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MAY TOURNAMENTS WRAP UP - BALLERS STILL WINNING!!! [More Info]
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- MORE SELECT BALLERS EARN SCHOLARSHIPS!!! SEE HEADLINES TO SEE MORE INFO!!!
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2011,-10,-09 AAU GIRLS STATE CHAMPS, 2011,-10 BOYS DII STATE CHAMPS, 2012,-09 GIRLS NATIONAL CHAMPS!
CONGRATULATIONS
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Lowcountry Ballers 8th Grade BOYS Team
Our Boys Team finished 3-2 and won the AYBA SC STATE SILVER Division Championship!!! Good job Coach Wright, 8th Grade Baller Boys and all our 8th Grade families for their support this season!!
CONGRATULATIONS &
We're GLAD YOU'RE BALLERS!
GOOD EFFORT BY THE LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS 10TH GRADE BOYS WHO WON ONE GAME BUT LOST 3 GAMES IN THE AYBA STATE TOURNEY BY 6 PTS OR LESS!!!
CONGRATULATIONS
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Lowcountry Ballers 8th Grade GIRLS Team
Coach O.J. Linney and all the 8th Grade families on another tournament championship! Our 8th Grade Baller Girls went 4-0 and won the Kings Dominion Championship in Raleigh/Durham, NC.!!!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
We're GLAD YOU'RE BALLERS!
SPECIAL CONGRATS TO COACHES DA & RENETTA ALDRIDGE FOR COACHING THE SELECT GIRLS TO A 3RD PLACE FINISH IN THE KD TOURNEY IN RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC, WITH ONLY 6-7 PLAYERS AVAILABLE!!!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS AS THEY PARTICIPATE FULLY WITH THEIR VARSITY & JV TEAMS DURING JUNE. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN JULY!!!
CONGRATULATIONS
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Lowcountry Ballers 8th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach O.J. Linney, Coach Broughton and all the 8th Grade families on their SECOND STRAIGHT GREENVILLE SUPER REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! Our 8th Grade Ballers swept their division and finished undefeated for the second straight year to earn their ticket to participate in the DIV I NATIONALS at DISNEY in ORLANDO, FL in JULY!!!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
We're GLAD YOU'RE BALLERS!
CONGRATULATIONS
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Lowcountry Ballers 9th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach Lynn Fralix, Coach Wendell Haynes, Coach Mark Fralix, and all the 9th Grade families on reaching the Championship game at the SUPER REGIONAL TOURNAMENT in GREENVILLE, SC! Our 9th Grade Ballers lost a tough championship game to the SC STARS GOLD after being tied at the half.
Our 9th Grade Ballers swept through their pool going undefeated and added two more victories in the playoffs to earn a right to play for the championship.
Although, our girls lost the championship their runner-up performance was good enough to earn a bid to participate in the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at DISNEY in ORLANDO, FL.
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
We're GLAD YOU'RE BALLERS!
CONGRATULATIONS
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2012 Lowcountry Baller Alumni
BriAna Johnson
She has signed to play basketball for
Columbia College
in Columbia, SC!!!
"B.J." led her Ridge View team into the second round off the AAAA State Playoffs. She averaged 11 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game during her senior season!
BriAna played 1 year with the Lowcountry Ballers SELECT Girls team during the 2012-13 travel season!
Congratulations to BriAna,
her parents - Maxine & Dr. Tal,
her Ridge View HS coaches/teammates,
and her LOWCOUNTRY BALLER family
- coaches, teammates, and staff!!!
We wish you continued success and are looking forward to watching you play guard for the Coumbia College Koalas!!!
We're GLAD you're a BALLER!!!
Roo out to Briana's dad, my frat bro - Dr. TJ
Congrats Team!
A. KEELS Wins MVP
CONGRATULATIONS
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AALIYAH KEELS
who was selected to participate in the
2013 SOUTH CAROLINA NORTH/SOUTH
ALL STAR GAME!!!
Aaliyah (#21) playing for the NORTH All-Stars was also selected
Tournament Most Valuable Player!
Aaliyah is the daughter of Sharon and Bernard Keels. She is a honor student-athlete who attends Blythewood HS in Blythewood, SC.
Aaliyah (#20) is also a multi-year member of the LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS GIRLS SELECT TEAM!!!
