MISSISSAUGA – Andrew Nicholson will be back at his alma mater, Father Goetz Secondary School, to host his second annual 44 Hoops summer basketball camp from July 6 to 10.

The Orlando Magic forward was happy to give back to his community through last year's camp and he's hoping for more of the same this year.

"We had a good group of kids who learned a lot," said Nicholson, who graduated from Father Goetz in 2008 before embarking on a great collegiate career at St. Bonaventure in Buffalo. "Now we're just hoping to see more familiar faces this year and give them another good time."

Last year's camp welcomed more than 40 participants over a five-day span.

Nicholson, 25, guided and mentored the kids with help from coaches and volunteers such as camp director Amir Morgan, one of Nicholson's former coaches at Goetz and former Goetz teammates David Tyndale and Cory Cooper.

The NBA season may be long, but Nicholson still tried to brainstorm with Morgan to find ways to make this year's camp better.

"We spent a lot of time trying to improve the efficiency," he said.

"Last year was our first year, so this year there's a few new things we'd like to incorporate to save time and make it a lot more fun."

Children between the ages of seven and 15 can register for the camp by visiting 44hoops.com. For $295, participants will receive five days of training as well as a basketball, backpack and t-shirt and shorts provided by Peak.

Each day of last year's camp featured a guest speaker with well-known Canadian basketball figures like Rowan Barrett and Kelly Olynyk visiting the kids. Nicholson and Morgan are finalizing this year's list of speakers.