Basketball Camps in North Carolina

North Carolina is a state that takes its basketball seriously; as the home of the ACC's famed "Tobacco Road," every basketball season sees the rivalries between Duke, UNC and NC State flare up, while Wake Forest, ECU and other teams have made significant showings as well. During the summer when school is out, young children can learn more about the sport at basketball camps.

UNC Basketball Camp

Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the home of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, who have won five NCAA national championships and several ACC tournaments. Coach Roy Williams hosts a basketball camp every summer. This week-long sleep away camp is designed to improve a players skills and give them a good feel for playing on a team. This camp is designed for boys aged nine through 18. UNC also offers a separate basketball camp for girls.

Duke Basketball Camp

Having recently broken records for the greatest wins of any coach in NCAA history, Mike Krzyzewski has coached the Duke Blue Devils since 1980, encompassing all four of the team’s NCAA tournament wins. He, too, has a basketball camp for boys aged nine to 18. In addition, there is a girls' basketball camp at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

NC State Basketball Camp

North Carolina State University is part of the sixteen schools that make up the University of North Carolina system. It's head coach, Mark Gottfried, offers camps for boys and girls of all ages and skill levels.

Other camps

Other camps are offered by Wake Forest University, Campbell University, East Carolina University, Campbell University, UNC Asheville, UNC Greensboro, UNC Pembroke, Western Carolina University and Wingate University.

Basketball is almost like a religion in much of North Carolina, and the young adherents of its various teams can learn to improve their skills and discover the value of teamwork at any one of these camps.