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AWARDS
The Basketball Academy’s partners and sponsors have traditionally awarded approximately $8,000 in scholarships to deserving students. The awards are offered in the following categories:
- Individual outstanding player awards for a player from each team.
- Scholar Athlete Award – $200 savings bond is awarded to 1 individual from each participating team (total of 20 awards). The Head Coach of each high school nominates the recipient.
- Downtown Locker Room Award - $500 scholarship is awarded to one male and female senior athlete with the highest GPA.
- James Thomas Hubbard Award - $1000 scholarship is awarded to one male and female senior athlete.
Over the past fourteen years, the Basketball Academy
has awarded over $86,000 to select students.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
The Basketball Academy has also recognized those who
have impacted the Academy as well as basketball in general. Honorees
have included the following:
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Coach Breezy Bishop
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K-Swift
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Baltimore Old Timers
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Raymond Short
Current and Former NBA Players from the Baltimore
area:
- Carmello Anthony
- Rudy Gay
- Sam Cassell
- Juan Dixon
- Curt Lee
- Mugsy Bogues
- Keith Booths
- David Wingate
- Reggie Williams
Coach William Well
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