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Hoops Elite Magazine Behind the Local legend Walt Webb Hoops Elite Magazine got an opportunity to sit down and met with Coach Walter Webb, Founder and CEO of Slam City Management Group (SCMG). Known in the DMV area as a talented coach, trainer and motivational speaker, Webb also is the director of the top nationally ranked program SlamCity Elite, primed to have some of best talent the country has to offer. Becoming the first ever team to have an Adidas deal for their 6th-8th grade middle school teams, this former NACA National Coach of the Year doesn’t only have basketball savvy, but also a nose for business. His latest accomplishment, the opening of his own basketball facility in Sterling, Virginia. We catch up with the multi-talented Coach Webb for a one-on-one to learn more about this new venture. HEM – Hi Coach Webb, thanks for taking the time to talk with us. Coach Webb – My pleasure. HEM – Ok…so you have one of the top teams in the country, strike a deal with Adidas and Andrew Wiggins’ Team Loaded, and now you are dropping a new facility. It’s been a good year for you coach. Tell us about your new facility. Coach Webb - I have certainly been blessed to be involved in the opportunities that’s come in front of me. The facility will be called