Five-Star Basketball

Five-Star Basketball High-intensity basketball camps for boys and girls. Since 1966. Achieve Greatness: http://fivestarbasketball.com

03/03/2026

2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Five-Star Basketball Camp. And we’re celebrating all year long. Stories you’ve never heard, plus product drops you’ll want to get your hands on. πŸ‘€πŸ”₯

But first… we’re going back to the very beginning.

Before the orange and white.
Before the Five-Star name.
Before the legend.

The first camp (1966) wasn’t called Five-Star at all. It was the Camp Orin-Sekwa Basketball School, held in Niverville, New York (18 miles southeast of Albany).

Co-founders Howard Garfinkel and Will Klein -- along with their third partner at the time, Roy Rubin -- pulled up to the campground with six high school coaches and a simple, powerful idea: Get kids out of the city. Play real, competitive hoops for a week. Have some β€œfun in the sun.” β˜€οΈπŸ€

Then reality hit.

As summer approached, Garf had only 25 kids registered. Panic. The unthinkable: cancel the camp before it even started. Until July… when an oversized manila envelope arrived, postmarked Fairlawn, NJ. Inside? 24 registrations + checks to cover tuition, all wrangled together by Hubie Brown, then the head coach at Fair Lawn H.S., and one of the six Original Camp Counselors.

And here’s the twist: the camp’s first lecturer wasn’t even the original speaker. Duke coach Vic Bubas couldn’t make it… so he sent a newly hired assistant from Punxsutawney High School in Pennsylvania. That assistant?

Chuck Daly.
Future back-to-back NBA champion with the Bad Boy Pistons.
Future coach of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team.
Yeah. That Chuck Daly.

The rest, as they say, is history.

To kick off the 60th, we’re honoring Orin-Sekwa the right way, using drone footage of the present-day court + photo matching, we commissioned Rim and The Rock to recreate the original backboards from 1966.

This is the story before the story.
And we’re just getting started. β›ΊοΈπŸ€βœ¨

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03/03/2026

2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Five-Star Basketball Camp. And we’re celebrating all year long. Stories you’ve never heard, plus product drops you’ll want to get your hands on. πŸ‘€πŸ”₯

But first… we’re going back to the very beginning.

Before the orange and white.
Before the Five-Star name.
Before the legend.

The first camp (1966) wasn’t called Five-Star at all. It was the Camp Orin-Sekwa Basketball School, held in Niverville, New York (18 miles southeast of Albany).

Co-founders Howard Garfinkel and Will Klein β€” along with their third partner at the time, Roy Rubin β€” pulled up to the campground with six high school coaches and a simple, powerful idea: Get kids out of the city. Play real, competitive hoops for a week. Have some β€œfun in the sun.” β˜€οΈπŸ€

Then reality hit.

As summer approached, Garf had only 25 kids registered. Panic. The unthinkable: cancel the camp before it even started. Until July… when an oversized manila envelope arrived, postmarked Fairlawn, NJ. Inside? 24 registrations + checks to cover tuition, all wrangled together by Hubie Brown, then the head coach at Fair Lawn H.S., and one of the six Original Camp Counselors.

And here’s the twist: the camp’s first lecturer wasn’t even the original speaker. Duke coach Vic Bubas couldn’t make it… so he sent a newly hired assistant from Punxsutawney High School in Pennsylvania. That assistant?

Chuck Daly.
Future back-to-back NBA champion with the Bad Boy Pistons.
Future coach of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team.
Yeah. That Chuck Daly.

The rest, as they say, is history.

To kick off the 60th, we’re honoring Orin-Sekwa the right way, using drone footage of the present-day court + photo matching, we commissioned Rim and The Rock to recreate the original backboards from 1966.

