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Chandler-area native hosts first hoops camp

Delivering hoops and life skills, keepsakes and, at times, autographs, Phoenix Suns and Chandler-area native Oso Ighodaro was the main host of his first free basketball and youth development camp. The camp, held at the Pecos Community Center and the Ahwatukee Foothills YMCA in Phoenix, included more than 50 youth, ages 11-14.

Courtesy of the Phoenix Suns

Courtesy of Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns and Chandler-area native Oso Ighodaro was the main host of his first free basketball and youth development camp.

The camp included more than 50 youth ages 11-14, pre-selected from the Jr. Suns/Jr. Mercury leagues, at the Pecos Community Center and the Ahwatukee Foothills YMCA.

Ighodaro was on-site, teaching participants fundamental skills and NBA-inspired drills, with a portion of the camp featuring breath work and meditation, the release states.

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