The Best of AAU Bingo 2013

With the end of the 2013 AAU Season, comes the end of the 1st season of AAU Bingo.  It exploded into something far bigger than expected.  Even a Las Vegas newspaper writer got in on the fun and used the #AAUBingo hashtag during the big Las Vegas period at the end of the summer. 

Someone asked a great question during the season and that's "What makes a great AAU Bingo?"  So after pondering, here's are criteria I would use.

• It has to be unique to AAU
• It has to something that represents what is bad about the system but not something that happens all the time (e.g. parents or coaches being fools)
• It helps if its funny
• Photographic evidence takes it to another level.

So as an example, a parent yelling at scorekeeper isn't AAU Bingo worthy (too common).  Parent yells at scorekeeper and scorekeeper offers to be replaced and the parent does replace the scorekeeper, that's worthy.

So with that in mind, let's count down the best AAU Bingo tweets of the 2013 AAU season.

Honorable Mentions

• Coaches packet with "Good" in the GPA column.  Another one with GED in the GPA column.
• Referee badgers player during the game and then tries to recruit the player for his AAU team after the game.
• Coach answers phone on the bench during a timeout from a person in front row of the same game.
• Coach spends 3 minutes cleaning his Jordan's after they were stepped on in a timeout.
• Coach gets tossed and then changes into his referee's uniform to work next game 3 courts over.
• PA system announces a car needs to be moved and a head coach leaves his bench to go move it.

The Best AAU Bingo Tweets of 2013

#5) Coach with camera strapped to head

@tchoopsczar Great Picture for #AAUBingo @ebosshoops: A coach straps a go pro camera to his dome. http://t.co/2UNxrVdiZd
— Murdock Halligan (@WRHoop) May 18, 2013

#4) Recliner at coach's entrance in Las Vegas

Recliner/Rocking Chair at college coaches check in. #AAUBingo pic.twitter.com/GmIlpozJLG
— TC Hoops Czar (@tchoopsczar) July 25, 2013

#3) Players playing cards on the bench (MN Fury tournament, Canadian team)

Team losing by 40 so players on the bench decide to play cards #AAUBingo pic.twitter.com/mZlw89BBM4
— Devin Mays (@Devin_Mays) May 18, 2013

#2) Player with an ankle bracelet

Playing a 10th grade team... And the post player had an ankle bracelet. The bad kind, like house arrest. #AAUBingo pic.twitter.com/lHV3byxlf9
— Greg Stephen (@coachGS) May 12, 2013

#1) Planking referee

@tchoopsczar ref makes scoreboard worker plank for not starting clock on time. Shows him proper plank #aaubingo pic.twitter.com/a8JidHxKub
— Willie Vang (@Willie_Vang) May 4, 2013