List Of AAU Men's Basketball Champions

The Amateur Athletic Union Tournament is the annual American amateur basketball championship series for Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) teams. It started in 1897 and has continued until present. Most finals have been played in a single final format, apart from some occasions that the winner's tournament had been decided by a round robin format.

Later, professional players like David Robinson, Larry Brown, and Gregg Popovich were crowned champions of the AAU. Popovich and Robinson represented the U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars. Between 1920 and 1950, some of the strongest basketball teams in the United States were sponsored by corporations, including Phillips 66, 20th Century Fox, Safeway Inc., Caterpillar Inc., and others.

History

By the early 1930s, a few teams had earned reputations for basketball excellence and produced AAU All-Americans such as Forrest DeBernardi, Melvin Miller and Chuck Hyatt. In 1936 the significance of the tournament soared as it became integral part of the process to select US first Olympic team. When the stakes became higher, the competition between AAU and NCAA grew more intense as its organization asserted its claim to represent the US in international competition

But the AAU tournaments came to rise during the 1950s and 1960s with teams like the Phillips 66ers, the Peoria Caterpillars, the Akron Goodyears, the Denver D-C Truckers and the Wichita Vickers. These teams played a full schedule each season, topping 30 games a year and traveling throughout the country. Some of them also helped introduce the American style of basketball to foreign players. In 1956, the Buchan Bakers played games in Japan, the Philippines, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Spain.

During the 1950s, the rosters of the top amateur teams were filled with former college stars, many of whom had been drafted by the NBA, which was still in its formative years. The amateur teams sometimes offered more money than the pro teams as well as the security of full-time employment. AAU basketball was particularly strong in the Midwest, Southwest and West Coast, where the NBA had not yet established a presence.

The top teams also played in the National Industrial Basketball League, which began play in the 1947–48 season, two years before the establishment of the NBA. The NIBL had as many as eleven teams for the 1951–52 season and had nine teams during its next to last season in 1959–60. The Phillips 66ers won the NIBL title 11 of the league’s 14 years of existence.

But the goal for all these teams was winning the National AAU Tournament, held each year in Denver. The tournament field was determined by play in regional AAU tournaments, and included the top industrial teams, armed services teams, and often teams just put together for the tournament. Between 1943 and 1963, the Phillips 66ers won the tournament 10 times and the Peoria Caterpillars won five times. But there was always a chance for a surprise team to slip past the favorites. The Buchan Bakers, long shots at the outset of the tournament, won the national championship in 1956. Other one-time winners included the Oakland Bittners, led by Don Barksdale, in 1949 and Stewart Chevrolet, led by George Yardley, in 1951.

The appeal of AAU basketball began to decline in the early 1960s as the NBA gained prominence with such players as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Oscar Robertson and Jerry West. The NIBL folded in 1961, and with expansion of the NBA and the formation of the American Basketball Association in the late 1960s, the annual National AAU Tournament faded from prominence.

AAU Champions

1897 New York 23 Street YMCA (1) (''Round Robin'')

1898 ''not held''

1899 New York Knickerbocker Athletic Club (1) (''Round Robin'')

1900 New York Knickerbocker Athletic Club (2) (''Round Robin'')

1901 Ravenwood YMCA (1)

1902 ''not held''

1903 ''not held''

1904 Buffalo Germans (1) (''Round Robin'')

1905 Kansas City Athletic Club (1)

1910 National Guard Co. F

1911 ''not held''

1912 ''not held''

1913 Armour Square Cornells (1) (''Round Robin'')

1914 Armour Square Cornells (2)

1915 San Francisco Olympic Club (1)

1916 University of Utah Utes (1)

1917 Illinois Athletic Club (1)

1918 ''not held due to World War I''

