December, 2001

Indiana Association AAU forms & mailings for 2002 now available online 

2002 Indiana Association AAU Tournaments

October, 2001

Some rule changes result from meeting

Download meeting minutes in PDF (large file, 478K) or Microsoft Word. 

Several rule changes were adopted at the Indiana Association AAU Girls Basketball Annual Meeting on Sunday, October 14.  Please view the meeting minutes linked above for details.
   
Also adopted at the meeting, were the dates for all 2002 Indiana AAU sponsored tournaments.  Those sites desiring to bid for 2002 tournaments should review the bid procedures outlined in the meeting minutes.  Deadline for bid forms is the end of business day on Monday, October 29, 2001.  Tentative bid awards will be made on Thursday, November 1, and the meeting for tournament directors awarded bids will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, at the Indiana Association AAU Office in Indianapolis.
   
(10/17/01)

2001 Outstanding Participants announced

The Indiana AAU Outstanding Participants for 2001 were named at the annual meeting last Sunday.   They are as follows:
   
10U - Kelsie Rozendaal
11U - Katie Hacker
12U - Melanie Thornton
13U - Audrey McDonald
14U - Amber Jackson
15U - Tina Bolte
16U - Katie Gearlds & Amber Johnson
17U - Jenny DeMuth
18U - Ashley Allen & Erin Moran
Outstanding Senior - Shyra Ely
   
View the historical list of
Indiana AAU Outstanding Participants -1984-2001.
   
(10/17/01)

September, 2001

Annual meeting agenda set

The agenda for the Indiana Association AAU Girls Basketball Annual Meeting has been set and can be obtained on our Forms & Mailings page. in a letter from AAU Girls Basketball Chair, Pat McKee.
  
Items to be discussed include a review of the 2001 season, the national convention, dealings with the IHSAA, office elections, setting of tentative 2002 tournament dates, Indiana rule changes, AAU girls basketball awards, and any other issues that may legally come up within the course of the meeting.
   
Additional information pertaining to most of the issues above can also be found in the agenda letter.
   
(9/28/01)

August, 2001

Important meetings in September & October

The Indiana Association AAU Girls Basketball Executive Committee has scheduled the following meetings in order to set rules for the 2002 program:

IHSAA Rule Changes
2 p.m. Sunday, September 9 at Perry Meridian High School
A special meeting for all Indiana high school girls basketball coaches to discuss what modifications if any the Indiana Association AAU program should make in light of IHSAA rules regarding summer participation that take effect in June 2002. The meeting is open to all high school coaches. It is hoped that a consensus will be reached. Recommendations from the meeting will be delivered as formal proposals to the annual Indiana Association AAU Girls Basketball Rules Meeting. (A letter has been mailed to Indiana high school coaches announcing this meeting.)

Annual Indiana AAU Basketball Rules Meeting
1:30 p.m. Sunday, October 14 at the Indiana Association AAU Office
The annual Indiana Association AAU Girls Basketball Rules meeting. This is where elections are held and rules, dates, tournament hosting parameters and other pertinent data are set for the Indiana Association AAU Girls Basketball program for the coming year. This meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Voting, however, is limited to one vote per club for clubs that fielded at least one team in the 2001 program. Anyone may submit a proposal to be considered at this meeting. Proposals must be in writing to the Indiana Association AAU office (1420 Sadlier Circle E. Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46239), but they also will be accepted by fax (317-357-8791) or e-mail (pmckee77@hotmail.com). Proposals should be submitted by Oct. 1.

If there are questions about either of these meetings or the program in general, please contact program chair Patrick McKee via e-mail (pmckee77@hotmail.com) or the Indiana Association AAU office at the address shown above, by fax at 317- 357-8791 or by telephone at 317-357-8790.

(8/27/01)

Concerns can be addressed at convention

The AAU National Convention is scheduled for late September in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. If anyone has concerns that need to be addressed there, please send them promptly to program chair Patrick McKee via e-mail (pmckee77@hotmail.com) or the Indiana Association AAU office at the address shown above, by fax at 317- 357-8791 or by telephone at 317-357-8790.  Submitted concerns will be relayed promptly to the National AAU organization.

(8/27/01)

Latest participation figures

The AAU National Girls Basketball Committee has released the number of participating teams for ages 10U through 18U in 2001.  Indiana remained first with a total of  533 teams for all age groups, followed by Inland Empire (480), Michigan (388), Virginia (287), Southeastern - Tennessee (282), Minnesota (247) and North Carolina (240). Participation numbers for other bordering associations included Ohio (188), Kentucky (170) and Central/Illinois (112).

According to the data, 5,926 teams played in AAU girls basketball events in 2001 -- 504 in 10U, 696 in 11U, 910 in 12U, 959 in 13U, 919 in 14U, 750 in 15U, 613 in 16U, 369 in 17U and 206 in 18U.

(8/27/01)

Hoosier players named AAU All-American

Four Indiana players were honored with All-American status at the AAU Nationals this summer.  Katie Gearlds of 16U Indiana's Finest, Missy Taylor of 16U Dayton Hoopstars, Jenny DeMuth of 17U Mohr Magic and Erin Moran of 18U Lady Mac Magic were all named AAU All-Americans in their respective age divisions.  View a historical listing of Indiana AAU All-Americans.  A complete listing of 2001 AAU All-Americans can be found at the following National AAU website links:

(8/10/01)

Indiana teams excel at the AAU Nationals

Indiana was well represented at the AAU Nationals this summer, with teams from several age groups finishing up in either the Elite Eight or Sweet Sixteen categories.  Congratulations from the entire Indiana AAU community go to the following teams who represented the Hoosier State in their respective age groups.  Highlighted teams have links to their National team photos.

