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If you are interested in a player profile for your son or daughter, contact Coach McGannon at (616) 402-1600.

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Page Summary: 

Colleges are looking for hardworking, high-character, team oriented, mentally tough, coachable and unselfish players. Basketball Basics fosters these traits in all its' instruction.

Our profiles are based on having worked with and seen these players compete.   These are 1st hand evaluations from a creditable source.

There are no guarantees of scholarships, NONE.  But we do communicate with many college programs and have access to ALL college coaching staffs.  Simply being known is 90% of the battle, and initial recruiting is almost always done ON LINE.  We achieve high marks in both these categories.

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From: Gary D. Walters, AD
Sent: Thurs, September 02, 2010
To: Coach McGannon
Cc: Sydney Johnson; Julie Shackford
Subject: West Michigan Players

Jim, thanks a lot. I’ll pass this information on Coach Shackford and Coach Johnson. Coaches, Jim is a credible source.

Gary Walters, Athletic Director

Princeton University

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Coach McGannon

We have spoken and we look forward to staying in touch with him. We are actively pursuing a guard who can play right away for us. We definitely want him to be at our ELITE CAMP next summer so we can see him live, work with him on the court, and allow him to get a feel for what we are about here at Princeton.

Hope you are well. Thanks A LOT for the heads up.


Martin Bahar
Princeton University Men’s Basketball
Assistant Coach
Jadwin Gym/Faculty Road
Princeton, NJ 08544

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College staffs often sift through hundreds of player names and evaluations.  Basketball Basics provides a quick, concise and reliable report on these players' skills.  

These profiles are a great way for the players to get their names out in the college mix, and also a great way for colleges to get a 1st hand report on talented high school players.

When do you create this profile?  

The ideal time to create this profile is sophomore or junior year (stronger players can consider being added freshman year)  The larger the recruiting window of opportunity is, the better.  College staffs look 2, 3 and 4 years out at talent on the horizon.  While it is not too late to be added their senior year, many programs will have finished their next year's recuiting, or at the very least, have few if any openings for next fall's matriculation. 

Profile Cost: $375 

This one time fee covers a player's high school years.  Included in this fee:

• Initial Profile Setup 
• Updates and adjustments as the information changes: size, new photos, awards, GPA, statitics, articles, video, honors, test scores

E-Mail Broadcast Cost: $375 

Communication with up to 40 college coaching staffs of the player's choice. (this expense can be delayed until the timing is right to broadcast the college staffs.  For example, after a big year, or play off run, or state/local award.

• Player will have access to their own link. They can add links, articles, videos ON THEIR OWN.
• Video Clip; Retain all games on video, make note of 6 to 10 GREAT plays, rip these plays onto a separate file, and then add that file to your link.
• The profile often attracts interest from college coaching staffs.  At this point, when contact has been made, these staffs will frequently request video. 

• This is a hard-target search with premeditation and insight into a player's potential, interests and future goals.  The player identifies up to 40 colleges of interest, we directly contact those coaching staffs.

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Basketball Basics will field several AYBT teams this spring and summer.  There is no better opportunity to learn 1st hand from Coach McGannon, who has a strong understanding of the skills required to play at the college level.   He will be both the practice coach and the game coach for teams in the following age groups.  Please note there are try outs for each team, and the teams are limited to between 8 and 12 players.

• Boys entering or in 7th Grade
• Boys entering or in 8th Grade

• Boys entering or in High School

• Girls entering or in High School 

• Coach Brad Richards will coach Girls 8th Graders and POSSIBLY a 7th grade team also.

• Appropriately skilled coaches being sought for 5th and 6th Grade levels.

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Interested in becoming a sponsor and supporter of Basketball Basics?  We work with hundeds of kids and families in Michigan.  We never permit the fee to prevent a player from attending.  If you'd like to be a part of a vibrant organization AND help kids, consider becoming a sponsor.  More information here.

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Coach John Wooden is the basis of what we do at Basketball Basics.  His accomplishments as a coach and mentor can not be overstated.  Coach Wooden died on June 4, 2010 at the age of 99.  For those interested in learning more about his legacy, this New York Times article is a strong summary of the man 

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We invite coaches to contact us directly if you would like to learn more about one of our players. 

Register or inquiries.

OUT-OF-STATE PLAYERS:  Two examples of skills video clips follow.  Please provide a 4 to 5 minute clip of basic skills as shown here.   Once Coach McGannon can review the clip, the player's profile will be added to this link.  This ASSUMES the player has solid fundamentals and can execute skills as note below.

Other info needed: Height/Weight, GPA, test scores if available, any academic awards or honors, community service, examples of volunteerism, any positions of leadership, areas of study interest (medicine, law, energy, I.T., etc)

Guard Skills Clip

Forwards/Centers Skills Clip