NBAer to Host Local Basketball Camp
By Danny Waldo
Current Oklahoma City Thunder forward Josh Huestis always knew that if he ever made it to ‘The League’ that he would want to give back to others.
It is for that reason that the former Great Falls CMR standout is hosting his second annual Josh Huestis Basketball Camp this month, but for the first time he is hosting a session in Bozeman in addition to his hometown of Great Falls.
In high school, Huestis was an All-State standout for the Rustlers of CMR, leading them to the 2009 and 2010 State AA championships, and twice being named Montana Gatorade Player of the Year. Following his graduation from CMR, Huestis enrolled at Stanford University where he excelled on the defensive end, twice earning Pac-12 First Team All-Defensive team. His work at Stanford led to him being chosen as the 29thpick of the first round by the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2014.
Current Bozeman High head boys’ basketball coach Wes Holmquist was a former assistant coach at CMR, thus having developed a relationship with Huestis as a youngster and being instrumental in bringing Huestis’ camp to Bozeman for the first time this summer. “I am so excited for this! This is an unbelievable opportunity for Bozeman and our kids to have a current NBA player (Oklahoma City Thunder) willing and wanting to do a camp for us in our community,” said Holmquist.
The camp is open to incoming 4thgraders to incoming seniors in high school, with each camper receiving one-on-one instruction from Huestis, in addition to a camp t-shirt, an autograph from Huestis, as well as a photo opportunity with the 3-year NBA veteran.
The camp runs July 16ththrough the 19that Bozeman High School and costs $250.00. The camp runs from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. daily, and each camper is responsible for bringing his or her own sack lunch.
For more information or to register for the camp, log on to Josh Huestis’ website at www.jhuestisbasketball.com.
