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The Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, [1] [2] also known as Nike EYBL, or simply EYBL, is a basketball circuit for teams of players aged 17 and under. The circuit was founded in 2010 [3] and is composed of AAU travel teams. [4] Both boys and girls play in the EYBL in their respective categories.
In 1897, the AAU held its first national men's basketball championship. The winner was the 23rd Street YMCA from New York City. The first AAU women's basketball tournament was held in April 1926 at the Los Angeles Athletics Club. The Pasadena Athletic & Country Club Flying Rings were crowned the champions.
At All Costs is a 2016 documentary film that explores how the AAU basketball circuit has professionalized youth basketball in America.As the business of youth basketball balloons into a multi-billion dollar industry, the stakes for finding "the next big thing" have never been higher.
What began with two boys' AAU teams playing under the Best Virginia name turned into four a year later, ranging from grades 5th-8th. Those teams were represented by players from Uniontown, Pa. to ...
Greer was considered to be the best AAU player of her era. [5] The 1959 team continued to draw from AAU ranks, with even more participation from the dominant team of the era, Wayland Baptist College. The team that year was largely made up of the Wayland Baptist team, including the head coach Harley Redin, and a few stars from other teams.
Ho was an assistant with the West Lafayette girls basketball program between 2007-16 before leading Frontier from 2017-19. Ho returned to help coach West Lafayette last season.
See which players made The Journal News/lohud 2023-24 girls basketball season Players to Watch List.
Many National Basketball Association stars opted to play in the AAU to preserve their amateur status in order to be eligible to play in the Olympic Games. Please note this category is not intended to include AAU alumni from outside of this time period (i.e., present-day notable basketball players do not belong here