On December 27, 28 boys, five staff and numerous parents departed for the Newington Basketball USA Tour. The tour started in Seattle before moving onto Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada where the group was broken into three squads for tournament play.

The teams played in the Port Moody High School tournament with the 1sts winning the tournament and the 2nds and development team going undefeated in a series of exhibition games. Already, the tour was off to a great start. The group then moved onto Central Washington for games against Chelan High School where the boys experienced American country life, staying with host families for two memorable nights before moving back to Seattle for more games and attendance at a college game.

The group then moved onto Portland, which ended up being the highlight of the tour. The boys were based at the University of Portland for practice sessions, having access to their facilities. The boys also got to opportunity to go shopping at the Nike Employer store and the chance to tour the amazing Nike World Headquarters.

The tour ended up in Los Angeles for four days of Disneyland, California Park, Universal Studios, NBA games and of course shopping. For the record, the 1sts came back with eight wins and two losses, the 2nds, five wins, four losses, and the Development team had five wins and three losses.

Mr Rex Nottage
Director of Basketball