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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENT/ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MEMBERS CLASS OF 2009:

Joyce Jenkins, President of Futur, Inc., Marvin Harvey-Shooting Coach, Carl Mattel-Regis Jesuit High School coach and National Director of Adidas -150 All American Girls' Basketball Camp, & YeRushia Brown -former WNBA player are headed to South Africa. For the past few years, a special group of people has joined Joyce in South Africa to conduct camps and coaches clinics. Last year's tour featured Women's Basketball Hall of Fame player Lynette Woodard and the previous year WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw, Atlanta Dream WNBA player Jennifer Lacy and former Houston Comet's Assistant Coach Kevin Cook. Futur, Inc. and Egen Petroleum Ltd. has teamed up to reach out to kids throughout South Africa to bridge the gap internationally through the great sport of basketball. Engen sponsors the U18 Girls and Boy's IPT Basketball Tournament. Engen's focus is to provide the kids that play in the Engen program at Regional, National and Inter Provincial level with exposure to high level coaching.

During the tour, Joyce Jenkins, Marvin Harvey, Carl Mattel & YeRushia Brown will conduct camps and coaches' clinics in Johannesburg, , Durban, Pietermaritzburg & Cape Town . The aim of the clinics are to expose disadvantaged school kids to the highest coaching standards available, therefore providing an unforgettable experience for the kids while uplifting their standard of play.

CONGRATULATIONS (October - 2008) FALL SLAM GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM TOURNAMENT

Joyce Jenkins, President, continue the mission of Futur, Inc in her recent speaking engagement at the Triple Threat Girl's AAU Scrimmage. Jenkins spoke about the importance of better preparing for high school, college and life after college. She stress how the players must set life goals and stay focus on both their on the court and in the classroom commitments. The Triple Threat AAU Organization is a new program with teams from 13u to 16u, the founder stress academics along with basketball skill teaching. Joyce Jenkins stated "I feel this organization is on the right trail".

When Futur, Inc is invited to speak throughout the nation, it's important that the parents and coaches are there with the players as well. The information that is shared by Futur, Inc. is to inform everyone on how the players, parents and the coaches should work together in helping the players reach their life goals. If your organization or school would like to invite Futur, Inc. to speak at your upcoming event, just contact us.

This spring has been very busy for Mariame Djouara, a member of our Student/Assistance program. As you know Mariame received an academic honor and was named to the 2008 Junior College/Community College State Farm Coaches' All-American Basketball Team. Recently, she was able to add to her exciting list of honors by signing a NCAA National Letter of Intent with Division I-St. Joseph's University, PA. Read Full Release [+]

a NCAA National Letter Of Intent with Division I-The University at Albany, NY. Delaney is excited about wearing the purple and gold uniform for Coach Trina Patterson and her outstanding staff this 2008-2009 season. As a member of our 2008 Student/Assistance program, Delaney Cohan has shown taking care of her class-work and her on the court duties has paid off. Delaney will join a team that played very well in their America East Conference. The Great Danes enjoyed a great conference run before losing in their conference semi-finals.

On May 16, 2008 family members and friends of Delaney, Linda and John Cohan hosted a Beef and Beer Fundraiser for Futur, Inc. Estep stated, "their appreciation for our Student/Assistance services is just great". The Cohan's family created this wonderful event and it was another step in public contribution to the mission of Futur, Inc. Jenkins said "we deeply appreciate the Cohan's efforts to organize this very successful fundraiser and extend our thanks to all the guests that attended".

If you are an individual or a company looking to help us in our mission, please contact us or click on our link: Memberships/Donations.

Futur, Inc is excited to announce it's first 2008 fundraiser was a great success. As a 501 c 3 organization; donations, contributions and fundraisers are very important to Futur, Inc's mission. Over the last 5 years we have been very fortunate in having outstanding volunteers and passionate people involved in our outreach to many students throughout the nation and worldwide. This 2008 year has not been any different, we look forward to helping students better prepare for high school, college and life after college through our future events. If you are an individual or a company looking to help us in our mission, please contact us or click on our link: Memberships/Donations.

