Episode #43 - Nick Carroll - Prep Hoops Co-Founder & Totino-Grace Boys Head Coach

The Bare's Den w/ Matt Bare

If you have a son or daughter that plays high school basketball in Minnesota, chances are you know who Nick Carroll is. If you don’t, you more than likely are aware of or are familiar with his company – Prep Hoops. And if you are outside of Minnesota you are becoming more familiar with Prep Hoops as well as it is now in more than 30 states around the country. Nick, who is the co-founder of Prep Hoops, started the company as a way to better connect high school players to college coaches to aid in recruitment for both sides. The main pillars of the Prep Hoops business today are content, team events individual player showcases.
Nick is also involved in high school basketball as the head boys coach at Totino-Grace high school. In this episode we discuss how Prep Hoops came to be, his thoughts on local versus national player rankings and what the prep basketball landscape could look like in the next 5 to 10 years.