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ELEV|8 Sports Institute – 2015 NBA Draft Pro Day
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated10 Aug 2022
As the majority of NBA decision-makers descend on Italy for the adidas Euro-Camp, ELEV|8 Sports Institute is playing host to a pro day on June 5 that includes a number of NBA draft prospects.
ELEV|8 is one of the premier player development destinations, led by Ganon Baker and Cody Toppert (also a contributing analyst for Basketball Insiders) along with a tremendous staff of coaches. The list of players includes Terry Rozier (projected to mid-to-late first round), and Mike Qualls, who almost assuredly will be selected in the 2015 NBA Draft, as well as a number of outstanding unheralded prospects such as Seth Tuttle and Royce O’Neale among others. It’s possible the pro day will include this year’s Tyler Johnson, who also trains at ELEV|8 and did his draft prep there as well.
The format of the event will include drill work followed by controlled competition and shooting. The workout will take place at American Heritage School (6200 Linton Blvd, Delray Beach, FL, 33484) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Groups will spend 45 minutes on the floor and have the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to adjust under pressure in a series of highly dynamic drills and compete in three-on-three followed by shooting drills after they are fatigued.
The list of participating players includes:
Terry Rozier
Mike Qualls
Royce O’Neale
Seth Tuttle
Wayne Blackshear
Aaron Thomas
Jamal Jones
Julian Washburn
Matt Carlino
Dustin Hogue
Drew Smith
Chris Jones
Tyler Strange
Rodney Cooper
Dennis Mavin
Brett Olson
Jelani Hewitt
TJ Sapp
Anthony Hickey
Brett Comer
Will Artino
Gerald Beverly
Ty Greene
Kevin Dillard
For more details, check out E8Hoops.com or contact Cody Toppert at cody@elev8si.com or on Twitter @Topp33.
