High School Basketball State Champions have been crowned throughout the United States and now it's time for the most important season for recruiting...AAU. You would think basketball players on championship teams would have drawn the attention of college coaches.

Recruiting high school players outside the top 200 has become much more difficult because of the transfer portal. College coaches are in a Win Now mode and their first recruiting stop is the transfer portal. They seek a skilled veteran putting high school players outside the top 200 on the back burner.

This makes AAU season pivotal to high school recruits. It's the only time coaches are captivated by high school players. They will congregate several times throughout the Spring and Summer seeking players that could have an impact.

The AAU season gives a chance for high school players to jump on a college coach's radar. Watching players on the shoe circuit is a one-stop shop for College Coaches and media. Why travel to high schools to watch players when they can be observed in one location several times throughout the AAU season? It's just too efficient for everyone involved. The transfer portal makes AAU season more relevant than ever before.