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June, 2001
6/30/01 SONDAY Expess forfeited the first IS8 biddy game to 1st Presbyterian this morning . It's their second forfeit and according to Pete Edwards they are now out of the league. More on the IS8 Summer 2001 page.
The forfeit can't be blamed on coach Doug Jones - I ran into him at Horace Harding Park getting ready to coach the 15u SONDAY Express team at Brooklyn, Queens CityWide. Doug reminded me that tomorrow is SONDAY Express Sunday at UDC with all five division teams (super biddy, biddy, midget, junior and senior) playing between 11:30 and 2:30. I didn't make it to UDC today but the schedule is updated on the UDC 2001 page and I will be there tomorrow.
As for CityWide, both Brooklyn, Queens @ Horace Harding and Manhattan, Bronx @ Crack is Wack, the schedules are not yet ready - they'll be available next weekend. -- Yeah, right, whatever.
Web note: If the RimRockers' Louis Xifaras were running CityWide, I'd be golden. Failing that, if someone has a positive suggestion about relating to the people running this important NYC tournament please send mail to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Meanwhile, I'll keep trekking to each park and be grateful that CityWide administrators owe me schedules and information, not money.
6/30/01 BlueChipHoops.com: Providence In Good Shape -- Donnie McGrath Commitment Important.
6/30/01 Steve Finamore: 'Second night of the 16 and Under AAU Nationals in Detroit and I was able to watch the Gauchos. I was very impressed with Marlon Smith. He is everything they say and more.
The Gauchos hammered a team from Jackson, MS. 85-62.
Smith has an explosive first step off the dribble that could not be stopped all night long. The Mississippi team tried everyone on defense to try and check Smith. He ended the night with 21 points on a variety of lay-ups and a few outside jumpers. he could of scored 30 but he spent a lot of time on the bench due to the blowout.
He had the move of the night when he demonstrated a sweet inside-out dribble that froze his defender and took it right to the goal for a lay-up. He told me after the game he is heading to the Nike Camp in Indy. (With his shaved head, I thought he looked like Stephon Marbury)
Other standouts for the Gauchos were Joe Sandberg ( This kid can do it all. I love his defense on the ball) from New Jersey, Chris Bernard from Brooklyn, John Paliogiannis, George Skrelja, Alex Buzbee, and Adrian Joseph.
The Gauchos are in a tough bracket beginning tomorrow night. They may wind up facing BABC for the right to advance. But with their talented guards in Smith, Sandberg and Bernard, they should be alright.
If they advance, they may have to face the Houston Hoops who have two 6-11 guys in their lineup. I don't think the Gauchos have a guy over 6-4?
But the assistant coach for the Gauchos told me they beat the Hoops last year. I'm rooting for the Gauchos!'
6/29/01 Dafuture27: 'I'm trying to start a free access ranking site to give an idea of the top players in the city.'
6/29/01 Matt Grasso on Donnie McGrath and other Westchester news.
6/29/00 Bob Lucas: 'Just wanted to mention a few players from Bergen County New Jersey who have been making some noise in the area and on the AAU circuit. They are members of the Bergen Flash AAU team who placed second in the NJ AAU tournament, losing to the Newark Rams in the finals.
They will be competing in the nationals in Orlando at the end of July: Jim Holsworth (Jr.) 5'-10" G. Bogota High School (Second team All-County). Matt Henry (Jr.) 6'-0" G. Cresskill High School (First team All-County). Nolan Leonard (Jr.) 6'-2" G. Pascack Hills High School First team All-County) Montvale, NJ. Naim Benjamin (Jr.) 6'-2 F. Kennedy (Paterson NJ) All-Passiac County.'
6/29/00 BlueChipHoops.com: Lenny Cooke's Thoughts On The Draft
6/29/00 Peter Abraham, The Journal News -- Donnie McGrath to Providence.
6/29/01 Steve Finamore: 'I went to the opening night for the 16 and Under AAU Nationals and I watched the Newark Ram Athletic Program play one of the best teams in Michigan, The Family. It was a game that saw the lead change hands many times. The Family jumped out to a 12 point lead in the first half but the Newark Ram fought back and was able to take a 6 point lead in the fourth quarter.
Mike Nardi (St. Patrick's) led the way Newark and did all he could to help his team but they fell short in the closing seconds losing 82-80. The Family put on a very tough full-court trap and that the Newark team could not handle. Nardi is a big time player who can score any time he wants. He dazzled the crowd with some sweet moves going to the basket and he also displayed his long range jump shot. I love the kid's enthusiasm and his energy. He plays like he downed a bottle of Ginseng before the game. On a couple of big plays down the stretch, I was sitting under Newark's basket and Nardi got hammered but the zebra's elected not to call anything.
Kevin Boyle has a great player in Nardi. Tony Wilson also played well for Newark. I spoke with Nardi after the game and he told me he was going to ABCD, not Nike. I will try and keep you up to date on other NY-NJ teams in the tournament.'
6/28/01 Adrian Armstrong: Last weekend's results on the UDC 2001 page.
6/28/01 Bill McNally - 'The Eighth Annual Poly Prep Varsity Team Festival tips off Sunday evening and continues till Tuesday night. Each team will play two games each night between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. This years participants are Xaverian, St.Mary's(L.I.), Msr. McClancy, Xavier, St.Edmunds, Nazareth, Loyola, Collegiate and Cathedral Prep. Admission is $3.'
6/28/01 Nathan C Blue: 'The following is a list of the New York and New Jersey Players who will beattending the Adidas ABCD and Nike All American Camps. Both Camps are suppose to feature the Top players in the world. Here is the list of "TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE" some of the New York and New Jersey Talent headedto these camps.
