Web - (Video) Mike Conley Jr. at the 2011 Goodman vs Indy Pro-Am Classic!

(Screencap - Mike Conley Jr. at the Indy Pro Am vs Goodman League Classic - Indianapolis, Indiana - 9.24.2011)

9.24.2011 - The Goodman League (Washington D.C) 170 Knox Indy Pro Am (Indianapolis) 167 (Battle for it All Classic - Indianapolis, Indiana)
- Mike Conley Jr. 25 points

Off-Season Ball - Hardcore basketball fans immediately felt the effects of the NBA Lockout in late spring/early Summer when it was announced that the Vegas & Orlando Summer Leagues were canceled. The NBA Summer League is a platform for first, second, and third year players to compete against NBA level competition in hopes of either earning a roster spot, camp invite, or to simply get some good Summer run in an organized setting. The Las Vegas Summer League in particular, is pretty much the center of the basketball universe in July where many scouts and coaches converge to evaluate young talent. Moreover, veteran players will often times show up to Summer League for media spots and to generally be visible in showing support for their teams..some of the vets even practice with the summer league squads.

The Lockout did away with an NBA sanctioned Summer League event, but it did not prevent NBA players from going out and getting some good run elsewhere. Due to the lockout, fans of NBA Summer League lost out big time, however, the beneficiaries of this situation ended up being the organizers and local fans of the various regional community summer leagues throughout the United States. Some of these leagues have nationwide reputations in Summer Basketball. There's the Drew League out in California, the D.C. based Goodman League, the Indy Pro-Am, NC-Pro Am, Rucker Park, Cleveland Pro-Am ect..NBA players play in these type of off-season league every year. But because of the lockout, it seemed like more and more stars came out got Summer ball. It was definitely a treat for local fans to see high level players featured at their Summer competitions, up close & free or for a relatively cheap price price.

Battle for it all Classic - As the Summer of 2011 started to wind down, some of the regional summer leagues began to put together all-star type of teams to play other regional leagues as a way to unofficially determine the best Summer League. The Cleveland Pro Am, for example, played a roster of Columbus area standouts, and the L.A's Drew league competed against the Goodman League.

Former Buckeye superstar Mike Conley Jr. joined an all-star cast representing the Indy Pro Am in a game vs the Goodman League of Washington D.C on September 24 in Indy. This game featured several NBA players including John Wall of the Washington Wizards, Eric Gordon, Jeff Green, Demarcus Cousins, Zach Randolph, Gordon Hayward, Lance Stephenson, and Shelvin Mack. Mike scored 25 points in the exhibition game, check out the videos!