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Mission
To be the leaders in basketball education providing guidance, mentorship and opportunities to coaches, parents and players.
Philosophy
Our goal is to consistently provide a focused, structured learning environment while instilling passion, work ethic and skill to our basketball community. We will do this through all that we do including all facets of our instruction: at camp, at our events and our products.
History
Since 1966, no organization has had a bigger impact on the sport. Five-Star has more graduates playing college or pro ball than any other organization out there.
More than 360 Five-Star participants have played in the NBA, this includes Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Vince Carter, Sam Cassell, Rasheed Wallace, Alonzo Mourning, Grant Hill, Stephon Marbury, Elton Brand, Rip Hamilton, Ron Artest, Brad Miller, Isiah Thomas, Patrick Ewing, Moses Malone, Ben Gordon, JR Smith, Sebastian Telfair, Kevin Martin, Morris Peterson, Speedy Claxton, Jerry Stackhouse, Chris Paul, Raymond Felton, Julius Hodge, Jarrett Jack, Steve Blake, David Lee, Eric Williams, Hakim Warrick, Robert Swift, Randy Foye, JJ Redick, Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, Quincy Douby, Josh Boone, Kyle Lowery, Mardy Collins, Paul Davis, Dee Brown, Paul Milsap and our 2007 lottery picks of Kevin Durant and Joakim Noah.
Five-Star is most proud of the opportunity to work with players and raise their game to their highest level. This has enabled tens of thousands of Five-Star participants to play basketball in college and beyond.
What Others Say About the Camp
"The camp changed how I felt about basketball and my future. It was the turning point in my life." - Michael Jordan
"I want to thank Howie Garfinkel and Willie Klein. I have an association with Five-Star Basketball Camp. I was fortunate enough to be one of the camps original six coaches. I hired 11 of my 13 assistant coaches from the camp." September 2005 " - 2005 Hall of Fame Inductee, Hubie Brown
"To basketball insiders, people involved with the game, for years this camp has been one of the showcases for outstanding players of the future. Over the years, many of the greats have come through Super Garf's doors -- names like Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, LeBron James and on and on. They have worn the famed orange Five-Star shirts." - Dick Vitale (ESPN)
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