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COACH CASERIO ANNOUNCES SUMMER SCHEDULE - The JV and Freshman teams will be participating in the Mesa Youth Basketball League this summer. Games begin on June 3rd and the complete schedules for each team have been posted. JV  FRESHMAN

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The camp season got under way with a very successful
Shooting Camp on June 1st through June 3rd.
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GOOD LUCK TO COACH LOE - On behalf of the Gilbert Tiger Basketball program and its players, parents and supporters we would like to say thank you and good luck to Coach Loe, his wife Ashley and their son Parker as they will be moving back to their home town in Minnesota to be with family. Both Coach Loe and his wife have recently been offered teaching positions and couldn't pass up the opportunity to be with both of their families. It has been a pleasure having Coach Loe in our basketball program the last three years as he devoted numerous hours developing our basketball players each year. Coach Loe also has been a great teacher in the classroom and Gilbert High has truly lost one of it's best teachers. Coach Loe is going to stay with us through the end of June working camps and training a new coach throughout the summer. Good luck to the Loe family on their new adventure and we will sorely miss you and everything that you brought to Gilbert and our basketball program.

Jay Caserio
Head Boy's Basketball Coach
Gilbert High School

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HELP THE PROGRAM AND GET A TAX BREAK - If you would like to contribute to the Tiger Basketball program you will be eligible for a 100% tax credit. The state of Arizona allows individuals and couples a 100% state tax credit on donations made to schools for extra curricular activities.

To contribute go the GILBERT DISTRICT WEB SITE  fill out the on-line form and give them the instruction that you want to donate specifically to "Gilbert High School Boys Basketball" when you fill out the form. Or simply write a check (made out to Gilbert Boys Basketball) and mail it to the school address in care of Jay Caserio. You will receive documentation that verifies your donation for tax reporting purposes.

FUTURE TIGER IN THE MAKING - Current  freshman player Sergio Valladolid has a six year old nephew, Prince, who is making quite a name for himself on the basketball court. Besides being a good athlete, Prince is also a good student in class. Take a look at Prince doing some basketball drills on these videos HERE.
 

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The 2010 Summer Calendar for the program lifting, shooting camps, practice schedule, league and scrimmage agenda is on-line. SUMMER CALENDAR
 

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Charlene King, Coach Caserio, Shawn & Mark King

Shawn King Signs College Basketball NLOI - After years of practice and sacrifice, and thousands of miles of travel over the past 6+ weeks, Shawn has sifted through the five D1/D2 offers he has received over the past few months and has made his final decision!

Shawn has accepted and signed his NLOI for a full-ride scholarship from NCAA Division I, and Horizon League member UIC (University of Illinois Chicago) and Head Coach Jimmy Collins. Coach Collins has been coaching at UIC for the past 14 years, he and his outstanding Assistant Coaches have lead UIC to the NCAA tournament twice and Coach Collins is the schools all-time leader in victories.

Coach Collins was also a player for the NBA’s Chicago Bulls in the 70’s and truly knows the game. The Horizon league consists of several outstanding teams such as Butler, Wright State, Cleveland State, Valparaiso and Loyola Chicago to name a few. Several of these teams have made quality runs in the NCAA tournament over the past few years and we feel this is a quality league and an excellent program and should be a great fit for Shawn and his style of play.

ATTACHED are photos of Shawn King signing his National Letter of Intent for UIC in the athletic office of his High School. Shawn is looking forward to his opportunity to compete at the college level and acquire his Masters Degree in Business. His family could not bee more proud of his accomplishments to date and look forward to bigger and better things for Shawn as he continues his basketball career and education at UIC. GO FLAMES!

A more detailed account of the incoming recruiting class at UIC and how Shawn will fit in with the team can be found
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Contact the Coach - If you would like to contact Coach Caserio regarding the Gilbert Tiger basketball program he would be more than happy to hear from you. The two ways Coach would like to be contacted are by calling him directly on his cell phone (480-293-4175) or by sending him an email message. Coach's email address is jaykcaserio@yahoo.com

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