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Squires coaches Visit Connecticut Colleges

   

One thing that makes Squire’s outstanding in Boys AAU Basketball it the time and dedication given to building positive relationships with colleges and universities throughout the United States. October 14-16, 2011 was the first of several annual trips to visit colleges and universities. Tony Squire and Coach Tuck headed north to Connecticut to visit university campuses and meet and speak not only with the Men’s Basketball coaches but also with academic personal. The purpose of these annual visits is to build relationships in order to put Virginia players on the scholarship radar throughout the country.
The October trip began at the University of Connecticut; the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions, “Midnight Madness” was the first of many events and practices Squire and Tuck visited.

Squire’s history with U Conn includes Ray Allen, NBA All Star of the Boston Celtics, and Ricky Moore, starting point guard in the 1999 National Championship team, and currently Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Dartmouth University. On to the University of Hartford where after watching the men’s basketball practice, Tony Squire was invited to speak to the team. Tony spoke to the men’s team about giving it your all, working hard, not taking life for granted, and being thankful for the blessings you are given. Tony shared many stories of people he has known and worked with throughout his 20+ years in AAU Boys Basketball. The last two schools visited were Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut and Yale University, where Squire’s own son is a student.

This is what makes the Squire’s Boys Basketball Education Foundation one of the most respected programs in the country. Tony Squire and his staff gives much of their time to building relationships with colleges and universities, coaches, and the academic faculty in order to provide “Virginia kids” scholarships and the opportunities provided through a college education.

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