Black Club Spring Summer 2023 Newsletter #4 | Thursday April 27, 2023

College Prep Program Impresses In Arizona

Last weekend was the first official NCAA live period during the Spring, meaning college coaches were allowed to be on the road recruiting and evaluating high school players across the country. Our College Prep program hit the road to play in the West Coast Elite Cactus Classic where they impressed with a 10-2 overall record between our 17U, 16U, and 15U teams combined. The 17U group was most impressive, going 4-0 in the top bracket and winning every game by double-digits. It's a testament to the continued work put in by our athletes and long-term development approach of our academy! Excited to see our current Black Club athletes work to achieve the same levels of success.

Jon Taylor Signs with UC Merced

After growing up in the Team Esface Black Club, Jon Taylor was one of the standouts from the College Prep program during the past year. After a strong senior year at King's Academy where he was named First Team All-WBAL for the second consecutive season and led the Knights to the NorCal semi-finals, Taylor has signed to continue his academic and athletic career at UC Merced. Very exciting to see our athletes go on to play at the next level!

Hustle UP!

We're excited for this Saturday to host our own event for the Black Club this weekend at Sequoia High School and Red Morton Community Center. This will be a chance for us to showcase our skills, compete against other talented players, and have a blast with our teammates. Our program has been working hard to put together an amazing event, complete with great competition, prizes, and more. We can't wait to see everyone in action and cheer on the entire academy!