Weekend Wrap-Up: Several AAU Teams Start Their Seasons
Grassroots basketball season is upon us. There were several teams in action this weekend from Bardstown to Augusta, Georgia. Here’s a breakdown of results. We can only report was is sent to us or we find on twitter so if your team isn’t listed here, make sure you DM or email results the rest of the season!
- Manimal Elite hosted the Kentucky AAU Showcase in Bardstown this weekend. The results came sporadically but from reading the tweets, it appears that the Louisville Prospects beat Manimal Elite 17u by two behind a big game from Male’s Jake Evans. Manimal Elite’s 16u went 2-0 on the day with a 52-49 win over the Louisville Prospects. Isaiah Mason from Bowling Green starred for the Manimal 16u in both games.
- Manimal 15u went 1-0 with a big win
- Manimal 16u went 2-0
- Manimal 17u went 1-1
- Lexington based Hoop Dreams went to Augusta, GA to play in the Icebreaker Invitational.
- Hoop Dreams 17u went 3-1 with 2 double digit wins and a loss to Alabama Fusion EYBL in bracket play. Male’s Howard Fleming starred for HD all weekend.
- Hoop Dreams 16u went 3-1 with 3 double digit wins in pool play and a close loss to Southern Kings in bracket play. Tyson Webb of West Carter led them in scoring all weekend.
- Hoop Dreams 15u went 1-2 in pool play with 2 double digit losses and failed to make the bracket play portion of the event.
- The Kentucky Defenders 15u team won the Ohio AAU Tip Off Classic in Cincinnati. They went 4-0 on the weekend. We weren’t provided a roster but told that the team is composed of rising Sophomores from Cooper High and Conner High in Boone County.
- M.A.T.T.S. Mustangs traveled to Suwanee, Georgia to play in the HoopSeen Tip-Off.
- Mustangs 16u went 3-1 with a close loss to Upward Stars. Ben Johnson and Scotty Draud had huge scoring weekends for the Mustangs.
- The 17u Mustangs went 3-1 with a buzzer beater loss. Dayvion McKnight, Luke Morrison, Marcellus Vail and Matt Cromer all had big weekends for the Mustangs.
Again, these are all the results that were provided to us. If you want to see your team listed here in the future, the Prep Hoops DMs are always open!