The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club: My Site News

Hoosier Hoops has a new website!  For all the current info on Hoosier Hoops, check us out at:

www.HoosierHoopsBC.com  

Updated information will now be posted at the above website (including but not limited to: 2012 trvael team tryout info, skills acadmey in for both boys and girls, camp info, tournament info and MUCH MORE)!   

A third set of changes was made to the schedule tonight.  These changes are highlighted in blue.  The only teams affected are Lebanon 6, Mooresville Blue 6 & Crawfordsville. 

A second set of changes to the schedule were made this evening.  All changes in the second set are highlighted in orange.  

 Changes from the first set adjustments are in yellow.  The current schedule has been emailed out to coaches and is now posted on this website

(LAST UPDATE 11/3 @10:00PM) 

Below is the schedule for the 2nd Annual Hoosier Hoops Jamboree.  We are happy to announce that we have 32 teams participating this year and want to thank each team for their participation!  If you have any questions concerning the schedule, please email Nathaniel Wills at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com.  Good luck to all the team this weekend! 

The Falls Skills League may fit a number of demands for your son.  First off, if he is competing for a spot on his school team, it will give him a leg up on the competition at tryouts.  His skills will be sharper than players who have not been playing basketball consistently.  Secondly, if you son plays a fall sports, but wants to keep playing, this program is created to be a second sport option and you can play whenever you can make it!  Third, if your son played a spring or summer sport and did not get to play any basketball during these periods, it will be a great way to refresh and enhance his skills prior to tryouts this winter for school ball! 

Our Skills Leagues are second to none when it comes to player development, your son WILL IMPROVE his game as a result of playing in our league! 

Hoosier Hoops 2011 Skills League Contact:

Nathaniel Wills - Director of Operations

Hoosier Hoops Director of Skills Leagues

HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com

317-696-2954

To register, please download the photo attached to this article, print it off, and complete.  Then mail in with your registration fee to the address listed on the registration form!

Registration for the 2011 Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy is now open!  The Skills Academy is the program you want if you are looking for your son to take his skills to the next level this spring and summer.  Below there is information about the program's in-house league as well as the travel portion of the Skills Academy.  The registration deadline for the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy is March 1st, 2011.  If you have any questions after reading the below information, please feel free to email our Skills Academy Director, Nathaniel Wills, at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com.  The below information is also in PDF form attached to this posting.

If you have decided that you are ready to sign up for the Skills Academy, please open the attached PDF file that is listed as the registration, print it off, and fill out the registration form completely. 

Once you have the completed registration form and the player fee, please mail both items to:

The Hoosier Basketball Club 

601 West County Road 200 North

Danville, IN 46122

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New in 2011 will be the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy.  The Skills Academy will consists of two in-house leagues, one for players in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades and one for players in the 5th and 6th grades.  We are also considering have higher level of the Skills Academy where players in grade 7 to 11 can practice regularly and play in league play at a local facility throughout the spring and early summer.  The program is open to any player who wants to participate in these divisions and no players will be cut from participating in this program.

The premise for the Academy is fundamental development.  Each player will receive coaching focused on the development of strong fundamentals.  Organized practice plans will be designed by the Academy Director and utilized by all Academy coaches insuring that each player is being exposed to a wide array of skills and drills.  The season will consist of regular practice and league games every other Saturday from the beginning of April through mid-June.  Once the June season is over, players wishing to play in tournaments outside of the Academy will have the chance to do so as part of the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy June/July travel team program by opting into the program when asked to in May and then being selected to play in the Skills Academy travel team program. 

·         Cost: $250 ($275 after March 1st)

o     10 games (5 double headers held on Saturdays)

o    Hoosier Hoops practice jersey

o    Hoosier Hoops club participation t-shirt

o    Three practices in each two week period within the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy

§  every two weeks will contain a week night practice, a Saturday practice in week 1 and then a week night practice and a double header set of games on a Saturday in week 2.

·         Travel:

o    All games a practices within the Skills Academy will be held locally.

·         Hotels:

o    Not applicable to the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy

·         General season schedule (tentative):

o    Practices begin the week of April 4th

o    April - two sets of Saturday double headers

o    May - two sets of Saturday double headers and we will ask which players to opt in or out for the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy June/July travel team program for an additional fee.

o    June - one set of Saturday double headers and season ends in mid-June for players not continuing on to the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy June/July travel team program.

 Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy Jun/July Travel Team Program:

Following the end of the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy season, players wishing to play in some travel team tournaments will have the opportunity to do so by opting into and being selected to play in the Skills Academy Travel Team Program.  Players that opt in and are selected will pay an additional fee to participate in the program in order to help cover tournament costs.  The Skills Academy travel teams will practice regularly leading up to their tournaments and will participate in three total travel team tournaments. 

·          Cost: an additional $50 to $75 (still to be determined)

o     3 tournaments including AYBT Nationals

o    An extension of the practice season that would begin the week immediately following the end of the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy and would continue up through the AYBT Nationals in mid to late July.

o    An additional 12 to 18 games in the tournaments

·         Travel:

o    Two tournaments will be played locally when no hotel is required and the third tournament will be held in Fort Wayne, IN over a four day period.

·         Hotels:

o    Hoosier Hoops is working on blocking club-wide for hotels.  These offers will allow your family to get hotel rooms near tournament locations at group discounted prices. 

·         General season schedule (tentative):

o    Practices begin the week following the final set of Skills Academy games.

o    May - Players' families will be asked to opt in or out for the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy June/July travel team program for an additional fee.

o    June - Players will be selected out of the pool of players who opted in for the travel portion for the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy June/July travel program.  Players who are invited to continue into this program will have regular practice and the first tournament will be held at the end of June locally. 

o    July - Regular practice will continue and teams in this program will participate in one local event in early July followed by the end of season tournament in Fort Wayne, IN in mid to late July.

Tryouts for Hoosier Hoops teams are just around the corner and it is that time of the year again to start thinking about the 2011 spring and summer season.  As we begin to plan for tryouts and the season, it is important to get a good estimate of players who will be attending tryouts.  We will have only two teams in each grade level this season that participate as club travel teams (Spiece Hoosier Hoops and Hoosier Hoops Red).  We also will have a new program this year for players currently in grades 2 through 6 called the Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy.  The program will practice locally and play in-house games against other Skills Academy teams in the months of April, May, and June and then we will form teams to play in three club team travel tournaments in late June and July.  More information on  this program can be found on the Hoosier Hoops website as well.  If you have any questions about any of our programs or Hoosier Hoops, please feel free to email Nathaniel Wills at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com with them.
 
A link to the form to sign up for club team tryouts and the Skills Academy e-mailing list can be found on our website at eteamz.active.com/hoosierhoops/ or you can search "Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club" on Google.com.  Then once you are on our website just click "Register to tryout for a Hoosier Hoops team."  It will take you to our registration form online and you just fill that out and submit it.  You will then receive an email in a few days that says you are on our mailing list.  As of right now, tryouts are scheduled to be held on the weekends of January 8th and 9th and January 15th and 16th.  3rd through 6th graders will tryout on the two Saturdays and 7th and 8th graders will tryout on the two Sundays.  Players in 9th through 11th grade need to sign up for player evaluations at a high school game in which one of our staff members will come out to see you play and evaulate you for your tryout. 
 
