 EBC SET FOR JULY
SCHEDULEThe Evansville Basketball Club completed the
spring portion of their schedule on May 19th with a Final Four appearance
in the "Silver Bracket" of the Adidas May Classic in Bloomington, Indiana.
The EBC finished 2nd in their pool and won two gmes in the
tournament before dropping their semi-final contest. The EBC's
record through 5 tournaments is 14-8.
The month of July will be very busy for the
16-and-under squad. They will first participate in the Hoosier Shootout
in
Indianapolis
July 6-9, and then the Kentucky Hoopfest in
Louisville, Kentucky
on July 9-12. After a week off, the EBC will travel to Orlando to
play in the invitation-only AAU SuperShowcase. They will end the summer
in Orlando at the AAU 16-and-under National Tournament.
For information on any EBC player, please email or call Vice President
and coach
Aaron Thompson.
EBC HAS STRONG SHOWING
AT SPIECE RUN 'N' SLAM
The Evansville Basketball Club finished 2-1 in pool
play and reached the "gold bracket" of the 12th annual Spiece Run 'N' Slam in
Fort Wayne Indiana. The 2-1 record placed the EBC 2nd in their pool and
put them in the gold bracket of the tournament. After winning the first
game of the tournament, the EBC fell to the eventual runners up, Ohio
Basketball Club.
The weekend record of 3-2 improved the EBC's overall record to 9-4.
The Club will participate in two more tournaments during the spring
before taking the month of June off so players can be with their
respective high school teams. Up next is the
AAU State Tournament (National Qualifier) in Indianapolis. The
tournament will run from May 8-10.
EBC GOES 1-2 AT NO
EXCUSES
The Evansville Basketball Club finished 1-2 at Gary
Betts' annual No Excuses tournament in Indianapolis. The EBC's
roster was depleted by injuries and spring sport commitments and had 6
players in Friday's game. While the EBC had leads late in the fourth
quarter of all three games, they only managed to win one game.
The EBC is 6-2. Up next for the Evansville
Basketball Club is the Spiece Run 'N' Slam tournament in Fort Wayne,
Indiana on May 1st.
EBC WINS HOOSIER SHOWCASE
The Evansville Basketball Club posted a 5-0 record in
winning the 2009 Hoosier Spring Showcase. The tournament, directed by
Indiana Basketball News' Reggie Tisdale, had 11 teams in the U-16
division. The EBC won their five games by an average margain of
victory of 17 points.
The EBC will next play in the
Who's Next Invitational in Indianapolis
April 24-26. The Evansville Basketball Club has placed a team
in the championship game the last two seasons...winning the tournament
last year.
2009 ROSTER SET FOR EBC
The 2009 edition of the Evansville Basketball Club is ready for
action. The Club’s Class of 2011 team is prepared to build on the success
of last year’s team that reached the Final Four in four of the nine
tournaments it played in.
New to this year’s squad is guard Frank Patton III
from Harrison High School and forward Marc Weinzapfel from Mater
Dei. They will be joining the following players from last year’s team:
guards Alex Mitchell from Reitz, Nathan Bromm and Kyle
Wilgus from Forest Park, forwards Evan Brinkmeyer from Reitz,
Morgan Lemond from Castle, Caleb Williams from Forest Park,
Ryan Helfert from Boonville, and Austin Rasche from
Southridge.
EBC
INVITED TO PLAY IN AAU SUPERSHOWCASE IN JULY
The 2009 schedule for the Evansville Basketball Club
is set for the Class of 2011. Last year’s squad finished 30-15 and
reached the Final Four of the Spiece Run N Slam and the Hoosier Shootout
in addition to qualifying for the AAU National Tournament.
The EBC has been officially invited to participate in
the 2009 AAU Super Showcase in Orlando, Florida. The “invite only”
tournament is set for July 21-25, just before the AAU National Tournament,
and will be played at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. This is the 2nd
time in the last seven years that the EBC has been invited to play in this
tournament (2002).
The rest of the EBC’s 2009 schedule is highlighted by
the Hoosier Shootout in July and Eddie Ford’s Kentucky Hoopfest. Any
coach interested in attending practice of tournaments needs to contact
Aaron Thompson, John Morrow, or Mike Thomas.
April 17-19 Hoosier
Showcase Merrillville, IN
April 24-26 Who’s Next
Invite Indianapolis, IN
May 1-3 Spiece Run N
Slam Fort, Wayne, IN
May 8-10 AAU State
Tourney Indianapolis, IN
May 17-19 Adidas May Clasic
Bloomington, IN
July 6-9 Hoosier
Shootout Indianapolis, IN
July 9-12 Kentucky Hoopfest
Louisville, KY
July 21-25 AAU SuperShowcase
Orlando, FL
July 25-31 AAU National
Tournament Orlando, FL
EBC EARNS 1,000 WIN...AND FINAL FOUR
APPEARANCE AT SPIECE MEMORIAL DAY SHOOTOUT
The Evansville Basketball Club reached 1,000
wins on Saturday morning at the Spiece Memorial Day Shootout. After
earning its 1,000 win in the first of two pool games, the EBC won its
2nd pool game and then won three games on Sunday before losing in the
Final Four. The tournament, which consisted of 63 senior-to-be teams,
is the 2nd one in which the EBC has reached the Final Four this summer.
The Club finished 5-1 on the weekend, and is now 17-6 overall heading
into the July portion of the season.
The Evansville Basketball Club has been in
existence for 22 years. In addition to winning over 1,000 games,
the EBC has also produced nearly 90 collegiate basketball players.
Mike Thomas, president of the EBC, has been the only person involved
with the club since its inception in 1985
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