instructors.

Additional venues are to be added to relieve some of the strain placed on the facility at Whitney Institute, with the United States Naval Air Station confirmed as one site and two others yet to be named.

Evans noted that this year will also see greater emphasis being placed on academics, using basketball as a facilitator.

"The potential that athletics has for academic growth is enormous,'' said Evans, who is the current president of the Bermuda Basketball Association.

"To do that we have the college coaches coming here.

"All of them have the responsibility of recruiting (at their institutions) and making sure the student athletes carry the required workload and doing what is needed to grow.

"What we're trying to do is open avenues for student athletes to earn scholarships.'' While Hodges, the three-point specialist who spent last season playing professionally in Italy, is obviously the main attraction, Evans noted the qualities of the other instructors.

He said that even though they may lack name recognition on this side of the Atlantic all the instructors were recognised for their work with youth in the US.

Included among eleven overseas coaches due on the Island -- there will be five Bermudian coaches -- are Art Perry (University of Maryland), Moses Griffin (Wilberforce University), Lemuel Neal (California), Roosevelt Barnes (Detroit), J. (Jerry) Lewis (Dallas), Rod Furnace (Chicago), Jason Hodges (Chicago), Verne Reich (Chicago), Phillip Gary (Chicago) and Jay Smith (University of Michigan).

Perry, an assistant to current Terrapin head coach Gary Williams, has increasingly gained attention as one of the best recruiters and evaluators of talent in the US, attracting future NBA stars Roy Hinson and John Battle while at Rutgers and Chris Gatling after moving to Old Dominion University.

Meanwhile, Griffin was recently named head coach of his alma mater after working at Merced Community College in California following a 30-year stint in the United States Air Force where he coached the Armed Force team.

Smith was brought to the high profile institution in Michigan by Steve Fisher where he worked with the likes of top NBA rookie Chris Webber along with the remaining members of the "Fab Five''.

Maryland administrative assistant Pete Sauer is also scheduled to come to evaluate the programme and see what improvements may be needed.

Bermudians taking a share in the coaching duties will be Ijumo Hayward, Darron Smith, Rocky Fox, Armon Foy and Angela Dill.

Over 100 youngsters are expected for the camp which will feature `skill and drill' sessions in the morning at Whitney before groups are formed and sent to other venues.

"What we will stress is that in order to go to the next level one will have to have the same kind of discipline in the classroom as on the court,'' said Evans. "We're also trying to plant the seed of basketball to allow it to grow to the point where Bermuda can be competitive internationally.'' Costs for the camp is $100 and normal registration has been extended until April 22. Late registration comes at a cost of $125 with details available at Whitney Institute (292-1021).

T-shirts, trophies and other prizes will be handed out at the conclusion of the camp.