Junior Hoops Utah

A Tribute to the 2010-11 Utah State Basketball Champions

In anticipation of the upcoming 2011-12 Utah high school basketball season, we take a second look at the recent Utah state championship winners.   The conventional approach to determining the future is to look at recent history in order to attempt to gauge what will happen next.   Even though the past does not equal the future, when it comes to basketball, homage must be paid to the champions and the money must be placed squarely on the experienced shoulders of the victors.  JuniorHoops.com salutes the 2010-11 season winners with this walk through recent memory lane. Congratulations state champions for reaching the pinnacle of high school basketball success.

2011 Utah High School Boys Basketball State Champions

5A  |  Lone Peak

4A  |  Highland

3A  |  Wasatch

2A  |  South Sevier

1A  |  Wasatch Academy

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2011 Utah High School Girls Basketball State Champions

5A  |  Alta

4A  |  Springville

3A  |  Emery

2A  |  Enterprise

1A  |  Rich

For more information on the Utah BOYS High School Basketball State Championships click here.

For more information on the Utah GIRLS High School Basketball State Championships click here.

Southern Utah Thunderbirds Offers Boys Basketball Camps

SUU offers two boy's basketball camps in the summer, a team camp in June , and an individual camp in July.

Southern Utah Team Camp

The Southern Utah team camp provides players and coaches the opportunity to assess skill levels in a fun and exciting team atmosphere. Coaches will be able to evaluate players' abilities against many of Utah's best teams and players. The camp provides players the opportunity for skill development in a competitive team setting.

 

Camp Features:

• Competition from many of Utah's top teams and players
• Daily practice times
• Coaches compensation
• Each camper and coach receives an official camp t-shirt
• End of week, single-elimination tournament
• Close proximity to all courts, hotels and restaurants
• All-Star game (varsity only)
• Dunk contest
• 3-point shooting contest
• Coaches dinner

For the team camp contact Coach Ron Carling for details at (435) 586-7974 or at rlcarling@msn.com.

Southern Utah Individual Camp

Option A – for campers entering Kindergarten thru 3rd grade, 8:30 a.m – 10:00 a.m.
Option B – for campers entering 4th thru 6th grade, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Option C – for campers entering 7th thru 12th grade, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Camp Features:

• Play in the Centrum Arena, the J.L. Sorenson PE Building and the SUU Multipurpose Center
• Each Camper will receive personalized instruction from the Southern Utah men's basketball staff, current SUU players and area coaches.
• Emphasis will be placed on teaching and learning the fundamentals of the game.
• Camp will also feature daily team games, contests and camp activities.
• Each camper will get a T-shirt and an evaluation form at the end of camp.

For the Individual Camp, contact Coach Johnny Brown for details at brownj@suu.edu

BYU Boys Basketball Camps - Plan Early For Next Year's Camp

Join BYU men's basketball head coach Dave Rose at Boys Basketball Camp for one of the best weeks of the year! Coach Rose has designed this camp to match his style of play-fast-paced! This exciting camp includes increased game time, team strategies, drills, demonstrations, competitions and training for all positions.

Train under the direction of BYU's great coaching staff-including former BYU basketball players. You will receive quality instruction in all aspects of the game. Experience team competition at its finest along with quality instruction in fundamentals such as passing, dribbling, shooting, rebounding, offense, defense, confidence in your skills and team strategies. Learn the theory behind exceptional plays, the mechanics of ball control and the strategies that create winning teams. The BYU coaching staff strives to help you improve your basketball skills.

Enjoy the excitement of tournament play throughout the week. Teams are divided first by age and then by skill level. The camp will end with rotating playoffs and all-star games. These camps fill quickly, so please register early!

For more information on the benefits of the BYU Basketball Camps, click here.

The Utah Hustle Basketball Club Organization

The Utah Hustle is committed to developing players that want to take their game to greater heights.

They provide an environment where they teach the fundamentals, a sound understanding of the game with solid coaching. It their desire to instill in each player the drive to become the best they can possibly be and to never get out-hustled on the court or off.

