North Central Conference student athlete of the week Dec 7, 2009

13.5 ppg, 4 rpg, 4 apg, 2spg

3.28 GPA

Footage from:

At Warsaw – 26 Points

Lawrence North – 26 points, 9 rebounds

At Monroe Central – 25 points

Fort Wayne Snider – 16 points

During one fast and furious 3 hour session we learned more than we did all year.

We talked about everything under the sun…tutoring ratios, academic testing standards, fund raising, corporate sponsors, honor codes, transportation of kids, nutrition, and developing our own individual style.

They consistently urged us to think differently and to be bold.

Below are some pics from their facility. Notice the natural light. It’s one of those buildings that somehow make you feel like a better person. This is something that we are also shooting for.

Thank you to Sheila Jenkins and her staff at the Community Development Law Center for all their help in taking us through this process. They do outstanding work.  I can tell you that this is not an easy task and it is not something you want to do alone. We are very appreciative of the work that Sheila does.

This is a big step for us in realizing the huge goals that we have set out to achieve together. Not every win is finished with a monster dunk and the roar of the crowd. While our basketball teams are enjoying success we are also quietly making small steps and putting together the structure to support the long term dreams we are chasing.

These kids are fun to watch. They play hard, play together and are all smiles. They pick each other up when they make a mistake and play with a lot of energy when things are going well. They go on runs that put their opponents away.

Their full court press has developed to be beautifully chaotic…a lot of hustle and guys playing for each other…the Progeny style.

The tipoff is at 10:30am vs Chicago Select. Game 2 is at 1:00pm vs Illinois Raptors.

Click HERE for location and more info

Click HERE for full schedule.

The facility information is HERE

The hotel is the Courtyard Louisville Northeast…10200 Champion Farms Drive Louisville, KY 40241 502-429-9293

We play:

Friday night at 8:15 against KY Blazers (wearing white)

Saturday at 9:15am against BA Hoyas Elite (wearing blue)

Saturday at 4:45pm against St. Louis Magestics (wearing white)

Sunday brackets begin at 8:30am and the finals are at 2:15pm

Thomas Sanders was solid and hit big shots. Dawayne Matthews was a force inside.

Sam “The Hatchet” Cooper fouled out near halftime and enjoyed some quality time hanging with Coach Allen.

And the schedule is posted here

May Classic

If the links are broken you can go to the indiana elite website and navigate from there.

We play at 7:00pm Friday night versus Kings Court at Bloomington South and at 3:45pm versus Charlotte Court at Bloomington South High School. ( 1965 S Walnut St, Bloomington, Indiana 47401 )

UPDATE: We play at 7:00pm Friday night versus Kings Court at Bloomington South ( 1965 S Walnut St, Bloomington, Indiana 47401 ) and Saturday at 11:45pm versus Charlotte Court at Summit Elementary School (1450 W Countryside Ln Bloomington, IN 47403)

Please be at the games 45 minutes before game time.