Luke Smith

Director of Operations @madehoops / USA Basketball 🥇🥇 / Link Academy / UMKC / ORU / Ames, IA Phillippians 1:6

[Luke Smith @Luke_Smith00]

"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out"

[Chad Babel @chadbabel]

If you weren’t at a @madehoops event this weekend, I’m sorry

[Boardroom @boardroom]

EXCLUSIVE: MADE Hoops is expanding its impact with two major moves: MADE for All, a new non-profit foundation, and a multi-million-dollar player development center set to open in NYC in 2026.

The announcement follows a new investment from SC Holdings and LRMR Ventures, the family office of @KingJames and @mavcarter, with additional backing from @KDTrey5 and @richkleiman’s Boardroom Sports Holdings, and NBA All-Star @Pp_doesit.

“This investment allows us to take everything we’ve built — the events, the platform, and the brand — and elevate it to new heights,” said @madehoops founder and CEO @chadbabel. The new foundation will fund scholarships, training programs, and community initiatives, while the NYC facility will focus on elite skill development and performance training.

“What’s impressed me most with Chad and the MADE Hoops team is their intense commitment to their namesake: Maximizing Athletes Development and Exposure,” said SC Holdings co-founder @jasonwstein.

MADE has become a launchpad for top players, with Maverick Carter of LRMR Ventures calling the company’s mission “what youth basketball has needed for a very long time.”

[UCLA Men’s Basketball @UCLAMBB]

The Bruins’ program has hired Max Feldman to serve as the team’s assistant general manager, focusing on recruiting and roster management.

Feldman joins the men’s basketball program after having worked in scouting at @madehoops.

💻: https://t.co/fHkf1XCmrE

[MADE Hoops @madehoops]

1️⃣3️⃣ 1st Round 2024 NBA Draft selections grew up with MADE Hoops. Congratulations to all! But we’re not done yet… Stay tuned for the 2nd round tomorrow…🔋

[MADE Hoops @madehoops]

DMV Live Schedule is LIVE and the matchups are 🔥🔥🔥

Schedule: https://t.co/mlXSj0jnHZ

College Coaches Packet: https://t.co/V3SxChi6Pk

Spectators: https://t.co/4Wuhnf4mUW

Live Stream: https://t.co/FWGXIQFpRR

[MADE Hoops @madehoops]

MADE Hoops is well-represented in this year’s NBA Rising Stars Game 🤩

🔗: https://t.co/4zS6QQh46p

[Tony Irons @Coach_TonyIrons]

Prayers out to the entire Yanders family! Rob was a passionate and selfless person who used basketball to make a difference in the lives of others! He will be missed!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾😢

[Wyatt Wheeler @WyattWheeler_]

Dana Ford said that Damien Mayo and Donovan Clay are most likely starters along with a mixture of veteran guards.

“We have about seven starters this year.”

[Samad Hines @Samad_Hines]

Head coach Rodney Perry led Link Academy (MO) to 34-2 overall record — reaching the GEICO Nationals title game in their first high school season a few months ago.

Just led MoKan Elite (KS) to another Nike EYBL Peach Jam title — give the man his flowers — incredible year.

[Dan Lindblad @DanLindbladTV]

WATCH: Link Academy went out and did what no one had ever done before them.

Making a movie in the process and putting Branson basketball on the national map.

@LinkHoops @LinkCoachP

READ -> https://t.co/OF4OdtrrUk

[𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 @LinkHoops]

Congratulations to all 4 of our Lions selected to the Jordan Brand Classic!
🦁🦁🦁🦁 @TarrisReedJr @OnlyJWalsh @ju1ianphillips @LinkCoachP #PartOfThePride🦁

[The HS Circuit @HSCircuit]

The 2022 #GEICONationals field set 📝

🗓️ March 31-April 2
📍 Fort Myers, FL

1. @SunriseHoops (25-1)
2. @IMGABasketball (22-4)
3. @MVABasketball (21-4)
4. @LinkHoops (32-1)
5. @OakHillAcademy (32-7)
6. @AZCompass_Prep (25-4)
7. @LaLuBasketball (21-4)
8. @ProlificPrep (25-6)

[IHSAA @IHSAA]

🏆Final: Ames 68, Johnston 37. Little Cyclones win their 9th #iahsbkb title in emphatic fashion, paced by Tamin Lipsey’s triple-double. Dragons are runners-up for the second straight year.
🏀 https://t.co/ZbrPQmzzTl

[𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 @LinkHoops]

Congratulations to our @McDAAG All Americans, @iversonclassic Selections, @JordanClassic Selections, and @nikehoopsummit Selections! @Felixokpara24 @OnlyJWalsh @ju1ianphillips @BiliewOmaha @TarrisReedJr
#PartOfThePride🦁

[𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬 @LinkHoops]

Congratulations to our very own @LinkCoachP ! You’ll always be number 1 in our hearts Coach!

[Kyle Suttles @coach_ksuttles]

Out of State: @LinkHoops
Players- @Treygreen02, was the floor general and was the pace setter for LINK! Even took a pic w/ my sons! And @DamienmayoJr for his fierce defense and energy for LINK
Coach- @Luke_Smith00 for his precision and intent during pre-game work! #hhoopsclassic

[Samad Hines @Samad_Hines]

MAJOR matchup coming this weekend in Nebraska this upcoming weekend.

No. 2 Link Academy (MO) versus No. 1 Sunrise Christian (KS) as part of the @HHoopsClassic.

Winner will could likely lock that #1 seed for the GEICO Nationals next month.

This should be fun. APPOINTMENT TV.

[Kirk Goldsberry @kirkgoldsberry]

5 Haliburton Notes
1. 93 players have tried at least 300 jumpers this year, he ranks 6th in efficiency (58.7 eFG%)
2. 49 players have tried at least 100 off-the-dribble 3s - he's 2nd in 3P% (40.6%)
3. He makes 42.6% of his catch-and-shoot 3s
4. He's 11th in assists
5. He's 21

[Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix]

Sabonis is good. But moving Haliburton, a second-year, 21-year old guard who hands out seven-plus assists and shoots 40% from three ... I don't know.

[Eric Bossi @ebosshoops]

Big time effort from Link Academy senior guard Damien Mayo. Dude exudes toughness and does so many little things that contribute to winning. Would be a shame to see him fall victim to portal recruiting.