Congrats to the OTE 7th grade girls, who finished 6th out of 34 teams in the National AAU championship in Knoxville, Tenn. The girls had a great run, losing by five points in the quarterfinals to the eventual AAU champs. The team was on fire all week, averaging 53 points a game -- one of the top-scoring teams in the tourney. Thanks to the players, parents and coach Croix for a terrific week of basketball! The OTE family is proud of all of you!

We can't thank our OTE family enough for a terrific weekend at Great Wolf Lodge to cap our winter 2018-19 season. Nearly 500 in attendance -- great party, great weekend of basketball, great friends and family. Check out our video of the fun weekend: https://vimeo.com/320521622

A few words from the OTE family...

Our girls played with nothing but drive and confidence this weekend- each one of them left their hearts on the court ! We are so proud to call them AAU Champions !! Thank you to OTE and our coaches who have prepared them for this victory and many more for the last 5 years !!!-V.Arroyo

As we enter 2018, we celebrate the third basketball season in a row that every OTE 8th grade alum made their freshman, JV or varsity teams at high school tryouts. This season it was 34 out of 34 8th graders that made the jump into high school programs, including Loyola, Whitney Young, Ignatius, Payton, Jones Prep, Resurrection, Notre Dame, Taft and more. Since 2003, more than 90 percent of OTE alums have gone on to play high school basketball. OTE is proud of all of our alums.

Registration for 2019-20 OTE fall/winter tryouts is open.

Registration Link

Location: 6125 N. Cicero, Chicago. 

Cost: $20 per player (one tryout mandantory; new players may attend both tryouts at no additional cost).

Dates: Saturday, Sept 7th thru Tuesday, Sept 10th

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Thank you to all players who participated in our Spring Tryouts.  We evaluated nearly 300 players from grades 2-8 over a four day tryout and saw tremendous talent and energy on the floor. 

Spring team rosters will be posted Thursday, March 7th under the team grade level (3rd Boys etc).

For the fourth year in a row, every OTE 8th grade girls and boys alum who played during our winter-spring seasons made their freshman, JV or varsity teams at high school tryouts. This year it was 34 out of 34 8th graders from our 2017-18 winter-spring seasons that made the jump into high school programs, including Loyola, Whitney Young, Ignatius, Payton, Main South, Jones Prep, Resurrection, Notre Dame, Lincoln Park, Maine East, Niles West, Regina, Von Steuben, Shurz and more. Since 2003, more than 90 percent of OTE alums have gone on to play high school basketball. OTE is proud of all of them. Go Edge!

OTE 8th girls became National AAU champions this morning, July 17, 2017 in Orlando! We're so proud of our players -- Angelica, Illiana, Maeve, Charleen, Lily, Caroline, Nicole, Christi -- and coaches Keith and Jean. What a great run! Congrats!