This is the story before the story.
And we’re just getting started. β›ΊοΈπŸ€βœ¨

πŸ“Ή: .hldn .us

01/12/2026

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Fuel. Train. Dominate. πŸ’ͺ Dr. Dish’s In-Season Strength & Nutrition Guide gives athletes expert tips and pro-level plans ...
12/02/2025

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🟧 If you survived:β€’ Waking up to Sinatra at 7 amβ€’ Morning calisthenics by the Sandmanβ€’ Twice-a-day stations in 95-degree...
06/10/2025

🟧 If you survived:

β€’ Waking up to Sinatra at 7 am

β€’ Morning calisthenics by the Sandman

β€’ Twice-a-day stations in 95-degree heat

β€’ Being relegated to the NCAA Division & 1st & 4th Qtrs

β€’ The meatloaf

Then congratulations:

You survived Five-Star in the 𝐠𝐨π₯𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐬.

And now?

πŸ”₯ SLAM is bringing that energy backβ€”with the official Five-Star Basketball Camp merch collection.

πŸ“Ό Retro vibes.

πŸ“€ Pure authenticity.

Link in comments. Get yours before someone raids your bunk again. What's your fondest Five-Star memory? πŸ€”

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’•π’†π’”π’• 𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒔 π’„π’π’Šπ’π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’‚π’π’Šπ’—π’†, 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 π’šπ’†π’• 𝒖𝒏𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏!”This is how Five-Star co-founder often described Hubie Brown, ...
02/09/2025

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’ˆπ’“π’†π’‚π’•π’†π’”π’• 𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒑𝒔 π’„π’π’Šπ’π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’‚π’π’Šπ’—π’†, 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 π’šπ’†π’• 𝒖𝒏𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏!”

This is how Five-Star co-founder often described Hubie Brown, who was one of the first original 6 camp counselors at Five-Star in the Summer of β€˜66.

As a HS Coach at Fair Lawn High School (NJ), Hubie single-handedly saved the camp that first summer with registrations from up and down the Garden State.

He would go on to become a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, Naismith Hall of Famer, and one of the sharpest hoops television analysts to ever put on a headset. Every game was a basketball clinic, who would teach viewers nuances of the game.

At 91, today marks Coach Brown’s final game as a broadcaster. He’s calling it a career. Congratulations on a marvelous run, and thank you for everything you’ve done for Five-Star. We’ll be eternally indebted.

and teamed up to give the iconic Jackie Robinson Park court a fresh look in celebration of SLAM’s 30th anniversary and...
08/30/2024

and teamed up to give the iconic Jackie Robinson Park court a fresh look in celebration of SLAM’s 30th anniversary and the SLAM Summer Classic.

The court’s vibrant orange and black design, featuring SLAM’s signature three stars, pays homage to the magazine’s legacy and the park’s rich history. β­οΈβ­οΈβ­οΈπŸ•ΆοΈπŸ€

Located at 150 St. & Bradhurst Ave. in Harlem, Jackie Robinson Park is a cornerstone of the community and a historic Harlem gem. A revitalized space where the neighborhood’s spirit of basketball thrives.

Special thanks to , , , and for helping this vision come to life.

08/02/2024

The 2024 x NYC Basketball Camp was an incredible success! βœ…πŸ€πŸ†

We had 4 inspiring days of basketball development, highlighted by special guest appearances from NBPA members Bobby Portis Jr., Isaiah Hartenstein, and Nic Claxton. Former pros Wilson Chandler, Smush Parker, and Kevin Martin also joined us to drop some gems!

A huge thank you to our campers, coaches, and parents for an unforgettable camp!

We want to give a big shoutout to our amazing sponsors: for providing the uniforms, for delivering invaluable financial literacy sessions, for the fantastic 2K lounge, and for ensuring our young players stay healthy on and off the court.

Special thanks to and !

We can’t wait to do it all over again next year!

Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are giving away a Dr. Dish CT+ and Dr. Dish Home shooting machine to two lucky winner...
03/04/2024

Our friends at Dr. Dish Basketball are giving away a Dr. Dish CT+ and Dr. Dish Home shooting machine to two lucky winners in March πŸ˜±πŸ€

Their shooting machines help players improve their arc, develop muscle memory, and get thousands of reps up in a short amount of time πŸ’―

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Giveaway closes at 11:59AM CST on 03/10/2024

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