Saturday, June 28th - Tuesday, July 1, 2025
St. Lawrence University
Canton, N.Y.
REGISTRATION IS FULL
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The St. Lawrence University basketball camp is pleased to offer both day and overnight camp options for the Summer of 2025 and is designed to provide younger basketball athletes with an opportunity to learn, share and prepare for their upcoming season.
Registration is now open! The camp will take the first 250 campers who sign up, and last summer we sold out. This summer's camp will be offered to both boys and girls, grades 4th through 12th. Please contact Chris Downs at cdowns@stlawu.edu or 315-229-5836 with questions or concerns.
Resident Cost: $405
Commuter Cost: $240
The Saints' basketball camp features:
The boys and girls camps will be held separately while existing on the same campus. Both camps will have separate coaches, counselors, campers, and dorms. We will share dining and recreation spaces.
Individual Improvement: Serious players will be able to receive one-on-one instruction from camp staff. Individual programs can be developed to allow the elite player to improve their game.
Supervised Scrimmage: Campers can apply skills they learn in one-on one, two-on-two, three-on-three or five-on five full court play.
The St. Lawrence camp staff will utilize video to critique, correct and teach each individual as needed. Athletes will also be training in our state of the art fitness center and cared for in our athletic training room. All meals will take place in the Dana Dining Hall and all you can eat buffet style facilities in the center of campus. Athletes will be housed in residential dorms, all within walking distance of the basketball facility. St. Lawrence boasts a one to eight coach to camper ratio ensuring your son or daughter receive the individual attention to help them find their confidence.
CAMP COUNSELORS
All camp counselors are hand selected and have years of coaching experience at Saints camps. In addition, many of the counselors are current Saints men's and women's basketball players, and/or prominent North Country college players.
SAMPLE CAMP SCHEDULE
8:30 a.m. - Commuter daily drop off
9 a.m. - Camp begins
4:30/7:30 p.m. - Commuter pickup
8 a.m. - Residential campers' breakfast
12 p.m. - Lunch
5 p.m. - Dinner
11 p.m. - Light's out
FACILITIES
Basketball Courts: Burkman Gymnasium, home of the Saints men's and women's basketball teams is available for all age groups, and teams will also use Newell Fieldhouse, which has an additional four full-sized courts.
Weight Training Room: St. Lawrence has a state-of-the-art weight training facility campers which will be utilized by athletes. All campers will be educated on strength training, core workouts, and agility workouts to improve athleticism and muscle groups specifically utilized in basketball.
MEET THE COACH: Chris Downs, Head Men's Basketball Coach at St. Lawrence University
Coach Downs has taken St. Lawrence to 18 post season appearances including an NCAA Elite Eight, an NCAA Sweet 16 and an ECAC Championship along with multiple Liberty League Tournaments. Downs has been named NABC East Region, New York State and Liberty League Coach of the Year during his tenure with the Saints.
The Liberty League and Northeast Regional Coach of the Year as a rookie head coach in 1997-98, he led his Saints to the best season in SLU history with a 24-2 overall record and a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Downs has guided St. Lawrence to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances including a trip to the "Sweet 16" in 2009.
A former Athlete of the Year, Downs received a bachelor's in elementary education from Oneonta State. Coach Downs has also worked at Division II LeMoyne College and Potsdam State.
REGISTRATION & MEDICAL INFORMATION
To finalize your registration, please send a $50 non-refundable deposit in the form of a Venmo to @Chris-DownsSr, or a check payable to "Saints Basketball Camp" to:
Basketball Office
Augsbury Center - St. Lawrence University
23 Romoda Drive
Canton, N.Y. 13617
Please contact Chris Downs at cdowns@stlawu.edu or 315-229-5836 with any questions.
MEDICAL INFORMATION - Summer Camp Medical Forms coming April 1, 2025