Nike All American Camp- Kevin Nelson 12th Grade Christ The King, Ricardo Solivera 12th Grade All Hallows, Keydren Clarke 12th Grade Rice, Jason Wingate 12th Grade Rice, Roscoe Biggers 12th Grade Mt. Zion, Shargi Alleyene 11th Grade Rice, Bobby Santiago 12th Grade All Hallows, EricWilkins 12th Grade Oak Hill, Ryan Williams 12th Grade Redemption Academy, Loul Deng 11th Grade Blair Academy, Grant Billimier 11th Grade St.Patricks, Mike Nardi 11th Grade St. Patricks, Sundiata Gaines 10th Molloy and Russell Robinson 10th Rice.
Adidas ABCD Camp- Allan Ray 12th Grade St. Raymond's, Lenny Cooke 12th Grade Old Tappan, Jason Fraser 12th Grade Amittyville, Curtis Sumpter 12th Grade Bishop Loughlin, Tim Doyle 12th Grade St. Domincs, Randy Foye 12th Grade, Gary Ervin 12th Grade Robeson, Shakiem Mitchell 12th Grade Benjamin Banneker, Jomo Belfor 12th Grade Mount Vernon, Quincey Doubie 12th Grade Grady HS, Elijah Ingram 12th Grade St. Anthony's, Zakee Boyd 12th Grade, Donnie McGrath 12th Grade JFK Somers, John Winchester 12th Grade Mt. Zion, Taquan Dean 12th Grade Neptune, Francisco Garcia 12th Grade Chesire Academy, *Aubin Scott 12th Grade Hempstead, Brandon Wilson 12th Grade Long Island Lutheran, Charlie Villanueva 11th Grade Blair Academy, Chris Taft 11th Grade Xaverian HS, Daon Merritt 11th Grade St. Raymond's, Jamar Nutter 11th Grade Seton Hall Prep, *Kendell Provet 11th Grade Wadleigh, Sebastian Telflair 10th Grade Lincoln HS, and Joshua Wright 10th Grade Prockter. * Waiting List.'
6/28/01 Louis Xifaras, Director of Basketball Operations-Queens RimRockers Basketball Inc: 'In the Kenny Anderson Classic opening game on Wednesday, the Queens RimRockers 17 and under team coached by Dennis Avila beat the Long Island Warriors 51-35. Leading scorer was Danny Artest with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Taurean Spears (Grover Cleveland) added 6 points with 2 rebounds, Justin Marshall (Christ the King) had a great overall game with 6 blocks, 10 points, and 18 rebounds. Guard Kouri Flye ran the point well by dishing out 9 assists and having 10 points with 4 steals. Adrian Quarless (LaFayette) played great defense throughout and Silvian Browne contributed with 8 rebounds and 3 points. Strong play by Hassan Mohamed (Grady) and Clarence Smith helped RR capture the win with a big time defensive efforts. Carlos Barrett (Rice) had 4 points with 3 rebounds and Johnathan contributed with 2 points. Good job by Antonio Cannon, who runs the Classic.'
6/28/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary -- Nike Pro League at Hunter College.
6/28/01 Newsday: Omar Cook Ends Up With Nuggets.
6/28/01 Daily News: First-Round NBA KO Stuns Omar Cook.
6/27/01 BERASM: 'The Harlem Lions Junior Team played at the 11th Annual Dyckman Summer League today. Their opponent today was D-Street from the Bronx. The final score was 45-17 in favor of the Lions. They were led by point guard Jahkeem Washington (21pts. 4ast., 3 stls.). Malik Brown led the defensive charge with 5 stl. and 9 defensive rebs. Levon Hickman and Jason Groeller combined for 14pts.'
6/27/01 Pete Quinn, assistant coach at Division II Southampton College-LIU: ' I have some more players that will be in the incoming class for the Fall of 2001. In the New York City area, DaMarr McBean a 6'5 forward from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx and Joaquin ' Kino ' Smits, a 6' 5 forward from Xavier High School in Manhattan will attend Southampton College-LIU in the Fall. DaMarr was a member of the Clinton team that advanced to the PSAL semi-finals against Grady. He scored the winning basket on a baseline drive with one second left in the quarter-finals game against heavily favored Frederick Douglass Academy to send Clinton into the showdown with Grady. His Clinton team finished the year with a 20-8 record. DaMarr averaged 13 pts and 8 boards a game Clinton.
Joaquin finished up his career at Xavier with high honors. He was voted, by the Daily News, to the Honorable Mention All-CHSAA Bronx/Manhattan Team. His career numbers were 17 pts and 9 boards a game.
From the Long Island Area, David Robles a 6' 9 forward from Southampton High School will attend the university. And finally, William Smith a 6' 10 center from Midland High School. Will was being recruited by a number of low Division I universities in the northeast.'
6/27/01 Newsday: Omar Cook to Stir It Up On the Next Level Expected to go in tonight’s first round.
6/27/01 All Star Report: DC Pro Am Player Evaluations and Notes Part 1.
6/27/01 Scoop: DC Pro-Am Player Analysis includes Church and Playaz..
6/27/01 NJ Hoops: Pete Cipriano of St. Anthony's has decided.
6/27/01 Sal Lagano, Head coach New York Institute of Technology DII: 'Senior Brian James (Newtown HS) has been selected to play professional ball with the Philadelphia Force of the National Rookie League (www.rookie.com). Brian ended his career at NYIT as the 3rd all-time leading scorer, leading the team to 2 ECAC tournament bids in the last 3 seasons. The NRL is a showcase league for overseas opportunities. Andre Clarke (Erasmus Hall HS- Northern Iowa) and Chris Filetti ( PG Holy Cross HS) will attend NYIT next year.'
6/26/01 Coach Carlton Screen: "FYA won in overtime against JYO the final score 94 -92 at West 4th Street on Friday. Woody Souffrant was the master on the court, scoring at will and passing to the open man when they triple teamed him.He scored 30 plus points and 14 assists.Malcolm Peterkin had a great all around game. He scored 20 plus points and 15 rebounds. This was a good game from start to finish.FYA ended the game playing with Max Menard ( Freshmen), Anderson Labaze ( Soph) Fabian Richards (Junior)
FYA's Calvin Bowman is working out for The Phoenix Suns. The word I got last night is that he is playing very well. He will be playing again today. Draft day is tomorrow at M.S.G.'
