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EYBL: Saturday Hampton Session

The Nike Elite Youth Basketball League consists of four “regular season” sessions, each one taking place at a different location. Los Angeles was the location of Session 1. Session 2 took place this past Friday through Sunday at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, Virginia. Forty 17-and-under squads participate in the league, but only the top 24 will make it to the EYBL Finals at the Nike Peach Jam event in July. Following pool play at the Peach Jam, eight teams make the final EYBL tournament bracket. The winner of the bracket is the EYBL champion.

I was on hand for the Saturday portion of the Hampton EYBL, which began on Friday night and lasted through Sunday afternoon. Each team played five games before heading back home.

Team Takeover, a 17U squad led by Keith Stevens, took the court at 9:30 am Saturday against Team Family from Detroit (MI). The Takeover squad consists primarily of players from Maryland, but a few northern Virginia natives and a DC area standout are on the roster as well.

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