CHICAGO – The National Basketball Retired Players Association (NBRPA), the only alumni association comprised of former NBA, ABA, Harlem Globetrotters and WNBA players, will bring its successful Full Court Press: Prep for Success youth basketball and mentoring program to Tulane University’s Hertz Center on Friday, July 24, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., alongside its partners from the National Basketball Association (NBA), Police Athletic/ Activities League (PAL), Leadership Foundations and Jobsy Wobsy.
As part of this very special collaboration with the NBA and its NBA Cares Initiative, six former NBA standouts will be working with local youth, including:
• Robert Horry: 7-time NBA Champion with Spurs, Lakers and Rockets. Member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
• Robert Pack: New Orleans native (Alfred Lawless High School), 13-year NBA career, assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans
• Eric “Sleepy” Floyd: NBA All-Star, 14-year NBA career
• Donald Royal: New Orleans native (St. Augustine High School), 9-year NBA career
• John “Hot Rod” Williams: Louisiana native, played collegiately at Tulane, 14-year NBA career
• Eldridge Recasner: New Orleans native (Alfred Lawless High School), 9-year NBA career
All participating youth will be pre-registered by the NBRPA, PAL and Leadership Foundations.
The event is not open to the general public.
Full Court Press: Prep for Success is a single-day youth basketball and mentoring clinic for underserved boys and girls, ages 10-16, held in cities across the United States and abroad. The program is designed to introduce participating youth to positive role models in both basketball and life, with equal time spent on the basketball court, in the classroom and at a mentoring roundtable as part of a robust curriculum. Full Court Press: Prep for Success is a joint initiative of the NBRPA, NBA, PAL and Leadership Foundations as part of the NBA Cares initiative. Jobsy Wobsy adds a secondary life skills component of introductory resume-building and understanding of the job market.
This touring program visits 10-15 cities annually and includes former professional basketball players as coaches and mentors in each session. Mentoring classroom periods address topics relevant to each community and are taught by community leaders from Leadership Foundations and PAL. The mentoring roundtable in each session follows an NBA Cares template and falls in line with the White House’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative.
The NBRPA is a 501(c) 3 organization with a mission to develop, implement and advocate a wide array of programs to benefit its members, supporters and the community. The NBRPA was founded in 1992 by basketball legends Dave DeBusschere, Dave Bing, Archie Clark, Dave Cowens and Oscar Robertson. The NBRPA works in direct partnerships with the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. Arnie D. Fielkow is the President & CEO, and the NBRPA Board of Directors includes Chairman of the Board Thurl Bailey, Vice Chairman Dwight Davis, Treasurer Marvin Roberts, Secretary Nancy Lieberman, Past Chairman Robert A. (Bob) Elliott, Rick Barry, James Donaldson, Mike Glenn, Spencer Haywood, LaRue Martin Jr., Johnny Newman and Eldridge Recasner.
