Turnout for Audacity of Hoops Tourney Continues to Grow

Players from across Montgomery County turned out Saturday for the fourth annual Audacity of Hoops basketball tournament in downtown Silver Spring.

Council member Cherri Branson hosted the 3-on-3 tournament, which uses sports and recreation as a way to engage students and their families in constructive activities.

“I’m just glad to be able to continue this tradition of having this Audacity of Hoops tournament for four years and I hope it continues after this,” Branson told Montgomery Community Media.

The tournament was an initiative of former Councilmember Valerie Ervin, who hosted the event for the first time in 2011.

“Every year gets bigger and bigger. It’s exactly what we wanted to see happening in the plaza … This started because of the teen violence that we were seen happening here on the plaza four years ago,” Ervin told the media outlet.

»2014 Audacity of Hoops basketball tournament in Silver Spring. Courtesy of Montgomery Community Media