NIKE Clinic (Alan Stein & Pure Sweat Inc) Is All Set to Go!
First of all…the NIKE Clinic has NOT been postponed! There was some confusion involving another event, sponsored by Showtyme Basketball, which is postponed until October.
We are excited about the NIKE Clinic which features Alan Stein & trainers from Pure Sweat, Inc. The clinic begins @ 9:00 AM. (Saturday, September 26). Here are a couple of important notes:
1. There are still 10 openings. We plan on capping the camp at 60 in order to ensure a quality event, so please call ahead to see if there are any openings. If you walk in to register, and have not called first, the camp may be full.
2. Please plan on arriving between 8:15-8:45 so we can start on time.
3. Please bring your own basketball. This is not a requirement, but in order to maximize the amount of time doing drills, it will be better for everyone to have their own ball.
4. The camp is taking place at the SLU Simon Recreation Center (near the intersection of Grand & Laclede)…NOT Chaifetz Arena!
5. There is parking in the garage across from Simon Recreation Center. There may also be meter parking out front.
Missouri Valley Conference Lands Another STL Eagle
Karl Madison Makes it Official:
Karl Madison (Springfield Lanphier HS) announces his decision to attend Drake University in 2010. Karl was a 3 year starter for the STL Eagles Basketball Club (2007-09). He is a tremendous leader, who made an amazing commitment to play here in St. Louis. He made nearly every practice and every tournament, despite the 200 mile round trip drive. Karl was also a 2-time NIKE Hoop Jamboree participant, and earned multiple All Tournament awards during his three years with the Eagles. Karl is an outstanding student who received recruiting interest from Stanford, DePaul, Northwestern, Ball State, Missouri State, and Illinois State.
For more information about his commitment decision, click on the following link:
STL Eagles to Host Elite Camp Clinic: September 26
The STL Eagles are hosting a clinic for elite level basketball players from the STL region. The camp is open to elite level players in grades 9-12. NIKE invited us to host this clinic on Sept. 26, from 9AM - 1:30 PM at the Saint Louis University Simon Recreation Center. Given this unique opportunity, we decided to expand the event to include two training programs……a 2 for 1 special!
Not only are we bringing in Alan Stein from Stronger Team Inc., we are bringing in a trainer from Pure Sweat Basketball Inc.. Coach Stein will work on Agility, Strength, & Conditioning while the Pure Sweat Basketball trainer will focus on individual skill development.
Read more about these 2 fine training programs below:
Who is Alan Stein?
Alan Stein is the owner of Stronger Team and the Head Strength & Conditioning coach for the nationally renowned, Nike Elite Montrose Christian Mustangs boy’s basketball program. Alan brings a wealth of valuable experience to his training arsenal after years of extensive work with elite high school, college, and NBA players.
His passion, enthusiasm, and innovative training techniques make him one of the nation’s leading experts on productive training for basketball players. Alan is a performance consultant for Nike Basketball as well heavily involved with Nike SPARQ Basketball. He is the head conditioning coach for the annual McDonald’s All American game, the Jordan Brand All American Classic, and the Nike Summer Skills Academies. Alan is a Camp Coach at the prestigious NBA Player’s Association’s Top 100 Camp as well as the Chris Paul CP3 Elite Backcourt Camp. For more info, check out his website at www.StrongerTeam.com
What is Pure Sweat Basketball?
Pure Sweat Basketball is the top basketball-specific player development program in the country. Pure Sweat Basketball uses intense, innovative drills to help players reach their full on-court potential. Their elite player development program enhances player’s skills and fundamentals, which allow them to be successful at any level. They have trained professional players, college players, and high school players. Their training program has been proven to work at every skill level.
Pure Sweat Basketball’s Elite Skill Development Clinics give players the opportunity to work with the nations top basketball skill trainers, and experience drills and techniques created by Pure Sweat Basketball, and used by the nation’s top college programs and the pros. For more information, check out their website at www.PureSweatBasketball.com
If you are interested in attending the camp, register right away (the camp is limited to 60 players).
Below are 2 important links. The information flier which describes the clinic. The 2nd document is the registration form
Please send all registration forms to the following address:
STL Eagles Basketball 3842 Connecticut St. St. Louis, MO 63116
Checks & Money orders should be made out to: STL Eagles Basketball
2009 STL Eagles Invitational Recap: Eagles 16s & 17s Advance to the Championship Game
St. Louis Eagles Tournament Recap
By Earl Austin Jr.
