Al Wood (NC) (UNC Chapel Hill and NBA Legend) - Guest Speaker 2005 and 2006 (Middle School Camp /Middle Classmen Camp Boys)
Al Wood possessed one of the sweetest jump shots in ACC history and led Carolina in scoring in each of his final three years as a Tar Heel with averages of 17.8, 19.0 and 18.1 points per game in 1979-81. Wood was named first-team All-America in 1981 after he led UNC to the NCAA finals versus Indiana. He played brilliantly throughout the '81 postseason, earning MVP honors at the West Regional. He capped off his senior campaign with 39 points, an NCAA semifinal record, and 10 rebounds in a 78-65 win over Virginia in the Final Four. Wood is fourth in Tar Heel history in scoring with 2,015 points, one of only five Carolina players to compile at least 2,000 points. Dramatic highlights filled his career. Always a clutch performer, as a sophomore he hit a dramatic, long jumper with three seconds to play that gave the Tar Heels a 54-53 win at Maryland. As a senior, he totaled 25 points and 17 rebounds in a victory over previously undefeated Wake Forest and had 33 points and six steals against top-ranked Virginia. Wood never missed a game in his UNC career, playing in 126. He was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team.
Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1981 NBA draft.
Byron Dinkins (NC) (UNCC at Charlotte Legend and NBA former Pro, Euro Leauge Star) - Guest Speaker and 2005 and 2006 (Middle School Camp Boys)
One of UNCC at Charlotte All-Time leaders
Drafted by the Houston Rockets and Played for the San Antonio Spurs
Tim Miller (Dallas, TX) (3 time AAU consecutive Championship winning coach / Director of US Elite Basketball) - Guest Speaker 2006 (Middle Classmen Camp Boys)
Tim Miller runs an AAU program called Team TG (the initials stand for Thank God) that nearly won its fourth consecutive national title. He stages camps, gives lessons and is the Texas correspondent for a national recruiting service. He also runs US Elite service and camps. He has won 3 national AAU championships in a row.
Patrick Stanwood (New York, NY) (Analyst for Hoopscoop Online) - Guest Speaker 2005 and 2006 (Middle School Camp /Middle Classmen Camp Boys)
Patrick Stanwood is one of the most influential youth prep scout in the country. He is an analyst for Hoopscoop Online.
Stephen Miss (Head men's basketball coach at Belmont Abbey) Guest Speaker 2007 (High School/Middle Classmen Camp)
Prior to joining the Abbey, Miss served one season as an assistant coach at Towson University during the 2003-04 season. That year, the Tigers doubled the previous seasons win total and recorded the program’s first ever Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference tournament victory. From 1998 until 2003, Stephen was an assistant at the University of Georgia, beginning as a graduate student assistant and eventually becoming administrative assistant for the Bulldogs. While Stephen was on staff at Georgia, the Bulldogs won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Eastern Division title in 2002, made post-season appearances in the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Tournaments as well as in the 1999 NIT, and were ranked among the top 25 teams in the country for the last 10 weeks of the 2002-03 campaign.
In addition to lottery pick Jarvis Hayes (Washington Wizards), 1st-rounder Jumaine Jones (Los Angeles Lakers), 2nd-rounder Rashad Wright, and free agent Damien Wilkins (Seattle SuperSonics), Miss has aided in the development of 12 players who went on to play professional basketball.
Jenny Yoop (NC) (Queens University Head Coach Womens - Guest Speaker 2007 (Girls Middle School Camp)
Collective responsibility, self-confidence, enthusiasm and passion, toughness and an unrelenting work ethic are the foundational qualities the Royals women?s basketball team worked diligently to establish in the first year under head coach, Jenny Yopp. In 2006-2007 the second-year head coach is thrilled about the abilities and potential of her players and support staff. Coaching the Royals marks the fifth collegiate program Yopp has embraced in an attempt to help provide a catalyst toward a new level of success for the women?s basketball program.
Her background as a point-guard for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as a first assistant at the highest level of college competition, and as a head coach at two reputable NCAA Division I institutions gives Yopp a broad-based experience, exceptional recruiting capability, and an understanding of the priority to graduate all of her student-athletes.
Keith Gatlin (Head Men's Basketball Coach at Veritas Sports Academy, ACC Legend, and Former McDonalds All-American) Upcoming Guest Speaker 2008 (High School/Middle Classmen Camp)
McDonald’s High School All-American 1983
North Carolina High School basketball player of the year 1983
University of Maryland Basketball 1984-1988
University of Maryland – BA African-American Studies
Helped lead the Terps to the ACC championship over the Duke Blue Devils in 1984
Left Maryland as the Terps all-time assist man and one of the best point guards to ever play in the ACC
Played Professionally: In the CBA, WBL, USBL, and Euro Leagues
Keith Gatlin founded 334 Sports where he worked in player development for high school, college and professional players from around
Paul Biancardi (National recruiting director for ESPN Scouts Inc) Upcoming Guest Speaker 2009 (High School/Middle Classmen Camp)
Scouts Inc.'s basketball recruiting expert Paul Biancardi will speak to this years 2009 campers. Biancardi, who spent 2007-08 as an assistant coach on Rick Majerus' staff at Saint Louis University, is the national recruiting director for ESPN Scouts Inc. He has 18 years of coaching experience at the Division I level. He was an assistant at Boston University, Boston College and Ohio State before becoming the head coach at Wright State, where he earned Horizon League Coach of the Year honors in the 2003-04 season.