Thanks and GO HOOPS!

3rd grade - Saturday, Jan. 8th and Saturday, Jan. 15th 9am - 10:45am
4th grade - Saturday, Jan. 8th and Saturday, Jan. 15th 11am - 12:45pm
5th grade - Saturday, Jan. 8th and Saturday, Jan. 15th 1pm - 2:45pm
6th grade - Saturday, Jan. 8th and Saturday, Jan. 15th 3pm - 4:45pm
 
7th grade - Sunday, Jan. 9th and Sunday, Jan. 16th 1pm - 2:45pm
8th grade - Sunday, Jan. 9th and Sunday, Jan. 16th 3pm - 4:45pm 

The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club hosted its first annual Hoosier Hoops Jamboree boys basketball preseason tipoff over Halloween weekend.  The tournament, which was held at Cascade High School, featured thirty-three teams from Hendricks, Morgan and Putnam counties with boys ranging from 2nd to 6th grades.  The tournament format gave each team three games to gain a glimpse of what skills teams needed to refocus on in practice prior to the start of their school team seasons which begin in a couple of weeks.

Hoosier Hoops provides young men in grades 2 through 11 an opportunity to develop as basketball players with traveling club teams as well as the new Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy.  The Skills Academy, new in 2011, will provide opportunities for players who do not participate on travel teams the opportunity to improve and develop through two in-house leagues, one for grades 2,3 and 4 and one for grades 5 and 6.  The club is a fundamentals based organization that focuses on development of individual players in a team environment.  Tryouts for club travel teams will be held in January 2011 with seasons beginning in early April for the most part.  Specific details about individual programs and teams can be found on the Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club website at eteamz.active.com/hoosierhoops/ or by emailing the club director, Nathaniel Wills at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com.  

The schedule for the Hoosier Hoops Jamboree set for October 30th and 31st was released late last night to teams.  The first annaul event will feature 33 teams total from communities such as Danville, Plainfield, Brownsburg, Avon, Cascade, Tri-West, Greencastle, and Mooresville.  The event is a preseason tournament allowing coaches to "test the waters" and see what their teams are made of. 

 The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club will have information about the club's upcoming 2011 season including information on our travel teams and the new Hoosier Hoops Skills Academy at the Hoosier Hoops tables that will be set up at the event.  2010 Jamboree t-shirts and other Hoosier Hoops apparel may also be purchased at the Hoosier Hoops tables.

By Cindy Wills and Jeff Stone; Ft. Wayne, IN - Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2013 completed the USSSA State tournament, May 15th-17th, with a 2-2 record.  They lost only to the two teams that advanced to the finals.  After competing against NWOhio on several previous occasions, they defeated the NWOhio team 61-55.  Tyler Ross had 16 points and 16 rebounds.  Hayden Stuckwisch returned to action after his knee surgery and averaged 8 points per game and added 5 rebounds and 2 steals against NWOhio. Jordan Rhoades contributed 5 points, 2 steals, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.   In the next game, the team got off to a slow start and lost to Spiece North Stars, a team who advanced to the final game.  Joseph Sweeney had two points against the North Stars.  Saturday evening the Hoosier Hoops team began tourney play with a victory over Spiece Jordan by a 77-55 score.  B’ster Detty had 10 points, 6 steals, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.  Luke Jones scored 11 points on 4-7 shooting with 2 assists and 2 steals.  Sunday morning in the quarter finals the Spiece Hoosier Hoops team lost a tough battle to Spiece North East Stars of Fort Wayne. This team also eventually advanced to the final game.  The 2013 team led with seven minutes left in the game and were down by only 4 points with three and one half minutes remaining.  Brady Brown had 12 points on 5-7 shooting and 5 rebounds.  Jon Aldridge had a very consistent weekend performance with an average of 7 points per game and 4 rebounds per game.  Dakota Isgrigg returned from a sprained ankle to average 12 points per game and 6 rebounds per game.  The 2013 Spiece team will play at the Spiece Memorial Weekend RunNSlam in Fort Wayne.  

Tryout times for The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club for the 2010 Season will be as follows:

On Saturday, January 9th and Saturday, January 16th -

2019, 3rd grade  9:00am at Wills' Gym

2018, 4th grade  11:00am at Wills' Gym

2017, 5th grade   1:00pm at Wills' Gym

2016, 6th grade   3:00pm at Wills' Gym

On Sunday, January 10th and Sunday, January 17th -

2015, 7th grade  12 noon at Wills' Gym

2014, 8th grade   2:00pm at Wills' Gym

 Players trying out are expected to be at both days of tryouts for their respective teams.  The second day of tyrouts was added as a way to evaluate players further and more completely.  If you cannot attend both days of tryouts, you must inform the coach of your team.

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! 

By Nathaniel Wills

Two Hoosier Hoops players won their respective divisions in the AYBT Nationals 3 Point Shootout at Spiece Fieldhouse in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Khiree Williams of Hoosier Hoops 2018 White won the 3rd and 4th grade division and Matt Leek of Hoosier Hoops 2016 White won the 5th grade division.  Khiree Williams plays Indy Hoops ball for Decatur Central and Matt Leek plays on Plainfield's Indy Hoops team.  Both players are in their first seasons with Hoosier Hoops.  Congratulations boys!

By Ron Wagner/Jeff Stone 

By Ron Wagner/Jeff Stone 

By Jeff Stone

     In game one of the tournament on Sunday, 2015 faced the Indiana Thunder, a team they lost to in thier previous tournament by one point.  Guerin Wagner of Zionsville, Jake Hendershot, Jake Marsh and Anthony Jones provided tough defense in the paint that frustrated the Thunder’s big man and leading scorer throughout the game.  Although the team played well overall, they were again plagued by untimely turnovers and missed opportunities, missed layups and missed free throws.  This was another close game as the score was tied at halftime and the lead changed hands several times throughout the second half.  2015 took the lead late in the game, but couldn’t hold onto it and was forced to foul down the stretch.  Down by 3 with only a few seconds left, 2015 had one last shot to tie the game, but a desperation 3 at the buzzer by Jake Marsh fell just short, and the team lost 42-39.  Leading scorers were Jake Marsh with 11 and Anthony Jones and Trevor Waite with 10 each.  Jake Marsh was the leading rebounder with 4.   

By Kayle Funkhouser/Jeff Stone 

Perry Meridian, IN -- 2014 Red won the 7^th grade division of the MYT Super Regional at Perry Meridian over the weekend.  The team defeated the Indy Eagles 51-36 in the Championship.  Their games were full of events including technical fouls, rough play, players getting punched, poor officiating, trash talk and poor sportsmanship.   Defense, rebounding, and free throws were the keys to winning the championship game.  2014 Red actually held onto their leads by jumping out early, hitting 3’s and getting double digit leads in each game. Kyle Loechel and Mitchell Collier rebounded extremely well, and the team got balanced scoring with Ryan Ruff, Jake Johnson, Conner Funkhouser, and Kyle Loechel providing the core points.  James Mayberry got key steals when we needed.  Conner Funkhouser hit 5 3’s in a row even after he was the guy who was punched by an opposing player.  Kyle Funkhouser had 8 rebounds in a row on the defensive end, which was pivotal in holding their opponent to one shot on eight straight possessions after they cut 2014 Red’s lead to 7 points.  Jake Johnson handled pressure from the opposing guard and hit free-throws after being fouled on drives to the basket.  The bench was pivotal with Keith Kassen, Shawn Weir, and Matthew Baylor coming in and providing scoring and good defense in good minutes for the team.    