1919 Los Angeles Athletic Club (1)

1920 New York University Violets (1)

1921 Kansas City Athletic Club (2)

1922 Lowe and Campbell (1)

1923 Kansas City Athletic Club (3)

1924 Butler University Bulldogs (1)

1925 Washburn College Ichabods (1)

1926 Hillyard Chemical Shine Alls (1)

1927 Hillyard Chemical Shine Alls (2)

1928 Cook's Paint Boys (1)

1929 Cook's Paint Boys (2)

1930 Wichita Clothiers(1)

1931 Wichita Clothiers (2)

1932 Wichita Clothiers (3)

1933 Diamond DX Oilers (1)

1934 Diamond DX Oilers (2)

1935 South Kansas Stage Lines (1)

1936 Globe Refiners (1)

1937 Denver Safeway Stores (1)

1938 Healey Motors (1)

1939 Denver Nuggets (2)

1940 Phillips 66ers (1)

1941 20th Century Fox (1)

1942 Denver American Legion (3)

1943 Phillips 66ers (2)

1944 Phillips 66ers (3)

1945 Phillips 66ers (4)

1946 Phillips 66ers (5)

1947 Phillips 66ers (6)

1948 Phillips 66ers (7)

1949 Oakland Bittners (1)

1950 Phillips 66ers (8)

1951 Stewart Chevrolet (1)

1952 Peoria Caterpillars (1)

1953 Peoria Caterpillars (2)

1954 Peoria Caterpillars (3)

1955 Phillips 66ers (9)

1956 Buchan Bakers (1)

1957 U.S. Air Force All-Stars (1)

1958 Peoria Caterpillars (4)

1959 Wichita Vickers (1)

1960 Peoria Caterpillars (5)

1961 Cleveland Pipers (1)

1962 Phillips 66ers (10)

1963 Phillips 66ers (11)

1964 Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1)

1965 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (1)

1966 Ford Mustangs (1)

1967 Goodyear Wingfoots (2)

1968 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (2)

1969 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (3)

1970 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (4)

1971 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (5)

1972 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (6)

1973 Marathon Oil (1)

1974 Jacksonville All-Stars (1)

1975 Capital Insulation (1)

1976 Athletes in Action (1)

1977 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (7)

1978 Joliet Christian Youth Center (1)

1979 Joliet Christian Youth Center (2)

1980 Airliner Basketball Club (1)

1981 Brewster-Heights Packing (1)

1982 Brewster-Heights Packing (2)

1983 Houston Flyers (1)

1984 Paul-Son Dice (1)

1985 Brewster-Heights Packing (3)

1986 Continental/Coors (1)

1987 Brewster-Heights Packing (4)

1988 Brewster-Heights Packing (5)

1989 U.S. Armed Forces All-Stars (8)

1990 Sam Ragnone Attorney (1)

1991 Lafayette Hustlers (1)

1992 Sam Ragnone Attorney (2)

1993 USA Verich Reps (1)

1994 MNS Stars (1)

1999 Palmer's Tornadoes (1)

2000 Palmer's Tornadoes (2)

2005 The New Beginnings B.C. (1)

Finals

Total titles by club

List of AAU records

Venues and Winning squads

1897-1920: The beginnings

1898-1900 at New York
1898, Madison Square Garden, New York City: 23rd St. Y.M.C.A New York (later known as the New York Wanderers)

A.J. Abadie, A.C. Abadie, A. Shields, W. Reed, J. Hamill, Deitrich, Meyerhoff, J. Wendelken, G.
Greif.

1899, Brooklyn, NYC: Knickerbocker A.C. New York

Weiss, Stripple, Cornish, Keawn, Dietrich, Reuss.

1900, Madison Square Garden, New York City: Knickerbocker A.C. New York

Quigg, Stripple, Brocker, Keawn, Linder, Reuss, Grennhall, Patterson.
1901: at Chicago
1901, at Chicago, Illinois: Ravenswood Y.M.C.A. Chicago, Illinois

Lorentzen, Rechard, Washburne, Albertson, Rowley, Stevens, Krafthefer.

1904: St. Louis Olympic Basketball Tournament

1904: Francis Field, St. Louis, Missouri: Buffalo (Germans) Y.M.C.A. Buffalo, New York - at St. Louis, Missouri

Rhode, Manweiler, Monohan, Hardt, Miller, Redlein.
1910-1914: at Chicago

1910, Chicago, Illinois: Commpany F. Portage, Wisconsin, N.F.

