Corey Williams started the Tucson Summer Pro League in 2004 as a way for former college players and those still playing in Arizona at the time to have organized pickup games at the Tucson Jewish Center.
Williams, a former Wildcat, played in those games along with Kelvin Eafon, Khalid Reeves, Jason Gardner, Hassan Adams, Kevin Flanagan, Dylan Rigdon, Matt Brase, Channing Frye, Salim Stoudamire, Reggie Geary and Justin Wessel with an occasional appearance by Joseph Blair, AJ Bramlett, Richard Jefferson, Miles Simon, Jason Terry, Ben Davis, Luke Walton and Gene Edgerson.
Former Salpointe and Arizona State standout Sybil Dosty and Arizona’s two-time All-Pac-10 player Felecity Willis also took part as did Herman Harris, a great from the Fred Snowden era.
“I have made Tucson my home, and I wanted something that I could go and enjoy during the summer,” Williams told the Tucson Citizen in a 2004 article. “I knew it could be something we could do every year.”
The everlasting impact of Lute Olson and Dick Tomey on this community right here … Kelvin Eafon and Corey Williams came to Tucson from other parts of the country to play basketball for Olson, and Eafon finished his Arizona career as a captain for Tomey’s football team. Eafon and… pic.twitter.com/rusSZuz7Ia
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 20, 2025
Some 21 years later, the Tucson Summer Pro League lives on with the tag “For Kids,” comprised of boys and girls ages 10 to 13.
Because of increased summer demands elsewhere for Arizona players and the difficulty of attracting enough college-age players to field multiple teams, Williams went primarily with youths for the event in 2018. He first included young players in 2013.
The eighth year with the title Tucson Summer Pro League for Kids was another success for Williams and his staff this summer.
The 3-point contests and three championship games Sunday at The Gregory School were all entertaining. The results:
3-POINT SHOOTING CONTEST
BOYS 10-11
Winner: Christian Bayze
Runner-up: Tristan Morales
GIRLS 10-13
Winner: Finley Johnson
Runner-up: Anniston Bosley
BOYS 12-13
Winner: Mason Moreland
Runner-up: Cameron Woods
BOYS 10-11 CHAMPIONSHIP
Jim Click Holmes Tuttle 48, Bruce Baca Real Estate 46
MVP: Bronson Escobar
Jim Click Holmes Tuttle: Bronson Escobar 11, Gabin Mease 10, Zayden Zamora 8, Alexander Roberts 6, Roman Avery 5, Ty Arrington 4, Jad Alnasany 2, Tristan Morales 2.
Bruce Baca Real East: Michael Martin 20, Dominic Bayze 10, Jorge Gonzalez 5, Arian Tapia 5, Etai Martin 2, Christian Bayze 2, Jordan Soto 2.
GIRLS 10-13 CHAMPIONSHIP
Crest Insurance 41, Moore Law 36
MVP: Finley Johnson
Crest Insurance: Finley Johnson 26, Amelia Acosta 8, Lesley Thomas 5, Ariella R. 2.
Moore Law: Nicole Connorlow 12, Mattilyean Ortega 8, Azaela Heaven 6, Amayllis Heaven 4, Talia Harper 2, Maya Juan 2, Athena Lewis 2.
BOYS 12-13 CHAMPIONSHIP
Bruce Foundation 53, Casino del Sol 44
Bruce Foundation: Mason Moreland 28, Jordan Moreland 11, Christian Gable 6, Kelvin Eafon Jr. 4, Christian Chavez 2, Matthew Salazar 2
Casino del Sol: Geronimo Leonardo 16, Amari Ramsey 14, Eric Hendrix 9, Kylin White 3, Mace Amaro 2.
Eafon coached the Bruce Foundation, which included his son Kelvin Eafon Jr. The elder Eafon, recruited to Arizona by Lute Olson and later was captain of Dick Tomey’s football team, has worked with Williams since the inception of Tucson Summer Pro League, including coaching the youngsters over the last 12 years.
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