By Jeff Stone 

Ft. Wayne, IN – Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2015 competed in the 6^th grade division of the USSSA State Championship in Ft. Wayne this past weekend.  The team started the weekend off against the Indiana Thunder.  They played well early leading throughout, but miscues and turnovers cost them the game, 34-33.  Luke Callahan had a good look at the buzzer from the 3 point line, but came up short.  Luke had 11 points and Trevor Waite scored 8.  Brady Schall was the leading rebounder with 4.  In the second game, Elite 2015 took it to the Cereal City Hoopsters winning 44-31.  They used swarming defense and capitalized on turnovers to pull away in the second half.  Trevor Waite had 6 steals and 13 points, and Jake Marsh had a solid offensive game chipping in 9 points.  Jake Hendershot lead the team with 8 rebounds, followed by Jake Marsh with 7.   In their first tournament game on Sunday, the team battled poor officiating and a very poor start just to be in the game.  Poor execution and poor effort led to a 16-8 halftime deficit.  The team battled back ourscoring the Spiece Boilermakers 23-17 in the second half.  However, it wasn’t enough as Anthony Jones had a shot from point blank range at the buzzer to tie the game only to have it roll around the rim and out.  Jake Marsh played very well off the bench and led the team in scoring with 11 and rebounding with 8, and was difficult to defend in the post.  Trevor Waite provided excellent play on both ends of the floor and handled the ball extremely well in the face of some of the toughest defensive pressure the team has seen.  Zach Hoereth provided great minutes off the bench as well.  It was a disappointing weekend as a whole, but the team hopes to rebound at the Memorial Day Run n’ Slam over Memorial Day weekend.   

By Don Robinson/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- It was a very good weekend for the 2011 teams as they played in the MYT Super Regional at ISSA.  Both teams lost to the Dayton Gunners on Sunday in the tournament, but Red was the tournament runner-up and White made the Final 8.  Both teams went 1-1 in the pool play.   Both teams gave great effort all weekend.   Players providing outstanding play for the Red team were the ‘Tyler Triplets’, Bean, Waite and Williams,  Drew Mitchell, Steve Konechnik, Bryan Schlatter, Caleb Jackson, and Daniel Sweeney.   

By Cindy Wills/Jeff Stone 

Ft. Wayne, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2013 advanced to the quarterfinals in the 8^th grade division of the USSSA State Championship this past weekend.  In pool play, they lost to Spiece Select 2013 from Valparaiso, but rebounded to defeat the Wisconsin High Flyers 62-39. After placing second in their pool, Sunday morning found them playing the Wisconsin Air Force.  They won their fist contest, 55-50.  After falling behind 12-2 in the early going of the quarterfinals against North West Ohio, the team fought back, but lost 58-49.  Scott Amor, Jon Aldridge and Dakota Isgrigg scored in double figures. Dakota Isgrigg had 17 points and Hayden Stuckwisch scored 15 against the Wisconsin Force while shooting 6-9 from the field.  Tyler Ross had 17 points with 5-8 shooting from the field and 7-8 from the free throw line.  Jon Aldridge scored 10 points and B'ster Detty scored 9 in the Spiece Select game while shooting 4-7 from the field.  Jordan Rhoades helped Scott and B'ster handle the ball against great defensive pressure by the opponents.  Logan Fite played his best tournament of the year scoring 6 points against Spiece Select, 7 against the Wisconsin High Flyers and playing good defense against North West Ohio.  The team is looking forward to another trip to Fort Wayne next weekend for the Memorial Day Run n’ Slam.  They will take a break after the Memorial Day weekend from travel basketball so they can play in June for their high school teams.  In July, the players will reconvene for practice and finish up their summer with two or three more tournaments.    

By Sheri Woods/Jeff Stone  

Southport, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2016 Red went 1-1 in pool play on Saturday in the MYT Super Regional.  The boys played strong and beat the Muncie Tigers 38-9.  They followed that up by playing another strong game against a very strong, and eventual tournament champion, Indy Storm team.  On Sunday in tournament play, the boys lost another heartbreaker in the first round to the Indy Blaze by 3 points.   Hoosier Hoops 2016 White also participated in this tournament and played extremely well all weekend.  They were faced with a very difficult draw, and although they went 0-3 for the weekend, the team showed a lot of pride and character by never giving up. The team is showing a lot of improvement in different areas, including their individual games as well as coming together as a team.  

By Shawn Kelly/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2013 Red went 2-2 in the Super Regional at ISSA this past weekend.  Hoosier Hoops began pool play with a dominating 20-point win against the Indy Eagles.  In their next game, they lost by 6 to Indy EBC after a shooting 18-31 from the free throw line.  In the first round of tournament play, Hoosier Hoops trailed most of the game, but pulled off a 2 point victory, despite shooting 35% from the free throw line.  Hoosier Hoops advanced to the championship game but started off slowly and trailed by almost 20 at one point in the game.  They picked up the intensity and cut the score to 7 late in the game, but were unable to get any closer and eventually lost by 9.   

By Albert Hendrix/Jeff Stone 

Bloomington, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2012 played in the 15 and under division in the Adidas May Classic with some of the top teams in the nation this past weekend.  They won their pool by beating Club Indy Storm and West Virginia Wildcats to advance to the Gold Bracket tournament.  There, they lost to Team Pride on a last second three pointer with the game tied at 54.  Team Pride went on to beat the Speice Indy Heat who won the Bill  Hensley Memorial Run n’ Slam the previous weekend.  They also went on to beat Speice Indy Stars, the team that finished second at the Bill Hensley Run n’ Slam.  Coach Hendrix was very proud of the boys and of the effort they have given this year.  Coach Hendrix believes the team is on the verge of being a very good team, and with a break or two could have won any of the tournaments they have played in against some of the best teams in the country.  It has been a very enjoyable year for Coach Hendrix.  Winning is important, but having great kids is most important and what is really all about.  2012’s next tournament is in Fort Wayne at the Memorial Day Run n’ Slam the weekend of May 22nd, 23rd, 24th.      

By Darron Dancler/Jeff Stone 

Ft. Wayne, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2010 lost all 3 of their games over the weekend at USSSA State by a combined 18 points.  Games 1 and 3 were almost identical; very close throughout, except for a late first half run by the opponent.  2010 battled back in each game, but could never quite get over the hump.  Game 2 went down to the buzzer, where 2010 missed 6 layups in the first half alone, and had a chance to win with 2 seconds left, only to come up short.  The team needs to improve defensively, play with more aggression and reduce the number of silly turnovers they commit.  They will see their next action at the Memorial Day Run n’ Slam in Ft. Wayne over Memorial Day weekend.   