Sheppard, Mueller, Ebert, Janda, Hinickle, S. Ernsperger, Swenholt, Harbor, Abell, F. Ernsperger,
Schneider.

1913, Chicago, Illinois: Cornell (Armour Playground), Chicago, Illinois

A. Pressler, W. Pressler, Feeney, Johnson, Freeling, Kohfeldt.

1914, Chicago, Illinois: Cornell (Armour Playground), Chicago, Illinois

1915: at San Francisco

1915, San Francisco, California: Olympic Club of San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Berndt, J. Gilbert, R Gilbert, Stadfeldt, Schugert, Miller, Kemp.

1916 and 1917: at Chicago

1916, Chicago, Illinois: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Dorton, Warner, Thorum, Smith, Breiben, Romney, Van Pelt, Clark, Parker, Goodrich.

1917, Chicago, Illinois: Illinois A.C. Chicago, Illinois

Kohfeldt, Elliot, D. Holland, Greisel, Cochrane, Feeney, A. Pressler (Capt), Frieling, W. Pressler,
Egan.

1919: at Los Angeles
1919, Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles A.C. Los Angeles, California

Swann, Wilson, Laswell, Cooper, Slaighter (Capt.), Cate, Tate, Olney.

1920: at Atlanta
1920, Atlanta, Georgia: New York University

Holman, Goeller, Delaney, Cann, Storey (Capt.), Mooney, Baker.

1921-1935: Kansas City venue

1921, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Kansas City, A.C.

Burrien, Saunders, Lonborg, Moberley, Singer, Davis, De Bernardi.

1922, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Lowe and Campbell, Kansas City

Browning, G. Williams, F. Williams, Reeves, Scott, Keyes, Buckner, Davidson.

1923, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Kansas City, A.C.

Williams, Trumbo, Harry Viner, Bobby Sanders, Francis Hess, George Reeves, George Williams,
Milton Singer, George Browning.

1924, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Butler University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana

Paul, Blessing, Strole, Conway, Reichel, Griggs, Keach, Jones, Middlesworth (Capt.), Hooker,
Nipper, Harber.

1925, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Washburn College, Topeka, Kansas

Brewster, Peterson, Briethaupt (Capt), Lowe, Lonborg, Poart, McLaughlin, Spohn.

1926, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Hillyard, St, Joseph, Missouri

Earl Mueller, R. Hillyard D. Goodson, N Hillyard, C. Allen, George Rody, S. De Bernardi, G.
Starbuck, John Wulf, R. Mosley, E. Giltner.

1927, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Hillyard, St Joseph, Missouri

Starbuck, Loveless, Wulf, Allen, De Bernardi, Mitchel, Hewitt.

1928, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Cook Paint Company, Kansas City

Holt, Peterson, Ekstrom, Gordon, Mosley (Capt.), Lecrone, Wingate, DeBernardi.

1929, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Cook Paint Company, Kansas City

De Bernadi, Burke, Hewitt, Peterson, Holt, Harrigan, Hale, Gordon, Lamb.

1930, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Henry Clothiers, Wichita, Kansas

McBurney, Starbock, Gibbons, Hewitt, Miller, Davis, Dundham, Nonken, Burke.

1931, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Henry Clothiers, Wichita, Kansas

Davis, Callahan, Dunham, Scott, Miller, Iba, McBurney, Hoffman, Alexander, Gardner (Capt).

1932, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Henry Clothiers, Wichita, Kansas

Miller, Gibbons, Grove, Pickell, Olmstead, Dunham, Calahan.

1933, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Diamond DX Oilers, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Chuck Hyatt, Futhey, Jerome, C. Larson, Lantrop, Carlton, H. Larson, Mullins, Art Hyatt.

1934, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Diamond DX Oilers, Tulsa, Oklahoma

W. Miller, Willis, Lantrop, Carlton (Capt), Larson, Pickell, Mullins, Hyatt.

1935, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Southern Kansas Stage Lines

Fischer, Browning, Piper, Quinn, Wier, Wallenstrom, Praiswater, Meyers, Light.

1936, Convention Hall, Kansas City: Globe Refiners, McPherson, Kansas

Johnson, Ragland, Frank, Gibbons, Wheatley, Vaughan, Dowd, Fortenbury, Schmidt.