6/26/01 BlueChipHoops.com: 2002 Prospect Checklist.
6/25/01 COACH32: 'MinuteMan Press 16/u played up in the Atlantic City surf Classic 6/23-24 . and won the open division goin 5-0. Early round win against Champion Sports out of Philly., saw MMP coming from 20 points down to win by 10..led by Oumar Sylla .......a 6' 7'' combo gaurd 17pt 10 reb 4asst..Lee Michael Allen out of Copiague was tourney MVP averaging 21pts and 4 assts. The front line of 6' 10'' Konimba Diarra and 6' 8'' Brian Sisti dominated the paint on both ends...Richard Payton -Amityville-averaged 8 assts, Nick Titus and Wayne Coward both 6' 3' wing guards hit timely 3's and played consistent minutes throughout the tourney..MMPress spring record is 15-2 currently playing summer IS8 and going to Grand Finale..'
6/25/01 John P. Miciotta: '... we are having two chats on Wednesday at 7 and Thursday at 7:30 with Dan Wetzel the former Basketball Times writer (who now writes for sportsline.com) and co-author of the recent college hoops book, Sole Influence. I will be logged in as adminjp. cbs.sportsline.com/u/chat/2001/cbs/wetzel062701.htm.'
6/25/01 Revised schedule and partial team rosters on the IS8 Nike Summer League 2001 page.
6/25/01 Shizzy-Shiz-2000: 'Riverside 16u blew out the WildCats at UDC. The WildCats were led by Domonic Lewis (10pts). The Church was led by great play from Kojo Mensah (11pts 7asst), Aaron Harvey (14pts 6rebs 4 asst) and James Barrett 17pts, 7rebs.'
6/25/01 Glenn L. Bynes: 'It's been said that if you want to get better you have to play against some of the better players or better teams. Well, that is what the NJ Jammers did yesterday at the UDC in the Bronx. The NJ Jammers who are made up of mostly freshman and sophomores played against a solid Brooklyn Beast team which is "blessed" to have part of the St. Anthony's Friars TOC squad from Jersey City, NJ. The Jammers weren't able to handle the pressure in the first half but managed to play well in the 3rd and 4th quarters. The Jammers were down by as much as 25 points during the game at 42-17 lost super sophomore guard Marvin Taylor in the 3rd quarter to foul trouble, but they never gave up, losing by just 9.'
6/25/01 SchoolSports: Carolina Calls Cooke.
6/25/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary -- 'Class of 2003 Top Player Charlie Villanueva tried to lead NYC thru Philly this past Friday.'
6/25/01 Russ Blake @ Insiders Report: DC Pro AM All Tournament Team.
6/24/01 Dassoc: 'The Westchester Hawks 15u played this weekend in the Long Island Lightning Invitational Tournament. They went 5-0 winning the tourney. They were 3-0 in their pool with victories over the Albany Capitols, Long Island Lightning and ended with a 83-53 win over the Connecticut Starters. Jamie Procino (17) Matt Hickey (16) Chris Diasparra (15) Dave McClure (15) led the way. In the semifinals the Hawks played the Bronx Wildcats and came out on top 76-60 with Chris Diasparra (27) Dave McClure (18) and Brett Loscalzo (11). Hawks moved on to the finals against another Long Island Lightning team and won 78-62 with Dave McClure (25) Chris Diasparra (20) leading all scorers. The Hawks leave for the Nationals this week in Tennessee.'
6/24/01 Coach Louis Xifaras, Director of Basketball Operations, Queens RimRockers Basketball Inc: 'The Queens RimRockers began their 1st summer season with 2 wins. The freshmen team defeated Brooklyn USA 'A' by about 15. Forwards Brian Fink (St. Francis Prep), Michael Laboy (St. John's Prep) and Paris Asprou provided the big rebounds for RR. Fink led the game off with 6 straight points. Mark Quaies (Bryant) provided solid defense in the paint while Carlos Arellano (St. John's Prep) played big in the paint and boxing out well. The starting backcourt of Nick Hamilton (McClancy) and Junior Hernandez (IS 141) ran the game well and controlled the tempo in favor of RR. Jamel Ferguson came off the bench and was one of the top scorers in the game. Michael Welsh, Charlie Cristancho and Mark Debono came off the bench to help break the press, while Salvador "Junior" Patricio hit some big jumpers down the stretch to ice the game.
In the afternoon game, the Queens RimRockers defeated Berkley Carroll in a 30 point blowout in the first game of the Adidas Student Athlete Broncos Tournament. Justin Marshall (Christ the King) had some big dunks, while George Jefferson (Automotive) was lighting it up from the outside. Gabriel Mombrun (St. Johns Prep) had a big "and 1" play and Pete Caris(Aviation) ran the floor well while playing fabulous defense. John Miller (Molloy) ran the point solid for RR while Terrell Evans (Grover Cleveland) flushed a dunk on a fast break. Hassan Mohamed (Grady) played under control the entire game and Nick Hamilton (McClancy) provided a 3rd quarter spark by hitting a big 3 pointer. Despite twisting his ankle, Quentin Merritt (Boys & Girls) grabed some big rebounds and Anton Rollison (St. John's Prep) was hustling down the court all afternoon. Adam Hayes (McClancy) also played big for RR with a few points in the paint.
For Further information, email me at Rice41@aol.com and check out our webpage at www.QueensRimRockers.com.'
6/24/01 Insiders Report: Eric Cangelosi Leads Camden Catholic Over St. Dom's. And Allan Ray, Louie McCroskey Spark St. Ray's To Victory. And Rice Moves Past St. Joe's.
