Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Texas Select Getting Things Done

Texas Select Finished Runner Up At The 12U Nationals

The Texas Select 2014 boy’s basketball team returned from the 12 and under Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Basketball National Championships on Friday, July 18, 2008 as the national runner-ups, and is now ranked 2nd in the nation among select basketball teams in their age group. The national tournament was held in Hampton, Virginia and included over 100 of the best sixth grade basketball teams in the country. The team finished 7th in the nation in the fifth grade national championships held in Cocoa Beach, Florida last year.

The team has played a national schedule this year competing in tournaments in Springdale, Arkansas (1st place), Kansas City, Missouri (1st place), Houston, Texas (2nd place), and Washington, DC (semi-finals). The team also competed locally in six 7th grade tournaments, winning 1st place in four of the six tournaments. The team boasts an overall record of 41-5 against national sixth grade competition, and 30-6 against local seventh grade competition.


The Team is coached by Marlon Boleware (Arlington, TX) and Torrence Stepteau, M.D. (Colleyville, TX). The team members are (2nd Row L to R) Coach Boleware, Micah Seaborn (Fort Worth, TX), Terry Lightfoot (Arlington, TX), Dallas Sonnier (Grand Prairie, TX), Nick Johnson (Fort Worth, TX), Coach Stepteau, (1st Row L to R) Adrian Wong (Bedford, TX), Bola Alade (Murphy, TX), Brocke Stepteau (Colleyville, TX), Nicko Boleware (Arlington, TX), Alex Robinson (Kennedale, TX)