August 31, 2016

RE:Grosse Pointe Hoopers

The Michigan Hoopers will offer teams for 7th & 8th grade players from the Grosse Pointe community and surrounding areas. Players that have played for the Grosse Pointe Lakers will make-up most of the roster spots. The Lakers do not offer teams for 7th & 8th grades.

The Hoopers will mirror a lot of what the Lakers have done in the past and will be coordinated/directed by Steve Benard.

2016-17 Season:

The season will begin the end of January and end the last Sunday in March. This will allow players to play school basketball-(November to January) and then transition to AAU basketball with the Hoopers.

Tryouts: Tryouts will be held on Monday, January 23 & 30, 2017 from 7:30-8:45pm at Pierce Middle School.

Games: Teams will play in the Winter-I & Winter-II session of the D-league at Harper Woods High School and play in 1-3 friendship tournaments.

Practices: Teams will practice in the Grosse Pointe area two times per week. Practice days and times will be posted when available.

Cost: The cost of the season will be $375 per player-(includes practice time, league and tournament fees).

Uniform: The uniform will include reversible game shorts, reversible game jersey and shooting shirt. Cost will $100

Click here to register for tryouts

Please contact Steve Benard with any questions-313-580-0351

More about the Hoopers Program:

The Michigan Hoopers AAU Basketball Club is designed to expose new players/families to AAU basketball, build competitive teams from season, have roster continuity and have a vision for the complete basketball experience from 1^st grade to 12^th grades.

The 2016/2017 AAU season is made up 6-“mini” seasons:-Fall-I/Fall-II/Winter- I/Winter- II/Spring/Summer. Each season will last anywhere from 7 weeks to 11 weeks.

Each season will coincide with the AAU Sanctioned Detroit Leagues. All of the club teams will compete in the D-Leagues. The D-Leagues provide mid-to upper level AAU competition, weekly games and appropriate age brackets. To learn more about the D-Leagues go to http://mwabasketball.com/bbleagues.html

Teams practice twice a week, usually play in 1-2 local AAU friendship tournaments, have a paid/qualified coach and have access to the weekly FLASH Repetition Training program for a reduced rate.

Players can opt in and out of the program during the calendar year. We take every precaution to keep rosters together from season to season. This is great way to have a greater chance of success on the AAU circuit.