COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 20, 2013) -- Including 135 athletes and featuring some of the nation's best, young talent, USA Basketball today announced the roster of athletes participating in the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team Trials that will be held May 23-27 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. In addition to 32 athletes invited by the USA Basketball Women's Developmental National Team Committee, USA Basketball conducted an open application process that resulted in 103 applicant athletes. "We have had a tremendous response from throughout the country, and we are looking forward to an incredible trials for the U16 national team," said Carol Callan, USA Basketball Women's National Team Director and non-voting chair of the USA Basektball Women's Developmental National Team Committee. "On top of selecting a 12-member roster, this weekend will be about learning and helping to further develop these young basketball players." Trials will be used to select the 12-member roster that will represent the USA in the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, which will be played June 19-23 in Cancun, Mexico. Players eligible for this team must be U.S. citizens, born on or after Jan. 1, 1997, and the team will ...

The Converse Invitational hosted several teams this weekend in the Girls Varsity Division however only two teams would battle for the Champion spot. The following teams fought hard to earn the right to be the last team standing: Pensacola Blue Chips Big South Dream Team Lady Diamonds GA metros Lady Crusaders Alabama Aces Lady Blazers Just to name a few. In semi final game the Pensacola Blue Chips took on the Big South Dream Team. The Dream Team got off to a good start with a 7-0 run. The Lady Blue Chips didn’t score a basket until 3 min into the first quarter and went on their on 10-2 run to before the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was battle with both teams however the Blue Chips had the edge going into the half leading 27-20. After halftime the Dream team bench with 2014 Wanetta Wright, 2015 Alayiah Collier, and 2014 Ashley Outler exploded with their defensive intensity to wear down the Blue Chips in the third quarter. The intensified play continued in the 4th quarter and the Dream Team went on to win the game 64-28. The Championship game starred the Big South Dream Team and the GA ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 19, 2013) -- Headlined by three returning members of the gold-medal winning 2011 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team, USA Basketball today following four days of trials announced the 12-member team that will represent the red, white and blue as it attempts to capture its fifth-straight gold medal at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship, hosted by Lithuania from July 18-28 in Klaipeda and Panevėžys. Held May 16-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo., the USA U19 trials featured 33 athletes age 19-years-old and younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1994). The team was selected by the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee, chaired by UT Chattanooga head coach Jim Foster. At the most recent biennial U19 tournament in 2011 the U.S. extended its golden U19 streak to four-straight behind the play of Alexis Jones (Duke / Irving, Texas); FIBA U19 All-Tournament Team selection Breanna Stewart (Connecticut / North Syracuse, N.Y.), who was later named the 2011 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year; and Morgan Tuck (Connecticut / Bolingbrook, Ill.), all three of whom return this summer and list as the only U.S. athletes to ever repeat on ...

Four Court Coaches Selected To Assist At 2013 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team Trials From top to bottom: LaDreda Akins, Terri Bamford, Kimberly Davis-Powell and Vanessa Nygaard will assist the USA women's U16 coaches during trials. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 17, 2013) -- Four high school and AAU coaches from around the country, LaDreda Akins (Haines City H.S., Haines City, Fla./Florida's Finest AAU), Terri Bamford (LaJolla Country Day, La Jolla, Calif./Waves AAU), Kimberly Davis-Powell (Essence Girls Basketball AAU, Tallahassee, Fla.) and Vanessa Nygaard (Windward School, Los Angeles, Calif.), today were named as court coaches for the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team Trials that will be held May 23-27 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The USA Basketball Women's Developmental National Team Committee selected the court coaches. During trials, the four court coaches will assist the women's U16 coaching staff, which will be lead by Sue Phillips, head coach at Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, Calif.) and for the San Jose Cagers AAU program in California, and assistant coaches Mary Coyle Klinger (Rutgers Preparatory School, Somerset, N.J.) and Brian Robinson (Bishop McGuinness H.S., Kernersville, N.C./Stealers AAU). The ...

UConn's Morgan Tuck was a member of the 2011 USA U19 World Championship Team and will be trying for her second U19 squad this summer. -- Thirteen Gold Medalists Return To Vie For USA U19 Team Slot -- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-- Thirty-four of the nation's top athletes age 19-years-old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1994), including 13 who previously have helped USA Basketball earn gold in international competition, have accepted invitations to participate in the 2013 USA Basketball U19 World Championship Team trials, USA Basketball today announced. Trials to select the 12-member USA squad will be held May 16-19 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC) in Colorado Springs, Colo. Invitations to the trials were issued by the USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee. "This group has a nice nucleus with some former gold medal winners in the mix and some new candidates that will allow us to field a very competitive team," said committee chair Jim Foster, who has been a member of nine different USA Basketball coaching staffs. "I think it's a fantastic, dynamic, diverse group ...

