Team HallPass Sends Care Package to Puerto Rico
The HallPass team put together a care package for one of our own, Edgar Vargas, who is back home in Puerto Rico working with FEMA to help those affected by Hurricane Maria. Edgar is a Sports Business Classroom alum and was an intern at this year's NBA Summer League. Your efforts to help your hometown [...]
Lott IMPACT Trophy Names 2017 Quarter-Finalists
NEWPORT BEACH, CA. – The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, sponsors of the Lott IMPACT Trophy, today announced the quarter-finalists for the 14th annual award. The 20 players represent the best college defensive players in the nation who make the biggest IMPACT on their team both on and off the field. IMPACT is an acronym for [...]
Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Announces Television Partnership with CBS Sports Network
CBS Sports Network has partnered with the Lott IMPACT Trophy as the official television partner of the award, recognizing College Football’s Defensive Best in Character and Performance. CBS Sports Network will televise the 14th annual Lott IMPACT Trophy Award Ceremony live from The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, California on Sunday, Dec. 10. CBS Sports [...]
Summer League Jr. NBA 2017 Fall Registration
The Summer League Jr. NBA 2017 Fall league is now open for registration. We are very excited to see the growth and continued success of this program. The Fall League is a six-week league open to Middle School student-athletes, boys & girls, residing in Clark County who exhibit intermediate to advanced basketball skills and have [...]
Rookie survey: Dallas Mavericks’ Dennis Smith Jr. stands out from crowd
NBA.com - Last year's rookie class was, to put it nicely, underwhelming. Malcolm Brogdon won the Kia Rookie of the Year, having averaged just 10.2 points and 4.2 assists per game. Joel Embiid played just 31 games and Dario Saric wasn't very efficient. No. 1 pick Ben Simmons didn't play and the guy -- Kris Dunn -- [...]
NBA Summer League: Online Auction Benefitting Hoops for St. Jude
The NBA Summer League is hosting an online auction to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a leading children's hospital pioneering research and treatments for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Items that are up for auction include autographed jerseys from top draft picks like Lonzo Ball, Zach Collins, and Caleb Swanigan in addition [...]
2017 Sports Business Classroom Alumni Start NBA Podcast: The Bench Mob
Alumni of the 2017 Sports Business Classroom have started their own NBA podcast called "The Bench Mob" which will facilitate in-depth conversations about the NBA, its prospects, and team specific news around the league. How The Bench Mob began: "As our time at Sports Business Classroom drew to a close, there were quite a few of [...]
Lott IMPACT Trophy Names 42 Watch List Candidates
Newport Beach, CA - The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has named 42 student-athletes to the 2017 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List. The list of the top defensive players in the country includes 17 linebackers, 14 defensive linemen and 11 defensive backs. The Pac-12 Conference has the most players on the Watch List with ten (10) [...]
HallPass Summer Concludes with adidas Nations
After completing the NBA Summer League and adidas Summer Championships in Las Vegas, Team HallPass turned its attention to adidas Nations in Houston, Texas. The adidas Nations Training Camp is a high intensity skill development program emphasizing both on and off-court preparation. This weeklong event hosts nationally ranked players in the 2018, 2019 and 2020 [...]
HallPass Media to Live Stream adidas Summer Championships, July 26-30
The adidas Summer Championships start tomorrow at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas! We will be live streaming the Creators Cup tomorrow and Thursday, which determines tournament seeding for the top 8 teams, in addition to two exhibition games against the Big Baller Brand team led by LaMelo Ball. Tomorrow's games will tip off at 5pm PST [...]