DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌

****National🏀Scout**** for various outlets **National Director of Scouting/Consultant for @BradBealElite Nike EYBL 🦍 #ItsJustDifferent

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

From being evaluated by the best to becoming one of the best evaluators @GarfClinic1 @5starbasketball #MakeAname

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

FYI if by chance you see me in a gym
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IM LEAVING HERE WITH SOMETHING 👀💯🤫🫣

#ImFromRoundTheWay #RecruitingSeason

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

@mario_casamajor Proud of you killa🍿🎥 don’t know of many who study the game like Casamajor…Always has had insane work ethic and drive💯

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

After 2026 Pangos All-Midwest Frosh/Soph Camp and evaluating all weekend there were clear cut National level kids who many may know about and with current Division 1 offers & interest but I also laid eyes on a few prospects that should have “Breakout” years at their respective schools.

2029 6’7 Zahari Threatt De La Salle HS (IL
2030 6’8 Louis Johnson Bloom HS (IL)
2030 6’2 Elijah McKinnie Kenwood HS (IL
2030 6’7 Mamadou Baker Guilford (IL)
2029 6’0 Cody Rader Geneva HS (IL)
2030 6’2 DJ Moore Marist HS (IL
2029 6’5 Travis Jamison Whitney Young (IL)
2030 6’4 Cory Irvin Larkin HS (IL)
2030 6’3 Larry Ellis Bloom HS (IL)
2029 6’4 Cody Johnson Marist HS (IL)

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

#throwbackthursday 🍿🎥
As a young man 13yrs old my pops left the house for good so naturally I found love and guidance from the wrong crowd..Until my mom put me around 3 different men that would instill words that stuck and possibly changed and saved my life. In Jr High a man named Garland Dildy told me this orange ball would take me around the world🌎 and it definitely did and still does…2nd my AAU coach Larry Butler got on my ass for fuckin up in school and said words I would never forget “D.E AYY MANN YOU BETTA HANDLE YO MUTHAFUCKIN BUSINESS” 3rd I had to leave Chicago where my journey started at Mt. Carmel for staying In trouble off the court hanging with grown men and a man named Judge Stuttley told me keep hanging with them I’m going to lock you up I heard you have offers to leave Chicago that might be best and that conversation led me to go to Arizona to prep school where I met Coach Hiram Akina who probably saved my life🙏🏾 and was like a 2nd Dad….. After walking away from the game retiring years later my kids brought me right back and that same feeling came back only this time I was excited to make sure young kids got to live out their wildest dreams, Be special, and have REAL guidance in doing so like I had💯 This Love never goes away🙏🏾 #GodisGood

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

The BEST PURE PG in attendance this past weekend at the prestigious
2026 Pangos All-Midwest Fr Soph camp was a electric 2030 PURE PG out of Tennessee that already holds a few D1 offers with several on the way and his name is Jordan Crawford 2030 6’0 PG Bartlett (TN)…Kids vision, skill set, and feel for the game is already next level for a pg. His change of pace and ultra accurate dimming abilities puts him in that rare conversation of “Special”👀🍿🎥 @jay_vodo @PangosAACamp @FCPPangos @trigonis30 @RonMFlores @LimitLesSports @Ballislife @BallerTV @NikeEYB

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

Scouts from other regions and different outlets have been asking me for an entire year my thoughts on Robert Smith Jr 6’3 ‘30 Marist (Chi IL) ..Aside from his inherited IQ from being a gym rat his entire life, his length and abilities check off several boxes that put him in a different conversation aside from others in the class of 2030. I waited till the second half of JR EYBL to start evaluating and watched him get more and more comfortable. He more than held his own at USA mini camp against older participants and even after that grueling session showed up at Pangos this weekend to further establish and showcase a clear separation in his class. As his body fills out it could get very dangerous! That along with his noticeable pure love for the game makes him one for college coaches to track very closely.

2026 Pangos All-Midwest Fr Soph
@PangosAACamp @FCPPangos @trigonis30 @RonMFlores @LimitLES_LLC @Ballislife @BallerTV @Rob3rtbuckets5 @usabjnt @NikeEYB

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

@PangosAACamp @FCPPangos
ALL-MIDWEST Frosh/Soph Camp

@LimitLES_LLC @RonMFlores @BallerTV

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

It was Fuckin INCREDIBLE 🍿🎥💪🏾🙌🏾….. #PML

[TP 2K27 @tpgotgame]

Heard my mf brother @GLCtheism did his thing tonight in CHICAGO with the good brother @kanyewest

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

@tpgotgame A animal😤🍿🎥

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

Are we ready to have the discussion about Brady Pettigrew possibly being ranked a lil bit low in the country on multiple platforms??? ….I mean men lie, women lie, numbers don’t 🤷🏾‍♂️….But I’m open to debate performances and matchups 😏 @BradyPettigreww @BradBealElite @Jumpman23 @NikeEYB

[Brady Pettigrew @BradyPettigreww]

History made🏆 First ever EYBL 16u mvp!

Season avg: 24.4ppg 4rbs 3asts

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

The Boogie Man👀🫣

[Barry Bradford @barrybradford3]

Another BIG addition to the Example Sports Family to close out July! College Coaches stay tuned will tell you all about her‼️#BoogieTime #ExampleStrong

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

Get your Popcorn ready.😤🍿🎥…..

[Barry Bradford @barrybradford3]

July is here. Time to get the Pack back together‼️🐺 #HuntingSeason #ExampleStrong

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

Tuff Guard ….The jump from local to National will help Nat tremendously …Looking forward to watching her develop.📈 Absolutely Loaded 2028 class

[Example Academy @example_academy]

Excited to officially welcome 2028 Natalie McGhee to the Example Academy family! 🦅#AcademyBusiness

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Isaac Smith IV is headed to @GillionAcadTeam ! Isaac is a 6’6 2029 Guard out of Chicago, Illinois!
@GillionAcad @thegrindsession @AjAjmartin1980 @ismithiv @PangosAACamp @trigonis30 @FCPPangos

[DEREK ELLISON The🏀🔌 @DELLISONSCOUT]

A Stud👀📈☎️🍿🎥

[BallerTV @BallerTV]

5⭐️ Brady Pettigrew drops 44 points with 9 dunks in 2026 AAU debut 😳 @BradyPettigreww @BradBealElite @madehoops