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August, 2002

9/2/02 Rich Kosik aka BooksNball: 'All High School Student-athletes, their parents, coaches and school personnel please make this information part of your "game plan for success" for the 2002-2003 school year.

9/2/02 PrepStars: 'Ramel "Smooth" Bradley is about to start classes after an extended summer vacation and tour of the club circuit. And he'll begin the year at a new school; the 6-3, 165-pound PG/WG has left Brooklyn (NY) Park West and will enroll at Durham (NC) Mt. Zion on Monday. Bradley, who prefers the name "Smooth," wanted to increase his exposure down South.

It looks as though IMG Academies is starting to haul in some big-time talent, with Jermaine Bell (from Rochester) the latest addition. The 6-11, 202-pound Bell, who gave St. John’s an oral commitment last year, will head down to Bradenton, Fla., this weekend and enroll in IMG.'

9/2/02 Antonio Cannon: K.A. Championship Results on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

9/2/02 Jim Fox: 'The Island Garden will be hosting our annual High School Preseason League beginning September 19th. There will be Varsity and Junior Varsity Divisions for Boys and Girls. League is open to both school and club teams. Ten game schedule that ends in early November. Details at www.islandgarden.com.'

9/2/02  Vincent Davis: 'Pro Style 2K 3 "Winter League basketbal" will begin it'sthird season in January 2003 continuing through the league's playoffs and championships in April. Sixty-nine teams participated in the first 2001 season, and ninety-five in the second, 2002 season.  Ppr Style 2K 3 games will be played at Bronx Regional High School, 1010 Reverend James Polite Avenue. Games are scheduled for weekend play and features invited teams and organizations for boys, girls and young adults from New York City, New Jersey, Westchester, Rockland, Long Island and Connecticut. To participate applications and deposits must be submitted by November 30th. For more information, call (718) 654-1440.  E-Mail us at: PRO STYLE 2K 3@aol.com.  AOL Instant Message us at: "PRO STYLE 2K 3".  Web Address: www.eteamz.com/PROSTYLE.  Last seasons Pro Style info is at www.nycnjhoops.com/ps200201.htm.  This winter's info will be at www.nycnjhoops.com/ps200301.htm.

Invitations / applications will be mailed by September 9th.'

9/2/02 Nathan Blue: 'Saturday night my team Real Scout (Formerly Rimockers) lost to the other RSB (Rock Steady Beacon) by one point. The players who played in the game for Rock Steady Beacon were Gary Ervin, Shamar Green, Gary Forbes, James Barrett, Petey Nelson, Antonio Pena and many more.  On my team was Charlie Villanueva, Wesley Mathews, Mihkal Malik, Phil Murphy, William Harris, Miguel Gonzales, Tyshawn Bierria, Justin Marshall, Brian Laing, Eugene Harvey and Sean Banks.  But a couple of players didn't show plus the fact Rock Steady played 1pt better. I'd like to thank Antonio Cannon and his Kenny Anderson crew for running a nice season. I hope more teams will enter the tourney next year.

Mr. Cannon is very flexible when it comes to scheduling games and I have a real good feeling that you better send him those emails now. Or you won't have a spot next year.'

9/2/02  Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Nate Daniels the 6'8'' JUCO All American from Broward CC in Fl. took his official visit this weekend to Louisville and was overwhelmed by his time with Coach Pitino and and very impressed with the efforts of Assistant's Vince Taylor and Mick Cronin during the recruiting process. Nate was supposed to visit St.Johns, Duquesne, Texas Tech and Florida International in the month of Sept., but will call all the coaches and let them know that he will attend Louisville next year.'

9/2/02  Triciabb: 'NYC SlamJam, HS Girls Tournament, Saturdays and Sundays Sept. 14-Nov. 2, at Riverbank State Park. See our website www.slamjamwbc.com for details.

9/2/02 Fox Sports: Top 100 high school seniors includes 3. Luol Deng, 6. Charlie Villanueva, 19. Gary Forbes, 24. Sean Banks,  29. Chris Taft,  33. Shagari Alleyne, 47. Terrence Roberts, 56. Sammy Mejia,  57. Gary Ervin, 60. Artie Bowers, 70. Will Sheridan, 75. Louis McCroskey, 85. Michael Nardi, 92. Daon Merritt, 95. Darryl Watkins and 97. Grant Billmeier.

9/2/02 CBS Sportsline: Sonny Vaccaro might be switching treads to Reebok

9/2/02 We have updated our site with pictures from Citiwide's championships..Also we have the results from Rod Stricklands Chcampionships. They can be seen at www.nyhoops.com.

8/31/02 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary (NYC) Sebastian Telfair & Stephon Marbury on the playgound.

8/30/02 Norman Fisher: 'Starting every Wednesday from August 28, 2002 thru November 01, 2002 we will be holding tryouts from 7:30 pm-9:00 pm for boys grades 6-8 for our Fall/Winter Program. The tryouts will be held at the Elmcor Youth Center 33-16 108th Street Corona, NY 11368.'  More info on the Long Island Trotters home page and their profile is now added to the team page.  

8/30/02 Antonio Cannon: K.A. Playoff Results From Week of Aug. 29th on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/30/02 Coach Billy Turnage: 'St. Mary's freshman basketball team is looking to complete it's 2002-03 non-league schedule. Any schools interested may contact Billy Turnage at BTURN01@aol.com or on my cell at 646-294-7487.'

8/29/02 Coach Rich Wejnert: 'Paramus Catholic High School, in Paramus, New Jersey is hosting the 2nd Annual Garden State Christmas Classic for High School Varsity teams from the New York/New Jersey Metro area. Current teams are Paramus Catholic of NJ and Moore Catholic of New York.  We are looking for two more teams and will go to an 8 team format if we can get 6 more. This is a great event with terrific trophies, t-shirts, coaches shirts, all-tournament team, and MVP awards. The event will get underway with a Tip-Off Banquet for the teams and coaches. Contact Head Coach Rich Wejnert @ 201-612-9992 or 201-522-7026.'

8/29/02  Jerry.Aquino: 'West Orange Basketball Club games are played @ West Orange high school in the fall.  WOBC Fall Basketball League is taking applications for there girls and boys divisions (HSB,HSG,7/8B,7/8G,5/6B,5/6G) all teams are welcome. All games are played at WOHS played during the week from Sept to Nov timeline. Two carded officials for all games with a very low league fee 20 min halves 10th foul 1 + 1 12th foul 2 shots clock stops last 2 mins of each halves. 8 Games $350 league fee please call 973-781-6831 for more information or enrollment form.'

