PHILADELPHIA IN ONE WORD: FEARLESS Rahim Thompson @ThompsonRahim @choosewiselynomatternot @thechosenleague Rahim Thompson is a family man of many accomplishments including: author, visionary, and Commissioner of the Chosen League. He has been at the...
PHILADELPHIA IN ONE WORD: HARDNOSED Mike Morak @MorakM3 @morakm3 @rumphclassic Mike Morak is one of the minds behind the biggest basketball Pro Am in Philadelphia. He serves as the director of events for The Daniel E. Rumph II Foundation. The family man has...
Written by: Glynis Braun, PYB’s Community Mobilization Coordinator following PYB’s donation-based event with the Chestnut Hill Cycle Fitness. To learn more about CHCF, please visit http://chcyclefitness.com/. “I’m a Tar Heel born, I’m a Tar Heel bred.”...
Written by: Darren White-Green, 2018-2020 Middle School Partnership Program Coach-Mentor. Coach at Andrew Hamilton Middle School and Rudolph Blankenburg Middle School. This article was written upon the suspension of our Middle School Partnership Program. On Friday,...
Written by: Zahir Daniels, MSPP Student-Athlete at KIPP Elementary School, 2020 Lace Up & Learn Up Summer Camper, 2020 PYB Learning Pods Student-Athlete. This article was written following the completion of the 2020 Lace Up & Learn Up Summer Camp Series. I...
Written by: Brandon Smith, MSPP Coach-Mentor at Lewis Cassidy Elementary School, and member of the 2020 Leadership Development Academy (LDA) Cohort. This article was written following the completion of the 2020 LDA. To be a part of the Philadelphia Youth Basketball...
Written by: Caheem Gindraw, Andrew Hamilton Elementary School, 2020 MSPP Participant and Lace Up & Learn Up camper. This article was written in support of the MSPP Virtual Stay-At-Home Tournament. One of my favorite parts of PYB is the food because when I leave...
Written by: Damire Bermudez, Jay Cooke Elementary School, 2020 MSPP Participant. This article was written in support of the MSPP Virtual Stay-At-Home Tournament. It was a normal day. I was just trying to get through my classes, doing a little daydreaming, and looking...
Written by: Mekhi Ware, Rudolph Blankenburg Elementary School, 2020 MSPP Participant. This article was written in support of the MSPP Virtual Stay-At-Home Tournament. I have several memorable moments during PYB, so it’s extremely hard to pinpoint a favorite moment....
