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Gil Basketball Academy founder Jose Gil, right, encourages player Isaac Dueñas, 13, at a Saturday practice match at Alisal High School in Salinas. Dueñas is a 7th-grader at El Sausal Middle School. Gil Basketball Academy’s mission is to “support the youth of Salinas as they ‘Shoot for and Reach’ their positive goals, by participating in organized basketball camps, clinics, college tours, motivational speaker forums, field trips and trips beyond Salinas.”

