CAMP COACHES
Olden Polynice
Olden Polynice is a 15-year NBA veteran, having played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Utah Jazz. At 7 feet tall, he was consistently ranked among the league leaders in offensive rebounds and averaged double-digit scoring for six separate seasons in his career in the National Basketball Association. Upon retiring, Polynice served as a coach for the ABA's Long Beach Breakers and also worked as a color commentator for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs. As a Freshman during the 1983–84 season, Polynice helped lead the UVA Cavaliers to the NCAA final four when they won the NCAA Eastern Region as the # 7 seed, en route to the final four. At the University of Virginia, Polynice was also a two-time All-ACC member. In his NBA career, he totaled 8,265 points and 7,110 rebounds.
Eniel Polynice
Eniel Polynice is a former professional basketball player who played in 12 different countries during his 10+ year career. Eniel played two seasons with the Lakers' NBA G-League affiliate and was L.A.'s first rookie to ever record a triple-double in a G-League game. He attended the University of Mississippi, where he finished as just the second player in school history to record over 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, and 300 assists in three total seasons in the SEC. At Ole Miss Eniel was also a two-time SEC West champion and won multiple SEC Player of the Week honors. He also finished top three in Ole Miss history with seven three-pointers made in a single game. In high school, Eniel was Florida's FHSAA Class 4A MVP and a first-team all-state selection, leading Booker to a state title. He's the nephew of former 15-year NBA veteran Olden Polynice. In 2011, Polynice was a third-round pick of the Los Angeles D-fenders of the NBA's Development League (now the G-League) and was the team's only true rookie that year.
James Nunnally
James Nunnally is an American professional basketball player for KK Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League, and the EuroLeague. He also spent five different seasons in the NBA, playing most recently for the New Orleans Pelicans, as well as the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Atlanta Hawks. Nunnally recently signed a two-year contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and EuroLeague. In his sophomore season at UC Santa Barbara, he was a second-team All-Big West choice and a Big West All-Tournament team selection, In his junior season, he was selected to the All-Big West Tournament team after helping the Gauchos to their second straight title. In his senior season, he was also a second-team All-Big West choice for the second time in his career and was named to the All-Big West Tournament team for the third straight year. Nunnally, in his pro basketball career, is a former EuroLeague champion (2017), 2× Turkish League champion (2017, 2018), 2× Turkish President's Cup winner (2016, 2017), Turkish Cup winner (2020), Italian League MVP (2016), Israeli League Cup MVP (2021), Adriatic League champion (2023), All-NBA D-League Second Team (2014), NBA D-League All-Star (2014), and NBA D-League All-Rookie Third Team (2013).
Bryan Hudson
Bryan Hudson is a former guard for the Missouri Western State University men's basketball team and international professional basketball player. Also a former Booker High School standout, Hudson made MIAA Academic Honor Roll during the 2017-18 season while shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line. He recorded a career-high 16 points on Feb. 7th, 2018 at Washburn and scored double-digits in four-straight games between Feb. 7th-Feb. 17th, 2018.
Isaiah Pomare
Senior on El Camino High School's varsity men's basketball team
MAKE A DONATION
All proceeds and donations help keep our annual youth basketball camp running:
Gold Sponsorship Package: $5,000
Silver Package: $3,000-$4,000
Bronze Package: $1,000
Donations of all sizes, small or large, are accepted AND very much appreciated
SPECIAL GUESTS
Marreese Speights
Marreese Speights is a 10-year NBA veteran who won a championship with the Golden State Warriors in 2015 and won an NCAA Championship with the University of Florida in 2007. Speights, a former first round pick, was selected 16th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2008 NBA Draft. He most recently played three years of professional basketball for the Guangzhou Long-Lions in the CBA (Chinese Basketball Assocation) and is a St. Petersburg, FL native.
Chris Warren
Chris Warren is a 10+ year international pro basketball player and currently plays for Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A in France. Warren played college basketball for the University of Mississippi, where he was teammates with Eniel Polynice for multiple seasons. Warren holds numerous SEC statistical records and ranks #1 all time for the Ole Miss Rebels in points per game, free throw percentage, three-pointers made and assists. Warren, an Orlando, FL native, is also a 2017 FIBA Eurocup champion and was named first team All-SEC in 2011.
Bryan Hudson
Bryan Hudson is a former guard for the Missouri Western State University men's basketball team and international professional basketball player. Also a former Booker High School standout, Hudson made MIAA Academic Honor Roll during the 2017-18 season while shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line. He recorded a career-high 16 points on Feb. 7th, 2018 at Washburn and scored double-digits in four-straight games between Feb. 7th-Feb. 17th, 2018.
Stone Hollaway
Stone Hollaway is a former guard for the 2013 State College Of Florida team which won the school's first conference championship in 20 years and led the nation in overall scoring. Holloway scored 1,000+ points during his high school career at Booker High and was also MVP of the 2011 county all-star game. A Sarasota, FL native, Holloway recently coached the Booker High JV girls basketball team to an undefeated in 2019-20 in his first season as head coach.
Eniel Polynice, Founder/Director
Eniel Polynice is a former professional basketball player who played in 12 different countries during his 10+ year career. Eniel played two seasons with the Lakers' NBA G-League affiliate and was L.A.'s first rookie to ever record a triple-double in a G-League game. He attended the University of Mississippi, where he finished as just the second player in school history to record over 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, 300 assists in three total seasons in the SEC. At Ole Miss Eniel was also a two-time SEC West champion and won multiple SEC Player of the Week honors. He also finished top three in Ole Miss history with seven three-pointers made in a single game. In high school Eniel was Florida's FHSAA Class 4A MVP and a first-team all state selection while leading Booker High to a state title. He's also the nephew of former 17-year NBA veteran Olden Polynice.
CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Thank you to all of the campers and their families who have registered. We couldn't do this without your support and the donations from the leaders of our community. We look forward to having another great time in 2022 and will see you all again in 2023 for our 8th annual free summer basketball camp!
Camp t-shirts will be available for $20 at the door.
Make sure your child/camper arrives dressed as followed:
Camper ages 5 to 11: white t-shirts
Camper ages 12-18: grey t-shirts
All campers will be provided with free food/drinks and be eligible to win prizes/trophies and more
CAMP DIRECTIONS
Camp will be held from June 4th-June 5th at Booker High School
Saturday, June 4th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 5th from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.