Five-Star Baltimore

Specialties

Over the past 14 years, we at Five-​Star Baltimore Basketball Camp have taught over 7,300 Baltimore area youngsters and provided a performance platform of top competition for Basketball Excellence. Five-​Star Baltimore Basketball Camps philosophy is one of consistently providing a focused and structured, learning environment, while instilling passion, work ethic, and skill to our Baltimore-​area campers. Our organization and attention to camp detail is second to none. Although many of our alumni have gone on to the highest levels of play, we realize that many of our youngsters are with us to just have fun and enjoy the overall camp experience. Through 14 years and over 65+ Sessions, we are constantly trying to make each session at Five-​Star Baltimore Basketball Camp better than the last. It is through this approach that we are always improving the overall experience of all of our campers to have fun, learn and enjoy!

History

Established in 1996.

Since 1966, founders Howard Garfinkel and Will Klein have helped develop countless coaches and players through their Five-​Star Basketball Camps. Five-​Star has more graduates playing college or pro ball than any other organization out there. More than 360 Five-​Star participants have played in the NBA. Five-​Star is most proud of the opportunity to work with players and raise their game to their highest level. This has enabled tens of thousands of Five-​Star participants to play basketball in college and beyond.

The Baltimore day camps were started in the summer of 1997 by Coach Paul Baker, a member of Garfinkel & Klein’s Five-​Star family since the early 1970s. Baker is the former Head Basketball Coach at Towson Catholic HS, University of Baltimore, and Wheeling Jesuit University (WV).

Meet the Business Owner

Steve B.

Business Owner

After 12 seasons as a college asst. coach, Baker’s son, Steve took over as Five-​Star Baltimore Camp Program Director in 2003. Steve Baker also brought a long-​standing Five-​Star affiliation with him. For over 50+ Sessions, since 1980 as a camper, counselor, and coach– Steve had been truly Five-​Star trained. Highlights included: playing one on one against (current ARIZONA Head Coach) Sean Miller as 12 yr. olds; seeing Isaiah Thomas play in 1979; watching Michael Jordan and Len Bias do battle for two straight weeks in 1981; learning from Coaches John Calipari, Rick Pitino, Herb Sendek, Seth Greenberg, and countless others; coaching Richard «Rip» Hamilton in 1995; to working with Baltimore campers Carmelo Anthony in 1998, and Malcolm Delaney in 2002.