1937-1956: Denver Rise

1937, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Denver Safeways, Denver, Colorado -

Shelton (Capt). Mansweller, Frank, Young, Gruenig, Colvin, Dowell, McCracken, Bauer, Fee.

1938, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Healey Motors, Kansas City

Herman Fischer, Francis Johnson, Bud Beiser, Roy Brown, Fred Pralle, Ray Noble, Dick Staab,
Frank Groves, Bob Weir.

1939, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Denver Nuggets, Denver, Colorado

Bill Ogle, Pete Lentry, Bob Gruenig, Dick Wells, Ted Connelly, Werner Frank, Ralph Bishop, Jack
McCracken, Tex Colvin.

1940, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

1941, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Twentieth Century Foz, Hollywood, Carlifornia

Cloyd, Woodward, Weldie, Johnson, Harris, O'Hara, Knowels, Lubin, McGrath, Mollner,
Schiefer.

Tucker, Pralle, Ebling, Loackard, Martin Hyatt (Amateur Coach), Lewis, Fortenbury, Trowtwein,
Grove, Shields.

1942, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: American Legion, Denver, Colorado

Strannigan, Harvey, McCracken, Marsh, Marks, Gray, Unger, Lentz, Bob Gruenig.

1943, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

McNatt, Browning, Freiberger, Pralle, Carpenter, Rothman, Nash, Yates.

1944, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips, 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
McNatt, Browning, Tucker, Carpenter, Freiberger, Clar, Pralle, Rothman.

1949, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Oakland Bittners

Reimke, Williams, Voss, O'Gara, Barksdale, Fisher, Hanger, Fasholz, Silver, Minor.

1948, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Beck, Nash, Reneck, Reich, Bob Kurland, Tucker, Carpenter, Beisser, Pitts, Jones.

1947, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Carpenter, Martin, Stockman, Nash, Eggleston, Perrault, Reneck, Bob Kurland.

1946', Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Mcnatt, Nash, Carpenter, Martin, Renick, Rothman, Lewis, Reisser.

1945, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Nash, Rothman, McNatt, Browning, Linderman, Halbert, Carpenter, Yates, Schwartzer.

1954, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Peoria Cats

Retherford, Minter, McCabe, Ron Bontemps, Gladson, Penwell, Sheets, Solomon.

1953, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Peoria Cats

Ron Bontemps, Freiberger, McCabe, Pippin, Williams, Retherford, Minter, Penwell, Dean, Haarlow.

1952, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Peoria Caterpillar Diesels

Ron Bontemps, Freiberger, McCabe, Pippin, Williams, Lafferty, Schmidt, Dempsey.

1951, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Stewart Chevrolet, San Francisco, California

Walker, Yardley, Hendricksen, Crandall, Kuzara, Payne, Greenback, Laney, Bullwinkel.

1950, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Beck, Lipscomb, Bennett, Stanich, Courtney, Bob Kurland, Williams, Tucker, Reich, Pryor.

1957-1968: Denver Fall

1955, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Walsh, Short, Darling, Ford, Houghland, Fuller, Mattick, Buchanan, Rivers.

1956, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Buchan Bakers, Seattle, Washington

Parsons, Halberg, Jordan, Swyers, Glowaski, Guisness, B. H. Born, Cipriano, Koon.

1957, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: U.S. Air Force

Boushka, Bragg, Warren, Tomsic, Welsh, Coshow, Kelley, White.

1958, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Peoria Cats

Bingham, Palmer, B. H. Born, Prudhoe, Plunkett, Schultz, Sullivan, Warden, Lee, Wolfe, A. Kelley,
Crittenden, D. Kelley.

1959, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Wichita Vickers

Broushka, Swartz, Boldebuck, Lane, Revon, Smith, King, Schramm, Mullen.

1960, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Peoria Cats

Boozer, Adams, Prudhoe, Ohi, Crittenden, Plunkett, Kelley, Hill, Woll.

1961, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Cleveland Pipers, Cleveland

Adams, Swartz, Sharrar, Taylor, Barnhill, McCollom, Hamilton.

