SLU Athletic Training Students and Faculty Cover Nike Hoop Jamboree

The Nike Hoop Jamboree has been held for the 12th year at Saint Louis University, hosted by the St. Louis Eagles Basketball Club.  The Hoop Jam brings in over 100 top basketball players aged 15 and under for basketball instruction and leadership development.  Many athletes from this camp have went on to play in the NBA.  The SLU Athletic Training Education Program has worked with Nike and the Eagles to provide for the camp. 

Hoop Jamboree Medical Staff: (back row) Tony Breitbach, Ann Schmerbauch, Jason Bennett (front row) Diane Schlesselman, Meghan Gehrs, Emily Monahan (not pictured) Darcy Downey, Kitty Newsham, Kellie Black, Jacob Blasingame, Ilene Chambers

St. Louis native and New York Knicks player David Lee addresses the participants at the Hoop Jam.

Nike to air new Tiger Woods commercial as advertisers begin returning

As Tiger Woods has come back to the PGA at the Masters, so, it seems, have advertisers come back to Tiger Woods. Nike is set to air a TV ad on Wednesday featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his late father, Earl.

The new television commercial will air on ESPN and the Golf Channel on Wednesday night and Thursday. The black-and-white ad is more about Tiger's affairs then his return to golf (or about Nike shoes), as they feature Earl Woods' voice asking Tiger about responsibility, as Tiger stands looking somber.

"I want to find out what your thinking was; I want to find out what your feelings are. Did you learn anything?"

Watch the ad below. What do you readers think? Was this simply spin doctoring?

Hoops R Us

The SLU Athletic Training Education Program once again provided medical care to the participants at the Nike Hoop Jamboree, an invitational camp featuring 100 top basketball student-athletes from all over the country aged 16 and under. In addition to basketball coaching, the players all engaged in leadership training and community service.


It took place at the Simon Recreation Center on the SLU campus and this partnership with Nike provides a great opportunity for our athletic training faculty and students.

We be jammin.....!!!!

For the eighth straight year our medical staff covered the Nike Hoop Jamboree, an invitational basketball camp featuring 120 of the top 9th and 10th graders from all over the United States. It is a great opportunity for our students to gain experience with high level basketball.

It took place in the Simon Recreation Center on the SLU campus from Thursday, June 12th to Sunday June 15th.

We look forward to our students gain experience in this camp more in future years!