ABOUT THE MAVERICKS

The Iowa Mavericks AAU Basketball program was established in the spring of 2000 to provide talented young athletes with quality teaching, competition, exposure, teammates, and overall experience in basketball outside of their school season.

PROGRAM

The Iowa Mavericks will field six high-school aged teams in three age groups (17U/11th grade, 16U/10th Grade, and 15U/9th Grade) for the 2011 spring/summer season.  Teams will be be made up of players from throughout the state of Iowa, and will participate in seven to nine tournaments in the spring and summer months.  All coaches are NCAA-certified, and have experience coaching and running camps at the AAU, High School, and College levels.  The Mavericks play a very competitive schedule, designed to provide athletes with exposure to college coaches and national recruiting services.  The program provides an enhanced opportunity for players to develop their skills to play at the collegiate level, and earn athletic scholarships.

PLAYERS

Mavericks players are selected in many ways... through recommendations from high school or other coaches, evaluation at high school or other games, and from individual or group workouts.  Mavericks players are chosen based on their skill level... but also on their desire to work hard, compete, and improve their game.  Former Mavs have come from a variety of areas... in the past, we have had players from 1A schools to 4A schools, from Sioux City to the Quad Cities, and everywhere in between.  Many athletes play multiple sports, and some choose to focus just on basketball. 

If you are interested in playing for the Mavericks in the 2011 spring/summer season, please fill out the questionaire HERE, and you will be contacted soon with more details.

SCHEDULE

Mavericks teams will play a total of 8 tournaments between late March and late July each season.  Most tournaments are held on weekends (Saturday/Sunday), although some will start on Friday afternoons.   Some travel is obviously required, but most tournaments will be held in Iowa or in neighboring Midwest states.  Coaches will attempt to work around player's scheduling conflicts, especially with high-school athletics like track and baseball.