1962, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66

Hagan, Robitallie, Frank, McNeil, Kojis, Thompson, Altenberg, Cole, Bowerman, Jerry Shipp, Price.

1963, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Phillips 66

Kojis, Jerry Shipp, Hagan, Price, Rascoe, Bowerman, Moran, Frank, Mounts, Pursiful.

1964, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Goodyear Wingfoots

Arnold, Beckman, Larry Brown (MVP), Davies, McCaffrey, McCoy, Sharrar, Small, Whiteford,
Williams.

1965, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Armed Forces All Stars

Sheehan, Meyers, Birkle, Reloff, Connelly, USMC; Fowler, Mahonak, Reid, Vern Benson (MVP), USA;
Stowers, USAF; Moor, USN.

1966, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Ford Mustangs

Russell (MVP), Clawson, Johnson, Olson, Darden, Curtis, Murrey, Thompson, Tregoning,
Washington.

1967, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Akron Goodyear

Miller, Jim King, Anderson, Calvin Fowler, Vern Benson, Patterson, McCoy, Corell, Dabich, Hanson.

1968, Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado: Armed Forces All Stars

Coach Hal Fisher, USA; S/Sgt. Jones, Manager, USAF: Darius Cunningham, John Clawson,
George Carter, Mike Silliman, USA; Mike Redd, Marvin Willet, USMC; John Snipes, James Cole,
USN; Mike Barrett (MVP), USN; Ken Bradley, Harry Gilmore, Bill Blair, USAF.

1969-1970: at Macon and Columbia

1969, Macon, Georgia: Armed Forces All Stars

Coach Hal Fisher, USA; Garfield Smith, Ken Washington, Rod McDonald, Mike Silliman, George
Collier, Tal Brody, Harold Jeter, Bob Wolf, USA; Howard Hansen, USN; Mike Redd, Jim Meyers,
USMC.

1970, Columbia, South Carolina: Armed Forces All Stars

Coach Hal Fisher, USA; Mike Redd, USMC; Mike Sillman, Garfield Smith, Tal Brody, Mike Wolf,
Rod MacDonald, Ken Washington, Art Wilmore, Darnell Hillman, USA; Ed Whitehead, USAF.

1971-1973: at Kentucky

1971, London Kentucky: Armed Forces All Stars

Art Wilmore, Don Crenshaw, Bruce Sloan, Darnell Hillman, Jim Oxley, Fram Dumphy, Ron
Krayl, Larry Bauer, USA; Chuck Kozak, USMC; Cliff Parsons, USAF; Hal Fisher, Coach, USA,
Assistant Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Fox, USA.

1972, London Kentucky: Armed Forces All Stars

Bernie Barnes, Howard Hughes, Cliff Parsons, Ron Richards, Marv Schmitt, Gregg Popovich,
USAF; Bill Squires, USMC; Paul Andrews, Don Crenshaw, Tom Daley, USA.

1973, Ashland, Kentucky: Marathon Oil, Lexington, Kentucky

Coaches ScottBaesler, Pat Doyle; Kenny Davis, Jim Lemaster, George Bryant, John Adams, Gene
Kirk, Jim Day, Dan Argabright, Ketchel Strauss, Phil Argento, Darryl Dunagan.

1974-1976: AAU Fall

1974-1976: at Baton Rouge

1974, F. G. Clark Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Jacksonville, Florida

Coach Lowell Wood; Dan Foster, Rick Coleman, Chip Dublin, Otis Cole, Todd Lolich, Otis
Johnson, Lawrence McCray, Abe Steward, Rex Morgan.

1975, F. G. Clark Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Capital Insulation, Los Angeles, California

Louis Smith, Dwight Taylor, Paul Scranton, Larry Hollifield, Billy Jackson, Carl Toney, Richard
Darnall, Hugh Fenderson, William Jankans, Robert Murray.

1976, F. G. Clark Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Athletes in Action, Tustin, California - at

Charles Neal, Brad Hoffman, Eldon Lawyer, Randy Allen, David Lower, Doug Oxsen, Irvin
Kiffin, Tim Hall, Dan Knight, John Sears.

