Summer Pro League - 39th Annual Basketball Southern California Summer Pro League presented by AND1 - July 2012

We're Back...The Summer Pro League

We are back! The original Southern California Summer Pro Basketball League was first established in 1970 by Dick Marquis. John Younesi acquired the SPL in 1992 and developed it into the place to see good quality summer professional basketball. The SPL showcase NBA sponsored teams who featured their 1st and 2nd year players and a combination of free agent teams with a mix of rookies and various unsigned players. Over 800 current and former NBA stars have participated in the SPL, including Magic Johnson, Andrew Bynum, Jordan Farmar, Danny Manning, Carmello Anthony and Kobe Bryant. The SPL helped professional basketball players and the amateur player who was on the cusp of professional careers to launch or hone their skills and gain exposure to professional scouts and agents, while providing basketball fans, as well as sports media outlets, a closer look at players playing in professional competition.

ROB PURVY: CROSSIN' OVER TO ALL THINGS BASKETBALL

The SPL was fortunate in not having to wait in line for this interview. But for you sneaker heads who are crazy enough to wait in line for the latest sneakers, we give you a first in line opportunity to peer through the lens of a product developer who made famous many sneakers under prominent brands such as; Adidas and Reebok. Meet the President of Branding, Rob Purvy, the man overseeing the come back of the only sneaker brand whose name has become synonymous to "basketball" vernacular on every blacktop and in every gym. That's right, only real ballers with game can say it, "AND1".

No Shortcuts

Nutrition and everything you put in your body plays a strong role in mental and physical performance, lowering risk of injury and improving body composition (muscle to fat ratios). With all the hours spent on strategic cross training to help elevate your game, it is essential you fuel your body with what it needs to repair. All of those hours in the gym may be wasted if you are putting junk into your system. Now is a good time to address this common naive myth...

Underclassmen Declare for the 2012 NBA Draft

As the NBA Draft approaches on June 28, 2012, the Southern California Summer Pro League (SPL) presented by AND1 list the following...

NBA Cannot Wait For The LeBron Sequel -- We Think

After the Dallas Mavericks put the finishing touches on the Miami Heat and became NBA champions for the very first time in franchise history Sunday night...