Atlanta Select Eleventh Grade Boys Team WHITE - Playing Again This Weekend

Coach Christopher and the Mighty Eleventh Grade Boys Team WHITE won a trophy last weekend and plan to win another one this weekend as they play in the Georgia United Round Robin Tournament.

This team is making a statement in that they do not take any prisoners. Every week they plan to win, and guess what? They do. Go Select.

Atlanta Select Tenth Grade Boys BLACK - Super Showcase In Birmingham, AL

Coach Walker and the Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team BLACK will be traveling to Brimingham, AL this weekend to play in a YBOA Super Showcase.

Coach Walker is from the Birmingham - Tuscaloosa area, the area that recently experienced the very serious Tornadoes damage. Good News that all of his family were spared from harm, however, some experienced some severe property damage. Good Luck to Coach Walker and his team and have a safe trip.

The Atlanta Select NEWS

The NEWS mostly in Pictures.

The official LIP, CHIP & SIP picture 2011

Thanks to the Atlanta Hawks for inviting members of the Atlanta Select Cadre to the VIP Draft camp on Wednesday, April 27 at Philips Arena. Atlanta Select Coaches were allowed on the main court to participate in various drills and scrimmages. The primary purpose was community relations and sales promotion.

Coach Hill and Coach Brown participated in the skills and scrimmages. Coach Z took pictures.

Coach Hill and Coach Brown participated in the Timed Skills competion. Coach Hill showed his leadership as being the first to go. http://rcpt.yousendit.com/1106551607/bf8f25d9900c3154ad037686cd2aa

Coach Brown had the second overall best score from about 30 participants. Atlanta Select can be proud. http://rcpt.yousendit.com/1106556909/04d15053500f60dd905a8eeb359512dc

Our "Life Skills" Coach, Coach Corey "Tall Boy" Sanders is also on the Atlanta Hawks staff and he coordinated some of the events.

A shout out to Head Coach Al Lockett, head coach for our newest Eleventh Grade Boys Team, The CLASSIC.  Coach Lockett was selected as "DeKalb County Coach of the Year" for 2011, representing the Catholic Metropolitan League. He coached the Jaguars at Saint Peter Claver Catholic School and has won the championship eight times in the last nine years. What an achievement. We are honored to have him as an Atlanta Select Head Coach.

Pictured above is Coach Lockett giving a "Life Skills" lesson to student athletes on Coach Hall's Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team PRIME.



The Tenth Grade Boys Prime team along with the Tenth Grade Boys SILVER team will be playing in an AAU Super Regional this weekend.

Coach T. Pyles (Mighty Eighth Grade Boys Team PLATINUM) and Coach L. Pyles (Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team PLATINUM) practice "NO EXCUSES" for a place to practice. The park on a sunny day is great.

Both teams will be playing in the YBOA 10th Annual TBA Classic this weekend.

A few months agowhen Coach Z noticed that the Orangebury Xpress was hosting an AAU Super Regional in Orangeburg, SC he stated if any Atlanta Select team participated that he would go. Orangeburg, SC is his hometown and the site of South Carolina State University, his alma mater.

The Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team RED (Coach Mason) and the Mighty Eleventh Grade Boys Team PLATINUM (Coach J. Brown) will travel with Coach Z to Orangeburg to do battle. The plan is to bring back the GOLD.

Coach Baskerville and the Mighty Fifth Grade Boys Team SILVER and the Mighty Sixth Grade Boys Team Silver plan to bring additional trophies home this weekend as they both play in YBOA tournaments.

Coach Tyrell begins 3 weekends of tournament play. Expect trophies from the Mighty Tenth Grade Lady Select RED.



The Mighty Second Grade Boys Team RED (Coach James) is already number one seed for the AAU Nationals, this week they are planning to fight for number one seed in the YBOA Nationals.

The Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team WHITE (Coach Lanier) plans to win two championships in a row as they play in an Exposure tournament this weekend.

The Mighty Seventh Grade Boys Team SILVER (Coach Carpenter) plays in the YBOA State this weekend. In the last tournament they played , they were champions.

Good Luck to all the Atlanta Select teams.







35, Only 64 More To Go

Atlanta Select teams have passed the one third mark on its goal to earn 99 trophies for the season. With about 3 more months to go, the goal should be easily reached. Six trophies last weekend, eight the weekend before indicate that Atlanta Select teams are on a roll. It's SYNERGY.

Easter Weekend Trophy Winner - Sixth Grade Boys RED Team

The Mighty Sixth Grade RED Team Runner Up Eric Snow Tournament.

Champions Easter Weekend - Tenth Grade Boys Team WHITE

Enough Said - Eric Snow Easter Weekend Champions - The Mighty Tenth Grade Boys Team White.

Another Easter Weekend Trophy Winner - Eighth Grade Boys Team PRIME

The Mighty Eighth Grade Boys PRIME Team _ Champions - NAYBA Easter Weekend Tournament.

Trophy Winners Easter Weekend - Eleventh Grade PLATINUM and RED Teams.

Atlanta Select Teams finished one and two in the Eleventh Grade Division in an Eric Snow Easter Weekend Tournament. The Mighty PLATINUM and RED Teams, respectively.

