By Nathaniel Wills

Spiece Hoosier Hoops 20102 played in their final tournament of the season this past week at USSSA Nationals in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  For Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012 the week was a culmination of a season full of hard work and growing together as a team.  During the first two days of the event, Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012 swept through pool play winning each game by double digits and took home the 1st place seed in Pool 12 moving to the Gold Bracket 

After going 3-0 in pool play, Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012 won convincingly over the Truth II and Team Southern Indiana 2012 to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.  The final four was a rematch with Mid-Ohio Pathers who fought with grit before finally falling behind to Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012.  With the win, Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012 advanced to the USSSA National Championship to face Spice Northeast who had previously defeated a very formidable Spiece San Antonio team en route to advancing to the finals.

 In the championship, Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012 jumped out to a small lead early but was never able to distance itself from a strong Spiece Northeast team.  In the final minutes, Spiece Northeast drew the game close, but Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012 always seemed to have an answer and in the end came out as USSSA National Champions!  Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012 point guard Trey Hendrix took home the USSSA National Championship Tournament M.V.P. trohpy.  Hendrix and 2012 teammate Joe Reed were named to the all-tournament team.

The team consisted of:

Head Coach - Albert Hendrix

Assistant Coach - Rusty Solomon

G - Trey Hendrix - Lebanon HS (Lebanon, IN)

G - Ray Solomon Jr. - Western Boone  HS ( Thorntown, IN)

G - Lance McGee - Avon HS (Avon, IN)

G/F - Caleb Brannon - Lebanon MS (Leabon, IN)

F - Jack Day - Lebanon HS (Lebanon, IN)

F - Austin Burgett - Avon HS (Avon, IN)

F/C - Joe Reed - Center Grove HS (Greenwood, IN)

F/C - Nick Hutchesson - Greencastle HS (Greencastle, IN)

The national championship was the first in the history of Hoosier Hoops.  Of the five Hoosier Hoops teams particpating in the 2009 USSSA Nationals, Hoosier Hoops ended with one national champion, a silver bracket champion, an elite eight appearance and two sweet sixteen teams.  Also during the 2009 season, Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2014 finished in the elite eight of the MYT National Championships and Hoosier Hoops 2017 Red finished runner-up at the AYBT National Championships.

By Nathaniel Wills

Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2010 played in their final tournament as a Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club team this past week at USSSA Nationals in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  The week started off rough as the boys fell in pool play finishing third in their pool and being placed in the Silver Bracket of the USSSA Nationals.  After a string of wins, Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2010 found themselves facing OAA Select in the Silver Championship.  2010 jumped out to a lead early and even though the game was filled with runs by both sides, Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2010 rarely ever trailed as they paced themselves to a victory in the Silver CHampionship.  The team consisted of: 

Coach - Darron Dancler

G - Michael Humphrey - Danville HS (Danville, IN)

G - Maurice Sims - Pike HS (Indianapolis, IN)

G - Kyle Mackey - Danville HS (Danville, IN)

G - Chris Jones - Heritage HS (Saginaw, MI)

F - Colin Maltsberger - North Montgomery HS (Crawfordsville, IN)

F - Nate Brown - Heritage Christian HS (Indianapolis, IN)

F - Calvin White - Bishop Chatard HS (Indianapolis, IN)

F/C - Kurtis Runyon - Brownsburg HS (Brownsburg, IN) - absent at USSSA Nationals

F/C - Oscar Falodun - Carmel HS (Carmel, IN)- absent at USSSA Nationals

C- Kevin Owens - Catherdral HS (Indianapolis, IN)  

G - Franqlin Gatson - Catherdral HS (Indianapolis, IN) - Guest Player

F - Lavario Smith - Heritage HS (Saginaw, MI) - Guest Player

C - Tommie McCune - Saginaw HS (Saginaw, MI) - Guest Player

Congratulations to all of the boys who ever player for Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2010.  Your mark has been left on the Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club with successes such as this an your top 46 AAU National finish and AAU State 4th place.  Good luck at the next level boys!

By Nathaniel Wills

Hoosier Hoops 2017 Red participated in the AYBt Nationals at Spiece Fieldhouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana July  18th - 21st.  The boys started the week off with a tough loss to a tough Michigan Mavericks team, but after the loss the team rallied together and won their final 5 games before the single elimination bracket play began.  The team found success through strong play around the basket and tenacious defense.  With the strong team play and a solid full court press, Hoosier Hoops 2017 Red forced many turnovers and took advantage scoring easy fastbreak points.  A solid semi-final effort against Hoosier Hoops 2018 Red led to a birth in the National Championship Game versus a Legit team that had crushed teams all week en route to an undefeated record heading into the finals.  Hoosier Hoops 2017 Red hung tough during the first half trailing by just 2 points at the break, but a strong push by Legit stretched the lead to as much as 20 in the second half.  Even after this run, the boys fought hard and were able to get back within 7 before finally dropping the championship by 12 point, the closest any team came to AYBT Champion Legit by more than 15 points.  Congratulations Hoosier Hoops 2017 Red on your National Runner-up Finish! 

For the 2009 summer season, Spiece Gym Rats and the Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club have agreed to join together to form Spiece Hoosier Hoops. Spiece Hoosier Hoops will be one of the top clubs in the central Indiana region and will have teams in 13U to 17U (current 7th grade to current 11th grade) playing during the summer of 2009. Evaluations for 15U to 17U (9th to 11th) will take place during the high school season while 13U and 14U (7th and 8th) will hold tryouts in January 2009 for their 2009 teams. If you have questions about our affiliation or program, please contact Nathaniel Wills at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com or 317-696-2954.

The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club, a spring and summer basketball organization which fields teams in grades 3 to 11 (10U - 17U), is now taking registrations for tryouts in January 2009. Our club's focus is on fielding multiple competitive teams in grades 3 to 11 while building a team atmosphere upon a foundation of fundamentals. Each team will consist of a roster of 8 to 10 players. In previous years, Hoosier Hoops has only sponsored one team in each grade level, but will be looking to expand to multiple teams in varying grade levels during 2009 where interest lies. If you are interested in participating with the up and coming basketball club in central Indiana, please visit http://hoosierhoops.bravehost.com/ to register for tryouts. If you wish to gain more information on our program, visit http://www.eteamz.com/hoosierhoops/index.cfm? or contact Nathaniel Wills at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com or 317-696-2954.