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Alexander has become a member of the Mac Irvin Fire AAU team along with Okafor. [49] During the Nike-backed Pro-Am summer basketball Chi-League Alexander, Okafor and Parker were on the same team. [50] [51] He showed potential that LeBron James himself noticed at the July LeBron James Skills Academy. [49]
His late father McGlother "Mac" Irvin is the founder of the Mac Irvin Fire AAU program. Brother Byron is a former NBA first round draft choice and three seasons in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers and Washington Bullets, while brothers Mac, Nick and sister Cynthia have all been involved in the Chicago basketball scene. [11] [12]
He also has a strong background in grassroots basketball, previously serving as the head coach of the Chicago-based Mac Irvin Fire AAU team. Chuck Martin (assistant coach): $350,000 for July 1 ...
Back in Champaign, Schilb turned his attention to coaching during the summer of 2022, creating an East Central Illinois version of Mac Irvin Fire, the Chicago AAU team, along with other coaches.
[2] [3] Kalkbrenner competed for Mac Irvin Fire on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit, and was named Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. [4] In his senior season, Kalkbrenner averaged 16.3 points, 11 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game, repeating as a Class 3 All-State selection. [5]
He had 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists on Thursday morning when his Georgia Stars team lost, 74-55, to Illinois-based Mac Irvin Fire. Show comments Advertisement
In 2005, Coleman returned to the United States and began his career in coaching with Chicago-based AAU basketball Mac Irvin Fire. Coleman served as head coach for the program until 2011 and led his team to top-three overall finishes at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in 2009 and 2010. [3]
The Chicago native has deep ties in the basketball world and was once the coach of Mac Irvin Fire — one of the premier programs on the Nike grassroots circuit — before breaking into college ...