This year's Final Four week for women's basketball will not only star the four powerhouse teams but it will include the announcement of our class of 2006 Student/Assistance program member Johannah Leedham's great honor. Ellesmere Port, England native is the first NE-10 women’s basketball player in Conference history to earn national player of the year honors, second all-time from the Northeast Region. (click to read more)

Information Provided By Franklin Pierce Sports Information Leedham named WBCA Division II Player of The Year.
KEARNEY, Neb. (March 25, 2008) – Franklin Pierce University sophomore Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy (Conn.)) has been named the State Farm Division II Women’s Player of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches of America (WBCA). The announcement was made tonight at the NCAA II Women’s Elite Eight Banquet of Champions. Leedham is the first women’s basketball player from the Northeast-10 Conference to win the award and just the second all-time from the Northeast Region, joining Tammy Greene from Philadelphia University in 1994. Leedham joins former University of Massachusetts Lowell standout Elad Inbar as basketball players of the year in either men’s or women’s basketball from the NE-10. Leedham was also selected to the State Farm/WBCA Division II All-America first team, marking the first such selection in program history as well. “I think it’s really special and unexpected,” said Leedham. “I couldn’t have done it without my teammates. They make me the better player and I think a lot of the credit should go to them.” The State Farm/WBCA Player of the Year Award is selected by the nine-member WBCA Player of the Year Committee, which consists of one WBCA-member coach from each of the eight WBCA Division II Regions and the committee chair. Leedham will be formally presented her award at the WBCA Awards Luncheon presented by State Farm and Jostens on Tuesday, April 8 at noon (ET) as part of the 2008 WBCA National Conference held in conjunction with the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Tampa, Fla. “It’s a tremendous honor for (Johannah) and Franklin Pierce,” said Franklin Pierce Head Coach Mark Swasey. “While it is a great individual accomplishment, it also reflects on our whole program and what the team has accomplished so far.” Leedham, the Northeast-10 Player of the Year, leads the NE-10 with 22.7 points (3rd nationally) and 3.4 steals (12th) per game this season, to go with 6.7 rebounds (12th NE-10) and 4.0 assists per game (5th). She is shooting 48.3-percent (254-for-526) from the field (9th), including 35.8% (53-148) from three-point range (8th), and converting 83% (166-200) of her free-throw attempts (6th). She has led the Ravens in scoring in 31 of their 32 games so far this season and also collected a team-best seven double-doubles (17 career). Leedham has reached double-figures in scoring in all 57 games of her collegiate career, scoring 20-plus points in 39 of those games (23 of 32 this season) and netting 30-plus points 14 times (six this winter). She earned NE-10 Player of the Week honors five times this winter, running her program-record career total to 11. Leedham earned Most Outstanding Player honors in leading the Ravens to its first Northeast Regional title last week, averaging 27.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and four steals over their first three NCAA Tournament games.Leedham holds no less than 23 program records through just two collegiate seasons. She has set a new single-season scoring record with her 727 points to date, and became the fastest player in program history to reach 1,000-career points, doing so in her 44th career game at Saint Rose on January 26. Leedham poured in a program-record eight three-point field goals in a win over Southern New Hampshire on January 12. Leedham currently ranks third all-time at Franklin Pierce with 209 career steals, sixth in program history with 1,305 career points and tenth with 46 career blocked shots. The honor is the latest in a long list of accolades for Leedham at Franklin Pierce. She has earned ESPN The Magazine District I Academic All-America and NE-10 All-Academic first team honors, having achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.29 at the conclusion of the fall semester. She is also just the fourth sophomore in NE-10 history to earn Player of the Year honors with her selection this season and was a Daktronics All-Northeast Region first team pick for the second-straight year. In 2006-07, Leedham was named the NE-10 Freshman of the Year and earned All-Rookie team status. Leedham is the second National Player of the Year honoree for Franklin Pierce this academic year, joining men’s soccer standout James Thorpe (East Longmeadow, Mass./Bridgton Academy), who was named the NSCAA/adidas Player of the Year in men’s soccer in January. Leedham has led Franklin Pierce (27-5, 18-4 NE-10), ranked 18th in the final regular season USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II poll, to its first NCAA Division II Northeast Regional title. The Ravens will face No. 9 University of Alaska Anchorage (29-4, 15-3 GNAC) at the Women’s Elite Eight tomorrow at 1 p.m. The game is available to watch for free via www.ncaa.com.

