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When Russ Ewell moved to the Bay Area from Washington D.C. in 1993 he brought his love for the game and a vision to have a competitive basketball league similar to the leagues he played in on the east coast.  So in 1993 the summer hoop league was launched. This is the 22nd year of our annual summer hoop league, “Above The Rim”!   The summer league has grown significantly over the years starting with solid play from competitors like point guard, Chris Frizzi, Howard Ruud with a lethal 3 point shot, and Eric Young “the floor general.”  As the league grew in reputation, the level of competition and talent grew with the addition of  former NCAA athletes like Larry Green who played at the US Naval Academy and Todd Singleton who played at Duke University. These guys added to the reputation of the league and  now our “Above The Rim” hoop league is one of the Bay Area’s premier summer men’s basketball leagues, with former or current NCAA athletes who are alumni of programs like Stanford, Santa Clara, Tuskegee University, MIT for example, anchoring every  team.

One of the great attributes of the league in addition to the talent level, is that it is a positive environment to play in and a great family experience for the players and the fans.

Come on out  Sunday afternoons throughout the summer to watch some fierce competition and great games!

Here is the schedule for this Summer…

6/29 – Middle School Teams (Small Gym), Adult Teams (Main Gym)
3:30 – Alameda VS Santa Clara
4:30 – San Francisco VS San Mateo
Contra Costa (BYE)

7/6 – Middle School Teams (Small Gym), Adult Teams (Main Gym) 3:30 – Santa Clara VS San Francisco
4:30 – Contra Costa VS San Mateo
Alameda (BYE)

7/13 – Middle School Teams (Small Gym), Adult Teams (Main Gym)
3:30 – Contra Costa VS San Francisco
4:30 – Alameda VS San Mateo
Santa Clara (BYE)

7/20 – Middle School Teams (Small Gym), Adult Teams (Main Gym)
3:30 – Santa Clara VS San Mateo
4:30 – Alameda VS Contra Costa
San Francisco (BYE)

7/27 – Middle School Teams (Small Gym), Adult Teams (Main Gym)
3:30 – Alameda VS San Francisco
4:30 – Contra Costa VS Santa Clara
San Mateo (BYE)

8/3 – Middle School Teams Semi-Finals (Small Gym)
4:00 – 1 seed VS 4 seed
5:00 – 2 seed VS 3 seed
8/3 – Adult Teams Semi-Finals (Main Gym)
4:00 – 1 seed VS 4 seed
5:00 – 2 seed VS 3 seed

8/10 – Middle School & Adult Teams Finals (Main Gym)
3:00 – MS Finals
4:00 – MS Championship Ceremony & Trophies
4:15 – Dunk Contest
5:00 – Adult Finals
*Immediately after the game – Adult Championship Ceremony & Trophies

Location:

San Mateo High School Address
506 North Delaware St.
San Mateo, CA 94401

Written by

Nick Straw

Nick Straw is a Santa Clara University alum, and is passionate about ministry and community service work in the San Francisco Bay Area.