Camden Monarchs is an American semi professional basketball team based in Camden, New Jersey.The team is a member of the American Basketball Association. Darrin Akers & Giovonni Thompson are the founders of Camden Monarchs. Thompson is the CEO of GioGlobal Management and has clients who have worked with Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, The NBA and Sony. She is also Founder of The Love & Basketball Tea, an annual empowerment event for young girls over the NBA All Star Weekend.|