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Nike Basketball Camp at Long Beach State - Run by LBSU Men's Staff

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Camp Overview

Improve your game and have serious fun
at Nike Basketball Camps

Train with Long Beach State Men's Basketball Head Coach Chris Acker and coaching staff in the iconic Walter Pyramid in summer 2025. Campers can attend the Complete Skills to help fine-tune your shooting, footwork, and ball-handling skills or the Elite Camp to further develop skills and enhance their game.

The Complete Skills Camps help players of all abilities develop athletically, refine fundamental skills, and enhance their abilities at the post, wing, or guard position.

The Elite Camp is a day clinic that will mimic practice, player development, and game play structures.

Highlights Include

  • Emphasis placed on individual development and team play
  • In-depth analysis of each player's conditioning and footwork
  • Receive a Nike Basketball Camp t-shirt and other prizes!

Camp Coaches

  • Chris acker

    Chris Acker

    Head Coach

    Chris Acker was hired in 2024 as the 17th head coach of the Long Beach State Men’s Basketball program. A dynamic recruiter with experience developing both offensive and defensive strategies, Acker was announced as the new leader of the program on April 2, 2024.

    Chris acker

    Chris Acker

    Head Coach

    Acker has spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach at San Diego State, playing a crucial role in the team’s recent success. The Aztecs have reached the NCAA tournament in each of the last four seasons and were 30-2 in 2019-20 prior to the COIVD shutdown. In 2022-23, SDSU reached the National Championship game and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2023-24. In his five seasons as an assistant coach at SDSU, the Aztecs went 134-34 overall.

    In all five of Acker’s seasons at San Diego State, the Aztecs played in the Mountain West Championship game and continue to compete at a very high level. In 2023-24, the Aztecs averaged 74.7 points per game led by Wooden Award Finalist Jaedon LeDee who has been one of the dominant players in the country. LeDee ranked in the nation’s Top 10 in scoring at 21.5 points per game, highlighting seven players averaging over five points per game for San Diego State. The Aztecs ranked in the nation’s Top 50 teams in offensive efficiency in 2023- 24 under his guidance.

    Acker has proven that he can create prolific offenses even without a dominant scorer. In San Diego State’s run to the title game in 2022-23, the Aztecs had eight players averaging 5.8 points per game and none higher than First Team All-Mountain West performer Matt Bradley’s 12.8 points per game.

    During that season, the Aztecs scored a program record 2,775 points and saw their bench score over 1,000 points during the season, posting a 28-5 record when the team’s bench outscored their opponents.

    Prior to his arrival, Acker spent two seasons at Mountain West rival Boise State, where his emphasis was with the defense under head coach Leon Rice. In his first season with the Broncos, Boise State ranked in the nation’s Top 50 in defensive efficiency. In each of his two seasons in Boise, the Broncos ranked third in the Mountain West in points allowed.

    Boasting Big West experience as well, Acker started his Division I coaching career at Hawai’i, where he helped guide the Rainbow Warriors to one of their best seasons in 2015-16. Hawai’i finished the year with 28 victories and reached the NCAA Tournament before upsetting fourth-seeded California in the school’s first postseason victory.

    Acker’s move to Division I came on the heels of two successful stints in the junior college ranks. As the head coach of West Los Angeles College, he rebuilt the program in two years, taking 11 freshmen in his first season and leading that group to an 18-9 record and a CCCAA Regional playoff berth within two years.

    In his first coaching position with Citrus College, Acker spent six seasons at Citrus, winning the 2008 California State Championship and posting a dominant 92-9 record during his tenure, first as an assistant and then as the associate head coach of the program.

    A Los Angeles native, Acker closed his collegiate playing career at Chaminade University in Hawaii, before playing professionally for four seasons in Europe and the United States.

    Acker earned his bachelor’s degree in Human Services Management from the University of Phoenix in 2010 and was later awarded a master’s degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine in 2012.
  • Ali tavakol

    Ali Tavakol

    Director of Operations

    Ali Tavakol has been named the Director of Basketball Operations on Chris Acker’s staff, making the move along with Acker from San Diego State to Long Beach State. In that role, Tavakol will be responsible for all logistics of the team while also supporting video, recruiting and other day-to-day operations.

    Ali tavakol

    Ali Tavakol

    Director of Operations

    Tavakol worked with the Aztecs for throughout Acker’s time at San Diego State, working as a manager starting in 2018-19 before taking over as the head student-manager in 2019-20, and then earning a promotion to graduate assistant during prior to the 2022-23 season.

    In his run with San Diego State, the Aztecs reached the NCAA tournament in four straight seasons and were 30-2 in 2019-20 prior to the COVID shutdown. In 2022-23, SDSU reached the National Championship game and advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2023-24.

    Tavakol graduated from San Diego State in May 2022 with a degree in business administration with an emphasis in entrepreneurship and received his MBA from San Diego State in 2024.

