Session dates are Saturdays Nov. 16 through March 8, excluding holiday off dates for Thanksgiving (Nov. 30) and Christmas break (Dec. 28). The season will begin with a clinic on Saturday, Nov. 16. Special guest instructor Michele O'Brien (the St. Dominic coach) will host the morning sessions while ex-Nets star George Bruns will host the afternoon sessions.

Practices, scrimmages and games will be held on Nov. 23. On Saturday, Dec. 7, there will be another clinic. Bruns will run the morning session. The special guests in the afternoon session will be the Garden City Varsity Basketball team with Coach Kennedy. The time slots for the season at St. Paul's fieldhouse are:

* Boys/Girls 2nd grade 8:30 to 10 a.m.

John Skramko 746-9659

* Girls 3rd grade 10 to 11 a.m.

Rob Malhame 747-1065

* Girls 4th grade 11 a.m. to noon

Paul McDougal 747-8369

* Girls 5th/6th/7th grade 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Doug Donnelly 741-5334

(For the Dec. 7 clinic date, fifth- and sixth- and seventh-grade girls should go to the 11 a.m. session)

* Boys 3rd/4th grade west noon to 1 p.m.

Bob O'Brien 328-6206, Dan Dignam 741-0989

(Overflow game will be played from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. each week)

* Boys 3rd/4th grade east 1 to 2 p.m.

Jim Raphael 746-4826

(Overflow game will be played from 10-11 a.m. each week)

* Boys 5th/6th grade 2 to 3 p.m.

Greg Raphael 877-5912

* Boys 7th/8th grade at the GC Middle School Fridays from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Don Pfail 739-3252

(For the Dec. 7 clinic date, seventh- and eighth-grade boys should go to the 2 p.m. session)

Game times are subject to change. Application cost is $35 and may be obtained at St. Paul's, the Garden City Recreation Office and from the www.GC-AA.com website. The GCAA is still gladly accepting applications. However, the normal signup period has passed so please include a $25 late fee. When the GCAA runs out of jerseys, the club will not be able to accept any more signups. Adult volunteers are needed and much appreciated.

If there are any basketball questions please contact your coordinator or John Skramko via e-mail at jskramko@optonline.net or 746-9659.