Courtside365 is girls basketball coverage built from the baseline up. Led by sports journalist Cedric Cobb Sr., we're in the gyms, at the showcases and on the sidelines — telling the stories behind the players and helping college programs find their next one.
MEET CEDRIC COBB SR.
Cedric was born and raised in Arizona, with stops in New Jersey and Arkansas along the way — three very different basketball cultures that shaped how he sees the game. He played throughout his youth and amateur years, and he's never been far from a court since.
That lifetime around the game is what he brings to the sideline. Watching local players grind in gyms nobody was covering, he turned his love of basketball into a career putting the spotlight where it belongs.
His eye is for the small stuff: the hustle play, the extra pass, the kid who changes the game without filling up the box score. Then he tells the story behind it.
His work has appeared in
NATION Bball
Arizona Informant Sports
Prep Girls Hoops
Prep Hoops AZ
OUR SCOUTING PHILOSOPHY
We evaluate the whole player, not one game. Every report draws on everything we've seen of her, so coaches get a fuller, fairer picture of how she plays against different competition and in different roles:
High school — her role, production and leadership on her school team across the season
Club and travel ball — how she performs against top competition on the circuit
Events and showcases — camps, exposure events and showcases where our scouts have watched her play
Evaluations and projections are updated as we see her again, so the report grows with the player.
THE BLOG
Free and open to everyone: player spotlights, event recaps, rankings and news from the girls high school game.
FOR COLLEGE COACHES
Behind the coach login is a private scouting service for women's college programs — evaluations and projections on high school and transfer-portal prospects nationwide.
PLAYERS & FAMILIES
Players never need an account. If something about you is wrong or you'd like it removed, let us know and we'll take care of it.