The NBDA Bison "Blue" team is made up mostly of sophomores-to-be for the upcoming school year from the Omaha Metro area. Players are selected through a one-day try-out, evaluated by Metro area coaches. A "Junior" team has competed in summer tournaments since 1991 -- the Blue team competed from 2005 - 2009.

2009 Blue Team Coaches:
Dave Eckley, Omaha Bryan
Lee Reimer, Omaha North

2009 Blue Team Roster:
Player Ht. Gr. High School

Tyler Bergmeier 6-2 9 Millard North
Joe Jasnowski 6-4 9 Creighton Prep
Keithan Karn 6-2 9 Elkhorn
Tre King 5-10 9 Omaha Roncalli
Connor Lusso 6-5 8 Millard West
Ethan Montalvo 5-9 9 Omaha Bryan
Max Ritchie 6-2 9 Nebraska City
Nigel Stephenson 5-9 9 Waverly
Dylan Travis 6-1 9 Omaha Gross
Nick Marchese 6-2 Millard North

2009 Blue Schedule:

River Cities, Omaha Nebraska, April 17 - 19
-- Blues were 4 - 1 and placed second, losing to the Omaha Crusaders
YBOA National Prep Showcase- Minneapolis, MN- June 26-28, 2009
-- Blues were 3 - 2 and placed 3rd in the 16U Division
Hoosier Shootout- Indianapolis, IN-July 6-8, 2009
Kentucky Hoopfest- Louisville, KY-July 9-12, 2009