(8/10/01)

July, 2001

Follow Indiana teams this summer at the AAU Nationals

If you'd like to follow the results of games played by Indiana teams at the AAU Nationals this summer, visit the AAU National website, where tournament results are updated daily.  Dates for the  national tournaments are as follows:

(7/10/01)

16U Nationals tournament organizers adjust schedule for college coaches

Due to an oversight in submitting the required paperwork to the NCAA for event certification, the organizers of the 16U AAU Nationals have made schedule changes that will allow college coaches to observe all teams and players at the tournament for at least one day.  In order for NCAA-member college coaches to evaluate players during the summer at an event, the event must be certified with the NCAA.  Because of a delay in submitting the necessary paperwork, college coaches can only observe players from July 11-14, three days after the start of the official NCAA evaluation period.  The official July 7 statement from AAU regarding the changes is as follows:

In a decision reached this afternoon, the NCAA Sanction period for Division I College Coaches for the 16: Under AAU Girls' Basketball National Championships begins July 11, 2001.  In an effort to accommodate Division I College coaches the Shoot Out Tournament will begin on Tuesday, July 10th and continue until Friday, July 13th. On Wednesday, July 11th the Gold Division of the Shoot Out (consisting of 10 teams that were eliminated from the Losers Bracket of the Championship Bracket will begin play and end on Friday, July 13th. The result of these changes will allow all teams to be evaluated by Division I College coaches from Wednesday, July 11 through Saturday, July 14th. Pool Play begins on Saturday July 7th and continues on July 8th. Championship play will begin on Monday, July 9th and conclude July 14th.

(7/10/01)

May, 2001

Tournament draws for 14U through 18U are now available

The regional and state tournament draws for the 14U through 18U age groups took place yesterday at the Indianapolis office of Indiana Association AAU.  All of these draws can be found on the Tournament Draws page and downloaded in PDF format.  (5/8/01)

14U-18U Developmental Tournament draws are now available 

The draws for the May 11-13 Developmental Tournaments for 14U through 18U teams are now available on the Tournament Draws page.

April, 2001

Overwhelming entries for 14U through18U Developmental Tournaments require new sites 

Due to an overwhelming number of entries for the 14U through 18U Developmental Tournaments set for May 11-13, site changes have been made to accommodate all entries in each age group.  Those age groups who will be at new sites include all 15U teams, who will be at New Castle instead of Southport, and all 16U teams, who will be at Franklin instead of New Castle.  Developmental Tournaments in age groups 14U (at Southport) and combined 17U & 18U (at New Castle) will remain at the sites originally planned.  Site changes may create some inconveniences for traveling teams with respect to hotel accommodations, but the site changes were made to include the unexpectedly large number of teams submitting entries. The draw for these Developmental Tournaments will take place on on Monday, April 30, and will be posted on this website soon after.   (4/26/01)

2001 tournament entries determine the number of national qualifiers for each age group

Please note that there is modified information on this news item with regard to the number of entries in 18U.  It was previously stated that 8 teams had entered the 18U tournament.  The correct number is 12 entries, which will allow three teams to qualify for nations in that age group instead of just two.

As set out in Section III Rule 17 of the 2001 Indiana Association Rules Manual, the number of state tournament entries in each age group determines the number of qualifiers representing Indiana in this year's AAU National Tournaments.  The entries for all state tournaments are now closed, and qualifiers for each age group from Indiana will be as follows:

• 10U - 4 qualifiers (48+ entries)

• 11U - 4 qualifiers (48+ entries)

• 12U - 4 qualifiers (48+ entries)

• 13U - 4 qualifiers (48+ entries)

• 14U - 4 qualifiers (48+ entries)

• 15U - 4 qualifiers (48+ entries)

• 16U - 3 qualifiers (40 entries)

• 17U - 2 qualifiers (16 entries)

• 18U - 2 qualifiers (12 entries)

The tournament draw for age groups 14U through 18U will take place on Monday, May 7.  Draw results will be posted on this website soon after.  (4/26/01, modified 5/1/01)

Regional tournaments for 17U and 18U deemed not necessary

The number of entries for the state tournament in the 17U and 18U age groups are not high enough to warrant a Regionals playoff format to advance to the state tournament.  Therefore, all 17U and 18U teams will advance directly to the state tournament slated for June 8-10 at the Indy Indoor Sports Park.  There were 40 entries in the 16U age group, which will require playoffs at the Regional level on June 1-3 at the Indy Indoor Sports Park on the south side of Indianapolis.  (4/26/01)

March, 2001

2001 10U-13U Developmental brackets are now available

The brackets for the upcoming Developmental Tournaments on April 6-8 and April 19-22, are now available for downloading on the Tournaments Draws page.  Please be sure to check in this page often, as any changes made to the schedule in terms of time, opponent or game location, update brackets and schedules will be posted.  
(3/27/01)

February, 2001

National AAU adopts Coaches Code of Ethics

At the AAU National Convention held recently in San Diego, the National AAU Association adopted the following Coaches Code of Ethics, which has been incorporated into the Indiana AAU Girls Basketball Manual.

January, 2001

All 2001 Indiana AAU Forms now available on-line

A complete directory of forms and Indiana Association AAU mailings for the upcoming 2001 season  are now available at the AAU Forms & Mailings for downloading from this site.  Available documents include the 2001 AAU Manual, Summary of Changes, Player Membership Form, Adult Membership Form, Tournament Information, Entry and Roster Forms, and Developmental Tournament Information, Entry and Roster Forms.  (1/3/01)

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