KFDM COOP Posted August 3, 2007 Report Posted August 3, 2007 www.usatoday.com250 prep basketball players to attend NCAA summer session INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Almost 250 high school boys basketball players are expected to attend an NCAA conference this month in Florida to help prepare them for college.The four-day First Team Summer Conference Aug. 9-12 in Tampa will include sessions on recruiting, study habits, transition from high school and nutrition and training.The annual program began in Indianapolis in 2002 in conjunction with the National Federation of State High School Associations and the National Association of Basketball Coaches."Being a part of the First Team program was an invaluable experience to me both as a student and as an athlete," said former participant Mike Conley Jr., a Memphis Grizzlies rookie who played at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis and then at Ohio State. "I learned how to handle life situations, as well as how to use the sport of basketball to further my education."
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