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NBA Alum of the Week: Andrew Bynum/Los Angeles Lakers Andrew Bynum has been elected the starting center for the Western Conference in this year’s All-Star Game. It is his first all star game appearance. The big man and former Hoop Group Elite camper is averaging 16.3 points and 12.6 rebounds a game for the Los Angeles Lakers. […]
NBA Player of the Week Kyrie Irving/Cleveland Cavaliers: Irving is leading all NBA rookies, averaging 17.4 points per game a quarter of the way through the season including a season/career high 45 points against the Charlotte Bobcats. College Alum of the Week MAALIK WAYNS, Villanova: Wayns was named BIG EAST Player of the Week after […]
Definition of a Screen: When an offensive player legally blocks the path of a defender to open up another offensive player for a shot or to receive a pass. Fundamentals of the Screener (Person setting the screen): Feet should be a little wider than shoulder-width apart. It’s very important to have a wide, strong base. Hands […]
NBA Alum of the Week John Wall, Washington Wizards: Wall scored a game high 38 points against the Houston Rockets on MLK day. Rounding out a complete game, Wall had 6 rebounds, dished out 8 assists and also had 4 steals College Alum of the Week ANDRE DRUMMOND, Connecticut: the 7 foot freshman was named big […]
College Alumni of the Week The Hoop Group is proud to honor St. John’s freshman forward Maurice Harkless to as the Hoop Group Alum of the Week. Just 16 months after taking MVP honors at Hoop Group Elite I as a rising senior, Harkless finds himself on the national stage after the finest debut in […]
For anyone looking for a new and different drill, I think this is the perfect drill for your team. The first time I saw this drill, I thought guys were just running around and really couldn’t tell what was going on. I hope by breaking it down on the coaching board and then demonstrating it […]
The Jump Stop/Pivot/Pass Drill is an outstanding drill for youth basketball programs especially when working with players who are just learning the game. I learned this drill through another coach and instantly took a liking to it. It is obviously a simple drill and easy to teach but at the same time you are working […]
Tiny Green is a former Division I, Associate Head Coach and currently runs all high school and youth basketball instructional programs at Hoop Group Headquarters, in Neptune, NJ. In Coach Green’s first video blog he takes a look at middle school and high school basketball pre-season preparation. For middle school basketball players he emphasises coaching […]
Please allow me to introduce myself: My name is Kevin Driscoll and I am the Director of Hoop Group Skills Camp.The Last 7 years of my life have been dedicated to coaching basketball at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. Last year I was named Director of Hoop Group Skills Camps, which is the […]
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