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Maryland Supreme Summer Basketball League
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Nicmar Youth Connection Enterprises, Inc (N.Y.C.E) has partnered with the Maryland Supreme Summer Basketball League which is held at the Worcester County Recreation Center starting in June for 4 weeks on Mondays* and Thursdays* (*day and time subject to change) to give kids a positive platform for mentorship as well as enhance their basketball skills on a competitive level. The league currently has 14 teams with kids from 8th grade to 12th of the upcoming school year participating to compete for the championship at the end of July. Teams are generated from Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset, Sussex Counties. This exciting youth league has a strong spectator presence to support and cheer on their favorite team. In its 13th year in existence, the Maryland Supreme Summer Basketball League hopes to continue to provide a positive platform for kids on the Eastern Shore for years to come. As this league is now under the NYCE umbrella, we hope to have more sponsors team up with us to make it an even better platform moving forward. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for this league or want to volunteer, please click on the sponsorship or volunteer button below.
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| Coach Bryon "BJ" Johnson |
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| Coach Bryon "BJ" Johnson is the founder and Director of the Maryland Supreme Summer Basketball League. His impeccable basketball resume speaks volumes. His 35 years of coaching began in 1987 as the assistant coach for Stephen Decatur High School. The following year at the same school, he became the head coach for the Junior varsity team. After 3 years as the Junior varsity head coach at Stephen Decatur High, he again was assistant varsity coach in 1990 and 91. ln 1995 BJ was hired as the head coach at Snow Hill High School and ran the varsity program for 4 years. In 1999 coach Johnson became the head basketball coach for Stephen Decatur for 5 years. While on a brief layoff from high school coaching, BJ founded and started the Maryland Supreme AAU basketball program with kids from 10 and under to 13 and under basketball teams traveling to compete with teams from local areas to out of state areas. In 2011 BJ went back to high school coaching as Junior varsity head coach while assistant at the varsity level. In 2013 he took over the head coaching job at Stephen Decatur and to date has been leading the Stephen Decatur basketball program to winning seasons which got him to be the Bayside Coach of The Year in 2014, 2024, and 2025. In 2014 his team was the Bayside Champs, the year he was Coach of the Year. In 2016 his team was Co-Bayside Champions, 3A East Regional Champs, and 3A state finalist. In 2017 his team was Bayside Champs, 3A East Regional Champs, and 3A state semi-finalist. Note: from 2016-2018 his team won 27 consecutive home games. Also in 2018 his team was 3A East Regional Champs and 3A East state semi-finalist. From 2022-2023 his team won 14 consecutive games. In 2022-2023 his team was South Regional 2 champs. in 2024 his team was Bayside South champs, 3A East Regional 2 champs, and 3A state semi-finalist. In the same year BJ was Coach of the Year. from 2022 to 2024 his team won 30 consecutive home games and in the 2023-2024 season, he won his 250th game. In the 2024-2025 season coach Johnson's team was the Bayside South champs and over-all Bayside champs(went undefeated in the Bayside Conference) as well as him becoming for the 3rd time Coach of the Year!
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| Maryland Supreme Summer Basketball League Registration Form |
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