In the NORTH/SOUTH ALL STAR GAME her NORTH team defeated the South All-Stars due to Aliyah's contribution of
16 pts, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 blocked shot!!!
Congratulations on your MVP selection and ALL-STAR recognition
and a great season!
We wish you continued success!
We're GLAD that you're a BALLER!!!
 
2012 Pic
CONGRATULATIONS
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Head Coach & Athletic Director
Nancy Beatty
and ALL the
Pinewood Prep Lady Panthers
for winning BACK-to-BACK-to BACK
SCISA AAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
Congratulations to the entire Pinewood Preparatory School administration, teachers, staff, athletic dept., and STUDENTS for providing us with a TREMENDOUS season, 27-4 record and for the third year in a row AGAIN bringing the
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
to the
LOWCOUNTRY!!!
Special congrats to ALL our Lowcountry Ballers
playing on the team:
Jazlyn Hooks, Jenifer Rhodes, Raygon Hendrix, Maria Corella, Brianna Boyd, Kinsey Baughman, Precious Paylor, Michaela McAuley,
We're GLAD YOU are BALLERS!!!
SPECIAL CONGRATS TO OUR LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS SELECT PLAYERS - THREE YEAR STARTERS ON THE THREE PINEWOOD STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS!
 (L-R LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS #24 JENIFER RHODES - ELON UNIV.; #21 MARIA CORELLA - WOFFORD UNIV.; #3 RAYGON HENDRIX; #23 BRIANNA BOYD - WINTHROP UNIV.) MARIA CORELLA - WOFFORD UNIVERSITY SIGNEE - HAS WON 4 out of last 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS  JENIFER RHODES - ELON UNIVERSITY SIGNEE - battles A'ja Wilson (#1 Rated 2014 Player in U.S.) to WIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
2013
CONGRATULATIONS
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Head Coach Paul Runey
and ALL the
Bishop England Lady Bishops
for winning BACK-to-BACK
SCHSL AA LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
Congratulations to the entire Bishop England administration, teachers, staff, athletic dept., and STUDENTS for providing us with a TREMENDOUS season, 23-3 record (51-3 last two years) and for the second year in a row AGAIN bringing the
LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
to the
LOWCOUNTRY!!!
Special congrats to ALL our Lowcountry Ballers
playing on the team:
&
Michele Boykin
We're GLAD YOU are BALLERS!!!
SPECIAL CONGRATS TO OUR LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS SELECT PLAYERS - TWO YEAR STARTERS ON THE TWO BISHOP ENGLAND LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS!
 (BISHOP ENGLAND #22 MICHELE BOYKIN) GOOD LUCK IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SATURDAY, MARCH 2ND!!!
CONGRATULATIONS
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DANTEZ BENNAMON
Head Coach Blake Hall and ALL the
Goose Creek Gators for winning the LOWER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP & advancing to the
SCHSL AAAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!
Congratulations to the Goose Creek High School administration, teachers, staff, athletic dept., assistant coaches and STUDENTS for providing us with a TREMENDOUS 22-4 season record and the
Goose Creek BOY'S BASKETBALL TEAM berth in the AAAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!
SPECIAL CONGRATS TO OUR LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS SELECT BOYS
DANTEZ BENNAMON
The AAAA ALL STATE PLAYER, led Goose Creek this season with a 20.6 PPG average, 6 rebounds, 3.2 assists/game, 2.4 steals per game and is one of the top rated players in SC. He also is the quarterback for the undefeated GOOSE CREEK HS FOOTBALL Team. However more importantly, Dantez does all this while holding down an impressive 3.9 GPA!!!
Dantez is the son of long-time Lowcountry Ballers Select Boys Coach Mike Bennamon and Team Mom Denise. His big sis, Denichsa, former Goose Creek Lady Gators All State Player and Erksine Signee, was also a multi-year member of our Lowcountry Ballers Girls Teams.
GOOD LUCK IN THE AAAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FRIDAY, MARCH 1st!!!
Click abovve to read more about Dantez in the Post & Courier
We're GLAD YOU are A BALLER!!!
2012 FIRST DAY FESTIVAL FLYER
(PLEASE CLICK LINK ABOVE TO SEE FESTIVAL DETAILS!!!)
Special thanks to all of the Lowcountry Ballers, Players, Coaches, Staff, & Parents who volunteered to participate in the First Day Festival.
