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6/30/02 Pdiddy: 'UDC Juniors: Riverside blew out Rockland, Wake Eden defeated Sonya. Seniors: Convent over Sonya, Riverside over Spring Vallley. College: Riverside over Renaissance, Sonday was blowing out SFS when I left.'

6/30/02 Summer IS8 is for just the returning high school division with games played on week nights through August.

6/29/02 RutgersInsiders.com: 'East 1-1 at US developmental tourney -- After losing the first game Friday night to the West on a last second offensive put back, the East squad came back today to beat the North 107-97. Will Sheridan has averaged 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds. Art Bowers has averaged 16 points and been the most effective three point shooter. Sean Banks has averaged 13.5 points. Shagari Alleyene and Grant Billemeier have both had low production so far. Terrance Roberts is also averaging near double figures in points and has hit a trifecta. Mike Nardi has been out on the break, scoring and handing out assists.'

6/29/02 CityWide is just at Crack Is Wack Park, 128 St & 2nd Avenue this summer, not in Queens. This is their second weekend of play and they're making up the schedule as they go. The championships will be played on Saturday, August 24th at Roberto Clemente State Park.

There are six divisions -- ten Super Biddy teams (Riverside A, B & C, Team Roc A & B, Gauchos, Dity Lighning, Douglass and Yonkers Bulls), 14 Biddy teams (Riverside A & B, Abyssinian, Team ROC A & B, Douglass, !st Presbyterian, Sun Devils, Brooklyn Bridge, L B Panthers, Hoopsters, COA Spartans, Team Next and LI Trotters), 9 Midget teams (Riverside A & B, Team ROC A & B, 1st Presbyterian, Abyssinian, Brooklyn Bridge, Boyz of Faith and RCSP), 11 Junior teams (Riverside A & B, Team ROC, Abyssinina, Union Settlement, LB Panthers, Elmcor, Boyz of Faith, 1st Presbyterian, Hoopsters and Gauchos), 6 Girls teams (Riverside, Douglass, RCSP A & B, Sun Devils and RimRockers) and 8 Senior teams (Riverside, Elmcor, JREC's Finest, Rams, Graham Tigers, Freeport, Gauchos and Westchester Gauchos).

6/28/02 NJ Hoops: Newark Eastside takes title of the Caldwell College Team Camp.

6/25/02 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'I wanted to mention the fine play of 6' 1'' class of 2003 point guard Nathaniel Sudlow This kid is probably the best kept sceret in the P.S.A.L..Nate is a solid 85 student in advanced classes at Tilden and he is a high class person and can become a real good D1 P.G. He was our M.V.P. in the Hofstra camp and was our leading scorer in the Villanova camp last weekend. Someone is going to look very smart when they start recruiting this fine young man.'

6/25/02 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'I wanted to tell everyone on the site that I am now the new Head Boys Basketball Coach at South Shore H. S.Long time South Shore coach Bobby Sherman has retired and I am proud to have been chosen to replace this coaching legend.I will do my best to build on the tradition of excellence that coach Sherman established on and off the court at South Shore H.S.Also good luck to Coach Jeff Schrier who returns to Tilden H.S. as Boys Head Basketball Coach after a 6 month absence Go Blue Devils I will always be your biggest fan.'

6/25/02 Craighton Barry: 'Most of us who regularly visit this site are die hard supporters of sports in general and HS basketball in particular. As a parent first and a basketball official second. I am going to take this forum to express one of my biggest criticisms of the NYC high school basketball player. That criticism would be that unlike young atheletes from other parts of the country. Our kids (NYC) rarely cross-train. When I say cross-train I specifically mean play other sports that can and will help them in basketball. I have seen many ball players come and go through the gauntlet of NYC hoops. Lets face it everybody cannot be a marquis player like Rod Strick or Kenny Anderson just to name a few. However; exposure to other sports allows you to work different muscles and build other skill sets that can and will help you stand out on the basketball court. When I am officiating a game I can almost instantly pick out the kid who plays another sport in addition to B-ball. These kids bring a natural tenacity to the game of basketball that allows them to be instantly effective to helping their team win. They may not be droping 20 or 30 but they are hitting the boards or playing D with Passion. I hope you get my point. On July 3rd there will be an all-star High School football game in Long Island. NYC will be challenging Long Island. Some of the NYC players are actually dual sport kids that you may have seen but once again they are not basketball "Headliners". If you have a chance come out and see the game, the series is tied 2-2. NYC is not only for hoop dreams. Many college recruiters are coming to our city and are finding diamonds in the rough. The classic is called the Empire Outback Bowl and it is sponsored by NY native Boomer Esiason.(NFL QB).'

6/25/02 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Just a little note to tell you and the rest of the faithful that Villanova U. ran a super team camp last weekend . Everything was first class and our Brooklyn Blue Devils had a great time and really came away impressed with the teams that we played against. However of more importance to me was the way all the players got along and competed without anger.It was great to see players from 10 different schools all enjoying each others company off the court and competing so hard on the court.This is a tribute to the Villanova staff for creating such a positive environment for us all to be in.Big Up to Andre King our M.V.P.and ''OC'' our Hardest Worker.

6/24/02 NJ Hoops: St. Patrick's takes championship of 10th Annual Metro Classic.

