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March Madness is Here

March Madness is here! Check out the link to watch your team march through the Madness. http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/basketball-men/d1  

IHSAA Boys’ Basketball State Tournament Action

IHSAA Boys’ Basketball State Tournament Action The Indiana boys’ basketball state tournament is heating up! Click the IHSAA logo at the top of our website or click the link below to access the brackets and follow the action: http://www.ihsaa.org/Sports/Boys/Basketball/201213/StateTournament/tabid/1363/Default.aspx

11-Year Old Julian Newman makes Varsity!

Julian Newman, a 4’5″ 5th grade hoops phenom out of Downey Christian School in Orlando, Florida, has been tearing apart varsity opponents that are 6 and 7 years older than him. He leads the state of Florida in assists at 11.5 a game and is 19th in the nation in that category. On December 18th, […]

College Basketball Player Scores 138 Points, Breaks NCAA Single-Game Scoring Record

Jack Taylor of tiny Grinnell College did some big things last night. The sophomore guard from the Division III school in Iowa shattered the 58-year-old NCAA single-game scoring record, filling up the stat sheet with 138 points. When you look at his box score, it’s astounding. He was 52-of-108 from the field, while going 27-of-71 […]

Basketballplayground.com Summer Camps Are Back!

Whoo Hoo! Basketball Playground Summer Camp sign ups are here at last. Areas of focus include but are not limited to the following: footwork, body positioning, critical thinking when in game situations, ball handling, shooting fundamentals, scoring mentality, competition and competitive acumen with direction on how to channel positive energy. Remember, you can’t spell Fundamentals […]