Host Eagles Repeat as 16-and-under Champions
The St. Louis Eagles Invitational was held on May 15-17 on the campus of Saint Louis University. The host Eagles won the 16-and-under division with a 77-75 victory over Howard Pulley from Minnesota. The Eagles had to survive a half-court attempt by Howard Pulley’s Nick Latzke, which bounced off the back of the rim at the buzzer. It was the second consecutive title for the Eagles’ 16-and-under team in the division. They won the 16-and-under championship as 15 year olds last year in Columbia. Shaquille Boga scored 19 points to lead four Eagles’ players in double figures in the championship game. Bradley Beal scored 18 points, followed by Roosevelt Jones with 15 points and Phil Kunz with 12. Latzke scored a game-high 24 points to lead Howard Pulley. In the semifinals, the Eagles defeated Gameface 69-59 as Beal scored a game-high 25 points followed by Jones with 17 points. Ed Wanner led Gameface with 19 points. The other semifinal contest was a double-overtime thriller which saw Howard Pulley outlast Prime Time 84-81. Clarence Thomas led Howard Pulley with 19 points while Andrew Erby led Prime Time with 26 points. A driving layup by B.J. Walker of Prime Time at the buzzer of regulation sent the game into overtime. The Eagles’ Roosevelt Jones was selected the Most Valuable Player of the tournament after a excellent weekend of all-around play. Jones averaged 14 points a game while leading the team in rebounding and steals. Beal led the tournament in scoring at 19.5 points a game while Boga averaged 13.9 points in the five games. The Eagles 15-and-under team also competed in the tournament, finishing pool play with a 2-1 record. Their highlight of the weekend was a thrilling 80-78 victory over Gameface in overtime on Saturday night at Cardinal Ritter.
All Tournament Team (16-and-Under)
Roosevelt Jones (St. Louis Eagles 16’s) – MVP
Bradley Beal (St. Louis Eagles 16’s)
Shaquille Boga (St. Louis Eagles 16’s)
Marcus Aligate (Howard Pulley)
Nick Latzke (Howard Pulley)
Evan Battle (Howard Pulley)
B.J. Young (Gameface)
Andrew Erbe (Prime Time)
Demetrious Floyd (Team Fusion Elite)
Corey Arentsen (St. Louis Eagles 15’s)
Howard Pulley wins Eagles’ 17-and-Under title at the buzzer
Two weeks ago, the St. Louis Eagles traveled to Minnesota and won the championship of the Sabes Invitational, hosted by the Howard Pulley Panthers. In a case of turnabout is fair play, Howard Pulley returned the favor last weekend by winning the 17-and-Under title at the St. Louis Eagles Invitational. The Panthers defeated the host Eagles in the championship game in dramatic fashion as point guard Jordan Hughes hit a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer to give his team a 59-57 victory. The Eagles had taken a 57-56 lead on a short jumper by Chris Babbitt with five seconds left. After a time-out, Hughes dribbled up court and pulled up from the right wing and sank a 20-footer at the buzzer. He finished with a game-high 16 points and took home Most Valuable Player honors in the process. The Eagles were led by Kony Ealy with 15 points, Karl Madison with 11 points and Hunter Ward with 10. Ealy and Ward were selected to the All-Tournament team. In the semifinals, the Eagles defeated the Illinois Warriors 60-59 in another hotly contested game. Madison led the Eagles with 14 points while Ward added 13 points. In the other semifinal game, Howard Pulley defeated the Tennessee Travelers 78-60 as Jacob Thomas exploded for a game-high 39 points, which was the highest individual scoring output for the tournament.
