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For whoever needs to hear this ! D1 is not for everybody. College is about “ FIT”. However, at any level, you MUST guard if you want to play minutes ! Keep working out there !
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Shout out to our college guys repping Empire all around the country! Big time list!
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Thank you to the 40+ college programs that stopped by campus over the past two weeks!
Big congrats to our pair of seniors on their college commitments! Tay Brown (South Carolina) & Coco Lohmiller (Adelphi)!
Here’s a few schools who have shown interest or offered some of our underclassmen recently…📈📈📈
‘28 Ari Peterson: Maryland, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Louisville, Oklahoma & more.
‘28 Sienna Morris: Miami, Iowa, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech & more.
‘28 Rose Clinch: Siena, Grand Canyon, Tulane, FGCU & more.
‘29 Bridget O’Hara: Ohio St., Baylor, Northwestern, Villanova & more.
‘29 Berglind Katla Hlynsdóttir: UConn, Ohio St., TCU, Duke, Michigan St. & more.
‘30 Jazzy Young: St. John’s, Georgetown, Temple, Baylor & more.
‘30 Taiyanna Samuels: Arizona, Purdue, Georgia Tech & more.
Schedule release coming soon! 👀👀
Idk who needs to hear this, but it’s okay to go D3. It’s high-level basketball. Go see for yourself.
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Congrats to our class of 2026 scholar athletes who will be continuing their athletic and academic careers at the next level! 5 high character dudes. Go be great! ⚫️🟡
Going to make a college program very happy. Culture kid, team first, plays the right way and best basketball is ahead of him. Was a blessing to have in our program.
🎥Some final AAU Spring/ Summer Highlights
Extremely grateful to be apart of this program and coaching staff
Raj Singh 6’4 Wing | 4.0 GPA | Empire Youth Athletics HGAL
@CoachDerekKlein @CoachJared_ @LPursoo @EYA_Basketball @_BrianReichert @RecruitTheBronx @bbecker_22
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🎥Some final AAU Spring/ Summer Highlights
Extremely grateful to be apart of this program and coaching staff
Raj Singh 6’4 Wing | 4.0 GPA | Empire Youth Athletics HGAL
@CoachDerekKlein @CoachJared_ @LPursoo @EYA_Basketball @_BrianReichert @RecruitTheBronx @bbecker_22
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Quick tune up for Szn 3 overseas 🇸🇰@CoachDerekKlein @EYA_Basketball
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17u HGAL starts the finale off with a W 73-55:
2027 Ryan Reid: 12 pts, 5 asts, 4 stls
2027 Cam Obijuru: 12 pts, 5 rebounds
2027 Diego Dersch: 19 pts, 10 rebs
2027 Myles Reid: 11 pts, 3 stls,
2027 Justin Williams: 8 pts, 4 asts, 4 stls
2027 Raj Singh: 9 points, 6 rebs
Next game 5:10pm!
@ryanreid0
@Mylesreid___
@RajSingh1420
@diego_dersch
@CoachDerekKlein
@HoopGroupAL
@HoopGroupEamonn
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2027 high-academic wing who gets it done on both ends of the floor.
Elite student. High-level player. Even better young man.
College coaches — don’t miss out !
Here is some of my highlights from the July Summer Jam Fests
6’4 Wing | 4.0 GPA | Empire Youth Athletics
Getting ready for the HGAL Finale
@EYA_Basketball @CoachDerekKlein @CoachJared_ @bbecker_22
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Here is some of my highlights from the July Summer Jam Fests
6’4 Wing | 4.0 GPA | Empire Youth Athletics
Getting ready for the HGAL Finale
@EYA_Basketball @CoachDerekKlein @CoachJared_ @bbecker_22
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Hoop Group Summer Jam Fests
Ivan Adames #13
59% from 3
Tournament high: 36 points with 10 made 3’s
Tournament averages: 18.5 ppg 3 rpg 3 apg
@EYA_Basketball
@CoachDerekKlein
@CoachJared_
@LPursoo
@TheHoopGroup
@HoopGroupEamonn
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Highlights from our win at Hoop Group Summer Jam Fest against Red Rush Ontario
24pts
7rebs
4ast
3stls
@EYA_Basketball
@CoachDerekKlein
@CoachJared_
@HoopGroupEamonn
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