PORT ANGELES — Between European pro basketball stints, former Forks High School star Kasey Ulin will conduct hoop camps on the North Olympic Peninsula starting in July.
Ulin, one of the top players for BBC Sparta Bertrange of Luxembourg, and his wife Bracey — a Luxembourg women’s basketball star — will conduct free camps in Neah Bay and LaPush.
The sessions, for boys and girls ages 7 to 17, are set for the Neah Bay Community Center on July 8-11 and the Akalat Communty Center in LaPush on July 15-18.
The hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Neah Bay each day and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in LaPush each day.
Children can register any time at the community centers or arrive at the sites about a half-hour before the first session starts to sign-up the day of the camps.
“No one will be turned away,” Ulin said. “There is no limit to participation.”
The 6-foot Ulin always has had a smooth shooting touch, and holds the career scoring record at Forks with 1,587 points in only three years on the varsity in the late 1990s.
Bracey, meanwhile, led her Maine high school team to three state championships and was a state player of the year.
The 6-2 player also played for the University of Maine women’s team.
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The basketball couple have been conducting camps on the Peninsula for the past few years.
“Bracey is good with the younger kids and the girls,” Ulin said.
The Ulins, who have been playing European pro ball for about six years now and both coach 18U teams in Luxembourg, emphasize fundamentals and basketball basics in their camp.
Ulin also teaches more advanced moves to the older players.
“We try to motivate them, teach them how to set goals and how to play with discipline,” Ulin, who was an assistant coach for Neah Bay High School said.
A major sponsor of the camps is 7 Cedars Casino.
“Seven Cedars is a big sponsor that really helps us put on the camps,” he added.
“We are able to give the kids prizes and basketballs during the camp because of 7 Cedars’ support.”
The couple currently is spending time with Bracey’s family in Bar Harbor, Maine, before flying back to the Port Angeles area Tuesday.
Kasey and Bracey have been spending most of the off-season on the North Olympic Peninsula.
“It’s nice to be home,” Ulin said. “It’s always nice to get back to Washington.”