6/23/02 NJO: Davon Moffatt comes out on top in matchup with Antonio Wilson. And On selecting a college, many players say early is better.

6/19/02 Winston Kelly of Gameball has kindly supplied his latest players rankings. Many, many thanks, Winston.

6/19/02 Dennis Gregory: These are the Metro Classic first day match-ups on the AND 1 National Classic page.

6/19/02 Dennis Fields: 'I doubt if most teams are up to speed on the lawsuit or the use of foreign players as it relates to where they reside, according to NCAA rules.' SoCalHoops Recruiting News.

6/18/02 nickandabby: 'Hello, I wanted to let you know that the information that you posted concerning Derrick Caracter attending Scotch Plains-Fanwood high school is incorrect. A school decision has not been made yet. Could you please correct the information on the site. I am really not sure where the Rutgers Insider got his information, but I can assure you that he is wrong.'

6/18/02 djbrown2320: 'For those who could not make the Rumble in the Bronx last weekend, do not despair! There are videotapes of selected games including the Gold U-17 championship and the U-16 championship. The listing is as follows U-17 -- Riverside vs Team Breakdown (Fla) Championship, Riverside vs Westchester Hawks, N.Y. Ravens vs Team Texas, Gauchos vs G C Ballers (Buffalo), N C A (Md.) vs Gauchos, LPAC vs Tim Thomas Playaz (Gold), LPAC vs G C Ballers (Buffalo), LI Panthers vs Dapper Dans (Va), Juice All Stars vs Lancaster Elite. U-16 -- Westchester vs Philly MJC Championship, Westchester vs N.Y. Ravens, Riverside vs N.Y. Pride, Riverside vs Conn Select, Warriors vs Morris Co.

There is a charge ($20) for the copy; a portion of the profit is shared with both teams and the tournament. I can be contacted at djbrown2320@yahoo.com. See ya around at other tourneys and championships!'

6/18/02 Terence Johnson (tbone): 'Its official, Scotch Plains of New Jersey has the top incoming 9th grader in the conference next year. This kid has the potential to be an all county player by his sophomore season. He can dribble, pass, block shots and finish under the basket. Already, he's turning heads with his jumping ability. Many thought this kid was going to go to a local parochial power, but NO, he's heading to Scotch Plains Hs in NJ. Let me tell you, Lance Thomas is going to get it done. Oh yeah, you heard me right, Lance Thomas!. Lance gets outshined in Scotch Plains because of manchild Derrick Caracter, but the 6'4 2006 player can and will hold his own on the varsity level this year. If it was any other year, everyone would have known about Lamar, but when you're overshadowed by a player like Caracter you should understand. Lance will take his lumps due to his frame, but has the tools to be a pretty nice player in the long run. Is "DC" far behind? Keep up with the latest happenings in the Watchung Conference, the toughest conference in NJ!'

6/18/02 Coach Bill McNally: The Eighth Annual Poly Prep Team Festival will be held July1-3 from 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.. This year's field features top Private, Public and Catholic High School programs: Bishop Ford, Cathedral Prep, Collegiate, Horace Mann, Msgr. McClancy, New Utrecht, Poly Prep, St.Edmund, St.Marys (Manhasset), Xaverian and Xavier. Each team will play two games each evening and the games will be officiated by referees attending the Brook.-Stat. Officials Camp. Admission for spectators is $3. Session #2 of the Poly Prep Basketball Camp for boys and girls 7-16 begins on Monday, June 24 and runs through Friday, June 28. For information call (718) 836-9800 x 349.'

6/18/02 Shagari Alleyne is the 7-3 Rice senior center who played for the 17 under Gauchos team at the Rumble this weekend. He was kind enough to let me take this picture and I'm pleased enough with the way it came out, except that it looks as if I posed Shagari between a couple of eight footers. Not true. Check the June, 2002 pictures for another view.

6/18/02 Keith Mason, The Apple's Best Ballaz: 'The last piece of the most in depth report on the Rumble in the Bronx has been added, the 16u summary can be found on the Rumble summary page.'

6/18/02 RutgersInsider: J.R. Smith (WR, 6'5"-205lbs, 4.5) Lakewood H.S. and Gary Ervin rumbles.

6/18/02 Eric Jaklitsch: 'The legend continues. Juan Diego Tello Pallacious has shattered his second backboard of the season. This past weekend in Maryland at the Ocean City Classic, Tello caught a pass from DJ Fields, took off and landed one of the nasty dunks I have ever seen, shattering the backboard. The crowd erupted, everybody in the building stopped to see what happened. Early in the year, Tello shattered a back board at Our Savior in a game against Solebury Prep. By the way, Pallacious took home MVP honors and the NY Elite won the tournament. Next up for the NY Elite is the Charlie Weber Penn St. tournament, then a very busy July.'

6/18/02 Nathan Blue: 'I didn't wanna let everyone know just yet. But the NCAA has told me that my event along with that of Tom "Tippy" McTernan, Big Apple Sports, has been sanctioned. The event will take place on the last day of the college evaluation period July 31st. Which means this is the last day a D1 school can watch a player. Until that player goes back to High School.