The next big social networking giant was not developed in Silicon Valley as you may think. SchollyME.com was conceived and developed in Ventura County, California for athletes and sports fans from all over the world. Click here Scholly Me Kids SchollyME.com has created a cutting edge one-stop shop for recruiting and the sports fanatic experience. Multiple social networks have been built in the past, but none can hold the title of, Ultimate Sports Social Network. “We believe SchollyME has the ability to change how colleges recruit forever. SchollyME will allow coaches to be in many different places at the same time; while allowing coaches to have immediate access to the most vital athlete information,” said President and CEO Melvin Nunnery. “While SchollyME is great for all athletes it’s just as amazing for the sports fanatic and family members. SchollyME is a sports community of your favorite athletes, coaches, and fans. We like to say we’re Facebook meets ESPN.” SchollyME also has a unique benefit for the average fan and student. Non-athletes will be randomly selected for the SchollyME scholarship giveaways. That’s right they will help you pay for school even if you’re ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala – The Live Southeast Top 100 was held at Faulkner University hosted by BallN PrepGirls and sponsored by SchollyMe.com was a resounding success thanks in part to Faulkner Head Coach Reed Sutton and his staff. Coach Sutton led the players through a series of drills which included 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 3 on 3 and concluded with full court 5 on 5 competition. We also conduct 94fifty training evals. Natioanal Evaluator Kelvin Powell made the trip to the Gump and we had the opportunity to evaluate several nationally ranked players like 2014 SG Christa Reed, Reed continued to show why is has garnered all the national attention and is currently mulling over at least 12 BCS offers. Along with Reed the following prospects are my remaining Southeast Super Seven: Jasmine Walker, the 6 foot 3 forward from Jeff Davis HS in Montgomery, AL, is interesting prospect with a tremendous future. Walker has all the tools to successful at the next level; she is very confident in her ball control as well as makes good decisions. Walker can score inside and out with a sweet stroke that extends beyond the 3 point arc. She has a nice array ...

HAMPTON, Va.— Colonial Williamsburg is just a short half hour drive from Hampton and every afternoon they offer up Revolutionary era cannon and musket fire demonstrations just as the Boo Williams Nike Invitational showcases much of the future firepower of women’s college basketball each and every spring. The kickoff of the club season offers up fresh looks at some established, well known recruits, glimpses of some improving prospects and plenty young and emerging talent taking their first “shot”. If you couldn’t find what you were looking for in Hampton last weekend your basketball GPS needs to do some recalculating. From tip off Friday to the championship games on Sunday you would be hard pressed not to find multiple players to catch your eye in every division and virtually every time slot. With 216 teams from 29 states and Canada taking the floor it was easy to identify the players we’ll be watching throughout the summer. In addition it’s always interesting to see who’s wearing a new uniform, enjoying a new sponsor or even the rise of some new programs looking to make some noise out on the circuit. Today we take a look at ...

RALEIGH, NC. The 2013 Deep South Classic had 272 teams from across the nation. Just over half of the United States sent teams to the DSC, held at the 18 court Raleigh Convention Center. Several highly regarded prospects along with and a few new faces put their best foot forward in front of several college coaches. Here are the players that stood out above the rest. 2018 Bexley Wallace (Pickerington, Oh.) Team Ohio 15U: Normally, I wouldn’t write about a young prospect this early in their career but 6-2 Bexley Wallace drew my attention by playing up 2 years. Wallace banged and battled the older kids and more than held her own. I was impressed with her toughness. Wallace has a solid frame and long arms and she didn’t shy away from contact; in fact she looked for it. Wallace finished well in the paint and rebounded well. She defended quite well in the post. Wallace has a nice touch in the paint, nice face up game with an effective midrange jumper, she also showed the ability to attack of the bounce. Wallace needs to further develop her low post game, footwork and agility. Her game is still ...

ST. LOUIS (USBWA) - Notre Dame guard Jewell Loyd has been selected as the 2012-13 Women's National Freshman of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.The first-year standout from Lincolnwood, Ill., helped lead the Irish to the regular season and Big East tournament titles as well as a third straight appearance in the NCAA Women's Final Four this weekend in New Orleans. Loyd (12.5 points per game) was named Big East Freshman of the Year, the first Notre Dame player in the conference honored with the award since 2002. Loyd has helped the Irish to what is now a school-record 30-game win streak after beating Duke in the Norfolk (Va.) Regional final to advance to New Orleans." "I'm really happy with the way Jewell has played," said Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw, whose Irish were ranked second most of the season. "What a phenomenal season for a freshman. She came in with high expectations, and was able to meet those expectations. "That's a tough thing to be able to do. But probably what I like most is how she's developed at the defensive end - she's such a sponge and wants very much to know what she can do to get better, ...