NAYBA NATION
"The Forum To Show Your Game"
"The Forum To Show Your Game"
Atlanta, Ga was a hot spot for youth ballers this past weekend (March 5th-7th) as the North American Youth Basketball Association (NAYBA) hosted over 60 teams on the 1st stop of the South East Youth Basketball
Conference (SEYBC) 2nd inaugural year. With gym locations all over the metro Atlanta Area, teams from
Florida, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, & Georgia tipped off travel season with some great competition going head
to head. The event included teams from 2nd grade all the way up to High school.
Some teams who stood out and dominated this weekend was Team Tampa (11th Grade, Tampa, Fl) who
went undefeated over the 3 days & looked like they had the most fun on the court; as well as the
MetroLina Havoc (8th grade, Charlotte, N. Carolina) whose twin towers gave that whole age division
problems; and one of the most talented organizations in every age group & most talked about teams was
the Forest City Heat (Forest City, N. Carolina) who brought 7 teams to the Atlanta leg!
NAYBA kicked off MARCH MADNESS as the most anticipated tournament this month, that
many teams are still kicking themselves for not entering earlier, as each division was loaded
with quality teams. The atmosphere all weekend was exciting & riveting with high flying dunks
from 9th grade & up to some elite ball handling skills and crossovers that had some of the
younger players on skates and breaking ankles! Stay tuned to NAYBA NATION as we
bring you in depth highlights, write-ups & interviews of these great players & teams over the
next couple of days. If you missed it NAYBA NATION will have you re-live this tremendous
weekend all over again! “SHOW YOUR GAME”………….d. wells
Team Tampa 2016
2019 Triston Miller
Metrolina Havoc
2020 Cole Shehan
Forest City Heat
Friday March 6, 2015 was the opening night of the NAYBA-SEYBC Tournamentin Atlanta.
The first stop of the 4 city tournament was a memorable weekend, here are a few players & games that stood out on tip-off night……..
2020 SG Daniel Lathen (Team Attack USA) NAYBA-SEYBC Atlanta Tournament
Daniel was one of the best shooters during the tournament.
This kid has a quick release and can bury the 3 point shot at a moment’s notice.
His ball handling skills helps create space to keep the defender off of him to get his shot.
I would like to see him run point guard more, but best believe you will hear Daniel’s name in years to come………….
2019 PF Jeffery Blake finished with 15pts for Team USA. He is a solid rebounder as well with good height standing @ 6’2. Great player & great attitude….
2019 PG Damien Frazier scored 11pts for Team Attack. He is a true leader and scraps for every possession. Great defender, needs to work on his jump shot..
2019 SF Ian Hardy led Game Elite with 13pts. 2019 Triston Miller scored 24 pts in the victory for
This Lefty drives to the basket & has a nice pull up. CBC Havoc. This 6’4 giant has great footwork.
Needs to work on going right, but has great potential. Reminds me a lot of JalilOkafor. Hard to stop in the
paint.
2020 Case Roach PG/SG
Upstate Warriors (S. Carolina)
Case is a great team leader, he is a complete player that can score at will & get his teammates involved, great all around team player.
2019 Jevon Tatum PG
Ballin Blazers (Atlanta, Ga)
Jevon is a very strong PG that likes to drive to the basket and is not scared of contact, hard nosed defender as well, once his jumper becomes consistent he will be unstoppable.
2022 PF Zaron Jackson, Southern Spurs, Atlanta GA 2019 SG Luke Stankavage, Forest City Heat
