adidas Nations Global announces its dates and Los Angeles as its home
Now that spring has arrived, the basketball prep scene shifts its focus to AAU tournaments, invitation-only elite camps and all-star games. Hence, earlier today Adidas announced the dates and location of its offseason grassroots events. More info via their press release: adidas today announced its 2014 adidas Uprising grassroots basketball schedule which includes a four-tournament [...]
Hoops for St. Jude Week celebrates another successful campaign
Every year a select group of NBA players and coaches do their part in supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through the Hoops for St. Jude program, a partnership between NBA Cares and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital that helps create awareness for children’s cancer research and raises funds for the young patients of St. [...]
NBA Summer League Documentary “Summer Dreams” a Fan Favorite
Summer Dreams, a 2-hour television special that gave fans an exclusive look at the players, personalities and behind-the-scenes drama at NBA Summer League aired Sunday, March 15th on the CBS Television Network. The documentary profiles two first round draft picks, Michael Carter Williams of the Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks' Shane Larkin, two players trying to [...]
10 Buzzer Beaters That Will Get You Pumped for March Madness
March Madness, that beautiful time of year, is upon us once again. Die-hard hoops fans and casual office pool participants alike will be checking their phones and computers frantically as the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship kicks off this week. SEE ALSO: March Madness: The 15-Minute Guide With office-wide bragging rights at stake and [...]
CBS to air Summer Dreams, a behind the scenes look at the NBA Summer League
Summer Dreams began as an early idea from event organizers Warren LeGarie and Albert Hall to document the trials and tribulations of young players adjusting to life in the NBA and all of the unique characters and situations they encounter along the way. The process of going from big man on campus to a [...]
HallPass secures $150,000 contribution for Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation from The Windsong Trust
HallPass Media has secured a $150,000 contribution for the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation from the Windsong Trust. The donation will support various initiatives supported by the IMPACT Foundation, the charitable arm of college football's Lott IMPACT Trophy which to date has donated more than $1 million to various charities throughout the country. HallPass is the official agency of record for [...]
Former Lott IMPACT Trophy Winner named NFL Defensive Player of the Year
The Lott IMPACT Trophy, an annual defensive college football award named after NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott honors College Football's Best in Character and Performance. Carolina Panthers LB Luke Kuechly was the 2011 recipient of this prestigious award, and it is becoming more and more apparent that the Trophy's national voting panel made a [...]
Rick Carlisle and Mike Brown step up as Hoops for St. Jude coaching ambassadors
Coaches Mike Brown, Rick Carlisle and Monty Williams will serve as the 2014 Coaching Ambassadors for the Hoops for St. Jude program, highlighted by HFSJ Week March 7-13. Each year a select group of players and coaches do their part in promoting the HFSJ program across the NBA and the United States, raising funds and [...]
HallPass President Albert Hall shares sports marketing expertise at Super Bowl Commercial Review
HallPass Media President and sports marketing expert Albert Hall was recently featured as a panelist at AAF (American Advertising Federation) Orange County's annual Big Game Commercial Review, an event in which industry professionals got together to discuss the commercials that aired during the 2014 Super Bowl. The event took place at the Dave & Buster's [...]
McDonalds All-American teams highlighted by 12 adidas Nations alumni
The East and West rosters for the McDonald's All-American Game that will be played in Chicago on April 2nd have announced. Twelve combined players on these rosters are adidas Nations alumni. Two of which will be headlined as a "must-see matchup between two of the best big men in the country, both of whom call Chicago home, [...]