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Kalkbrenner competed for Mac Irvin Fire on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit, and was named Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. In his senior season, Kalkbrenner averaged 16.3 points, 11 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game, repeating as a Class 3 All-State selection.
His late father McGlother "Mac" Irvin is the founder of the Mac Irvin Fire AAU program. Brother Byron is a former NBA first round draft choice and three seasons in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers and Washington Bullets, while brothers Mac, Nick and sister Cynthia have all been involved in the Chicago basketball scene. [11] [12]
The Association of American Universities ( AAU) is an organization of American research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Founded in 1900, it consists of 69 public and private universities in the United States as well as two universities in Canada. AAU membership is by invitation only and ...
Back in Champaign, Schilb turned his attention to coaching during the summer of 2022, creating an East Central Illinois version of Mac Irvin Fire, the Chicago AAU team, along with other coaches.
On Sunday Dybantsa scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting with four steals in the Soldiers’ 79-63 win over Mac Irvin Fire of Illinois. Dybantsa averaged 21.2 points and 9.4 rebounds a game last ...
The Chicago native has deep ties in the basketball world and was once the coach of Mac Irvin Fire — one of the premier programs on the Nike grassroots circuit — before breaking into college ...
The Amateur Athletic Union ( AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. [ 1] A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. [ 2] It has more than 900,000 members nationwide, including more than 100,000 volunteers. [ 3]
In 2005, Coleman returned to the United States and began his career in coaching with Chicago-based AAU basketball Mac Irvin Fire. Coleman served as head coach for the program until 2011 and led his team to top-three overall finishes at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in 2009 and 2010.