The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club will be having tryouts for its 4th grade (class of 2017) boys summer team beginning Sunday May 10th. Hoosier Hoops is a fundamentals based organization focusing on developing players both individually and on the team level. Player who commit to playing for us do get better and take on larger roles each season with their school teams. The season will run from the date above until the end of July and the team will practice one to two times each week throughout the season. Team members of Hoosier Hoops 2017 will participate in 6 to 8 weekend tournaments during this time period. Again, the information for tryouts is below.

Who: Boys basketball player in the 4th grade for the 2008-2009 school year wishing to play summer club basketball.

What: Hoosier Hoops 2017 Tryouts

When: Beginning May 10th 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The second session will be May 14th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Where: The Wills Gym just north of Danville, IN

Link to map to the Wills Gym: Map to the Wills Gym

Other Notes: Please wear basketball attire to the tryout and bring a clean indoor pair of basketball shoes. Everything you will need for tryouts will be given to you at tryouts. Please arrive a little early for check-in. There is a practice right before the tryout so we will gt onto the court at 6:30pm.

If you have further questions, please email Nathaniel Wills at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com or give him a call at 317-696-2954. We look forward to working with you all this summer!

By Ron Wagner/Jeff Stone 

Fishers, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2018 Red played in the 3rd and 4th grade division of the Hooplapalooza tournament at the Fieldhouse in Fishers this past weekend.  The team went undefeated on the weekend on their way to winning the championship 34-26 over the Fieldhouse team made up of 3^rd & 4^th graders.   2018 Red was under sized all weekend but very aggressive and focused.  These young men are really coming together as a team and playing hard.  They continue to step up on defense, and doing the little things is leading to wins!  It was again a team effort and all eight players should be recognized.  Derek Linville, Alec Burton, Tyler Watson and Cameron Misner stepped up and played big on the boards.        Cameron & Tyler were the teams top scorers.  Logan Blake, Austin Wagner, and Bryce Miller did a fantastic job of taking care of the ball and kept turnovers to a minimum.  Gunnar Reffeit’s defense continues to improve, and he’s been able to play 3 different positions.  These young guys all made big plays at key times over the weekend and gave another championship to their moms on Mother’s Day to go with their flowers!  

By Shawn Kelly/Jeff Stone 

Fishers, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2013 Red captured the 8^th grade championship in the Hooplapalooza round robin tournament at the Fieldhouse in Fishers this past weekend.  In round robin play, Hoosier Hoops went 3-1 and finished in second place, earning them the right to play in the championship game, a rematch against the Evansville Hornets, the team that gave them their only loss.  In their previous meeting with the Hornets, Hoosier Hoops was plagued by turnovers in a lopsided 20-point loss.  In the championship game, however, Hoosier Hoops controlled the ball and the game stretching the lead to 11 before winning by two points.  Coach Kelly was very proud of the way his team played en route to the championship. 

By Cindy Wills/Jeff Stone

Bloomington, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite opened play in the Adidas May Classic May 8-10 by losing to a Dan Dakich coached Indiana Elite team 63-53 in a very well played game.  Except for a few possessions where the Elite jumped passing lanes late in the game, the game was very close throughout.  Jordan Rhodes of Avon scored a season high 13 points while shooting more than 50% from the field and added excellent ball handling and 5 rebounds.  In their next contest, the team lost to Ohio Basketball Club, 68-52, in a game featuring an opponent with very athletic rebounders, which demonstrated the need to continue to improve on blocking out.  Jon Aldridge of Plainfield scored 14 points while shooting over 50% from the field.  On Saturday night, the Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite team began tourney play with a loss to Spiece Team Tempo 70-54.  Scott Amor of Danville

By Rob York/Jeff Stone

By Sheri Woods/Jeff Stone 

Beech Grove, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2016 Red went 3-2 this past weekend at the MYT Bring Your Game Tournament, finishing runner-up in the 11U/5^th grade division.  The team was led in scoring for the weekend by Ryan Cloncs, Jake Elliott and Blake Kaldahl.  Leading the team in rebounding were Kaldahl and Cloncs.  Jake Elliott led the team in assists, while Elliott and Josh Bonifield led the team in steals.  Adding strong play on the boards were Lucas Rutherford and Tanner Hubbard, and the team got strong defensive play from Trevor Eisenhut and Antwane Devine throughout the tournament. 

By Jeff Stone

By Darron Dancler/Jeff Stone 

Ft. Wayne, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2010 went 0-4 over the weekend playing with only 5 players.  The guys played hard throughout all four tough games.  Elite 2010 almost pulled out a win in the first game but fell by 2 points in controversial fashion at the buzzer due to a timekeeping error.  Calvin White and Maurice Sims showed a lot of heart as they fought through injury to keep playing.  Steve Konechnik shot the ball very well over the weekend playing up a grade for 2010.  After taking next weekend off, Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2010 will be back on the court in the USSSA Boys State Championships in Ft. Wayne May 15th - 17th. 

By Albert Hendrix/Jeff Stone 

Ft. Wayne, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2012 finished in the top 16 of the Bill Hensley Memorial Run ‘N Slam.  They defeated a good Florida Elite team in the first round of the tournament before dropping a hard fought second round game.  Playing in the gold division, Elite 2012 lost to Gordon Elite by 1 point on a controversial situation at  the end of the game.  They finished in the top 16 of the tournament.  It was a tough loss for the boys.  Gordon Elite won the Nationals last year in Las Vegas.  Spiece 2012 was extremely undersized in this tournament and a great amount of credit goes to the boys for their work ethic and smart fundamental play.   Coach Hendrix was again very proud of the boys this weekend and is looking forward to the USSSA State Finals May 15th - 17th. 

By Jeff Stone 

Beech Grove, IN -- The 6^th grade Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite team went 4-0 and won the MYT Bring Your Game Tournament the first weekend in May by defeating Team Muncie in the championship game of the tournament.  Elite used a full court press and a swarming half court defense to win both pool games against Team Muncie and Team Blaze by large margins.  Elite was led in scoring in pool play by Jayson Stone with 12 points and Jake Marsh with 10 in the first game, and by Guerin Wagner with 12 points and Luke Callahan and Anthony Jones with 10 in the second game.  With the #1 seed going into Sunday’s tournament, Elite faced best efforts from Blaze and Muncie.  Elite struggled with shooting problems from both the field and the free throw line, but managed to defeat Team Blaze 49-24 behind 14 points from Jake Marsh to advance to the championship.  In the championship game against Team Muncie, Elite again faced shooting woes and defensive breakdowns throughout the game.  After leading the entire way, Elite gave up the lead with 4 minutes to go, however a strong effort by the starters led to a 12-0 run and an eventual 15 point win, 55-41.  Elite was led by Anthony Jones with 13 points and Trevor Waite with 12.  Anthony Jones lead Elite on the boards for the tournament with 36 rebounds, an average of 7 per contest.  The team won their games by a margin of 30 plus points per game.  Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2015 will see it’s next action in Ft. Wayne at the USSSA State Championship May 15^th- 17^th. 

