Travis Ponton

Travis Ponton first joined the Blue Star family in 2016, and brings with him a decade of women's basketball coaching experience across multiple levels. A 2018 WBCA Thirty Under 30 Award recipient, his most recent stint was on the bench as an Assistant Coach at LIU Brooklyn. He's also served on the staff at Loyola University, Charleston Southern, Southeastern Louisiana University, and Mount St. Mary's. As a successful high school coach for four years in Virginia, Ponton had a hand in helping over 30 athletes take their game to the college level. With a degree in Journalism from Radford University, he has also previously worked with WTVR/CBS 6 Television in Richmond. Ponton still calls central Virginia home.

Stories By Travis Ponton

BlueStar
/ 5 years ago

Rising Blue Star Continues – Week Two

CINCINNATI, OH – Last week the Rising Blue Star fall tour continued the 2019 journey into week two with a Saturday...

By Travis Ponton
BlueStar
/ 5 years ago

Rising Blue Star 2019 Underway

WASHINGTON, DC – With the days of summer behind us, we slowly inch ever closer to the upcoming basketball season. What...

By Travis Ponton
Events
/ 5 years ago

Standouts From The jrNBA Championships

Orlando, FL – In recent years, basketball fans, players, and coaches worldwide have noticed a renewed energy and investment into growing...

By Travis Ponton
BlueStar
/ 5 years ago

USJN D.C. – 13/14/15/16 National Championships

National Harbor, MD – The 22ndAnnual USJN 16U-12U National Championships returned to the beautiful banks of the Potomac River and the...

By Travis Ponton
Events
/ 5 years ago

Flashback – Indianapolis Double Header

Indianapolis, IN – Looking back again on our journey across the first part of the July Evaluation Period, we made the...

By Travis Ponton
Events
/ 5 years ago

Flashback – AAU 6th Grade Nationals

KINGS ISLAND, OH – The early weeks of summer is always prime time for the younger age groups to convene for...

By Travis Ponton
BlueStar
/ 5 years ago

USJN Hershey 2019

HERSHEY, PA – Summer is upon us, and with the month of July on the horizon, we returned last weekend to...

By Travis Ponton
Events
/ 5 years ago

2019 Philly Faceoff

MARLTON, NJ – Last week across the Delaware River from the City of Brotherly Love we checked in to the Philly...

By Travis Ponton
Events
/ 5 years ago

Atlantic City Showcase

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Beach season may have to wait just a little bit longer, but club basketball season is in...

By Travis Ponton
BlueStar
/ 5 years ago

6th Annual USJN East Coast Clash

BALTIMORE, Md. – USJN’s East Coast Clash returned to suburban Baltimore this past weekend for its 6thannual rendition. Unlike previous years,...

By Travis Ponton
HS Girls
/ 5 years ago

Cinco De Mayo Moments

Washington, D.C. – Following a busy NCAA recruiting weekend we moved on to a genuine celebration this past Sunday in its...

By Travis Ponton
Events
/ 5 years ago

Deep South 2019

Entering its third decade as a long running cog in the ever-turning wheel of the April NCAA viewing period, the Deep...

By Travis Ponton
Events
/ 5 years ago

Apache 2019

The 2019 travel season brought a new setting for the Apache Paschall Memorial Showcase, which welcomed more than 100 teams to...

By Travis Ponton
Events
/ 5 years ago

Down South Hoopin

With stops in Birmingham for Alabama Heat Elite's Heat Ball Showdown and in Huntsville for the Alabama Southern Starz Shootout, we...

By Travis Ponton
BlueStar
/ 6 years ago

Rising Blue Star – Week #4

MINNEAPOLIS, MInn. – A month into the 2018 Rising Blue Star calendar and nearly 400 young ladies have joined Rising Blue...

By Travis Ponton
BlueStar
/ 6 years ago

Rising Blue Star Wraps Up Third Week

Chicago, Ill. – The 2018 Rising Blue Star ship continues to sail full speed ahead, checking in with turnouts in a...

By Travis Ponton