Cam Liggins (2022) continues to dominate

Over the last few weeks, 2022 guard, Cameron Liggins has been lighting up the competition and opening eyes around the country.

6 foot 4 athletic wing, Cameron Liggins just finished up dropping a 40-piece on a Nike NYBL squad. If anyone is surprised, they have not been paying attention. Liggins has had big games this weekend against Illinois Wolves, All Ohio, and then the 40 point, 15 rebound game against Team Thad.

Cam Liggins has a great body for a perimeter player. He can drill the three, runs well, and has become a terrific downhill attacker.

He currently holds an offer from Western Illinois. Liggins has previously received interest from Oklahoma State, Montana State, and Texas State, but his Yanders Law coach, Rob Yanders has been taking calls from several new coaches this weekend following his impressive performances.

Liggins is presently slated to attend We Are United Prep this fall. His stock had been rising but is likely to spike with his current level of play. Stay tuned!

NY2LA Swish N Dish Spring Warm-Up

The Basketball Movement’s affiliate AAU program, Yanders Law is among premier high school talent at NY2LA’s Swish N Dish.

When Robert Yanders founded the Yanders Law AAU basketball program, he envisioned his teams playing at events like NY2LA’s Swish and Dish Spring Warm-Up. “No doubt, it is the best independent league in the country,” Yanders says. “We are beyond excited to be a part of it.”

Yanders Law boys and girls teams have been active with NY2LA for years, but the Swish N Dish has stepped up more than ever in 2021. “To have 30 to 40 top-100 guys here in one weekend is amazing,” Yanders says. “Curro has done it again.”

Antonio Curro is the Swish N Dish event director and is instrumental in keeping NY2LA humming as one of the top national grassroots organizations.

“I’ve known him for probably 12 years or so,” Yanders says of Curro. “He is professional, he cares about the players, and he is one of the best in the business. We are excited to be a part of what he does once again. We are putting our guys in a position to play the best of the best.”

The amount of talent in the Swish N Dish is off the charts in 2021. This past weekend alone, Yanders Law athletes faced off against 16 players with power 5 collegiate offers. Top players like Cam Kroft, Ausar Thompson (ranked #36 nationally), Amen Thompson (#34), Jalen Washington (#12), Andre Casey Jr. (#18), and Nick Martinelli faced off with Yanders Law Basketball over the weekend’s three games.

Swish N Dish includes EYBL squads Brad Beal Elite, EG 10, High Major AZ, Mac Irvin Fire, Meanstreets, Phenom University, Illinois Wolves… many national, shoe-sponsored brands.

Yanders Law brings plenty of talent as well. Some big names recently graduated from the program, but some of the area’s best remain.

Logan Applegate holds offers from SIUE and Texas St. and has drawn interest from Drexel, Belmont, and Chicago Loyola. Zach Howell also holds an offer from SIUE and has heard from Lipscomb, Mizzou, and Purdue. Jonathan Dunn has heard from Mizzou, Iowa State, Maryland, Montana State, Purdue.. and more to come. Kanon Gipson has heard from UW Milwaukee and Lipscomb.

Applegate, Dunn, and Gipson are all heading to We Are United this fall - Rob Yanders’ new post-grad prep school. This core is going to continue to grow and undoubtedly develop into impactful D1 collegiate athletes.

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Antonio Curro at The Basketball Movement Invitational

The Basketball Movement Invitational Camp will be more than a hub for elite players in 2020, with professional-level spectators in attendance such as Antonio Curro.

National media brands, NBA talent, and big names in the grassroots world will be in attendance this year for The Basketball Movement Invitational 2020. For years, the level of players has been climbing at Robert Yanders’ annual elite camp for high school boys. That continues this year, with big names from around the sport taking notice.

Antonio Curro, National Recruiting Editor of NY2LA, is one big wheel in the basketball world that we are excited to welcome to The Basketball Movement. Curro is the Founder & Director of Basketball Scouting and Grassroots Basketball Platform Initiatives for NY2LA Sports based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

“Antonio Curro is truly an NBA-caliber guy,” says Rob Yanders. “He evaluates all levels of talent around the country and we are so excited he is coming to our facility.” The Basketball Movement Invitational draws multiple athletes from the Yanders Law AAU program, which plays in the NY2LA grassroots hoops leagues. This year, Yanders extended invites to a few members of Phenom University - Team Herro and Indy Premier, both of which also participate in NY2LA leagues.

Curro has worked with multiple top 100 players across the country. Several players have hit the NBA scene that he has mentored. It comes as no surprise that sources have told The Basketball Movement that Curro is highly sought after by NBA organizations.

We are honored to have Antonio Curro come to our facility to observe our Invitational Camp. The Basketball Movement Invitational is one of our favorite events of the year and 2020 should be the best one to date. Stay tuned as we continue filling you in on the happenings leading into the start of the action Friday the 16th.

Yanders Law Blue Elite (16u) - Homegrown, top-tier AAU squad

Today we spotlight the 16 & under Yanders Law Blue Elite team that is living up to their name and putting the AAU scene on notice.

The NY2LA Spring Warm Up over the weekend confirmed what many already knew: the Yanders Law program can claim many of the top sophomores not only in the state, but beyond. Yanders Law Blue Elite defeated the Green Bay Gunners, ET21 Buckeyes, Mac Irvin Fire EYBL, and Team Teague in the 16u platinum bracket.

Blue Elite fell to Meanstreets (another EYBL team), which went on to win the bracket. This Yanders Law squad is a team of guys from Southwest Missouri that have mostly been playing with each other for four or five years. Many of these other teams consist of new, recruited players from a wide area.

For Yanders Law Blue Elite to be able to hang with teams that have shoe deals or NBA players backing them is immensely impressive. With all the noise this team is making after just a couple weeks of practice together, a few of these guys are likely to be more heavily recruited themselves.

Every player on this team contributed in one way or another at the NY2LA Spring Warm Up. Scoring, defending, or being active from the sidelines are all important; we saw plenty of that this weekend. One player that has truly upped his game recently is Zach Howell, and it showed in Milwaukee.

“Zach has improved a ton” said Yanders Law founder and namesake, Rob Yanders. “He hit some huge shots this weekend and showed out.” Another player that was making things look easy against stiff competition was Anton Brookshire.

In a recap of early tournament action, the NY2LA website had this to say about Brookshire:

“Brookshire really captains the ship for his team with his play and is efficient in his work. He picked up where he left off last summer with a solid opening game, getting to the hoop and finishing with good control, burying shots from both the mid and long levels and was otherwise operating as a facilitator for his teammates, pushing the ball up the floor and getting his guys scoring opportunities.”
— NY2LAsports.com

One more player that has to be named is Isaac Haney. If you were paying attention to his season in Dora, you know that he has taken his game to another stratosphere. The kid can score with ease and had one of the prettiest shots in the whole tournament, regardless of age or association.

Things are just getting started for not only this team, but all of Yanders Law Basketball. To keep track of these guys, make sure to follow along on Twitter @YandersLaw and add them on Facebook.