2010 Alabama Twisters Tryout Dates
Congratulations to Alicia DeVaughn, a member of the 2009 Alabama Twisters Elite Junior Girls Squad for being selected to the 2010 McDonald's All-American Team. They will compete on March 31 in Columbus, Ohio. Game can be seen on ESPN. Also, making the squad was a former Alabama Twisters - Kaneshia Horn.
Coach Gerard Johnson and Alicia DeVaughn
Congrats to 2009 State Champions
Alabama Twisters 9u
Alabama Twisters 11u
Alabama Twisters 13u
Alabama Twisters 14u
Alabama Twisters 15u
10u Twisters Finish 1st at Swoosh Tournament
Twisters Finish 2nd at Tuscaloosa Invitational
Top Row: Jocelyn Ramsey, Waynicia Thomas, Sharday Hargrove, Britney Terry
Bottom Row: Darien Doss, Alexus Leggett, Breona Waters
CONGRATULATIONS TO LYNDSAY HARRIS AND ERICKA RUSSELL
Both were named to the SEC 2009 All-Freshmen Team.
Way to Go former Alabama Twisters Elite !!!!!
14U Alabama Twisters Elite 2nd Place Southern Starz Super Regional
11u Twisters Begin Spring Season Winning AHS Tournament
KT Signs With The University of Alabama
Alabama Twisters 13u Finish First in Basketball On The Bayou 2008
Alabama Twisters 10u Girls Finish 13th at 2008 AAU National Tournament
Alabama Twisters Elite 15u Girls Finish 9th at AAU National Tournament
Alabama Twisters Elite Seniors Win AAU National Championship
Front Row: Kiara Young (Lauderdale Cty/Louisiana Tech), Erin Hogue (Erwin HS/Samford), Jazmine Powers (Austin HS/Samford) and Jamie Keith (Talladega HS/Tuskegee)
Back Row: DeAngela Sword (Carver Montgomery/Louisiana Tech), Capriee Tucker (Fort Payne/UT-Chattanooga), Cylenthia Kennon (Clay-Chalkville/South Alabama) and Coach Krystle Johnson
Open Division All-Americans
with the Twister players being:
Front Row: Erin Hogue and Jasmine Bendolph
Back Row: DeAngela Sword and Kiara Young
DeAngela Sword receiving her MVP award from AAU Commissioner Kathy Campbell
Twisters Elite Summer Schedule
13U Black - Coached by Roy Dixon
July 21 - 24 Basketball on the Bayou New Orleans, LA
July 28 - 31 Boo Williams US Youth Championships Hampton, VA
15U Black - Coached by Teresa Tanner
July 28 - 31 adidas Super 64 Championships Las Vegas, NV
16U Black - Coached by Gerard Johnson
July 22 - 25 Basketball on the Bayou New Orleans, LA
July 28 - 31 adidas Super 64 Championships Las Vegas, NV
2008 Alabama AAU State Champions: Alabama Twisters 15u Black
2008 Alabama AAU State Champions: Alabama Twisters 11u
Alabama AAU Runner-Up Alabama Twisters 16u
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Alabama AAU Runner-Up Alabama Twisters 10u
Twisters Elite teams travelled to Memphis, TN for the adidas Mid-South Qualifier.
14U's coached by Ed Holiday
North Alabama Twisters Elite coached by Bob Harris
16U coached by Gerard Johnson
The 16U team lost in the Championship game to Baton Rough Amazons by 3 points to be the runner-up for Platnium Division. Thus qualifying that team for the Super 64 National Championship in Las Vegas, July 28 - 31, 2008.
Alabama Twisters 13U Black @ Philips Arena Atlanta GA
Twisters 10u go 4-0 in Murfreesboro
The Twisters Go International! The North Alabama Twisters played the Holland 19's
and won the game 70 - 54.
The North Alabama 15U Twisters finished 2nd in the YBOA 2008 State Championship Games
11U Twisters Win Disney Spring Fling 2 Super Regional Championship in Orlando
Congratulations to the 13U Black team for winning the Adidas Super South Showcase
and the Adidas Tournament of Champions 2008.
Alabama Twisters 10u Finish 1st At
Southern Starz AAU Super Regional
Alabama Twisters 13u Finish 2nd At
Southern Starz AAU Super Regional
GAINESVILLE, FL- The MGM Twisters 16U attended the Essence Girls Basketball Classic in Gainesville, FL over the weekend of March 28-30 were they played several elite teams from Florida.
The Twisters went 1-2 this weekend. They were the only 16 U Alabama team in attendance in the 21 team 16U division. The Twisters played three games. The Twisters beat the Florida Eagles in their first game but loss the last two games. The highlights are as follows:
MGM Twisters 41 Florida Eagles 38
Katie Martin (Alabama Christian)- 24 points and the game winning 3 pointer
Alondra Gray (Carver High School)- 10 points
Shayla Ledyard (Lee high School)- 7 blocks
The MGM Twisters are tentatively schedule to attend the North Alabama Classic this upcoming weekend April 4-6 in Huntsville AL.
Congratulations to the following Twister Elite Players . . . .
Nashijla Bethune was selected for the Mobile Press Register Sweet 16
Second Team
She was also selected to the North South Game.
Lyndsay Harris
Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game MVP
ALABAMA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION
2008 State of Alabama Super Five
Jasmine Bendolph
2008 Class 6A - First Team
Jasmine Bendolph
DeAngela Sword
Lyndsay Harris
Second Team
Ericka Russell
Cece Kennon
Honorable Mention
Jazmine Powers
2008 Class 5A - First Team
Jessica Merritt
Second Team
Capriee Tucker
Karneshia Garrett
Honorable Mention
Bonita Williams
2008 Class 4A - First Team
Erin "Birdie" Bowens
Honorable Mention
LaKenya Lowe
2008 Class 3A - First Team
Kiara Young
Erica Moore
Honorable Mention
Aerial Woods
2008 Class 2A - First Team
Courtney Strain
2008 Class 1A - First Team
Paige Anderson
Shafontaye Myers
Alabama Sports Writers Association Players of the Year:
6A - Jasmine Bendolph
3A - Kiara Young
2A - Courtney Strain
1A - Paige Anderson
Birmingham News South/Hoover Player of the Year
Lyndsay Harris
Birmingham News 2008 Super All-Metro Team
CeCe Kennon
Lyndsay Harris
Birmingham News 2008 Honorable Mentions:
Meaghan Brown
Karneshia Garrett
Jakayla Hill
Kimberly Howard
Laura Kneiss
LaKenya Lowe
Lauren Miller
Octavia Mullins
Erin Wainwright