8/29/02 Antonio Cannon: K.A. Playoff Results From Week of Aug. 26th on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/29/02 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The long hot summer has ended with Riverside Church playing in 20 championship games. The Church won 10 titles and 10 runnerups. In Nike Swoosh the Biddies and Midgets won the Manhattan Chips. In Rucker the Biddies won for the 4th straight year. The Seniors won and the Midgets finished 2nd. In Asterdam the Midgets were 2nd but the Juniors and Girls copped titles. In Rod Strickland's Manhattan site the Superbiddies finished 1st and the Biddies, Midgets and Juniors were runnerups. In UDC the Superbiddies and Biddies placed 2nd and our Junior A beat our Junior B for the title. It is the 5th year in a row the Church has won the Jr. title and 3 of the last 4 years both of our junior teams advanced to the chip. In Citywide our Biddies, Midgets and Junirs copped titles and our Midget B and Junior B aslo adavnced to the title game. For the fall we will be in the Five Star tourney at Drexel Sept. 13-15. Aslo Guacho Roundball, The Riverside tournament and of course IS 8.'

8/29/02 NJO: AAU girls basketball: Hawks on target in AAU

8/29/02 Larry Loonin: 'My daughter, Julia Loonin, is a senior at Berkeley Carroll in Brooklyn. This past March or April, a coach told her that she had made the NYState All Star Class D Team. Her team, has a record of 122-24 since she started playing as an 8th grader. She was on the NY Daily News All Star Team for the past 2 years.'  Web note:  2002 NY State Class"D" 1st Team.

8/28/02 Coach Javier G. Bevacqua- East New Yorkers AAU (ENY) - This past weekend was a success as we won the championship at the tough Iron Man tournament out in Riis Beach. The field was very challenging as it hosted teams from Canada and Virginia. But this wasn't a prblem for the East New Yorkers as we won our games by a margin of 20 pts. We finished 6-0 and captured the championship. My rising 2 guard Alberto Ortiz (Newtown) averaged 12 pts. a game and our forward Anthony Gibbs averaged 16pts a game and 12 boards. This was our third championship game this summer. We also came in second at the Amsterdam Sports tournament in the city losing to Riverside. We came in second losing a heart breaker over at the addidas Student Atheletes. We lost that game by one point under our own basket to the Broncos A team.'

8/28/02 NorthJersey.com: Rollin' with the Playaz: Jersey summer hoops team plays it up 'Big Time'.

8/28/02 Coach Gary Charles:  Panthers fall schedule -- 9/13-9/15 5 -Star Tournament @ Drexel University, Philadelphia,  9/21-9/22 Hoop Group and1 Tournament Rutgers, NJ, 10/4-10/6 Charlie Webers, Maryland and  September - October @  I.S 8 Queens.

8/28/02 Coach Richard B. Wejnert: 'The SRV Monarchs AAU, out of Bergen County New Jersey, are holding their fall team try-outs the weekend of Sept. 21 & 22, 2002 - we will be holding tryouts for the following teams: Girls U14 (7th/8th grade) Boys U10 (4th grade) Boys U11 (5th grade) Boys U12 (6th grade) Boys U13 (7th grade) Boys U14 ( 8th grade) - call 201-689-0909 for more details.'

8/28/02 Coach Richard B. Wejnert: 'Fall Youth League Boys & Girls: Looking for teams for a fall youth league being played in Bergen County New Jersey on Saturday and Sundays in October, November and December. Looking for teams for boys 5th/6th grade division and girls 7th/8th grade division. Call 201-689-0909 for full details.'

8/28/02  NJO: The new Marist High boys basketball coach is Vernon Freeland.

8/28/02 Coach Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors: 'We participated in the IronMan Basketball tournament at Riis Park at Rockaway Beach. Because of the terrible weather on Saturday, my team had to play 5 games on Sunday. We ended up with 3 wins. We lost in the semi-finals to a good Virginia team. During the tournament, 2 players performed on a high-level: Marques Damon (Banneker) and Michael Dodd (Edison). Both players are making hugh strides in new capacities. Marques is slowly accepting his role as a point guard. He did a good job of bringing up the ball, setting up the offense, penetrating and distributing the ball. Michael is finally understanding that you have to do more than just shoot jumpshots in a game. He is taking the ball to the basket and more importantly he is rebounding and playing more physical. Don't take my word, come out and see both boys play at the "And 1 Jamfest" at Seton Hall University on 9/22-23.'

8/27/02 If you have tournament or school schedule information for the coming year, please send mail to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

8/27/02 Coach Glen Steinberg: 'Warriors just returned from two tournaments in Connecticut, winning both. Playing well for us were Mike Crisci, Tyler Harvey, Eric Giortano, Peter Drautz, and Keith Whitenight (from Pennsylvania).'

8/27/02 2002 Fall Jam Fest Basketball Tournament, presented by the Hoop Group.  September 21 & 22, 2002 - 6th to 12th grade Divisions and October 5 & 6, 2002 - 6th to 9th grade Divisions Some of the schools and facilities for the tournament include: Seton Hall University, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Rutgers-Newark Univ. and Rebounds Basketball Facility.

8/27/02 Immaculate04: ' Myron Rolle transferred from St. Augustine Prep to the Peddie School. He will be reclassified as a freshman. His game has improved tremendously from last year. Now, he should be ranked amonst the top 3 freshmen in the state and you will defintley get to see that this season.'  Web note: Change made on the class of 2006 page.

8/27/02 Coach Anthony V Nicodemo: 'Teaches Basketball Camps 1st ever Sleepaway camp took place on August 21-24 at Camp Eagle Hill in Elizavile, NY. The camp was a huge success and featured many talented players. Woodlands High School Sophomore, Justin Dabney took MVP honors, dominating the week. Future JFK (Somers) freshman Tyrell Thompson scored 32 points and pulled down 15 boards in the All-Star Game which featured Iona College's DJ and PA Announcer. The camp drew aprox. 70 kids and will certainly expand next summer. Check out www.teacheshoops.com for all results and pictures within the next two weeks.'

8/27/02 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): We did not start The Screenteam Back to School Invitational Basketball Tournament on Saturday, because we were rained out.We will be starting on Saturday August 31 at 10am. There are still a few openings in the 12U, 14U, 16U divisions. If you have a team and want to play call 718 434 0127 or 917 313 1715.

