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

AJ English Basketball Camp June 21-24, 2010 (MON - THU)

Boys & Girls ages 8-17. Cost: $75. The Camp is at the Wilmington PAL Center in Wilmington, DE. Call AJ English for more information at 302-757-2325.

Basketball Coaches Clinic - Registration Brochure April 18, 2010 (DOC)

Order your Urban Youth, Inc GEAR Today!

Take your game to another Level! Place your order today!
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

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Ex-Sixers center Manute Bol dead at 47: NBA veteran worked hard for Africa
Manute Bol, a lithe 7-foot-7 shot blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicated to humanitarian work in Africa, died Saturday. He was 47.
(Read Delaware Online article.)

Delaware athletes: Encouraging growth, education
Pritchett organizes basketball tourney, fundraiser for kids
by Jack Ireland
Maurice Pritchett, one of the most underrated basketball players in Delaware scholastic and college history, has been helping young people throughout his adult life....
(Read News Journal article.)

Track coach's passion for hoops left lasting impact on JV tourney
by Jack Ireland
As the longtime cross country and track coach at Lake Forest High near Felton Jim Blades produced excellent teams. His runners learned the meaning of hard work.
(Read News Journal article.)

HoopGurlz: NCAA clears way for fall cap on out-of-state club players
by Chris Hansen
The NCAA Division I legislative council this week delayed a decision on a proposal that would curb the number of players a team can bring in from other states, said Erik Christianson, NCAA director of media relations....
(Read the ESPN.com article.)

Like Mother, Like Daughter:
Betnijah Laney is following in Yolanda Laney's footsteps
by Mike Jensen
On Saturday afternoon last weekend, everybody at the Daniel E. Rumph Playground in East Germantown stopped to watch a brief, impromptu one-on-one battle. This mini-game featured a lot of incidental contact, no fouls called, and some mild trash talk...
(Read the Philadelphia Inquirer article.)

Former Green Knight honored at Brown
by Jack Ireland
Former Mount Pleasant coach Tom DiStefano remembers just how good a basketball player Eric Blackiston was for the Green Knights in the early 1990s... (Read the Delaware Online article.)

Honor Thy Father by Tom Friend
After her father was murdered at halftime of one of her games, a high school hoops star questioned her love of the sport.
(Read the ESPN Article.)

Big, Fat Greek Contract Makes Europe Irresistible by Pete Thamel
Josh Childress’s decision to leave the Atlanta Hawks may signify a change in how N.B.A. players look at Europe as a basketball destination.
(Read the New York Times article.)

At 19, Plotting New Path to N.B.A., via Europe by Pete Thamel
Brandon Jennings, a high school all-American, skipped college and is playing professional basketball in Italy.
(Read the New York Times article.)

The Day Innocence Died: Len Bias has been dead for as long as he was alive. So, how did that shocking day in 1986 affect the world he left behind. By Michael Weinreb, ESPN.com
(Read the ESPN.com article.)

Legendary Hill Always Willing To Make Assist
(Read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Article.)

Sam Donnellon: Rutgers coach Stringer knows all about fairness - http://tinyurl.com/2wu48b

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.