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A.A.U.

American  
Or AAU

abbreviation

  1. Amateur Athletic Union.


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When Ben Perkins, Grimes’s former A.A.U. coach and longtime trainer, saw the video making the rounds on social media, he gave Grimes a hard time.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022

At Bishop O’Dowd, and even with his A.A.U. team, he was a 6-foot-9 center, playing with his back to the basket.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

College recruiters prefer the A.A.U. tournaments, where they appraise hundreds of prospects in a weekend.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

Beginning in 2016, Overtime started building its following by recording highlights of entertaining plays in high school and A.A.U. games.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2021

The two scholastic representatives in the A.A.U. championships at Manhattan Field on the 14th managed to hold their ends up pretty well.

From Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 by Various