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HEAT Youth Basketball Clinic

The Miami HEAT hosted a Youth Basketball Clinic and Female Mentorship Panel presented by Gatorade at the AmericanAirlines Arena. HEAT Players Derrick Jones, Jr. and Rodney McGruder conducted the clinic. Jr. HEAT Ambassador and HEAT Camp Director, Tony Fiorentino, HEAT TV Studio & Radio Analyst, Ruth Riley Hunter, as well as the Hoop Troop, Miami HEAT Dancers and HEAT Mascot, Burnie, also joined them. With January being National Mentoring Month, this event invited up to (50) high school girls from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami for a series of panel discussions on female mentorship and leadership. This group participated in a Q&A formatted discussion that featured a number of diverse female HEAT staffers.