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Carolina All-Stars Girls Basketball Organization
Welcome to the Carolina All-Stars!! The Carolina All-Stars provide opportunities for girls to improve their basketball skills, develop character and compete against the best female athletes in the country. We are fortunate to have dedicated coaches providing excellent instruction to help every girl be the best that she can be at the game of basketball. Our hope is that the experience of the girls with the Carolina All-Stars will be positive. Our organization is not just about basketball. Having fun, making new friends, and learning to be good sports are all key elements of our organization. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Ty Cox
Director and Head Coach
Dream2.5 by CoachB
Monday, June 29
CAROLINA ALL-STARS/ NC FLIGHT SHANNON SMITH COMMITS TO PLAY FOR COACH HATCHELL AT UNC-CH
The Carolina All-Stars/NC Flight Girls Basketball Organization is pleased to announced that today Shannon Smith committed to play for Coach Sylvia Hatchell at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill beginning in the fall of 2010.
Shannon is a very talented 5'7" point guard from Gastonia, NC with a strong handle and high basketball IQ. She sees the floor well, delivers pinpoint accurate passes and has the ability to shoot from 3 point range off the dribble. During the 2008-2009 season, Shannon was the only non-senior to be named to the AP All-State 1st team. She averaged 26 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals per game. Her season highs were 42 points and 12 assists (3 twices). Shannon is a tremendous competitor and proven leader and winner. Her NC Flight/Carolina All-Stars travel teams have claimed Northe Carolina State AAU championships in each of the last 4 years and captured the 2008 AAU Sophomore Super Showcase Championship last summer in Disney. Shannon helped lead her Forestview High School team to the 2009 AAA state championship game. Shannon was also named the 2009 State Player of the Year by the North Carolina High School Coaches Association. Shannon has been trained and is coached by her dad, Kevin Smith who is the co-director of the NC Flight/Carolina All-Stars Girls Basketball Organization. Her high school coach is Ken Beatty of Gastonia Forestview High School. Shannon is the daughter of Kevin and Ramada Smith and has an older brother Kevin and younger sister Lauren. Lauren plays on the 2009 13-Under State Championship Team.
Monday, May 4
2009 Carolina All-Stars 13-Under Team Win AAU State Championship
The 2009 Carolina All-Stars 13-Under Team claimed the North Carolina AAU State Championship on Sunday, April 26, 2009 in Fayetteville, North Carolina defeating the WNC Lady Royals 65 - 39 in the championship game. Along the way to the state championship, the team defeated the following teams by an average of 35 points (Team Reign, Lake Norman Magic, Alamance Elite and WNC Lady Royals). In July, the team is head to the National Championships to be held in Kings Island, Ohio. The championship team photo is listed above: Front Row (#11 Bayley Cox (Durham), #10 Alexis Brower (Pittsboro), #3 Ashley Mull (Belmont), #5 Lauren Smith (Gastonia) Top Row (Coach Ty Cox, #35 Briana Day (Durham), #42 Armarni Asberry (Durham), #24 Mercedes Harris (Raleigh), #15 Sydni Dobson (Durham), #34 Bria Day (Durham), #23 Alexis Armstrong (Gastonia).
Tuesday, May 5
11 and Under Carolina All-Stars 3rd Straight NC AAU CHAMPIONSHIP
The Carolina All-Stars 11 and Under team finished the weekend with their 3rd straight North Carolina AAU State Championship. While doing this, they remain undefeated in the State of North Carolina in there age group 3 years in a row. Way to go girls!!!
Pictured below (listed L to R):
Back row: Coaches Larry Richardson and Sherai Jones
2nd Back Row: Coach Brian Norwood, BriAnna Tate, Amber Richardson, Mone Jones, Bria Bynum, and Salita Greene
3rd Row kneeling: Jazmyne Norwood, Justine Lyon, Tamia Eatmon, and Atlanta Woodall
Bottom Row: Taylor Headen, Yakima Clifton, Jessica Wall, and Andrea Graham
Sunday, July 20
Carolina All-Stars 10u Places Third in The Nation in AAU Divison 1!!!
Carolina All-Stars 10u Finishes 3rd in Division 1 at AAU Nationals! There was a great effort by all girls. Congratulations to ALL.
Bottom Row: Jessica Wall, Taylor Headen, Raziyah Farrington, Taylor Petty, Jazmyne Norwood
Top Row: Coach Larry Richardson, Atlanta Woodall, Salita Greene, Mone Jones, Amber Richardson, Bria Bynum, Tamia Eatmon, Head Coach Brian Norwood
Sunday, July 16
Carolina All-Stars 9 and Under Capture the YBOA National Title
Carolina All-Stars 9 and Under are YBOA National Champions
The Carolina All-Stars 9 and Under team have arrived back home with some serious hardware. They have come back with the 9 and Under Girls National Champions Title and National Championship Trophy. Girls traveling to nationals were: Tajah Clark, Amber Courtney, Tamia Eatmon, Quineshia Graham, Kiara Jacobs, Mariah Jacobs, Mon Jones, Brittany Kelly, Jamia Kenan, Imari McLean, Jazmyne Norwood, Nakeisha Revels, Kirsten Smith, Bryanna Staton, and Jessica Wall. The girls played an awesome tournament and went undefeated during bracket play. Special thanks to Coaches Brian Norwood, John Courtney and Sherai Jones. The girls also capture many individual and team awards which are listed below. Excellent Job Ladies!!!
