Michigan Mustangs wow not mentioned this shit fake, 1980 Riverside church team,,,,, Mike moses, Steve burt, Richie adams, Gary springer, ronnie williams, ed pinkney, Alex hooper, , to name a few, those teams Im sure were great but cant use the word ever Thanks to everyone who put us on game about the older teams of the 90s and 80s. By far the best offensive front line in the history of high school basketball. Though that gap in ages -- from 17 or 19 to, say, 21 -- might not seem large, Schaefer, the Bulls' director of performance health, calls it critical for the development of musculoskeletal and support systems that help young players withstand an NBA workload. In fact, the majority of NBA players have spent at least some time playing AAU basketball. And Illinois Warriors with me and Darius Miles, Yao dunk Darius. That makes the 24-year-old Washington Wizards forward something of an anomaly in today's NBA. Josh McRoberts - Duke, NBA. Won every major AAU Event (super showcase, Nationals) Boo williams, Nike memorial day invitational etc. According to Bleacher Report, there was a Porter family member on each of Scott Countys first 11 state championship basketball teams. A lot of them are profit-driven, and you end up with an ecosystem that has kids playing way too much basketball way too early. Yet the senior Porter remained steadfast in his belief that the best thing for Jr.s development was to stay put in Sikeston. 10. Whether you want to become a better infielder, develop your bunt technique or increase pitching power, youll find videos, articles and interviews with some of the games top minds to help you become a better player. 2015 NBA DRAFT: AAU ALUMNI TAKE 26 OUT OF 30 SELECTIONS. Cute, but thats stupid. Nike started things off with the Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) in 2010, followed by adidas 3 Stripes Select Basketball (3SSB) & the Under Armour Association (UAA). Mayo and Billy Walker. So to help, he'd have players participate in different sports during the summers, like boxing, swimming and beach volleyball. Joe Smith and Tarik Turner on board too. Antetokounmpo and Embiid, in particular, seem closest to knocking Joki off the top of the mountain. A lot of the people commenting could not write nor research themselves out of a paper bag, but thats just my opinion. But for as much as he advocates skill development, Bryant preaches patience. High school basketball still provides an attractive avenue for mid-level recruits, and the popularity of digital . Since nobody from TX on this list, I thought Id mention a team that I had a hand in. Most of the Soldiers losses in 2012 came with leader Aaron Gordon out of the lineup. Winning is devalued in the AAU structure, Kerr said. "He very easily could have played overseas," says Jackson, now an . Of those 305 players, 77.1% played on a modern-day shoe circuit - 53.4% from the EYBL, 12.2%from adidas 3SSB, and 11.5% from UAA. Can you shoot properly? Lamar Odom - Rhode Island, NBA. Randy Livingston and the Louisiana Spartans were way overrated. Or, to put it another way: enough games to encompass more than 12 NBA seasons. The best 4th quarter player and possibly hardest to guard player the league has ever seen ( With the exception of MJ), Louis Lou Will Williams will go down as a legend in his own and nobody will ever match his unique skillset. "It is grave," says one NBA general manager, who says his team's injury databases on players entering the draft, dating back decades, leave "no question" that there are more orthopedic issues among young players in recent years. CBC 2010 National championship team- Andre Drummond, Kris Dunn, Freddie Wilson, Tavon Allen to name a few. Only lose was by 1 to Baltimore Stars in 17u super showcase final. Maurice Evan -10 years NBA. Press and Chris average 30 ppg respectly for three years and three state titles. Pretty sure I heard Otto Porter never played AAU. 11.5% (35/305), % of independent AAU players (grad 2011 or later) Won every game in the tournament (except 1) by 20 or more points. "), Jordan wasn't unique in this regard. This year he carries a highly anticipated to fail , 1st year post-Kobe era LA Lakers , very young team to a suprisingly decent season so far and continues to baffle coaches on how to guard him off the bench, as their back ups dont stand a chance. Its a big problem for us because were not teaching players how to play all-around basketball., Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr offered a similar sentiment to Grantland in 2012. Research shows that to significantly improve sports performance, overall athleticism and physical ability, athletes must complete training sessions in addition to playing their sport. Jahlil Okafor- Duke future first overall pick 8. A well balanced team that did not loose. "AND, AGAIN, I understand I shouldn't use a broad brush to criticize the entire AAU system, because