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Springfield SLAMM ready for summer |
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SPRINGFIELD — Head Coach Dr. Steve Sobel of Longmeadow, announced that The Springfield SLAMM, one of the pro-am summer basketball teams in New England, will be playing in the Greater Hartford Pro-Am League this season as well as selected appearances in the Greater Springfield area.
The team is NCAA sanctioned and approved for inclusion of Division I basketball players and plans to have Jeremy Lamb and Michael Bradley of the University of Connecticut, Joe Trapani, a recent graduate of Boston College and players from University of Hartford, the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst and Quinnipiac University.
Gary Forbes of the NBA's Denver Nuggets played last year as well as UMass product Stephan Lasme.
Jancy Cruz, former Commerce High School star, will return as well as as few local players based upon upcoming individual tryouts. Also under consideration is the number one ranked high school junior recruit in the nation, Andre Drummond.
The SLAMM reached the semi-finals last year and Sobel said he "is looking to make another significant run to the championship in August."
The coaching staff for the 2011 campaign includes Assistant Coaches Ethan Sobel, Aaron Patterson, Ike Miller and Community Relations Director Charles Kittredge. Robert Zeller has been appointed director of player personnel.
The SLAMM players will also continue to visit hospitals to do clinics as they did last year at The Connecticut Children's Medical Center for Children and their Families. There will also be basketball shooting clinics for junior high and high school players of all ages on June 25 and 26.
The SLAMM's first game will take place on June 29.
For more information on specific age group schedules and details, contact Sobel at Info@DrSteveSobel.com or 565-5000. Enrollment is limited. A limited number of scholarships will be available.
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