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The New York Times BASKETBALL; The Rucker League Has Fans Starry-Eyed Published: August 8, 1994 The Rucker League bills itself as America’s oldest and best summer basketball league. Others might argue about the latter assertion, but the former is pretty much a given. In its 44 years of existence, the Rucker has been the summer…

ABOUT THE PROGRAM Arizona Grassroots Basketball (AGB) is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization, Tax ID # 45-319240. Arizona Grassroots Basketball was formed to provide unique developmental program for student-athletes and at-risk youth, to educate, and build lifelong skills for success. Although we incorporate sports specific activities into our programs, we focus on developing youth and assuring…

The Arizona Grassroots Satellite Camp began Tuesday evening at McClintock HS The academy was a huge success, players learned fundamentals, and skills in game like scenarios from Daniels and his staff of trainers. Led by the leadership of pro trainer Jack Daniels and Tommy Palomino players worked on drills designed to help them perform better…

* Unsurprisingly, the most populated state in the nation is also the birthplace for the most NBA players. There’s 58 Californians in the league these days, far outnumbering Texans (22) and New Yorkers (21). * There’s eight states without a single NBA player. The most populous of the group is Connecticut, whose last NBAer was…

A special day for McClintock HS Basketball.  For the second year in a row Pro Trainer Jack Daniels was invited to McClintock HS to conduct a satellite camp to help improve individual skills of players in the basketball program. Jack has worked with countless college and professional players.  Arizona Grassroots trainers have worked with a…

The game of basketball is something I absolutely love, cherish, and see heading down a scary path. Basketball is at an all-time high in terms of popularity and growth around the world. Unfortunately, the number of ‘skilled’ basketball players is exponentially decreasing. Fans and young players today marvel at the athleticism of today’s players, heck I even…

Corona del Sol’s Marvin Bagley III and Alex Barcello (right) celebrate winning the Division I state title at Gila River Arena in Glendale on March 2, 2015.(Photo: Patrick Breen/azcentral sports) Tempe Corona del Sol sophomore point forward Marvin Bagley III is in North Augusta, S.C., this week, playing for a Tennessee-based Nike EYBL team called…

Sonny Vaccaro, the “Godfather” of basketball sneaker culture, was involved in some of the most profitable sneaker deals in history, including signing Jordan to Nike in 1984. He has worked for Nike, ADIDAS, and Reebok. But this is not about his impact on sneaker culture, this is about his creation of grassroots basketball and the steady decline…