Mercer Island Select Boys Basketball tryouts for 5th-8th grade teams are September 22nd and 24th at Islander Middle School. Visit the Youth Basketball page for more information and registration links. 

• Friday, September 22nd, Islander Middle School
  • 5pm-630pm: 5th grade and 7th grade
  • 630pm-8pm: 6th grade and 8th grade 
• Sunday, September 24th, Islander Middle School
  • 1pm-230pm: 5th grade and 7th grade
  • 230pm-4pm: 6th grade and 8th grade

Ed Pepple was the Mercer Island High School boy's basketball coach for 42 years where the Islanders won four state championships, with three at the 4A level (1985, 1993, 1997) and the 3A title in 1999. 

He is the winningest coach in Washington history with a record of 882-237 at Mercer Island, where he won 23 KingCo Conference titles.  He is in six halls of fame, including the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame and the National High School Coaches Hall of Fame.

We invite you to visit this website to learn more about Coach Pepple's years of coaching at Mercer Island. 

The Mercer Island Boys Basketball Booster Club (MIBBBC) is committed to maintaining high standards and special experiences for our student-athletes. With the support of fans like you, we offer exceptional year-round player development opportunities. We provide training for our coaches, giving them the best tools to mentor our student-athletes. We purchase equipment, from basketballs to video editing software. Most importantly, we provide scholarships to ensure that a family’s financial circumstance is never an obstacle to playing the game these boys love.

To make payment directly to MIBBBC, you can pay by paypal or the venmo QR code.    All donations are tax deductible: Tax Id: 91-2159698.  Thank you for your support!

The Board of Directors of the MI Boys Basketball Booster Club appreciates the amazing support of the sponsors listed throughout this year’s media guide who helped make the guide and other Club activities possible.  Please join us in supporting these businesses and in letting them know that you appreciate their support for MI Boys basketball and youth athletics. 

We invite you to visit this website to learn more about Coach Pepple's years of coaching at Mercer Island. 

Learn from former Mercer Island players, and current college coaches, on what it takes to be a college athlete. Special thanks to our alumni who took the time to talk to current and future Islanders.

Do you have a youth basketball player and aren't sure how to get your child involved in the right programs?  Read here to learn more about the path of a MI Hooper. 

Thanks to  the generous contributions of our MI basketball community, including your membership with the MI basketball booster club, scholarships are available for the Boys Basketball Select and high school team travel.  

Our scholarship application form is below.  If you are interested, please download the form and send to mibbbcscholarship@gmail.com

Go Islanders!

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