Rookies Host Superbowl Hoopfest and Win Championship

The Rookies Hosted the Superbowl Hoopfest January 29-30 at Nimitz High School. They went 4-0 and started with a win over Houston It;s On (7th grade). They had wins over the Gym Gladiators and Blue Chips (Griff). The Rookies earned a trip to the championship game and would face Team Swagger Force. The game was a hard fought battle with the Rookies winning 65-59. The Rookies are now 16-6 on the season with 2 Championships.

The 9U Rookies were introduced in this tournament and made a strong showing. They competed after only 1 practice and made us proud!

Next up for both teams DGibs Hoops Tournament.

Rookies Win Championship In TKO Select Tournament

The Rookies won their 1st tournament of the 2010 season. They competed in the TKO Select tournament January 23-24. TKO Select was their first opponent and the Rookies won easily 44-25. The Rookies then went on to win against Houston Elite in a close game 39-37. Sunday, the Rookies opened with a win over Total Package 37-24. Rytes Silver played a close game but the Rookies won 47-45 and earned a spot in the championship game. The Rookies would face a rematch of Houston Elite. The Rookies won the contest 49-29.

The Rookies welcome new team member Reginald Hemphill!

Rookies Compete in Tournaments

The Rookies closed out 2009 and opened 2010 playing in the Blue Chips Ronald Searles and Rytes Warriors tournaments. They went 2 - 5 with wins over TKO Select and Houston Cowboys. Loses were to Team TX, Swagger Force, Rytes Silver, and Blue Chips.

Rookies Begin 2010 Season

The 2016 Rookies started their 2010 season with play in the HBA Ice Breaker Jamboree, Dec 12-13. The Rookies won 5 out of 6 games , winning 2 games each over team Swagger 2 and TKO Select. They split games with Team Swagger 1.

HBA Ice Breaker results:
Dec. 12
Game 1: VS Team Swagger 2 won 20-15
Game 2: VS Team Swagger 1 loss 23-37
Game 3: VS TKO Select won 37-23

Dec. 13
Game 1: VS Team Swagger 1 won 28-22
Game 2: VS TKO Select won 23-20
Game 3: VS Team Swagger 2 won 27-21

The 2016 are return all 8 player this season along with the addition of TreJon Jacob.

Rookies Win RunnerUp in Kickoff to Nationals!

The Rookies teamed up with the RYTES Warriors to Host their second tournament of the season. Saturday schedule, the Rookies' first opponent was TKO Select. The Rookies captured their first win with a score of 39 to 21. Next up was Legends Elite out of The Woodlands. The Rookies have seen Legends several times this season and the outcome was again the same. The Rookies outscored Legends 50 to 37 to begin Sunday Bracket play undefeated. Bracket play had the Rookies matched up with Legends Elite. The Rookies dominated Legends with a score 56 to 26 and were headed to the Championship match. They were pitted against the undefeated RYTES Warriors Silver team. The Rookies commanded a lead most of the game. The Silver team fought back and the lead changed hands back and forth with the Silver team pulling off the win 43 to 34. The Rookies took RunnerUp and RYTES Silver Champions in a tournament they co-hosted. The team will take next weekend in off to celebrate the Nation's Indepence Day.

See the Video section for highlights of the tournament

Rookies Win RunnerUp at HOPS Tournament

The Rookies captured RunnerUp at the HOPS Tournament last weekend. In the first game the Rookies were matched up against an older and bigger MoCity Ballers. The Rookies were topped in a tough match 44 to 19. Total Package was their next opponent and the Rookies won the contest 57 to 38. With that win the Rookies earned another trip to the Championship game. Saturday afternoon the team celebrated Devin's birthday with a pizza party. Local artist Leonard created a cartoon potrait of the 2016 Rookies. Sunday the Rookies faced the MoCity Ballers in the Championship. The Rookies were once again topped by the 12U MoCity Ballers 45-18. This weekend the Rookies team up with Rytes Warriors to host the Kickoff to Nationals Tournament. The tournament will be held at Nimitz High School and will feature some of the top and upcoming teams in the Houston area. 11U-16U

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Seems like the team is making a name for itself. This was posted on Texas Roundball June 22.

Ok, I want everyone that knows the Houston area pretty good opinion on this.if you had a young baller and was ready to get him invloved in AAU ball, where would you take him?

The Rookies- first year only a 11u team, but I have talked to the parents there and they say nothing but good things, but its only one team.

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