, skill and drive to play college basketball
• Having worked with these players first-hand, Coach McGannon composes a brief and concise player profile/evaluation
• Post the profile on line, updating each player's page as needed
• Broadcast once a year to 40 colleges of the player's choice.
• Cost is $250 for the profile and $250 for the broadcast.
• NOTE: Cost going to $375 for profile and $375 for broadcast in 2012.  
• RECOMMENDATION: sometimes the profile alone will garner attention for the player as this link is viewed regularly by college coaching staffs.  The broadcast fee can wait until the player's junior year, possibly senior Fall/Winter.  But the profile is a necessary 1st step.
• Players who compete on a Basketball Basics AYBT team are perfectly positioned to be added to this link.

• NEXT STEP: communicate with Coach McGannon and get your son or daughter on the profile.  The longer and wider the recruiting window of opportunity is, the greater the chance the player will be known, seen and recruited.  

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Congratulations to Evan Bruinsma, named Class D Michigan's Player of the Year.  Evan has chosen to play at a terrific D-1 school with an awesome schedule (Butler, Syracuse, others) the Titans of the University of Detroit!!  Great job Evan. 

We worked with Evan multiple times during his middle and early high school years in summer camps and Pre-Season Prep sessions. Additionally, he was contacted by Harvard, Davidson, Northeastern, Idaho State, Air Force and others.  These college contacts were made directly through this service.  

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Full list of this year's player Awards and Honors at bottom of page.

Coach McGannon is a resource for players and parents in determining which schools may best fit the player's profile.  Typical reply below from a coach.

Coach McGannon

We could definitely use some size and I am still looking for a strong point guard. Keep me posted on players in this category.  Great resource, thanks.

Video Link

Part of this package will be to add a video link of the player to their profile.  This will give a full picture of the athlete to the coaching staffs. There should be an equitable split between offensive and defensive highlights. This will be added to their profile link.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. 

Recommendation on Video Clip:

1. Have every game, maybe some practices video-taped

2. Have some one in the stands (or perhaps the player him/herself) note the game time of a particularly impressive play or plays.

3. Over the course of 10 games, there should be an accumulation of game dates and times where these plays can be ripped from and placed on a highlight reel.

4. The total time of a highlight reel should not exceed 5 minutes.  Here is an example.

5. Provide the clip and it will be added to the link.  The player also can have access to his or her own link and they can do this themselves.

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FAFSA Tip

January 1st is the first day you can submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. FAFSA forms are evaluated on a first come first serve basis so you are strongly encouraged to submit yours on or near January 1st. Many states have a March 1st deadline, and in some states the deadline is February. You do not need to be admitted to college to apply for financial aid! However, you must be admitted to actually receive funds.

The FAFSA form is free. You can get a copy of the FAFSA from your guidance counselor, from the financial aid office at a local college or by calling 1-800-4-FED-Aid. The online version is available at fafsa.ed.gov.

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Basketball Basics will field several AYBT teams this spring and summer.  There is no better opportunity to learn 1st hand from Coach McGannon, who has a strong understanding of the skills required to play at the college level.   He will be both the practice coach and the game coach for teams in the following age groups.  Please note there are try outs for each team, and the teams are limited to between 8 and 12 players.

• Boys entering or in 5th/6th Grade
• Girls entering or in 5th/6th Grade: team run by Coach Brad Richards 
• Boys entering or in 7th/8th Grade
• Girls entering or in 7th/8th Grade: team run by Coach Brad Richards
• Boys entering or in High School 

• Girls entering or in High School

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Coach McGannon,

I appreciate the feedback on these players.  The biggest thing we run into is the academic side- we are the most selective public university in Texas- our average SAT score for incoming freshman is always above 1200 (on just the math and critical reading portions).  If these players are interested in us, please have them contact their registrar to fax unofficial transcripts to me at the number listed below.  Please have them include SAT/ACT scores and their class ranks. Thanks again for the e-mail- we are always looking for guys that can help us win more games! 

Travis Carruthers

U.Texas-Dallas Men's Basketball

ASC East Division Champions 2010

972-883-4491 (office)

972-883-4496 (fax)

www.cometsports.utdallas.edu