All-Tournament Team (17-and-Under)
Jordan Hughes (Howard Pulley) – MVP
Jacob Thomas (Howard Pulley)
Kony Ealy (St. Louis Eagles)
Hunter Ward (St. Louis Eagles)
Dwayne Evans (Illinois Warriors)
Brandon Spearman (Illinois Warriors)
Jalen Steele (Tennessee Travelers)
Tyler Hood (Tennessee Travelers)
Rafael Akpejiori (Kansas City Keys)
Nate Buss (Iowa Barnstormers)
Drury Gets Their Man….Lockhart Headed to Springfield
Brandon Lockhart Chaminade HS Class of 2009
Chaminade College Prep standout Brandon Lockhart signed a national letter of intent to attend Drury University in Springfield, Mo. The 6’1” Lockhart played for the Eagles in 2006, 2007 and 2008. He was a four-year varsity starter at Chaminade and starting point guard for the Class 5 state champions in 2009. As a senior, Lockhart averaged 15.9 points, 5.6 assists and 3 steals a game while shooting 37 percent from 3-point range. His finest moment came in the Class 5 state-championship game against Grandview when he scored 21 points and handed out five assists in the Red Devils’ 82-72 victory. Lockhart was a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Second-Team All-Metro Selection and a St. Louis American “Fab-Five” First-Team selection. He was also the two-time Player of the Year in the Metro Catholic Conference. Lockhart becomes the eighth player from the 2008 Eagles team to make his college choice. He joins Jerome Jones (Missouri State), Bryant Allen (Minnesota), Jordan Dressler (Toledo), Lonnie Boga (Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Michael Porter (Missouri State), Charles Brooks (Murray State) and Brandon McCann (Rockhurst). Drury is a NCAA Division II school and a member of the powerful Great Lakes Valley Conference.
BK Makes His Decision….He’s Going to Kansas City
Brandon McCann, Bowling Green
Brandon McCann (aka BK), the three time Bowling Green All State Selection, is bound for Rockhurst University in Kansas City. Rockhurst plays in the top rated Division II conference in the country, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).
McCann averaged 17 ppg this season, in leading Bowling Green to their fourth straight Conference Championship and fourth straight District Title under his command. During the course of his career, BK never lost a single conference or District game.
Brandon played with the STL Eagles Basketball Club in 2007 & 2008. He was a reliable, versatile, tough-minded player whose commitment to the team and the program was second to none. Not only is Rockhurst getting a good basketball player, they are getting a tremendous student athlete who sports a 3.9 GPA.
Brandon is the 7th player from the 2008 Eagles to make his college choice. Those players include: Jordan Dressler (Toledo), Bryant Allen (Minnesota), Charles Brooks (Murray State), Lonnie Boga (Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Michael Porter (Missouri State), & Jerome Jones (Missouri State)
According to KHQA Radio in Quincy (IL), Iowa State invited McCann to come to Ames as a preferred walk-on, Colorado State was considering McCann, and BK made an official visit to New Hampshire, but decided it was too far from home
For more on the KHQA story, please see the following link:
STL Eagles 16 & U Team Soars in April
The STL Eagles 16 & U Team enjoyed an outstanding April. Their 13-1 record included a 2nd place finish in the prestigious NIKE Boo Williams Invitational and a 1st Place finish in the NIKE Old School Showcase. At the Boo Williams Invitational, they knocked off traditional powers NYC Metro Hawks, The Boston Athletic Club (BABC), & the host team Boo Williams, before falling to the Playaz from Philadelphia. The following weekend, they stormed through the Old School Showcase tournament in Conway, AR which culminated in a resounding victory over the host Arkansas Wings. While the backcourt play was strong the entire month, the team received contributions from everyone in both events.
Shaq Boga, McCluer HS, Class of 2011
Congratulations to Calvin Belts (MRH), Larry Toomey (Parkway West), Aaron Adeoye (Marion IL), Carson Sonnenberg (Althoff), Phil Kunz (Wesclin), Roosevelt Jones (O’Fallon IL), Brad Beal (Chaminade), Shaq Boga (McCluer), Justin Miller (Rockbridge), Connor Wheeler (Carbondale), Will Childs-Klein (Ladue), & Javier Duren (Oakville)
STL Eagles Headline P-D All-Metro Teams
Bryant Allen: STL Player of the Year
Bryant Allen (MRH HS), Jerome Jones (Career Academy), & Bradley Beal (Chaminade HS) earned 1st Team All Metro Honors. They were joined by fellow STL Eagles: Brandon Lockhart (Chaminade, 2nd Team All-Metro), De’ Shun Cooper (Jennings, 3rd Team All-Metro), Lonnie Boga (McCluer, 3rd Team All-Metro) and Julian Johnson (Whitfield, 3rd Team, All-Metro). Congratulations guys on a great season.
Earl Austin Joins the Staff of the STL Eagles
Earl Austin, long time sportswriter for the STL American, has joined the staff of the STL Eagles. He will be publishing a quarterly recruiting newsletter for colleges and universities. Stay tuned for more information.