Thanks for having us out tonight, @MentorAthletics. Kids got some good run in to help us get ready for the grind ahead. Good luck to you this season.

Great Avon Gold practice tonight. Looking forward to being on the road at the Amherst Tip Off Classic this weekend.

ABA practice on a Monday night is always a little more energetic when you have a few high school players there to be part of the action.

Avon Freshmen went 4-1 at the Ashland Shootout and followed it up with the 4th Annual Burger King Extravaganza. Great job today! @mfitch001 @avonbasketball

Had a blast coaching you guys up this year and I look forward to watching you grow both on and off the floor. @MasonBerger28

It’s been 286 days… finally GAMEDAY!!!! Hope to see you all there. @avonbasketball @avoneagles @MrT219

Dads and 90s kids, here's a fact: We had it so good with SportsCenter and we didn't know it.... How could we? We didn't know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV... then the Internet and social media and YouTube... During that brief, bright spot in sports media in the 1990s, SportsCenter was the only way to get the day's highlights... We had black and white photos and box scores and features in the newspaper... We had brilliant writing and reporting and pictures in Sports Illustrated and Sporting News and ESPN: The Magazine... But for the day's highlights... To watch Ken Griffey Jr. make a diving catch or Jordan hit a game winner or Barry Sanders twirl through a defensive line... If you didn't catch it live, the only way to see it was on SportsCenter (maybe your local news sports show - maybe)... And into this void stepped Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Stuart Scott and Rich Eisen and Craig Kilborn and Linda Cohn and Robin Roberts and crew... And all the catch phrases every kid in high school and college would repeat: "cool as the other side of the pillow"... Jumanji... En Fuego.... We'd watch SportsCenter at night then again in the morning. It was a monolith. You'd show up at school and you'd have the same frame of reference for the highlights you saw. It was a shared experience. It was awesome. And even though the show still exists and works, it's not a cultural touchstone anymore... it can't be... not with every highlight available from 1,000 sources across social media instantly... And there are bright spots to be sure... My man and Top 10 Randy (@RandyScottESPN) is terrific. So are plenty of others. But classic SC, man. It was a shared experience. By everyone. These kids don't know... Sitting there, retweeting highlights, sharing reels, scrolling their feeds... Doing the work to find what they like with no commentary or context. Times change. I get it. And we always glorify what we grew up on. Maybe that's all this is. Still, I miss Stu Scott. He ruled. If you agree, share this and follow me @Jon_Finkel. Boo-Yah!

We have lots of ⁦@avonbasketball⁩ gear to give to our contest winners at camp today!

Nothing like high school basketball at this time of the year. Teams wrapping up the regular season and ramping up for tournament time. Love the energy and excitement surrounding this game, and looking forward to being a part of @avonbasketball run through these upcoming matchups.

Great season with our K-1 team!! Fundamentals and… HAVING FUN… Look at those smiles!! @KimberlyFitch33 @MrT219 @coachmeansAL @MichelleWallish @KTfromCLE @avonbasketball

GAMEDAY!!! The start to our three game road trip. @avoneagles @MrT219 @avonbasketball

Avon travels to Medina tonight to take on the Highland Hornets. @avoneagles

Not playing? 1. What kind of energy are you bringing to your team? 2. Are you staying engaged and invested in the game? This is how you can still positively impact your team, even though you may not be on the floor.

Game Day! @avonbasketball takes on @SteeleBoysBBall tonight!

I’m having @EagleNewsNet flashbacks! Great to see AHS and ENN alumni Anthony and Sydney in their element at Kent. @kd_buller @SupportAvonSch @ben_hodge

Avon travels to @Midviewhoops tonight for an SWC matchup! @Ohio_SWC Let’s go! @avoneagles @EvanGar515

GAME DAY!

Another sweep: only a 2 gamer, JV & Varsity, but a sweep non-the-less. Proud of both teams for finishing off winter break on a high note. Back to school tomorrow!!!! @avonbasketball @avoneagles

New tradition started today… “Player of the Game”. Each player receives a bag tag with our logo, opponent , and date. Congrats to @NateFarles Ali Jaber and Jerry Clements. These dudes were Relentless last night. @avoneagles @avonbasketball

Ready! #AvonFirstDay2022 @SupportAvonSch