DC Elite Its Bigger Than Basketball

Detroit Seniors Central State Scholarships Are Here! V No SAT/ACT V Based on GPA V Supportive HBCU environment • Send official transcripts to: Againes@centralstate.edu (Subject: In care of I Am Derrick) #DetroitSeniors #HBCUOpportunity #Scholarships

🎓 Detroit Seniors — Scholarship Opportunity! The I Am Derrick Initiative with Central State University (HBCU) is offering scholarships to graduating seniors across Detroit & Southeast Michigan. ✅ Based on final GPA Send transcripts to: Againes@centralstate.edu

When you talk about love for the game, only two come to mind: @codey_bush0 (Chicken Wing) and @harlemsimpsonn. From middle school to now, they’re always the first on the court and the last to stop. Pure passion. No shortcuts. Congrats to Harlem Simpson on 1,000 points as a junior

Through the game of basketball, we are carrying out Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission — teaching teamwork, discipline, respect, and character both on and off the court. To all the athletes competing tomorrow play hard, play together, and play the right way.

Join us Monday, Feb 19 at Groves High School 🏀 The DC Elite MLK Middle School Jamboree — more than a tournament. Youth, leadership, and legacy. Honoring Dr. King by teaching the game the right way. Powered by @BrianMatelic (G Brand Apparel) & I Am Derrick #IAmDerrick #GBrand

DC Elite MLK Middle School Jamboree 📅 Monday, Feb 19 📍 Groves High School More than a tournament — it’s about youth, leadership, and legacy. Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by teaching the game the right way and inspiring the next generation on and off the court.

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Lisa Covington, Case Manager & Transition Coordinator at ATAP High School, shares the truth: I Am Derrick builds more than champions. They build laundry rooms that break cycles. Because dignity isn’t a luxury. It’s a foundation. #IAmDerrick #BreakTheCycle #CleanClothesMatter

If Not Us Then Who? @44TheLegend

Cassandra, a student at ATAP High School, reminds us why laundry rooms in schools matter#lAmDerrick #DElite #SpinCyclePlayoffs #DignitylnAction #CleanClothesMatter #StudentVoices #MoreThanBasketball #CommunityFirst #ImpactThatLasts

This past summer, @iamderrickwearedetroit in partnership with Whirlpool and the DC Elite Summer League, transformed basketball into a platform for real change. Instead of trophies, league champions earned fully equipped, permanent laundry rooms for their schools

1 in 5 students stay home because they don’t have clean clothes. That barrier ends here.

This past year, the DC Elite Summer League reimagined what victory looks like. No trophies — winning schools earned fully built, permanent laundry rooms. With Whirlpool and I Am Derrick, the Spin Cycle Playoffs created infrastructure that lasts long after the buzzer.

When kids have clean clothes, everything changes—attendance, confidence, participation, pride. That’s why DC Elite and I Am Derrick built our first school laundry room at @PontiacAtap High School, home of this year’s Spin Cycle champions. This is infrastructure for a generation.

Preserving AAU Basketball in Michigan Led by the NBA Legends of Michigan Location: Detroit Police Athletic League (P.A.L.) Headquarters - The Corner Ballpark 1680 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 48216 For More Info Contact Karen Hall At khall@detroitpal.org

These are more than champions They’re tools for generational change.This is what it looks like when sports serve community. No excuses Just impact Congratulations to Greenfield Union Middle Schools @ATAPMBB @KingCrusaders02

DC Elite It’s Bigger Than Basketball