Maui Summer Classic
Youth Basketball Tournament
July 14 to July 20, 2008

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Michael K. Bradley
Tournament Director

Michael Bradley created On The Ball Youth Basketball in 1993 in Tacoma, Washington. Youth basketball was very fragmented throughout the region and there was a need in Tacoma especially, in regards to competitive leagues and traveling teams. The program was created for competitive year round youth basketball in the Tacoma area. Prior to this program parents who were seeking for more competitive leagues and year round programs had to travel to Seattle. In 1995, On The Ball became a sanctioned AAU program and partnered with Northwest Sports, Inc. to further strengthen competitive youth basketball in the Pacific Northwest. This partnership between the two organization created a framework for young athletes to develop their basketball skills and exposure to national events. The two organizations combined the competitive teams from the South Puget Sound area and the North Puget Sound area into one AAU league under the umbrella of Pacific Northwest AAU. Teams from the North Puget Sound area play in Seattle (North Division) and teams from the South Puget Sound area play in Tacoma (South Division), with all teams coming together at the end of each league session for the Pacific Northwest AAU playoffs. 

Mr. Bradley provides knowledge of the game through his own experience as a player at Eastern Oregon University, where he was selected three years in a row on the Pacific Northwest College All-Area Team. In 1980 Mr. Bradley was invited to the Portland Trailblazers and Phoenix Suns NBA Rookie Camp, where he played with the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Summer League in Los Angeles, California. Mr. Bradley coached High School boys’ basketball for eight years and has taken his team to State for six of the eight years. To his credit, he has won both a National and State High School Championship. Mr. Bradley  coached the U.S. National High School Team from 1992-1994. He has been voted “Coach of the year” in 1995 & 1996 in the State of Washington.

Michael holds a BS from Eastern Oregon University and a M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Bob Straub
Associate Tournament Director and Special Events Coordinator of
Maui Parks and Recreation  

Bob Straub is a District Supervisor for Maui County Parks & Recreation. He has been involved in recreation for 25 +years.

Currently, he is active in officiating basketball, Slo-pitch & fast pitch softball and presents clinics on a regular basis for new umpires in softball. He also is the assignor and rules interpreter for the Maui Interscholastic Girl's Fast Pitch League and he referees youth leagues thru high school.

Additionally, Bob is the executive State Director of the United States Specialty Sports Association. He was inducted into the New England USSSA Regional Hall of Fame in March of 2002.

With over 20 years of dedicated service to USSSA, Bob is excited to have the Maui Summer Classic Youth Basketball Tournament sanctioned by USSSA Hawaii.

Jeff Anderson
Associate Tournament Directors and Superintendent of
Maui Parks and Recreation  

Jeff is West Maui District Supervisor for the Department of Parks and Recreation.  He has been with the the Parks and Recreation Department for over 12 years.  He supervises the maintenance and care of all parks and facilities in West Maui and the island of Lanai.  He also oversees the implementation of recreation programs for all ages.   Jeff works closely with Kemper Sports Marketing to host the renown EA Sports Maui Invitational each November at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Todd Rickard
Lahainaluna High School Site Supervisor

Todd is a native of Lahaina, Maui and an alumni of Lahainaluna high school. Mr. Rickard has been married for over 12 years and has one girl and two boys. Mr. Rickard has been the head girls’ varsity basketball coach for the past seven years. Since coaching his alma mater he has made four state appearances and is always a force in girl’s high school basketball in the state of Hawaii. Todd has also been involved in the football program at the school, where has been the assistant varsity football coach for the past seven years. Mr. Rickard’s passion for working with youth has been a great asset to our team.

The Lahainaluna High School Girls Basketball team is the host team for this event and are coached by Todd Rickard.

Alphonso Quashie
Webmaster and Photographer

Alphonso Quashie designs the website for the Maui Summer Classic, the Maui Winter Classic and On the Ball.  He has been designing websites for over 10 years.

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