6/24/01 Brooklyn USA took 1st Presbyterian 50 - 33 @ Real Good today and their freshmen team was tied @ 15 after one period vs the Queems RimRockers. CityWide teams and schedules are promised for next week. Directions to both parks and more are on the CityWide 2001 page.
6/24/01 IS8 weekend results - For the Biddies LI Trotters took 1st Presbyterian 48 - 35 and Montibello Pride squeezed Orange Crush 44 - 21.
The Manhasset AllStars Midgets outlasted Montibello Pride 42 - 36 despite a game high 17 points from Pride point guard, Aleek Pauline who had three treys in the second half to help close a 28 - 11 MAS halftime lead. Manhasset controlled the boards with Kevin Dooley (15), Jonathan Fountain (11), Tyson Johnson (6) and Keith Turcios (6). Point guard Joey Amelio is now playing for the Ravens, not Manhasset. In a Saturday game the Rifle midgets shot down St. Lawrence 76 - 29. SL's John Filosa had 18 of his team's points but was outnumbered by Unique Stowe, Trevon Hughes, Ray Arnold and company.
High school results from week one -- New Jersey Jaguars 70 - North Babylon 47, Rise Above 67 - 1st Presbyterian 29, Pythons (JYO??) 70 - Renaissance Warriors 63, Minuteman Press 57 - Rodney Abrams Institute 36, St. Mary's Gaels forfeit win over Brooklyn Rams, Queens Cobras 65 - Huntington 52, Rifles 59 - Blue Chip 56 and St Lawrence 57 - Holy Cross 45. More on the IS8 Nike Summer League 2001 page.
6/24/01 All Star Report: Hurricanes Blow Away Panthers at TOC.
6/24/01 Russ Blake @ Insiders Report: Elijah Ingram Sparks Playaz To Victory
6/24/01 Newsday: Rucker Park Whiz , Adrian Walton, Qualifies for Fordham Scholarship.
6/24/01 BRO: Switch has players -- Darryl Watkins and Collin Bailey -- in hot water
6/23/01 ACC Today: Terp -- Danny Miller -- Chooses Notre Dame.
6/23/01 DC Pro-Am Day 1 Results.
6/23/01 Russ Blake @ Insiders Report: Randy Foye Has New List.
6/23/01 Jersey Journal: St Peters Prep's Brian Robinson set for Division II Assumption College.
6/23/01 Sly Johnson: 'Nike Metro Swoosh Summer Basketball League. Run by Rich Paey - at Bronx I.S. 131 Playground - Lafayette Ave. & Underhill Ave. 16.U, 14.U, & 12.U divisions. Participating in the 14.U are: Bronx Crusaders, Bronx Gauchos, Kips Bay Boys Club, Bronx Kings, SBCC, Eric All-Stars, Manhasset AllStars and St. Mary's.'
6/23/01 Glenn Bynes: 'Looking like a team that was still in mid-season form, the New Brunswick Zebras, led by Dwayne Jarrett, Marvin Taylor, Eric Bynes, Kareem Byrom and Greg Dotson, won easily as they jumped out to a 30-7 first half lead and cruised to a 70-19 victory against a much smaller and younger squad from East Brunswick Vo-Tech in opening night action at Middlesex County College. These players play together on the Jersey Jammers at the UDC in the Bronx. They recently won over the Trenton All Stars and play this Sunday at 4:30 at the UDC.'
6/23/01 NJ Hoops: Marist guard Tony Tate is still undecided on his college decision.
6/23/01 Web note: Internet access reacquired -- good to be back.
6/22/01 Peter F. Edwards: 'IS8 Nike Summer League has a five week regular season with three divisions, High School, Midgets and Biddies. HS will play most weeknights at 6:30 and 8:00 for 16 teams. There are 6 Biddy teams playing Saturday and Sunday mornings at 9:30 and Saturdays at 10:30. The Midget division has 8 teams playing Saturdays and Sundays at 10:30 (Sundays), 11:30 and 12:30.' Web note: More on the IS8 Nike Summer League 2001 page.
6/22/01 Pete Quinn, Assistant Coach, Southampton College - LIU: 'Wayne Inniss of Hillcrest High School in Queens will attend Division II, Southampton College in the Fall of 2001. Wayne was a major contributor to the Hillcrest squad that finished the regular season in first-place in the Queens 1-A Division with a 13-1 divisional record.
The 6' 3 guard/forward averaged 11 points and 9 rebounds this past season, while playing all five positions on the floor. His team had a winning streak of 19 games snapped by Abraham Lincoln in the quarter-finals of the PSAL playoffs.'
6/22/01 Glenn Bynes: 'Check out the JP Steven's summer league & Middlesex County summer league at GMCHoops. It's not the level of competition like in the UDC or the Rumble in the Bronx, but it keeps the players playing. Also, this GMC Hoops Website is kinda nice.... While you're on the WebSite, check out other information that you may not find anywhere else.'
6/21/01 UDC schedule on the UDC 2001 page.
6/21/01 John Kirby: 'Big Apple Classic -- There will be a high school tournament this weekend at FDU in Teaneck. Here are a few participants - Rice (NY), St. Pats, Bishop Francis (Essex Catholic), Seton Hall Prep. Starts Saturday at 9:30.'
6/20/01 Web note: Summer tourneys in the region -- I usually spend my time at UDC, IS8 and CityWide. If anyone else has another tourney suggestion (especially any in New Jersey), please send email to nycnjhoops@aol.com. My Internet connection is still lost, so the more email the better.
6/19/01 Keith Mason on players @ the Rumble in the Bronx page.
6/18/01 Keith Mason and Bonfire on Rumble in the Bronx page.
6/18/01 UDC first weekend results on the UDC 2001 page.