The first game will feature the top 24 high school players in the NY area. While the second will have the top Juco returning soph's in the area. Here's a run down of the players who have a shot at making one of the two teams in the High school game. Gary Ervin, Sebastian Telfair, Chris Taft, Charlie Villanueva, Shagri Alleyne, Peter Ramos, Quincey Doubie, Diego Aguira, Elijah Clarke, Ramel Bradley, Gary Forbes, Sundiata Gaines, Sammy Mejia, Lamont Hamilton, Joshua Wright, Louie McCroskey, Daon Merrit, Willie Irick, Kirk Bunn, Curtis Stinson, Dayshawn Wright, Sean Banks, Dereck Caracter, Mitxhell Beauford, Japhette McNeil, Antionio Pena, Luis Rodrigues, Kojo Mensah, Oumar Sylla, Mike Nardi, Juan Diego Tellos Palacios, Terell Biggs, Auturo Dubois, Al Forbes, Courtney Johnson, Camron Tyler, Will Harris, Dontae Mullighan, James Barrett, Jamel Lynch, Ed Barrios, Garfield John, Elton Barry, Tyshawn Bierria, Mark Arrington, Curtis Kelly, Russell Robnson, Ronald Ramon, Vic Morris, and Shale Keating.

While the Juco list is still being made. So far it's players like Tommy Eddie, Carl Lee, Kevin Bell, Anthony Laylor, and many other returning juco sophs. Game times are scheduled for 5pm (HS) 7pm (JUCO) All of the players coaches and guardians will be contacted. We expect to have a realgood list of who's playing in the game very soon. So if you're on this list be expected to be contacted soon. If you get passed over (especially younger players) don't stress it. You gotta pay your dues. But I will be picking the best 23 players regardless of class. Any questions email me at rsbisthenyc@webtv.net.'

6/17/02 delavangrider: 'Just a thought, why is it that upstate New York gets looked over in the basketball community? This past weekend the GC Ballers of Buffalo, NY put on a show in the Rumble in the Bronx in both the 17 & 16 divisions. In the 16 under they competed with their 15 under team and went 3-0 in pool play before running up on a good Westchester team. GC was led by 15 year old Paul Harris and Darnell Kimble. Our 17 under squad came in second in their pool and just ripped through the Silver division. They were led by one of the best guards in the class of 2003, Dominic Bishop. If you check the scorecards he had 33 pts. back to back and Dawan Stroud just demolished the City Rocks but nobody noticed. Corey Herring was a monster on both parts of the floor he truly worked on his outside game. I'm not saying Tiki is not good but give our kids some respect. We should be ranked in the nation.' Web note: More on the Rumble in the Bronx page.

6/17/02 Junior Duperrier: Rumble in the Bronx results for this weekend -- 17 under Gold, 17 under Silver and 16 under teams.

6/17/02 Keith Mason, The Apple's Best Ballaz: 'Rumble in the Bronx report - Summary of the event and player evaluations. More to be added for both later on today.'

6/16/02 Once again the Church wins on a Sunday. The Riverside Church Hawks take the 17 under Rumble championship with two mercy wins, 72 - 57 in the semis over the Long Island Panthers and 78 -55 in the championship game against Florida's Team Breakdown, who did just that after only trailing 43 - 38 at the half. Gary Ervin had 22 and Gary Forbes and Willie Irick each scored 12 in the final game. Forbes led with 17 against the Panthers as Willie (16), Quincy Douby (13) and Kelvin Peedy Nelson (12) each contributed to the semi's romp.

In the 16 under championship game the Westchester Hawks trailed Philadelphia's MJC 6 - 2 before running off 15 unanswered points and then hanging on for a 48 - 47 lead at the half. It was tied at 62 before the JMC decisive run gave them a deceptively easy 84 - 70 win. Hoop Scoop currently has JMC's 6-6 center Shane Clark ranked as the # 5 soph in Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and their 5-10 point guard, Kyle Lowry # 12. Don't tell that to the Hawks. Lowry dropped 30, got to all the loose balls and may have outrebounded his own center as Clark scored 16. The Hawks' star Dave McClure had 25 while Taj Finger, Quentin Martin and Chris Diasparra had 14, 11 and 10. JMC made it to the finals by outracing the favored Riverside Hawks in the semis 68 - 61. Arturo Dubois had 22 for the Hawks but Terrell Biggs and Derrick Caracter were each held to 8.

In the 17 under silver game the City Rocks led Buffalo's CG Ballers 37 - 33 at the half before the roof feel in and GCB got the mercy win 77 - 57.

6/16/02 Rock Eisenburg: 'I neglected to mention that 6'1' Junior pg Nathaniel Sudlow was voted our M.V.P. and 6'2'' combo guard John King was selected as our hardest worker at the Hofstra team camp. The Brooklyn Blue Devils will join the Brooklyn Lions and the Brooklyn Falcons at Coach Jay Wright's Villanova team camp this weekend . Our players learned so much at the Hofstra camp that I am looking ahead to another super experience for the Blue Devils.'

6/16/02 Coach Rodrick Bussey: 'The Brooklyn Queens Warriors 17 and under team just completed a weekend tournament at Fairleigh Dickinson University. The name of the tournament was the Garden State Slamfest III and it was hosted by Bob Cerrato. The Brooklyn-Queens Warriors didn't fare that well at the tournament (1 win, 2 losses), but we did have several standout players. Marques Damon (10th grader from LaSalle Academy), Rik Singh (11th grader from Hillcrest) and Chris Aquirre (12th grader from Edison who will be attending Steven's Institute in Hobeken, NJ in the fall) did an excellent job over the weekend. The Warriors will be competing in the Kenny Anderson Classic starting 6/24.'