parts of it are excellent. The process of growing as a team basketball playerlearning how to become part of a whole, how to fit into something bigger than oneselfbecomes completely lost within the AAU fabric., Porter is the ultimate team player, which is why the Wizards had no trouble awarding him with a four-year, $106 million contract this summer. Josh Smith - NBA. Here's are some examples: Steve Kerr: "Even if today's players are incredibly gifted, they grow up in a basketball environment that can only be called counterproductive. After running the numbers, our team found that playing AAU is one of the most important things a prospect can do to improve their chances of going pro; nearly every American-born player competed for a grassroots club. Do not know if anyone pointed this out, but the Glover brothers were every bit as good if not better then the names mentioned. STACK has the volleyball drills and workouts you need to take your game to the next level. Kid simply refused to be denied. ?. There was no other guard in the country as persistent as Tariq. LERON ELLIS-KEN./LAC We don't get much serious conversation. Become a better soccer player through the conditioning workouts, speed training and foot drills on STACK.com. Thats something I prided myself on, getting that extra time in the gym, working on ball-handling, working on my footwork around the rim, things like that. They won 2 AAU national championships as stated by Kevin Freeman. Josh McRoberts: 2nd best player in the country, class of 05. Jefferson High lasted for 85 years until it was shut down in 2007 due to low graduation rates. Today, "AAU" is a catch-all term for grassroots leagues and also the largest multisports organization in the country, with more than 700,000 members. Here are some of the most notable AAU basketball alumni: Kobe Bryant (New Jersey Patterson) Kevin Love (So-Cal All-Stars) LeBron James (Oakland Soldiers) Kevin Garnett (Farragut Academy) Kevin Durant (DC Blue Devils) They would need more exposure to have access to those opportunities earlier, and as young as possible, as many times as possible, with no time to recover, because there's no time to fall behind. Grade above Oden, Conley, and Cook. It is so taxing that when discussing today's youth basketball culture, Elliott calls some of the players who emerge from it "survivors." Bey Mousa Kieta Syracuse, Europe The shoe-circuit era has been around for 11 years. MM: 22.9% (8/35) Fags still weird! Check out STACKs workouts and drills tailored specifically for hockey players. Below is a look at the AAU summer event schedule, highlighted by the AAU Super Showcase July 8-11 in Orlando. Most finals have been played in a single final format, apart from some occasions that the winner's tournament had been decided by a round robin format. They also had Kerry Kittles and Scotty Thurman. High Flying Three point shooter Tony Scott( Syracuse U) and. eventually led him to his most natural sport and eventually to AAU basketball and IMG. It was like Kobe and Carter. Just ask around. You get a sophomore that can do a 360-degree dunk whereas 20 years ago you never saw that. While it depends on the type of athlete, most have pretty unique diets compared to the average joe. This is particularly impressive considering that 20% of the league played before the wide-spread acceptance of the shoe circuits in 2010 (over the age of 28). So there are several instances of teams with multiple NBA players that were also together all the time. Jabari Parker- Duke NBA Latest on Miami Heat point guard Tyler Herro including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN Thaddeus Young (68) & Shawne Williams (610) on opposite wings. Regardless, it is unquestionably higher than at any point in history. Well-rounded programs also include Sports Psychology training. Maybe the author should add a disclaimer or set of ground rules including the criteria for comparing the list. And he, too, uses car analogies to describe today's young NBA players, referencing mileage. "When the season ended, Michael left and played golf and didn't pick up a basketball again until probably a little bit before training camp [in September]," says Wally Blase, a Bulls athletic trainer from 1993-2000. It was noticed in Santa Barbara, California, where teenagers now head into the P3 Applied Sports Science Lab, a training center that specializes in advanced athlete assessment, and P3 officials are alarmed by what they see. Check out the 96 Bloomington Red team which won NIKE Vegas Tournament and several others that summer. Barely lost that summer. Silver says it's an issue the league is looking into. Had one of the most impressive lineups ever and shout out to Wisconsin Playground Warriors that got that win in Championship game with the Dieners. Charles Obanon and Jaque Vaughn in Cali we beat by 20. Give me Spiece Indy Heat all day long as the