By Jeff Stone

Beech Grove, IN -- After going winless in the National Club Challenge, Hoosier Hoops 2015 Red made great strides in the MYT Bring Your Game tournament this past weekend.  They fought and scrapped their way to a 2-0 start in pool play and a #2 seed for the 6th grade tournament, defeating Team Blaze by 6 points and Team Muncie by 4.  Red fell behind early to a hot shooting Team Muncie in the semi-finals, but fought their way back with tough defense to end the first half down by only 3 points.  Red stayed close throughout with their defense, but was ultimately eliminated by Team Muncie losing by 2 points.  Red was led by outstanding play from Logon White and Austin Brown, and tough defense by Connor McGovern.  2015 Red will see their next tournament action at the Indy Spring Kickoff at The Fieldhouse in Fishers in two weeks. 

By Ron Wagner/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2018 Red participated in the MYT Bring Your Game tournament this past weekend at ISSA in Southport.  The squad was able to overcome a 7 point deficit at the half and win the final by a score of 32-27.  The team went 3-0 on the weekend and their defense was the difference.  They were able to outwork teams down the stretch, and led in rebounding in each game.  All eight players should be recognized for an outstanding team effort.  Derek Linville, Alec Burton, and Cameron Misner really played big and controlled the paint.  Logan Blake, Austin Wagner, and Tyler Watson took care of the ball and controlled the games.  Bryce Miller hit a game winning shot in the first game and helped break the press and distribute the ball throughout the tournament.  Gunnar Reffeit had his best game in the finals and really brought intensity to his game. 

The entire team did a great job defensively.  They played 4 different defenses on the weekend and these 3^rd graders were up to the task!   They are learning to depend on each other and pick each other up.  They will be in action again next weekend in the AYBT Indy Spring Kickoff at The Fieldhouse in Fishers. 

By Cindy Wills/Shawn Kelly/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2013 completed a semi-successful weekend by advancing to the semi-finals of the MYB Bring Your Game tourney.  They advanced out of pool play as a number one seed by defeating South West Illinois Jets 72-54 in a game in which there was balanced scoring with everyone scoring between 6 and 13 points.  John Aldridge had 11 rebounds, B'ster Detty had 5 steals and only one turnover and Hayden Stuckwisch had 3 assists.  Next in pool play the Elite boys lost another heartbreaker to LNO by one point, 59-58.  Dakota Isgrigg shot 63% with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Scott Amor had 5 assists to go along with 9 points.  Jordan Rhoades chipped in 3 assists.  In the quarter finals, Spiece defeated SW Illinois Jets again 46-28.  Dakota Isgrigg had 16 points on 61% shooting and Tyler Ross continued his good rebounding with 7 boards.  Unfortunately, the Spiece Hoosier Hoops boys lost to Columbus East in the semis, 65-52.  Hayden Stuckwisch led scorers with 15 points on 50% shooting.  Logan Fite improved his shooting percentage this weekend.  Next week, Elite will play in the Adidas Jr. May Classic!  Hoosier Hoops 2013 Red started the day off with a tough loss to the Indy Jazz.  Red  fell behind by 20 early and was unable to chip away at the lead.  In the second game, things looked bleak for Red.  However, after trailing most of the game, Red stormed back in the last five minutes, outscoring their opponent by 18 to win by three. 

In tournament play, Red fell behind by double-digits early, but fought back to tie the game at the half.  After a very physical game, Red was unable to overcome multiple turnovers to pull off the victory.   Red will see their next action in the AYBT Spring Kickoff at The Fieldhouse in Fishers next weekend. 

By Jeff Stone

Southport, IN -- Teams from the Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club participated in the Midwest Youth Tournaments National Club Challenge April 17th-19th.   It was a strong showing for the club as Hoosier Hoops won the boys division of the tournament.  Club teams from all over the midwest participated in the tournament.  Points were awarded to each club for pool game wins, tournament game wins, semi-finals wins and finals wins.  Most of the Hoosier Hoops teams finished with at least one win and some with two or three wins.  Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2010 finished runner-up in the 17U/11th grade division.  Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2014 finished runner-up in the 13U/7th grade division.  Hoosier Hoops 2018 Red finished runner-up in the 9U/3rd grade division.  And Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2012 finished as tournament champion in the 15U/9th grade division.  As a result of the club's overall win in the boys division, all Hoosier Hoops teams have qualified for the Midwest Youth Tournaments Boys Nationals in Louisville in June.  Congratulations to the teams that made it to their championship games and to all the teams for a very successful weekend for the Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club.  The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club is based in Danville, Indiana and features boys in grades 3 through 11 from several central Indiana counties including Boone, Clinton, Marion, Hamilton, Hendricks, Morgan and Putnam counties.

By Nathaniel Wills

Southport, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2014 capped off their first weekend of tournament play for the 2009 season with a runner-up finish in the 2009 Midwest Youth Tournaments National Club Challenge. The team went 1-1 in pool play on Saturday before rattling off three straight wins on Sunday to advance to the championship where they fell to the St. Louis Wizards. Third year Hoops player Brock Stevens led the team in scoring averaging 13.2 points per game and center Kyle Thompson led the team in rebounds at 5.3 boards per game. Taylon Sondgerath showed much promise in his first ever tournament with Hoosier Hoops averaging 5 points and 5 rebounds per contest. The boys learned a lot over the weekend and were able to pull out a number of close games. As a team, Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2014 averaged 48 points per game offensively while giving up just under 47. The team also overcame a number of injury problems including Garrett Buechler's first games back from a torn ACL over the winter. The boys' next challenge is the Adidas Jr. May Classic at North Central High School May 8th - 10th before they head up to Fort Wayne's Spiece Fieldhouse for back to back weekends. Way to go Spiece 2014 and good luck throughout the season!

By Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2015 Red had a tough start to the summer season losing both pool games and their first game of the tournament on Sunday. The team was overmatched in their pool games, but they never quit and continued to fight hard throughout. After practicing for only two weeks, the team had difficulty getting into their offensive and defensive sets and struggled at times with cohesiveness. In their first tournament game on Sunday, 2015 Red lost a heartbreaker to Hoop Dreams by 2 points in overtime. The team was led by big man Logan White, who was voted most valuable by Coach John Lautenschlager. Logan is the first winner of the Hoosier Hoops Hustle Award for 2015 Red. The players learned a lot about themselves and will see their next tournament action at the MYT Bring Your Game event in May.

Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2015 went 1-2 on the weekend, losing their first pool game by 37 points to eventual champion The Ville. The Ville pressed throughout and jumped out to a big lead early and the outcome was never in doubt. Elite 2015 rebounded to defeat Hoop Dreams in their second pool game on Saturday by 26 points. In that game, Elite 2015 used a full court press to jump out to an early lead and never looked back. Going into Sunday’s tournament action with confidence, Elite 2015 again used a full court press to jump out to an early lead against a very good Indy Storm squad. The Storm settled down and had cut the lead to 2 at the half. Elite 2015 went cold in the second half, missing from inside and out, as well as at the free throw line. The Storm made shots and free throws down the stretch and Elite 2015 lost by 11. The boys learned a great deal about themselves and about what it takes to play at this level. Having been intimidated and tentative in the first game, they turned up the intensity in their next two games leaving the coaches with a feeling of great promise for the rest of the summer. They will see their next action at the USSSA State Finals at Ft. Wayne in May.