6/16/02 Keith Mason, The Apple's Best Ballaz: ' Rumble Notes. Also if you get this in time make sure you are at the 9:20 games which most likely will feature a matchup of what I consider the two best players in the 2004 class, Sebastian Telfair and Darius Washington. Both were ABCD all-stars last year, both made a name for themselves at the camp and both scored over 30 in their last game at the Rumble on Saturday, 32 for Sebastian and 33 for Darius, so look for a classic match-up.'

6/16/02 Sebastian Telfair and the Juice All Stars were juiced this afternoon and they rocked the Albany City Rocks with a wire to wire 95 - 59 mercy win (called with at least a 20 point lead and three minutes to go) at the Rumble. Sebastian did it all. His outside shot was dead-on and he drove to the basket at will, either finishing or dishing to a teammate. The Juice played a doubling zone and Bassie had numerous steals as the Juice 'D' held a tentative Tiki Mayben to just two points. Ramel Bradley and Chris Taft had 20 and 16 in the Juice effort while only Rashaun Freeman with 20 was able to do much damage for the Rocks. The Bridge got an earlier mercy win against a solid St Michael's team 80 - 59 as the Bridge trio of Sebastian (16), Chris Taft (15) and Elliah Clarke (15) got more help from their teammates than did St Mike's Brad Forcastierl (16), Gary Ebinko (14) and Shlam Martinez (13).

Sebastian, the Gauchos, Panthers, LPAC, Ravens, Tim Thomas, the Church and Obi Wan Kenobi -- Saturday summaries and observations on the Rumble in the Bronx page.

6/15/02 A NY Raven note from coach Gerald Brown: 'Francisco Garcia is fully qualified and he will be playing for Louisviille next season.'

6/15/02 Coach Ted Gustus: '6'2 guard, Courtney Johnson was voted team MVP and 6'1 guard Kojo Mensah was voted team hardest worker, as the Brooklyn Lions went 7-0 at the Hofstra University Team Basketball Camp. In addition, 6'5 Kirk Bunn and 5'9 Andrew Wright contributed as high scorers for the Lions. The Brooklyn Lions will be playing in the Villanova University Team camp Friday & Saturday, June 21st and 22nd.'

Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Just a little note to let you know that Tilden H.S.went 2/5 in the Hofstra team camp. We played against some great comp. All of our players are starting to understand what it takes to have the heart of a champion! Our highlights were wins over West Hempstead and Northport and a tough 1 point loss to Holy Cross. Thanks to the Hofstra B Ball family for having us at this super event.'

6/15/02 Coach Dwayne (Tiny) Morton: 'Books BeforeBall, Inc presents the 1st annual Lincoln vs Grady Alumni basketball games @ Lincoln high school, 2800 Ocean Parkway on Saturday, June 22, 2002 at 3:00 & 5:00 PM, featuring 2 games of past All City players & college standouts. For $10.00 admission in advance call 917-649-4636. The at the door admission will be $15.00. Participating players include Jamal Thomas, Derrick 'Flight' Brown, Moe 'Fresh' Brown, Tyrone Grant, Eric King, Norman Marbury, Jaquay Wells, Clyde Ellis, Tacha Shipp, Ty Goode, Norm Richardson, Aaron Lesane. Roberto Gittens, Eric Thompson, Karl Sanders, John Quyintana, James Cerisier, Jamal Phillips, Dwayne 'Tiny' Morton and Darryl Mims.'

6/15/02 Emanuel (Tiki) Mayben is the 6-2 Troy high school freshman and 15 year old Albany City Rocks' 17 under point guard who looked relaxed last night before his first round game at the Rumble in the Bronx. Hoop Scoop has anointed Tiki # 1 for the class of 2005 but he and his teammates had all the could handle against a disciplined St Michaels, NJ squad. They prevailed for a single digit victory on court four at the same time that Sebastian Telfair and the Juice All Stars were drubbing Lancaster Elite on the adjacent court three. Sebastian is the nationally ranked # 1 from the class of 2004. He arrived at halftime (Brooklyn kids tend to get lost in the Bronx, Bronx kids tend to get lost in Brooklyn). Tiki and Bassie will be facing one another on court one at 1:20 tomorrow afternoon More info on the Rumble in the Bronx page.

6/15/02 Coach Glen Steinberg: 'The Warriors AAU team won the tournament up in Philly last weekend in the 14U division. Mike Crisci (ranked) led the offense with Tyler Harvey, Pete Drautz and Eric Giaratano pitching in.'

6/13/02 Coach Jim Hart: 'Rumble admission is $5 per day, $10 for all three days.'

Darren Quinlan: 'Renaissance Warriors 16 U roster includes Rashaun Pringle, Tyler Wright, Donte Dancey, Larry Abiola, Dembie Wilson, Manny Martinez, Jorge Pena, Jameson Garcia, Fabian Fiueroa, Ryan Exum, Samuel Lee, Javier Guzman, coached by Cynthia Quinlan.' Earlier info on the Rumble in the Bronx page.

