Z #12

As there was no Jr Phenom this weekend at Fordham U , I decided to go to the Hoop Mountain Elite 75 at Boston U .

The atmosphere was HOT with a lot of top notch ballers from CT Elite , Mass Jaguars , BABC & other NE clubs . I was the only player there to rep NY !

When you have gone to enough of these showcases , you learn the format is about the same . Some talking by the Director , warm-ups , skills & drills , games , All Star - MVP game .

As I am known as a shooter , I decided this… Continue

At a DI unofficial visit a few months ago , I had the opportunity to take unlimited practice in the schools gym prior to watching the Team play in their home game .
The assistant coach watched me for several minutes as I took random jump shots , lay-ups , etc... . He said in these very words " Do you plan to play like that in your next game ? " Confused by the question , I replied " No , I'm just messing around , burning time . "
He then proceeded to tell me about how he as a single child growin… Continue

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Zach Radz at the Jim Couch Weekend



Went down to the Concrete Jungle where Dreams are made of on Sunday for the Jim Couch Rising Freshman Games / Bounce Magazine at Baruch College with my Albany City Rocks Crew .

Well , as I'm sure you may know by now , I am not a Freshman , I am a 7th grader so just to get invite to practice with & travel with my older friends was an honor for me . Thanks to Coach White for a great week .

I only got a few minutes in the game , which is what I expected b… Continue

September 30, 2009

Youth Basketball Leaders Create New Organization

Press Release

LAS VEGAS , NV - Key members of the youth basketball community met Saturday (September 19th) to establish a new, national non-profit organization, Youth Basketball 21 (YB21.org), to deal with the various issues and challenges facing non-scholastic basketball.


This initial group of 22 top youth basketball event operators, travel program directors and club coaches from both the boy's and girl's sides gathered in… Continue