Nashville Celtics Welcomes You
The Nashville Celtics Basketball Association is a basketball club with boys’ teams in age groups 10, 12, and 14-17, with two teams in the 17 age group. The Association is a Non-Profit, Nashville-based organization designed to improve the lives and increase the opportunities of young at-risk males through the vehicle of competitive basketball. Our program, enabled by the generous contributions of our sponsors, and the tireless efforts of volunteer coaches and managers, affords many young men the opportunity to play at a highly competitive level and grow their many talents. In addition, the program is committed to training young men in life-skills so that they will know how to responsibly take advantage of the opportunities that their considerable basketball skills will present to them. We appreciate the support from all of our local sponsors as well as our title sponsor, Adidas, Adidas has helped prove that basketball is a brotherhood, and the Nashville Celtics Basketball Association is making youth basketball MORE THAN A GAME, A LEGACY.


Secret's Out: Hood Commits to Cats
Madisonville basketball star Jon Hood did his best to keep it a secret after he committed to Kentucky a couple of weeks ago. On his way to the King James Shooting Stars Classic in Akron, Ohio, the last week of April, he stopped in Lexington and met with UK Coach Billy Gillispie.

"I sat down with him that Friday morning, and that's when I committed," Hood said. "We've been keeping it quiet since then." Hood planned to make an announcement after school was out in late May.

But on Wednesday night, the news leaked out after Hood called the coaches of the other schools that had offered him a scholarship -- Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mississippi and Tennessee -- to let them know he was going to UK.

<More on Jon Hood's signing article>

Celtics Add Second 17’s Team
The Celtics are proud to add a second team to the 17’s age group. The Celtics Green is composed of players from Tennessee, Northern Alabama and Southern Kentucky and will be coached by Dexter Williams and Gary Orr from Huntsville, both outstanding high school coaches with several Alabama state championships under their belts. The Celtics Green team was organized by Bill Tidwell, a longtime supporter of youth basketball in the Nashville area. Bill will be serving as manager of the Celtics Green, and he will be an asset to the organization on a broader scale as we strive to be a positive influence on the lives of our players. Adding a second team at this level will provide opportunities for more boys in the region to play at the highest level of amateur basketball.
Celtics receive Nashville Predators’ Grant
The Nashville Predators Foundation has awarded the Nashville Celtics Basketball Association a grant of $1200 in support of our work in the community. The grant process is very structured and several hundred grant applications were submitted. From the applicants, 88 were selected to receive grants. We are proud to be in such excellent company. We feel that the selection of the Nashville Celtics as a grant recipient is a validation of the work that we do and the things that we have accomplished. We are pleased that an organization such as the Predators Foundation, which is in the business of reviewing and vetting charitable organizations, found us worthy of a grant. We must be doing something right. We know that the boys are successful on the basketball court, and we think that we are making a positive difference in their lives. We hope that you will encourage your friends and colleagues to join you in your support of the Nashville Celtics.
Celtics Qualify for Giving Matters Enrollment
The Celtics have applied for and been approved as an enrollee on www.givingmatters.com, the clearinghouse website that registers qualified charitable organizations so that they are eligible for grants and donations from community foundations in middle Tennessee. Donations can now been made online by going onto the site and selecting the Celtics as the charitable organization to receive your contribution and the contribution can be made through the site.

 
Coming Events

5/3 - 4 Jr. Phenom Camp
TBA Phenom150 Camp