We just got back from the Prime Time Camp. The 25 children  who went had a great experience away from their parents for a week. They all said the same thing, that they learned a few more things about basketball and met some new friends.

We are accepting applications for our Fall/Winter basketball development camp session for more info call the above numbers. Boys & Girls ages 4 - 16.'

8/26/02 Antonio Cannon: 'K.A. Playoffs results from Sunday Aug. 25th. Playoff schedule for the week and championship schedule for next Saturday on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/26/02 'Coach Humberto Corredor: Boys 15U. Queens RimRockers Grab First Summer Championship.

8/26/02 ESPN: Sebastian Telfair's a Coney Island special.

8/26/02 NYHoops.com: CityWide Results.

8/26/02 Micheal Smith: 'Today was the championship game at Gun Hill in the Bronx. It was the Bronx Kings vs. a very short handed Willie Howie All-stars. Half of the team was at camp (Five Star) with the coach. Bronx Kings won the chip at the end. Louis Brown won the MVP and Kenny McAllain took home the sportsmanship. Congrats to both teams.'

8/25/02 NYHoops:  CityWide champoinship results.

8/25/02 Coach Bob Starkman: 'Eric "Rock" Eisenberg was in Florida for family matters and took time out from his busy schedule to conduct a clinic at the Broward Community College team camp. There were 20 teams participating both male and female. The clinic was part of a benefit, fundraiser for Phil Smith a former NBA player who recently passed away after a bout with cancer. Nate Daniels a Junior College All American at Broward Community College played for Smith while attending Escondido H.S. in San Diego. All proceeds are being donated to the American Cancer Society in behalf of Phil Smith. a great job by the "Rock"

8/24/02 Rod Strickland tournament champoinships are indoors; the Gauchos superbiddies took the Church 27 - 18 in the first game at the Kennedy Center. It was a close 9 - 8 after one but was 18 - 10 at the half and 27 - 10 after three.  That's when two of the 'chos stars (C Coachran and K Parron with 9 and 4) left the gym. No doubt they were heading for the CityWide championship game. The Gauchos point guard, T Johnson (2) held the team together for the last quarter while Katrell Dixon had 9 for Riverside.

8/24/02 Kenny Anderson semifinals at Lefrak Park today and tomorrow. Rod Strickland/Tiny Archibald finals today in the Lincoln Houses Big Park, located on the corner of 135th. Street and Fifth Avenue. In the event of rain the games will move from the park to the Kennedy Center, located at 134th. Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues. CityWide championships are at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx (Morris Heights station on Metro North). The Gun Hill tournament championships are also being played today in the Bronx.

8/23/02 Coach Mario Beras: 'It is my pleasure to announce that Alonzo Brown is heading to American International University in Springfield,Mass this fall, while Sam Edwards, Chaz Johnson and Tahan Engram are headed to Southern New Hampshire, Virginia State and Niagara respectively. These 4 young men led the Frederick Douglass Academy team to a 48-10 record while helping them to reach the PSAL quarterfinals.'

8/23/02 Dime Magazine: Sebastian Telfair, "Starchild".

8/23/02 Antonio Cannon: 'Kenny Anderson. Unlimited Mens Division Playoff results from Thursday 8/22. Queens Finest trampled Poison Ivy by 30 pts to move into the final four round against tonight's winner of the Showtime Vs. Jazzy Rockers contest.'

8/23/02 Coach Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors: 'One of my best young players, rising junior Marques Damon, will be transferring from LaSalle Academy to Benjamin Bannaker in the fall. Marques will make an immediate impact this season as a starter or sixth man. Marques is almost 6' and weighs about 185 lbs. Over the next 2 years Marques will be a big-time player in the PSAL. Marques transfers from LaSalle with a 90 gpa. Marques' athletic work ethic is equal to his academic work ethic.'

8/23/02 NJ Hoops: Jamaal Hilliard of Roselle Catholic High School has decided to take a postgrad year at the Peddie School in Highstown, NJ.

8/23/02 School Sports: Jay Wright is really starting to turn Villanova into a recruiting power.

8/22/02 InsidersHoops: Pre-Season 2003 Top 100 list includes 2 Luol Deng 6-7 215 SF Blairstown NJ, 5 Charlie Villanueva 6-9 215 SF Blairstown NJ,  20 Sean Banks 6-6 190 SF Oradell NJ (Memphis),  37 Shagari Alleyne 7-3 255 C Manhattan NY,  38 Gary Ervin 6-1 170 PG Fitchburg MA (MissSt),  40 Chris Taft 6-9 220 C Brooklyn NY,  48 Gary Forbes 6-5 185 SF Brooklyn NY,  49 Terrence Roberts 6-8 210 PF Jersey City NJ,  50 Will Sheridan 6-8 210 PF Hockessin DE (Villanova),  57 Darryl Watkins 6-10 230 C Paterson NJ,  62 Artie Bowers 6-4 190 SG Newark NJ,  78 Lamont Hamilton 6-10 235 C Milford CT (St. John's),  89 Michael Nardi 6-1 155 PG Elizabeth NJ (Villanova),  98 Sammy Mejia 6-5 180 SF Cornwall on Hudson NY (DePaul).

8/22/02 NorthJersey: River Dell coach honored -- Jeff Principe.

8/22/02 Antonio Cannon: 'Results for Wednesday, Aug. 21:

15u Juniors: Playmaker defeats The Long Island Thunder 46-38 to advance to the final four round this weekend. They will move on the face the Molley Allstars. Phil Murphy finished with 17pts. to lead Playmaker. L.I. Thunder was paced by Kurt Gallagher and Drew D. with 14pts. and 10pts.

17u Seniors: Running Hustlers led throughout the contest and defeated the East New Yorkers 60-54 who played without their ace Chris Lowery. Gerald Shaw & Derek Williams combined to score 33pts. to lead the Hustlers into the final four showdown against Almighty Force. Germaine Robinson, Alberto Ortiz & Tim Dougtery combined for 44pts to lead The East New Yorkers. No Chris Lowery was the difference in this one.'

Earlier results on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/21/02 Love2Ref: 'The Rod Strickland/Tiny Archibald Finals will be held this Saturday, August 24.2002 in the Lincoln Houses Big Park, located on the corner of 135th. Street and Fifth Avenue. In the event of rain the games will move from the park to The Kennedy Center, located at 134th. Street between Lenox and Fifth Avenues. The first game begins at 9:00 AM, awards will be presented at half-time of each game.'

