The Liberty Belles AAU Basketball Club is entering our 18th year of competition. The Liberty Belles was founded by Vincent Cannizzaro in 1990 as a non-profit organization that operates within the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States.

Our goal is to offer young female athletes the opportunity to play basketball at a highly competitive level while also gaining new experiences through travel, commitment and teamwork. We are extremely proud of the program we have built. We have sent over 50 teams to the AAU National Championship Tournaments and more than 150 of our players have received college scholarships. Some of our former players include: Chamique Holdsclaw- Univ. of Tennessee & Washington Mystics, Sue Bird - University of Connecticut & Seattle Storm, Tina Charles - University of Connecticut, Carem Gay - Duke University, Lorin Dixon - University of Connecticut, Hilary Howard - Duke University, Clare Droesch - Boston College, Tricia Tubridy - Harvard and Bethany Donaphin - Stanford University. (See our Alumni page for a more comprehensive list)

Our teams, players and coaches have always achieved high marks of excellence throughout the years. Some of our accomplishments include:

• More than 150 Liberty Belles players have received college scholarships.
• We have sent over 50 teams to participate at AAU National Championship tournaments.
• Liberty Belles teams have played for the National Championship at AAU Nationals three times.
• More than 30 Sweet Sixteen Finishes at AAU National Championship Tournaments.
• More than 15 Elite Eight Finishes at AAU National Championship Tournaments.
• We have traveled to more than 25 states to compete. Some of those states include: Florida, New Mexico, Washington, Oklahoma, Iowa, Tennessee, Virginia, Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Washington D.C., North Carolina, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Illinois, Utah, Delaware, Louisiana and Oregon.
• We have played in Championship games at the USA Cup in Chicago, USJN in Washington D.C., Boo Williams in Virginia, the National Invitational Tournament in Florida and the End of the Trail in Oregon.
• Numerous Metropolitan Association Regional Championship titles.
• The 2005 Liberty Belles won the prestigious USJN National Championship in Washington, D.C.

The Liberty Belles plans to continue this traditional of excellence for many years to come. All of our efforts are constantly focused on building a better future for our players... and that will NEVER change!!