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Utah Top 50 College Showcase
For Unsigned Seniors, Post-Grad & Gap Year Players
Spring 2027 — Dates TBAThe Event
The Utah Top 50 College Showcase is designed for one purpose: to get you seen by the right college coaches at the right time.
This NCAA-certified event brings together 40–60 of the most competitive unsigned seniors, post-graduate players, return missionaries, and gap year athletes for a multi-game showcase with college coaches from every level attending in person and watching live online. Every game is filmed and streamed live by Utah Top 50 — free to watch and archived permanently — and complete game film and scouting evaluations flow directly into the T50 Player Intelligence Platform, where 1,000+ college coaching programs can search and evaluate them.
The College Showcase is open to players from Utah and surrounding states. If you're an unsigned senior in Idaho, a post-grad player in Nevada, or a return missionary in Wyoming — this event is for you.
Whether you're an unsigned senior looking for a late opportunity, a prep school player building your recruiting profile, a return missionary re-entering the basketball world, or a rising junior getting an early start on the process — the College Showcase gives you maximum exposure at a critical moment in your recruiting timeline.
Key Details
Everything you need to know.
- Dates
- Spring 2027 (TBA — historically March/April)
- Venue
- Westminster University, Salt Lake City, UT
- Who
- Unsigned seniors, post-grad/gap year, return missionaries, and rising juniors from Utah and surrounding states
- Players
- 40–60 total (limited to maintain quality and exposure)
- Format
- 2-day event, 4+ games per player guaranteed
- Streaming
- Every game filmed and streamed live — free to watch, archived permanently
- NCAA Certified
- D1, D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO coaches may attend officially
- Admission
- FREE for all spectators. Always.
What's Included
Everything in your registration.
- 4+ competitive games over 2 days
- BAM Combine Testing — the same physical testing protocol used at the NBA Draft Combine, powered by the Utah Jazz Skill Lab. Verified measurements and athletic testing results become part of your permanent T50 Player Intelligence Platform profile.
- Every game filmed and streamed live by Utah Top 50 — free to watch, archived permanently on YouTube
- Custom jersey by ProLook — Utah Top 50's official uniform partner since 2022. Professional-grade and yours to keep.
- Complete profile on the T50 Player Intelligence Platform — your T50 Score (our 0–100 composite player rating across six evaluation categories), scouting evaluation, film, and testing data, searchable by 1,000+ college coaching programs
- NCAA-certified event — coaches at all NCAA divisions, NAIA, and JUCO can attend in person
- College coaches attending in person from Utah and surrounding states
- Parent and player recruiting education session with college coaches
- Free admission for family and supporters
What to Expect
See the energy for yourself.
Get a feel for the competition, level of play, and atmosphere at a Utah Top 50 event.
Who Should Attend
Four players this is built for.
Unsigned Seniors
Your high school career just ended, but your basketball journey doesn't have to. The College Showcase gives unsigned seniors immediate exposure to college coaches who are actively building rosters for next season. Many D2, D3, NAIA, and JUCO programs fill late-spring roster spots from showcase events exactly like this.
Post-Grad & Gap Year
If you're spending a year at a prep school or post-graduate academy, this is your opportunity to showcase your development. With the NCAA's proposed 5-in-5 eligibility rule, a gap year no longer costs you a season of college eligibility — making this pathway more valuable than ever. Learn more on our Pathways page.
Return Missionaries
Utah has a unique population of talented basketball players who served religious missions and are now looking to continue their playing careers in college. The College Showcase is specifically designed to welcome return missionaries — giving you a platform to demonstrate your abilities after time away from competitive basketball.
Rising Juniors
It's never too early to start the recruiting process. A limited number of rising juniors are accepted into the College Showcase to begin building their exposure and platform profile. College coaches increasingly evaluate younger prospects, and early visibility gives you a significant advantage.
How Our Exposure Model Works
More than a weekend — a recruiting platform.
Most showcases end when the games are over. Ours doesn't. Every game is filmed and streamed live by Utah Top 50 — we produce all of our own content in-house — and within days of the final game, complete film is posted to YouTube and linked directly to your T50 Player Intelligence Platform profile. Your scouting evaluation and T50 Score (our 0–100 composite player rating across six evaluation categories) are finalized by the UT50 coaching staff. Rosters and schedules go out to our network of 1,000+ college coaching programs in advance. College coaches can search, filter, and evaluate you at their convenience, weeks and months after the event. A coach who discovers you in July will have the same access to your March showcase film and evaluation as a coach who watched live. That's the difference between a weekend event and a recruiting platform.
Venue
Westminster University.
The College Showcase is held at Westminster University in Salt Lake City — a college campus setting that fits the moment. The facility provides a professional game-day atmosphere with quality sight lines for evaluating coaches, broadcast-ready lighting, and the kind of environment that helps players compete at their best in front of the programs recruiting them.
College Coaches — We Want You Here
Complimentary hotel for visiting college coaches.
The College Showcase exists to connect unsigned players with programs that need them. To make it easier for coaches to attend in person, Utah Top 50 is offering complimentary hotel accommodation for visiting college coaches. If you're a college coach planning to attend the Showcase — or considering it — let us know. We'll follow up with details on accommodation, the coach package, player rosters, and everything you'll need to evaluate efficiently while you're here. Details are still being finalized, and we're gauging interest now so we can plan accordingly.
What is the T50 Score?
A 0–100 rating you earn on the floor.
The T50 Score is Utah Top 50's 0–100 composite player rating. Every player evaluated at a Utah Top 50 event receives one. It's built from six categories — scoring, playmaking, defense, athleticism, basketball IQ, and intangibles — scored by our coaching staff, then combined with verified physical testing data and performance stats. It isn't a subjective ranking or an opinion. It's a transparent, data-backed score you earn on the floor, and it lives permanently on your T50 Player Intelligence Platform profile.
NCAA Certification
Officially evaluated. Officially visible.
The Utah Top 50 College Showcase is NCAA-certified through the Event Certification & Approvals Group (ECAG). Coaches at all NCAA divisions — D1, D2, and D3 — can officially attend and evaluate prospects. NAIA and JUCO coaches attend as well. NCAA certification requires all participating players to be registered in the Basketball Certification System (BBCS) and all event coaches to hold current USA Basketball Gold Licenses. We handle the certification process — players simply need to complete their BBCS registration as part of the event signup.
Spectator Policy
FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL SPECTATORS
Bring your family, your teammates, your community. Every Utah Top 50 game is free to attend. No gate fees. No ticket purchases. We believe families shouldn't have to pay to watch their kids play.
Frequently Asked
Questions, answered.
Gallery
From the floor.
Beyond the event
Every player gets a profile on the Player Intelligence Platform.
Every player who participates in this event receives a profile on the Utah Top 50 Player Intelligence Platform — including stats, scouting evaluations, and game film searchable by college coaches at every level. Not sure what your next step should be? Visit our Pathways page to explore every option from D1 scholarships to prep school gap years.
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