Select Basketball is proud to announce that our 15U PRO16 basketball team has been selected by USA Basketball to compete in the 9th grade Club Championships. The Club Championships will be held in Rock Hill, South Carolina July 23-25 and will feature the nation’s top 24 club basketball teams including teams from the EYBL (Nike), 3SSB (Adidas), The Association (Under Armour), PRO16 (Puma) and top independent programs. This is an all-expenses paid invitation to every team that participates.
The Select Basketball team is currently the #1 ranked team in the PRO16 15U division after finishing the spring season 11-2. They will next compete in Phoenix, July 11-14 in the PRO16 National Tournament in a 32 team bracket during the first NCAA Live Period of the summer. From there, they will head to Indianapolis for the final NCAA Live Period (July 19-21) before competing in Rock Hill, SC.
The team is coached by Andy Harrington, whom has been with the Select program for 8 years. Coach Harrington has shown an ability to help teams win at all levels. He has won state titles in Idaho 3 of the last 4 years as the head coach at Middleton High School (4A Classification, 2021) and Owyhee High School (5A Classification, 2022 and 2024). His teams are consistently invited to play in the Section 7 tournament in Phoenix and The Damien in Southern California.
The roster is made up of players from around the Northwest.
- Ahmed Abalo, Beaverton High School, Beaverton, OR
- Orland Axton, Central Valley High School, Spokane, WA
- Jordan Carlson, Lake City High School, Coeur d’ Alene, ID
- Peyton Hinthorn, Bonners Ferry High School, Bonners Ferry, ID
- Braylon Larson, Butte High School, Butte, MT
- Karson Maze, Mead High School, Spokane, WA
- Collin Morris, Timberline High School, Boise, ID
- Kaden Rogers, Owyhee High School, Meridian, ID
- Gibson Williams, Thunder Basin High School, Gillette, WY
Alternates:
- Liam Dick, Washington Middle School, Missoula, MT
- Gavin Fonseca, Owyhee High School, Meridian, ID
- Joshua Sutton, Butte Central High School, Butte, MT
Select Basketball was founded in 1998. The program has evolved from a single team that played two tournaments in the summer to a year-round program that fields nearly 20 boys teams a year.
A few of the program’s alumni include Tres Tinkle (Oregon State, currently Obradoiro Spain), Trevon Allen (University of Idaho, currently Voluntari Romania), Cody Kelly (Wyoming, South Dakota, currently assistant coach Hawai’i), Rollie Worster (University of Utah, currently Nebraska), Josiah Lake (Oregon State), Kase Wynott (Washington State University), and Liam Campbell (St. Mary’s).
References:
USA Basketball Club Championships website: https://www.usab.com/national-events/usa-basketball-youth-tournaments/2024-mens-club-championships
PRO16 / NXTPRO bracket: https://x.com/PRO16League/status/1798770204773896251/photo/1
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