{"id":762701,"date":"2026-06-27T01:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762701\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T01:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T01:02:14","slug":"dale-brown-brings-basketball-camp-back-home-to-gulf-coast-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/762701\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Brown brings basketball camp back home to Gulf Coast kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 Former NBA player Dale Brown is hosting his annual basketball camp in Jackson County this week, giving children ages 6 to 17 the chance to learn from players with college and professional experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Brown played at Pascagoula High School before going on to play for the Kentucky Wildcats and the Sacramento Kings. He has run the camp for nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe good lord blessed me to play basketball at the highest level so I just like to come home and help them out as much as I can,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Former NBA player Dale Brown is hosting his annual basketball camp in Jackson County this...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SXUIDRXMDFDKXI7Q5ILICJN3NE.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Former NBA player Dale Brown is hosting his annual basketball camp in Jackson County this week, giving children ages 6 to 17 the chance to learn from players with college and professional experience.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The camp draws first-time attendees as well as returning participants. Hunter Frierson, a seventh-grader, said he has attended the camp every year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cEver since I\u2019ve been coming here, it has helped me with my dribbling and my shooting skills,\u201d Frierson said. \u201cThey were in the NBA, so they know more than me and most likely everybody here. That can help me and everyone here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The camp draws first-time attendees as well as returning participants.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PHRD6RHGBNDGJIACSBPIMRE46E.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>The camp draws first-time attendees as well as returning participants.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Brown said the camp is focused on guidance and structure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI just enjoy coming home, giving the kids a little guidance and structure with basketball,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Brown said the camp is focused on guidance and structure.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4XBWIELDUVDTDNNYWZRLW7M6PY.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Brown said the camp is focused on guidance and structure.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The camp runs through Sunday, June 28, and is open to all children ages 6 to 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammar error in this story? 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