Djouara Named WBCA All-American. Mariame Djouara reaches new heights in her student/athlete career. If anyone have been following Mariame's career, they got to enjoy her accomplishments for her academics as well as this great honor. We are proud to see that as a member of our Student/Assistance program Mariame Djouara is enjoying the mission of Futur, Inc. We are wishing Mariame the very best on her upcoming College selection. Two South Plains College Lady Texans basketball players have been selected for the prestigious 2008 Junior College/Community College State Farm Coaches' All-American Basketball Team. SPC sophomore post Brittany Blackmon was named first team All-American, while sophomore guard Mariame Djouara was named honorable mention All-American. Blackmon (Clovis, NM) was named Western Junior College Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player and was named to the NJCAA All-Region V team. She averaged 16.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. She scored in double figures in 26 games and finished the season with five double-doubles. Djouara (Ivory Coast) was also named to the All-Region team and was a first team All-Conference selection. She averaged 14.2 points and 5.1 rebounds a game. She scored in double figures 18 times and set the Lady Texan record for 3-pointers in a game with seven. This year's team marks the first State Farm Coaches' All-American Team, as Eastman Kodak held the previous sponsorship for 25 years. Selection committees in each of the nine WBCA geographical regions select 10 of the top women's basketball players in the nation to be honored. “I am pleased to bring you the 2008 JC/CC State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. “This group of student-athletes has worked tirelessly to get where they are, and I am honored to name each one of them to this team.” “State Farm is truly honored to recognize these outstanding student-athletes for their wonderful and amazing achievements,” said Mark Gibson, assistant vice president of advertising for State Farm. “The State Farm Coaches All-America Team represents true excellence in the sport of women’s basketball and we are extremely proud to be associated with these remarkable student-athletes.”

St. Frances Academy Girl's Basketball Team Wins 6th straight IAAM Championship.

High School Student/Athlete Sophy Ngobeni helps St. Frances Academy win their 2008 IAAM Championship in an exciting overtime win versus Seton Keough. Sophy is a members of our Student-Assistance program. Through our program she's learning that success is measured by her teamwork and her class work which will prepare her for the next level. Congratulation......

Mariame Djouara awarded for her work on the court & in the classroom. We wound like to congratulate Mariame Djouara, an enrolled student/athlete in our student assistance program, for her recent awards. Mariame received an academic award for her outstanding grades this past semester at South Plains College. Along with the above honor, Mariame recently was awarded the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Week for her outstanding performance this past week. She lead her 9th rank women's basketball team to a 4-0 record in a 4 day span. (click here to read about her recent performance)

Joyce Jenkins, President of Futur, Inc., Shooting Coach Marvin Harvey & Women's Basketball Hall of Fame player Lynette Woodard are headed to South Africa. For the past few years, a special group of people has joined Joyce in South Africa to conduct camps and coaches clinics. Last year's tour featured WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw and the previous year former Houston Comet, Coach Kevin Cook.

Futur, Inc. and Egen Petroleum Ltd. has teamed up to reach out to kids throughout South Africa to bridge the gap internationally through the great sport of basketball. Engen sponsors the U18 Girls and Boy's IPT Basketball Tournament. Engen's focus is to provide the kids that play in the Engen program at Regional, National and Inter Provincial level with exposure to high level coaching.

During the tour, Joyce Jenkins, Marvin Harvey and Lynette Woodard will conduct camps and coaches' clinics in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.

The aim of the clinics are to expose disadvantaged school kids to the highest coaching standards available, therefore providing an unforgettable experience for the kids while uplifting their standard of play.

Mariame Djouara (St. Timothy's High School/Treivchville, Ivory Coast) of South Plains College is the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Week. The 5-7 guard led South Plains College to a 4-0 record where they played all four games over a four-day span on the road in Arizona. She averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In the opening game of the week (a win over Mesa) she had 10 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and one steal in 25 minutes. She followed that with 21 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Scottsdale. Against Arizona Western she had 19 points, three rebounds and three steals in 26 minutes and in the final game of the week against Yavapai she had 15 points, two rebounds, three assists and two steals. On the week Djouara was 29-of-54 from the floor for a .537 shooting percentage.

Futur, Inc. would like to wish the above student/athletes the very best in their upcoming school year. As members of our Student-Assistance program, these young ladies were able to achieve their academic and basketball goals. (click here to learn more about the program)

How: Prospects will register online using the same Web site that currently is used for the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse (http://www.ncaaclearinghouse.net/). Online registration is required. No hard copies of the registration form are available.

