Vision: To provide opportunities for youth to develop their full potential through athletic competition, academic enrichment and individual initiative.

Established in 1985, the Howard Pulley Basketball Program (a Non-Profit Corporation) represents one of the premier summer grass-roots basketball programs in the country. This year represents the 31st consecutive year of providing opportunities to a diverse group of deserving youth. The majority of our young men have gone on to achieve personal success, either as a result of their academic achievement or professional aspirations. 

The Howard Pulley Basketball Program has a strong reputation for sending numerous kids to top Division 1, 2 & 3 colleges throughout the county on athletic scholarships. Some of the schools include Duke, North Carolina, Minnesota, Kansas, Wisconsin, Boston College, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Utah, UCONN, Stanford, Harvard, Cincinnati, North Carolina State, Southern Cal, plus many others, large and small. Our alumni have also have been drafted in the NBA by the LA Lakers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies. 

Program Highlights: 

For the limited population size of the State of Minnesota and the Metro area of Minneapolis & St. Paul, the Pulley Program has developed an inordinate number of very high profile basketball players. When most people think about high school basketball hotbeds, they think of Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, etc. Until recently, they have not included Minnesota in that illustrious group. That has all changed. Because of the Howard Pulley program, Minnesota has become a basketball recruiting hotbed.

Since 1998, there have been 15 former Pulley Panthers that have been named freshman of the Year in their college's basketball conference, plus another 6 that made the all-freshman team. Many have had other honors bestowed upon them as well. The players and their honors are:

2014 - Tyus Jones played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and during his freshman season Duke won the NCAA National Championship.  He was ranked among the top 10 players in the national high school class of 2014 by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN. He was a Minnesota State High School League Class 4A state champion, three-time Minnesota Associated Press Boys Basketball Player of the Year and three-time Minnesota Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year for Apple Valley High School. He played in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2014 Jordan Brand Classic and the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit. He won the skills competition at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game and posted the only double-double in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic.

He was a 2014 USA Today second team All-USA Boys Basketball Team selection. At Duke, he was an All-ACC third team and All-ACC Freshman first team selection. He earned NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player during Duke's victory in the championship game of the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Subsequently, he announced he would enter the 2015 NBA draft. He was selected with the 24th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers and traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

2012 - Royce White of Iowa State: In his Rookie season, posted one of the best seasons in Iowa State history, leading the team in scoring (13.4), rebounding (9.3), assists (5.0), steals (1.1) and blocks (0.9), the only player in the country to achieve the feat...earned Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America honors and Basketball Times' National Newcomer of the Year...was an unanimous All-Big 12 First-Team selection, USBWA/NABC All-District pick and Naismith Award Top-30 Watch list member...named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year...was the only player from a power-six conference to rank in the top-100 nationally in rebounding (34th- 9.3), field goal percentage (36th- 53.4) and assists (57th- 5.0). Royce was drafted by the Houston Rockets number 16 in the First Round.

2012 - Harrison Barnes of the University of North Carolina: Barnes was the ninth UNC Tar Heel to earn ACC Rookie of Year recognition, and the fourth to do so under Coach Roy Williams. During his freshman year at UNC, he became the 14th Tar Heel to earn Freshman All-American honors and also became the 11th freshman to earn first-team All-ACC Tournament honors. Barnes scored the most points, as a freshman, in the ACC tournament since Phil Ford scored 78 points in 1975. He then went on to the NCAA tournament where he scored 84 points, the most points of any UNC freshman in history. Harrison averaged 17.1 points per game as a sophomore and again was named All-American. Was drafted by the Golden State Warriors number 7 in the First Round.