6/18/01 BTURN01: 'Charlie Weber @ Penn State The Bi-State Pythons 15 under team went 4 and 1 this weekend at Charlie Weber. We lost to a very talented Monarchs team from Jersey by 17 in the championship game. The Pythons top players for the weekend were Dwayne Johnson, John Forbes, John Ager, Victor Morris, Brandon Lawley and Carlos Cadet.
6/18/01 Keith Mason, Nathan Blue and SHUTTLEWORTH on Rumble in the Bronx page.
6/17/01 UDC rain sites are Evander Childs HS (Midget & College) @ 800 East Gunhill Road with entrance around the back on Magenta Avenue and Richard Green Middle School (Superbiddy & Biddy) @ 3710 Barnes Avenue across from Agnes Haywood playground.
6/17/01 Keith Mason and Matt Grasso on Rumble in the Bronx page.
6/16/01 The 13th annual UDC Basketball League play began today and the regular season will end Sunday, August 12th. There are seven divisions and participants include Riverside, Gauchos, Panthers, Lightning, SONDAY and CAS Warriors. More on the UDC 2001 page.
6/16/01 Matt Grasso on Friday night games and other results on Rumble in the Bronx page.
6/15/01 coachbrettwilson: 'On Monday 6/18 and Friday 6/25 there will be basketball workouts for 15 under players from the Long Island area interested in playing on a competitive team throughout the summer and early fall. All players that are interested and coaches that know of players who will be interested should contact coach Brett Wilson @ h - 631-348-4854 or w - 917-773-5190. The workout's will be held in Central Islip.'
6/15/01 DB4418: 'The HOOP ZONE in Englewood, NJ. in conjunction with FIVE-STAR BASKETBALL presents the first annual "MONSTER SHOWCASE" at the HOOP ZONE in Englewood, NJ. FIVE-STAR BASKETBALL will oversee the instructional aspects and coordination of the event. The dates for the Showcase are July 8th thru the 11th. Each camper will play two games a day and the best teams advance to the championship rounds. The dates of this event will coincide with the Adidas ABCD Camp held at FDU in Hackensack, NJ so we expect top college coaches from all over the country to be in attendance. For more information call Barbara at the HOOP ZONE - 201-568-7422 or Stu Lash at FIVE-STAR BASKETBALL - 914-237-1306. Hoop Zone is located just 4 minutes from FDU and the Adidas ABCD Camp ...this event is NCAA sanctioned.'
6/14/01 Future133: 'If anyone is running or knows of a tournament around Christmas time for freshmen please call Bob Maurer at (631) 567-4839. Bob is the director of the LI Lupus Classic and he has recently become the freshmen coach at St John The Baptist.'
6/14/01 Rumble in the Bronx is this weekend at Fordham University in the Bronx.
6/12/01 Tom Sampogna: 'All high school coaches who are interested in getting started early with their teams before the school years officially begins... then here's your chance. R.A.I. FYD (The Rodney Abrams Institute for Youth Development) and The Westcos are having the 1st Annual Post Summer Jamboree Basketball League for High School Boys. This is a great opportunity for coaches to get their teams together before the school year officially begins. It will enable teams to play other teams they might not see in the regular season. It will be held at Westchester Community College in August and ending the first weekend of September. For more information please contact Coach Tom Sampogna: League Coordinator at 646-840-4438 or 914-523-7213. A mailer went out to all coaches in the area a few weeks ago. If you have not received the information or need it, please let me know.'
Web note: Many AOL problems. Customer service and I are trying to fix them.
6/12/01 Keith Mason: 'My site The Apple's Best Ballaz, will have no updates for a while until I change the site over to FrontPage. Until then I will be sending all my updates here to High Hoops. I am in the process of updating my class of 2002 rankings. Allan Ray will be moved up to #2 and Jason Wingate will moved up to the 10-12 range. Bobby Santiago will be dropping because of his lackluster perfomrances in his IS8 playoff, the Nike Memorial Challenge and last Thursday against the Brooklyn Bridge. But that could all change after this weekend's Rumble in the Bronx.'
6/12/01 Brooklyn Scout: 'In late NCAA signing news, Raymond Abellard, a 5-11 point guard from Pensacola (FL), has signed with Central Florida for the 2001-02 season. Abellard, a graduate of Erasmus HS in Brooklyn, received first team honors in Florida's Panhandle Conference last winter.
Clarence Baker, a 5-8 point guard from Teaneck HS (NJ) who played the last two seasons at Kankakee (IL), inked with Mercer. Baker averaged 10.4 points and 7.3 assists in 2000-01, a year after guiding the Cavaliers to the NJCAA Final Four at the National Tournament in Hutchinson (KS).
Also, Sherlan Griffith, a 6-9 forward who played one year at Globe Tech, has signed with Kentucky State.
In incoming JUCO signings: Darren Sykes, a 6-2 shooting guard from New Utrecht HS, has signed with Westchester (NY). . . Kirk Spencer, a 6-2 swingman from Erasmus HS, is headed to Neosho (KS). . . Terrance Watkins, a 6-4 guard from Loughlin HS, is reported to be transferring to Fashion Institute (NY) from Long Beach State.
For a complete list of all 2001-02 JUCO commitments and signings, check out Big Apple Sports.'
6/12/01 Abdu-Allah Torrence: 'The Warriors 16 and under team went 4 and 1 this weekend in the Lehigh Valley Jam Fest. They lost their third pool game and went into the the 2nd place bracket. They were lead in scoring by Emmanuel Quezada 27pts ppg and Darren Johnson 21 ppg and 13 rpg. We played with a few guys hurt and suspended so we were shorthanded this past weekend but we should be at full strength come "Rumble time". Let's get ready to rumble, y'all.'
6/12/01 Coach Dominick Savino, Sachem HS: 'Suffolk County Boys Basketball Association -- on September 22, 23 we will hold a coaches' academy for all basketball players in Suffolk County. On September 26 we are going to hold a doubleheader comprised of 40 Suffolk County boys basketball players at St. Joseph College in Patchogue as a Suffolk coaches vs cancer doubleheader. Finally on October 2 at 7:30 pm we are holding the second annual Nassau/Suffolk coaches vs cancer game pitting the 12 best public school players from Suffolk vs 12 best from Nassau.'
