HC Elite Basketball

HC Elite Basketball Profile and History

Coach Bill Napolitano (Coach Nap) has been coaching and developing players in Howard County, MD for the past 15 years. His focus is developing youth players into high school level players and promoting basketball in the Howard County area. During the 2010-2011 season, more than 50 players who trained with Coach Nap played either Varsity or JV basketball. In addition, he works with high school play ers to help them excel at the high school level and attain the skills necessary to be successful at the college level. In 2010, his HCYP Elite 17u Division I AAU team, comprised of local Howard County players, won the MD State 17-U Championship and placed 3rd in the Nation at the AAU Division I National tournament out of 250 teams. Most of his players from that team moved on to play college basketball, including three receiving NCAA Division I scholarships. Five of those players made All Met, while more than 10 of Coach Nap's players were selected All County or All Conference. Playing - Coach Nap played high school basketball at DuVal High School in Prince Georges County, MD. He averaged 18 points and 9 assists a game in 1975 to lead DuVal to the 4A State finals while earning All County, All State and All Tournament team honors in the MD State Tournament. Bill was selected to several senior All Star games including McDonalds Capital Classic All Star game. He played for 2 years in Junior College, earning All Conference and All Region honors each year as well as being competing in the Regional Junior College All Star game where he tallied 23 points and had 14 assists and was named MVP. He earned a full scholarship at West Liberty State University, where he spent his final 2 seasons averaging 14 points and 6 assists per game. Bill continued playing ball after college and can still be found playing in men's leagues and tournaments throughout the Baltimore Washington area. Coaching - Coach Nap began coaching immediately after high school. During 1975-80 he coached the high school spring and summer league team, as well as ...