NORTH SHORE HOOPS TRAVELING BASKETBALL

North Shore Hoops is Evanston's AAU basketball program providing basketball competition at it's highest level. We are a traveling team with most of our games played in the NAYS Spring Tournaments in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky and Indiana.

The purpose of the program is to provide continuity for those players whose seasons have ended and they need an outlet to polish their skills and, stay focused in the classroom. The program also offers a 2nd chance opportunity for those who have struggled socially or academically and were unable to play for their school team. We are not-for-profit.

Our season lasts seven weeks in which we spend time traveling from state to state to participate in different basketball tournaments.Our players are able to meet and interact with players of diverse cultural, ethnical and region specific backgrounds.Players are asked to commit 4+ hours per week for practice and 2+ hours per week of study table. During the actual season, they must maintain a passing grade in their core curriculum classes and they must not have any outstanding conduct or behavioral issues at practice, games, school and most importantly, at home.

Our mission is to provide an opportunity for our area youth to participate in a meaningful program that provides mentoring, counseling and academic support while improving their basketball skills.

The goal for this program is to show our student/athletes that they matter and that they too can be successful members of our society.

With that in mind, we place an emphasis on college preparation including taking the ACT/SAT, filling out college applications and, how to secure financial aid/assistance for college.We also provide them with exposure to some major tournaments that attract NCAA and NAIA Division I,II,III programs as well as Junior College programs from throughout the United States and particularly, the Midwest.

We primarily field two teams: 9th & 10th grade boys (Junior Varsity) and 11th & 12th grade boys (Varsity). We practice on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Haven Middle School located on Lincoln and Prairie in Evanston beginning March 3, 2009. Practice is from 7:00pm until 9:00pm.

2009 Varsity Roster

Curtis, DeMarcus
Cork, LaCory
Davy, Dashaun
Green, Shaquill
Howard, Corey
Killebrew, Brandon
McHaney, Andrew
Medard, Chris
Pummels, Brandon
Robinson, Yne’k
Todd, Jarrell
Vaughters, DaJuan

2009 JV Roster

Adams, Stephen
Bauer, Tim
Blackwell, Donte
Green, Tyree
Hatfield, Mario
Jones, Martrell
Major, Darius
Martin, Okino
Reed, Willis
Tucker, Jovan
Wilson, Shakeim

Craig Thompson, Executive Director

Director of Evanston Small Fry Basketball, Executive Director of Evanston Jr. Wildkit Football, Director of North Shore Hoops-Evanston AAU Basketball, Celebration Manager-Evanston 4th of July Association, Evanston Traveling 5th & 6th grade Basketball Coach, Former FAAM Coach–Pistons, Former Lincolnwood School and Haven Middle School Boy’s Basketball Coach, Fleetwood-Jourdain Summer League Basketball Coach, Former Head Coach-Robert R. McCormick Boy’s Club, Former Nichols Middle School Girl’s Basketball Coach, ETHS Boy’s Basketball Assistant and Liaison. Currently Certified through ASEP as a listed, trained and certified High School Basketball and Football Coach.

David Weeks, Director of Basketball Operations and Varsity Head Coach

Co-Director of Coe Moms/Pops Basketball League, North Shore Hoops Head Coach, Evanston Traveling Basketball Coach, Evanston Summer Basketball Coach.

Joe King, Asstistant Coach-Varsity

Head Coach-Coe Moms/Pops Basketball League, Asst. Coach- North Shore Hoops Basketball, Head Coach-Evanston Summer Basketball, Head Coach-Men's Pro-Am Basketball.

Jetter Gibson, Head Coach-Jr. Varsity

Head Coach-COE Moms/Pops, Asst.Coach-Evanston Small Fry Basketball, Asst.Coach-North Shore Hoops Asst. Coach-Evanston Summer Recreational Basketball League.

John Jacobs, Assistant Coach-Jr. Varsity

Jr. Wildkit Football Head Coach, Chicago Pro-Am Men's Basketball Coach, Evanston Small Fry Asst. Coach

Tryouts

The 2009 season tryouts will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 and Thursday, March 5, 2009 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm at the Haven Middle Scool located at Lincoln & Prairie in Evanston.

North Shore Hoops Alumni

Anthony Patrick “ETHS ’06”– Tennesee State University
Stephan Hicks “ETHS ’06”– Southern Illinois University
Antonio Humphrey “ETHS ’06” – Lakeland College
Deon Thompson “ETHS ’07”– Trine University
Derrick Weeks, Jr. “ETHS ’07”– Hesston College
Ike Colvin, Jr. “ETHS ’07” - McCook College
Devrce Brown “ETHS ’07”– Triton College
George Washington “ETHS ’07”– Edgewood College
Nicaro Golding “ETHS ’07”– Purdue University
Eric Hilbring “ETHS ’07”– Lake Land College
Dan Altizer “Maine South HS ’07”– Marquette University
Charlie Fagenholz “Maine South HS ’07”– University of Iowa
Jake Wilson “Maine South HS ’07”– Tulsa University
Michael Francis “Niles North HS ’07” – Blackhawk College
Danny Farr “ETHS ’08”– University of Toledo
Travis Clark “ETHS ’08” – Lake Forest College

Thanks to our 2009 Sponsors
Evanston School District #65
Noah Carey
Evanston/Skokie School District#65
Husain Family
Valukas Family
Cunningham Family
Evanston Imprintables

Our travel schedule includes:

March 28-29: Racine, WI
April 4-5: Gary, IN
April 18-19: Detroit, MI
May 2-3: Milwaukee, WI
May 9-10: Lansing, MI
May 16-17: Louisville, KY
May 30-31: Bolingbrook, IL

For further information, please call 847-328-6758 or email us at northshorehoops@aol.com

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