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Coach Sam Nichols gives deeper insight into the history and mission of Basketball Smiles as we look forward to our 26th Anniversary Camp...

Dear Basketball Smiles Family, It's that time again - our 26th Annual Basketball Smiles Camp is set for June 16-19, 2025! Thanks to you,...

Dear Basketball Smiles Family, We cannot thank you enough for your support in 2023 which marked our 24th year of Basketball Smiles....

Since 1999 more than 12,000 boys and girls have participated in week-long basketball camps in the under-served neighborhoods in The...

Article in The Tribune by Senior Sports Reporter Brent Stubbs. Patty Johnson, the long-time coach of the Lions at HO Nash Junior High...

Basketball Smiles 2022 Camp was the start of our Lace 'Em Up and Put Shoes on Their Feet Initiative where we identified in-need campers...

Michael grew up in one of the most impoverished and dangerous neighborhoods in Nassau, The Bahamas. When he first attended Basketball...

After a two-year COVID travel restriction which made 2021 and 2022 camps impossible, Basketball Smiles returned to Nassau. Coach Sam...

In 2020 and 2021 the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic shut down the world. But even though we couldn't have camp, Basketball Smiles shipped...

Coach Sam was observing a group of campers doing drills in 2018 when two arms bear-hugged him from behind. He looked around, and there...

Basketball Smiles raised more than $13,000 in emergency funds to help 60 displaced boys and girls get school supplies, personal hygiene...

KTAB-TV Big Country interviews Coach Sam Nichols upon return from the 20th Anniversary of Basketball Smiles in Nassau, The Bahamas. "We...

Six-year-old Alex attended his first Basketball Smiles camp in 2011. Because of his family's financial conditions and home situation,...

There are vans that troll the neighborhoods around schools in the poorest parts of The Bahamas where innocent boys and girls are enticed...

Hoop Thoughts by Texas A&M Coach Bob Starkey reposted Coach Sam Nichol's thoughts on Ingredients For A Successful Practice. From Coach...