The Reebok Breakout Underclass Camp is one of the premier instructional and skill development camps in the country. This camp was intentionally designed for Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors to give them the opportunity to hone their skills and "Break Out" on the national scene. While many camps simply run a series of games, games are of minimal importance at the Breakout and are only used at the end of camp to give players a chance to implement what they have learned in a real game setting. The Breakout camp "stations" have become legendary over the past few years, as many players have never experienced skill development like this before. The Breakout lead clinicians have years of experience in player development and instruction. They also hand select a staff of high school coaches that share the same passion for teaching the skills of the game as opposed to the X's and O's.

In 2004, the high school graduating class of 2008 was the first group of players to participate in the Reebok Breakout Underclass Camp. Of that original group, seven have now gone on to be named McDonald's All Americans this year. Those players include: Williams Buford (Toledo, OH Ohio State), Tyreke Evans (Chester, PA undecided), Sylvan Landesberg (Flushing, NY Virginia) Michael Rosario (Jersey City, NJ Rutgers), Demar DeRozan (Compton, CA USC), Brandon Jennings (Temecula, CA Arizona), and Malcolm Lee (Moreno Valley, CA UCLA).

Other notable players that have used the Reebok Breakout Camp as a stepping stone to national prominence include: Kenny Boynton, Renardo Sidney, Terrell Vinson, Henry Sims, Travon Woodall, Darius Miller, Chris Braswell, Darryl Bryant, Lance Stephenson, Dequan Jones, Reeves Nelson, Drew Gordon, Darius Norris, Mfon Udofia, Richard Howell, and Tyshawn Taylor. Several of these players followed up their Breakout appearances with invitations to the Reebok All American Camp where many of them turned in outstanding performances that led to increased rankings and scholarship opportunities.

In 2007, five players used the Reebok Breakout Underclass Camp, to earn an immediate to the Reebok All American Camp that very same year. Those players were Joe Jackson of Memphis, TN, Pe'Shon Howard of Cleveland, OH, Tristan Thompson of Toronto, ON, John Wall of Greensboro, NC and LeBryan Nash of Dallas, TX

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The 2008 Reebok Breakout Underclass Camp is scheduled to take place June 20-22 outside of Chicago at the Joy of the Game Center in Deerfield, IL. Participants must provide their own transportation but all other expenses are covered including housing, food, equipment, apparel, shoes, and transportation to and from the airport.