Growing up in the DMV, Puma sneakers have always been a staple in shoe culture. Fast forward to 2024 and the sneaker brand has transitioned in to basketball and developed the NXT Pro grassroots basketball circuit to provide a vehicle to identify that next “it” athlete.
July 11th-14th the NCAA live period will bring together all of the brands high school talent and every eye will be on Dallas/Ft. Worth program YGC Hoops and do everything forward Chris Cenac Jr . The team is affiliated with Marcus Smart, former DFW high school standout and current NBA star.
Below you can find YGC’s weekend schedule and their roster of talent so you can try to get in early and get a seat to watch one of America’s best grassroots teams.
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Schedule
| YGC36 17U | Rhode Island Elite 17U | 7/11 Arizona Athletic Grounds Ct.5 | 11:30 AM |
| Team Utah 17U Black | YGC36 17U | 7/11 Arizona Athletic Grounds Ct.5 | 5:20 PM |
| YGC36 17U | Cooz Elite 17U | 7/12 Arizona Athletic Grounds Ct.5 | 11:30 AM |
| YGC36 17U | Cap City Scrappers | 7/13 Arizona Athletic Grounds Ct.5 | 12:40 PM |
| Grand Park Premier | YGC36 17U | 7/13 Arizona Athletic Grounds Ct.5 | 5:20 PM |
Roster
| #0 Vonte Sanders | 6’8 | Sherman HS |
| #1 Scottie Guillory | 6’3 | Legacy School of Science |
| #2 Kamden McGilveary | 6’1 | Crowley HS |
| #3 Trenton Pane | 6’1 | Allen HS |
| #5 Kayden Edwards | 6’3 | Duncanville HS |
| #15 Zion Ibweke | 6’4 | Newman Smith HS |
| #22 DJ Smith | 6’10 | Dennison HS |
| #24 Chris Cenac | 6’10 | Newman HS (LA) |
| #32 Jed Nansha | 6’9 | Dallas Hillcrest HS |
| #33 Daijon Leatherman | 6’9 | Legacy School of Science |
