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HOOP DREAMS ATHLETICS

WE WILL GROW YOUR GAME!

We develop athletes through teaching, discipline, basketball IQ, and hard work. Complete the registration and our staff will contact your family with the next steps.

Development First

Every Athlete Matters

Hard Work Is Essential

PLAYER REGISTRATION

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TRUE PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

Hoop Dreams Athletics AAU is a true player development program in the Atlanta area. The problem with MOST AAU teams is that they do not make the athletes in their program better! You don’t have to be ranked to play for Hoop Dreams Athletics. Kharyssa Richardson wasn’t ranked when she came to play for us, she was an unknown athlete just like most other that play basketball. She was overlooked!

Coach Dorian Williams (Director of Hoop Dreams Athletics) started developing her skillset on the first day that she came to this program. He worked on her ball handling skills, her shoot skills, and her basketball IQ. He was intentional on developing both her skillset and her mindset. Kharyssa Richardson went from being an unknown athlete to now being a College Senior on a Full Basketball Scholarship at Mississippi State University. This came from the coaches in our program developing her (as we do every athlete that comes to play for us) and then marketing her on all of our social media platforms.

100 PERCENT OF OUR ATHLETES GET OFFERS!

Hoop Dreams Athletics is a program of a nonprofit organization called In Time of Need Incorporated (www.intimeofneed.org). All of the faces that you see above, came to Hoop Dreams Athletics with no scholarship offers. None of these athletes where on anyone’s ranking list. They were all unknown and overlooked! These girls came to our program, and they went through our development process. The important thing to remember is, we DEVELOP every player in our program (from the best player to the worst player). Hoop Dreams Athletics is the best AAU team in Atlanta, Georgia!

Why Play for Hoop Dreams Athletics?

The purpose of Hoop Dreams Athletics is to use sports as a way for high school students to get a FREE college education – regardless of your race or gender. Hoop Dreams Athletics has been a trusted name in the AAU basketball world for over 27 years, helping hundreds of boys and girls earn full scholarships to Division I colleges and universities. Our success comes from one core principle: true player development.

Unlike many programs, Hoop Dreams Athletics is built on more than just playing in basketball tournaments. Our Executive Director, Dorian Williams, focuses on developing both the basketball IQ and the skillset for each of our participants. In today’s era where the transfer portal has become the high school athlete’s biggest competition, you have to look the part to be considered for a college scholarship. We defy the odds each year by getting all of our program participants FULL scholarship offers.

We emphasize consistent training, strength development, and conditioning because we know that hard work in the gym translates to dominance on the court. Lifting weights and honing fundamentals aren’t optional here—they’re what separate serious athletes from the rest.

At Hoop Dreams Athletics, there are no “star players.” Every athlete is equally important, and every player earns their place through effort and dedication. The truth is, once you get to college, everyone can hoop—but only a few rise above. Those few are the ones who outwork everyone else.

If you’re ready to commit to growth, discipline, and excellence, register today and become part of the Hoop Dreams Athletics family.

AAU HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUTS IN ATLANTA

Hoop Dreams Athletics is currently having AAU tryouts in Atlanta for our program. Feel free to email information about the athlete(s) to – coachwilliams@hoopdreamsathletics.com (this can be video highlights as well). Please make sure to register the athlete here on our website through our registration form, and we will contact you. We are looking for boys and girls that work hard and have a desire to play in college. Hardwork is essential to the success of any athlete.

Hoop Dreams Athletics is the best AAU Basketball team in Atlanta, Georgia. We are a proud program under the nonprofit called In Time of Need Incorporated. We are one of the most productive AAU team in the nation. If you are looking for a new AAU basketball team, then look no further. We also have AAU teams in Raleigh, North Carolina. If you are in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Virginia, or West Virginia – you meet the bordering state rule and you can play in our program! Hoop Dreams Athletics develops every athlete in the program. You don’t have to be ranked to play here, just come prepared to be developed and work hard. Please click here to visit our parent company website http://www.intimeofneed.org

Are you looking for a Girl’s AAU Basketball team in Atlanta? It’s interesting to think that some of you have never heard of us; however, Hoop Dreams Athletics has athletes playing in EVERY Power 5 conference in the nation. We have been doing this for 27 years and have put hundreds of girls in college. This program has defied all of the POLITICS and PAYOLA that is now all of AAU Basketball. We put our players before our EGO’s. Our core belief is to develop even player that puts on our uniform. We have now expanded to Atlanta, and Hoop Dreams Athletics is the best AAU Team in Atlanta, Georgia!

Hoop Dreams Athletics actually began in North Carolina over 2 decades ago. We believe in quality over quantity, good instruction and hard work ensures that our athletes succeed. This is done to ensure that we will always know every player that puts on our uniforms. Some programs simply stockpile players, and that’s because they do care about the athletes. They care about how much money they make off of the athletes. Please understand that once you pay fees of any type to Hoop Dreams Athletics there is a no refund policy. All moneys paid or donated go towards purchasing Uniforms, Tournaments Fees, Travel, Lodging, Marketing, Gym fees, Equipment, etc.

Hoop Dreams Athletics is one of the top AAU programs in the nation. We travel the country playing in the biggest events to ensure that our athletes are in front of D1 College Coaches. Over 20 years we have athletes received Millions of Dollars in full academic scholarships. We don’t view this as recreation, we view sports as an opportunity to changing futures. We have a 100 percent rate of athlete to scholarship ratio. Understanding that we have