DENVER - The Colorado 14ers of the NBA Development League has announced that it will host the team's first summer basketball coaches clinic Thursday, June 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Broomfield Event Center practice court.
The clinic is open and free of charge to all area college and grade school coaches serving 7-12 th grades. Colorado 14ers coaches and select players will be on hand to provide coaches with a unique learning opportunity. Participants will receive on-court instruction on drills and offensive and defensive schemes at a professional level. There will also be an open discussion forum to share ideas. Refreshments will be provided.
"This is an opportunity for the 14ers to give back to the coaching community at a variety of levels. It is always rewarding to share ideas with other coaches of what works and what does not," said 14ers assistant head coach Casey Owens. "We would also like to see more teams have the opportunity to share our beautiful facility with the 14ers through single games, camps or tournaments."
For more information or to reserve a space, please contact Casey Owens at (303) 800-2735 or cowens@broomfieldsports.com. Walk-ups are also welcome.
Colorado 14ers season tickets, flex packs and group experiences for the 2008-09 season are available now by calling (303) 465-HOOP. For more information on the 14ers, log on to
www.14ershoops.com.
About the NBA Development League: The NBA Development League is the NBA's official minor league, and the first-ever basketball league with direct affiliations to NBA teams. Having recently completed its seventh season, the NBA D-League's goals are to provide affordable, NBA-caliber entertainment to fans of its 16 teams, as well as continue to develop players, coaches, referees and front-office personnel for the NBA. As the single source for in-season player "call-ups" to the NBA, fans of the D-League enjoy the highest caliber of basketball played outside the NBA. In fact 15 percent of players on 2008 end-of-season NBA rosters spent time honing their skills in the League. In addition, it has produced current NBA coaches and 25 percent of the NBA's referees. The NBA D-League is an innovative and rapidly growing sports property that also serves as an experimental testing ground for new initiatives like
NBA Futurecast, the live web-streaming of all games available free at nba.com/futurecast. The League also provides continuing education and professional development resources for its players, and is committed to serving its local communities through D-LEAGUE CARES and grassroots efforts.
About the Broomfield Event Center: Located on the south side of U.S. Highway 36, between 112 th and 120 th Streets, the Broomfield Event Center is a state of the art 180,000 square foot multi-purpose event center with 6,000 seats, including 25 suites, 900 club seats, a sit-down restaurant, two themed bars and a separate basketball practice facility. The Broomfield Event Center is set to host concerts, trade shows, rodeos and sporting events. It is the home of the Rocky Mountain Rage Professional Hockey Club (Central Hockey League) and the Colorado 14ers Professional Basketball Club (NBA Development League, Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets affiliate team).