adidas Girls Grassroots Basketball selects Salt Lake Metro
This entry was posted on 12/4/2008 4:48 PM and is filed under Girls Basketball News.
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate distribution:
Based on the strength and success of the Salt Lake Metro club basketball organization, adidas Womanhood Girls Grassroots Basketball has selected Salt Lake Metro as one of only 30 teams nationally to represent adidas as an adidas sponsored team.
Salt Lake Metro will be attending the following adidas sponsored national tournaments:
adidas Spring Classic-West
Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas, NV
April 17, 2009 - April 19, 2009
adidas Womanhood Championships
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
July 9, 2009 - July 12, 2009
Information regarding adidas Girls Grassroots Basketball is available at their new website:
Womanhood Girls Basketball
2009 ADIDAS SPONSORED TEAMS
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WEST DIVISION |
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Oregon Reign |
OR |
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Seattle’s Best Basketball Academy |
WA |
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Salt Lake Metro |
UT |
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Vegas Elite |
NV |
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Bay Area Hoosiers |
CA |
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Orange County Elite |
CA |
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FBC |
CA |
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OTHER DIVISIONS |
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Alabama Twisters |
AL |
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All-Net |
OH |
Baton Rouge Amazons |
LA |
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Blue Chip All-Stars |
KY |
Cabarrus Lady Stars Elite |
NC |
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Carolina R.I.S.E. |
NC |
CBC Next Level |
OH |
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Chicago Hoops Express |
IL |
FBC Georgia |
GA |
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Florida Girls Basketball |
FL |
Full Package Lady Lightning |
IL |
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Houston Elite |
TX |
Indiana Elite |
IN |
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Lady Prospects Basketball |
KS |
Memphis Lady Bobcats |
TN |
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Minnesota Stars |
MN |
Motor City Top Ten |
MI |
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New Life |
AR |
NYC Falcons |
NY |
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Ohio Elite |
OH |
St. Louis Majestics |
MO |
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SC Lady 76er’s |
SC |
TeamXPress |
TX |
Salt Lake Metro is excited to compete against the nation's top teams and players and represent the Intermountain West as a member of the adidas family.
Salt Lake Metro currently has 44 women’s players playing collegiate basketball. 20 Metro women’s players have signed NCAA division I scholarships.
2005-2006 Signees
Haley Hall BYU
Erin Haskins Southern Utah
Aubrey Orton Southern Utah
Halie Sawyer Utah
Jessica Smith Weber State
2006-2007 Signees
Raimee Beck Air Force
Jamie Sagers Southern Utah
Caitlyn Sears Southern Utah
Karlee Weight Weber State
2007-2008 Signees
Sheila Adams Idaho State
Taylor Altenburg New Mexico State
Amanda Farish Southern Utah
Alexis Kaufusi BYU
Kamille Lisonbee Marshall
Mandy Munns Utah
Dani Peterson BYU
Cassie Platt Southern Utah
Morgan Wood Southern Utah
2008-2009 Signees
Taylor Anderson Southern Utah
Jadie Parsons Southern Utah
In its first three years of inception, 50 of 54 Metro players (girls) moved on to participate at the college level.
Salt Lake Metro staff and coaches provide expert personalized assistance in the following areas:
- Individual / Team Strategy
- On court skills training
- Specific position training
- NCAA Eligibility assistance
- Player evaluation
- College recruiting
Salt Lake Metro director and head coach Dave Hammer has 12 years of collegiate coaching experience (4 years at Utah, 8 years at Salt Lake CC). Salt Lake Metro also has a successful boys program that has been in existence since 1995.
For information or comments regarding the Salt Lake Metro program please contact Coach Hammer. He may be reached at (801) 486-3931 or by email at saltlakemetrohoops@comcast.net.
