Area teens set to showcase skills at Dallas Mavericks Youth Combine

DALLAS – Some of the area’s top boys and girls middle school basketball players from a variety of school districts across North Texas will showcase their skills Friday night at the Dallas Mavericks Youth Combine, presented by Scottish Rite Hospital. Forty athletes from North Texas earned a coveted invite to the Mavs Basketball Elite Combine […]

Mavericks become first NBA team to host pro-style combine for elite teens

DALLAS – A new era for youth basketball across the Metroplex is under way with the Dallas Mavericks and the Mavs Basketball Academy implementing a new elite basketball development program aimed at some of the top student-athletes in the area. The movement, which will alter the culture of youth basketball in north Texas, follows the […]

Mavs one of 13 NBA teams hosting Jr. NBA Global Championship Qualifiers

DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks and Mavs Basketball Academy will host the inaugural 2019 Mavs Spring Shootout, a Jr. NBA Global Championship Regional Qualifier, from Friday, March 22 through Sunday, March 24that Dallas Sportsplex. The Mavericks are just one of 13 NBA teams to put on a Jr. NBA-sanctioned local competition this year. “The Mavericks […]

Dallas Mavericks select Muhammad Shabazz as its first-ever Jr. NBA Coach of the Year

DALLAS – Former professional basketball player and current North Texas-area youth coach, Muhammad Shabazz (Belief Basketball Sharpshooters), was caught by surprise when he learned the Dallas Mavericks selected him as its 2018-19 Jr. NBA Coach of the Year. “I showed up for a coaching event before a game one night and (former NBA champion) Shawn […]

Salah Mejri on Luka Dončić: “I’m like a proud father”; the duo teams up to host recent Jr. NBA Clinic

]DALLAS – Dallas Mavericks veteran Salah Mejri and rookie Luka Dončić have a long history together, one that first ignited back in 2015 when they were teammates with Real Madrid in the EuroLeague. At the time, Dončić was just 16 years old and was the third-youngest player to make his debut in the history of […]

MBA Coach Bleeds Mavs Blue

DALLAS – Victor Cathey has been involved with the Dallas Mavericks for so long he might as well become an adopted member of the North Texas organization. Cathey, 37, is one of the Mavs Basketball Academy directors. But his journey with the Mavs started nearly three decades ago. Actually, Cathey attended his first Mavs Hoop […]

Mavs Hoop Camp: Where amazing happens

We watch NBA players do incredible things with other NBA players on the hardwood 82 nights a year. There aren’t many places, though, where you can see those athletes up-close and witness something truly amazing. It turns out Mavs Hoop Campers in Rowlett got pretty lucky. Not only did they get to meet Devin Harris, […]