National Collegiate Athletic Association

The NCAA News - News and Features

June 9, 1997

Thirty-four more summer basketball leagues certified

Another 34 summer basketball leagues have been certified by the Association for 1997 competition.

The leagues include 19 for men and 15 for women.

Student-athletes from NCAA institutions participate each summer in hundreds of leagues certified in accordance with NCAA Bylaws 14.7.5.2 and 30.15.

Other certified leagues were reported in the June 2 issue of The NCAA News.

Questions about the application process or requirements for NCAA certification should be directed to David J. Thurkill, NCAA legislative assistant, at the national office.

Following are leagues approved to date by the Association, listed by state and including names, addresses and telephone numbers of league directors.

Men's leagues

California

  • Huskies Men's Basketball Club Summer League, Monterey Park. Jorge L. Calienes, 1174 South Diamond Bar Boulevard, Suite 571, Diamond Bar, California 91765 (909/861-1249).

    Florida

  • Tampa Bay Pro-Am Summer Basketball League, St. Petersburg. Dell M. Holmes Jr., 1400 19th Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33713-5729 (813/893-7335).

    Illinois

  • Carver Community Action Agency -- Summer Basketball League, Galesburg. Jennie Shelton, 424 Depot Street, P.O. Box 28, Galesburg, Illinois 61402-0028 (309/342-0158).

  • Chicago Pro-Am National City Leagues Inc., Chicago. Bill Jones, 6318 South Champlain, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (312/732-7746).

    Kentucky

  • Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation Summer Dirt Bowl, Lexington. Robert Washington, 545 North Upper Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508 (606/288-2955).

    Maryland

  • Queen Anne's County Parks and Recreation Men's Summer Basketball League, Stevensville. Barbara A. Baxter, 1945 4-H Park Road, Centreville, Maryland 21617 (410/758-0835).

    Massachusetts

  • Greenfield Basketball League, Greenfield. Jerry Donoghue, 92 Bungalow Avenue, Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301 (413/773-7066).

    Michigan

  • Douglass Community Association Summer Basketball League, Kalamazoo. D. O'Neal Ollie, 1000 West Patterson Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 (616/343-6185).

    Minnesota

  • Howard Pulley Pro-Am, Minneapolis. Rene Pulley, 605 Harry Davis Lane, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (612/663-3083).

    New Jersey

  • Belmar Summer Basketball Festival '97, Belmar. Kenneth O'Donnell, 55 Marcellus Avenue, Manasguan, New Jersey 08736 (908/223-0251).

    New York

  • Greater New York Pro Am League, The Bronx. Harvey Lustig, 1321 Harbor Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557 (516/374-4576).

  • Reiff Park Adult Men's Basketball, Glendale/Maspeth. Robert Schoemig, 67-08 64th Street, Glendale, New York 11385 (718/386-3085).

  • St. John Fisher College Summer League, Rochester. Tom Hammond, 30 Little Briggins Circle, Fairport, New York 14450 (716/383-3862).

    Ohio

  • Tron Jenkins Basketball Summer League, Barberton. Tron Jenkins, 543 Robinson Avenue, Barberton, Ohio 44203 (330/753-6005).

    Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma College/High-School Summer League '97, Oklahoma City. Gary Vick, 11020 North Grove, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73162 (405/235-4222).

    Pennsylvania

  • Del-Val Philadelphia Pro-Am Basketball League, Philadelphia. Tom Drakeford, 162 Burnside Avenue, Norristown, Pennsylvania 19403 (610/539-9459).

  • George "Dew" Brown Summer League, Pittsburgh. Clarence Wilmer, 914 Cherokee Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219 (412/682-4127).

    Tennessee

  • YMCA 3-on-3 Basketball League, Bristol. Alan Linkous, 510 Trammel Road, Bristol, Tennessee 37620 (423/652-7580).

    Wisconsin

  • Three on Three Basketball Tour, Ripon. Warren Sherman, 945 Pleasant Street, Ripon, Wisconsin 54791 (414/748-2013).

    Women's leagues

    Connecticut

  • New Haven Parks and Recreation College Women's Summer Basketball League, New Haven. Frank Williams, 720 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06511 (203/946-8027).

    Kentucky

  • Lexington Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation Summer Dirt Bowl, Lexington. Robert Washington, 545 North Upper Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508 (606/288-2955).

    Minnesota

  • Augsburg Summer Basketball League, Minneapolis. Paul Helgerson, 2107 Niles, St. Paul, Minnesota 55116 (612/699-7902).

  • Howard Pulley Pro-Am, Minneapolis. Rene Pulley, 605 Harry Davis Lane, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (612/663-3083).

    New Jersey

  • Belmar Summer Basketball Festival '97, Belmar. Kenneth O'Donnell, 55 Marcellus Avenue, Manasguan, New Jersey 08736 (908/223-0251).

  • Cherry Hill Department of Recreation, Cherry Hill. Paul DellaVecchia, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 (609/488-7868).

    New York

  • Greater New York Pro Am League, The Bronx. Harvey Lustig, 1321 Harbor Road, Hewlett Harbor, New York 11557 (516/374-4576).

  • Jewish Community Center Women's Summer League, Vestal. Tom Foley, 500 Clubhouse Road, Vestal, New York 13850 (607/724-2417).

    North Carolina

  • YMCA of Greater Durham Summer Women's Basketball League, Durham. Amanda Braun, 2119 Chapel Hill Road, Durham, North Carolina 27707 (919/493-4502, extension 188).

    Ohio

  • Greater Columbus Girls Basketball Summer League, Hilliard. Bobby Moore, 3736 Settlers Road, Dublin, Ohio 43017 (614/792-9256).

    Pennsylvania

  • Developmental Basketball League, Philadelphia. Lurline Jones, 940 McPherson Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19150 (215/242-9078).

  • Hollidaysburg Area YMCA Women's Summer League, Hollidaysburg. Tom Kopriva, Penn and Hewitt Streets, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania 16648 (814/695-4467).

  • Juniata Valley YMCA Summer Basketball League, Burnham. Stacey Falkner, 105 First Avenue, Burnham, Pennsylvania 17009 (717/248-5019).

    Tennessee

  • YMCA 3-on-3 Basketball League, Bristol. Alan Linkous, 510 Trammel Road, Bristol, Tennessee 37620 (423/652-7580).

    Wisconsin

  • Three on Three Basketball Tour, Ripon. Warren Sherman, 945 Pleasant Street, Ripon, Wisconsin 54791 (414/748-2013).