Does that sound like the ideal week of fun? If so, Elite Hoops will be hosting its 3rd annual Nike Boys Basketball Camp in Panama City Beach, Florida from July 12-16 at Arnold High School. The week long camp is for players entering grades 3-9 and runs Monday-Thursday 10am-4pm and Friday from 10a-1p.

Kevin Durant has lead the Thunder to two straight victories against the Lakers in the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs. In those two games, Durant is averaging 26 pts and 12 rebs and has a game winner over Kobe Bryant. That being said, as good as Durant is playing on the offensive end he is playing even better on the defensive end. He has done a great job the whole series rebounding the ball, but his 4th quarter defense on Kobe the last two games is nothing short of incredible. To read more on Durant's defense the past two games click HERE.

Elite Hoops is once again teaming up with Nike and Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, Tennessee to host both a boys and a girls basketball camp this summer. The boys camp is set for July 26-20 while the girls camp is July 19-23. CPA Head Coaches Drew Maddux and Mike Ellson will be co-directing the camps along with the Elite Hoops staff. Both camps are limited to the first 80 players that register and are for players entering grades 3-9.

Kyle Singler of the National Champion Duke Blue Devils has announced he will return for his senior year at Duke ending speculation that the junior forward would enter his name in the NBA draft. Singler, who was the Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the Final Four said, "I can get better. I want to be the best player when I do make that step and I think I can improve here to do that."

Elite Hoops and NIKE Sports Camps, announced today the inaugural NIKE/Elite Hoops Boys Basketball Camp at Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia will run from July 5-9, 2010. Camp times are 9am-3pm Monday-Thursday and 9am-12pm on Friday. The camp is open to players entering grades 3-9 and has only 64 spots available. Each player will receive a NIKE camp Tshirt, NIKE yearbook, NIKE camp certificate and a hand-written evaluation. Every Elite Hoops NIKE Basketball Camp maintains an 8:1 player to coach ratio.

The camp will be staffed by Elite Hoops coaches as well as coaches from Marietta High School including First Year Head Coach Matt Lyons. In his first season, Lyons lead the Blue Devils to the Sweet Sixteen. For more information, visit www.EliteHoopsBasketball.com or call 1-800-NIKE-CAMP.

Marietta HS is located 4 miles west of I-75 and right off of 120. It is a convenient location for anyone in Cobb, North Fulton, Marietta, Kennesaw, Powder Springs or Smyrna.

Former Elite Hoops trainee and summer camp coach, Avery Jukes helped lead the Butler Bulldogs to the National Championship game against Duke on Monday night. Jukes scored 10 points in the first half of the Bulldogs 61-59 loss and was matched up against 7-footer Brian Zoubek for most of the first 20 minutes. To read the article on Jukes' contribution in the game click HERE.