Initial Friday Night Wins.

First I would like to say to those Atlanta Select Teams that did not win Friday night to continue to battle. The goal is not to win every battle but to win the war! Keep fighting.

Winning their first battle were:

The Mighty Second Grade RED - Coach KJ James.

The Mighty Seventh Grade SILVER - Coach Carpenter.

The Mighty Eighth Grade SILVER _ Coach Powell.

The Mighty Ninth Grade RED - Coach Burton.

The MIghty Tenth Grade PRIME - Coach Hall.

The Mighty Tenth Grade BLACK - Coach Walker.

The Mighty Tenth Grade WHITE - Coach Lanier.

Several teams first games are on Saturday. Several teams have not reported as on midnight. See you in the morning.

Congrats to all that played.

What A Weekend - Atlanta Select Teams Playing AAU, YBOA, NSABA, Big SHOTS, D1Spects, DeKalb Eagles

Atlanta Select boys and girls will be playing all over metro Atlanta this weekend. At least 16 teams will be playing in AAU, YBOA, NSABA, Big Shots, Dekalb Eagles and D1Spects, tournaments. Seven teams in AAU State/District championships, two teams in the YBOA Dacula Shootout, two teams in the YBOA Cherokee Roundball, one team in Big Shots, one team in NASBA tournament, one team in D1Spects and two teams playing in the Dekalb Eagles tournament. The colors of RED, SILVER, BLACK and WHITE will cover the city this weekend. Go Select!

Holding Their Own - Atlanta Select at KnoxVegas Heat Classic.

We will Be Back! Go Select.

It's Coming - The "Warm- Up"

JUST IN - Another Undefeated Team in Pool Play.

Congratulations, another Atlanta Select undefeated in Pool Play, Coach Carpenter and the Mighty Seventh Grade Boys Team SILVER, in the Rim Rockers tournament. Playing on Sunday. Go Select!

Undefeated in Pool Play.

Congratulations to Coach Copeland and the Mighty Tenth Grade Boys SILVER Team and to Coach G. Stewart and the Mighty Eighth Grade Boys BLACK 8732 Team for going undefeated in Pool Play, Coach Copeland in the Marietta Spring Break Shootout and Caoch Stewart at KnoxVegas Classic in Tennessee. Good Luck in the "Play-offs" this morning.
Good Luck to all the other Atlanta Select Teams that made it to Sunday. Another Great Weekend. More details later.

Atlanta Select Headline NEWS, Friday, April 8, 2011

Atlanta Select newest team, The Eleventh Grade Lady Select RED. Head Coach Lecrecia Davis will showcase ladies from the Gwinnett, Fulton and Dekalb counties. Interested ladies ballers may contact Coach Davis at 678-559-2246, email:davislecrecia@yahoo.com.

Four Atlanta Select teams will be traveling to Knoxville Tennessee today to battle in the KnoxVegas Classic. The Tenth Grade Boys RED and WHITE teams, the Ninth Grade BLACK team and the Eighth Grade Boys BLACK 8732 team, the champions in the Seventh Grade bracket last year.

Six Atlanta Select teams will do battle with teams in the Spring Jam Show Down / United Shoot Out. The Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Boys SILVER teams, the Tenth Grade Boys PLATINUM team and the Eleventh Grade Boys WHITE team.




The Eleventh Grade Boys BLACK team will play in the Atlanta Invitational at the Suwanee Sport Center this weekend.

Two Atlanta Select Teams will play YBOA this weekend.

The Eighth Grade Boys Team PRIME and the Tenth Grade Boys Team SILVER.

The Tenth Grade Boys DIAMOND Team will travel to Birmingham, Alabama for an AAU Super Regional.







We wish much success to all the team participating in tournaments this weekend. Go Select.

National EXPOSURE - Atlanta Select - KnoxVegas

I think it is an EXPOSURE event - KnoxVegas Classic.

Atlanta Select will be represented at the KnoxVegas Classic with four teams, the Mighty Eighth Grade (14u) Boys Team BLACK 8732 (The KnoxVegas 13u Champions for 2010), The Mighty Ninth Grade (15u) Boys Team BLACK, The Mighty Tenth Grade (16u) Boys Team WHITE and The Mighty Tenth Grade (16u) Boys Team RED.