2011 - Noah Dahlman of Wofford: Team captain for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 championship seasons and leading scorer on one of the all-time winning teams in Wofford men's basketball history. He led the Terriers as they won back-to-back Southern Conference Championships and made 2 trips to the NCAA tournament in 2010 and 2011. Dahlman was named Most Outstanding Player in the Southern Conference Tournament both in 2010 and 2011. As a senior, Dahlman led the Terriers with 20.1 points per game, ranking third in the Southern Conference in scoring and fifth in the nation in field goal percentage. In 2010 he was named Southern Conference Player of the Year and earned All-American Honorable Mention from The Associated Press. He earned All-Southern Conference first team honors from the media and coaches three times (2009, 2010 & 2011) and was named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Dahlman is Wofford College’s leading scorer in the NCAA Division I-era with 2,013 points and set a school record by scoring double figures in 81 straight games. He graduated in 2011 with a B.A. in History and completion of the Teacher's Education Program. Noah plays professionally in Europe.

2007 – Cameron Rundles of Montana/Wofford: Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year. Cameron led all conference freshman in scoring with an average of 8.2 points per game; assists 2.13 and three-point percentage of 48.1 percent. Rundles started 24 of Montana’s 32 games and he average 18.3 points per game over his final four games and is the first Grizzly to win the coveted freshman honor since 1989. Cameron transferred to Wofford College and helped the Terriers to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths. He was named All-League and All-Tournament while playing in the Southern Conference. Cameron played professionally in Europe and is now a coach with the Wofford Terriers.

2007 – Romain Martin of Eastern Illinois: Ohio Valley Conference Co-Freshman of the Year. Romain who started 23-games, ranked seventh overall in conference scoring with a 14.8 average and was the number-one OVC free-throw shooter at 86.7%. Martin was one of just twenty-three freshman nationally to lead their teams in scoring and was named freshman of the week 5-times and was also named to the OVC All-Newcomer team. Romain now plays professionally.

2007 – Matt Janning of Northeastern: Colonial Athletic Association Freshman of the Year. Matt also was named to the All-Rookie team and made 29-starts for the Huskies. Janning scored in double figures in 13 of his final 15 games and ended the season with an 11.8 average which led all CAA freshmen. He was tenth in the conference with 54 three-pointers and dished out a team-high 89 assists and averaged 4.5 rebounds. In addition to his conference accolades, Matt was also named to the Collegehoops.net High-Major All-Freshman Team and collegeinsider.com Freshmen Mid-Major All-American.  Matt was the Huskies leading scorer during his junior & senior years and was named First Team All-Conference and All-American. Matt played for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA and now plays professionally in Europe.

2007 – Jamar Diggs of Wayne State/Wofford: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Co-Newcomer (freshman) of the Year. Jamar averaged 10.3 points; scored in double figures fifteen times, with a season high of 21 points and led the Wildcats in scoring three times during the season. Diggs finished eleventh in the conference in free-throw percentage with a 77% mark from the charity stripe. Jamar transfered to Division-1 Wofford College where he helped lead the Terriers to back-to-back NCAA tournament berths.  Jamar was named All-League and All-Tournament while playing in the Southern Conference.  He also plays professionally in Europe. 

2006 - Joe Krabbenhoft of Wisconsin: Joe Krabbenhoft is the second Wisconsin Badger to be named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team. He averaged 18.7 minutes and 5.1 rebounds in Big Ten games, second-best among league freshmen. He was also among the freshmen leaders in assists (third), free throws made (fourth) and scoring (eighth) during league play. Joe plays professionally in Europe.

2006 - Jadee Jones of Furman: Jadee Jones was named to the Southern Confernce's All-Freshman team where he ranked second in the SoCon among freshman in scoring during league games averaging 7.5 points per game. The 6-foot-2 guard, who averaged 6.9 points per game for the season, ranks fourth in the SoCon in three-point field goal percentage at 41.2% (42-102).

2006 - Brandon Rush of Kansas: Brandon Rush is the first freshman in Big-12 history to be named First Team All Conference and he was also named Freshman of the Year. Brandon was the top scoring freshman in the conference with 15.1 points per game, and also ranked seventh with 6.6 rebounds per game. He is the fourth Kansas player to surpass 400 points (408) in his freshman season. Brandon was a lottery pick of the Indiana Pacers and currently plays for the Golden State Warriors.

