FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12th Annual MLK Basketball Classic Top teams, Top student-athletes return for long-standing event Mesa, AZ (January 14, 2015) – The MLK Basketball Classic Committee is pleased to announce the line-up of games for the 12th Annual MLK Basketball Classics scheduled Monday, January 19 at Wells Fargo Arena on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. “Speaking on behalf of the committee, we’re excited for the schedule of games this year as the MLK Basketball Classic continues to progress with competitive games involving solid programs.” said Co-Director and Mesa Public School District Athletic Director Dr. Steve Hogen.…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12th Annual MLK Basketball Classic Top teams, Top student-athletes return for long-standing event Mesa, AZ (January 14, 2015) – The MLK Basketball Classic Committee is pleased to announce the line-up of games for the 12th Annual MLK Basketball Classics scheduled Monday, January 19 at Wells Fargo Arena on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. “Speaking on behalf of the committee, we’re excited for the schedule of games this year as the MLK Basketball Classic continues to progress with competitive games involving solid programs.” said Co-Director and Mesa Public School District Athletic Director Dr. Steve Hogen.…
The 2014-2015 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in men’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Khari Holloway, Mesa Holloway quarterbacked Mesa to two wins this past week, including a 64-60 win at Central Arizona. In addition to averaging 15.5 points for the week, he shot 58% from the floor, 60% from the three-point line, and 86% from the charity stripe. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Monnard Brown, South Mountain Brown averaged 26.5 points…
The 2014-2015 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in women’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: Destiny Amezquita – Cochise Cochise went 2-0 last week behind the strong play of Destiny Amezquita who averaged 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3 steals and 3.5 assists per game in her team’s two wins. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Keshaun Clark – Phoenix The Bears went 1-1 last week, led by the play of Clark who averaged 17 points,…
The 2014-2015 junior college basketball season in the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) is now in full swing. Here are this week’s Players of the Week in women’s basketball in the conference . . . ACCAC D-I Player of the Week: JeZhe Newton – Central Arizona Newton averaged 12.7 points per game – helping Central Arizona (CAC) to a 2-1 record last week. She also averaged 11 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game last week. ACCAC D-II Player of the Week: Caitlyn Hetrick – Glendale Hetrick averaged 15.6 points as the Gauchos went 2-1 last week. She had a high…
The 8th Annual Arizona Middle School Basketball Showcase will take place on Sunday, January 25th on the campus of Arizona Christian University and will be organized again by Tournament Director Chad Groth and Area Codes Basketball. The event will feature many of the top boys middle school prospects in the state of Arizona. Click this link to sign up for this year’s event. Join the Forum discussion on this post
The MLK Classic will be held at Grand Canyon University and Tempe High School on January 17 – 19th for boys and girls. The event will be held for 3rd – 8th grade for boys & for 5th through 8th grade for girls. All teams must register online www.just4hoopin.org or contact Justin Peterson at just4hoopin@yahoo.com or 602-740-8264. Join the Forum discussion on this post
For the last two years, Open Gym Premier has been committed to organizing and executing the best elite camps at the youth level. The Ballislife Jr. All-American Camp and Elite 32 have featured some of the best youth players on the West Coast, and these camps have given players the opportunity to participate in a highly competitive and professional environment with top-notch basketball skills trainers. As a result of much positive feedback from these camps, we are excited to introduce the Elite Basketball Circuit. The Elite Basketball Circuit is a series of camps that will be held across select West…
We are coming east at the end of January to see who the up and coming east coast 7/8th graders are. This is a very serious camp, we instruct, correct and show kids how to play the RIGHT WAY. Coach Lucas camps are very intense and very detailed. Please pass this along to anyone in your area that may have an interest in attending. We will be using this camp to qualify kids for the International Middle School Combine in May in Houston, TX for the top 8th and select 7th graders in the world. Coach John Lucas sits on…
The Arizona’s Finest Top 20 Showcase will take place on March 14th at Inspire Courts in Chandler, Arizona for middle school and high school aged boys. The event will be covered by each of the scouting services in Arizona, and will feature the top boys prospects in the state for each class. Here is a video of last year’s exciting event . . . Join the Forum discussion on this post