Believe Basketball - North Texas
The Heroes Basketball Program offers two youth programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex – Heroes Select Basketball Teams and the City of Dallas Parks & Recreation Heroes Developmental League. Both share the same goal: Reach as many kids as possible with constructive opportunities – to participate in and learn the finer points of team sports as well as educational and cultural curriculums to give them hope for a much brighter future.
The Dallas Mustangs is a non-profit youth basketball program, which began in 1996, and is now one of the premiere summer basketball programs in the nation. Their teams travel and compete in some of the most prestigious tournaments in the country. The organization consists of several teams competing in age divisions from 3rd grade through varsity. The Dallas Mustangs teaches basketball, as well as, life skills to young males of all different backgrounds, who are interested in improving their fundamentals and overall knowledge of the game while learning how to interact with others.
The Houston Phenoms is a non-profit organization promoting education and amateur basketball for youth. The organization is a youth educational program that promotes education, growth and positive role models to youths in the Greater Houston Area. Outside of helping kids to excel in education they provide kids with the opportunity to play basketball in a team environment to teach the basics of team work, dedication, and leadership. High school kids are given the chance to play in front of college scouts in order to have the chance at receiving college scholarships.
The Texas D1 Ambassadors was the brainchild of Coach Max Ivany. With seven players going on to play Division One college basketball from that initial group in the Class of 2006 the organization quickly became recognized as the crème de la crème in the Austin/San Antonio area. Over the past 10 years, the D1 Ambassadors have produced 83 Division one players amongst their alumni. This is more than any other program in the talent rich area of Texas during that period. The D1 Ambassadors have become a National powerhouse, and Coach Ivany is among the most influential recruiting guru’s in the United States. His D1 Nation Prep Report is followed daily on a WORLDWIDE basis. The D1 Ambassadors now have teams and alumni in Texas, Louisiana & Mississippi with continued growth on the horizon.
