Virginia Havoc brings home the crown
Jeremy M. Lazarus | 8/11/2015, 11:29 a.m. | Updated on 8/11/2015, 11:29 a.m.
Virginia Havoc is wreaking havoc in AAU youth basketball.
The Richmond area team, named after Virginia Commonwealth University’s trademark style of play, just won a national title in the Amateur Athletic Union’s tournament in Cocoa Beach, Fla., last month.
Begun just two years ago, the 11-member team coached by Chris Johnson and Marquis Whitted, won the Division II classic tournament for 11-year-olds. The team is based in Varina, in Eastern Henrico County.
Virginia Havoc smashed the Indiana Elite 52-22 to claim the title July 18, the only area team to notch a national win in the AAU competition. Havoc also won state and Eastern District titles before the national competition, said Coach Johnson.
The players are Alphonzo Billups III, Anthony Fisher, Andre Greene Jr., Trent Hendrick, Quincy Jefferson, Justin Maples, Jalen Pierce, Christian Robinson, Amory Rogers and Elijah Whitted.
In its initial year, the team won the Division III East Coast National AAU title for 10-year-olds, Coach Johnson said.