  This City of Charleston annual event is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Youth, Children and Families.
The festival will be held at the Maritime Center and will take place on Sunday, August 19.
Ballers will be assisting with the pre-planning events on SATURDAY, AUGUST 18.
Our LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS will be filling bags/folders & bookbags donated by MeadWestvaco with various school supplies and then loading the truck. These much needed school supplies will be distributed to Lowcountry Youth at the FIRST DAY FESTIVAL SUNDAY.
Registration is a REQUIREMENT in order to participate.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP VIA COMMUNITY SERVICE INTENT FORM!!!
Ballers who registered to participate had their names already sent in to Mayor's Office.
DENISE JENKINS - Onsite Point-of-Contact
Ballers SHOULD arrive at the Maritime Center BY 10:00am on SATURDAY, August 18. PLEASE WEAR YOUR WHITE OR PURPLE LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS T-SHIRT.
(Parking is available in the CHS Maritime Lot behind the Maritime Center)
If you have any questions please contact
Denise Jenkins
@ 804-564-8707 or email djenkins@lowcountryballers.org.
Thanks for giving back to help your community!
We're GLAD YOU'RE
LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS
"Lifting As We Climb"
CONGRATULATIONS
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Dantez Bennamon & Jiquan Hammond from our Lowcountry Ballers SELECT BOYS Team
Dantez & Jiquan along with Head Coach Mike Bennamon recently traveled to San Diego, CA to participate in the ADIDAS PHENOM TOP 150 INDIVIDUAL CAMP. They spent time working out, performing drills, as well as competing in games all while being evaluated by recruiting services which will be sent to numerous college coaches.
GOOD JOB, we see you BALLERS "winning" on the west coast!
Christhea #4 Latisha #13
We're GLAD you're BALLERS!!!
ALL WE DO IS WIN!!! ALL OUR LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS GIRLS TEAMS HAVE QUALIFIED TO COMPETE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE GRADE NATIONALS IN FLORIDA, OHIO, & TENNESSEE DURING JULY!!! ALL WE DO IS WIN!!!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
CONGRATULATIONS
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Lowcountry Ballers 8th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach Lynn Fralix, Coach Haynes and all the 8th Grade BALLERS & families. Our 8th Grade GIRLS finished second in the Lady Tigers SRT in SAVANNAH, GA Memorial Day weekend!!! Good job Ballers! ALL WE DO IS WIN!!!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
CONGRATULATIONS
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Lowcountry Ballers 9th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach Renetta Aldridge, Coach Wendell Haynes, Coach Tiffany Magwood, Marketing Director D.A. Aldridge and all the 9th Grade families. Our 9th Grade GIRLS also finished second in the Lady Tigers SRT in SAVANNAH, GA Memorial Day weekend! CONGRATULATIONS and keep "winning" this season!
CONGRATULATIONS
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Lowcountry Ballers 6th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach Calvin Davis his staff, and all the 6th Grade BALLERs & families. Our 6th Grade GIRLS also finished second in the Lady Tigers SRT in SAVANNAH, GA Memorial Day weekend! CONGRATULATIONS and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers 7th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach OJ Linney and all the 7th Grade families. Our 7th Grade GIRLS went 4-0 and WON the LADY PHOENIX INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT in GREENSBORO!!! This was our 7th Grade Girl Ballers third championship this season and they are prepping for a long NATIONALS run in OHIO in JULY. Coach Linney and his daughter Mariah had their hometown family packed in the "PLEX" and ALL OUR 7th Grade GIRL BALLERS performed!!! Jailah Melvin stepped her game up to the next level with various drives to the hole resulting in "and ones"; when "E" went to the bench with foul trouble. Jaylah Ravenell came off the pine and provided much needed ball handling and speed to ensure the championship. McKenzie Yon consistently knocked down the threes to help stretch the game out after a furious comeback by the CAROLINA ALL-STARS. Thanks to ALL our BALLERS FAMILIES that traveled to NC to support our 7th, 8th, & 9th Grade Lowcountry Ballers! Special thanks to the Coach LINNEY's FAMILY in the NC area for coming out to support the LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS ALL WEEKEND!!! We will see you at the family reunion at NATIONALS this summer! ALL WE DO IS WIN!!!