Our mission is to advance the development of our youth through basketball in the state of Michigan and Canada.🇨🇦
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At the DC Elite x I Am Derrick Summer League, winning means more than trophies and banners.
It means creating something that outlives the final score.
Every championship becomes an opportunity to serve students, strengthen schools, and change lives
Let your team create a legacy
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Why Laundry Rooms Matter?These laundry rooms are much more than a prize — they’re a lifeline for students in underserved schools. Lack of clean clothes is one of the top silent contributors to absenteeism.
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DC Elite Summer League is redefining what victory means. Instead of championship trophies, winning schools receive permanent laundry rooms — a social impact award designed to meet essential student needs and uplift entire communities.Register today docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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DC Elite / I Am Derrick is more than basketball.
We’re building legacy — not just champions. 🏀
Through our Summer League, we give teams something bigger than trophies: identity, culture, discipline, and memories that last a lifetime.
Congratulations to King Our A Division Champs
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DC Elite Summer League Starts June 15
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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
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🎓 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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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DC Elite Its Bigger Than Basketball retweeted
Cassandra, a student at ATAP High School, reminds us why laundry rooms in schools matter#lAmDerrick #DElite #SpinCyclePlayoffs
#DignitylnAction #CleanClothesMatter #StudentVoices #MoreThanBasketball #CommunityFirst #ImpactThatLasts
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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
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1 in 5 students stay home because they don’t have clean clothes.
That barrier ends here.
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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.
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