2005 - Dan Coleman of Minnesota: All Big-Ten Freshman Team. Dan was the only freshman starter for the Gopher's and was third on the team in scoring at 8.6 points per game and he averaged 3.8 rebounds and shot .432 from the field. Dan helped the Gopher's to a 20-win regular season and a trip to the NCAA tournament. Dan plays professionally in Europe.

2005 - Eric Coleman of Northern Iowa: Missouri Valley Freshman of the Year. Eric averaged 11 points and 6.5 rebounds per contest and was among the league leaders in field goal shooting at 57.4 percent. Eric helped UNI to a 21-win regular season and a berth in the NCAA tournament. Eric plays professionally in Europe.

2004 - Bruce Price of Tennessee State: Ohio Valley Freshman of the Year. Bruce was named the OVC Freshman of the Week a record 6-times and he was the only freshman named to the All-Conference team. Bruce led the conference in 3-Point shots made and he was a conference leader in 5 offensive categories. He was also named a Dick Vitale Diaper Dandy. Bruce has played professionally in Europe and the NBA's D League.

2004 - Kris Humphries of Minnesota: Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Kris was also named National Freshman of the Year, First-Team All Big Ten, First-Team Freshman All-American, All-American and he was the first freshman to ever lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding. Kris was also named a Dick Vitale Diaper Dandy and he was a Minnesota Mr. Basketball. Following his freshman year at Minnesota, Kris entered the NBA draft and was a lottery pick of the Utah Jazz and now plays for the Brookly Nets.

2003 - Rick Rickert of Minnesota: Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Rick was also named to the 2002-2003 Pre-Season Playboy All-American Team, he was named First-Team All- Big 10 and he was a second-round draft pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2003 NBA Draft. Rick was also a Minnesota Mr. Basketball. Rick has played professionally in Europe, Australian and Japan.

2000 - Jake Sullivan of Iowa State: Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Jake was also named All Big 12 and he was Iowa States leading scorer during his career. 

2000 - Nick Jacobson of Utah: Mountain West Freshman of the Year. During his career, Nick was Utah's leading scorer and he was also named All Mountain West and Mountain West Tournament MVP. Nick plays professionally in Europe. 

1999 - Troy Bell of Boston College: Big East Freshman of the Year. During Troy's college career he was also chosen All Big East 3 times, two-time Big East Player of the Year, two-time All American and he is the all-time leading scorer in BC history. Troy was also a 2003 NBA First Round Draft Choice and plays of the Memphis Grizzlies and now plays professionally in Europe.

1999 - Darius Lane of Seton Hall: All Big East Freshman Team. Darius was a 3-year starter for Seton Hall and he was named Minnesota Mr. Basketball. He played professionally in Europe.

1998 - Khalid El-Amin of UCONN: Big East Freshman of the Year. During his career Khalid was also named All-American, NBA All Rookie Team, McDonald All American and Minnesota Mr. Basketball. Khalid was drafted by the Chicago Bulls and now plays professionally in Europe.

1998 - Jeff Boschee of Kansas: Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Jeff started at point-guard for the Jayhawks for 4 years. After a successful career at Valley City High School, ND, Boschee was named a Parade Magazine All-American, USA Today Top 25 selection, and played in the McDonald's All-American game. He was a four-year starter at Kansas under former KU coach Roy Williams from 1998 to 2002. While at KU he won a conference championship and a conference tournament championship, and played in the 2002 NCAA Final Four. He was voted freshman of the year, and was named 3rd Team All-Big 12 as a senior. He is first all-time at KU in three-point field goals made and second all-time in games started. He once held the Big 12 career record for 3-pointers with 338.

Boschee played professionally in the USBL, the ABA, and Europe. On May 13, 2010, it was announced that Boschee has joined the coaching staff of Div. II Missouri Southern State University, in Joplin, Missouri and on March 29, 2014, it was announced that Boschee was promoted to head coach.