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers 8th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach Lynn Fralix, Coach Mark Fralix and all the 8th Grade families. Our 8th Grade GIRLS went 3-0 and WON the LADY HEAT TOURNAMENT in CHARLESTON Mother's Day weekend!!! This was our 8th Grade Girl Ballers first championship this season and their hard work is evident. Now our Lowcountry Ballers Girls 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, & SELECT GIRLS and our 9th & SELECT BOYS Teams have ALL WON at least one championship tournament this season!!! 6th Grade Girls & 6th & 8th Grade Boys are working hard and while they have been close have not quite broken through for the GOLD but their competitive attitude and perserverance will make them CHAMPIONS!!! Great job Ballers finish strong in the classroom this month and get ready for the Nationals & Exposure seasons!!! ALL WE DO IS WIN!!!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers 9th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach Renetta Aldridge, Coach Wendell Haynes, Coach Tiffany Magwood, Marketing Director D.A. Aldridge and all the 9th Grade families. Our 9th Grade GIRLS went 4-1 and reached the CHAMPIONSHIP game at the SC AAU STATE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT in Columbia. Although our BALLERS finished state runner-ups this year, they earned a D1 Bid to NATIONALS while knocking off BOTH CHS Stampede teams, the SC 76ers, and Central Carolina Force before falling in the championship to the SC 76ers White team.
 Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers SELECT BOYS Team
Head Coach Mike Bennamon, Coach Mike Jenkins, Coach Kenny Wood, and all the 10th Grade families. Our 10th Grade BOYS participated in the BOO WILLIAMS NIKE INVITATIONAL and only lost one game in Hampton, VA!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers SELECT GIRLS Team
Our SELECT GIRLS went undefeated this weekend posting double digit victories along the way to win the TRI-STATE SHOWDOWN CHAMPIONSHIP at CLEMSON UNIVERSITY! Special Congrats to the entire team for stepping their game up as the SELECT GIRLS were without 3 starters!
SPECIAL CONGRATS to BRIANNA BOYD who was selected tournament MVP. Joining Brianna on the ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM was Raygon Hendrix and Christhea Campbell.
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers 9th Grade BOYS Team
Head Coach Davis Marshall, Coach Dolores Gray, and all the 9th Grade families. Our 9th Grade BOYS went 3-1 and won the TRI-STATE SHOWDOWN CHAMPIONSHIP at CLEMSON UNIVERSITY! Our BALLERS were able to avenge an earlier in the day defeat to the ATLANTA team and survived an exciting 73-72 victory to take home the trophy!
Special Congrats to RODNEY KEENER who was selected TOURNAMENT MVP. Joining Rodney on the ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM was Douglas Dwight and Damierz "Talik" Greene.
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
We're glad you're BALLERS!!!
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Lowcountry Ballers SELECT BOYS Team
Head Coach Mike Bennamon, Coach Mike Jenkins, Coach Kenny Wood, and all the 10th Grade families. Our 10th Grade BOYS reached the CHAMPIONSHIP game in the King James Spring Exposure Classic in Augusta. Our BOYS finished a few points short and captured 2nd Place in their first exposure event of 2012!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers SELECT GIRLS Team
Our SELECT GIRLS only lost one game all weekend and captured 3rd PLACE in the PEACH STATE TIP-OFF EXPOSURE BLACK Div. Our SELECT GIRLS enjoyed a large group of college coaches who eagerly watched our BALLERS play all weekend in their first exposure event of 2012! Thanks to all the parents/families that supported our girls in ATLANTA!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
CONGRATULATIONS
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Lowcountry Ballers 7th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach O.J. Linney and all the 7th Grade families. Our 7th Grade GIRLS reached the CHAMPIONSHIP game in the GA TARHEELS CLASSIC in Atlanta. Our GIRLS finished one point short and captured 2nd Place. This was the first tournament OUR 7th Grade Girls have not won the championship this season! This will help motivate our BALLERS to finish the job and get ready to take the championship in their next event.