Their goal is to build players in two areas, Mentally and Physically, while at the same time create teams that have the reputation in the state as the toughest teams to play.

For more information on the Utah Hustle, click here.

Former Aggie All-American Tai Wesley Ready For Professional Basketball In Holland

For four years now, Aggie fans have had the luxury of looking forward to each basketball season with the comfort that Tai Wesley would be providing the type of stellar play that earned him a pair of first-team all-conference selections the past two seasons, as well as the 2011 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year award.

Wesley capped his Aggie career earning honorable mention All-American honors from the Associated Press and is one of just several players in USU history to have been a part of three different NCAA Tournament teams, not to mention four-straight regular season WAC titles.

Now, with visions of his playing career embedded deeply both into fans' memories and the USU record books, Wesley has spent the bulk of his summer preparing for the future of his basketball career by taking on a new endeavor in training, as well as gathering advice and guidance from former Aggie greats and teammates as he gets set to take his basketball talents overseas.

With just a few weeks remaining until his departure, Wesley took some time to talk about his offseason training program; what's in store for his playing career and some of his favorite memories from his time at Utah State.

For the complete Utah State Athletic Media Relations article, click here.

University of Utah Men's Basketball Finalizes 2011-12 Schedule

The University of Utah men's basketball team released its complete 2011-12 schedule.

In addition to their slate of Pac-12 conference games as inaugural members of the league, the Runnin' Utes will play six non-conference home games, including a Dec. 10 match-up against rival BYU.

To read the entire article, click here.  To go to their official basketball website, click here.

Utah Pump-N-Run Traveling Basketball Program

Utah Pump-N-Run is a traveling basketball program made up of elite young men who are selected from among the top 12 - 17 year old (6th - 11th grade) basketball players in the state of Utah. Utah Pump-N-Run student athletes are chosen for their citizenship, excellent character, good academic standing and their potential to play college basketball.

The Utah Pump N Run Basketball organization's mission is to develop responsible, deserving young men from Utah into college caliber basketball players by providing them with the training necessary to improve their individual and team playing skills to the highest level; to provide them with meaningful game playing experience against the highest level of competition in the nation's top tournaments; and to promote their individual and team accomplishments to colleges and universities in the United States, thereby significantly increasing the number of players from Utah who receive grant-in-aid scholarships.

The organizaion operates with the objectives to:

1. Help student athletes reach their full potential as basketball players-developing all the mental and physical skills possible-so that they can compete against the top high school players in the United States.
2. Teach student athletes how to win under the toughest competitive circumstances, bringing notoriety to themselves, teammates and the State of Utah.
3. Actively promote our student athletes, their character and abilities to universities and colleges around the country-to increase their opportunities to earn an academic grant-in-aid scholarship at the college or university of their choice.
4. Help student athletes develop outstanding character/sportsmanship traits to serve as an ambassador of the state, community and their families during and after competition.

For more information visit the website www.utahpumpnrun.org. 

Advantage Basketball Camps - Utah 2011 - Updated

CAMP DESCRIPTION

Summer camps at Advantage Basketball camps main focus will be ball handling skill drills and moves off the dribble. This is by far the most important part of the game. Trying to learn the rest of the game is a waste of time if you cannot handle the basketball. The main focus is ball handling skill drills that help develop the athlete’s skill level thus enabling them to execute the moves they will be practicing at the camp. our secondary focus is teaching moves off the dribble. Both skill development techniques are used at all camps but the main focus is ball handling drills that are critical to getting the kids to be able to get the ball low and handle it properly so they can play the game at the level necessary to succeed in today's fast pace style of play.. We will also cover shooting and defense. Then which moves to use where, when and why. This will include court awareness in relation to where you are on the court. Where your defender is and where the help defense will be rotating from...... Try our camps once and you will be back again and again. Our camps are truly that good. These are not day care service camps. We run a very professional camp that is hard work but produces great results. Learn from our pros and find out why Sports illustrated kids picked us as one of the top Basketball camps in the country.

