HILO, Hawai'i – The 2025 Coach Jimmy Yagi Vulcan Basketball Camp is open to keiki (boys and girls) grades 3-12 and is set for July 21-24. Grades 3-8 will be at Pana'ewa Park Gym and grades 9-12 will be in the on-campus Vulcan Gymnasium at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. (UPDATE 7/15/25: Yagi Camp will be at the Pana'ewa Park Gym for all grades.)
Sign-ups are now being accepted at $130 per participant and a maximum registration number of 220. The four-day camp — instructed by former and current Vulcans players and basketball coaches Kaniela Aiona (Men's Head Coach), David Kaneshiro (Women's Head Coach) and Steve Kinder (Men's Assistant Coach) among others — includes fun, drills, games, contests and guest speakers along with lunch, T-shirt, basketball and a camp photo.
"Each summer we have the privilege of carrying on the Vulcan Camp tradition started by Coach Yagi many decades ago," sixth-year Vulcans Men's Basketball coach Aiona said. "As coaches, this is one of our favorite weeks of the year. We get to have a blast teaching fundamentals and values of basketball to our keiki. This is such a unique camp for many reasons — especially since we are so fortunate to have great support from community members who dedicate their time and energy to the camp each year."
CAMP REGISTRATION
Please read through the camp brochure information thoroughly and complete all forms.
Advanced registration is required and must be mailed or hand-delivered accompanied with full payment. Checks only; payable to: University of Hawai'i. Walk-up registrations will not be accepted if camp enrollment is already at capacity.
Contact uhhmbkb@hawaii.edu or (808) 932-7168 for any questions or concerns.
Coach Jimmy Yagi Vulcan Basketball Camp
JULY 21-24, 2025
(Monday - Thursday)
9 AM - 3 PM
Pana'ewa Park Gym
Boys + Girls Grades 3-12
Registration Fee: $130
Max Participants: 220
MAIL / DROP OFF SIGN-UP FORM
UH Hilo Athletics Department
ATTN: Vulcan Basketball Camp
200 W. Kawili St.
Hilo, HI 96720
Full payment must accompany mailed/hand-delivered registrations.
Athletics offices open 8 AM - 5 PM, Monday-Friday.
CHECK ONLY
Payable To: University of Hawai'i
LATE LEGENDARY COACH JIMMY YAGI
As a pioneer of basketball in Hawai'i, late Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Yagi led camps and clinics around the world, helping generations of aspiring basketball players enhance their skill sets to achieve their athletic goals. Yagi spent 12 seasons as head coach of the Vulcans Men's Basketball team, compiling a record of 252-126 in the late 1970s through the early 1980s. He took the Vulcans to the NAIA national tournament three times, and more importantly, put UH Hilo basketball on the map as the biggest game in town. After coaching for the Vulcans, Yagi also taught youth basketball camps in Europe, alongside Kobe Bryant and Dirk Nowitzki. Yagi passed away in June 2023.
