A TRADITION OF SUCCESS DEVELOPING CHAMPIONS OF TOMORROW
2005 U14 ELITE SHARKS TAKE 3RD PLACE AT ARC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LAS VEGAS
In 2005 the Sharks U14 ELITE team took 3rd place in the American Roundball Corporation's Las Vegas National Championships. The Sharks made 3 dramatic comebacks during the tournament -- The first coming back to win from 12 down against San Diego, California, the second coming back from 16 down to win against New Mexico, and the third coming back from 10 points with 5 minutes remaining to win in the 3rd place game against Team Inland from Riverside, CA. The Sharks were narrowly defeated that year by San Ramon, CA in the semi-final game by two points. Based on this teams success and the success of the 2006 U15 Elite team, the Sharks ELITE teams started entering the top NCAA Tournaments in 2007. Most of the members of the 2005 U14 ELITE team would go on to have excellent Varsity basketball careers.
2005 U14 ELITE Team: Pablo Warner (Iolani), Nick Christman (Iolani), Matt Feldman (Punahou), James Dowsett (Punahou), Noah Hammond (Punahou), Kaiwi Crabb (Punahou), Sean McFadden (Punahou), Marcus Umu (Saint Louis), Kenny Ellis (Kailua)
See The 2005 U14 Sharks ELITE team's comeback against Team Inland (Riverside, CA).
2006 U13 ELITE SHARKS TEAM TAKES 2ND PLACE AT ARC LAS VEGAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
In 2006, the Sharks U13 ELITE team took 2nd place at the ARC Las Vegas National Championships sweeping through the competition until the Championship game. The U13 Team narrowly lost the championship by 2 points to Tarheel Nation (Los Angeles).
2008 U17 SHARKS ELITE DEFEAT MATER DEI FOR THE HONOLULU SHARKS - ARC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2008 U17 Sharks Elite team made up of players from the Sharks and Hoops Paiana, defeated National Powerhouse Mater Dei in June 2008 for the Honolulu Sharks - ARC Tournament Championship. Mater Dei was led by their nationally recognized head coach, Gary McKnight and Division I players -- 6'3 PG Gary Franklin (USC Commit) and 6'8 SF Andy Brown (Stanford Commit). The Sharks jumped out on the Monarchs from the very beginning of the game employing a run and gun game. Although Mater Dei came back to tie the game late in the 3rd, the Sharks held on for a 5 point win. Members of the 2008 U17 Sharks Elite Team included: Marcus Holyfield (MPI, SMU Commit), Pablo Warner (Iolani, Occidental Commit), Berton Wong (Iolani, Western College Commit), Kenny Ellis (Kailua), Nick Christman (Iolani), Matt Feldman (Punahou), Kevin Mukai (Punahou), Kainoa Gaddis (Punahou), and Samson Won (MPI)
2008 U14 SHARKS ELITE FINSHES SUCCESSFUL 2008 SEASON WITH A PLATINUM FINISH IN LAS VEGAS
The 2008 U14 Sharks ELITE Team finished off a successful summer by placing in the Platinum (Top) Division at the NCAA Visionsports National Youth Basketball Championship in Las Vegas. This was the best finish for any Sharks Elite team in a NCAA Division I tournament. Prior to going to Vegas, the U14 ELITE team finished in 2nd place -- losing to Mater Dei JV -- in the 2008 Honolulu Sharks - ARC Tournament U15 Division and took the championship at the NJB Hawaii Hoops Classic - U14 Division.
See Highlights from the 2008 Honolulu Sharks U14 ELITE Team's run at the NCAA Visionsports National Youth Basketball Tournament.