National Team and Individual Awards
9 and Under National Champions
9 and Under Tournament Most Valuable Player - Jazmyne Norwood
9 and Under Hustle Award - Bryanna Staton
9 and Under All-Tournament Team - Mone Jones
9 and Under All-Tournament Team - Tajah Clark
Skills Contest - Team Shooting Champions - Amber Courtney, Tajah Clark, Tamia Eatmon, Nakeisha Revels, Bryanna Staton
Skills Contest - 3 Point Shoot-out Runner-up - Jazmyne Norwood
Academic Award- Quineshia Graham - Carried a 4.0 GPA through-out the entire school year
Team Academic Award Runner-up - 3.89 GPA (12 out of 15 girls had a 4.0 GPA)
Achievement Award Honorable Mention - Coach Brian Norwood
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Saturday, July 28
Carolina All-stars Running Totals
(In-state Tournaments not included - too many to mention) ;^)
2008 10-Under (1997s) AAU Division I National Championships 3rd Place - Number 3 in Nation
2008 11-Under (1996s) AAU Division III National Championships 2nd Place - Number 2 in the Nation (Played Championship game agains a 12u team)
2008 10-Under (1997s) NCAAU Division I State Champions – Number 1 in State
2008 10-Under (1997s) NCYBOA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2008 9-Under (1998s) NCUSSSA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2008 10-Under (1997s) NCUSSSA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2008 11-Under (1996s) NCUSSSA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2008 12-Under (1995s) NCUSSSA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2008 9-Under (1998s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2008 10-Under (1997s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2008 13-Under (1994s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2008 15-Under (1992s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2008 9-Under (1998s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2008 10-Under (1997s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2008 9-Under (1998s) NCAAU State Championships Runner-Ups – Number 2 in State
2008 9-Under (1998s) NCYBOA State Runner-Ups – Number 2 in State
2008 10-Under (1997s) AAU Hampton, VA Super Regional Runner-Ups
2008 12-Under (1995s) AAU Hampton, VA Super Regional Runner-Ups
2008 10-Under (1997s) AAU Atlanta, GA Super Regional Runner-Ups 2008 10-Under (1997s) Record 46-5
2007 Overall Program Grade Point Average – 3.65 GPA
2007 9-Under (1997s) AAU Division I National Championships 5th Place – Number 5 in Nation
2007 11-Under (1995s) AAU Division I National Championships 17th Place – Number 17 in Nation
2007 10-Under Black (1996s) AAU Division I National Championships 25th Place – Number 25 in Nation
2007 10-Under Gold (1996s) AAU Division II National Championships 8th Place
2007 9-Under (1997s) NCAAU Division I State Champions – Number 1 in State
2007 9-Under (1997s) NCYBOA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2007 9-Under (1997s) NCUSSSA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2007 11-Under (1995s) NCUSSSA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2007 14-Under (1992s) Reebok National Jamboree Champions
2007 12/13-Under (1993/1994s) Reebok National Jamboree Champions
2007 10-Under Black (1997s) NCAAU State Championships 2nd Place – Number 2 in State
2007 11-Under (1995s) NCAAU State Championships 3rd Place – Number 3 in State
2007 12-Under (1994s) NCAAU State Championships 5th Place – Number 5 in State
2007 14-Under (1992s) NCAAU State Championships 4th Place – Number 4 in State
2007 10-Under Black (1996s) NCYBOA State Runner-Ups – Number 2 in State
2007 10-Under Black (1996s) AAU Arlington, VA Super Regional Runner-Ups
2007 11-Under (1995s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2007 12-Under (1994s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2007 10-Under Black (1996s) NCAAU East Regional Runner-Ups – Number 2 in Region
2007 9-Under (1997s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2007 12-Under (1994s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2007 13-Under (1993s) Burlington Starz B-Ball Classic Champions
2006 Overall Program Grade Point Average – 3.6 GPA
2006 9-Under (1996s) YBOA National Champions – Number 1 in Nation
2006 10-Under (1995s) AAU Division II National Championships 4th Place – Number 4 in Nation
2006 11-Under (1994s) YBOA National Championships 5th Place – Number 5 in Nation
2006 9-Under (1996s) NCUSSSA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2006 9-Under (1996s) NCYBOA State Runner-Ups – Number 2 in State
2006 10-Under (1995s) NCYBOA State Runner-Ups – Number 2 in State
2006 13-Under (1992s) NCYBOA State Championships 5th Place – Number 5 in State
2006 12-Under (1993s) AAU Charlotte, NC Super Regional Champions
2006 11-Under (1994s) AAU Durham, NC Super Regional Runner-Ups
2006 11-Under (1994s) AAU Philadelphia, PA Super Regional Runner-Ups
2006 10-Under (1995s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2006 11-Under (1994s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2006 12-Under (1993s) NCAAU East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2006 13-Under (1992s) NCAAU East Regional Runner-Ups – Number 2 in Region
2006 10-Under (1995s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2005 Overall Program Grade Point Average – 3.5 GPA
2005 10-Under (1994s) AAU Division II National Runner-Ups – Number 2 in Nation
2005 11-Under (1993s) AAU Division II National Championships 3rd Place – Number 3 in Nation
2005 12-Under (1992s) AAU Division II National Championships 13th Place – Number 13 in Nation
2005 9-Under (1995s) NCAAU State Champions – Number 1 in State
2005 9-Under (1995s) NCYBOA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2005 10-Under (1994s) NC USSSA State Champions – Number 1 in State
2005 12-Under (1992s) NCAAU Division II State Champions – Number 1 in State
2005 13-Under (1991s) NCYBOA State Runner-Ups – Number 2 in State
2005 9-Under (1995s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2005 10-Under (1994s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2005 11-Under (1993s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2005 12-Under (1992s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2005 13-Under (1991s) NCYBOA East Regional Champions – Number 1 in Region
2005 10-Under (1994s) NCAAU East Regional Runner-Ups – Number 2 in Region
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