6/12/01 Dassoc: 'The Westchester Hawks 15under went 4-0 this weekend in the Connecticut Starters Summer Classic winning their division by defeating the Long Island Lightning, Connecticut Silver Bullets, Farmington Valley, and finally defeating the host team, the Connecticut Starters by a score of 89-65. Leading the way this weekend for the Hawks in the final game was, Chris Diasparra with 22points, Dave McClure (21), Brett Loscalzo (14) and Jamie Procino (13). Hawks will be down at the Lightning Tournament on 6/22-24, then heading to the Nationals in Tennessee on July 1st.'
6/11/01 Nathan Blue: It seems T Bone wasn't there when Eric Wilkins from Oak Hill got locked up by Charlie Villanueva and crew in the championship game. Panthers won the Lehigh Valley tournament. They beat the MSU Skyliners in the championship by 21pts. More on my web site..
6/10/01 Russ Blake: '... up at the BABC Invitational this afternoon .. an incredible title game, with the New York Ravens outlasting BABC on a late game shot by Allan Ray.'
6/10/01 Tbone: 'In pool play this afternoon in the 11th gradedivision, in the Lehigh Valley Jam Fest, at Moravian College, the MSU Skyliners beat the Gauchos 51 - 45. The Skyliners were led by 6'3" Oak Hill Academy, and former Piscataway star Jr. Eric Wilkens with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. 5'11" Archbishop Molloy NY So. Marlon Smith led the Gauchos with 14.'
6/10/01 All Star Report: Youth Development Festival @ Colorado Springs, Co -- East roster includes Grant Billmeier, Taquan Dean and Elijah Ingram.
6/10/01 Henry Lake -- www.kfan.com/lake103.html: 'Hello, My name is Henry Lake and I am a NBA and college basketball reporter for KFAN Sports Radio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This time of year is when I go full steam ahead into covering college recruiting. I just wanted to let you know that I was very impressed this past weekend with this year's Tim Thomas Playaz teams. I saw both the 17 and under, and 16 and under teams for this year at the Howard Pulley Panthers Invitational here in Minneapolis. The Howard Pulley Panthers have been one of the better Nike teams in the last three years. Tim Thomas 17 and under team won the tournament defeating Howard Pulley in the semi-finals by six points, and the Illinois Warriors by three in the championship. Point guard Elijah Ingram was absolutely sensational and has been the basketball talk of the town since yesterday. In the semifinals and being down 14 points in the 3rd quarter, Ingram scored 17 straight points to bring the Playaz back. If you would like reports from time to time, e-mail me with a response. My e-mail address is Hlake@KFAN.com.'
6/9/01 School Sports: Basketball Recruiting Buzz: 'Allen Ray enjoyed the trash-talking of Julius Hodge, his former teammate at St. Raymond’s High (N.Y.). He may be hearing it again after next season. Ray, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound combo guard, lit it up recently at the Tournament of Champions in North Carolina. He went up against Anthony Roberson and Sean Dockery — two of the top point guards in the nation — and more than held his own. He averaged 30 points per game, second only to North Carolina recruit Raymond Felton.'
6/9/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary -- The Best Player in the Class of 2004.
6/9/01 LFBALL: 'Brooklyn Bridge Challenge Games on the Brooklyn Challenge, 2001 page.'
6/9/01 Nathan Blue: 'Sorry but Quincy Doubie isn't better then Curtis Stinson or Petey Nelson. Curt was avg 19ppg in Bob Gibbons and Petey (bad knee) is a better ball handler while Quincey is a better shooter. So that's a toss up. Oh yeah , if Stinson or Petey played for the Beast on Thursday insted of Doubie the Panthers would have got blown.'
6/9/01 Keith Mason: 'I have put a report of the Brooklyn Bridge Challenge on the Apple's Best High School Playaz' AAU reports page.'
6/8/01 Peter Benoit: 'In the first game at the Battle at the Bridge the Long Island Panthers defeated Brooklyn Beasts, behind Curtis Sumpter, Kendell Provet and Jason Fraser. The Beasts made a game of it cutting the lead to 2 with under a minute left. In the showcase game Riverside Church defeated Brooklyn Bridge with a total team effort. Jason Wingate was solid on the offensive end, Shakeem Mitchell played a great defensive game for the Church. The Bridge was led by Sebastian Telfair and Gary Ervin, but they couldn't get the lead under 6 in the fourth quarter.'
6/8/01 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'Riverside defeated the Brooklyn Bridge 78-68 at LIU yesterday. The Church jumped out to a 16 point lead and was never headed. Willie Irick led the way with 18 pts. and was named MVP. Ricky Soliver added 14 and Shamar Green and Shakiem Mitchell 8 each. Sebastian Telfair played a great game and Gary Irvin aslo added firepower to the Bridge attack. It was a good game for the Church as we head into the Rumble in the Bronx.'
6/8/01 Rich: 'The Long Island Lightning Invitational will begin tonight at the Island Garden in West Hempstead, NY. Saturday action will begin at 9am and the championship games for both divisions (16u and 17u) will take place at 2pm on Sunday. NY Ravens, Westchester Hawks, St. Paul Crusaders, SI Lightning, Brooklyn All-Stars, and several LI Lightning teams are among the many participants in this three-day tournament.'
