2013 Los Angeles Summer Pro League (presented by AND1) kicks off 40th year

[Shoe Session – 7.17.13] – 2013 Los Angeles Summer Pro League (presented by AND1) kicks off 40th year

Inks: FLASH aka g_sk1lls 

Images: Summer Pro League website

The Los Angeles Summer Pro League is back on its 40^th year, and will re-open its doors to another batch of ballers beginning July 20 with a two-day tryout camp on July 17-18.  Similar to last year’s run, AND1 will be co-presenting the event and is a major partner (uniform sponsor for the tournament).  This year’s tournament also coincides with the AND1 brand’s 20^th anniversary (founded 1993).

The official tournament dates are as follows:

• Tryout Camp dates: July 17 and 18, 2013.
• League dates: July 20 - 29, 2013
• Championship game on July 31, 2013.

*Dates subject to change.

A teaser of this year’s SPL run has been posted online by Frederick Smith, Jr - founder and executive producer of The Basketball Channel.  You can view the Youtube clip by clicking HERE. 

Last year’s champions, AND1 Select, will be back to compete against topnotch teams bannered by collegiate standouts and professional basketball players from different parts of the USA (click HERE for related blog article).  SPL alumni includes current NBA players Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Shane Battier, Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, and Dirk Nowitzki, among others.  Over 800 former and current NBA players and thousands more of professional players around the world have played in the SPL, and every NBA team has already participated in it throughout its history.

Last year's champions, the AND1 Select team 

(image taken from SPL website banner).

Other event sponsors are Macleem, Dr. Kosari, IBL, Powerade, Coast Guard, The Basketball Channel, Wilson, Winning Ways Pro, ESPN Deportes, Hotels.com, Vincent Insurance Services, Eastbay, Blue, Website Maintenance and Design, and the NBA.

For more info about the SPL, check out their website by clicking HERE.  Shoutouts to Walt Thompson, SPL’s VP of Operations for sharing tournament info.  Stay tuned to AND1 Philippines for international features and the regular local updates by following us on Twitter (follow @and1ph) and LIKE us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/and1ph).  And that’s the 411, And Juan!