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When Ben Perkins, Grimes’s former A.A.U. coach and longtime trainer, saw the video making the rounds on social media, he gave Grimes a hard time.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022

“There are a lot of shots that you can get away with in high school or A.A.U. basketball that you can’t get away with in college basketball, no matter who you’re playing,” Gaston said.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2021

N.B.A. rules stipulate that scouts can attend only a limited number of high school and A.A.U. games annually, but Overtime Elite is a professional league.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

College recruiters prefer the A.A.U. tournaments, where they appraise hundreds of prospects in a weekend.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

The two scholastic representatives in the A.A.U. championships at Manhattan Field on the 14th managed to hold their ends up pretty well.

From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various