8/21/02 Mitchell Rait: 'Hoop heaven Basketball Center, Whippany, NJ. Adult teams and individuals - Fall League.

Youth teams - Fall League & October / November Tournaments.    

Individual Youth - Ages 15 - 18, Hoop Heaven Open Youth Basketball League.    

Individual Youth - Ages 10 - 15, Garden State Sharpshooters AAU tryouts.    

After School Youth Clinics Ages 6 - 14.    Afternoon Hot Shots Classes Ages 4 - 5.  

Call (973) 884-4667 for information.'

8/21/02 Antonio Cannon: 'Results for Tuesdays, Aug. 20th: on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/21/02 All Star Report: St. John's Adds Late Recruit - Bruce Price.

8/20/02 Antonio Cannon: 'Playoff schedule for this week on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/20/02 Adrian Armstong:'UDC 2002 championship results. Superbiddy Gauchos 50 Riverside 40, MVP Gauchos Doron Lamb, Sportsmanship Riverside Aaron Brown , Leading scorer Tavon Dickerson, 13.8 ppg Riverside

Biddy - Gauchos 51 Riverside 46, MVP Gauchos Durand Scott, Sportsmanship Lamont Jones Riverside Leading scorer Johnathon Rigg 17.7 ppg Gauchos

Girls - Gazelles 49 Westchester Hawks 25, MVP Gazelles Denise Scott,  Sportsmanship Candice Sorbera Westchester. Leading scorer Tina Charles, Gazelles 11.25 ppg.

Midget - Rise Panthers 66 Gauchos 63, MVP Calvin Rhoden, Panthers, Sportsmanship Curtis Kelly Gauchos Leading scorer Tyrell Thompson, Dyckman 26.8 ppg.

Junior - Riverside Hawks 76 Future Stars 66, MVP AJ Price Hawks, Sportsmanship Chris Lowe Future Stars. Leading scorer Sundiata Gaines, Gauchos 30.0 ppg.

Senior - Mustangs 57 SONDAY 56, MVP Sam Edwards Mustangs, Sportsmanship Sean Banks SONDAY Leading scorer Charles Burgess, Abyssinnia 35.0 ppg.

College - Shockers 90 Next Level 67, MVP Lashard Duren Shockers, Sportsmanship Bo Watt Next Level Leading scorer Keydren Clark Riverside 24.0 ppg

UDC would like to thank all the organizations, coaches, players, referees, sponsors, parents and spectators that helped us complete a competitive, yet fun and enjoyable 14th season. We look forward to your continued support in the future.'  Web note:  Earlier stories on the UDC 2002 page.

8/20/02 Nyhoops.com is open today..starting with a section on the championships @udc on Sunday Aug. 18th. Also there is a forum to join to speak your opinion about basketball in the ny area.

8/20/02 Antonio Cannon: Kenny Anderson Playoff results from the Weekend of Aug. 17th & 18th: on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/19/02 Coach Rodrick Bussey of the Brooklyn-Queens Warriors: 'We just completed our season at the Kenny Anderson Classic. We lost to a good Queens Rimrockers team that was led by Charlie Villanueva. Throughout the tournament, the B-Q Warriors were led by Kobiea Powdar (12th grader-F.K. Lane), Chris Vega (12th-grader-F.K. Lane) and Rik Singh (11th-grader-Hillcrest). Rik Singh is about 6'2" and he is playing the point for my team. He is quick, with an improving handle and a good jump shot. He played varsity last year, but this coming year will be his coming out party.'

8/19/02 Love2Ref: 'The Finals were held last night at Rucker Park for "The Golden Hoops Bob McCullough High School Basketball Classic." This tournament was held in conjunction with Harlem Week, and the championship game lived up to all the hype. The championship game pitted the SEBNC Blue Devils Vs The El Faro Falcons. El Faro led most of the way with a balanced attack from Jason Stamper (17 points), Walter Flowers (14 points),  Jerrod Smith (14 points) and Ricky Soliver (13 points) who also took home the Most Valuable Player Award. The Blue Devils were led by Allen Ray (31 points) and Curtis Stinson chipped in with 17 points. Ricky Soliver hit a big jump shot with 5 seconds remaining in the game to seal the win for El Faro. The final score was The El Faro 74 and SEBNC 73. Again, the Golden Hoops is back!'

8/19/02 Coach Jake Edwards: 'On Saturday August 17th all divisions enjoyed championship day at Show Me What You Got basketball league in Brooklyn. In Biddies action (12-under) the Flames beat the Brookyln Falcons in overtime 66 to 54. In Midget action (14-under) Midnight Express came back from a 30 point deficit at half time to win 58 to 54 over CCYC. Robeson bound Malik Prender was M.V.P with 20 pts. In the Juniors division (16-under) Rise Above out played CCYC down the wire to come up with a 72 to 69 victory. In the Seniors (19-under) Rise Above could not close out the game and LPAC took advantage to slip past Rise Above in the closing seconds. LPAC won 58 to 51. Moses Gonzalez was M.V.P with 21 pts. and a lot of showtime dunks.

Finally in the College divsion the Rennissance Warriors stole a victory in the last seconds against the X-Men 71 to 69. The X-Men played the game without Tommie Eddie but still managed to stay close. Marcus Taylor took away the M. V. P. for the Warriors. Thank you  I will see you next summer.'

8/19/02 Coach Willie Negron: 'I wanted to let you know that my team, the Willie Howie All Stars, will be playing in the Gun Hill tournament championship on August 24 at 3 PM vs Bronx King who are led by Elivs Lora from Christopher Columbus H.S. .The Willie Howie Allstars were led by Garfield John and Rudolph Smith both had 20 points against a very good Dyckman team, final score in semifinals was Willie Howie 70-58. The team played good defense in the four quarter to get the win . I would like to thank the following players Roberto Felipe (Blair Academy),  Bryan Brown (Mount Vernon), Rudolph Smith (Roosevelt H.S.), Garfield John (Wings Academy), Brian McFadden (ParkWest), Lawrence Coleman (Monroe Campus), Greg Lopez (FDA), Andre Cole (Newtown), Richard Echevarria (Central Park East), Kennth McAllain and my head coach Kenny Lind. I also wanted our readers to know that Kenny did a great job with this group of men and win or lose, I want to thank all the parents, friends and highschool coaches for letting me help their boys on their off time during the summer,'

8/19/02  Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Here is an update on Nate Daniels, the 6' 8'' Juco All Americian 2 guard from Broward CC in Fla. On 8/31 he will visit Louisville, on 9/6 he will visit Duquense, on 9/13, it will be Florida International, on 9\21 it is Texas Tech and on 9\28 it looks like St.Johns will be his final vist. All of these with the exception of the St. Johns vist are final the only thing Nate and Coach Bob Starkman are waiting for is to make sure that the 9\28 date works for Coach Mike Jarvis and the Red Storm Family. The U of San Francisco is making a late bid to get in to the race for this super shooter thanks to former USF and Clinton HS star asst. coach Billy Reid who is close with Coach Starkman from the old days in the city.

