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Whether it's college coaches watching one weekend or talent evaluators/recruiting gurus watching the next, all eyes are on high school basketball players in the exposure events played throughout the spring and summer. There is no question that there can be too much stock put into a weekend's performance, especially when it comes to national talent evaluators. Nonetheless, reputations are built, scholarships offers are made and stock can fall -- fairly or unfairly -- for prep players in these events.

With the summer closing in quickly, here are a few observations from the City/Suburban Hoops Report after returning from the Spiece Run 'N Slam Tournament in Fort Wayne

Late Bloomer
The central Illinois Class of 2009 big man that has grabbed a lot of the attention over the past few months has been 6-9 Zeke Schneider of Metamora. But Mahomet-Seymour's 6-8 Nick Washburn has grabbed mine. He's far from being a refined big man, but you can't help but be enamored with his size and body. He has gone from a relative nobody to a legitimate low Division I prospect. He has zero offers and virtually little interest from colleges currently. That will change between now and the end of July playing for the Illinois Wolves.