It's hard to ignore a 6-foot, 8-inch former two-time NBA champion when he's sternly emphasizing shooting, ball handling and defensive techniques from the sidelines.

Former Chicago Bulls power forward Cliff Levingston used to battle guys like Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan day in and day out, and now his focus is on a far younger and less experienced group at his GoodNews Basketball Camps. The camps are sponsored by Strack & Van Til and NIPSCO.

This week, Levingston is making Marquette Catholic High School his classroom.

"The kids are great," Levingston said. "It's fun and exciting to watch them learn throughout the week. You see kids getting better and more confident every day."

Levingston's camps are a week long and his summer is booked with multiple camps in Michigan City and Gary and emphasizes just about every aspect of the game.

"This camp gets really down to the fundamentals," said Taytum Torres, a Portage High School incoming freshman. "I go to a lot of camps and at most of them we just play games. At Coach Cliff's camp we are here to learn and get better by doing drills."