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Jim Couch Reunion: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tony Campbell, Anthony Mason, Mark Jackson, Kenny Smith, Ben Gordon, Elton Brand, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Gary Forbes, Kemba Walker, Tobias Harris, Julius Hodge, Fred Benjamin, Jeff Greer, Ricardo Greer, John Strickland, Mike Campbell, Tyler Harris, Erving Walker, Darryl "Truck" Bryant, Kieran Okoro, Daniel Dingle...
JIM COUCH SUPER 16 NATIONAL FRESHMAN GAMEJIM
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The JIM COUCH FOUNDATION is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit basketball empowerment organization that started in 1956 in the Inwood section of Manhattan. Mr. Jim Couch was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's first coach and taught him the sky hook before he entered Power Memorial HS in 1962. Throughout the years, the organization has provided free basketball opportunity through open gyms and tournament play in New York City and over 3oo at-risk youth have earned scholarship opportunities. Mr. Couch been honored by the President of the United States, the Governor of New York State, and the Mayor of New York City. In 2011, the Foundation started the Super 16 National Freshman Game as a way to acknowledge Mr. Couch's basketball innovation and focus. The showcase featured 8 of the top fifty nationally-ranked freshman in the United States and discovered 6-9 Thomas Bryant from Bishop Kearney HS in Rochester, NY, currently a top twenty prospect on many recruiting sites after being unranked before the game.
Jim Couch Events: Super 16 National Freshman Game, Super 8's Sophomore Challenge: USA vs New York Metro, Jim Couch Reunion Games, Jim Couch Friday Night Free Open Conditioning at Fordham University, Jim Couch Free Conditioning Clinics at JHS 145 in Spanish Harlem, Uptown Challenge Women's League, Holcombe Rucker Memorial Youth League.
2011 National Freshman Players: Stephen Zimmerman, 6-10, Bishop Gorman HS (NV), KeJuan Johnson, 6-6, Wheeler HS (ATL), Thomas Bryant, 6-9, Bishop Kearney HS (NY), Isaiah Briscoe, 6-4, St. Benedict's HS (NJ), Jerron Love, 5-9, Clovis West HS (NV), Marcus Floyd, 5-9, The Phelps School (PA), Jamar Ergas, 6-3 Montverde Christian (FL), Kamar McKnight, 6-4, St. Patrick (NJ), Marcus Derrickson, 6-6, Paul VI (VA), Chris Atkinson, 5-9 Long Island Lutheran (NY), Zach Radz, 5-8 Troy HS (NY), Cheyenne Nettleton, 5-9, Holy Cross (NY), Chancellor Ellis, 6-4 Rectory School (CT).
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2011 MVPs Stephen Zimmerman and Thomas Bryant with Mr. Jim Couch
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