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers 9th Grade BOYS Team
Head Coach Davis Marshall, Coach Dolores Gray, and all the 9th Grade families. Our 9th Grade BOYS reached the CHAMPIONSHIP game in the GA TARHEEL CLASSIC! Our BOYS finished a few points short and captured 2nd Place!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
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Lowcountry Ballers 6th Grade GIRLS Team
Head Coach Calvin Davis, Coach Tim Baldwin, and all the 6th Grade families. Our 6th Grade GIRLS reached the CHAMPIONSHIP game in the GA TARHEEL CLASSIC! Our GIRLS were out gunned in the championship by a strong Tennessee team but captured 2nd Place!
Congratulations and keep "winning" this season!
We're GLAD you're BALLERS!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS 
8th GRADE GIRLS IN THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENT & RAFFLE FUNDRAISERS
DONATIONS RAISED WILL HELP PAY FOR LODGING & TOURNEY COSTS AS OUR BALLERS COMPETE AGAINST TEAMS ACROSS UNITED STATES, CANADA, & PUERTO RICO AT THE AAU 8TH GRADE GIRLS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ORLANDO, FL JULY 3th-8th. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF at MILER COUNTRY CLUB IN SUMMERVILLE, SC FOR BEING SUCH WONDERFUL HOSTS DURING OUR TOURNAMENT! THANK YOU TO ALL THE GOLFERS & SPONSORS WHO SUPPORTED THE LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS 8TH GRADE GIRL GOLF TOURNAMENT FUNDRAISER.  THANKS TO COACH LYNN & MARK FRALIX FOR ORGANIZING THE SUCCESSFUL EVENT AND THANKS TO ALL THE  PLAYERS & PARENTS WHO CAME OUT TO THE GOLF COURSE AND/OR OBTAINED SPONSORSHIPS. SPECIAL THANKS TO MR. ED BARFIELD FOR HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT & ASSISTANCE TO THE LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS & YOUTH IN THE TRI-COUNTY!!!  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS - TEAM CRAZY! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS & OUR YOUTH IN THE LOWCOUNTRY!!! 
LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS "LIFTING AS WE CLIMB!" 
The Lowcountry Ballers Basketball Association (LBBA) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501c(3) affiliate organization comprised of young athletes in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
We are committed to empowering our nation's future leaders, thru their involvement in athletics and community service. We offer a healthy alternative to the at-risk behaviors such as substance abuse, under-age drinking, teenage pregnancy, youth violence and suicide, etc…that face our young people everyday. We are dedicated to building their confidence, self-esteem, and leadership skills in order to enable positive contributions to our society.
Our OBJECTIVES are to:
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Enhance personal development - athletic, academic, citizenship, community service -
Increase individual basketball skill level -
Provide higher level of competition -
Provide maximum exposure to college coaches & scouting services -
Field competitive teams with diverse players inclusive of the Lowcountry area
Through participation in area, regional and national tournaments, our players are given the opportunity to display their talents in front of college coaches. Our sponsors’ donations go toward their expenses and increase the possibility of obtaining a college education perhaps even receiving a basketball scholarship in the future.
We compete against other talented teams across North America in various sanctioned tournaments. Many of our former players have received scholarships and are playing and attending colleges locally and nationwide. Many current players are now being recruited for scholarships partly because of their demonstrated ability participating with our organization in past seasons.
Our teams are comprised of 10-17 year old girls and boys who will compete each season. We support the local HS coaches and encourage our “older” ballers as they play on the area high school teams such as Summerville, Goose Creek, North Charleston, St. Johns, Woodland, Berkeley, Ft. Dorchester, Beaufort, Pinewood Prep., Ashley Hall, Porter Gaud, Charleston Collegiate, Stratford, Timberland, Wando, James Island Charter, Academic Magnet, Military Magnet, Stall, Ashley Ridge, Cane's Bay, and others…while the younger ones play at the respective middle schools.
If you are interested in learning more about how you can become a BALLER please email us at:
info@lowcountryballers.orgPlease consider assisting these players not only strive toward their goal of a college education but also as they challenge themselves to embrace sportsmanship, competition, teamwork, and pride in what they can accomplish!!! For more information regarding donations or sponsor opportunities please click on SPONSOR INFORMATION below or email us at: info@lowcountryballers.org
CONGRATULATIONS
TO
SELECT COACHES - Jenkins, Greene, Watson
AND ALL THE
LOWCOUNTRY BALLERS SELECT GIRLS
as they reached the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME at the AAU JUNIOR SILVER SHOWCASE NATIONALS in ORLANDO, FL July 8-10!!!
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