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GP Lakers AAU Club

25-26 GP Lakers Coaches Info

Coaches Info:

  • 5th/6th-Vanderpool: Clay 313-304-9229 | crvanderpool@gmail.com
  • Bitty-ball-Molly 239-272-6978 | mlawson25@gmail.com or Richard 407-704-0514
  • 5th-Kooper-Kooper 313-409-9904 | hoopkoopmedia@gmail.com
  • 6th-McMillan-Brian 219-628-0163 | mcmillan.jt@gmail.com

25-26 GP Lakers Winter Rosters

Welcome to the 2025-26 Lakers AAU season... Please review the rosters, practice days and registration information below.

Next Steps:

  • This Week-Make your season payment, order a uniform if needed, communicate with your perspective coach.
  • Next Week-Obtain your AAU Membership, start practice.

Tryout Follow-up:

  • Great news, we did not have enough numbers to have a Bitty-ball team that will begin games in January
  • We did our best to place all of the players, but there are some players that did not make a roster for the 25-26 season
  • New uniforms are not required for returning players
  • Practices will begin next week at your first scheduled practice day
  • Please send any additioanl email addresses, to recieve communication-reply to this email

Season Payment: Please follow this link to pay for the 2025-26 season

https://mwabasketball.wufoo.com/forms/w7uy3ww0ldbk3g/

Uniform Order Link: ENTER the password Lakers to enter store...

https://moneyballsportswear.com/grosse-pointe-lakers-basketbal/

AAU Membership: Each player and coach will need to obtain an AAU membership to cover our liabiity insurance. I will send out the link next week with our club number, which is needed to obtain a memebership.

Practice Schedule & Rosters: Click here

Practice Locations: Practices will be held at GPA, GP South and DCP-Harper Woods. Availability will be communicated through your coach, but for the most part, your location will be pretty consitant...

Note: Individual coaches will follow-up with communication and information the first practice date)

Please reply to this email with any questions about the season...

Thank you,

Kevin & Steve

2025-26 GP LAKERS CAMP SCHEDULE

2025-26 Camp Offerings:
 
December 22-23, 2025 | Shooting Camp I: Boys/Girls 4th-8th
9am-11am | $99 | Technique | Repetitions | Form Shooting | -Stationary Shooting

December 29-30, 2025 | Skills Camp: Boys/Girls 4th-8th
9am-11am | $99 | Offensive & Defensive Concepts | Shooting, Ballhandling, Passing & Catching

June 22-24, 2026 Summer Skills Camp: Boys/Girls 4th-8th-(Just Completed)
9am-11am | $169 | Offensive & Defensive Concepts | Shooting, Ballhandling, Passing & Catching;

July 13-15, 2026 Shooting Camp I: Boys/Girls 4th-10th-(Just Completed)
9am-11am | $169 | Technique | Repetitions | Form Shooting | -Stationary Shooting |Passing & Catching

August 10-13, 2026 | Back to School Basketball Camp Session-I | Boys & Girls K-6th-(Grade just Completed) 9am-Noon | $189 | Form Shooting, Stationary Shooting, 3v3, Ballhandling, Passing, Catching & Fundamentals of the Game

August 17-20, 2026 | Back to School Basketball Camp Session-II | Boys & Girls K-6th-(Grade just Completed) 9am-Noon | $189 | Form Shooting, Stationary Shooting, 3v3, Ballhandling, Passing, Catching & Fundamentals of the Game

Note: Please make checks payable to Midwest Athletics; Mail to 18640 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe, MI 48236

25-26 GP Lakers Winter Tryouts

Lakers AAU Individual Tryouts | 2025-26 Season

The Grosse Pointe Lakers will begin their 12th season on Sunday, October 26, 2025, with the first of two scheduled tryout dates for both new and returning players.

Winter Season Snapshot: 2 practices per week, 15–20 games in the AAU D-League or tournaments, No games during holiday break and the season runs November 10 – March 22.

Returning Players: All returning Lakers players are required to attend tryouts for re-evaluation for the 2025–26 season. No cost for returning players to try out and tryout registration is still required.

New Players: All new players must attend the tryout/evaluation process. Please arrive 20–25 minutes early to check in and get ready.

Tryouts will be held at The Grosse Pointe Academy (GPA Gym, back entrance by the circle drive)

Tryout Schedule: Sunday, October 26, 2025
  • Boys Grades 2nd–6th: 5:30–6:45 PM
  • Girls Grades 4th–6th: 7:00–8:15 PM
Monday, November 3, 2025
  • Boys Grades 2nd–6th: 6:00–7:00 PM
  • Girls Grades 4th–6th: 7:00–8:00 PM
Lakers teams compete in the Midwest Athletics D-League and details can be found at www.mwabasketball.com

Please contact Kevin 313-244-1523 or Steve 313-580-0351 for more information.

Bring Your Team: If you have a team and would like to compete under the Lakers Basketball Club umbrella, please contact us to discuss options.

Kevin Richards

Phone: 3132441523

Stephen Benard

Phone: 3135800351