This program's mission is to give inner-city and/or underprivileged talented high-school basketball players in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area and throughout Iowa an option to compete on the spring/summer AAU circuit who otherwise would not have the financial means to play and get the meaningful exposure to college coaches that is necessary in this day and age to garner potential athletic scholarship offers whether they be full-ride scholarships or partial athletic/financial aid packages all aimed at helping our youth here in IOWA get the opportunities to get a college education that they otherwise may not have been able to afford.  We feel that many talented athletes, especially inner-city athletes are priced out of the national AAU scene here in Iowa due to high fees to play for AAU programs and are working very hard to give another option for these kids.  By teaching hard work, teamwork, discipline, respect and reinforcing the need for solid academics we are working to help our inner-city youth overcome obstacles by using their abilities to receive a college education and enhance their future and the respective communities they will become parts of as they grow from boys to men.