Bilal R. Benjamin
Camp Director
Bilal R. Benjamin, Founder, Basketball Journalist and Scout for 1st Love Basketball. He is a former basketball trainer and coach beginning in 2013. Bilal trained players in professional hoops all the way down to grassroots. Some of the professional hoopers he trained are, Davon Reed former Los Angeles Laker (currently plays in G-League), Myles Powell former Philadelphia 76er (currently plays in Asia), and Eli Cain former South Bay Laker (current G-League free agent). Just to name a few. His journalism and scouting career has been far more extensive than training and coaching already.
He began scouting in 2016 and eventually took on journalism along with scouting full time in July of 2019 when he founded 1st Love Basketball.
Bilal has covered, interviewed and evaluated some of the best in grassroots all the way to the NBA.
NBA & G-League
Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), Chet Holmgren (OKC Thunder), Cole Anthony (Orlando Magic), Jalen Duren (Detroit Pistons), JD Davison (Boston Celtics), Sharife Cooper (Cleveland Charge), Davon Reed (Denver Nuggets), Eli Cain (G-League), College Park Skyhawks and much more.
Colleges he is in contact with & schools of players he’s covered:
Rutgers, Radford, UTEP, Sacred Heart, SMU, Wagner College, Michigan, Marist, Fairleigh Dickerson, Merrimack, Temple, Bryant, USC, NC A&T, NJIT, VCU, Georgia, Oregon, Rider and more.
High school events & circuits:
OTE, Pangos All-American Camp, Battle Official, Primetime Shootout, Nike EYBL, UAA Circuit, Made Hoops, Marquee Hoops, On The Radar, Hoop Group and more.
Currently Bilal is a nationally recognized Basketball Scout, Events Operator and Marketing Strategist. Along with being a Basketball Journalist for 1st Love Basketball and College Park Skyhawks.