Also 6'4'' 250 lb Andre King from Tilden H. S. will visit Broward this weekend. Andre has never played at Tilden and is a Charles Barkley clone who should make a big impact in the PSAL this year as a senior.'

8/19/02 Coach Michael Anderson: 'I have some games left and need to fill them. I coach at Upper Room School in Dix Hills, New York. The teams I have our J.V. Girls and Boys and Varsity Boys. If anybody is looking for a game please e-mail me at coachma34@hotmail.com or call 631-242-5395 ext332.'

8/18/02  The Gauchos and the Church played in the first two UDC championship games this morning and it was not a Church Sunday as the 'chos took both games - 50 - 40 for the Superbiddies and 51 - 46 for the Bidides. Details on the UDC 2002 page.

8/18/02 NorthJersey: Danny Falcon excels in the low post for Don Bosco Prep.

8/18/02 Love2Ref: 'Golden Hoops is back, it really resembles the old Golden Hoops. I have a funny feeling teams will be fighting to get in. I worked the Golden Hoops Semi Final Game last night and the championship game should be a good one tonight  That's the High School Boys, Championship Game at 6:00 PM at Rucker Park  SEBNC with Allen Ray,Curtis Stinson, Alonzo Brown etc. will play the winner of last night's nightcap - Brooklyn All-Stars vs El Farro  El Farro has a nice team, Marvin McCullough and Sam Edwards. Brookly was solid too. Gauchos got bumped in the first round, and Riverside lost by forfeit in the first round '

8/18/02 Adrian Armstong: 'UDC Sunday August 18 championship games. The survivors of Saturdays semis will play at the follwoing times: Superbiddy 9:00, Biddy 10:00,  Girls 11:30,  Midget 1:00,  Juniors 2:30,  Seniors 4:00 and College 5:30 '  More info on the UDC 2002 page.

8/18/02 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary (NYC) - What ever happened to these kids?

And RSB Seal of Approval page.

8/18/02 LI's Geoff Lerner and point guard Pablo Delgado from the Bronx have their backers on the Class of 2005 page.

8/17/02 Antonio Cannon: 'Kenny Anderson results from the two ball and Slam dunk competition.  The winners from the Two ball competition were team of Rainier Rickards from the 17u Praise Warriors and Deytwan Hill from the 13u T.K. Allstars.  The winner of the slam dunk competition was Brandon Coles from the 19u Elmcor mens team.'

8/17/02 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Manhasset Allstars Basketball Jamboree Saturday & Sunday September 14 & 15, 2002.  Rain Date: September 21 & 22, 2002.  Whitney Pond Park, Manhasset, New York, Exit 33 (Community Drive) off the L.I.E. (495), Between the LIE and Northern Blvd.). Age Groups  Boys Ages: 10.U,12.U,14.U,16.U. To Register Your Team Call: Sly Johnson - 516-769-0178.  All Rosters and payments must be submitted by Friday, August 23, 2002.  There will be only four (4) teams in each age group.  * Games start at 10:00am and continues throughout the day… · Cost: $175.00 per Team. includes Referee Fees   · Gift for All Registered Players  · Three Games Guarantee  · Top Two Teams in each age group plays in Championship Game  · Trophies (Individual for Champs)  · Players must play in two (2) Pool Games to qualify for Championship Game · Max. 12 Players Per Team · Bring Your Own Uniform Jersey · * Times Subject to change based on League Officials decisions  · To receive a Roster, Please call Sly and leave a Fax Number.  Please send Certified Check or Money Order To: Manhasset Allstars, 14 South Cherrybrook Place Great Neck, NY 11020.'

8/17/02 NJO: J R Smith transfering to St. Benedict's.

8/16/02 Antonio Cannon: 'Kenny Anderson 2-Ball starts at 6:30 tonight followed by the Slam Dunk contest. After that we will have our first playoff contest in the 19u division Elmcor vs. Gold Coast Cobras 19u division. The nightcap will feature unlimited action between Showtime vs. Queens Express at 9:00pm.

In last night's annual Kenny Anderson Classic Coaches Vs. Referees game. The Referees took revenge from last year's painful loss by 40. The K.A. Referees took this year's game against the K.A. coaches 76-56 in a close one, until midway through the third quarter. The referees brought too much size and muscle, for the undersized guard orientated coaches team!'  

8/16/02 COACH32: 'Brian Sisti 6'8" 225 lb forward plays for Minuteman Press and Northport HS, gave a verbal commitment to coach Tom Pecora and Hofstra University this past week. Brian has been recruited by Hofstra since his sophomore year . Getting to know and feel comfortable with the coaching staff led to Brian's early decision.

8/16/02 Newsday: 'Northport's Sisti Commits to Hofstra  --  Brian Sisti, a 6-9 center from Northport, has made an oral commitment to play basketball at Hofstra. The second-team All-Long Island player, who averaged 13.7 points last season as a junior, must wait until Nov. 13 to sign his official letter of intent.'

8/16/02 Asbury Park Press: Carolina on his mind -- J.R. Smith.

8/16/02 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'Unique Sports are the 12 and under Champions in The FYA/SLAM Summer Invitational Basketball Tournament 2002.It was a great game for young players to develop their skills. Many of the parents said it was a great tournament, with plenty of action and well run. There were no forfeits, and with 4 divisions, FYA only won the 16 and under.'

8/15/02 Inside Carolina: J.R. Smith transfers to St Benedicts prep school, eyes UNC.

8/15/02 Adrian Armstong: Playoff results and semis matchups on the UDC 2002 page.

8/15/02 Coach Ted Gustus: For three days, campers at the Future Hall of Fame Basketball Camp at Brooklyn Hoops Hall of Fame Center, have been receiving a great deal of knowledge about basketball.