By Ron Wagner/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2018 Red played its first tournament of the season at the MYT National Club Challenge, and all the practice really paid off.  The boy’s out worked other teams and proved that they can play at this level.  Coach Blake did a wonderful job getting the most out of the boys this weekend, resulting in a runner-up finish.  The team was unable to take advantage of several opportunities in the championship game, and they lost 33-25 falling behind 11-0 early.  2018 Red is ready to get in the gym and make some adjustments to finish on top at the next tournament.  Tyler Watson & Logan Blake led the stat sheets, but everyone contributed and played very well.  Next up for Hoosier Hoops 2018 Red is the MYT Bring Your Game tournament in May.

By JD Douglas/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Coach JD Douglas and Hoosier Hoops 2011 White won their opening game of the MYT National Club Challenge 82 to 56 by playing good defense. In the second pool game the team was short handed after losing a player to an ankle injury and having two others foul out.  The game ended in an 88 to 73 loss, although Hoosier Hoops 2011 White was clearly capable of winning. Sunday the team bounced back with an opening round tourney win by a score of 77 to 31 against Heartland Breakaway by playing the type of defense they plan on playing the rest of the season. The team lost in its semi-final game against Indiana Swish, who had not played an opening round game and was fresh. This team has tremendous potential and looks for great things this season.  The next tournament action the team sees will be the first weekend of May in the MYT Bring Your Game event.

By Shawn Kelly/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2013 Red went 2-2 over the weekend.  Saturday the team split their pool games and went into the tournament as a #2 seed.  They met up with ISSA Elite and were able to win a close game to advance to the second round of the tournament where they fell the eventual champion, the Ville.  In the two wins, the team played an up tempo game and was able to get many easy shots.  In the two losses, the team faced some of the best AAU competition in the area and was physically outmatched despite playing hard. The team will return to action May 1st through 3rd in the MYT Bring Your game event.

By Darron Dancler/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2010 finished their first weekend of action this year with a 3-2 record.  They opened the tournament with strong showing on Saturday winning their first game big and then falling in a very closely contested second game to the St. Louis Razorbacks.  On Sunday, Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite came to win.  They played well in games against Heartland Breakaway and Team Blaze to advance to the finals where they fell again to the St. Louis Razorbacks 70 to 66.  The boys showed skill on both ends of the floor averaging 73 points per game offensively while only giving up 58 on the defensive end.  Guards Maurice Sims and Michael Humphrey led the team in scoring with 14.4ppg and 12.6ppg respectively.  Oscar Falodun, Kurtis Runyon, and Calvin White owned the boards and guard Kyle Mackey scorched the nets shooting 62% (8/13) over the course of the tournament from behind the arc.  Despite only having 2 practices, the team showed cohesiveness from the start.  None of the players were satisfied with the 2nd place finish, displaying a "Refuse to Lose" mentality.

By Sherri Woods/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2016 White lost their first two pool games on Saturday in the MYT National Club Challenge.  The team came back Sunday with renewed spirits and won their first game in the tournament.  After a solid first round victory, 2016 White lost the 2nd game Sunday to a very strong Indy Storm team.  The boys had an opportunity to learn to play with each other and learned many valuable lessons about team play and how to be successful in the game of basketball.  Hoosier Hoops 2016 White will return to action in two weeks at the MYT Bring Your Game tournament.   Hoosier Hoops 2016 Red went 0-3 this weekend.  They fought hard and had 2 games come down to the buzzer losing one by 3 points and the other by only a bucket in overtime.  The team gathered valuable experience in competing against strong competition and gelling as a team.  While the tough weekend could be seen as a setback, the boys will use their experiences as fuel to work harder in practice and prepare for the next tournament.  The team has a number of new players and this past weekend served as an opportunity to grow as a team and create cohesiveness.

By Albert Hendrix/Jeff Stone 

Southport, IN -- The Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2012 team played exceptionally well in its first and last game of the tournament, resulting in a tournament championship for The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club.  The team shot 60% from behind the 3point line in  defeating The Mid-West Hoosier team 79-39.  It was a great team effort and an enjoyable game to watch from the stands.  Spiece defeated Indiana Swish in the second pool game by 14 points.  In the first round of tournament play Spiece defeated ISSA Elite 68-59.  In round two the Spiece 2012 team again defeated the Indiana Swish by 11 points to move on to the championship game. 

  In the championship game 2012 played a scrappy Wabash Valley team that battled back from a 14 point deficit at half time to take the lead 43-41, before Thomas Treadway tied the game and Trey Hendrix hit a three to regain the lead 46-43.  Wabash attempted to fight back and at one point cut the lead to two points at 53-51 before free throws by Ray Solomon and Lance Magee helped seal the deal.   Joe Reed and Nick Hutchinson, the big men for the Speice team, averaged 10 rebounds per game and Caleb Brannon, an eighth grader, came off the bench and contributed on the boards as well.   Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2012 will be traveling to Cleveland, Ohio next weekend to play in the Lebron James Classic, which includes approximately 55 teams in their division. 

By Shawn Kelly/Jeff Stone 

Bloomington, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2013 Red had a tough showing at the Easter Saturday Slam in Bloomington on April 11^th going 0-2.  The team played hard but was haunted by too many missed close range shots.  In their first game, the team found themselves in a hole early and was not able to make a comeback, losing by just 3.  In the second game the team shot better from outside and jumped out to an early lead.  They led for most of the game.  Missed lay-ups haunted the team once again as they suffered their second straight loss.  The team will return to practice and continue to work hard. 

By Cindy Wills/Jeff Stone

Bloomington, IN -- Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2013 kicked off the season with a warm up performance at Bloomington in the Easter Saturday Slam.  They lost to Team Southern Indiana while showing some initial jitters in their first game of the season.  The team then recovered to play well against a strong LNO team losing a heartbreaker 51-50.  Dakota Isgrigg of Frankfort was player of the weekend with 14 points per game while running the floor well and defending.  Looking forward, the Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2013 will play at the MYT Club Challenge and look to help Hoosier Hoops win the club team championship.

By Rob York/Jeff Stone 

Fishers, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2018 White saw their first tournament action on March 28^th and 29th at The Fieldhouse in Fishers.  In their first games as a team, they learned quickly the value of practicing against pressure, and how important this will be in the coming tournaments.  While the team lacked experience playing together, they certainly weren't lacking for effort, which was a great source of pride for Coach York.  Looking forward, Coach York is excited to see the team work hard and become more comfortable with one another.  Practicing against pressure and continuing to learn how to deal with it as a team will be important in the coming weeks.  The boys have been working hard and, although the results aren't yet what is expected, they are coming together as a team and looking forward to a lot of improvement.

Tryouts for Hoosier Hoops 2017 for current 4th graders will be held in the coming weeks.  Anyone interested in trying out should contact Nathaniel Wills at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com for more information concerning dates, times, locations and for any other questions. 

