EBC TEAMS POST STRONG SHOWINGS OVER MEMORIAL DAY
The Evansville Basketball Club 17's won the
Eddie Ford Dribble N Shoot in Louisville over Memorial Day weekend. The
EBC went 5-0 and defeated the Kentucky Hoopstars for the championship.
The 17's closed out the spring at 19-5 and will next be in competition at
the Hoosier Shootout in July. Following the Hoosier Shootout will be the
Kentucky Hoopfest and the Adidas Super 64 in Las Vegas.
The EBC's 15's finished runner-up to St.
Louis Gameface in the same tournament. In route to the championship game,
the EBC defeated the previously reported 31-3 Birmingham Cats
twice. Next up for the 17-8 15's is the AAU State Tournament in
Bloomington.
SENIORS
14-4 / SOPHOMORES 14-6 HEADING INTO BREAK
After four spring tournaments, the EBC 17's are 14-4 and
winners of the Who's Next Invite. In addition to the championship, the
senior-to-be squad also has a
Final Four Appearance in the Hoosier Spring Showcase. While the
team is getting solid play from all nine players, 5-8 senior point guard
Kendal Brown was named MVP of Gary Betts' Who's Next Invite.
While the 17's are playing well, the 15's are holding
their own over the four tournaments they have played. The 15's also had
a
Final Four appearance in the Hoosier Spring Showcase. After a
solid showing at the Who's Next Invite, the Sophomores played in the
championship game of the Spiece Run N Slam Silver tournament. The 14-6
15's will join the 17's Memorial Day weekend at the Dribble N Shoot in
Louisville.
EBC OFF TO GOOD START;
17'S WIN WHO'S NEXT INVITE
The Evansville Basketball Club kicked off
the 2008 summer at Reggie Tisdale's Spring Showcase on April 18th. Both
the 15's and 17's played well winning their respective pools and earning
Final Four bids. Both teams returned to Indy on April 25th for
Gary Betts' Who's Next Invitational. The 15-and-under team played the
entire weekend short-handed, however they had enough fight to go 3-0 in
their pool and 4-1 overall. The 17-and-under team had a huge weekend,
winning their pool and then working their way through the bracket to win
the championship. EBC's Kendal Brown was named the tournament MVP for
the 17-and-under team that went 6-0 on the weekend.
The EBC has made the
Final Four a norm at the Who's Next Invite. In 2006, a
16-and-under EBC lost in the quarterfinals to aq 17-and-under Spiece
Indy Heat. Last year, the EBC 17's lost in the championship. This
season, the EBC was able to capture its first championship of the
summer. The 17's are now 10-1 while the 15's are 7-2. Both teams will
compete in the Spiece Run N Slam
on May 2nd in
Fort Wayne
EBC
SETS TEAMS FOR
2008
The Evansville Basketball Club will have two
teams for the 2008 summer circuit. The EBC extended invitations to
20 players for its teams during its 23rd year of summer basketball.
The Class of 2009 team currently has nine players, two of which played
an age group higher with the Class of 2008 last summer. The Class
of 2011 team currently has 11 players. All players are from in and
around the Evansville area.The
senior-to-be team members are: 6'3" Trevor George - Princeton, 6'8"
Jordan Myers - Forest Park, 6'6" Ryan Ploetz - Mt. Vernon, 6'4" Brett
Rasche - Southridge, 5'10" Kendal Brown - Harrison, 5'11" Trev Wilgus -
Memorial, 6'0" Will Davis - Gibson Southern, 6'4" Kent Conway -
Memorial, and 6'6" Matt Dickerson - Mater Dei.
The Sophomore-to-be team consists of:
6'2" Evan Brinkmeyer - Reitz, 6'3" Dontray Chavis - Princeton, 6'2"
Rontray Chavis - Princeton, 6'2" Morgan Lemond - Castle, 6'2" Kyle
Wilgus - Forest Park, 6'1" Nathan Bromm - Forest Park, 6'2" Caleb
Williams - Forest Park, 6'5" Austin Rasche - Southridge, 6'3" Ryan
Helfert - Boonville, 5'8" Alex Mitchell - Reitz, and 6'2" Jalen Packer -
Princeton.
EBC
SETS 2008 SCHEDULE
The 23rd season for the Evansville Basketball Club
will be very busy as the Club will take two teams to some of the best
tournaments the nation has to offer. The spring portion of the
schedule is highlighted by a trip to the Spiece Run N Slam in Fort Wayne on May
2-4. The Club will follow that appearance with the Adidas May
Classic in Bloomington, IN from May 9-11. In all, the EBC teams
will participate in six tournaments prior to June.
After taking the month of June off so
players can be with their high school teams, the EBC will play in five
NCAA-certified events, beginning with the Hoosier Shootout in
Indianapolis from July 6-9. Other tournaments include: the
Kentucky Hoopfest in Louisville, the Best of the Midwest in
Indianapolis, and the AAU National Tournament (15's) in Cincinnati.
The 17's will finish the summer with a trip to Las Vegas to play in the
Adidas Super 64
6TH ANNUAL GOLF
SCRAMBLE SET
The 6th Annual Evansville Basketball Club Golf Scramble
will be held on Saturday May 17th at Eagle Valley Golf Course in
Evansville. The event will be the main fundraiser for the
Evansville Basketball Club. Entry fees will remain $75 per
person/$300 per team. Hole Sponsors will be sold at $100.
For more information, please contact Aaron Thompson at (812) 303-4100.
EBC COMPLETES ANOTHER
30-WIN SUMMER.
The 22nd summer for the Evansville Basketball Club came to an end on
Tuesday July 24th in Las Vegas, Nevada. After completing a stretch of four
tournaments in three weeks, the EBC ended with a 13-7 record during the
month of July. After going 2-2 at the Hoosier Shootout, the EBC reached
the Final Four of the "Bronze Tournament" at the Kentucky Hoopfest in
Louisville, Kentucky, before losing to the eventual champion, Florida
Elite. At the Best of the Midwest tournament in Indianapolis, the EBC won
their pool and again reached the Final Four, before falling to eventual
champions Illinois Wolves. The Evansville Basketball Club finished the
summer at the Adidas Super 64 in Las Vegas. After winning their pool with
a 3-0 record, the EBC fell to Adidas-sponsored Hunting Park from
Philadelphia 67-60.
Overall, the EBC finished the summer at 30-13. The nine-player team
consisting of seven seniors and two juniors won their pool in six of the
nine tournaments they participated in and reached four Final Fours. During
the July portion of the schedule, 15 of the 20 games the EBC played were
attended by over 20 Division I and Division II coaches. Coaches that are
interested in any of the nine EBC players should contact Team President
MIKE THOMAS or Head Coach
AARON
THOMPSON.
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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