This past weekend was the prestigious NBPA Top 100 Camp. This basketball camp takes 100 of America’s top prep players and splits them into different teams evenly by positions. This provides a great opportunity for these players to really show they belong in the elite company of the nations best. This camp is unique in that it really does put the best against the best. This event is closed to the public and only credentialed scouting services are allowed to attend. This provides an atmosphere that is all about business for these recruits. There was a lot of recruiting news that came out of the camp including many new updates regarding current and new Louisville targets. You can see those updates and info on new targets on the Beak Recruiting page. According to many scouts present at the event Louisville was being mentioned in conversation by many of the top athletes and it appears that Coach Pitino and staff are working hard to secure future greatness for the basketball program.

A couple of future Cardinals that turned many heads over the weekend was 2014 commit Shaqquan Aaron and Quentin Snider. These guys delivered huge performances amongst a stellar field of highly regarded players. Aaron fresh off of his standout performance at the high school tournament in Seattle called the Quaker Slam was creating a lot of buzz at the NBPA Top 100.

ESPN’s Paul Biancardi also had this to say about Aaron’s weekend:

-Most Creative
Shaqquan Aaron (Seattle/Rainier Beach)
SF, 6-6, 175
This Louisville commit was comfortable with the ball in his hands, sizing up defenders then separating from them with his dribble. He excels in the transition game and when the game slowed down, he would shoot a stare-down 3-pointer easily rising over a defender with his length. He is not a volume scorer and is at his best finishing a play, but he also showed he could create and find others for scores. He has some George Gervin in his game.

2014 Louisville commit Quentin Snider was also creating some buzz of his own as scouts talked about his improved strength and shooting ability. It was a bigger, more physical Snider who walked through the doors of John Paul Jones Arena last Thursday. He knew he would have to get stronger to be as affective as he wanted to be at the next level and that is just what he’s done. He is now at 177 pounds up from 150 pounds at last years Top 100 camp.

The folks over at NY2LASPORTS.COM also had this to say about Snider’s weekend:

-Quinten Snider — 2014 — PG — Ballard H.S.
6-2 — Louisville, KY
The Louisville commit is one of the best in the country at getting in the lane and making plays for himself or his teammates. Snider strikes a very good balance as a point guard and this enables him to help his team get a good look on almost any possession. Snider as a scorer gets it done in a variety of ways, as he has crafty moves around the hoop while also having good range and a solid and pretty consistent perimeter stroke.

I am really looking forward to seeing these guys in Cardinal uniforms next season and both could potentially be at the five star level by the time their high school careers are over. I look for both of them to continue to move up in the rankings. Keep checking my recruiting page this summer for updates on these guys and other potential future Cards.