[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eading streetball brand Ball Up has released its summer 2014 tour schedule. The tour will make stops in major cities nationwide and conclude with one new player discovered during the tour winning a spot on the roster, and a contract worth $100,000.
Players from cities across the country are invited to compete against the very best in streetball, including legends The Professor, Bone Collector, AO, Sik Wit It and Air Up There. Tryouts are scheduled for game day in each tour city. 10 players will be selected to compete against the undefeated Ball Up All-Stars later that night, in front of an audience.
Out of the competition, two MVPs from each city will be invited to participate in a two-day combine camp in which 10 finalists will be selected to play against the Ball Up All-Stars in a championship game in Las Vegas.
Ball Up judges will be in charge of deciding who moves forward, which includes the guest NBA coach participating in the weekend’s game.
NBA players that have participated in previous Ball Up events include: James Harden, Derek Fisher, Julius “Dr. J.” Erving, Allen Iverson, Dennis Rodman, Tracy McGrady, Matt Barnes, Rick Fox, DeMar Derozan, Rafer “Skip To My Lou” Alston and Eric Bledsoe, to name a few.
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“Ball Up provides local basketball players with an opportunity to gain national attention and simultaneously establish a career as a professional player,” stated Demetrius Spencer, CEO of Ball Up. “Streetball is basketball at its purest form, and Ball Up provides an exciting and safe entertainment experience for the entire family at an affordable price.”
All events in the tour are filmed to later be broadcast in the popular “Ball Up: Search For The Next” TV series, airing this fall on Fox Sports.
The complete 2014 Ball Up roster includes: The Professor, AO, Baby Shaq, Air Up There, Bone Collector, Special FX, Springs, Sik Wit It, Violator, G Smith, Mr. Afrika and the newest member to the team “Too Easy,” from Maryland.
Complete tour details and ticket information are available at www.Ballup.com.
