ATH: First Ever King’s Academy At UCSD A Smashing Success

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James held his King's Academy Basketball Camp on the campus of UC San Diego for the first time this week and the successful five-day event wrapped up without a hitch Tuesday. Over 500 campers from a total of 23 states and nine countries came to La Jolla for the chance to receive instruction from James and his staff during the camp, which ran from July 24-28 at UCSD's RIMAC Arena. Open to children ages 7-17, the sold out camp taught kids the fundamentals of basketball, team play, good sportsmanship, and healthy habits. James attended the camp and conducted lectures, refereed games, and competed in || CONTINUE

ATH: UCSD Places 83 Athletes On 2008-09 CCAA All-Academic Team

A total of 83 UC San Diego student-athletes were named to the 2008-09 California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic Team, CCAA Commissioner Robert J. Hiegert announced on Wednesday. In all, 428 athletes from the conference's 11 member institutions achieved All-Academic distinction. The Tritons had the most all-academic selections of all CCAA institutions for the second consecutive year. Cal State Stanislaus was second with 47, followed by Sonoma State (44), Humboldt State (40), Cal State San Bernardino and Chico State (37), Cal State Monterey Bay (35), Cal Poly Pomona (34), San Francisco State (28), Cal State Dominguez Hills (27) || CONTINUE