Dr. Phillips High boys basketball coach hosting youth camp

The PUSH Basketball Academy camp will be led by state-championship-winning coach Ben Witherspoon and professional basketball player Majic Dorsey.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 7:45 p.m. July 3, 2025

Sports

PUSH Basketball Academy, founded by Dr. Phillips High's state-championship-winning boys basketball coach Ben Witherspoon, is hosting a five-day youth camp at the high school's gym from Monday, July 28 to Friday, Aug. 1.

"Our camp will be a great experience for all ages," Witherspoon said. "Our younger campers will focus on having fun while learning and practicing the fundamentals of the game. While the older players will get high-level skill work, competition, and learn about the mental side of teamwork and having a growth mindset."

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. across the five days, campers will be taught these key skills and fundamentals by Witherspoon, a former Division I coach and player, and Daryl Majic Dorsey, who has played professional basketball for 20 years.

The camp is open to players from 6-17 years old and the registration fee is $200. Included in the cost will be a camp T-shirt and awards. Campers will need to provide their own lunch but drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.

To register, visit Tinyurl.com/PUSHCAMP.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.