(Hampton, Virginia)- Legendary Grassroots basketball coach and AAU executive Boo Williams announces the 2023 HBCU High Senior Showcase coordinated with US Elite Basketball to be held at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, Virginia on Sunday, April 23, 2023, from 3pm to 7pm.

This signature HBCU Experience event will allow unsigned high senior boys and girls from the South Atlantic states (Delaware, Maryland, DC, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia) an opportunity to showcase their basketball talents in front of HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) coaches, NCAA Division II, III, NAIA, NCAA Junior Colleges, and Post Grad programs.  Coaches from the MEAC, CIAA, SWAC, SIAC and other NCAA conferences have committed to use this event as an additional recruiting evaluation tool as they finalize their 2023 recruiting classes.

This event is Co-chaired by Boo Williams and Coach Willie Washington (Athletic Director of Benedict College).  The basketball instruction and competitive games will be led by former NBA and college players.

Registration is available at www.boowilliamsbball.org and www.uselitebasketball.com.  There are a limited number of slots for both boys and girls, so we recommend that you register early.

About Boo Williams

A former basketball star at Hampton’s Phoebus High School and Saint Joseph’s University, Boo has developed the nation’s premier youth organization.  Boo is currently the chairman of the AAU Boys and Girls Basketball committees and leader of the Boo Williams Basketball organization.  His legacy includes being inducted into the Hampton Roads Hall of Fame and winner of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Mannie Jackson- Basketball’s Human Spirit Award.

About Willie Washington

Athletic Director of Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina.  Coach Washington spent twelve years as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director at Allen University. After building a successful basketball program at Allen University it was time to turn his attention to revamping the Benedict College program.

Under his leadership, the Tigers were the scourge of the EIAC, winning six Commissioner’s Cups, the hallmark of excellence for the school with the best athletic program. Benedict won six out of seven during their stay in the EIAC since the inauguration of the award.

Washington was named the 1999 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. During his tenure as basketball coach, the Benedict College team never had a losing season. He reached the 200 win-plateau during the 1997-98 season and guided the Tigers to the NAIA national tournament four times during the ’90s. He was named the winner of eight EIAC Coach of the Year awards and was inducted into the EIAC Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2004 in the coaching category, Washington was inducted into the Benedict College Hall of Fame.

US Elite Basketball

US Elite Basketball is a comprehensive basketball platform that provides recruitment opportunities to student athletes from middle school through college.  Operating as a resource center for basketball players, US Elite Basketball is establishing itself as a leader in grassroots basketball development.