1985-1998: at Topeka, Kansas

1985, Topeka, Kansas: Brewster Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington

Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Coach Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau, Managers, Mike
Pariseau, Mark Pariseau; Eddie Smith, Pete Williams, Brian Kellerman, Jay Triano, John W.
Pariseau, Eli Pasquale, Phil Zevenbergen, Mike Terpstra, Eric Brewe, Ray Brooks.

1986, Topeka, Kansas: Continental/Coors, Houston, Texas

Coach Marty Bratton; Jimmy Gilbert, Greg Anderson, Nick Cucinella, Ron Baxter, Andrew
Parker, Ernest Patterson, Alvin Franklin, Kevin Fitchett, Vick Ewing, Steve Sylestine, Harry
O'Brian, Greg Skulman.

1987, Topeka, Kansas: Brewster Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington

Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Coach Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau; John W. Pariseau,
Alvin Vaughn, Lorenzo Romar, Jay Triano, Zack Jones, Todd Burton, Phil Zevenbergen, Tom
Gneiting, Eddie Smith, Sven Meyers, Ron Vanderschaaf.

1988, Topeka, Kansas: Brewster Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington

Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Coach Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau; John W. Pariseau,
Brian Kellerman, Lorenzo Romar, Phil Hopson, Jay Triano, Dan Weiss, Ricky Brown, Zak Jones,
Al Kristmanson, Kevin Sprewer.

1989, Topeka, Kansas: US Armed Forces - at Topeka, Kansas

Coaches Harold Johnson and Bill Carry; Earl Wilson, Kevin Houston, Timothy Wilson, Samural
Addison, Kevin Bradshaw, Dion Brown, Raymond Lettstom, K.E. Whittaker, Walter Golden,
Willie Linder, Charles Bailey, David Robinson.

1990, Topeka, Kansas: Sam Ragnone, Attorney - Flint, Michigan - at Topeka, Kansas

Coach Sam Ragnone; Joel Ragland, Lamar Edwards, Darrin Fitzgerald, Tom Hawkins, Terry
Duerod, Eric Turner, Ray Keiser, Greg Kelser, Lorenzo Orr, Zack Hicks, Rony Thompkins, Ernest
Williams.

1991, Topeka, Kansas: Lafayette Hustlers - Lafayette, Indiana

Coach Jim Bower, Ryan Berning, Ricky Hall, Derrick Johnson, Kip Jones, Walter Jordan, John Teague, Shawn Teague, Chad Tucker, Tim Hasley, T. Cutter.

1992, Topeka, Kansas: Sam Ragnone Attorney - Flint, Michigan

Coach Sam Ragnone, Darrin Fitzgerald, Lamar Edwards, Eric Turner, Terry Duerod (MVP), Gilvannie
Johnson, Jones, Phil Hubbard, Greg Kelser.

1993, Topeka, Kansas: USA Verich Reps - Warren, Ohio

Coach Louis Cathcart, Derrick Fields, Mergin Sina, Darrin Morningstar, Bill Edwards, Johnny
McDole, Louis Geter, Trig Lee, Dapris Owens, Harris, Craig, Hodges.

1994, Topeka, Kansas: MNS Stars - Kansas City, Missouri

Coach Milton R. Bradley, Nate Buntin, Stan Bradley, Aaron Collier, Michael Irvin, Will Scott,
Jamal Coleman, Deryl Kearney, Deryl Conningham, Stan Bradley, Jay Boster, Cody, Waters.

1995, Topeka, Kansas: Team Pella - Des Moines, Iowa

Michael Born, Ron Bayless, Brad Pippett, Howard Eaton, Sam Powell, Fred Brown, Paul
Doerrfeld.

1996, Topeka, Kansas: Bankers and Investors-Kansas City, Missouri

Coach Riley Maher, Burce Chubick, Eugene Cheadle, Rick Muller, Brian Maher, Dion Barnes,
Tom Wald, Ralph Davis, Mac Irvin, Terrance Badgett, Erwin Claggett, Chris Haynes.