By Jeff Stone 

Indianapolis, IN -- Several players from Hoosier Hoops 2015 participated in the 6th grade State Finals this past weekend at Ben Davis.  Logan White's Avon Gold team qualified for the  "A" tournament.  Jake Marsh's Plainfield Red team qualified for the "B" tournament. 

Four players from Tri West including Trevor Waite, Jake Hendershot, Travis Bauer and Austin Brown made it to the final four of the "B2" tournament.  Tri West lost in the semi-finals to eventual winner Triton Central.  Tri West Beat Madison B in the consolation game to take third place.

Danville made an improbable run to the final four of the "B" tourament qualifying on the last weekend and beating Plainfield Red in the first round.  Jayson Stone, Luke Callahan, Connor McGovern, Payton Perry and Brandon Siller all helped Danville make their run.  Danville lost to Madison A in the semi-finals, but rebounded to beat Noblesville, a rematch of a game Danville lost in the Indy Hoops Semi-Finals, in the consolation game to take third place.   Danville won seven of their last nine games, losing only to Madison A twice.   

Speedway, with Brady "Bradley" Schall, Anthony Jones, John Johnson and Cory Anderson, made it to the "B2" championship game where they lost a tough contest to Triton Central to finish runner-up.  Speedway had previously beaten Triton Central twice prior to reaching the State Finals.   Speedway won a two-overtime game with Madison B in the semi-finals to advance to the championship. 

Congratulations to all the players of 2015 on fantastic finishes to their 08-09 seasons.   

By Nathaniel Wills/Jeff Stone 

Hoosier Hoops 2011 player, Tanner Dunn, was VYPE High School Sports Magazine's Comeback Athlete of the Month this month (March 2009).  Dunn has been playing with Hoosier Hoops 2011 since its first season of existence in 2006 when Dunn was a 7th grader.  After tearing both his ACL and meniscus in his knee last summer while playing summer travel basketball with Hoosier Hoops, Tanner had surgery at the Shelbourne Knee Center to repair both tears.  He returned to action this fall with Cascade High School's Varsity Football team and has played quality minutes as well for Cascade High School's Boys Basketball team this winter.  Congratulations to Tanner on his quick recovery and good luck in sectionals this week!

By Jeff Stone 

Avon, IN -- For the second straight year, Speedway advanced to the 6B championship game of the Indy Hoops League Tournament at Avon High School on February 22nd where they faced Noblesville.  Speedway wasted no time in jumping out to an early lead, and they never looked back.  Hoosier Hoops players playing in the game were Anthony Jones, Brady "Bradley" Schall, Corey Anderson and John Johnson.  Johnson, who is a first time player for Hoosier Hoops in 2009, was the difference for the Plugs in a very physical, low scoring game.  Johnson provided the "spark" for the Sparkplugs' defense, wreaking havoc at the top of their 3-2 zone defense.  On the offensive end, he was unstoppable.  He repeatedly drove to the basket or got himself open in the paint to score a game high 20 points.  He also led the team in rebounds.  Congratulations to the boys from Speedway!

 In addition, several other Hoosier Hoops players advanced to the final four of the Indy Hoops 6B Tournament.  Danville lost to Noblesville by five points in the semi-finals, and Plainfield Red fell to eventual champion Speedway.  Hoosier Hoops players from Danville include Jayson Stone, Luke Callahan, Connor McGovern, Payton Perry and Brandon Siller.  Perry and Siller are first time participants with Hoosier Hoops for 2009.  Jake Marsh, from Plainfield Red, is also a first time participant.  Congratulations to all of these players as well.

Hoosier Hoops 2016 will look to build on the success of last season in 2009 as they will attend several marquee events this summer.  The season will be capped off with a repeat trip to the AYBT Nationals.  The team will also look to take the prestigious Best of the Mid-West Hardwood Classic at The Fieldhouse in July. 

The 2009 season will be the inaugural season for Hoosier Hoops’ 3^rd grade program and Hoosier Hoops 2018 Red and White will carry the torch this season in the youngest age group in the Hoosier Hoops program.  The teams will participate in the same tournament throughout the summer.  Their season will be capped off by the AYBT National Championships in Fort Wayne, IN in late July.

By Jeff Stone 

Danville, IN -- Hoosier Hoops 2015 Red released their 2009 tournament schedule today.  Highlights include returns to three tounraments where the 2015 team finished as runner-up in 2008.  In the first two tournaments of the season in 2008, they competed in the MYT National Club Challenge and the MYT Bring Your Game tournament making runs to the championship game in both.  2015 red will look to improve in those tournaments in 2009.  2015 Red will also look to make it back to the championship round in the AYBT National Championships in Ft. Wayne.  In additioin, 2015 Red will return to the Best of the Midwest Hardwood Classic where the 2015 team won the championship in 2008.   The complete schedule is listed below and, as always, is subject to change.

Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2014 released its schedule for the spring and summer of 2009 today.  Highlights include a return trip to Louisville, Kentucky where the team will look for exceed last season's national Elite Eight finish and the team's first trip to the USSSA Nationals in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Spiece Hoosier Hoops Elite 2014 will play in the Best o the Midwest Hardwood Classic for the second season and will look to top last season's runner-up finish in the event.  The complete tournament schedule is below and as always is subject to change.

Hoosier Hoops 2013 Red released its tournament schedule for the spring and summer of 2009 today.  Events are subject to change because of conflict of cancellation by either the Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club or the tournament venue.  Below is the schedule:

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.

After an excellent week of practice, Hoosier Hoops 2014 was back at it again Memorial Day wekeend playing in a one day shootout on Saturday.  The event was hosted by the Fieldhouse and included the following 6th grade teams: Hoosier Hoops 2014, Indy Eagles, Gem City Warriors, and the Fieldhouse Players Club.

Hoosier Hoops 2014's first game came against the Indy Eagles.  The game began with much adversity and 2014 fell behind early on in the game.  All eight players in attendance were able to keep their heads and focus on working to get back in the game through good patient play on offense and a tenatious defense.  Hoosier Hoops 2014 took the lead for good when the Indy Eagles lost their composure after a shooting foul.  Hoosier Hoops players knocked down 3 of 4 free throws to take a 2 point lead and never relinquished it.  The game ended in a 63-58 Hoosier Hoops 2014 victory.

The team's next challenge came against the Gem City Warriors.  A lacklustre first half defensively led to a deficit in the first half.  Again, Hoosier Hoops 2014 was able to ocme out and overcome their poor first half with an extremely strong second half where they dominated defensively and won the second half by 27 points!  The final score was 64-42.

In the round robin tournament's finale, Hoosier Hoops played the Fieldhouse Players Club, an in-house team from the Fieldhouse.  A strong press and half cour trap quickly translated into a lead which swelled to 20 points.  The team then switched into a man-to-man defense where they were able to work on defensive fundamentals and offensive team communication.  The game was summed up in a ninteen pass offensive possession which ended in a wide-open lay-up!  Hoosier Hoops 2014 showed their defensive ability as well as their unselfish patience on the offensive end.  Hoosier Hoops 2014 won 39-66 in the tournament's final game and took home the hardware.

