The Elks Hoop Shoot
The Basketball Hall of Fame is proud of its partnership with the Elks National Hoop Shoot, a free throw contest for youth ages 8 to 13. The program is free to all participants and provides youth an opportunity to compete, connect and succeed through hard work and healthy competition. Winners advance through local, district, state and regional contests to reach the National Finals. In the end, the names of six national champions are permanently inscribed in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
For more information on the Elks National Hoop Shoot, contact your nearest Elks Lodge or visit www.elks.org/hoopshoot.
Museum visitors can participate in weekly Hoop Shoot contests hosted on the Jerry Colangelo Court of Dreams of the Basketball Hall of Fame every Sunday. Each week, contestants compete to win a prize & to become that week's champ.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022-2023 ELKS HOOP SHOOT NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Armante Ventiquattro
Boonville, NY Lodge No. 2158
8-9 Boys
Cadence Watson
Coshocton, OH Lodge No. 376
8-9 Girls
Tennyson Smith
Boise, ID Lodge No. 310
10-11 Boys
Alexa Tien
Denver, CO Lodge No. 17
10-11 Girls
*Tommy Goodelle
Utica, NY Lodge No. 33
12-13 Boys
*Morgan Miehle
Wheeling, WV Lodge No. 28
12-13 Girls
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2021-2022 CHAMPIONS
Croix Kendall
Delray Beach, FL Lodge No. 1770
8-9 Boys
Emersyn Hess
Vincennes, IN Lodge No. 291
8-9 Girls
Madox Hodges
Greater Spokane, WA Lodge No. 228
10-11 Boys
Kyla Lea
Riverside, CA, Lodge No. 643
10-11 Girls
*Brendan Smith
Marietta, GA Lodge No. 1657
12-13 Boys
*Bree Besonen
Copper Country, MI Lodge No. 404
12-13 Girls
2019 CHAMPIONS
Blake Whitley
Richmond, VA, Lodge No. 45
8-9 Boys
Bree Besonen
Copper Country, MI, Lodge No. 404
8-9 Girls
Anthony Thompson*
Lebanon, OH, Lodge No. 422
10-11 Boys
Yinuo Wang
Boca Raton, FL, Lodge No. 2166
10-11 Girls
Cameron Elwer
Lima, OH, Lodge No. 54
12-13 Boys
Jamisyn Stinson*
New Lexington, OH, Lodge No. 509
12-13 Girls
2017 CHAMPIONS
Colton Conkle
Coshocton, OH, Lodge No. 376
8-9 Boys
Jacobi Lafferty
Burlington, VT, Lodge No. 916
10-11 Boys
*Donavan Seamster
Shreveport, LA, Lodge No. 122
12-13 Boys
Mickellyn Walker
Dickinson, ND, Lodge No. 1137
8-9 Girls
Andrea McCandlis
Highland, AR, Lodge No. 2539
10-11 Girls
*Sophie Phillips
Greenwich, NY, Lodge No. 2223
12-13 Girls
2015 CHAMPIONS
*Bryce Bolio
Des Moines, Iowa, Lodge No. 98
8-9 Boys
Zocko Littleton Jr.
Atlanta-North Lake, GA, Lodge No. 78
10-11 Boys
Drew Hess
Tawa Area, MI, Lodge No. 2525
12-13 Boys
Zoe Canfield
Atchison, KS. Lodge No. 647
8-9 Girls
*Brylee Lingen
Thief River Falls, MN, Lodge No. 1308
10-11 Girls
Jerika Moore
Canon City, CO, Lodge No. 610
12-13 Girls
2019-2020 CHAMPIONS
Jackson Ramirez
Walnut Creek, CA, Lodge No. 1811
8-9 Boys
*Ellison Graham
Great Falls, MT, Lodge No. 214
8-9 Girls
Thomas Goodelle
Utica, NY, Lodge No. 33
10-11 Boys
Kayla Stidham
Greenfield, IN, Lodge No. 1720
10-11 Girls
*Caden Thompson
Claremore, OK, Lodge No. 1230
12-13 Boys
Logan Busby
Durant, OK, Lodge No. 1963
12-13 Girls
2018 CHAMPIONS
Anthony Thompson*
Dayton, OH, Lodge No. 58
8-9 Boys
Ava Kouri
Massillon-North Canton, OH, Lodge No. 2029
8-9 Girls
Camden Cowgill
San Antonio, TX, Lodge No. 216
10-11 Boys
Kameryn Ketcham
Livingston, MT, Lodge No. 246
10-11 Girls
Luke Sides
Gaffney, SC, Lodge No. 1305
12-13 Boys
Bailey Finn*
Livingston, MT, Lodge No. 246
12-13 Girls
2016 CHAMPIONS
*Camden Cowgill
San Antonio, TX, Lodge No. 216
8-9 Boys
Mitchell Leas
Devils Lake, ND, Lodge No. 1216
10-11 Boys
Cameron Orr
Glens Falls, NY, Lodge No. 81
12-13 Boys
Samantha Griebel
Punxsutawney, PA, Lodge No. 301
8-9 Girls
Macy Richardson
Fairbury, NE, Lodge No. 1203
10-11 Girls
*Reagan Ponzer
Atchison, KS, Lodge No. 647
12-13 Girls
2014 CHAMPIONS
Cole Pentelute
Provo, UT, Lodge No. 849
8-9 Boys
Taurion Sullivan
Enid, OK, Lodge No. 2104
10-11 Boys
*Robert Burries
Pinal Mountain, AZ, Lodge No. 2809
12-13 Boys
Bailey Finn
Livingston, MT. Lodge. 246
8-9 Girls
*Kyla Jamison
Salem, OH, Lodge No. 305
10-11 Girls
Sophia Palladino
Bedford, VA, Lodge No. 2844
12-13 Girls
* Getty Powell Award (Best Male & Female Shooters)