1997, Topeka, Kansas: Marathon Basketball - Joliette, Illinois

Coach Mark Simpson, Curt Smith, Erwin Claggett, Willie Murdaugh, Jerald Ryner, Jeff Harris,
Steve Showalter, Rick Hughes, Mikki Moore.

1998, Topeka, Kansas: Pella Windows - Des Moines, IA

Coach Michael J. Born, Michael Born, Ron Bayless, Carl Pickett, Brad Pippett, Troy Wade, Tony
Harvey, Jeff Hrubes.

1977, Lake Worth, Florida: Armed Forces All Stars

Coach Hal Fisher, Assistant Wilbert Logan; Jyrona Ralston, Robert Sherwin, Eddie Brown, Pierre
Russell, James Penn, George Hester, Jerome Benning, Ron Brown, Bobby Young, Richard
McGuire, Alfred Forney, L.C. Pierce.

1978, at London, Kentucky: Christian Youth Center, Joliet Illinois

Coach Glen Sergent; Tim Bryant, Dennis Taylor, Steve Clum, Jim Bocinski, Huby Marshall, Jim
Calhoun, Frank Kaminsky, Houston Lloyd, Bill Glover.

1979, Ponca City, Oklahoma: Christian Youth Center, Joliet, Illinois

Coach Glen Sergent; Allan Hardy (MVP), Dennis Taylor, Steve Clum, Jim Bocinski, Huby
Marshall, Kerry Hughes, Frank Kaminsky, Craig Burtyn, Bill Glover.

1979 and 1980: at Florida

1980, St. Augustine, Florida: Airliner Basketball Club, Iowa City, Iowa

Coach Jim Baker, Assistant Dante Vignaroli, Sponsor Doug Tvedt; Fred Haberecht, Mike Gatens,
Neil Fegebank, Glenn Vicnovic, William Mayfield, Clay Hargrave, Rick Engel, Pete Griffin, Tom
Norma, Dick Peth, John Hairston, Gary DeCarlo.

1981, St. Agustine, Florida: Brewster-Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington

Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau; Joe Leonard, Mark Scott,
Marion Pericin, Tony Barnes, Stan Walker, Todd Burton, Dennis Johnson, Jeff Stoutt, Wayne
Smith, Joe Webb.

1982, Portland Oregon: Brewster Heights Packing, Brewster, Washington

Coach John J. Pariseau, Assistant Keith Kingsbury, Sponsor Ed Pariseau; Joe Webb, Eric Brewe,
Gene Glenn, Dan Caldwell, Todd Burton, Joe Leonard, Steve Matzen, Rob Visser, Ray Orange,
Billy Turney Loos, John Greig, John W. Pariseau.

1983, Ponca City, Oklahoma: Houston Flyers, Houston, Texas

Coach Marty Bratton, Assistant Howard Knight, John Flewellen; Latrell Mitchell, Harry O'Brien,
Steve Sylestine, Ed Jeffries, Andrew Parker, Ricky Hooker, Randy Martel, Hiram Harrison, David
Marrs, Larry Hendrix, Kenny Austin.

1984, Las Vegas, Nevada: Paul-Son Dice, Las Vegas, Nevada

Coach Larry Keever, Manager Mike Pilz, Sponsor Paul-Son Dice and Card, Inc; Terry Manghum,
Alan Holder, Melvin Washington, Bobby Joe Jacobs, Cris Jackson, Armon Gilliam, Mel Bennet,
Keith Star, Greg Goorjian, Kenny Harmon, Sam Smith.

1999-present

1999-2000 at Des Moines

1999, Sisam Arena, Des Moines, Iowa: Palmer's Tornadoes, Des Moines, IA

Coach David Palmer, Sam Crawford, David Palmer, Tim Gill, Lamar Hillsman, Darrel "A.J."
Waley, Stan Gouard, Rocky Walls, Wayne Houston, Ed Johnson, Ray Poindexter.

2000, Sisam Arena, Des Moines, Iowa: Palmer's Tornadoes – Des Moines, IA

Coach Stan Gouard, Asst. Coach David Palmer, Wayne Houston (MVP), Kevin Sams, Justin Wimmer, Tim Gill, Lonnie Cooper, Tyrone Barksdale, D. Taylor, Carl Pickett, Ed Johnson, M. Stephany.