6/8/01 Charles Vasser: 'The New York Ravens 14 & Under team went 4-0 to win their division in the Central Jersey Hawks Shore Shoot Out June 2-3. In route to the championship, they defeated the Tornados, the N.J. Flames, the CT Northstars, and the L.I. Lightning. The Ravens 14 & Under team went 4-0 to win their division in the Chase the Game Tournament at Fordham University in April. In route, they defeated the L.I. Lightning, Edge I, Edge II, and the Rockland Ravens. This season, the Ravens 14U/8th grade team is undefeated in the four tournaments they have entered (includes the Converse Jam Fest in Providence, R.I. and Connecticut Select in Bridgeport, CT.) They will play this weekend in the Lehigh Valley Jam Fest.'
6/8/01 BlueChipHoops.com: Tim Doyle -- Basketball Player, Part-Time Comedian.
6/8/01 BRO: Paterson Catholic duo -- Collin Bailey and Darryl Watkins -- awaits NJSIAA ruling
6/7/01 Abdu-Allah Torrence, Warriors Basketball Director of Basketball Operations, Tel 212 923 1563, Fax 212 923 1859: 'The Warriors Elite team and 16 and under are traveling to Pennsylvania fo the Lehigh Valley Shootout June 8th to 10th as a warm up for Rumble in the Bronx.'
6/7/01 Galen65 'The RexPlex will holding it's Swish!! Summer Slam basketball Tournament 6/22 - 6/24. Two NBA sized courts. Boys 13U, 14U, and 15U. Solid Tournament. Tournament Fees: Only $225. 3 Game Guarantee. For information, contact Tom Doyle @ 1-877-REXPLEX ext. 224 at 1001 IKEA Drive Elizabeth, NJ 07201.' Web note: Unless you're a big fan of commercials hit the 224 as soom as that annoying machine responds to your call.
6/7/01 Coach Kevin Pigott: 'Last year we ran our first overnight Five-Star for the younger guys (grades 5 through 9). It was an experiment that worked out quite well! We had a very talented group of kids who did a great job at stations. Many of these players were too young for the regular camp but still wanted the "Five-Star experience." They got it!
Recently I have fielded many inquiries about overnight camps. We have not done a great amount of "promo" in regards to our camp - but it would be well worth the experience for any younger player interested in learning the game.
The camp is run according to the traditional Five-Star format. Many of the coaches, including myself, are Five-Star veterans. The camp is located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, which is about two hours driving time from New York City. There is a bus from White Plains and Albany Airport, which is included in the tuition. The camp site is at Camp Winadu in the Berkshire Mountains. It is a great location for a basketball camp. Cost is $400. The dates for the camp are August 17-22. For information, call the Five-Star office at (914) 237-1306 or myself at (718) 597-5278.'
6/7/01 Khalil Manigault: 'Today, the Brooklyn Bridge will be hosting its 1st Annual Battle at the Bridge Tournament in honor of Brooklyn-Queens day. Join us at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus to see 4 of New York City's elite AAU teams square off! At 6:00 pm, the Long Island Panthers will play the Brooklyn Beasts. At 7:30 pm, the Brooklyn Bridge will play the Riverside Church Hawks. For additional info, call 718-780-4058.'
6/7/01 Khalil Manigault: 'The Brooklyn Bridge will be holding tryouts for its summer teams this Saturday, June 9, 2001 at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus. 4th and 5th graders will tryout from 9 to 11 am. 6th and 7th graders will tryout from 11 to 1 pm. 8th and 9th graders will tryout from 1 to 3 pm. 10th, 11th, and 12th graders will tryout from 3 to 5 pm. For additional info, call The Bridge at 718-780-4058.'
6/7/01 BRO: Transferred basketball players -- Collin Bailey and Darryl Watkins -- await fate
6/7/01 Coach Chris Oden, NJ RAP: Rumble in the Bronx Pools and schedule on the Rumble in the Bronx page.
6/7/01 Rich: 'Hofstra Team Camp is scheduled for June 15 and June 16.'
6/6/01 Insiders Report: NY Rankings From Gameball Magazine.
6/6/01 BRO: Officials from Paterson Catholic High School will appear before the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Eligibility Appeals Committee in Robbinsville on Wednesday to answer charges of recruitment leveled by Passaic County Tech.
6/5/01 David Nelson Director Kips Bay Basketball Program 1930 Randall Avenue Bronx, NY 10473 OFF: (718) 893-8600 ext 229 Fax: (718) 589-9214.The Kips Bay Basketball Program will be running the first CITYBIDDY Basketball camp and summer league for boys and girls 6-9 years old. The camp will run on Thursdays and Fridays 6:00 pm -8:00 pm from July 12, 2001 to August 17, 2001. The registration fee is $60. Spots are limited. Contact David Nelson or Artie Greene at (718) 893-8600 ext. 229 or visit our web site at www.eteamz.com/kipsbaybball. You can email us at kipsbaybball@yahoo.com.'
6/5/01 Insiders Report: Long Island Panthers AAU coach Gary Charles -- Villanova Strong For Jason Fraser & Curtis Sumpter.
6/5/01 All Star Report: Allen Ray, A Rising Star.
6/5/01 Metro Hoops: Top Fresh Display Talent at Metro Hoops Freshman Showcase.
6/5/01 Dassoc: 'Westchester Hawks 15u team was in New Jersey this weekend at the Central Jersey Shore Shootout where they went 4-0 winning their pool, beating the Long Island Lightning, CJ Jammers and the Ct. Stars. (Unfortunately no playoffs in this tourney, the person running the tourney said he put the best teams in the same bracket which was our bracket.) Leading the way for the Hawks was Dave McClure a 6'3 G/F out of Trinity HS in Conn., Chris Diasparra a 6'1 SG out of Mahopac and Brett Loscalzo a PG out of Brunswick in Conn. Hawks played well and will be in Hartford, Ct. this weekend.'
6/5/01 Insiders Report: Gary Ervin Changes List
6/5/01 Inquirer: Penn basketball coach Fran Dunphy has added Tim Begley and Greg Kuchinski.
6/4/01 Talentevaluator: 'Check out UNCbasketball.com -- Clint Jackson's top 2002 now includes #4 Lenny Cooke, # 21 Allen Ray, #22 Taquan Dean, # 26 Jason Fraser, # 28 Elijah Ingram and # 50 Curtis Sumpter.
