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Posted on: Friday, May 22, 2009

Trail Blazer pair at Punahou camp

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Portland Trail Blazers Steve Blake and Channing Frye will be featured athletes at the Punahou Summer Basketball Camp for boys and girls June 9 to 11 at Punahou gym.

Coaches running the camp include Punahou girls coach Mike Taylor, Alan Lum, Dennis Agena, Alan Ching and Byron Mello.

Blake, a 6-foot-3 guard from Maryland, was the starting point guard for the Blazers, who made the playoffs for the first time since 2003. He logged the most minutes behind Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge while averaging 9.8 points and 6.2 assists per game. Frye, a 6-foot-11 forward who played at Arizona, played a reserve role.

Taylor said a contact in Portland contacted him about the possibility of holding a camp in Hawai'i featuring pro players.

Taylor recalls a Give and Go camp run years ago by Mike Torres that featured Gary Payton and Sam Cassel and wanted to provide a similar-type of camp.

"Bottom line, they (campers) get to meet and take pictures with two NBA players and listen to their success stories," Taylor said. "(We're) lucky to have these two come in. They wanna give back."

The sessions will be 8 a.m. to noon for those entering third- to sixth-grades and 1 to 5 p.m. for those entering seventh to 12th grade. The cost is $125.

A coaches clinic also will be held June 9 and 11 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Part of the proceeds will go to the Boys and Girls Club of Honolulu and the Kay Yow WBCA Cancer Fund.

Taylor said former UH women's coach Vince Goo will be one of the guests at the coaches clinic and the goal is to have coaches sharing information and experiences "to help Hawai'i basketball."

For information, e-mail punhoops@gmail.com.

FUNDAMENTALS CAMP AT LA PIETRA

Former University of Hawai'i star and assistant coach Alika Smith will be one of the coaches at the Sole Fundamentals Basketball Camp, to be held June 15 to 19 at La Pietra School's gym.

One session for boys and girls grades four toseven will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Another session for those eighth to 12th grades will be from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

All other camp instructors have coached at the high school level or are collegiate/former collegiate players.

Cost is $100 and each participant receives a basketball and T-shirt.

For information, call Ross Kinsler at 282-8300 or go to www.solefundamentals.com.