6/13/02 BA Grassroots Top 25 - Ranking the Summer's Best Traveling Teams has # 4. Tim Thomas Gold, # 8. Riverside Church, # 16. Long Island Panthers, # 20. Tim Thomas Black and an honorable mention for New York Ravens.

6/13/02 THECOACH24: 'Henry Street Settlement Lady Knights girls basketball program is looking for teams to fill it summer league tournament. We have two Divisions 14 & under and returning High School players division. For more info: contact John Staley Tournament Director 212 254-3100 vm 352 or 212 781-5021.'

6/12/02 Coach Gary Charles: 'Long Island Panthers 17 U roster is Cameron Tyler, Josh Wright, Eugene Harvey, Brian Geffen, Victor Fletcher, Mike Jones, Rashon Clarke, Dante Milligan, Lamont Hamilton, Charlie Villanueva.'

Coach Ruben Tavarez Jr: 'LPAC roster includes Sammy Mejia (?), Emilio Gomez, Danny Mena, Moses Gonzalez, Shaun Simmons, Jose Cabrerra and Jamal Womack.' Earlier info on the Rumble in the Bronx page.

6/12/02 Coach Kenny Pretlow, Loughlin: 'I am in the process of doing my JV schedule for the upcoming year (2202-2003) Anyone interested in playing a game please contact me at 718 783 2507 or at my email adress kennypretlow@msn.com.'

6/12/02 Coach Jake Edwards: 'There will be a tryout held at the Brooklyn Hoops located on Glenwood road & Troy Ave. on saturday june 15th at 1p.m. for the Brooklyn Beasts/Falcons 14 and 12 AAU team. for more info e-mail coach Edwards at shomebbal@aol.com.'

6/12/02 Dennis Gregory: The Metro Classic 64 teams are listed on the AND 1 National Classic page.

6/12/02 All Star Report: USA East Team players include: Shagari Alleyne (Rice / New York, N.Y.); Artie Bowers (St. Benedicts / Newark, N.J.); Michael Nardi (St. Patrick's / Elizabeth, N.J.); Terrance Roberts (St. Anthony's / Newark, N.J.); Will Sheridan (Sanford / Hockessin, Del.) and **Sebastian Telfair (Abraham Lincoln / Brooklyn, N.Y.).

6/11/02 Coach Gary DeCesare: 'Can you add a footnote that "The Bronx Hoop Fest" on July 15, 16, 17 is a high school tournament for high school teams?'

6/10/02 Dennis Gregory -- The Metro Classic has become part of the AND 1 National Classic.

6/10/02 ESPN: Checking in on Bob Gibbons TOC. Story includes profiles of Sean Banks, Ramel Bradley, Terrance Roberts, Will Sheridan, Chris Taft, Darryl Watkins and Elliah Karron Clarke.

6/10/02 ESPN: NYC hoops needs a dressing down. Their take on the state of basketball meeting.

6/10/02 Frank Craver: 'On Tuesday, June 4, 2002, I was present at the State Of Basketball meeting at Brooklyn College, and I will say that nothing was accomplished.' More on the state of basketball.

6/10/02 Pat Gold: 'The Scholar Athletes (girls) won the Player's Choice Downtown Classic this weekend, with a 49-36 victory over the 16&U NYC Gauchos-Excel in the championship game, and a prior victory over the New Jersey 16&U state champions, the Jersey Pioneers. The Scholar Athletes will be representing New York in the 14&U AAU Nationals this July.'

6/10/02 Glenn Bynes: 'The New Jersey Wildcats participated in the Gary Waters "Elite" basketball camp at Rutgers University from June 8, 2002 ~ June 9, 2002. The Wildcat team that participated in the camp consisted of members from the 15/16/and 17U NJ Wildcat squads. The camp was a valuable experience and gave the players a taste of what college basketball and preparation will be like. The team performed well and played competitive basketball. The highlight of their weekend was an upset victory over St. Anthony's HS on Sunday. Players that attended the camp from the Wildcats team were Mike Luzzi (So. Morris Catholic HS), Everett Morgan (Jr. Laurinberg Inst. NC), Greg Lewis (So. Solebury Prep), Eric Bynes (Jr. New Brunswick HS), Dwayne Jarrett (So. New Brunswick HS), Tyler Jenkins (Jr. Rutgers Prep), Llamar Brockington (Jr. Edison HS), and Johnathan Jones (Jr. Monmouth Regional HS). The Wildcats were battle tested and are looking to reap the benefits from hard work at the camp.'

6/10/02 LFBALL: 'Needed -- 4 Rising Juniors and Srs 6 ft 6 and Taller from NJ or NY. As most scouting services and many college coaches know, a free NCAA sanctioned showcase will take place during on July 8th and 9th at the Richard Rodda Center in Teaneck New Jersey. This Free event will take place 3 miles from FDU, site of ABCD. The plan is to have college coaches attend this event on the days mentioned at no cost, receive bios of the players at no cost, have free food and enjoy the action. For the participants, which will be only 24 young men, the cost will also be free! We currently have 20 young men from Seton Hall Prep, Teaneck, St. Joes of Montvalle, Don Bosco, Hackensack, Englewood, and Lincoln HS in Brooklyn. We have room for 4 or 5 players who would have to participate in free, very intense weekly workout leading to the actual event. Interested players or coaches should email me at LFBALL@AOL.COM Remember, this event is free and sanctioned by NCAA. Similar showcases are $200-300. Remember we only need 4 or 5 from either NY or NJ.'