Camp Details

2025 Dates

  • Elite Camp I (Coed Ages 12-18): June 13
  • Elite Camp II (Coed Ages 12-18): June 14
  • Youth Camp (Coed Ages 5-12): June 16-19
Elite Camp Hours
  • Check-in: Friday/Saturday at 8:30am
  • Meals: Lunch is not provided. Please bring a packed lunch.
  • Daily Hours: FRI/SAT 9AM-1PM
Youth Camp Hours
  • Check-in: Monday at 8:30am
  • Closing Ceremony: Thursday at 2:30pm
  • Meals: Lunch is not provided. Please bring a packed lunch.
  • Daily Hours: MON-THURS 9AM-3PM

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE FEE?

  • Instruction: Morning and afternoon training sessions
  • Supervision: Campers are supervised by staff during camp hours
  • Lunch: Lunch is not provided, please bring a sack lunch each day
  • Camp T-shirt & Prizes: Campers at multi-day camps will receive a Nike Basketball Camps t-shirt. *1-day clinics and fall, winter and spring camps excluded.
  • Basketballs: Basketballs are provided for instruction during camp

TEAM DISCOUNT

If you have a group of 5 or more campers registering for the same camp, each camper is eligible for a $25 discount. If you have a group of 10 or more campers registering for the same camp, each camper is eligible for a $40 discount. Please fill out the Team Discount - Basketball form with the name of your group and the names of each camper enrolling in the camp and we will create a unique discount code for your group.

INSTRUCTION & FACILITY

  • Ratio: 1:10 staff-to-camper ratio
  • Groupings: Campers are grouped by ability, age, and experience, per the Director's discretion
  • Facility: Indoor courts
  • Medical Protocol: Most camps have an athletic trainer on-site to help with illness or injury. In case of an emergency, campers will be transported to the nearest hospital.

CUSTOMER PORTAL

To access your camp enrollments, Health and Release Forms, and Camp Information Packet, please visit: US Sports Camps Customer Portal

PRE-CAMP CHECKLIST

To view your customer account, complete your mandatory forms, pay balance dues, and review important camp information, visit Pre-Camp Checklist. All necessary camp information is on this page. If there are any imperative changes prior to camp start, registered campers will be notified via email and this webpage will be updated!

PACKING LIST

Below is a suggested list of clothes, equipment, and personal items. US Sports Camps is NOT responsible for lost or stolen articles or money.

● Athletic, on-court clothing
● Athletic shoes
● Water bottle
● Packed lunch and snacks
● Small gym bag/backpack

CAMPER EVALUATION

Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week. In addition, campers will be evaluated and then split up into smaller groups according to age and ability.

MEDICAL PROTOCOL

Most camps have an athletic trainer on-site to help with illness or injury. In case of an emergency, campers will be transported to the nearest hospital.

COMPANY POLICIES

If you need to cancel for any reason up until 24 hours prior to camp check-in, you will receive a camp credit voucher for tuition fees paid that is good through the following year for any sport and is transferable to any immediate family member. Participants who DO NOT attend their registered session (no-shows for any reason) or who do not contact USSC to cancel at least 24 hours prior to camp check-in will not receive a voucher or refund. Cash refunds are given only if Cancellation Protection was purchased at the time of registration and the cancellation is made before your balance due date.

For information regarding our cancellation policy and all other company policies, please visit USSC Policies.

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation is not provided by the camp to or from any airports. If you are flying to or from camp, we recommend using an airport shuttle service. Please schedule flights as close as you can to the check-in times on the first day and check-out times on the last day.

NIKE BASKETBALL CAMP FAQ

For general questions about our basketball camps, please see our FAQ page.

*Please note, this information is subject to change.

Nike Basketball Camp at Long Beach State are open to any and all entrants, but may be limited by number, age, grade level and/or gender. This camp is independently owned and operated and is not affiliated or managed by CSULB/Long Beach State University/LB State Athletics. CSULB/Long Beach State University/LB State Athletics does not sponsor or endorse this independently owned and operated camp.

Sample Daily Schedule

9:00 AM Warm Up/Conditioning

10:00 AM Skill Work Stations

10:45 AM Offensive and Defensive Stations

11:00 AM Ball Handling/Dribbling Skill Stations

11:15 AM Game Like Scenario Stations

11:25 AM Shooting Competition

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Rebounding Drills

1:20 PM Daily Ball Handling and 1on1 Moves

2:00 PM 3 on 3 and 5 on 5 Games

3:00 PM Cool Down/Stretching/Closing Comments

The home of Long Beach State basketball and volleyball for over 20 years, the Walter Pyramid has become a nationally recognized icon for the university and the city of Long Beach. Because of its dramatic appearance, its unique multi-purpose capability and its lure for television production, the Walter Pyramid is one of the finest collegiate athletic facilities in the western United States.

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