My name is Mark P. Sills, and Urban Youth, Incorporated has been running basketball tournaments in the tri-state area (PA/NJ/DE) since 1998. I have tournaments for girls and boys in all age groups.

Mission Statement: To provide recreational and educational activities for our youth, to help build their self-esteem and provide a safe haven to help them develop their basketball skills in a structured environment, and then to provide positive activities for our youth to keep them off the streets.

Mark P. Sills, Executive Director
Urban Youth, Inc.
1211 Canvasback Drive
New Castle, Delaware 19720 Tel. 302.328.2770

E-mail Mark P. Sills at urbanyouthinc@verizon.net
Please Make Payments Payable to: Urban Youth 2, Inc.

1996 Howard High School Championship Dinner
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1996 Howard High School Basketball Team
State Championship Game
Howard won the game 67 to 63, defeating Capehenlopen H.S. in overtime.
(In this clip, Decoursey Jamison (32) scores a basket for Howard.)

Howard High School basketball star Decoursey Jamison scored 31 points and grabbed 23 rebounds in leading Howard High School to the  March 11, 1996 Delaware State High School Basketball Championship victory. The game was played at the Carpenter Center on the campus of the University of Delaware.

They Were the First Overtime Champions by Jack Ireland
In the first eight games of the 1995-96 season, Howard High didn't look like a state championship-caliber basketball team. ..
(Read the Delaware News Journal Article.)

NEWS

Rushdan drafted into elite company

Rutgers Standouts Rushdan and Sykes Selected In 2012 WNBA Draft

Charlie Smith Basketball Program 2011 - (PDF, 9.54 MB)

STATEMENT FROM THE NCAA BEGINNING FALL 2010 – Women's Teams Must Comply With Adjoining State Rule Read NCAA Statement.

For more information, please visit www.aaugirlsbasketball.org

Pennsylvania Charges Basketball Clinic - Open/Download PDF Poster

2011 Urban Youth National Invitational Basketball Championships

Location: Atlantic City. Rules & Entry Form (PD, 27KB)

Tournament details here.

AAU Info - Girls Basketball

The AAU is happy to announce new competition divisions for the girls' basketball program. View PDF file for new competition division info. (PDF, 66KB)

AJ English Skills Clinic

AJ Englihs Skills Clinic at caravel academy 2801 del laws road bear, de on December 27,2010  more information is below.CALL AJ ENGLISH AT 302-757-23 25

Kenny Hynson and Decoursey Jamison Tribute

Dear Howard Alumni Assoc. members, our Commitee, called Friends of DECOURSEY JAMISON AND KENNETH HYNSON, along with Howard High School, plan to honor the great center DECOURSEY JAMISON ,who played basketball at Howard High School from 1992 to 1996, and led Howard to the Delaware State High School Basketball Champonship in 1996 ,and the great guard KENNETH HYNSON, who played basketball at Howard High School from 1971 to 1974 ,and who led Howard to the Delaware State High School Championship in 1973.We will honor both men at halftime of the Howard High vs Hodgson Vocational Tech boys high school game on February 2,2011 at 6:00pm at the Howard High School. These two men will be honored with banners presented at halftime ,and placed on the Howard gym walls. We would like the Howard High Alumni Assoc. and the community to support this great event and evenng of celebration of Howard High School basketball at its finest. There will be a free "Sip and Dip" following the game for members of the Howard High Alumni Assoc. Call Mark Sills at 302-328-2770 for more details.

Committee Members: Stan Hill,Maurice Pritchett, Kenyon Camper, Rashid Mustafa, Mark Sills and Darryl Chambers

Basketball Program (PDF, 7MB)

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Take your game to another Level! Place your order today! NEW DESIGN!
Contact us at 1-877-501-8368 or e-mail urbanyouthinc@verizon.net

Attention: Coaches\Teams: Do you have your Team GEAR?
You can now order your team-customized T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Hats or Team Jerseys through Urban Youth Inc. To get a quote or place a order, contact us at 1-877-501-8368 or e-mail urbanyouthinc@verizon.net

Register your Team for 3 Urban Youth Tournaments and receive an Urban Youth Tee shirt for 12 team members or pay a additional $99.00 with your orginal Team Registration. Please Contact Mark P. Sills, Executive Director for details at urbanyouthinc@verizon.net.Or call contact us at  Tel. 302.328.2770  Toll Free 1-877-501-8368

Need help getting Recruited? www.MyBasketballProfile.com 

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Perseverance pays for Rushdan: Former St. Elizabeth star overcomes injuries at Rutgers Read the full article at Delaware Online.

Howard Celebrates Legacy of Thomas: Coach of '73 champs to be honored at game. Read the article at the DE News Journal

Dover Gears Up for Basketball Tournament (Thurs, Dec. 20, 2007) About two months ago, Mark Sills was concerned he might not be able to hold his third annual holiday boys and girls junior varsity basketball tournament in late December...
Read the rest of the article at the DE News Journal

Charlie Smith was 'Mr. Clutch' at ODU - Read the News Journal Article

UrbanYouthInc.com Partner

Captured Moments is the official photographer of Urban Youth, Inc.

URBAN YOUTH, INC is seeking tournament sponsors. Read the sponsorship letter and review the sponsorship levels. (Documents are PDF format.)

LINKS

Delaware Adidas Phenom Camp - www.dejrphenom.com

Check out the Ghost Players Program - www.ghostplayers.us/

The Ghost Players program is about:(SELF) We have basketball clinics every
Sunday for Girls at 1:30 pm Boys at 3:00 pm, our ages groups range from 8 to 14 years old.

Youth Athletics Online - www.YAOSports.org