chemistry of that team was special in Summer Ball. Other (Foreign, Prep to Pro, etc. Billy Garret Jr- DePaul ", Says Jayanthi: "Kids are broken by the time they get to college.". As far as star power while still in high school, I dare put many teams from New York ahead of them. These guys were incredible and gained instant respect from anyone who crossed their path. The lack of a national governing body for youth basketball makes a uniform system of rules all but impossible, says David Krichavsky, the NBA's vice president of youth basketball development: "Because the youth landscape has been so fragmented, you have other actors coming in and gobbling up the space that exists. Whaley and White could come close to stopping Curry. Won plenty of state titles. Although LeBron James, Sebastian Telfair, Dwight Howard , an Ohio player now unkown named Chris Poellnitz, and Dwain Williams had the most hype. SCA 2006 is the Greatest Team ever Assembled in High School AAU as reported by CBS Sports & 5Star Magazine 2005 Friends of Hoop Seattle - Spencer Hawes - Washington, NBA. He stuck to his dreams like only a few can say they witnessed. Basketball Schedules - NBA, NCAA, G League, International, National, AAU, High School Schedules - RealGM His father was on the team for the schools first basketball title in 1976 and still holds the program record for career rebounds (1,733). USA Basketball has no control. He used the game as a platform to express interests in fashion, music, and entertainment - his footwear was an extension of this mindset and our inspiration to get back on the court. Back then we had: Jordan Clarkson- NBA He can score more and I get that and I appreciate it, but hes willing to sacrifice his own game for the betterment of the team.. Riverside Church 1987 Kenny Anderson was a magician as he fed Malik Sealy, Adrain Autry, and Brian Reese. With Beal and John Wall providing much of the offensive firepower for the Wizards, Porters looking to maximize his contributions any way he can. was a perfect place to break through that Rookie & Begginer barrier . Sharpshooter Martell Webster helped to space the floor while Mitch Johnson and future King Isiah Thomas shared the PG responsibilities. We've approached the NCAA and NBA with various proposals [only] to get lip service. Prince Moore from Seattle, WA Should be on the list as well With stars such as Brandon Roy, Nate Robinson, Aaron Brooks, Marcellous Kemp, Dwayne Wright, Tyrone Shepard and a host of other ballers that team dominanted the Pacific Northwest and other parts of the region, Yal forgot about the Wisconsin teams Playground Warriors ..2012 was way deep.Najeal Young -Iona J.P.Tokoto -North Carolina, Sam Dekker.Wisconsin, Billy garrett jr started with us in jersey when he was 9 his father was a assistant coach at seton hall then he was on the team with kyle anderson -ucla spurs myles mack-Rutgers billy was my 3 guard system then they fired seton hall coach louis orr Billy got the assistant coach job at depaul university. "It's just absolutely ridiculous.". I just wanted to play everyday non-stop. How young is too young? Direct quote of, top 10 team I have ever seen, How is the Michigan Mustangs not top 10 really Bret Darby Anthony Robertson jason Richardson Desmon Farmer DeAndre Hulett Robert Whaley Kevin Torbert. Not everyone went on to play in college or pros but for those summers no one team in AAU could touch us. If indeed the Louisiana Spartans feat Randy Livingston won 6 Natl titles plus BCI, that would be a very tough resume to beat. Earl Watson Featuring top 10 players from three classes. Jay Straight 6- Wyoming But as powerful as that engine has become, the car's brakes and suspension are equally poor. A separate 2016 study from Bell and his team found that 36% of high school athletes classified as highly specialized, training in one sport for more than eight months a year -- and that those athletes were two to three times more likely to suffer a hip or knee injury. 4. In truth, it wasn't until Bryant was about 15 or 16 -- a few years after having moved back to the U.S. from Italy, where his father had played professionally -- that the Lakers icon says he started playing AAU. Through dozens of interviews over the past two years with NBA team and league officials, current and former players, AAU coaches, parents, youth players, researchers, medical and athletic training officials in and around the NBA, as well as those intimately involved with youth basketball, one possible answer repeatedly emerged: Players, they say, are physically broken down by the time they reach the NBA. Went 6-3 in first 9 EBYL games but went 8-0 in Peach Jam. This was the DCs clubs best ever team in a strong line of history. Right. 