Coach G. Stewart and his Eighth Grade team won the championship last year and they are prepared to repeat. Let's wish them the best.

Coach Gates will lead the Ninth Grade team as they plan to do serious battle at the tournament.

Coach Lanier plans to take no prisoners as the Mighty Tenth Grade WHITE display their talent.

Coach Mason and the Mighty Tenth Grade RED plan to add to the "Trophy Case". They have the experience.

We will be following their progress. We understand it is all about EXPOSURE. Atlanta Select will be well represented among the hundreds of teams from all over the nation fighting battles at this major Exposure event.
Good Luck to all.   Go Select.

21, Only 78 More To Go.

Atlanta Select Teams earned 4 more trophies last weekend toward the goal of 99 trophies for the season. The count now is 21.

For the second week in a row and in every tournament in which they have participated, the Mighty Second Grade Boys Team RED, playing up in the Third Grade Group, earned the "Runner Up" trophy. These student athletes are tasked to earned three trophies for the season. They are 2/3 toward their goal. congratulations to Coach James, his staff, his parents and of course to his very Confident, Aggressive, Relentless and SYNERGY driven basketball team.

Also, at the 2/3 mark of their goal is the Mighty Fifth Grade Boys Team SILVER as they won their second trophy in a row by earning the championship trophy at the "King of the South" tournament last weekend. This team earned 6 trophies last season and it appears that they will top that number this year. Congratulations to Coach Christopher and Coach Baskerville for assembling a dynamic group of young men.

Starting off, as they have done in the past, were the Mighty Tenth Grade Lady Selects RED, under the leadership of Coach McCrae and Coach McCadney, by winning their first tournament of the season. The ladies have already qualified for the AAU Nationals by winning the championship at the AAU Super Regional in Augusta, GA last weekend. I am confident that they will exceed their goal of 3 trophies for the season by 200 or 300 percent.

Coach Christopher has been coaching two teams, the Fifth Grade Boys SILVER and the Eleventh Grade Boys WHITE. Both teams earned trophies last weekend, the Fifth Grade SILVER mentioned above and the Eleventh Grade Boys WHITE below. The core of his Eleventh Grade Boys Team has been with him for 5 years and they plan to make this year their best year ever. Coach Christopher is assisted by Coach Bolten, who has been with him for several years, and Coach OJ Warfield, a former Atlanta Select player who has been an Atlanta Select coach for two years. Go Select.

Atlanta Select "Salute" the student athletes, parents and coaches who loyally support the programs of our organization. Thanks.

Atlanta Select Ninth Grade Boys Team RED - Official Picture.

The Mighty Atlanta Select Ninth Grade Boys (15U) RED Team, Head Coach Burton, Assistant Coach Boards, Assistant Coach Norman.

ATLANTA SELECT - YBOA SUNDAY

Atlanta Select would like to "Salute" the Atlanta Select Coaches and Teams that played in the YBOA Gwinnett Roundball Classic this weekend. Nine Atlanta Select Teams played YBOA this weekend.  All teams won games and five teams will play on Sunday.

Pictured from top to bottom: Coach James (pictured twice), Coach of the 2d Grade team playing up in the 3rd Grade Group and the 4th Grade RED Teams. Both teams playing on Sunday.
Coach Jones, Coach of the 6th Grade RED Team.

Coach T. Pyles, Coach of the 8th Grade PLATINUM Team.

Coach Burton, Coach of the 9th Grade RED Team. In the semi-finals on Sunday.

Coach Copeland, Coach Of the 10th Grade SILVER Team.

Coach L. Pyles, Coach of the 10th Grade PLATINUM Team. Battled brother PRIME Team in quarter finals.

Coach Walker, Coach of the 10th Grade BLACK Team. In the semi-finals on Sunday.

Coach Hall, Coach of the 10th Grade PRIME Team. In the semi-finals on Sunday. Edged the PLATINUM for the spot.

In the Tenth Grade Group, there were four Atlanta Select teams, thus, they had to battle each other in pool play and in the quarter finals. Out of the four, two will be playing in the semi-finals on Sunday.

By the way, Atlanta Select teams are playing in the "ICE Breaker Invitational" in Augusta, GA and in several other local tournaments in the metro area this weekend.

Congratulations to all. Go Select!