Interested in a Youth Basketball Coaching Position?

Mercer Island Boys’ select basketball feeder program is seeking to fill a few coaching slots for their 5-8th grade teams for the upcoming Fall 2018- Winter 2019 season. The teams participate in 2 levels of select leagues: ETL (Eastside Travel League, http://www.eastsidetravelleague.org) and Cascade (essentially part of the Boys & Girls Club’s Peak League).

• Try-outs in September
• Season: Nov-Feb
• Games on weekends

If you are passionate about coaching youth players and want to join our exceptional organization, please response to mibasketballyouthdir@gmail.com with the following information:

• Coaching experience
• Specific grade interest, if any
• Contact details

Congratulations to the 2017-18 Islanders and Seniors Griffin Emanuels (Co-Captain), Ethan Eason (Co-Captain), Giovanni Rocha and Reid Martinez.  The team battled all season and finished in third place in KingCo with a record of 8 wins, 6 losses, and played a challenging non-conference and playoff schedule to finish the year with an overall record of 12 wins and 12 losses.  

Congratulations to the following Islanders for KingCo honors: 

Senior, Griffin Emanuels, 1st Team 2A/3A All KingCo and named Defensive MVP for KingCo 2A/3A for the second consecutive year;
Senior, Giovanni Cervantes-Rocha, and Junior William Lee, both named 2A/3A KingCo Honorable Mention.
 

For your planning purposes, below are current dates for the upcoming MI Boys Select Basketball Tryouts (dates will be finalized in August) :

• Pre-tryout Parent Meeting:  either Wednesday 9/12 or Thursday 9/13 from 7-8 pm @ the MIHS Library Presentation room.  At this meeting Coach Cree will discuss the Program, introduce Coaches and answer questions.

• Work Out / Tune Up:  Sunday 9/16 10:00-2:00 @ MIHS gym
• Tryouts:  Sunday 9/23 1-4 pm @ MIHS gym
• Tryouts:  Monday 2/24 6-9 pm @ MIHS gym

• Post tryout All Teams Meeting: either Tues 10/2 or Wed 10/3 from 7:00-8:30 pm @ MIHS Commons

Any questions, please email at mibasketballyouthdir@gmail.com.

Thanks to  the generous contributions of our MI basketball community, including your membership with the MI basketball booster club, scholarships are available for the upcoming Boys Basketball Select Season.  Stay tuned for tryout dates in the Fall. 

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

Go Islanders!

Thanks to all for participating in the Little Dribblers program run by MIHS Head Coach Gavin Cree and his staff.  

Look for updates in the near future on training opportunities at all levels.  

Register for Little Dribblers https://mibasketball.sportngin.com/register/form/071191975