Jim Couch Super 16 National Training Showcase
Combinator Magazine and the Jim Couch Foundation to Present:The Jim Couch Super 16 National Training Showcase WeekendOCTOBER 22 – 23, 2016 AT MOTT HAVEN EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX
Nationally ranked players in the classes of 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 participate in training showcase that assists the Jim Couch Foundation’s Open Gym Free Training and Conditioning programming for the NYC basketball playing community.
* Alumni include ESPN Top 100 players: Wendell Carter, Trevon Duval, DJ Harvey, Mohamed Bamba, Jordan Tucker, Quade Green, Ira Lee, Jalek Felton, PJ Washington, Cody Riley, Isaiah Washington, Isaiah Mucius, Moses Brown, Bryan Antoine, Cole Anthony, Scottie Lewis, and Precious Achiuwa.
* Heart Diagnostic Testing available to all athletes and their families through Wimbledon Heath Partners.
* Saturday: National Training Session from 2–6 pm and NYC versus Westchester Uptown Challenge Girls HS All-Star Game starting at 6:15 pm, National Training Showcase HS Challenge Game starting at 8:00 pm.
*Sunday: Jim Couch Recovery and Wellness Session 10:30 –12:00 am.
* Sunday: National Freshman Game at 12:15 pm, National Sophomore Game at 2:00 pm, and NYC versus National Select at 3:45 pm.
On the weekend of October 22-23, 2016, 75 of the Nation’s top freshmen and sophomore basketball players will descend on New York City to participate in the Jim Couch National Training Showcase presented by Combinator Magazine. The event, benefiting the Jim Couch Foundation’s Free Basketball Conditioning and Fitness Clinic programming, is in its sixth year and has been attended by actor Morris Chestnut, MTV2 Converse Band of Ballers host Bobbito Garcia, Sports Illustrated model Damaris Lewis, hip-hop mogul Irv Gotti, and ESPN 30 for 30 Director Dan Klores. Saturday’s program starts at 9:30 pm EST at Mott Haven Educational Complex located at 730 Concourse Village West, Bronx, NY 10451.
Current ESPN top-ranked players invited to showcase: Cole Anthony, Archbishop Molloy, NY, 2019, Chol Marial, Cheshire Academy 2019, CT, Precious Achiuwa, NY, 2019, Hameir Wright, Albany Academy, NY 2018, and Future 150 top-ranked freshman Jabri Abdur-Rahim, Seton Hall Prep, NJ, 2020.
The Super 16 National Training Showcase celebrates the career of Mr. Jim Couch, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s first coach. This showcase is in honor of Couch’s work in the New York City community as a leader and innovator of basketball training and mentorship. Mr. Couch was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame this past September.