VIRGINIA ELITE ALL ACCESS

by KING PRODUCTIONS 

THE START OF A NEW SEASON

By King Productions and Virginia Elite Hoops

HERNDON, VA -- (March 8, 2012) The Start of the 2012 AAU Basketball Season

It was a fun 4 days with Virginia Elite, but now it's time for them find new players, make new plans and concentrate on the task at hand: Preparing for the Summer AAU Circuit

While these players and coaches have been as loose in front of the media as they could be, you can tell there is a lot of intensity flowing throughout the basketball gym. The players are confident, the staff is confident and the people behind the scenes are confident.

View other ALL Access video from our 4 days of basketball tryout.

BOYS DAY 1,2 AND 3

NOT READY MADE - BUT- MADE TO BE READY

Virginia Elite Represented at the 2nd Annual Presidential Hoopfest

February 18, 2012 - Three 2011-12 Virginia Elite players played a significant role for their team victories at the 2^nd Annual Presidential Hoopfest. 

Obi and Nnamdi Enechionyia leads the way for  the St. James Saints  as they defeated Fredericksburg Christian Academy (FCA) 

First year head coach Paul Eastons' St. James Saints (Hagerstown, MD) is led by Virginia Elite players Obi Enechionyia, 2014, 6”8, Center and Nnamdi Enechionyia, 2013, 6”5. Both Obi and Nnamdi played an outstanding game against a very talented Fredericksburg Christian Academy (FCA) that is led by 2012 Elite Showcase Basketball Classic (ESBC) Nominee and University of Maryland signee Seth Allen.

The game lead changed several times in the final quarter until the final .6 seconds in regulation with FCA leading by 2-points. Coach Paul Easton called a very strategic timeout and directed a three point play for Obi which he executed to send the game into overtime. St. James captured the victory with both brothers scoring double figures (+20) and Obi Enechionyia capturing the games Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.

Representing Virginia Elite Aram Martin plays a key roll as the Miller School Mavericks defeatS Bishop O'Connell Knights 

Next, Aram Martin, 2013, 6"9, Wing for the Miller School Mavericks was in the starting line-up with University of Kansas signee Andrew White (2012 Elite Showcase Basketball Classic (ESBC) High School Invitational MVP and 2012 ESBC Nominee) and played a significant role in the Mavericks win over Bishop O’Connell. Not filling up the box scores with points but staying on the offensive and defensive boards was part of keeping the Mavericks on top of Bishop O’Connell for the majority of the game.  

VIRGINIA ELITE BASKETBALL CLUB BOYS AND GIRLS AAU and SHOWCASE program is designed to provide as many opportunities for development and visibility to college recruiters for a possible opportunity to continue players basketball and academic career beyond high school.  Virginia Elite Hoops Basketball Club is a nonprofit youth basketball organization that was founded to promote the benefits of participation in athletics and sports-related activities.

It is the mission of the organization to cultivate the athletic, academic and spiritual talent of boys and girls ages 9-18 through the development of specific skills associated with basketball such as self-discipline, dedication, relationship-building and communication.

VIRGINIA ELITE 16's CAPTURES BIG SHOTS (WASHINGTON, D.C.) TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP

July 30, 2011 (Washington, D.C.) - Coach Thomas Gadson, Jamel Bearyman and Rod Smith Sr. and the Virginia Elite 16u boys team captured the Big Shots Washington, D.C. Certified tournament Championship.

This makes the fourth Big Shots championship for Virginia Elite Basketball organization and the third consecutive year that we have captured a Big Shots tournament.

Virginia Elite Big Shots Championships: Myrtle Beach 2009, Philadelphia 2010,

Washington, D.C. 2011

Youth Team Championship Northern Virginia 2011

Forest Park and Virginia Elite alum TiChina Mitchell  will play for the College of Central Florida in 2011-12.

July 30, 2011 (Woodbridge, VA) - TiChina Mitchell will begin her college career at College of Central Florida on a full athletic scholarship.