6/4/01 Watchung Conference: Around NJ -- The Rich, get richer! The Metro Hoops camp.
6/4/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary -- he's listing current D1 players from NY & NJ.
6/3/01 T-Bone: 'some from the Metro Hoops Phenom Camp this past weekend at Rutgers Unversity in NJ. The top players in attendance included Zenon Quills (Neptune), John Oates (Bosco Prep), Deshawn Dewight and Courtney Nelson (Bloomfield Tech), Mike Gordon, Jamar Wade (Plainfield), Andrew Pusar (top 5 8th grader in NJ going to Seton Hall Prep), Tayvon Gaddy, Isa Carnegie (Plfd), Desmond Sanders, Jason Wilson (St.Pats), Johnthan Hart (Roselle) 6'3 Tyrone Cook, 6'3 Brandon Payne and 6'4 Andre Davis (St.Pats freshmen class, all 3 in the top 15 in NJ), 6'7,Grant H. (going to Delbarton Hs), Devon Moffatt (Clifton) top freshman in NJ and top 10 in the nation and a host of other top players.'
6/3/01 NJO: A new Hurley basketball regime will be harvesting in the Hudson County area this winter.
6/3/01 CBS Sportsline: Myron Piggie just a small fish in big pond.
6/3/01 eric fogle: 'All the so-called NYC/NJ hoop "experts" debate who is the best "PG" in the NYC/NJ area, allow me to offer my opinion to the mix, Carl Elliot 6'4 215 "PG" Trinity Pawling Prep via Bklyn; possessing size, strength, superb handle,over average range,court vision and leadership (makes his teammates better). Mr Elliot will be playing with the NY Gauchos starting this weekend up in New Haven followed by Rumble In The Bronx.'
6/3/01 Victor Monaros: 'Bishop Loughlin's Alumni: '6'2" Terrance Watkins who avg. 21.7pts at Bishop Loughlin H.S last year, and had signed with Long Beach State over Boston College, Georgia Tech, Hofstra, Manhathan and St.Peters has transfered to F.I.T JUCO where ex L.I.U coach Ray Haskins is now the head coach. Terrance transfered to work on his grades. He has a 3.0 avg and is doing great. His a great young man with a great head on his shoulder. He now stands at 6'4" and weighs 205 pnds. He will have 3 years left after the 01-02 season next year. Also joining him is Bishop Loughlin teammate Victor Monaros who avg 9.6pts and 6.4 reb. Victor also has a 3.0 avg and will have 3 years left to play at D1 level after 01-02 season, Victor is 6'5" and weighs 203 pnds. Both will team at the back court with N.J. 6'9" Keith Duncan who had a scholarship offer from Oklahoma State. Look for F.I.T to make noise next year in there division and make the regionals. Good luck to all 3 guys next season and coach Ray Haskins. Bishop Loughlin's Tameke Mitchell might also attend F.I.T next season.'
6/3/01 RICE41: 'The Queens RimRockers won their first ever Championship. They went 10-1 in the Whitestone league and came from behind in the championship game for a 72-58 victory. We started the game by trailing 19-5 in the first. A strong comeback was led by Terrell Evans, who contributed with some key rebounds. Kouri Flye led the team with a game high 30 points. Solid defense by Clarence Smith helped RR get back into the game. Pete Caris, Jeremy Diaz, Greg Partsinevelos (who hit 3 big three pointers), Shaun Lewis, Taurean Spears and James Finucane also contributed for RR. Our first championship, and hopefully many more to come!'
6/2/01 Kyle "Scoop" Yeldell, PrepHoops.com: 'I spoke to Wes Grandstaff, the head coach for Team Texas, and he informed me that although they will be at the Rumble in the Bronx, they will be without Bracey Wright and Bryan Hopkins due to the USA Developmental Tryouts in Colorado Springs, Colo.'
6/2/01 PrepStars: Jim Hart gearing up for another festive Rumble in the Bronx. Web note: More on the Rumble in the Bronx page.
6/2/01 School Sports Basketball Buzz: 'It looks to be just a matter of time before Sani Ibrahim officially lands at Oak Hill Academy (Va.). The frontline will also include junior-to-be Jermaine Bell, a 6-foot-10 forward/center from Rochester, N.Y., and former Towson Catholic High (Md.) and future Syracuse small forward Carmelo Anthony. Antywane Robinson, a 6-foot-6 forward, will likely come off the bench, as will Wake Forest-bound swingman Richard Joyce. The backcourt includes point guard Chad Moore, Justin Gray and Erik Wilkins.'
6/2/01 Insiders Report: Gary Ervin: A Sparkplug For Long Island Panthers.
6/1/01 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gold Club set up NBA players with dancers, Thomas "Ziggy" Sicignano testifies.
6/1/01 Bob Cerrato: 'Get ready for the summer. June High School Basketball League. Find out what "Hoop Heaven" is all about! * High school boys varsity basketball teams, * Monday, June 25 - Friday, June 29, * Limit: 10 teams! * - 10 games guarantee, * 2 games per night: 6:00pm & 8:00pm; 7:00pm & 9:00pm, * Friday night tourney for top 4 teams, * Trophies to championship teams, * Entry fee only $250 If you haven't played here before, now's the time. * 4 hardwood courts, * 2 certified referees per game, * Electronic scoreboards, * Scoreclock operator every game, Call (973) 884-4667 for information.'
6/1/01 All Star Report: Nike MDC Evaluations: Guards includes Keydren Clark, Jason Wingate and Ricky Soliver.
6/1/01 BlueChip.com: Memorial Day Recap From Future Stars includes Keydren Clark, Ricky Soliver and Tony Bruin.
6/1/01 Glenn Bynes: 'Congratulations to all the graduating seniors.'
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