The Hoop Group is hosting the first annual “End of Summer” grassroots basketball tournament in Reading, Pa., on Sunday.
The End of Summer Classic is an invitation only event featuring many of the top programs from up and down the East Coast. The one-day event will showcase the top 17U, 16U and 15U stars from as far south as Maryland and as far north as Massachusetts.
Some of the teams confirmed for the event are New Heights NYC, Playaz Basketball Club, Baltimore Elite, New York Gauchos, Sports U / Team Izod, Team Philly, Players Teaching Players, Philly’s Finest, Jersey Shore Warriors, Mid-Atlantic Select, Team NJABC, New Jersey ShoreShots, Expressions, Mid-Penn Motion, Delaware Team Takeover, Long Island Lightning Dingle, BC Eagles and many more.
The End of Summer Classic will be held in six air conditioned gyms on the campus of Albright College in Reading, PA.
Many of the country’s best players are already confirmed to participate in the End of Summer Classic, including
Kyle Anderson, Myles Davis and Savon Goodman (Playaz Basketball Club),
Omar Calhoun and
Jevon Thomas (Gauchos),
Ricardo Ledo (Expressions),
Kareem Canty and
Kamari Murphy (LI Lightning-Dingle),
Amile Jefferson (Philly’s Finest),
Eric Fanning and
Charles Cooke (Team NJ ABC) and
Jimmy Hall and Chris Obekpa (New Heights).