A second-team all-Northwest Region selection for Forest Park last season, Mitchell averaged 16 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. She scored 46 points in a game against Hylton that set a new school record.

C.D. Hylton High School Junior Tamara Majette 

gives her verbal commitment to play college basketball at the Norfolk State University

July 28, 2011 (Woodbridge, VA) - Virginia Elite Girls 16U Tamara Majette a rising senior at C.D. Hylton High School verbally commitment to play at the Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA). 

Tamara becomes the second female player to commit to play collegiate basketball for Virginia Elite under coach Cliff Gorham.  Earlier in the year (April 30th) Majette played in the third annual Under Armour I-95 Elite Challenge at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.

For the 5-10 junior from C.D. Hylton High school in Woodbridge, Virginia playing against some of the best players from around the beltway is always a pleasure and a challenge as she look to improve every time she take to the hardwood.

Baltimore’s premier basketball stars from the 2012, 2013 and 2014 classes face their counterparts from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, D.C., Michigan and other areas.  The top girls ballers in Baltimore will square off against the best from the DMV in the first game of its kind. 

The third annual Under Armour I-95 Elite Challenge was the most successful one yet. Players from six states (Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan and Pennsylvania), D.C. and Canada were represented in the four games, which also included the inaugural girls game.  The Baltimore teams and the national teams split on the day, with Baltimore winning the 2014 and 2013 games and the national teams winning the girls and 2012 games. Read more....

June 19, 2011 (Chantilly, VA) - Coach Jamel Bearyman, Thomas Gadson and Rod Smith and the Virginia Elite 16u boys team captured the 1st Annual Elite 8 Championship. The Elite 8 was 7 games over three days of high intensity basketball as they prepare for the July open period.

VIRGINIA Elite 6th Grade teams captures Warrenton Wizards June Shootout Championship

June 19, 2011 ( Warrenton, VA) Coach Paul Snell and Floyd Edmonds Virginia Elite 12U team captured the  2011 Warrenton Wizards June Shootout Championship as they prepare for AAU nationals.

June 11, 2011 (Richmond, VA) Virginia Elite ballers were well-represented last weekend in Richmond, VA. At the “Schools Out Shootout” held at U-Turn on June 11th, both 5th grade Virginia Elite teams won their pool games and met in the championship game. After a tight first half, Coach Lansdowne team pulled away in the 2nd half to win the Gold, with Coach Perry’s team getting the runner-up spot.

VIRGINIA Elite 11 and Under finalist in the DC Invitational tournament

May 23, 2011 (Ellicott City, MD) Congratulations to Coach Scott Perry (left) and Coach Hardy Woods (right) for placing second in the DC Invitational tournament held in Ellicott City, MD.

May 1, 2011 (Providence, RI) Virginia Elite 16 and under made it to the silver bracket championship against Hard-to-Guard from New Jersey. The game was a hard fought game between to very good teams.

June 26, 2011 - Coach Paul Snell and Floyd Edmounds, Virginia Elite 12 and under team is headed to AAU National D2 tournament.

March 27, 2011 (Oakton, Virginia) - Congratulations to Coach Howard Byrd (Right) and Coach Dave Libbett (Left) for capturing the Big Shots Northern Virginia tournament last weekend. This marks the third Big Shots championship under the VA Elite banner.

March 16, 2011 - It was an exciting time for the Virginia Elite Youth basketball program as the 10u/4th  and Under boys team coached by Howard Byrd and David Libbett qualified for the AAU D1 national tournament. In addition to the 10 and under boys qualifying, the 11 and team coached by Scott Perry qualified for the D2 national tournament.

March 14, 2011 - Coach Scott Perry, Virginia Elite 11 and under team  continue their success after capturing the 11u/5th Fairfax Stars Winter league championship qualified for the AAU D2 national tournament. Coach Perry kids were still excited about their first championship under VA Elite. This a great start for a season of summer time hoops.