Ben Howland talks to this year’s campers after Friday’s awards ceremony at Palisades High.
After five days of skills and thrills, the annual Ben Howland Basketball Camp ended today at Palisades High with three exciting championship games.
In a contest as exciting as any so far in the NBA Finals, the Spurs scored the first 10 points and led 16-9 at halftime, only to see the Heat storm back in the third quarter to take a 22-18 lead after three quarters. The Spurs ultimately prevailed 31-26 in the NBA Division (grades 5-7).
Auburn beat Kentucky to win the SEC Division (grades 1 & 2) and UCLA beat Arizona for the PAC-12 Division title (grades 3 & 4).
“It was a great week, the parents are so supportive and it’s nice to see so many kids come back year after year,” said Howland, the former UCLA men’s head coach. Exactly 100 kids attended this year’s camp.
Below are the award winners for each age division:
PAC-12 DIVISION
CHAMPION: UCLA (Coach Torino Johnson)
3-ON-3: Calvin Jacobs, Johan Stokes, Charlie Daenzer, Arizona
1-ON-1: Calvin Jacobs, Arizona
HOT SHOT: Lukas Haas, Arizona
DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Sheila Goetz, Arizona
ATTITUDE: Sydney Goldberger, UCLA
MVP: Jordan Houegban, UCLA
NBA DIVISION
CHAMPION: Spurs (Coach Giovanni Stewart)
3-ON-3: Lily Auerbach, Robert Thibiant, Christopher Stimming, Heat
1-ON-1: Brayden Thomas, Spurs
HOT SHOT: Oliver Latshaw, Celtics
DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Teddy Suisman, Pacers
ATTITUDE: Eugene Sullivan, Celtics
MVP: Brayden Thomas, Spurs
SEC DIVISION
CHAMPION: Auburn (Coach Lebre Merritt)
3-ON-3: Evan Pick, Akshay Vishwanath, Ethan Ebizadeh, Kentucky
1-ON-1: Luke Jacobs, Auburn
HOT SHOT: Sean Wahlig, Kentucky
DEFENSIVE PLAYER: Mika McCaffrey, Kentucky
ATTITUDE: Jake McCaffrey, Auburn
MVP: Luke Jacobs, Auburn
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