This past weekend the 16u team traveled to Las Vegas for the WCE Spring Classic at Bishop Gorman HS to play in front of over 60 college coaches such as Washington State, Idaho, LMU, Hawaii, Colorado, Air Force, UNLV, Montana, UC Irvine, Portland, Boise Sate, UC Davis, BYU, Univ. San Diego, and Azusa Pacific. After dropping their first game at 8am, they won the rest of the games against quality 17u teams from Los Angeles, Vegas, and Idaho.

Last weekend all our Seattle Select teams participated in the largest NCAA sanctioned Spring tournament in the Northwest. The 6th graders made it to the final 4 with some awesome defense, ball movement, and shooting.

The 8th graders played up in the 9th grade elite division and made it to the finals against 9th grade FOH where they lost by 2. There was no shame in the effort, attitude, and team execution they displayed in front of tons of college coaches on the main court at Bellevue College. The 9th graders also won their pool and made it to the quarterfinals. The 9th graders have an amazing coach in Zac Townsend and an amazing group of talented student-athletes.

The 10th graders took home the title with a buzzer beater by Edward Hochsprung to get their second championship of the Spring. The 11th graders coached by Mike Odland, also took home a title in their division going 6-0 and getting a lot of attention from academic schools for our elite high academic student-athletes.

Seattle Select High Academic HS program kicked off their season with a short trip to Portland Oregon where they competed in the Hoop Invitational. The 8th graders knocked of another nationally ranked team “Demo Prep” in the finals, 9th graders won their pool but lost in semis, and the 10th graders beat 3 shoe sponsored circuit teams to take the title.

Seattle Select High Academic coaches Chase Young and Mike Odland took the 10th and 11th grade HA teams to Los Angeles Mar 24-26 to attend the WCE High Academic Showcase at Cerritos College. Ryan Silver’s HA camp was well run, and full of elite student-athletes and high academic college coaches from all over the nation. The trip also included visits and personal tours at Occidental, Caltech, Pomona-Pitzer, and Clarmont where they met with head coaches and learned more about these elite academic institutions.

“The High Academic camp may have been the reason we traveled to LA, however the college visits that coach Young organized were the highlight of the trip. This was a great opportunity for athletes and their families to briefly experience each school, meeting with coaches, and touring facilities and campus grounds. This trip was a great way to start the Spring AAU season.” – Paul Dirksen

The 6th and 8th Grade Seattle Select Warriors won the “Washington Middle School State Championships” in Spokane March 17-19th. Both teams went 4-0 playing great team basketball and playing with a lot of intensity and grit.

http://www.statebasketballchampionship.com/wa-results

The Battle In Seattle Tournament July 7th-9th will include the top HS teams in the NW and is a certified event through Indi Hoops. We welcome local and out of teams to participate in order help prepare for the busy travel season in July. This is the 6th annual Battle In Seattle and has proven to be one of the best events because of the closely matched teams, friendly games, and the best venues in in Western WA.

https://basketball.exposureevents.com/83533/battle-in-seattle

Seattle Select Warriors 14u 8th grade team knocks off the #2 team in the nation Team Thrill from Maryland at the Adidas Presidents Day Tournament of Champions which is rated the best tournament in America by Slam Magazine. Congrats to the 8th grade team for making it to the Elite 8.

The newest team to the Seattle Select program is the 6th grade Seattle Select 2023 team. They have been working hard all Fall and their hard work has paid off by playing tough, smart, team basketball. “Coach Zac Townsend and I are very happy with the progress and team work. They play hard defense and want to make the right plays for each other. We are really looking forward to seeing this team evolve this year” – Coach Chase Young

Ryan Silver (West Coast Elite President) and Chase Young put together a sold out camp of 140 elite student athletes from the Northwest. The 3.5GPA min requirement is what attracted the tremendous support from high academic colleges from the West coast. Coaches from Caltech, Redlands, Occidental, UPS, Chapman, Lewis and Clark, Linfield, George Fox, Whitman, Willamette, and many others attended and coached teams during the camp. Campers received shooting instruction from UW legend Donald Watts, conditioning from professional trainer Tim Manson, and multiple games each day where they could showcase their talent in front of college coaches.

Seattle Select 2019 won their pool, beat NW Panthers, and then beat Drive Elite in the semis. In the championship they played against Powerhouse Hoops from Arizona who is a nationally recognized team and program. Seattle Select 2019 was able to pull off the 74-60 win. The Seattle Select Warriors 2021 played up in the 8th grade division and made it all the way to the championship game against Rotary’s top 8th grade.

“All the boys played confident, fundamental, team basketball. Everyone has bought into the team game and team defense. It’s fun to see these guys playing for each other and not themselves. I’m very proud of how the team played with such effort and attitude.” – Coach Chase Young