St. Peter’s best fine tune their games playing AAU basketball

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:06:19 -0500

Originally found at www.stpeterherald.com Written By, Pat Beck It’s not a big secret what it takes to become a better basketball player: practice, practice, practice. It also helps to play against tougher competition. Sometimes that means traveling across the country. But ultimately they learn to be better players. St. Peter 6-foot-1 senior guard Brodie Raymond and 6-0 junior guard [...]

AAU Refutes Involvement in Arizona Cactus Classic basketball event

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:04:14 -0500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Joe Crawford, Director of Marketing Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Inc. 407-934-7200 407-934-7242 joe@aausports.org www.aausports.org Orlando, FL February 5 – The Amateur Athletic Union of the United States Inc. (AAU) refutes involvement in the Arizona Cactus Classic of 2008 which has led the University of Arizona to self report recruiting violations to the NCAA.   The event being [...]

iHoops Announces Partnership with AAU

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:48:45 -0500

INDIANAPOLIS, Monday, January 11, 2010 - iHoops, the official youth basketball initiative of the NCAA and NBA, and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) have agreed to have the AAU become an official program partner of iHoops and to endorse iHoops educational and overall basketball programming efforts. As part of the partnership, AAU will play a prominent role [...]

You Spoke. We Listened. 2010 AAU Girls Basketball

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:30:50 -0500

You spoke and we listened. As a result of the requests of clubs, the AAU has put the Division I, II and III National Championships in the same city, on the same dates. This allows clubs with multiple teams to travel and stay together while cheering for each other. We have enlarged the window of [...]

Another AAU Success Story

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:45:38 -0400

Ketia Swanier is no stranger to the true meaning of the word “military.”  She is the daughter of First Sergeant Cornell Swanier and First Sergeant Rosie Swanier, both career military personnel who served our country for a combined total of 45 years.  While growing as an outstanding AAU athlete, Ketia was acutely aware of the [...]