The Playaz Basketball Club

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The Playaz Basketball Club (PBC) has been in existence since 1997. The team originated from the Paterson AAU Team (A.K.A. the Pat Cats) that was formed in 1993.  Many notable players locally and nationally have played   in this program.  NBA stars Tim Thomas, Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant, Eddie Griffin, Brevin Knight, DaJuan Wagner,Dahntay Jones and J.R. Smith have   all been either Pat Cats or PLAYAZ.

What began as one team has now grown into the 17 year-old Playaz  'Gold' team, the 16 year-old Playaz 'Red' Team, the 15 year-old Playaz 'Black' team and our 14 year old 'White' team. Our team colors are "Gold","Red","Black"and"White".                        
 
In the spring of 2005 the PBC reinstated on the sponsorship of 3 elementary school aged brackets: 12u, 13u and 14u. These teams have added to our premise of being a PROGRAM rather than a team. We also sponsor "TEAM PATERSON", which is one of our elementary school allstar teams. Now, in the winter of 2012 we are re-instating our 9u, 10u and 11u year old teams. 
       
Our alumni : Tim Thomas (formerly of the Dallas Mavericks), Dahntay Jones and Vince Carter - currently of the Dallas Mavericks, JR Smith of the NY Knicks ,Victor Cruz of the NY Giants ,Wayne Ellington of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Gerald Henderson of the Charlotte Bobcats, Earl Clark of Los Angeles Lakers & also the late Eddie Griffin of the NJ Nets have all been part of our PBC sponsorship fraternity for teams and/or events  at some time during past years.          
        
The Playaz Basketball Club is one of the nation's ELITE Travel Team programs.  We have definitely become the program for the "Better Player". It is our continuing desire to be more than just an AAU team. We wish to not only service our past and present players but also provide services in their home communities.