Salt Lake City, Utah Ball Handling and Basketball Shooting Camp 3 - 5 Days West High School     (map) 241 North 300 West , Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 June 13 - June 17, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Cost: $195.00 - 265.00 Save $ 30.00 if you register by May 14! Contact: Coach Gil Liewellyn 310-903-6473, Bob Lyman 801-261-9345, David Vik 310-469-8516, 425-670-8877 Register now

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Orem/Lehi, Utah Ball Handling and Basketball Shooting Camp 3 - 5 Days XSI Factory-Utah's Premier Sports Training Facility     (map) 4425 North Thanksgiving Way, Orem/Lehi, Utah 84043 July 11 - July 15, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Cost: $195.00 - 265.00 Save $ 30.00 if you register by June 11! Contact: Coach Gil Liewellyn 310-903-6473, or 425-670-8877 or info@advantagebasketball.com Register now

For details scroll down or call Coach Gil at 310-903-6473 or 425-670-8877 or email info@advantagebasketball.com or visit www.advantagebasketball.com.  Camp will usually run each day from  9:00 am to 5:00 PM.   To register for the intensive summer break skills training camp, go to the Advantage Basketball Camps website. www.advantagebasketball.com or call coach Gil at 310-903-6473 or 425-670-8877 or info@advantagebasketball.com.

Phenom Competitive Youth Basketball Camps

Parents, Coaches and Players: 

We currently have a few spots that opened up for this years' camp 2011.  If you know of any special players that are not signed up and are looking to attend please contact our office so we can get them approved by our regional camp directors or Phenom Camp Director. 

Every year after the camp we get an overwhelming amount of calls of parents telling us they were not aware of this camp.  If you know of anyone, please let them know about Phenom and they can check us out with video on www.phenomfriends.com. It is a website dedicated to those involved in the Phenom USA Community. If you haven't checked out the website, please do so today. You will find that it is a wonderful site for basketball fans that lets you express your basketball insights and there is an open forum for questions regarding Phenom and its staff. You can ask staff members or coaches questions and even communicate with those that have attended the Phenom camps in prior years. 

If you have any further questions regarding nominations or referrals, please do not hesitate in calling us. Our contact information is listed below. 

• Phenom 150 Camp 
• June 23-26 2011 
• San Diego, California 

Slam Magazine..."Greatest youth camp around, a must do event- Our view,its an experience, not just a camp." 

Players will be looked at by the top scouting services in the country.

Hoopscooponline.com (Clark Francis), Slam magazine, California Preps, Buckeye Prep, Prep Spotlight, Rise Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Rivals and many more. 

Play against the Nations Top Talent

Players will get: complete Phenom Camp Package, All Meals, and the greatest camp on earth

* If interested follow Joe Keller on facebook, with daily talks about hoops and motivational quotes.

www.facebook.com/phenombasketball

Thank you,
Joe Keller

Phenom Basketball Inc.
(951)247-9669 office
(951)247-4290 fax
www.phenomcamps.com
www.facebook.com/phenombasketball

 

The Michael Jordan Flight School

The Michael Jordan Flight School is one of the world's finest basketball camps for youth. Your Michael Jordan Flight School experience will allow you to learn the fundamentals of shooting, dribbling, rebounding, passing and defense from the greatest basketball player of all time and a first class coaching staff.

Before the 6 NBA Championships, 5 MVP Awards, 10 NBA Scoring Titles, 2 Olympic Gold Medals, NCAA Championship and 26 Game Winning Shots, learning the fundamentals of shooting, dribbling, defense, passing and sportsmanship were critical in MJ's development. At the Michael Jordan Flight School come learn from Michael Jordan and his excellent coaching staff with the very same principles that allowed Michael to become the player he was. Michael hopes to meet you and work with you this upcoming summer during a fun filled 5 days of learning and competition.

Come join the fun... Come fly with Michael Jordan at the camp's 16th year!  For registration information visit the website here.