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Here is a full list of youth basketball camps around Peoria this summer

adam duvall, journal star
·3 min read

The season for basketball camps is winding down, but a couple remain before schools open again in August.

Below are basketball camps scheduled throughout the summer at Peoria-area colleges and high schools. If you would like your camp included, please send information to sports@pjstar.com.

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Curley 'Boo' Johnson's Skills for Life Basketball Academy

  • Who: The former Peoria High and Harlem Globetrotters player hosts the camp for boys (9-14-years-old) - 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and Girls (9-14-years-old) 2-6 p.m.

  • When: July 31-Aug. 4

  • Where: Dunlap High and Middle schools

  • Cost: $190

  • Website: For more details, click here.

2023 Booth Basketball Academy

  • Who: Former Manual players and brothers David (NBA executive) and Derrick Booth (ex-Manual coach) lead this three-day camp with two sessions each day: Ages 9-12 — 4-6 p.m. and ages 13-16 — 6:30-8:30 p.m.

  • When: July 25-27

  • Where: Peoria RiverPlex

  • Cost: Free, but limited to the first 60 campers in each session.

  • Website: To sign up, click here.

Coach Pop's Basketball Camps

  • Who: Bradley women's basketball coach Kate Popovec-Goss runs the camp. Elite Camp - Girls 8th-12th grade - 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

  • When: July 1

  • Where: Renaissance Coliseum at Bradley University

  • Cost: Elite Camp - $75

  • Website: For more details, click here.

Washington Panthers Boys Basketball Camp

  • Who: The Washington boys coach, his assistants and players run the camp for incoming 3rd to 9th graders.

  • When: June 19-21. 3rd-5th grade, 8-10:30 a.m. 6th-9th grade, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

  • Where: Washington high school

  • Cost: $60

  • Website: For more details, click here.

Danny Grieves MTHS Redbird Redbird Basketball Camp

  • Who: The Metamora boys coach and his assistants run the camp for incoming 4th to 12th graders

  • When: June 19-22. 4th-7th grade, 9 a.m. to noon; 8th to 12th grade, 1-4 p.m.

  • Where: Metamora high school

  • Cost: $80

  • Website: For more details, click here.

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Alec Peters Basketball Camp

  • Who: The former Washington, Valparaiso and NBA player hosts the camp. Boys and girls - Incoming 3rd-5th graders - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and Boys and girls - Incoming 6th-8th graders - 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

  • When: June 26-28

  • Where: Washington High School

  • Cost: $90

  • Website: For more details, click here.

Coach Wardle's Basketball Camp

  • Who: Bradley men's basketball coach Brian Wardle runs the camp for K-8th, boys and girls

  • When: June 26-27 (Session I) & June 28-29 (Session II)

  • Where: Renaissance Coliseum at Bradley University

  • Cost: $90

  • Website: For more details, click here.

Peoria Public Schools

  • Who: Former Peoria High and NBA player A.J. Guyton runs the camp for 4rd-8th graders, various times and days from June 5-June 29.

  • Where: Woodruff High School, 1800 NE Perry Ave, Peoria.

  • Cost: Free

  • Website: For more details, click here.

Illinois Central College

  • Who: 5th-8th grade boys all skills - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. June 13-16; 4th-8th grade girls all skills - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. June 19-21

  • Where: CougarPlex at Illinois Central College in East Peoria

  • Cost: Boys - $100. Girls - $85.

  • Website: For more details, click here.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: A full list of Peoria youth basketball camps for summer 2023