It is with great excitement that I announce this year will be the 13th annual Portland Trip that Team Esface Black Club is making!
Our Black Club AAU Teams will be participating in the HoopSource Grassroots Presidents Day National Championships visiting various locations in Portland. This is truly an unparalleled experience as Portland is the home to the Team Esface founders, the Sobomehin brothers aka Tunde, Remi and myself. I always make it a point to make this trip extra special, giving some nice cultural and historical background on Friday and throughout the weekend.
Cheers to an amazing trip!
Let’s Go!
Coach Dele
#TeamEsfaceHomecoming #TeamEsfaceTakeOver
Detailed Itinerary
Team DInner | Feb 13th: 6:30pm - 9:30Pm
(TICKETS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE COMING SOON!)
LOCATION: PUNCHBOWL
ADDRESS: 340 SW Morrison St Suite 4305 | Portland, OR 97204
PHONE: (503) 334-0360
Join us for a night of fun, food, and community at our Academy-Wide Team Esface Dinner on Friday Feb. 13th from 6:30pm-9:30pm!
There will be entertainment and amusement like Bowling (4 lanes), Karaoke, Giant Scrabble , Floor Shuffle & Table Shuffle, 3 Dart Boards (18 & Older), Jenga, Giant Connect Four, and Arcade Access (Arcade Games requires payment).
Tournament Overview
Dates:
February 13th - 16th, 2026
Special Team Esface Outing on Friday, February 13th - TBD
Games begin on Saturday, February 14th - Monday, February 16th
Book return flights Monday February 16th, 7:00pm or later.
Playing Time Philosophy
Venue Addresses:
Various gyms in the Portland Metropolitan Area (including Vancouver, WA). 10-30 min from hotel
TRANSPORTATION:
WE recommend Renting a car. Consider coordinating with another family to split costs.
In the past, some families have used UBER on road trips but we recommend looking at the cost difference before making that call.
Team esface game schedule:
attending players and Teams:
3rd Grade Goers:
Evan Sera
Royce Hobson
Elliot Lin
Nikith Sriperambaduru
Jaiye Sobomehin
Grant Choy
Jude Khalil
Eugene Wu
Dax Kotee
PJ Perez
4th Grade Goers:
Jacob Hsia
Thomas Johnston
Asher Shim
Jack Westsmith
Kareem Khayat
Connor Szeto
Ari Takahashi
Djeylani Ndiaye
Silas Lucas
4th Grade BLAZERS:
Darren Lee
Parker Huie
Daniel Frank
Max Plashton
Rayyan Mehtani (Saturday & Sunday Only)
Seif Elaraby
Patrick McDonough
Aiden Hejazi Moghadam
Rocco Lansdown
5th Grade Goers:
Arjun Sethuraman
Liam Hardman
Luca Matteucci
Lev Appelboum
Sam Epley
Corben So
James Davis
Theo Le
5th Grade BLAZERS:
Sam Gottlieb
Javier Tapia
Aahan Aval
Beau Powers
Ender Allen
Sebastian Collins
Leo Wang-Zhang
Kiaan Arora (Unsure)
6th Grade GOERS:
Ethan Sera
Toshi Takahashi
Dylan Wei
Apollo Lam
Colin Griffith
Thomas Lue
Jace Menor
Issac Ryu
Stevie Xantholpoulous
6th Grade blazers:
Luke Smith
Austin Wu
Brandon Pita
Kai Gibson
Ayan Pottahill
Rafael Marques
Ayan Shankar
John Ramming
Noah Jones
6th Grade Hustlers:
Tristan Huang
Dylan Liou
Ford Liau
Grant Liau
Phil Yun
Yohan Cheruzel
Benjamin Tom
Grayson Walker
Jayden Wong
6th Grade Hitters:
Aiden Huie
Benjamin Freeland
Austin Yuan
Hunter Weedn
Noah Lin
Aahvi Verma
Lucas Metzger
Charles Martinez
Teddy Slavet?
7th Grade GOERs:
Sam Patton
Colton Liske
Marcus Poehlmann
Nilay Sriperambaduru
Carter Kozlov
Tristan Clark
William Cherry (Saturday & Sunday Only)
Hunter Hsieh
8th Grade GOERS:
Olataiye Sobomehin
Ethan Tom
Ricky Tague
Kepler Gumtow
Fenris Casey
AJ Ronquillo
Musa Ali
Christopher Lopez
8th Grade Blazers:
Seth Wong
Noah Kang
Jackson Alvarez
Matteis O’Brien
Trevor Young
Caleb Martin
Mateo Gil Chavez
Declan Armbrecht
Nico Cardenas