6/9/02 The Gauchos led the Church by 25 after the first quarter, 40 - 25 and coasted to a 102 - 75 victory this afternoon at the Gauchos/SUBOA tournament as Rice's freshman lefty point guard, Jerrell Mills scored 23 to take home the tournament MVP award. He had a lot of help from Junior Mitchell (13), H Allen (14), Stephen Walker (10) and Joseph Vines (11). Only the Church's Goeff Rizk with 23 (five treys) was able to provide much opposition. The Church got to the finals with a 44 - 20 forfeit win over SONDAY Express after their coach, Doug Jones was ejected after two technical fouls. It was, after all, a referee clinic tournament.

6/9/02 The Ct. team was a no-show yesterday at the Gauchos' tournament. The Gauchos played with split squad and each team played three games. SONDAY Express is playing the Church today at noon for the right to played the 'chos best in the championship game at 3:30. Yesterday SONDAY has Chris Martin (23, 25 & 29), Ahkeem Gooding (high of 23), Adam Walker (18), Lamont Walker and Ahmed Allen. The Church had Eli Whitehead (16), Anthony Lessane (16), Rory Hicks (13), Marques Cox, Niko Scott, Chris Lowe and Jake Stevens. The Gauchos brought Junior Mitchell (25 and 11), Mike Franklin (28), Steve Walker, Joseph Vines, Chris Noel and Jerrel Mills.

6/9/02 Peter F. Edwards - IS8: 'I agree totally that nothing was accomplished at the State Of Basketball meeting. The agenda didn't resolve any issues. In order for there to be any uniformity the top organizations who receive all the sponsorship must police themselves 1st. How many organizations that can't take a child on a trip, give a pair of sneakers, etc., are corrupt? They are the 1's that have their players stolen on a regular basis. Until the playing field is level there will never be any reforms but unfortunately that's life!' Earlier comments on the state of basketball.

6/9/02 Newsday: Violation Of Trust. When young athletes are sex-abuse victims, their coaches are often the culprits.

6/9/02 Jerry Moore: 'Saturday night @ The War in the Woods, the NY Gauchos 17/u took on the 16/ Phila Patriots. This may have been the game of the weekend as Philadelphia's 5-11 rising Jr. (Penn Charter HS) Sean Singletary took on 5-10 Marlon Smith from Archbishop Molly. Singletary's stock is rapidly rising! He totally outplayed a highly ranked rising senior in Marlon Smith. Singletary with his lighting quickness, slick ball handling, and super athletic ability scored on Smith and he also made him turn the ball over many times. He blew by Smith and penetrated deep into the Gaucho's defense to collect numerous assists. He did this in front of the renowned talent evaluators as in Allen Rubin and Norm Eavenson. Singletary finished with 13 points 9 assist 7 rebounds and 6 steals. He is a legit tp 5 point guard in 2004. If he becomes more consistent, his atheletic ability and ball handling skills could separate him from all the guards in 2004 in the country! He is beginning to create his own shot, and he defense and hustle is to be admired. I think Sebastian Telfair is the best PG in the country regardless of class and Singletary is closing the gap quickly!

Smith led his Gauchos with 12 points 4 assist and Charron Fisher dropped in 15 points had 8 rebounds for the Patriots. The Patriots won 62-48 as they advance to the semifinals out of pool play.' Web note: As of last October Hoop Scoop's Allen Rubin had Singletary ranked 6th for his class in Pennsylvania, south Jersey with 5-10 point guard Rich Cunningham from Neuman ranked # 3. USA Today lists Cunningham and Sebastian among their top ten in the class of 2004 nationally, but they don't mention Singletary. Marlon is now ranked 19th in the High Hoops class of 2003.

6/9/02 Nextlvl9: 'The Next Level Invitational Basketball Classic will be holding their annual tournament at 219 St and Bronx Blvd. The tourney statrts on July 9 and ends September 1 2002.All entry fees must be paid by June 22 in order to hold your place in tournament.The following age groups will be playing in tournament: Super biddies 7u, Biddies 9u, Midgets 12u, Juniors 15u, Seniors 18u, Females 18u. Age cutoff is July 1, 2002. Entry fees are Super biddy and Biddies $300, Midgets $325, Juniors $350, Seniors $375.

For more information contact Al at (718) 994-5291 or fax your requests to (718) 671-8588. Trophies will be given out to 1st and 2nd place teams as well as individual trophies too.We hope that you will partake in our tournament and bring your game not your name!'

6/8/02 RutgersInsider.com: Netwhispers on Hoops re. Terence Roberts, Marques Webb and Darryl Mookie Watkins.

6/8/02 Two Midget games at Beacon 204 this morning as the Rising Stars came from behind to take Jamaica 53 - 46 and Rock Steady Beacon was just that besting the Runnin' Hustlers 54 - 31 after leading by only three at halftime. RSB got a game high 26 from lefty guard, Tyriek (Tiki) Williams, 11 from Derick Echols and solid center play from Antonio Pena. The Stars were led by Molloy freshman, Vinnie Falzone with 19, Ryan Eisner (10) and Pelton (9). For Jamaica Jason Pauline (Aleek's cousin) and Reggie Lain had 14 and 12. Earlier stories on the S.O.N.D.A.Y. Express Spring Classic page.