 The team is now 7-1 since the return of Head Coach Nathaniel Wills from college and has finished with a tournament championship and a tournament runner-up.  Hoosier Hoops 2014 looks to continue its hot streak in next weekend's Fieldhouse Players Club National Invitational Tournament from May 30th to June 1st.

The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club participated in the Midwest Youth Tournaments National "Club Challenge" over this past weekend.  A number of major summer clubs from Indiana as well as the Louisville participated in the inaugural event.  Hoosier Hoops was well represented in that tournament bringing teams from 4th grade all the way up to 10th grade to the event.  The event was the first of the season for a number of Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club teams including: Hoosier Hoops 2010, Hoosier Hoops 2013, Hoosier Hoops 2014, Hoosier Hoops 2015 and Hoosier Hoops 2016.  With a great turnout at the tournament, The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club finished second in the overall club challenge just behind IN SWISH, a quality basketball club from Evansville, IN. 

 Notes on the event:

Hoosier Hoops 2016 10U (0-3) 5th in Pool Play and a 1st Round Loss

Hoosier Hoops 2015 11U (2-2) 2nd in Pool Play and a Runner-up Finish

Hoosier Hoops 2014 12U (1-2) 4th 13U in Pool Play and 1st Round Loss in 13U Tournament 12U Club Challenge Champions

 Hoosier Hoops 2013 13U (1-2) 2nd in Pool Play and a 1st Round Loss

Hoosier Hoops 2012 14U (3-2) 2nd in Pool Play and a Runner-up Finish

Hoosier Hoops 2011 15U (3-4 combined) Lost in 1st Round

Hoosier Hoops 2010 (3-1) 1st in Pool Play and Lost in Semi-Finals

In all, Hoosier Hoops coaches are optimistic about the event saying it was a good stepping stone to the season.  Look for future posts about events as they come and go.  We will be sure to post about Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2010's performance in the Gary Betts "Who's Next" Invitational this coming weekend as well as the Midwest Youth Tournaments "Bring Your Game" event on May 2nd to 4th. 

The schedule for the Midwest Youth Tournaments National "Club Challenge" was posted on Tuesday evening.  Games will be played at the Indy Southside Sports Academy and the Indy Indoor Sports Park.  Maps to both of these sites can be found under the "Locations" tab to the left of this page.  The schedules can be found at the below links.  Good luck to all of the teams participating with the Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club this weekend!

 Pool Play Schedule http://www.midwestyouthtournaments.com/docs/PoolSchClubChalApr19-20.pdf

Single Elimination Tournament http://www.midwestyouthtournaments.com/docs/TourSchClubChalApr19-20.pdf

The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club has agreed to enter all eight of its club teams into the First Annual Midwest Youth Tournaments "National Club Challenge" from April 18th to April 20th.  Hoosier Hoops 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013,2012, 2011 Red, 2011 White, and Spiece Hoosier Hoops 2010 will participate in the event that not only is a Midwest Youth Tournaments National Qualifier, but also pits various summer youth clubs against each other in a club wide challenge.  The tournament will be hosted at the Indy Southside Sports Academy at 4150 Kildeer Drive in Indianapolis, Indiana. 

The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club has decided to sponsor two teams in the class of 2011 for the summer of 2008 season.  Hoosier Hoops 2011 Red and Hoosier Hoops 2011 White will participate in five tournaments during April and May before selecting eight to ten players to participate in the final month of the season during the July NCAA Exposure Period.  The Schedule for the class of 2011 is listed below.  Coaches JD Douglas and Don Robinson will be running the Hoosier Hoops 2011 program this summer!

Hoosier Hoops 2011 Red and Hoosier Hoops 2011 White Tournament Schedule:

Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club's tryouts for current 9th (class of 2011) and 10th (class of 2010) graders were announced this week.  For more information about the tryouts please visit the "Tryout Dates and Information" link located in the tabs to the left of this page. 

 Please be sure to submit your information via the online form on the main page of our website.  This will allow all players to check-in faster during tryouts and allow us to spend more time evaluating players.  Tryouts are open to any young man in the grades 9 and 10 even if he does not sign up ahead of time.  Please feel free to spread the word about the tryout to your friends!  Any questions about tryouts may be reffered to the Director of Basketball Operations, Nathaniel Wills at HoosierHoopsNDW@msn.com or 317-696-2954.

The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club's team in the classes of 2013, 2014, and 2015 have release preliminary tournament schedules for the 2008 spring and summer season.  These tournament can be found on each team's respective web page on this website.  Teams will look to participate in around 8 tournaments over the 2008 season all cross the state and midwest region.

Notable Tournaments on the schedule for 2008 Include:

 Hoosier Hoops 2013 looks to take their game to the next level with the Indiana Basketball News Hoosier Showcase at the Fieldhouse in July and will look to make their first trip the the Midwest Youth Basketball National Championships this season.

 Hoosier Hoops 2014 will test their stature in the class of 2014 at The Best of the Midwest Hardwood Classic at the Fieldhouse in Fishers, IN during mid-July and will look to make a return to the Midwest Youth Basketball National Championships as well.

 Hoosier Hoops 2015 eyes the New Balance Spring Classic as a chance to make an impression on the clas sof 2015 basketball scene in Indy and will follow up with the Hoosier Junior Shooutout in June down south at the Bloomington Sportsplex in Bloomington, IN.

The Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club's team in the class of 2010 has released its schedule for the 2008 season.  Tryouts for Hoosier Hoops 2010 will be held in March.  Tryout dates and locations will be released closer to the tryout dates in March.  If you would like to sign-up for the class of 2010's tryouts, please fill out the online from located on the club's main page.

 Hoosier Hoops 2010 will go into the 2008 season looking to build on their reputation as a top team in the state of Indiana.  Last season Hoosier Hoops 2010 finished 4th at the AAU State Championship and followed their 4th place finish up with at Top-46 finish at AAU Nationals in July 2007.  Following their successes in AAU tournaments last season, Hoosier Hoops 2010 was invited to a top 72 team tournament in Orlando, the AAU Supershowcase, which runs in late July. 

Other highlights for the coming 2008 season are:

The Adidas May Classic in Bloomington, IN

AAU Indiana State Championship in Franklin, IN

Indiana Basketball New Hoosier Showcase in Fishers, IN

Either Kentucky Hoopfest or The Best of The Midwest Hardwood Classic

AAU National Championships in Orlando, FL  

Congratulations to the two Hoosier Hoops 2015 players who will be participating in the 2007-2008 Indy Hoops League Championship Sunday this coming Sunday.   The two boys make significant contributions to their local Speedway school team that will be facing Hamilton Southeastern  at 3:00pm.  The game will be played at Avon High School. 

Listing of players participating in the Hoosier Hoops Basketball Club during the 2008 season who lead their teams to the Indy Hoops Tournament Elite Eight:

Hoosier Hoops 2016:

Danville Warriors - 6 players

 Avon Orioles - 1 player

Hoosier Hoops 2015: 

Speedway Sparkplugs - 2 players

Hoosier Hoops 2014:

Danville Warriors - 4 players

Tri-West Bruins - 2 players

Brownsburg Bulldogs - 2 players

Congratulations again to all of these players as well as all the other players participating in Hoosier Hoops this summer who had a successful season with their school teams in Indy Hoops!