BJ Stanton

It is always a pleasure to hear from Knights Alumni.

BJ Stanton played here two years ago until he and his family moved to Rialto.

I will always remember Yolanda, his mother, and her efforts to keep BJ playing here by continuing to drive him here to San Pedro for practices and games even when they had moved to Rialto.

Please enjoy her letter, as I have, on BJ's progress:

Hi Dan and Bob,

I hope all is well with both of you and the Knights.

I just wanted to take a minute to update you on Brandon. It has been a long time (2 1/2 years since we moved away) but I think of the Knights often and wish BJ could have played for you longer. BJ is still playing basketball although I have not yet seen a program comparable to the Knights. He no longer plays travel ball, however, he did make starting point guard on his high school freshman team. He still hasn't grown - much, he's 5'6 and approximately 105 pounds. However, he managed to make the team anyway.

He and I both agree that without the Knights training there is no way he would have made it on his high school team (Carter High School in Rialto). There were dozens of kids who tried-out and many were very good. He was invited to play over the summer as a second string point guard on the Carter High varsity team, however, freshman are not allowed on the varsity team at his school. Freshman can only play freshman ball.

I would like to thank you for all you've done for Brandon. Your drills and coaching have allowed him to play high school basketball and the potential for a great high school experience. His first high school game is tomorrow, his first league game is 12/19/06 and I will check back in the future.

Once again, I just wanted to check-in and thank you!

Yolanda