8/15/02 Newsday: Patrick Ewing's Son Eyes Hoop Career.

8/15/02 Fox Sports: Charlie Villanueva looks like he's got next

8/14/02 NorthJersey: Young Passaic team taken to summer school.

8/14/02 Adrian Armstong: 'UDC Sunday August 18 championship games. The survivors of Saturdays semis will play at the follwoing times: Superbiddy 9:00, Biddy 10:00,  Girls 11:30,  Midget 1:00,  Juniors 2:30,  Seniors 4:00 and College 5:30 '  More info on the UDC 2002 page.

8/14/02 Antonio Cannon: Kenny Anderson Ulimited Results from Tuesday, Aug. 13th Southside knocks off Showtime 62-61, in this decade old rivarly! Usual Supects came from behind to defeat Queens Finest 91-90 in the finals seconds. Behind 27pts from James Gant, and 24pts from Kamani Young. Mez Carrington paced Queens Finest with 20pts.'  Earlier results on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/13/02 Adrian Armstong: 'UDC Saturday semis info -- Teams receiving a bye: Midget East Riverside, Midget West Rise Panthers,  Jr. East Riverside Jr. West Future Stars,  Sr. East Mustangs Sr. West SONDAY . Superbiddy matchups for semis 9:00 Gauchos v Abyssinia Riverside v Next Generation,  Biddy matchups  10:00 Riverside v Whiz Kids Gauchos v Rise Panthers,  Girls matchups 11:30 Gazelles v Riverside Westchester v Eagles.  Midget 1:00,  JRs  2:30,  SRs 4:00 and College 5:30 '  More info on the UDC 2002 page.

8/13/02 Daily News: Louie McCroskey -- St. Ray's guard picking Orange.

8/13/02 First round playoff schedule, latest scores and high scorers on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/13/02 SH0W BiZ3: 'James Feldeine from Incarnation in Manhatten will enroll at Cardinal Hayes H.S. in September.  James is in the 2006 list not 2005 in Gameball.'

8/12/02 Playoffs begin on Wednesday on the UDC 2002 page.

8/12/02 Syracuse.com: SU lands guard from the Bronx -- Louie McCroskey.

8/12/02 Eric Jaklitsch: 'The New York Elite won the Student Atheletes Inc. league in this past weekend. In the finals the Elite were up against the host team, the Broncos. The Elite only brought five players with them so we knew it was going to be a tough game. The Broncos had their usual suspects Kenny Jones, Diego Aguair, Mikail Malik, Danny Hawkins. The Elite had top 100 Oumar Sylla, Gene Selimi, D'Andre Brown, DJ Fields, and Tray Singletary. Sylla was outstanding the entire game by doing it all hitting jumpers from every place, rebounding, blocking shots, and playing defense. DJ Fields played a steady game for the Elite at point getting all of his teammates involved. Genc Selimi continued his good summer, by shooting the ball well and cutting to the basket for layups. D'Andre Brown stepped up and had 22 points with alot of offensive putbacks. Tray Singletary played well on the defensive end and hit some key foul shots down the stretch. The game was close throughout with the Elite leading by two at the half. They went up as much as 9 points in the second half before the Broncos came storming back. The game went into OT, where a questionable call by the ref fouled out the Elite's star Oumar Sylla. With 4 players the Elite played smart basketball and did not fold under the Bronco pressure for the last 2 minutes and won by the score of 68-64. Oumar Sylla was named MVP and Diego Augiar of the Bronco's won the sportsmanship trophy. This is New York Elite's fourth championship of the season.'

8/12/02 Brooklyn Scout: Terrance Watkins scored a tournament-record 48 points and Joe Marino added 38 points as the NYC Panthers overcame Boston PAL 107-106 to capture the 19-under title of the Summer LOVE 2002 Tournament in Albany last weekend. Jason Smith scored 34 points for Boston in the losing effort. The NYC Panthers dropped a 43-40 decision to Albany School 26 in the 14-under title game, getting 10 points apiece from Oshamar Planes and Kevin Ogletree. Boyntown Beach (FL), the national PAL champions, won the 16-under crown with an easy 56-39 triumph over Team Davies of Albany. Thirteen teams from New York City competed in the double-elimination event. For complete results and championship scoring summaries: www.eteamz.com/nmf.

8/11/02 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary (NYC) Updates.

8/11/02 School Sports: 'Notre Dame Academy (Mass.) point guard Gary Ervin committed to Mississippi State last week over Pittsburgh and Arizona. The 5-foot-11 rising senior had a strong showing at last month’s Nike Camp. …

Storm King Prep (N.Y.) 6-foot-5 swingman Sammy Mejia pledged to DePaul earlier this week over Syracuse, Seton Hall, UConn, Miami, Florida State, Providence and others. …'

8/11/02 NorthJersey: Loudmouths: Trash talking an all-too-common play.

8/10/02 GoMemphis:  Sean Banks -- N.J. star says yes to Tigers.  Memphis lands third commitment.

8/9/02 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'We are looking for teams that want to play at the end of the summer in our Screen Team, Back to School Invitational Basketball Tournament, 2002 starting August 24, to September 8.  Divisions 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U -- must be that age now! 1st and 2nd place awards, games are played on Saturdays and Sundays at Bildersee Park, Flatlands Avenue and East 81st Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. For more info call 718 434 0127 or 917 313 1715.'

8/9/02 Kathryn Murphy, Community Relations Manager, Barnes & Noble West Paterson, 1156 Route 46 West, Tel. 973/812-0180:  'Appearance by John R. Gerdes former All-State, All-American basketball player at Barnes & Noble, West Paterson, Tues., Aug. 13 at 7:45pm.  John R. Gerdy, former Passaic Valley High School All State basketball star and career leading scorer for Passaic County (until his record was recently broken by Paterson's Nicole Louden) will be here to discuss his book: Sports: The All-American Addiction on Tuesday, August 13th at 7:30 pm. Mr. Gerdy was also a college All-American player and is now visiting professor of sports administration at Ohio University. His book deals with all the critical issues facing athletics in a clear and challenging way. "This is a must for the real sports fan." -- Dick Schultz.'

8/9/02 Brooklyn Scout: The first RSB Big Apple Sports Summer All-Star Classic.

