Now that the NCAA’s first live period, which allows college coaches to check in on elite talent, is in the books we examine the five players who upped their profiles with stellar performances over this past weekend at different shoe circuit events.

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R.J. Hampton at Little Elm (Photo: Sean Daniel via the Hamptons)

 R.J. Hampton, Drive Nation (Texas), PG, 2020: Hampton annihilated the competition this past weekend, averaging 28.8 points a game, good enough for second overall in the Nike EYBL. Hampton’s best game was a 41-point, six-assist, three-rebound performance against Phenom University (Wis.). Hampton, who added 4.5 assists a game, is ranked No. 2 overall in USA Today Sports’ Chosen 25.