7. You don't want your hoopster to get discouraged at the start. Predicted 2023 Fitness and Wellness Trends- Not Your Usual Trends! Highlighted by point-forward Joe Hanel, that team rarely was second to loose balls. Most players have been playing basketball for a while and use the program to acquire an experience from an elite level of competition that they won't get in their community. MM: 27% (10/37) I know Our teams were good enough to be mention. AAU is not a program for beginners. They're soft. But it's really easy to lay all those faults of the youth coach.". The other went to nd and Virginia moore is a pro (nba). Mac Irvin adidas fire with me! Demar Johnson and James White were high wire acts that engulfed crowds across America. koreleone Young It was noticed in Los Angeles, where teenagers now make up the majority of the injured population that files into the Movement Performance Institute, a sports science laboratory focused on injury prevention and recovery. Cam Griffin- Air Force Basketball Assistant Coach "They're 18, 19 years old when they get to the NBA," Padua says, "but they're starting their careers playing 90-plus games a year that much sooner. Porters parents instilled in him a ferocious work ethic and a devotion to the fundamentals. Although, in the end, not many would go onto the NBA, at that time, and still, they were something of legend. 1994 New Jersey Patterson AAU - Kobe Bryant - NBA. LeVelle Moten was also a Raleigh Star. Forgot about The Michigan Mustangs, and The Michigan Hurricanes. There have been several high-profile coaches and players voice their dislike for AAU basketball. Isiah Thomas - Washington, NBA. Could count the number of games they lost in 2 years on one hand. ", "Think about it as the tip of the iceberg. James Moses Iowa over seas PLAYERS KEPT DROPPING out -- that's all Jayanthi knew for sure. COLLEGE/PRO Tim Hardaway: Scores 22 points off bench. Rumor has it that Kobe Bryant played point with Hamilton & Carter at the off guards. So if you're wondering how you can be in the thick of things, perhaps as a team sponsor or a coach, this article will guide you on how to start an AAU basketball team. But also parts of it are very broken, especially [as it] relates to injuries in the league. Shaqquan Aaron - Louisville. Was ranked #1 in the country for a long stint that summer. An X-ray would later find that Randle had suffered a "stress reaction," a precursor to a stress fracture but without the break. The longest-running grassroots basketball organization is Amateur Athletic Union, commonly known as AAU. Pat Beverley. DII: 1.4% (1/71). Kyle Alexander Cole Anthony Udoka Azubuike Luka Garza Scottie Barnes Jalen Green Cade Cunningham Jalen Johnson James Wiseman RJ Hampton Cam Reddish Grayson Allen [21] Deandre Ayton [6] Mohamed Bamba [27] Bol Bol Marvin Bagley III [6] Thomas Bryant RJ Barrett [28] Devin Booker [29] Tennessee Vols -JP Prince (67) at the point w/ Wayne Chism(69), Tyler Smith (67), along w/ University of Memphis Pierre Henderson Niles (68) was a overpowering/dominating front court. The columns can be sorted by position, height, weight, age, seasons played and other metrics. Tune In to see how it went!Nike EYBL: https://nikeeyb.com/2nd Channel: https://www.youtube.com/MoreMots. Wayne),Joe and Jon Ross, Elliott Hatcher, Steve Mozingo, Matt Waddell, Troy Terrill, LaSalle Thompson, Linc Darner, Ryan Greenwood, Brian Evans and Kyle Kenworthy. 1996 Riverside Church NYC - Ron Artest- St Johns, NBA. Over hyped. Stanley Johnson - Arizona, NBA. 6. Cory meggette Andre Roberson- NBA A lot of these rosters can be hard to find. They simply didnt lose when at full strength. In his career, Jordan battled the hard-hitting "Bad Boys" Pistons and legendarily played through most any injury. In 2017-18, the number of NBA games lost to injury or illness surpassed the 5,000 mark for the first time since the league stopped using the injured reserve list prior to the 2005-06 campaign, per certified athletic trainer Jeff Stotts, who has cataloged the careers of more than 1,100 players since that point and is considered the most authoritative public resource for tracking injuries in the NBA. Just as impressive was that they were able to keep the team together as long as they did! They dont know the fundamentals of the game. LeBron playing with Oakland? That is not true about the #9 team on your list. And still, despite these collective efforts, the NBA continues to receive players who are broken down by the time they get there. Went on to play for multiple NBA teams. High-Major (Power-Five): 66.4% Write a reply here: destineylylazo75@gmail.com, Jimmy King NBA They dominated Atlanta Celtics, Sam Rhines, Team Florida, etc Maybe not 10 but easily one of the best, Cecil Kirk Baltimore 17u 1996-1997 Mike Conley Jr.