SEMO Elite Basketball wins 8th in AAU National Championship

Dorian Triplett, left, enjoys an airboat ride with teammate Chauncey Hughes on July 23, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

SEMO Elite Basketball players share a laugh before a pregame meal on July 19, 2017, in Orlando Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

SEMO Elite Basketball players Dorian Triplett and Barry Wilburn Jr. sit back and watch point guard Chauncey Hughes, front left, play teammate Kinyon Hodges, front right, in a game of NBA 2K17 after a day of tournament games July 22, 2017, in Orlando Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

SEMO Elite Basketball players Jajuan Whitby, left, and Kinyon Hodges wait through a break between games on July 19, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Chauncey Hughes, Jajuan Whitby and Barry Wilburn Jr. relax between games in tournament play July 21, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

SEMO Elite Basketball point guard Chauncey Hughes peers into a fish tank July 18, 2017 at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Dorian Triplett, left, and Jajuan Whitby, right, relax after a day of pool play in the AAU National Championships July 20, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Chauncey Hughes, Jajuan Whitby and Randal Moore share a laugh before a pregame meal on July 19, 2017, in Orlando Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kinyon Hodges listens to teammates talk between games in the AAU National Championship on July 21, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Naevi Delph, 4, excitedly awaits a dolphin show with her grandma, SEMO Elite Basketball assistant coach Beverly Delph, at the Georgia Aquarium July 18, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Chauncey Hughes looks towards the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex as the team enters the AAU National Championship on July 20, 2017 in Orlando Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Kinyon Hodges looks to the scoreboard during the first round of tournament play in the AAU National Championship on July 21, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Coach Tommy Delph shares a laugh with Randal Moore as Moore heads to the bench during round three of pool play in the AAU National Championship on July 20, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Barry Wilburn Jr. breaks past players on Team Harden in game three of pool play in the AAU National Championship on July 20, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

The SEMO Elite Basketball team heads to the bench after a timeout is called in game four of the AAU National Championship on July 21, 2017 in Orlando Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

The SEMO Elite Basketball team exits the court after game three of pool play in the AAU National Championship on July 20, 2017 in Orlando Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jajuan Whitby, right, points at the camera during the game while watching from the bench with Barry Wilburn Jr., middle, and coach Tommy Delph during their fourth game of tournament play in the AAU National Championship on July 22, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Randal Moore takes a nap on the team's passenger van on July 18, 2017, as the team travels from Atlanta, Georgia to Orlando, Florida, for the AAU National Championship. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

From front left, Chauncey Hughes, Kinyon Hodges, Jajuan Whitby and Barry Wilburn Jr., and from back left, Dorian Triplett, Clark Stewart, Randal Moore and coach Tommy Delph pose for a team photo at the AAU National Championship on July 23, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

From front left, Kinyon Hodges, Chauncey Hughes, and Randal Moore, and from back left, Clark Steward, coach Tommy Delph, Jajuan Whitby, Dorian Triplett and Barry Wilburn Jr. pose for a team photo at the AAU National Championship on July 19, 2017, in Orlando, Florida. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)