As the coming 2013-14 highschool season approaches, Gardenstatehoops will periodically showcase a player or players to keep an eye on in the Northern New Jersey area! Some are mainstays, while others are just waiting to put their mark on the area basketball scene!

Bronx, New York….. The Big Strick Classic is a top basketball event named after New York’s late great basketball legend John”Franchise Strickland! The game pits some of America’s top players in the Country against the best in the New York area! Three New Jersey players will be on the NYC roster.

   Rashard Figures who played with Hackensack and is ranked in the top 10 players in New Jersey is leaving the State to finish his Highschool career! Rashard is going to Mack Prep in Charlotte, North Carolina.