To donate to the fund, Venmo whatever amount you can to @basics-sports-1.  Roughly 20% of the players who attend Basics training do so at a reduced rate or NO fee at all.  The fee will NEVER prevent a player from attending our training.  Please watch the video below.  Thank you!

Bob and Rita McGannon Scholarship Fund

My parents were extraordinary people. This scholarship fund is in place to assist kids in financial need. Call 616 402-1600 to inquire. SIMPLY ASK. Donations to the fund are gratefully accepted, VENMO to

@basics-sports-1. Or Mail check to:

• Basics Sports
• 18643 N. Fruitport Rd
• Spring Lake, MI  49456
• Coach Jim McGannon–biography

Basics Participates in Condi Rice Report to the NCAA

• Information here

Basics assists in Newtown, CT, the Sandy Hook incident

“We are NOT going to let the darkness overwhelm us.”

Coach McGannon grew up in Connecticut, and was in Newtown frequently as his parents good friends lived there.  He played many times at the Sandy Hook school.  Since the tragic events of 2012, Basics has returned each December over the Christmas break to run basketball training for that community’s kids.  All money raised has gone to the Newtown Youth Academy.  If you would like to assist with this torn community, please call Coach at 616 402-1600.  See NEWTOWN video here.

No More Sidelines

Come Dec 30 and play basketball with the kids!  SO MUCH FUN!!  REGISTER HERE

Basics has served on the Board of No More Sidelines since 2011.  This is a group of 300+ special needs children mostly from Muskegon County.  We now have a chapter in Ionia and soon to be in Grand Rapids also.  Click on the videos below to see what we do with these kids.  But also note we do MANY other activities  (Theater, charter fishing, symphony and other cool things!!)  This is the NMS Web Site, we’d love your help and expertise should you wish to be involved.

Second video is 41 seconds and in Charleston, South Carolina. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COMPENSATIONS OF THIS LIFE THAT NO MAN CAN SINCERELY HELP ANOTHER WITHOUT HELPING HIMSELF.

Humboldt Park in Chicago

Chicago has had its’ share of ups and downs over the years, and the Humboldt Park area has been a flash point for too many injuries, too many tragedies.  Basics will simply show up and run basketball training for that area’s kids.  All money raised goes to the