Top25Scouts City Camp Series
Top25Scouts Des Moines Basketball Camps
Year-Round Skills, Competition and Local Evaluation
Skills. Competition. Local Evaluation.
Join the Top25Scouts Des Moines chapter for year-round basketball camps led by experienced local coaches and scouts. Develop your game, compete against players from your area and build your verified basketball profile.
Current status
Applications open for the next Des Moines camp
Top25Scouts is currently accepting player applications for its next Des Moines Basketball Camp. Dates and venue will be announced once sufficient local demand is confirmed. No payment is required today.
No payment is required to apply.
Basketball in Des Moines
The Top25Scouts Camp is coming to Des Moines. Sign up now.
The Census Bureau counts about 100,000 school-age children — ages 5 to 17 — in the Des Moines metro. That is one of the biggest youth basketball populations in America, and most of those players have never been evaluated by a scout. That is exactly the gap the Top25Scouts Des Moines chapter exists to close.
Our Des Moines basketball camps put local players in front of a scout who knows the region, in a setting built for development first: skill stations, live competition, and an honest evaluation your family can carry with you.
No Des Moines dates are announced yet — this page is where interest is collected. Applying takes about two minutes and costs nothing. Once there is enough confirmed local demand, we lock a date and venue in the Des Moines metro and every family on the list hears first.
The date is not set. The list is open. Sign up for the Des Moines camp today and be there when it is. Families who sign up first hear first and get first access to early-bird pricing.
What happens at a City Camp
- Year-round local basketball opportunities
- Skills instruction and live competition
- Local scouts observing every session
- Prospect identification for higher-level events
- Local player profiles and media
- Growth of your Top25Scouts city chapter
City Camp attendance does not guarantee a ranking, nomination or invitation.
Age groups and camp format
Top25Scouts city camps are open to boys and girls in grades 3 through 12. Players are grouped by grade band and by skill, not just by age, so a younger guard is not lost in a session built for high school wings.
A typical camp day runs skill stations, position-specific work and live games, with scouts watching every session. One-day clinics, two-day city camps and seasonal camps — holiday, winter, spring break and summer — all run under the same format.
Exact divisions for each camp are confirmed when the date and venue are announced.
Your Hoop Verified profile
Every camp applicant builds a Hoop Verified player profile — measurements, attendance history and evaluations recorded by staff, kept with the athlete's family account.
How Hoop Verified worksThe Des Moines chapter
Des Moines is part of the Top25Scouts Iowa chapter network.
Start in your city. Earn your next opportunity.
Top25Scouts City Camps give players an opportunity to develop, compete and be evaluated within their local chapter. Players demonstrating readiness may be recommended for a Road to Top25 All-American Camp or another advanced evaluation opportunity.
- 01Community and NBA Player Camps
- 02Top25Scouts City Camp Series
- 03Road to Top25 All-American Camps
- 04Top25Scouts Pro Exposure Series
- 05Top25Scouts National Combine
Applications, attendance and package purchases do not guarantee a ranking, nomination or invitation.
Des Moines camp questions
Who can attend a Top25Scouts Des Moines basketball camp?
Boys and girls in grades 3 through 12 who live in or near the Des Moines metro. Players are grouped by grade band and skill level, so you do not need to already play club basketball to apply.
When is the next Des Moines camp?
Dates and venues are announced once there is enough confirmed local demand for a camp. Apply now and you will be emailed as soon as the next Des Moines camp date and venue are confirmed. No payment is required to apply.
Where in Des Moines will camps be held?
Inside the Des Moines metro. Venues are confirmed camp by camp and chosen for court space, parking and family seating.
Does attending get my child ranked?
No. Applications, attendance and package purchases do not guarantee a ranking, nomination or invitation. A city camp is where a local scout sees your player and a verified profile gets built.
What comes after a Des Moines city camp?
Every player who attends builds a Hoop Verified profile — verified name, grade, measurements and film. Players who stand out may be recommended for a Road to Top25 All-American Camp, a Top25Scouts Pro Exposure Series event or the National Combine. Recommendation is a scouting decision, never a purchase.
Apply For The Next Des Moines Camp
Applications are free and take a couple of minutes. We'll set up your parent account so you're ready the moment Des Moines camp details are announced.