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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
The Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team was an annual selection by Parade that nationally honored the top high school boys' basketball players in the United States. [1] It was part of the Parade All-American series that originated with boys basketball before branching to other sports.
The Amateur Athletic Union Men's Basketball All-Americans were players who competed in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) between 1920–21 and 1967–68 and were chosen as the best players in the league during their respective seasons. [1] Founded in 1888, the AAU is one of the largest non-profit, volunteer, sports organizations in the United ...
AAU basketball: N.H. Spartans win two Zero Gravity National Final tourneys. Gannett. Jay Pinsonnault, Portsmouth Herald. June 14, 2024 at 2:25 PM.
AAU basketball was particularly strong in the Midwest, Southwest and West Coast, where the NBA had not yet established a presence. [3] [4] The top teams also played in the National Industrial Basketball League, which began play in the 1947–48 season, [5] two years before the establishment of the NBA. The NIBL had as many as eleven teams for ...
The success in the summer AAU scene has immediately translated for Tyler Keim and E.J. Garnes at Independent. How two AAU basketball coaches brought overnight success to this Wichita high school ...
They were also the first winner of the National Basketball League, which later formed the NBA. National Basketball League: 1 (1937–1938) FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 3 (1967, 1968, 1969) AAU National Tournament: 2 (1964, 1967) National AAU Basketball League: 3 (1967, 1968, 1969) Midwest Basketball Conference: 1 (1937) National Industrial League ...
The AAU James E. Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 to the best collegiate or Olympic-level athlete in the United States – making this award older than the Heisman Trophy (1935). [39] The AAU Sullivan Award is a salute to founder and past president of the Amateur Athletic Union, and a pioneer in amateur sports, James E ...