re: When did Camps, Travel Ball, AAU bc more important than High School??

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At no point was I under the illusion that AAU was a method to fund college.

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I'm of the opposite opinion, as I started an AAU basketball program 20 years ago and is still current. Being from a very small town, with only a local newspaper, the kids weren't getting any exposure. I knew they had the talent to compete. Yet, all you read about were the players from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport area.

Well my emphasis were getting them into college because I knew their financial situation, mostly single parent homes. It's all about exposure for me, recently I coached a team of 12 players, they have since graduated, ALL 12 received college scholarships. All received offers from Division 1 level to NAIA level. All has since graduated from college. So AAU can be used as a tool.