Travelers Selected For Nike Elite Basketball League!

[gomerpyle]

The Tennessee Travelers 17-under team has been invited to participated in the inaugural Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) featuring the 42 elite travel team programs.

 

The league will begin in the spring and will consist of four 17-under events, culminating with the EYBL Finals at the Nike Peach Jam in North Augusta, SC in July.

 

The EYBL will tip off at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, VA from April 9-11. The final two regular season events will be held at League America in Houston, TX on May 14-16 and in Los Angeles, CA over Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-31).

 

"The addition of the EYBL provides an organized and exciting format for these elite athletes to consistently compete against the best players," said Mike Hackman, Nike Elite Youth Director.

 

The Nike link is www.nikebasketball.com/eliteyouth

 

The league is comprised of four divisions, each with 10-12 teams. The Travelers have been placed in Division A along with the following teams:

 

Albany City Rocks (NY)

Baltimore Elite

Georgia Blazers

Howard Pulley Panthers (MN)

Louisiana Select

Mean Streets (IL)

Team Final (PA)

Tennessee Travelers

Wisconsin Elite

Memphis YOMCA

[Southeast21]

The Tennessee Travelers 17-under team has been invited to participated in the inaugural Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) featuring the 42 elite travel team programs.

 

The league will begin in the spring and will consist of four 17-under events, culminating with the EYBL Finals at the Nike Peach Jam in North Augusta, SC in July.

 

The EYBL will tip off at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, VA from April 9-11. The final two regular season events will be held at League America in Houston, TX on May 14-16 and in Los Angeles, CA over Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-31).

 

"The addition of the EYBL provides an organized and exciting format for these elite athletes to consistently compete against the best players," said Mike Hackman, Nike Elite Youth Director.

 

The Nike link is http://www.nikebasketball.com/eliteyouth

 

The league is comprised of four divisions, each with 10-12 teams. The Travelers have been placed in Division A along with the following teams:

 

Albany City Rocks (NY)

Baltimore Elite

Georgia Blazers

Howard Pulley Panthers (MN)

Louisiana Select

Mean Streets (IL)

Team Final (PA)

Tennessee Travelers

Wisconsin Elite

Memphis YOMCA

When are the travelers holding tryouts?

[gomerpyle]

We do not have tryouts.

[PANTHER2331]

It's called AAU East sub-state.

[gomerpyle]

The Travelers do not use the sub-states as a tryout. The 16's and 17's play in the AAU Super Showcase only, and have not played at the sub-state and state level for many years. The 15's usually do play the sub-state and state, but that roster is already full, also. When we have a 14-u team, they do play the AAU substate and state. The Travelers are not having a 14-u team this season.

 

In fact, the Travelers have never held tryouts. For many years, the Travelers won sub-state and state titles and were not the host club, so the AAU Eastern Substate has never been a tryout forum.

 

In the 13 seasons the Travelers have participated in AAU competition at the state level, they have 25 sub-state titles and 12 state championships, including the 15-u state championship last year. A complete history is available at www.travelersbasketball.com

[Southeast21]

We do not have tryouts.

Then how in the world do you evaluate?

[gomerpyle]

Watch them play in high school...recommendations from high school coaches, college coaches, and our former players.

[PANTHER2331]

Watch them play in high school...recommendations from high school coaches, college coaches, and our former players.

... and AAU East sub-state rosters of 14u and 15u.

[Southeast21]

Watch them play in high school...recommendations from high school coaches, college coaches, and our former players.

Dont you think it'd be better, to do that, AND hold a tryout?

[gomerpyle]

We haven't held a tryout in 23 years, and we feel like our record speaks for itself. We are more than willing to watch a player play, practice, or work out. .

[Southeast21]

We haven't held a tryout in 23 years, and we feel like our record speaks for itself. We are more than willing to watch a player play, practice, or work out. .

Lol, that wasnt my question.

I said dont you think it'd be better to do that AND have a tryout, to put those players against other players(whom you may not know of) and let them play?

There's always room for improvment

[5-Sport Dad]

Gomer,

I don't know of most of your roster...it's strong out of East TN...but you've proven to me that y'all are and continue to be the 'real deal' by having Craig Bradshaw on your roster. I hear of people talking about him going mid-major in 2 years. That's selling him way too short, in my opinion.