The initial goal was to better compete in the AAU National Champion games by putting together six highly competitive boys basketball teams to represent Baltimore City and the State of Maryland at the ages of 9 through 14. Today, through fund raising and some donations, the organization fields ten or more teams from the ages of 8 to 17 that travel all over the country to participate in many basketball tournaments including the AAU Nationals. The Baltimore Stars quickly became one of the AAU’s most successful programs by fielding more top finishing teams in the AAU nationals from ages 8 to 17. The national exposure of the Baltimore kids competing at the highest level for the last 7 years is beginning to pay off for the parents and young men who stayed committed to the program. Now the former 9, 10 and 11 year old Baltimore Star baby ball players are entertaining offers to display their skills for some great colleges and universities. Even though, when a NCAA school awards a scholarship it must be renewed annually; the scholarship usually represents 4 to 5 years of free education in exchange for athletic services. Many of these schools tuition are greater than $20,000 annually.