In addition to providing demographic and academic information, a prospect will be required to answer five questions about his/her athletics participation, prize money earned, expense money received and any contact they may have had with agents and/or professional teams. Depending on the responses to these questions, the prospect may be required to provide additional information.

Peju Awodipe New Town Junior Guard
Becky Cox McDonogh Soph. Guard
Mariame Djouara St. Timothy's Senior Guard
Brittany Mallory McDonogh Junior Guard
Marah Strickland Towson Cath. Junior Guard
Grace Carmen NDP Senior Forward
Tracy Johns Towson Cath. Junior Forward
John'a Poole Eastern Tech Senior Forward

Engen sponsors sixth u-18 Tournament

More than 250 basketball players from all corners of South Africa are preparing to converge on Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday, 26 September 2006 to compete for the 2006 Engen Under-18 inter-provincial title.

The Engen Inter-Provincial Tournament (IPT) will be held over four days – with the finals being played on Friday, 29 September - at the YMCA Sports Centre, Pietermaritzburg. It is the third in a series of basketball tournaments sponsored by petroleum giant Engen to be held this year and is the culmination of the Engen U18 National Club Championships, held in Bloemfontein in June.

Now in its sixth year, the tournament provides the biggest stage on which the country’s under-18 basketball talent can be showcased. The KwaZulu-Natal boys’ team and Gauteng girls’ team will be on court again this year, defending their 2005 titles.

Players like Wayne Brown, Marc Roux and Mapitso Makena (Gauteng), Ashton Booysen, Stacey Cleophas, Vuyelwa Gamka (Western Cape), Phuti Mosehlane and Lesego Ntoi (Free State) as well as Zanele Peter (Eastern Cape) have already attracted attention from the national selectors at the Engen National Club Championships.

Pretoria Pentagoons’ Takalani Mfamdi and Durban High School’s Sakhile Sithole will be in action in the girls’ and boys’ divisions, respectively. The pair was voted Most Valuable Players (MVP) at the National Club Championships.

Players at this year’s IPT can look forward to meeting USA-based coaches Joyce Jenkins, Marvin Harvey and Chamique Holdsclaw. The trio will spend two weeks in South Africa as part of a comprehensive coaching campaign sponsored by Engen. Apart from coaching and motivational engagements, they will also assist in the selection of the Engen All Star Team that will be made up of the best performers in the boys’ and girls’ divisions during the tournament.

Jenkins, Harvey and Holdsclaw bring with them a wealth of international basketball experience and will conduct coaching clinics and motivational speeches with the teams as they gear up for the IPT.

Apart from the on-court action, Engen will bring in hot young hip hop artist Lungelo who will treat fans to a live performance of his latest hits. Tip-off for the Engen U18 Inter-Provincial Tournament is at 08h00.

(Johannesburg, South Africa) – The Durban High School (South Africa) Boy’s Basketball Program will visit St. Frances and the Park School in Baltimore as part of their twenty-one day tour of the United States. The delegation of twenty-one student-athletes is the first high school basketball team to tour America in the post-apartheid era. Both visits will take place during this week.

On Thursday, December 15th, DHS students will shadow St. Frances students in classes and meet with faculty and staff. Jamal Atkins, a 1995 graduate of St. Frances assisted in coordinating the day and has worked with Durban High School students and staff in Durban during the past year. Joyce Jenkins of Futur, Inc (a nonprofit student-athlete support organization) has been instrumental in supporting the tour as well. The Park School will host DHS this Saturday, December 17th, featuring a double-header beginning at 6pm. The Park School has a connection to South Africa through alumnus Thibault Manekin, who supports DHS through programs with the South African program Playing For Peace. The delegation is staying at Camp Pecometh in Centerville, MD, making trips to Baltimore and Washington, DC for the remainder of the tour. DHS has been embraced throughout the tour, visiting the South African Embassy, the AND 1 headquarters and meeting with political delegates and NBA players. Over ten schools have hosted the group in some fashion, either in the classroom or on the basketball court. Durban High School is South Africa’s academic model and leading high school basketball program. Durban High School offers a positive and disciplined environment for boys to study and learn through athletics. Three DHS student-athletes participated in the 2005 National Basketball Association’s Basketball Without Borders Africa Camp and are members of the South African National U18. The goal of the Durban High School US tour is to establish enduring relationships with American educational institutions that encourage international exchange and promote athletics.

Northants lightning Star Angelina Brown will be playing basketball in America for the next two years. (Full Story)