By most
accounts, the 3rd season of the National Youth Basketball League (NYBL)
was another huge success! Not only did the league almost double
in size in terms of the number of teams participating, the level of individual
competition was nothing short of amazing. In order to celebrate the
league's abundance of individual talent, while also creating yet another
platform for national exposure, the NYBL will again sponsor its very popular
NYBL All-Star Weekend. The event will run in conjunction with the Buckeye
Prep Elite Showcase and is currently scheduled for September 12th &
13th at Otterbein University in Columbus, Ohio. The event will
feature a series of all-star games Saturday morning and early afternoon, followed
by the elite showcase late Saturday afternoon.
In terms of
the format, there will again be "Top 20" and "Top 40"
games in each division, including a "NYBL vs The Nation" game.
The rosters for Team Nation teams are still very fluid, as we continue to
invite/take commitments from other elite players who did not play in the league
this year. In addition, participation in the NYBL All-Star Weekend is
open to every player who participated in the league the last 3 seasons, as the
weekend includes not just the NYBL all-star games, but participation in the Buckeye
Prep Elite Showcase as well.
At the conclusion of the NYBL all-star games, all of the
players who participated in the all-star games will be mixed in with the other showcase
participants and placed on 10-player teams, where they will play 4 additional
games. During the course of the games, each player will be evaluated and
ranked, with the top 2-4
players selected for a final all-star game on Sunday.
Below is the initial draft of the rosters as well as an invitation letter and
registration forms. Also below is a link to the event information page
where we will post updates and the status of committed players. Last
year the event attracted over 500 players and will likely sell again this
year.
Players
selected for the games have until Sunday, August 9th to register and
confirm their intentions to participate in the event. After this date, spots will be opened up for
players selected as reserves. Primarily, the first reserves taken from the list
will be those reserves that have already registered and paid for the elite
showcase. Selection to the NYBL All-Star
Games is a great honor and will serve has a significant platform for national
exposure!
Rob, thanks for the all-star rosters! Is there anyway to re-release it without the NYBL black background? I can't read some of the names. Thanks for all you do!
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