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The CHSAAA's annual team camp is being held this weekend at Iona&nbsp;Preparatory&nbsp;in New Rochelle, and over 150 college coaches are expected to be in attendance.

News 12's Pat O'Keefe spoke with the players about how this can&nbsp;affect&nbsp;their future.

The CHSAAA's annual team camp is being held this weekend at Iona Preparatory in New Rochelle, and over 150 college coaches are expected to be in attendance.

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CHSAA annual team camp puts high school basketball players in front of college coaches

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Welcome back to news 12. I'm Pat Okie from the C. H. S. A. S. Annual team camp where players from all 31 of the league's teams this weekend have an opportunity to showcase their skills in front of college coaches from throughout the country. Players like jaden Brickhouse and east new york native and rising senior at Cristo Rey Brooklyn who is looking to get a lot out of this weekend experience getting notice from college coaches and just learn more about you know what schools can get accepted to. More than 150 college coaches are expected here and it's not just the big name schools that are on tv all the time. Division 12 and three schools as well as junior colleges in the gym mining talent. There's plenty of colleges out there that are gonna be level that these kids can very much well go there and play whether it's D. Three and they're not on scholarship or D. Two and they are on scholarship. Is this the fact that these kids get an opportunity to continue to play basketball which build their character even more for successful life. And it's already been a big weekend for the C. H. S. A. At the NBA draft thursday night in Brooklyn, one of the league's recent alumni heard his name called in the first round Duke freshman A. J. Griffin who starred at Stepinac high school was the 16th overall pick by the Atlanta hawks. Among those in attendance at Barclays Center. About a dozen current Stepinac players as well as Griffin's high school coach. Pat Massa Roni. I don't think it's fully hit me yet because it was an unbelievable night to soak that in with him and his family and and our returning players. Just a special moment that I'll remember forever. Another former C. H. S. A. Star Julian Sham Penny, out of Bishop Laughlin High school in ST john's University, signed a two way contract with the philadelphia 70 sixers. Julian's twin brother, Justin just completed his rookie season with the Toronto Raptors here at the c h. S. A. A team camp at Iona Prep. I'm Pat O'keefe News 12.

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