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Juneteenth Celebration
Date: June 17, 2016
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Event Description
Juneteenth is a celebration of life and freedom; of diversity and acceptance; of remembrance and reflection.
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be Saturday 18th from 10 am to 2 pm. Hosted by Richard Griffin Jr., They can win Basketball gear, Basketball and etc.
Richard Griffin, known to the Brownwood folks and coaches as “Junior aka Griff”, is excited to be hosting a free 3 on 3 basketball tournament for kids ages 9 to 18 during the Juneteenth celebration. He is a Brownwood High School graduate and he and his teammates had some phenomenal basketball skills. In 1990, they started the year off with 3-2 but by year’s end they were 30-3 with a 27 game winning streak and he was named district newcomer of the year as well as first team all-district. And again in 1991, his senior year, they started the season with a 0-4 but finished with an amazing 23-9 and he averaged 23 points per game along with 5 assists per game in which a 23 points average is the highest in Brownwood High School history. Also in 1991, he was the first team all-district as well as district MVP, first team all-area, first team all-region, and all-state player. During his tenure, his class of 1991 was the only class to won 100 plus games.
Richard played college basketball and is in his fourth year of coaching with the Dallas Mavericks National Basketball Association developmental league team, “The Texas Legions”. He also is head of the Dallas Mavericks Basketball Academy. He oversees the basketball skills training department. During his off season, he does basketball camps as well as team skills training throughout the metroplex for various groups, teams, as well as individuals.
Richard Griffin along with his 1991 High school basketball team members is encouraging teams to come out and have fun and enjoy the game of basketball during the Juneteenth Celebration.
Free hot dogs for children Friday 4pm - 6pm - Saturday 4pm - 6pm
Nonie’s Famous Burgers, Chipsters BAR-B-Que , Turkey Legs Pork Chops and more…
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be Saturday 18th from 10 am to 2 pm. Hosted by Richard Griffin Jr., They can win Basketball gear, Basketball and etc.
Richard Griffin, known to the Brownwood folks and coaches as “Junior aka Griff”, is excited to be hosting a free 3 on 3 basketball tournament for kids ages 9 to 18 during the Juneteenth celebration. He is a Brownwood High School graduate and he and his teammates had some phenomenal basketball skills. In 1990, they started the year off with 3-2 but by year’s end they were 30-3 with a 27 game winning streak and he was named district newcomer of the year as well as first team all-district. And again in 1991, his senior year, they started the season with a 0-4 but finished with an amazing 23-9 and he averaged 23 points per game along with 5 assists per game in which a 23 points average is the highest in Brownwood High School history. Also in 1991, he was the first team all-district as well as district MVP, first team all-area, first team all-region, and all-state player. During his tenure, his class of 1991 was the only class to won 100 plus games.
Richard played college basketball and is in his fourth year of coaching with the Dallas Mavericks National Basketball Association developmental league team, “The Texas Legions”. He also is head of the Dallas Mavericks Basketball Academy. He oversees the basketball skills training department. During his off season, he does basketball camps as well as team skills training throughout the metroplex for various groups, teams, as well as individuals.
Richard Griffin along with his 1991 High school basketball team members is encouraging teams to come out and have fun and enjoy the game of basketball during the Juneteenth Celebration.
Free hot dogs for children Friday 4pm - 6pm - Saturday 4pm - 6pm
Nonie’s Famous Burgers, Chipsters BAR-B-Que , Turkey Legs Pork Chops and more…
