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Hordemann brothers shoot for improvement
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Imagine making a difference in someone’s life by simply doing what you love.
Through their passion for basketball, Boise State alumnus Clint Hordemann and his brother Vince regularly do just that.
The life-long basketball players established 3For3 Productions, LLC in 2002, a company dedicated to creating a positive and safe environment for Idaho’s youth through the organization of dozens of basketball camps in the last five years.
“We want to give more opportunities for kids to play, stay out of trouble and have positive role models, while increasing skill levels and helping the state improve the basketball community in Idaho,” Clint said.
Their enthusiasm for the game started at a young age. Their main influence was their father, who coached varsity high school basketball for 25 years.
“We grew up in a gym,” Vince said. “Basketball was all we knew. After college we both went different directions, but ended up coming right back to it.”
Clint graduated from BSU in 2001 after completing four seasons with the Bronco basketball team. He began his collegiate career at Clackamus Community College and walked on at BSU in his second season.
Clint excelled far enough to earn a scholarship for three of his four seasons as a Bronco.
Vince was a walk-on himself, but his basketball ventures led him North to the University of Idaho.
He graduated from UI in 2000 and later received his MBA from Georgia Tech University.
Since college, the two have organized many camps and competitions. Their most recent venture is The River City Showdown, which is scheduled for Jan. 19 at the Boys and Girls Club in Garden City.
It will be their first one-on-one tournament. The challenge consists of eight age and gender-divided competitions and an open division focused on finding the best of the best.
“This is an opportunity for everyone to come out and have a great time,” Clint said. “But also an opportunity for someone to say ‘I am the best. I won the one-on-one tournament and these are my credentials.’”
The competition was molded after the New York Knick’s “Last man standing” tournament where males of all ages battled to be the top player in a series of street-ball games.
“The great thing about one-on-one is that you really have to be a complete player,” Vince said. “You can’t just be a shooter or a post-up or a defender. You have to be able to do everything.”
The winner of each age group will be announced the day of the competition, while the eight finalists from the Open Division will play a second round at Quest Arena on Jan. 26.
“It’s a more serious competition,” Clint said. “It’s about feeling talented enough to take on anyone of any age.”
The winner of the Open Division will receive $250 and an invitation to the free agent camp for the Idaho Stampede next year.
The Stampede is currently a part of the National Basketball Association Development League and is affiliated with the Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Supersonics.
“This is a new event that I believe in time will be something really special because it incorporates more ages,” Clint said. “Usually we work with just youth and this is one where we’re moving up and working with everybody – anybody that wants to play.”
More information on participating can be found at www.rivercityshowdown.com.
When they aren’t helping to promote sporting events for others or organizing camps of their own, they also play an important role on the staff of the nonprofit organization Idaho Select Basketball. Vince is the director of operations and Clint is the head coach for one of the teams.
“Idaho Select exists purely to give more opportunities to kids,” Clint said.
Giving back to the community is of extreme importance to the Hordemann brothers.
“Having credible events that people can trust gives the community something to look forward to,” Vince said.
“We can’t stress enough that we try to make all of the events very family friendly and very safe environments,” Clint said. “We want them to be environments that parents can be proud of.”
The Hordemann brothers are doing what they love. And even though it’s by simply helping kids play a game, they are making a world of impact on the Treasure Valley in the process.
TRACI HURLESS
Sports Writer