Nothing trumps family, but signing day in the early November period is always the most satusfying moment of my professional life. Todays is that day for 2011. The D1 Nation reaches far and wide, from Mississippi to the Pacific Coast now. It seems like a hundred years ago since the first signee to ever come out of our program inked his National Letter of Intent to play Division 1 basketball. That signee was ...

The Oregon Ducks are on a roll, securing two high end commitments from Houston Yates WG 6'5" Damyeon Dotson and now 6'9" F Ben Carter from powerhouse Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. Ben Carter shown below at the Las Vegas Super 80 Showcase in OcotoberThe Ducks outduelled Utah and hometown UNLV for Carter's commitment.  They're getting a versatile player who can cause matchup problems at the 3, 4 or 5 positio ...

This is the time of year I begin to spotlight unsigned seniors who are deserving of continuing their play at the college level.  My visit last weekend to Las Vegas uncovered a gem in 2012 G 5'9" Gio Guzman of Las Vegas Bishop Gorman.  Unlike some players who never get in front of coaches, Guzman's situation is just the opposite.  Playing for national powerhouse Gorman, Guzman directs tra ...

How about a shout out for the D1 Nation's Darrell Cress. Cress, a native of Brooklyn, NY now makes his home in Killeen, TX where he retired from the U.S. Army and Fort Hood. We are proud to have Coach Cress as the mentor to our Texas D1 Ambassadors Class of 2015 team.Photo compliments of Shawn BeverlyCoach Cress is currently in Hawaii on assignment, but he still finds time to do what he loves best....be aro ...

Many of Las Vegas' top prep prospects were on hand at Veteran's Memorial Gym this past Saturday for the Las Vegas Super Showcase. There were also several out of state players on hand as well.  The event kicked off with former George Washington and 11 year NBA player Mike Brown speaking to the players.  Brown heads up his foundation www.embracingproject.com to help at risk youth in Las Vegas. ...

Max Ivany's D1 Nation All American Prodigy Camp was held on Sunday in the Pacific Northwest..The camp was held at Lower Columbia College in Longview, WA. Athletes from all over Oregon and Washington were on hand. Participating athletes went through some rigorous drills and competitions. The athletes worked on things such as dribbling, shooting, various offensive moves, defensive skills, footwork, etc.Parent ...

Today was a culmination of an outstanding spring and summer for Matt Gramling. The 6'2" PG from San Antonio MacArthur sorted through his offers and today decided to commit early to West Point. It's been a whirlwind year for the hardnosed guard who led Coach Mark Murphy's Brahmas to the Regional Finals in his junior year. At the conclusion of the season he was the only underclassman named to the San Antonio ...

In the first of several pending agreements with NBA players, The D1 Nation and the D1 Ambassadors basketball program proudly announce our relationship with Indiana Pacers star, Danny Granger.  For the past several years, Danny has given back to the youth of New Mexico by providing substantial resources to his club team, Danny Granger Hurricane.  The D1 Ambassadors have locked horns with the Hurric ...

I receieved a text message late this afternoon from Texas Assistant Chris Ogden saying, "We got him", and also almost simultaneously a voice mail from Connor Lammert letting me know that he had indeed committed to the Texas Longhorns.  The 2012 F 6'9 Lammert was his usual low key, grounded self in announcing his decision to hoop at The 40 Acres while expressing his gratutude for his time spen ...

It would be great to be on hand for one of Phoenix' premiere fall events, Area Code's Super 80 Battle of the Classes.  Unfortunately, I can only be in one place and that's Austin, TX preparing for the D1 Nation Texas Super Showcase where most of Central Texas' best high school teams will be on dispaly this Sunday.  The Super 80 will be run by my friend, Chad Groth former General Manager ...