Houston’s House of Hoops Grand Opening Recap
Posted by Greg Grovey | Oct 19, 2009
The Foot Locker House of Hoops name rings bells in every sneaker lover’s ear. Everybody would love for their city to have a House of Hoops that they can call their own, but so far, only a few places have been able to see that dream become a reality. Houston, Texas has now seen that dream materialize with the grand opening of not one, but two House of Hoops locations. The first location (Galleria Mall), saw a packed and energetic grand opening event, which featured a Q&A section with Houston Rockets newly-acquired small forward Trevor Ariza. After that, Hip Hop legend Bun B was the master of ceremonies as he presented the Nike and Foot Locker outstanding player of the year awards to two of Houston’s top high school basketball players. The second location (Northline Mall) saw an equally-packed and up-beat event. However, this location featured a very informative Q&A from the Rockets point guard Aaron Brooks. After Aaron answered questions from the audience, he then added details about his on-court shoe for the 2009-2010 NBA season, the Nike Cradle Low. With that said, click here to see a few pics from the events. |
Houston's House of Hoops Grand Opening Recap
Houston's House of Hoops Grand Opening Recap
Houston's House of Hoops Grand Opening Recap
Houston's House of Hoops Grand Opening Recap
Houston's House of Hoops Grand Opening Recap
Houston's House of Hoops Grand Opening Recap
Air Jordan Fusion 13
Air Jordan 12 "Rising Sun"
Houston Edition Nike Hyperize
'Texas/Space City' Air Jordan 1 and Fusion 4
'Texas/Space City' Air Jordan 1 and Fusion 4
'Texas/Space City' Air Jordan 1 and Fusion 4
'Texas/Space City' Air Jordan 1 and Fusion 4
Nike Hypermax
Trevor Ariza
Bun B
Nike/HOH Outstanding Athlete Award Recipients Brandon Peters and Courtney Williams
Bun B and Outstanding Coach Award Recipient Coach White
Excited HOH Employees
Aaron Brooks
HOH supporters Bun B & Slim Thug
Aaron Brooks answering questions from the audience
Aaron Brooks on-court shoe the Nike Cradle Low
Charles Barkley reppin Houston
Oct 22, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Yo that store looks bangin… Im on my way to Texas anyways, so now i know I must stop in Houston to cop a pair…. the only thing is do they sale kids sizes… i am a very petite female… 5′1 with a size 3 3.5 shoe size… oh well either which way im going….
Oct 21, 2009 at 1:57 am
WHERE IS THE HOUSE OF HOOP IN LA…??
Oct 20, 2009 at 10:02 pm
hell yea..gallo here i come!!!
Oct 20, 2009 at 2:14 pm
fusion iv’s ….lol
Oct 20, 2009 at 12:29 pm
h-town!!! Man we got a HOH that’s what’s up that will be my main shop for Js now
Oct 20, 2009 at 11:06 am
manynnnnneee bout time texaz got a HOH now i jus got 2 save up sum paychekzzzz lol
Oct 20, 2009 at 11:00 am
did they sell those I’s and IV fusions? cuz i cant find them on ebay..
Oct 20, 2009 at 10:50 am
man, them AJ1 Straps are CRAZY. Is that an HOH Houston exclusive, or is it available @ other retailers?
Oct 20, 2009 at 10:23 am
Damn I wanted to be there! Had to be at a family members wedding.
Oct 20, 2009 at 10:10 am
They Only Released In Houston To Be Exact They Only Released In Those 2 HOH..
Oct 20, 2009 at 9:24 am
in my opinion, sneaker lab doesn’t carry any heat, other than some of the stuff behind the glass, but you can find most of those online for cheaper. i have never walked in there and felt like i just had to cop something. sf2 and active athlete have more heat than sneaker lab. i agree though, premium is the only true competition for hoh. i’m happy they finally brought hoh to the south
Oct 20, 2009 at 9:06 am
Bun B is the truth. Friend of mine camped out at Active Athlete in
Houston for 4 days for Tan Yeezy’s & said Bun came by the store a few times &
just chilled & talked about kicks n stuff. Utmost respect for Bun…
Oct 20, 2009 at 8:59 am
fusion 13’s are lookin better. the converse are so great.
Oct 20, 2009 at 8:33 am
is tha gurl on tha left for sale?
Oct 20, 2009 at 7:15 am
man im ready for the hoh in hyattsville md i cant wait too much longer but this was tough lotta people representing
Oct 20, 2009 at 5:51 am
that store was way too hyped for absolutely no reason, ppl acting like they have never been anywhere before calm down, there were a million ppl in the store and nobody was buying anything, i couldnt even shop cuz everyone was standing around just lowballing, and window shopping, for those ppl who dont have a house of hoops, you are not missing out on anything, smh very dissapointing, shieks has better shoes right now at galleria
Oct 20, 2009 at 5:16 am
On the third pic, what are the AJ1s on top left (left to the Space City AJ1s)??? I don’t remember to have saw that colorway before…
Oct 20, 2009 at 2:17 am
Say austinfresh sneaker lab is still open in the galleria but they don’t really have any shoes. the house of hoops is the new place to be for sneakers
Oct 20, 2009 at 1:56 am
I really hate I missed it. Damn, I miss Houston even more now!
Oct 19, 2009 at 10:33 pm
i thought sneakerlab closed down at the galleria or is the one in katy still open? and their were two different space city jordan 1’s ajo, one for the northline location which is pictured above and one for the galleria location which isnt pictured.
Oct 19, 2009 at 9:46 pm
dem 4 fusions and 1s MUST COME OUT!!!!!!!!
Oct 19, 2009 at 8:37 pm
to Jonlew no one goes to the sneaker lab. HOH is very different form the Tipping Point and is more similar to its only real competition which is Premium Goods. I would even say Sheik is more comp than Sneaker Lab.
Oct 19, 2009 at 8:36 pm
how u tellin 80’s baby. soo many sneakerheads out here in atlanta
Oct 19, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Nike should bring a specialty shop to Atlanta! That place would sell out in a day!
Oct 19, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Where’s all the good stuff at? HOH is dead.
Oct 19, 2009 at 7:08 pm
yea i went to the galleria to check it out, personally i think it was to cramped in there and its gonna have to come better to battle the sneakerlab,tipping point and premium goods. Good try footlocker my fitted hat off to ya
Oct 19, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Them Space City 1’s look STUPID!!! damn, if only it weren’t 0 degrees round here lol
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:45 pm
selection looks the as NY excpet the fusion 4s instead we got the silver half cents and lebron china edition in cases
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:33 pm
i was a lil disappointed with the selection, but i guess you can blame that on the hype and anticipation, was happy however to pick up the other space city jordan 1’s and savage beast, ya boy will be extra fly on haloween lol
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I WENT!!!!
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:24 pm
That’s what’s up. A little disappointed that they have 2 and another one coming for Texas with none in Florida or Georgia. If we could get atleast one in Florida and/or Georgia and we’re good.
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:17 pm
wow..i already copped like 3 pairs of kicks in like the first 2 days its been open
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Those fusion iv’s are a houston house of hoops exclusive
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:13 pm
bun b seems like a cool ass dude
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:12 pm
YO Y’ALL GOTTA TELL ME WHERE TO GET DEM FUSION 4 FROM SON
Oct 19, 2009 at 6:00 pm
those fusion 4s r bosss