2001-2005 at Sacramento

2001, Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA: Shell-Widman – Elk Grove, CA
Coach David Shell, Shann Ferch (MVP), Charles Terrell, Ali Thomas, Robert Richardson, Lossie Mitchell, Thomas Washington, Justin Leslie, Jason Cox, Rich Manning, Tito Addison, Jimmie
Carol.

2002, Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA: Posse – San Jose, CA – at Sacramento, California

Coach Joe Molina, Asst. Coach Al Gordon, Brian Jones (MVP), Wayman Strickland, Champ Wrencher, Darrel Teat, Dave Smith, Chris Samdahl, Steve Ross, Richard Morton, Julius Hicks, Brian Gomez.

2003, Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA: Sunny's Rebels – Seattle, WA

Coach Sunny Backlund, Antuan Jones (MVP), Jackie Jones, Chuck Johnson, Donald Watts, Brian
Dennis, Darnell Taylor, Chris Walcott

2004, Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA: Maine Lobsters, Bangor, Maine

Coach Charlie Wilson, Fred Hooks (MVP), Demarius Akins, Moses Alvarez, Ed Fontaine,

William Genung, Shaun Jackson, Fred Nichols, Rico Redd, TK Reed, Alton "Sonny" Smith,
Shannon Taylor, Al Williams

2005, Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, CA: Mitchell-McKineyz "New Beginnings 4 Youth," Columbus, Ohio

Coach Tony Rice, Tony Rice (MVP), Larry Abney, Ben Berry, Tony Givens, Isaac Jefferson, John

Spain, Orenthall Strothers, Shannon Swillis, Chad Younger.

2007: NA

2006: NA

2008, Cocoa Beach, Florida: 102 Jamz, Orlando, Florida

Brian S, Mike S, Mike E (MVP), Jason, Shawn S, T’here, Pete, Dave

2009, Reno, Nevada: Gold Rush, San Francisco, CA

Coach, Rick Lewis: Jovan Harris (MVP), Cardell butler, Xavier McNally, Dean Browne, John
Tofi, Johnny Dukes, Reggie Smith, Larry Reggie.

MVP award

Notable teams

* Phillips 66ers
* Akron Wingfoots
* Denver Nuggets
* Peoria Cats
* US Armed Forces All-Stars
* Buchan Bakers
* Cleveland Pipers
* Kansas City Athletic Club
* Oakland Bittners

AAU players who became NBA All-Stars

* Dick Barnett (Cleveland Pipers)
* Bob Boozer (Peoria Caterpillars)
* Vince Boryla (Denver Nuggets)
* Richie Guerin (Quantico Marines)
* Don Kojis (Phillips 66ers)
* Clyde Lee (Knoxville Contac Caps)
* Clyde Lovellette (Phillips 66ers)
* Tom Meschery (San Francisco Olympic Club)
* Don Ohl (Peoria Cats)
* Jim Pollard (San Diego Dons, Oakland Bittners)
* Flynn Robinson (Denver Capital)
* Bob Rule (Denver Capital)
* Cazzie Russell (Detroit Ford Mustangs)
* Ken Sears (San Francisco Olympic Club)
* George Yardley (San Francisco Stewart Chevrolets, Los Alamitos Naval Air Station)

Trial Games

The AAU also sent teams to the Olympic Trial Games organized before each Olympic tournament. The results of the teams would finally decide the players would play for the USA Team in the Olympics. The playoffs had a massive interest drawing huge crowds to the hosting venues.

Similar games were organized for the FIBA World Cups.

Olympic Trials

1936: Universal Pictures - McPherson Globe Refiners 44-43

1948: Phillips 66ers - Kentucky Wildcats 53-49

1952: Peoria Caterpillars - Kansas University Jayhawks 62-60

1956: Phillips 66ers

Pan American Games Trial

1959: NCAA All-Stars (3–0) - Phillips 66ers (2–1)

Pan-American Exposition

1901: Buffalo Germans

FIBA World Cup Trial

1950: Denver Chevrolets

1954: Peoria Caterpillars

References

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