On Saturday February 18, 2012, Rico’s Get Better Foundation organized a community service project a community service project for the Harvard-Westlake Boys Basketball Program to do in conjunction with Harvard-Westlake Alumnus and Los Angeles City Council Member Eric Garcetti ’88. …
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Rico’s Get Better League 2011 | Basketball Education & Life Skills Workshops
Posted on August 19, 2011
Throughout the course of the week (August 8-12), during Rico’s Get Better League 2011, the participating student-athletes were provided with over 6 hours of free basketball education and life skills training plus an additional hour of free SAT Prep. Below …
Rico’s Get Better League 2011 Open House & Student-Athlete/Parent Orientation
Posted on August 19, 2011
On August 5th, 2011 Rico’s Get Better Foundation hosted an inaugural Student-Athlete/Parent Open House & Orientation at Lawndale High School for all invited participants of Rico’s Get Better League 2011 . The orientation allowed each student-athlete and their parents the opportunity to …
Rico’s Get Better Basketball Education & Life Skills Clinic
Posted on October 10, 2009
On October 10th and 11th, 2009 thanks to a host of Get Better Sponsors, we hosted 14 inner-city student-athletes and their parents to a two day Co-Ed Basketball Education and Life Skills Clinic on the campus of USC. The average …
Rico’s Get Better League 2008 Highlight Videos
Posted on August 17, 2008
On June 15, 2008, we had the fortune of launching a NCAA certified summer college basketball league on the campus of Salesian High School. The league featured 55 games of competition while also featuring student-athletes from over 45 NCAA, NAIA, …
Jordan Farmar Foundation & Hoop Farm/Rico’s Get Better Foundation Free Clinic in New Jersey
Posted on October 3, 2010
On October 3, 2010, with the help of the Jordan Farmar Foundation, the New Jersey Nets, City Sports, and a host of several local volunteers and companies in both Los Angeles and New Jersey, Rico’s Get Better Foundation was able …
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Rico’s Get Better League “Meet an NBA Pro Day”
Posted on July 13, 2008
On July 13, 2008, Get Better Donors 10 year NBA veterans Jarron and Jason Collins stopped by Rico’s Get Better League to speak to the our student-athletes and their families about their experiences as former collegiate student-athletes and current NBA …
Rico’s Get Better NBA Pro Day #1 | Utah Jazz vs. L.A. Lakers
Posted on April 14, 2009
On April 14, 2009, thanks to the wonderful generosity of 11 year NBA Veteran and Rico’s Get Better Fondation Donor Jarron Collins, Get Better League Pro Day winner Julian Aldana and his family were treated to a game between the …
East L.A. Sports Scene Live Show | Garfield High School Boys Basketball Team
Posted on May 25, 2011
On April 26, 2011, Rico’s Get Better Foundation Board member and East L.A. Sports Scene host, Rico Cabrera, Sr., hosted Head Coach Ricardo Rivas and four members of his Eastern League Champion Garfield Bulldogs for an exclusive live show. [bliptv …
East L.A. Sports Scene Live Show | Former Loyola High School Head Basketball Coach Bill Sanchez
Posted on May 24, 2011
On April 26, 2011, Rico’s Get Better Foundation Board member and East L.A. Sports Scene host, Rico Cabrera, Sr., hosted local Los Angeles basketball legend and former Loyola High School Boys Basketball Coach Bill Sanchez for an exclusive one on …
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Esteban Torres High School | Football Media Day 2011
Rico’s Get Better Foundation Executive Director Introduces a young student-athlete to new Lakers Head Coach
Posted on June 29, 2011
On Monday June 27, 2011, while evaluating prospective get better student-athletes at the 25th Annual Fairfax Summer Basketball Classic, Rico’s Get Better Foundation Founder …
Get Better High School Student-Athlete, Zena Edosomwan, gets serious recruiting attention
Posted on June 19, 2011
LOS ANGELES – The first things to know about 17-year-old Zena Edosomwan of Studio City Harvard-Westlake are that he is 6 feet 8, runs the …
Former Get Better Student-Athlete Malcolm Thomas Slated to Attend NBA Draft Combine
Posted on May 18, 2011
SAN DIEGO – San Diego State men’s basketball forwards Kawhi Leonard and Malcolm Thomas are scheduled to attend the 2011 NBA Draft Combine, which starts …






