6/8/02 Coach Ted Gustus: 'The first annual Future Hall Of Fame Basketball Camp @ the new Brooklyn Hoops Hall Of Center has received tremendous response! The camp features some of the top high school coaches in Brooklyn, which includes: Ted Gustus (Bishop Loughlin), Jack Ringel (Grady H.S.) Ruth Lovelace (Boys & Girls), Duane Morton (Lincoln H.S.), Rock Eisenberg (Tilden H.S.), Tommy Allen (Canarsie H.S.), Wendell Saunders (Banneker H.S.), Debbie Mortley (Bishop Loughlin Girls). The camp is for boys and girls ages 7-18 years old. Two (2) fantastic weeks: July 13th - 19th and August 10th - 16th, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Brooklyn Hoops Hall of Fame Center is located at 4400 Glenwood Road, off Troy Avenue. For more information contact: Andre Ambrose or Lakeisha Smith at (718) 771-5396 or get more information or register online at www.brooklynhoops.com. The tuition cost is $150.00 per weekly session.'

6/8/02 Antonio Cannon: 'Registration is at full capacity, in all divisions of the 2002 Kenny Anderson Summer Classic. The exception is the unlimited division we have two remaining spots!' Web note: The first week's schedule, 6/22 through 6/28, is on the 2002 Kenny Anderson Summer Classic page.

6/7/02 Paul Brown: 'The Gauchos are hosting a 15 & under tournament and SUBOA referee clinic at their gym tonight, Saturday and Sunday with the Gauchos, Church, SONDAY Express and Ct. B-Ballerz participating. Round robin games tonight at 7:30 and 8:45, tomorrow at 1:00, 2:30, 4:00 and 5:30 and the playoffs are Sunday at 10:00, 11:30 and 3:30. Coach Dwayne Mitchell is handing the teams. Admission is free at Gauchos gym, 478 Gerard Avenue, Bronx, NY 10451 just off the Major Deegan, south of Yankee Stadium. Phone is (718) 665-6952.'

6/7/02 Coach Gary DeCesare: 'The Bronx Hoop Fest, High School Basketball Tournament on July 15, 16, 17 from 2:00 to 8:00 PM @ St. Raymond's Gym (air -Conditioned). NCAA certified event (NCAA College coaches will be allowed to attend). Entry fee: $350, guarantee 3 games. Contact: Gary DeCesare (718) 824-5050 ext. 16 or gtdball@aol.com.'

6/7/02 Class 2005 coverage upped to over 70 with the first 48 ranked and the other 20 plus listed alphabetically on the class of 2005 page.

6/6/02 Thanks to Paul Brown of the Gauchos. Their profile is now updated on the team page. They're after the Bayside Titans and before the Brooklyn All Stars.

6/6/02 USA Today: Nation's top underclass hoopsters include Shagari Alleyne, Luol Deng, Chris Taft, Sebastian Telfair, Shay Doron, Matee Ajavon and Crystal Langhorne.

6/6/02 Tom Jennings, Westchester Hawks and Butch Brown (Love2Ref) -- on the state of basketball.

6/6/02 There will be three Midget games tonight, three Biddy games tomorrow night and two Midget games on Saturday; all are updated on the S.O.N.D.A.Y. Express Spring Classic page.

6/6/02 Thanks to Doc Nicelli of the Madison Broncos. Their profile is now updated on the team page. They're after LPAC and before the Manhasset All Stars.

6/5/02 Sean Couch, Director - Dyckman Basketball Organization/Jim Couch Foundation -- on the state of basketball.

6/5/02 Daily News: Hoop Summit Meetings Tip Off.: Coaches from some of the top high school teams and AAU coaches gathered at Brooklyn College last night and took steps to put structure in the city's hoop scene.

There was a consensus among the city's major AAU programs, including Riverside Church, the Gauchos, the Bronx Ravens, the Broncos, the Express and Long Island Panthers, to not take junior players out of the city during SAT or ACT weekends. Instead, they will work to put together a tourney in the city on those weekends.

The group also decided to gather again to discuss subjects such as placing a moratorium on recruiting players from each other's teams.

Most coaches and parents left a bit surprised by the meeting. "I told my assistant if it got negative we were leaving," said Rice coach Maurice Hicks. "It stayed positive and let's hope it can work." Web nore: Earlier stories on the state of basketball.

6/3/02 Jim Hart: The 17 and under Rumble in the Bronx field is set. June 14-16 at Fordham University. Teams are City Rocks, Playaz Gold, L.I. Panthers, Tallahassee Wildcats, Brooklyn Bridge/Juice All Stars, Team Breakdown (FLA.), Fairfax Stars (VA.), Bray Center (WI), Team Texas, Florida Hoopsters, N.C.O. (Wash DC), Ct Select, N.Y. Ravens, Riverside Church, Howard Pulley (MN), Gauchos N.Y, Lancaster Elite, L.P.A.C., G.C. Ballers, N.J. RAP, St Michael's AAU, Westchester Hawks, Sam Rines (PA), Willie Howie, Newark Rams, Playaz Black, CT Flame, Diaper Dans (VA), CAS Warriors, Louisiana Select, Howard Pulley II, NJ Roadrunners, AC Davies.

