A dramatic spring and summer of grassroots basketball around the country reaches its conclusion this weekend.
We have New England teams to watch at championship showcases all across the East Coast and Midwest regions. From Kentucky, to Ohio, to Pennsylvania, to South Carolina, teams will hunt glory against their circuit rivals, while players use the last live period of the summer to show their best selves for college coaches in attendance.
I think a handful of local rosters have a shot to advance deep in circuit championship play and maybe even bring home a title. This is not as list of the best AAU teams — I left off some prominent 17U programs — but instead, relative to their competition in their age group, these teams have the highest likelihood, to me, of making a run.
Here are 14 squads on seven relevant circuits hosting their championships this weekend.