8/9/02 NY Post: Coaches VS Cancer Doublrs Size of Field. Syracuse will tip off against Memphis, and Oklahoma will face Alabama on Thursday night, Nov. 14. Villanova and Marquette will meet on Friday, Nov. 15, followed by Texas against Georgia.

8/9/02 Coach Rodrick Bussey of the Brooklyn-Queens Warriors: 'My team will be competing in the semi-finals of Doc Neceli's Student-Athlete's tournament at Hoyt Avenue Park in Astoria. We will be playing against the # 1 seeded NY Elite team. The Warriors has been led in this tournament by Rik Singh (Hillcrest-11th grader), Michael Dodd (Edison-10th grader) and Kobiea Powdar (Lane-12th grader). I am also proud to announce that two of my players will be playing college basketball in the fall. Chris Aguirre (Edison) will be attending Steven's Institute in Hoboken, New Jersey as an electrical engineer major. Chris Vega (Franklin K. Lane) will be attending Brooklyn College.'

8/9/02 Reggie Murray of the Brooklyn Rams: 'S.O.N. Youth Foundation and Brooklyn Rams Basketball are having their 1st Annual SON Celebrity Roundball Invitational on Sunday, August 18th, 3:00 PM, at George Westinghouse High School, 105 Johnson St.(across from Tillary Park). There will be a celebrity game and the "OFFICIAL" Brooklyn Slam Dunk Contest. Tickets are $10.00. For more info or tickets e-mail to nezodboss@aol.com or brooklynrams@hotmail.com. ALSO, check our websites at www.brooklynrams.org or www.eteamz.com/brooklynrams for event updates.'

8/8/02 NorthJersey.com: Bergen Catholic coach Joe Dionisio has no place to hide from the dozens of college coaches who badger and prod him daily for information about the four Division I senior recruits on his Crusaders

8/8/02 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): The FYA/SLAM Summer Invitational Basketball Tournament 2002 is winding down. The 12U Championship is this Saturday 1pm at Bildersee Park Flatlands Avenue and East 81st Street Brooklyn, NY.between St.Clare's Wildcats vs Unique Sports. It should be a very exciting game. The Wildcats are the #2 seed and Unique Sports #3 seed.In The Warriors are the champions of the14U Division, Unique Sports are the champions of the 10U division, and FYA won in the 16Udivsion. Any boys 8 - 17 years old that want to attend Primetime Camp can call the number below  We are accepting applications for our developmental winter/fall camp from September 13, 2002 to December 20, 2002 Boys/Girls ages 4 -16 any questions call 718 434 0127.'

8/7/02 Weekend results on the UDC 2002 page.

8/7/02 Latest scores and high scorers on the Kenny Anderson 2002 page.

8/7/02 NorthJersey: Marquis Webb's list a bit shorter?

8/7/02 Hoop Scoop: 'The verbal commitments just keep right on coming, as ... 6'8 Will Sheridan from Hockessin (Sanford) DE to Villanova, 6'3 Marquis Webb from Paterson (Catholic) NJ to Georgia Tech, and 6'11 Darryl Watkins from Paterson (Catholic) NJ to Villanova have either already made it official or are expected to do so today. ... if the Cardinals (Louisville) can also get 6'7 Nate Daniels from Broward County (JC) FL, who also is ranked among the top five junior college players in the nation, and 7'3 Shargi Alleyne from New York (Rice) NY, who is a project right now, but has a big upside, then we would probably be talking about the top ranked recruiting class in the nation.'

8/7/02  Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Nate Daniels (class of 2003) the '6''8" Juco All-American 2 guard who avg. 31 ppg last year at Broward CC for coach Bob Starkman has narrowed his list of schools down to Louisville, St. John's, Texas Tech, Duquesne, American University, and Florida International. Nate has been recruited by every major college in America. Nate spent one year as a red-shirt at Fresno State before transferring last year to play for coach Starkman at Broward CC. For our New York/ New Jersey friends - just think a 6'8" 210 lb. Quincy Douby with even more range and potential. Nate will play next year at Broward CC and then have two years at whatever school he decides to attend.'

8/6/02 Yahoo Sports: Who is Nate Blue?

8/6/02 Adrian Thompson: 'The class of 2004 for the CAS Warriors.  Emmanuel Quezada 6'2 guard St. Albans (D.C.)  He made top 40 at Eastern  Invitational (July 7-11). Averaged 25 in the Bigtime Tournament, averaged 26 in the Best of the summer tournament, scxored 30 versus Cecil Kirk in West VA. in an 18 point win and is quickly catching the eyes of big time coaches. He is a scoring machine with a quick trigger all of the tools for a natural scorer.  Junior Bernal 6'4 SG/F Hyde School (Bath Maine) Long armed forward with hands like catchers mitts. He came off the bench performed very well in Big time and upped his recruiting status in Best of the summer. A sleeper now but he won't be by the end of his junior year at Hyde.   John Oates 6'11 C Don Bosco Prep Young kid who has a tremendous work ethic and great up side. Played strong interior defense rebounded ball well in the summer tournaments and has a soft touch from 15 ft. Great young man and very coachable.  Mike Watson 5'10 PG Rice HS He has improved his jump shot tremendously and cut down on his turnovers. He made Top 40 At Eastern Invitational (July 22-26) He averaged 12 points and 9 assists in West Virginia. Albert Forbes 6'5 F All Hallows He made top 40 at Eastern Invitational(July 22-26) A stocky forward who greats moves around the basket and can hit the three consistently.  Jason Romer 6'3 G St. Benedicts Prep He Averaged 20 points per game in West Va. 5 assists. A long armed guard who unselfishly. A very good vocal leader.  Saliym Wilson 6'3 G/F Hyde School (Bathe, Maine) Burly strong guard/forward, rebounds the ball well and runs the floor. attacks the basket viciously.'  Web note:  This is updated on the team page.

8/6/02 Daily News: Playground of NBA  -- Kobe & Co. bring big-time hoopla to Rucker.

8/6/02 NJ Hoops: Prime Time Summer Shootout this weekend.

8/6/02 Coach Sly Johnson: 'The Manhasset ALLSTARS Weekend tournament went very well. We had teams from: St. Mary's, Spirits of first Pres., LI Lightning, T.K. ALLSTARS, Bronx Crusaders, Team Parisi and four Manhasset ALLSTARS teams. 11.U Champs - Team Parisi,  13.U Champs - T.K. ALLSTARS,  15.U Champs - Manhasset ALLSTARS.  We will be hosting another tournament on the weekend of September 14 & 15, 2002.'