We have a waiting list of over 15 teams. In fairness to them if your roster or entry fee have not been taken care of by Friday June 7, we will replace your team. Fax roster to Jim Hart @ 518 447 8447 or e-mail to jhart2@firstunion2.com.' Web note: I'll track this on the Rumble in the Bronx V page.

6/3/02 Faye Thomas: 'Project Hoops Summer Jump Off AAU Boys Basketball Tournament. June 21-23 Place: Wyandanch NY (High School, and Middle School, Elementary). Divisions: 11u, 12u, 13u, 14u, 15u, 16u, 17u. 3 game guarantee. Entry Fee: $300.00 per team (includes referee fees). Trophies to the champions in each division. For more info contact: Faye Thomas 631-253-2179, Sean Ramos 631-831-3075, Torrence Lewis 631-774-4076 or Michele 516-635-5318. Call for registration forms.'

6/3/02 smadden: 'Sam Rines' Hoop Fest 3 Basketball Tournament was held at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa. this past weekend. The 17 U title was won by Championship Sports, led by 6'4 jr Dustin Salibury (23ppg), 6'0 jr Maurice Madden (19ppg), 6'1 sr Joel Perez (18ppg). ChampSports defeated Team ROC from Harlem NYC in pool play 68-66, and again for the championship 103-99in 2OT. 6'7 Kemar Smith from Schenectady NY played a strong game for Team ROC.

Team ROC was very athletic and tall with five players over 6'4, and a dynamite little PG whose name I didn't get.They fought back through a lot of adversity. At one pont the refs tried to forfiet the game due to a disagreement with the ROC coaches over a technical being called. The game was called with ChampSports leading 49-38 with 13 minutes remaining. Order was restored, two new refs were brought in and the game continued with Championship Sports prevailing in 2-OT 103-99.'

6/3/02 Theresa.Hage: '2002 Bobby Gonzalez Basketball Camp: The 2002 basketball camp is for boys ages 8-18. The Overnight Camp runs from July 7- July 11. The boys will stay on the Manhattan College campus in Riverdale, New York. The Day Camp runs form July 29- August 2, the hours are from 9AM- 4PM.

Tuition for the Overnight Camp is $390 and for the Day Camp is $290. This includes insurance, eligibility to compete for camp awards, camp T- shirt, daytime activities, three full meals a day (Overnight Camp Only), and lectures by high school and college coaches and professional basketball players. If you have any questions or are interested in our basketball camp, please call (718) 862-7180. We will be more than happy to send all the information needed.'

6/3/02 Ray Arnold is the 5-11 freshman Millenium star and he led his Midget team to a double digit victory today over Next Level at the S.O.N.D.A.Y. Express, Spring Classic. We'll be updating the class of 2005 profiles this week and this will be part of Ray's evaluation: 5/02 JPM 'Ray's an explosive two guard who many thought would be playing at Christ the King this year. He's at Bayside. He's a good scorer, defender and passes well (perhaps well enough to eventually move to the point). Ray is a streaky shooter who used to play for the Springfield Rifles but is now playing for Artie Cox and the SONDAY Express.'

The rosters have been updated for coaches and players and yesterday's results are on the S.O.N.D.A.Y. Express Spring Classic page.

6/2/02 CNN/SI's Insiders lists the nation's top 101 basketball prospects for 2002 includes # 4 Lenny Cooke, # 20 Jason Fraser, # 37 Francisco Garcia, # 42 Elijah Ingram, # 44 Allen Ray, # 51 Taquan Dean, # 58 Curtis Sumpter and # 69 Randy Foye.

6/1/02 Stan Parker (left) and Russ Hogsett (right) were the refs for all four games at today's SONDAY Express Classic. They took time out between games to pose with Marcus Cox, the long time fan and supporter of NYC refs. Apparently there is no truth to the rumor that Mr. Cox will be getting a lifetime achievement award from SUBOA at their annual dinner later this month, which may have something to do with the mischievous gleam in his eye caught in this picture.

On the court there were four Midget games this Saturday at SONDAY. The summaries are on the S.O.N.D.A.Y. Express Spring Classic page. Tomorrow's schedule has been changed to three games starting at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00.

6/1/02 Antonio Cannon: 'we just picked up a few teams for the Kenny Anderson Classic. 19U Division- Hudson Gil Hurricanes, 19U- Division Brooklyn Rams and Unlimited Division- Hudson Gil Hurricanes.' Web note: Teams by division are on the Kenny Anderson Summer Basketball Classic, 2002 page.

6/1/02 InsidersHoops: USA Basketball Junior World Championship Qualifying Team tryouts Begin including Shagari Alleyne, Terrence Roberts, Sebastian Telfair and Darryl Watkins.

6/1/02 HoopScoop Visitors: 'I want to know how anybody can take somebody other than Dajuan Wagner #1 in this draft? He's the only player in the draft who has a chance to be a truly special player down the road. As a matter of fact, I think he'll be a better pro player than he was a high school or college player. I also think people will get a chance to see what a great passer Wagner is once he's gets a chance to play with great players and isn't forced to do too much all by himself. Wagner also is a lot tougher right now than Ming is inside.'

6/1/02 Keith Mason: 'The Queens RimRockers are holding tryouts on Saturday June 1st for their 18u team at 12:30 pm. All players are welcome to tryout, directions are available on www.QueensRimrockers.com.'

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