- was underrated in high school because he played with Oden on high school team. Playing mostly in 17u tournys and winning trophys with The Lou Williams show leading the way, Box-&-1 and even Triangle-&-2 were not options, as it only made things worse for their opponents. There are currently only 500 players in the NBA/on two-way contracts. Back to back AAU champions. ", DR. DARIN PADUA, chairman of the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina, has been studying sports-related injuries and athletic biomechanics for more than 15 years. But it's not as if Jordan was a relentless baller all year long. Adreian Payne - Michigan State - NBA. Featuring three future NBA All Stars Riverside Church was the most dominant team in the 1990s. Take his second daughter, Gianna, who's 13 and playing basketball all the time: "She's looking around at different stuff and you see there's a lot. Id also agree somewhere in here I saw someone mention the D-1 Greyhounds with O.J. Power dunker Arthur Long Cincinnati Bearcats) as well as East High Star Terrence jud Mitchell (Seminole Juco Star along with Michael Sheppard. His alma mater, Scott County Central High School, has an enrollment of 181 people. Daniel Hackett played big minutes at the off guard spot with Story coming off the bench. Spencer Hawes was the most dominating center on the circuit at the time, dominating the inside scoring load. Train for wrestling with workouts that provide the explosive strength and power you need to take down an opponent. HM: 86.7% (138/159) Kevin Braswell- Georgetown, Europe "It wasn't like I was playing 10 games every week or some s--- like that," he says. 1. Players picked in the 2014 first round missed 838 games to injury during their first two seasons, the highest figure Stotts has ever recorded; in 2015, 637, the third-highest tally; in 2016, there were 548 missed games; and in 2017, 751 games, the second-highest. It was happening at four prestigious national tournaments for elite tennis players ages 12-18. While there, he saw scores of young athletes who had suffered serious injuries -- back, knee, hip -- that one might expect to find in those who worked for decades in hard-labor jobs. For grades 9 through 12, the recommendations are two to three games per week; 90-120 minutes per practice; and three to four practices per week. The team also featured man amongst boys in high school Tim Thomas. Almost half of the players currently rostered in the NBA competed on a shoe circuit team. His eyes are wet with tears. Within our defensive scheme, we play a lot of small ball. Our team identified the current landscape of the NBA, breaking down each roster and where each individual professional played their AAU/grassroots basketball. Doug meekins washington 2. Think of Bryant, and you likely envision a man devoting countless hours honing his game from an early age, a living exemplar of specialization made good. In some situations, athletes gain an edge with prescribed use of safe supplements. C. J. There are more professional options on the table daily, including the inception of the G-League Ignite team and the Overtime Elite league. Won 6 national championships in a row 1988 to 1993. The exception to this rule are usually international players who did not grow up in the United States. P3 founder Dr. Marcus Elliott calls basketball "the hardest sport on the human body, where issues -- biomechanical problems -- manifest as injuries, manifest as shortened careers, more so than any other the other sports that we work in." Devin Booker was born on October 30, 1996, in Michigan, to an African-American father, Melvin Brooker, and his Mexican-American and Puerto Rican partner, Veronica Gutirrez. But while the upsides of specialization are unclear, there are few doubts about the downsides. Still, he played well with others and sometimes it was his high school teammate Mike Mercer or high school rival Billy Humphrey who was carrying the scoring load. [1] It started in 1897 and has continued until present. Oden, Conley and Cook would eventually team up at Ohio State and make it to the national championship game as freshman. That team with Ron and Lamar was great and so were the ATL Celtics with Dwight, Josh, etc. Internationally operates differently than the United States. There are other teams, that were real teams, that stuck together and dominated most of their high school careers. Memphis Idlewild 96 was a monster. There, players who played more than four matches -- often at least one per day over a span of four consecutive days -- were more than twice as likely to pull out of the tournament before their fifth match for medical reasons than those who didn't advance that far. As Randle is wheeled away on that October night, Lakers head strength and conditioning coach Tim DiFrancesco sits at a high-top table inside the players' lounge adjoining the Lakers' locker room, studying the replay on a large flat-screen television. That makes the 24-year-old Washington Wizards forward something of an anomaly in todays NBA. ", "Keep in mind," he adds, "I grew up playing, like, no games. 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