Easter Weekend Trophy Winner -Eleventh Grade Boys WHITE

NAYBA Hall of Fame Tournament - April 24, 2011, Runner Up. The Mighty Eleventh Grade Boys Team WHITE.

Atlanta Select Coaches Meeting - April 25, 2011

The annual Atlanta Select LIP, CHIP, SIP (Coaches Meeting) will be held Monday, April 25, 2011 at 7 PM. Details and directions on web site's Calendar.

Go Select!

Easter Weekend Tournment Results - WoW Select!

Five Atlanta Select Teams played in the Eric Snow "Rule the Air Classic" this Easter Weekend and four earned trophies. Eighty percent is not bad. Possibly it could have been 100% but brother team eliminated brother team in a semi finals. The highlight was the Mighty Tenth Grade Boys White Team defeating the Atlanta Celtics. The overtime win was grand.

In the Eleventh Grade Division The Mighty Boys PLATINUM Team was declared Champs over the Mighty Boys RED Team, only because the PLATINUM defeated the RED Team in Pool Play. Both teams were in the finals but elected not to play each other for that final decision at this time. Both teams joined in the celebration because they defeated everybody else in the 17u age division. Congratulation to both team for demonstrating a class act.

Our Mighty Sixth Grade Boys RED Team earned second place in their championship game. This team is the the most improved in the the last few weeks. Congratulations to the coaching staff for their hard work and congratulations to the team for earning their first trophy.

The Mighty Ninth Grade Boys RED Team had to the play the Mighty Tenth Grade Boys WHITE Team in the combined 15u/16u division semi-finals. They made a very positive impression and deserved to be recognized as Atlanta Select Champions. They did not receive a trophy this weekend but they are truly champions. They are pictured below with the Tenth Grade Team. 

Finally, Kudos to The Mighty Eighth Grade Boys PRIME Team.. They won the championship in the NAYBA tournament this weekend.

 This is another new Atlanta Select team that is making improvement week by week, and in this case, game by game. After losing their first game in the tournament they gathered themselves and won all the others. What a way to go. Congratulations again.

 Enough Said. Go Select. What a Weekend.

Happy Easter!

Atlanta Select - Friday Night Highlights

Atlanta Select Play Eric Snow - "Rule the Air" Classic.

Five Atlanta Select teams are playing in the "Rule the Air" Classic. On Friday Night the teams played eight games and won six or a 75% success rate. Three of the Atlanta Select teams had to play two games each.

The Mighty Sixth Game Boys RED team is all smiles as they ended the evening with a 59 -31 win over the Georgia Hurricanes. They lost the first game of the evening by 17 points but followed with a win by 28 points, thus, this win brought smiles, plans for a good night sleep and the goal to add 3 more wins on Saturday. The results, the championship!

The team is displaying significant improvement each tournament. In this, their third tournament, their goal is to bring home the gold. The team is coached by Head Coach Jones, assisted by Coaches Brinson and Motes.  And a BIG "Shout Out" to their loyal family members, friend and fans. Go The Mighty Sixth Grade RED.

The other Atlanta Select team playing two games on Friday night was the Mighty Ninth Grade Boys RED team. This team won a championship last weekend and started the evening by winning by 18 points over the North Georgia Magic. However, they lost their second game to the Atlanta Celtics but plan to see them again in the finals.

The team is under the supervision of Head Coach Burton, assisted by Coach Boards and Norman. The bottom line is that they plan to bring home their third trophy for the season. Go Ninth Grade RED Team.

Undefeated on Friday night with a 44 points win in their final game of the evening was the Mighty Tenth Grade Boys WHITE Team. The team played the Cobb County County Purple Knights ending with the score 82-38. On Saturday they will face the Georgia Kings with plans to finish number one in their pool.

The team is guided by Head Coach Lanier assisted by Coach Morgan. The long range plan for this team is to "showcase" their talents in Florida, in July, in the AAU Super Showcase. Go Select.

Finally, two of the Atlanta Select teams will play each other on Saturday morning, brother against brother.  It will be a battle because both teams were undefeated on Friday night. The Eleventh Grade Boys PLATINUM Team defeated Worldwide 69-60 and the Eleventh Grade Boys RED Team defeated the Cobb County Purple Knights 81-63.

Both teams are well prepared. Head Coach Brown, assisted by Coach Anthony, directs the PLATINUM team and Head Coach Williamson, assisted By Coach Chambers, directs the RED team. At 9 AM on Saturday morning they will do battle, then follow with some brotherly love. Go Select. 



Atlanta Select Salutes - Bakari Copeland

Congratulations and thanks to Bakari Copeland on his gallant efforts this past weekend in the AAU State Division II tournament. Bakari "The Professional" Copeland (as his team has monikered him) scoring average during the tournament was 23 ppg. "The Professional" dropped 14 pts Friday night, 21 pts Saturday morning, 29 pts Saturday afternoon, then came back Sunday in the Semi-final game still in the "zone" and scorched his opponents for another 29 pts.

Bakari Copeland is proving that hard work on your body, mind and game throughout the week pays off. Mr. Copeland is a true believer in Atlanta Select's motto, C.A.R.S. and that's how this young man rolls on and off the court.

Great job Pro. Go Select!