MBB Recruiting - Louisiana as a recruiting base question?

Hannagrif talked about this on the radio the other day. LA hasn’t produced a single Top 100 recruit in the 3 classes prior to this year, and has just one this year

That doesn’t give the staff a pass for poor results, but it would be super helpful if a Javonte Smart, Skylar Mays or similar were out there

Corey Chest is from NO and played his Sr yr in Missouri

Need to have a basketball AAU high-school
Something like IMG

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Here is a better list below of NBA players born in Louisiana

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My list was hall of fame players not all players. Basically the first 8 on the list you linked.

Here is a link to a list of ALL the 127 NBA & ABA players born in Louisiana

https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/birthplaces.cgi?country=US&state=LA

Was De’Aaron Fox a Katrina kid? I see he was born in New Orleans but went to HS in Katy. He would have been 7 when Katrina hit so it lines up.

Bill and Clyde didn't play HS ball in Louisiana. Every 10 yrs a decent player comes out of Louisiana football is the main thing. Just like up north in Chicago and NYC basketball is the main thing.

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It's not as big of a factor in basketball recruiting. The elite recruits (at least top 100) travel regularly for EYBL and such things. A lot also change HS several times before college. It helps to have local basketball studs, but football players grow up near home as a whole more than basketball players.

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Several go to basketball factories for HS as well, so they are already moving away from their home state before they are even legal adults.

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Need to have a basketball AAU high-school Something like IMG

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I feel like excelsior Christian that lacedarrius Dunn was at could’ve been something like that. Doesn't help that Scott Drew pretty much plunks every River parish blue chip recruit that comes out.

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Is that just my perception or what’s the reason?

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Generally speaking, Louisiana high school basketball sucks when you compare it to the national scene. Every once in a while there's a phenom that pops up in Louisiana, but most kids' basketball IQ and skill ability don't compare to top kids from other states, especially up north. When you travel on the major national circuits, this is very apparent.

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Corey Chest is from NO and played his Sr yr in Missouri

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Yeah, it is often difficult to figure out where a recruit is actually from because many leave to go play prep ball at "basketball factories."

But, to the OP's point, LA hasn't produced as many elite players in basketball recently as it has in football. Part of that is because they're are just so many more basketball players across the country, which makes it difficult to crack the top 100. LA still produces talented players. It's just not of the one-and-done variety.