Auburn athletes shine at national hoops tourney

Four members of the Auburn Basketball Academy were among the players on the Seattle Stars hoops club team that won a prestigious national tournament over the weekend. Maleek Arington, Kaden Lewis, Daekwon Watson and Kaden Hansen all contributed to the 11U boys basketball club team championship run in the fifth-grade division at the King James Shooting Stars Classic tournament, April 24-26 in Akron, Ohio.

April 29, 2015 6:58 pm
Seattle Stars and Auburn Basketball Academy players Maleek Arington
Seattle Stars and Auburn Basketball Academy players Maleek Arington

Four members of the Auburn Basketball Academy were among the players on the Seattle Stars hoops club team that won a prestigious national tournament over the weekend.

Maleek Arington, Kaden Lewis, Daekwon Watson and Kaden Hansen all contributed to the 11U boys basketball club team championship run in the fifth-grade division at the King James Shooting Stars Classic tournament, April 24-26 in Akron, Ohio.

The event, sponsored by NBA superstar Lebron James, features the best club hoops teams in the country, including 72 teams in the 11U, fifth-grade division.

Among the 72 teams in the division were 12 of the top-20 ranked teams in the nation, including six teams ranked in the top-10.

The Stars went 7-0 at the tournament, defeating the No. 2-ranked team – the Colonial Capital Basketball Club of Virginia – and the No. 4-ranked George Hill squad from Indiana, and vaulting into the No. 4 spot nationally.