AND1 Live Tour facts for kids

The AND1 Live Tour was a super cool basketball show. It used to be called the AND1 Mixtape Tour. This exciting event traveled around from 1998 to 2008. It was put on by a company called B-Ball and Company and the sports brand AND1.

A team of amazing streetball players went from city to city. They challenged local basketball teams. These games were full of awesome one-on-one moves. Players showed off incredible slam dunks and alley-oops.

The tour was even on TV! You could watch half-hour "Streetball" shows on ESPN2. The best plays were put together into highlight videos. These videos were called AND1 Mixtapes and sold on DVD. AND1 made 10 of these mixtapes. The first one came out in 1998, and the last one was in 2008. The AND1 team traveled all over the world. They won many games against international teams. They even won in places like Chile and Angola. They were undefeated outside the USA until 2012. That's when they lost to the Puerto Rico Streetballers.

Meet the AND1 Streetballers

The AND1 Live Tour featured many talented players. They were known for their amazing skills and cool nicknames. Duke Tango was the official MC, or host, of the tour.

Here are some of the famous players:

• Rafer Alston a.k.a. Skip to my Lou, from Queens, New York.
• Grayson Boucher a.k.a. The Professor from Keizer, Oregon.
• Philip Champion a.k.a. Hot Sauce from Atlanta, Georgia.
• Waliyy Dixon a.k.a. Main Event from Linden, New Jersey.
• Taurian Fontenette a.k.a. Air Up There from Hitchcock, Texas.
• Troy Jackson a.k.a. Escalade from Queens, New York (deceased).
• Aaron Owens a.k.a. AO from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Larry Williams a.k.a. The Bone Collector from Tyler, Texas.
• John Humphrey a.k.a. Helicopter from Morehead City, North Carolina.
• Dennis Chism a.k.a. Spyda from Atlanta, Georgia.
• Marvin Collins a.k.a. Highrizer from Atlanta, Georgia.
• Guy Dupuy a.k.a. Easy J from Nice, France.
• Tyrone Evans a.k.a. Alimoe / The Black Widow from Harlem (deceased).
• David Gabriel a.k.a. Big Dave from Port Saint Lucie, Florida.
• Tim Gittens a.k.a. Headache from New York City.
• Antony Heyward Jr. a.k.a. 1/2 Man 1/2 Amazing from Brooklyn, New York.
• Jerome Holman a.k.a. Circus from Brooklyn, New York.
• Hugh Jones a.k.a. Baby Shack from Washington, D.C..
• Robin Kennedy Jr. a.k.a. Sik Wit It from Pasadena, California.
• Brandon LaCue a.k.a. Werm from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
• Robert Martin a.k.a. 50 from Atlanta, Georgia. He is the cousin of NBA player Kenyon Martin.
• Paul Otim a.k.a. Polo from Atlanta, Georgia.
• Andre Poole a.k.a. Silk from Baltimore.
• Shane Woney a.k.a. The Dribbling Machine from Bronx, New York.

AND1 Mixtape Videos

The AND1 Mixtapes were popular videos. They showed off the best streetball moves. Each volume had special highlights.

• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 1 (1998) – This video was called the "Skip Mixtape." It mostly focused on the player Rafer Alston.
• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 2 (1999) – All the games in this video were filmed in New York City and Linden, New Jersey.
• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 3 (2000) – This video was given to people who bought a pair of AND1 shoes.
• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 4 (2001) – This was the first video to show the AND1 Mixtape Tour. The tour visited Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., and New York City.
• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 5 (2002) – This video marked the return of Alston. He had been playing college basketball for three years.
• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 6 (2003) – Volume 6 showed the tour in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York City.
• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 7 (2004) – Every game in this video was played in NBA arenas. Grayson Boucher was discovered during an "Open Run" in Portland, Oregon. The video also featured a short appearance by retired basketball player Shaquille O'Neal.
• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 8: Back on the Block (2005) – Back on the Block included "Crash the Court" footage. This showed the AND1 team playing against local teams in public streetball spots.
• AND1 Mixtape Vol. 9: Area Codes (2006) – This video showed the hometown and home court of each AND1 team member. This included Aaron Owens in Philadelphia and Kenny Brunner in Los Angeles.
• AND1 Mixtape X: The United Streets of America (2008) – AND1 Mixtape X celebrated ten years of AND1. It featured footage from the "United Streets Of America" tour. This tour included former Boston Celtics player Carlos Arroyo.

More AND1 Mixtape Videos

AND1 also released other special videos.

• AND1 Ball Access: The Mixtape Tour (2002) – This was a documentary about the 2002 AND1 Mix Tape Tour. It showed what happened on and off the court. It followed the team as they traveled through cities like Boston, New Orleans, Atlanta, New York, and Louisville.
• AND1 Ball Access: Global Invasion (2004) – This video showed the first AND1 Mix Tape tour overseas. It featured games and culture from Paris, Barcelona, London, Milan, and Frankfurt.
• AND1 Mixtape Tour: Asia Pacific (2006) – This video showed the 2004 AND1 Mixtape World Tour. It included a trip to the Far East and Australasia in November. It was a collection of footage from Tokyo to Sydney.