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About The Founders Howard Garfinkel (Cofounder/Consultant)
Coach Garfinkel is a member of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame, Recipient of the 2006 Anaconda Lifetime Achievement Award, and a member of the NY Pro-Am Hall of Fame. The New York City Basketball Hall of Fame was created by Coach Garfinkel, where he remains Vice-President. He is also a member of the McDonald's All American Selection Committee and the Naismith College Player of Year selection committee.
Will Klein (Cofounder/Co-owner)
Coach Klein spent nearly forty years in the New York City School system, including seven years as principal of Evander Childs High School and twenty years as Assistant Principal for Christopher Columbus High School. He was the varsity head coach for Columbus for seven years, leading Columbus to prominence as they competed against the great Dewitt Clinton teams with Tiny Archibald and Morris High School with Neville Shedd. Coach Klein is a member of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame,
recipient of the 2006 Anaconda Lifetime Achievement Award, a member of the NY Pro-Am Hall of Fame. and the Basketball Old Timers of America Hall of Fame .He serves on the selection committee of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame and is the Co-founder of and Co Director of the famed Five-star Basketball Camp now in its 42nd year.
Leigh Alan Klein (Co-owner/President)
For the past fourteen years, Leigh Klein has been responsible for the development of the world’s leading basketball instructional brand, Five-Star Basketball Camp. He has served as President of the Five-Star Basketball Camp for the past four years.
Coach Klein has directed Five-Star’s Instructional Video/DVD Series and has edited five books.
He cofounded the Five-Star Foundation where he remains the Vice-President. The Five-Star Foundation has provided life skills and basketball instruction through the Five-Star Development Program to more than 2500 participants. The Five-Star Foundation has provided the opportunity to attend summer camp to financially disadvantaged students from twenty-eight states in excess of $100,000 in grant assistance.
He started Five-Star International in 1994 and has taken the same Five-Star program and techniques abroad having run events across the globe working with more than 4,000 players and coaches. Coach Klein has consulted for numerous basketball facilities and organizations, e.g., IMG Academies and the Turkish Basketball Federation. Coach Klein is on the selection committee of the Washington DC Basketball Hall of Fame. Coach Klein is on the advisory board for the Latino Coaching Association and GBOA
(Grass Roots Basketball Organization of America).
Mission
To be the leaders in basketball education providing guidance, mentorship and opportunities to coaches, parents and players.
Philosophy
Our goal is to consistently provide a focused, structured learning environment while instilling passion, work ethic and skill to our basketball community. We will do this through all that we do including all facets of our instruction: at camp, at our events and our products.
History
Since 1966, no organization has had a bigger impact on the sport. Five-Star has more graduates playing college or pro ball than any other organization out there.
More than 360 Five-Star participants have played in the NBA, this includes Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Vince Carter, Sam Cassell, Rasheed Wallace, Alonzo Mourning, Grant Hill, Stephon Marbury, Elton Brand, Rip Hamilton, Ron Artest, Brad Miller, Isiah Thomas, Patrick Ewing, Moses Malone, Ben Gordon, JR Smith, Sebastian Telfair, Kevin Martin, Morris Peterson, Speedy Claxton, Jerry Stackhouse, Chris Paul, Raymond Felton, Julius Hodge, Jarrett Jack, Steve Blake, David
Lee, Eric Williams, Hakim Warrick, Robert Swift, Randy Foye, JJ Redick, Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, Quincy Douby, Josh Boone, Kyle Lowery, Mardy Collins, Paul Davis, Dee Brown, Paul Milsap and our 2007 lottery picks of Kevin Durant and Joakim Noah.
Five-Star is most proud of the opportunity to work with players and raise their game to their highest level. This has enabled tens of thousands of Five-Star participants to play basketball in college and beyond.
What Others Say About the Camp
"The camp changed how I felt about basketball and my future. It was the turning point in my life." - Michael Jordan
"I want to thank Howie Garfinkel and Willie Klein. I have an association with Five-Star Basketball Camp. I was fortunate enough to be one of the camps original six coaches. I hired 11 of my 13 assistant coaches from the camp." September 2005 " - 2005 Hall of Fame Inductee, Hubie Brown
"To basketball insiders, people involved with the game, for years this camp has been one of the showcases for outstanding players of the future. Over the years, many of the greats have come through Super Garf's doors -- names like Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, LeBron James and on and on. They have worn the famed orange Five-Star shirts." - Dick Vitale (ESPN)
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