8/5/02 Newsday: Empire State Games -- City Boys Rebound to Grab Gold.

8/5/02 Daily News: League is tribute to fallen founder.  Clyde Frazier Jr. worked on the 86th floor of 2 World Trade Center as a state Tax Department officer and was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks.

8/5/02 Coach Willie Negron & asst. coach Kenny Lind: 'Willie Howie All Stars  -  Here are the players to watch for the rest of summer: Roberto Felipe, Blair Academy 6-3 2G senior, Elton Barry 6-6 small forward senior, Wing Academy,  Garfield John 6-2 2G senior Wing Academy, Bryan Brown 5-10 PG senior Mount Vernon, Stedford Mcleod 6-4 small forward Samuel Gompers, Edward Berrios 5-11PG senior Roosevelt HS.'

8/5/02 Coach Ted Gustus: 'All those student-athletes who weren't able to attend the first session of the Future Hall of Fame Basketball Camp at BrooklynHoops.com Hall of Fame Center, registration is still open for the August 12-16th Session. There will be a two(2) tier time schedule, boys and girls ages 8-12 years old will attend from 9A.M. - 4 P.M. Boys & Girls ages 13-18 years will attend from 1P.M. - 7P.M. The afternoon and evening session will include tournament games, officiated by IAABO officials. Each day, campers will learn a different skill from Brooklyn's finest H.S. coaches: Rock Eisenberg (South Shore), Jack Ringel (Grady), Wendell Saunders (Banneker), Ruth Lovelace (Boys & Girls), Dwayne Morton (Lincoln), Tommie Allen (Canarsie), Debra Mortley (Loughlin Girls) and Ted Gustus (Loughlin Boys). Final date for registration is Saturday, August 10th, 9A.M.-1P.M.. Log in on: Brooklynhoops.com to register. Brooklyn Hoops Hall of Fame Center is located at 4400 Glenwood Road, off Troy Avenue.'

8/5/02 Michael McLeggan: 'IronMan Basketball Tournament -- Next Tournament Session August 10-11, 2002.'

8/4/02 Empire State Games: NYC scholastic win the gold medal with a 92 - 67 revenge game over Adirondack. New York won its first gold medal since 1988 cruising past Adirondack. New York raced off to a 21-1 start. Louie Mc Croskey (Bronx) paved the way to the win scoring 21 points. Tariq Atkins (Queens) add to the victory with 17 points.

8/4/02 Sporting News: Coaches vs. Cancer tourney undergoes change.

8/4/02 Coach Chris Potash: 'The Peddie School Invitational Tournament will be held Dec 13,14 & 15 in Hightstown, NJ ( Exit 8 NJ Tpike).We are in need of two additional teams, traditional boarding or independent schools, to complete this year's field. The schools committed are Peddie, Hun (NJ), Lawrenceville (NJ), Solebury (PA), St.Paul's (MD), & Valley Forge (PA). If interested contact me ASAP via email: cpotash@peddie.org.

8/4/02 Coach Pat Anderson, Piscataway NJ: 'I was at Eastern this past week coaching. There was a lot of talent on campus,but I want to give recongition to the NYC players. Here's is a list of them Shagari Alleyne (Rice) Eugene Lawrence (Canarise) Quincy Douby (St Thomas Moore) Nana Saunderson (Benjamin Banneker) Glen Martin (Bishop Ford) kojo Mensah (Bishop Loughlin) Luis Nieves (All Hallows) Teddy Mack (Rice) Gary Forbes (Banneker) Ronald Romon (All Hallows) Mike Driscoll (St Peters) Mike Welsh (Grady) Devin Murphy (Holy Cross) Tyson Holley (John Adams) Kyle Neptune (Brooklyn Friends) and Nathaniel Sudlou (Tilden). These were the top players from NYC at Easten this week.'

8/4/02 The Apple's Best Ballaz: RSB/Big Apple Sports All-Star Summer Classic @ F.I.T.

8/2/02 NJO: St. Pat's star Mike Nardi picks Villanova.

8/2/02 Coach Wendell Saunders: 'Banneker's guards, Gary Forbes and Nana Saunderson were quite impressive at Eastern Invitational. Both were selected to participate in the All-Star Game with Gary, no surprise, being the top player. Nana made the top 40 player selection. It's delightful to see both Gary and Nana's, who are upcoming seniors, basketball skills continue to improve over the course of the summer. It's even more delightful to say that they are both excellent students and are prospective recruited athletes for Division I level.'

8/2/02 Empire State Games: Adirondack took New York City 88 - 74 despite scoring from Marlon Smith (22), Louie McCroskey (17), Tariq Atkins (10) and Owes Kaimondr (11). Long Island beat Western 99 - 89 behind a game high 33 from Nick Carter.  In the Open Division New York City defeated Adorondack 88 - 74.  Reggie Brown (17),  Anthony Glover (15), Cliff Strong (12), Royal Ivey (11), Kenny Adeleke (10), Mark McCarroll (9) and Andre Stanley (7) each contributed to the win.

8/2/02 Newsday: LIers Share Memories As 25th ESG Begins.

.8/2/02  All Star Report: 'Nova Gets Mike Nardi.

8/2/02  Michealsmith123: 'The Runnin Hustlers defeated the Brooklyn Falcons 81-70 yesterday at "show me what you got" at JHS 275. Heron Harvgate 31, Andre Cole 16, and George chipped in with 14 big points. The " show me what you got" all-star game will be held this weekend.'

8/1/02 PrepStars.com Recruiters Handbook(free):  Mike Nardi Picks Wildcats.

8/1/02 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Tilden point guard Nate Sudlow is doing real well at Eastern this week . He has really helped himself at this great camp. Right now he really likes Coach Al ''Sky'' Walker and SUNY Binghamton .'

8/1/02 WinstonKelly@GameBallMagazine: 'More wonderful news regarding New York City girls basketball. Class of 2003, 5'7/PG, Kia Wright, who recently injured her knee, has verbally committed to attend the University of Connecticut and play for the Lady Huskies. Prior to her injury Kia was having a tremendous spring and summer. Kia was one of the top guards at the USA Basketball Youth Festival, shined in Vegas at Adidas National Tournament and was invited but unable to attend the Adidas Top Ten All-American Camp. Congratulations to the Wright family and our prayers for a speedy recovery and to Coach Geno Auriemma for also getting the job done.'

8/1/02 Nathan Blue: I'd like to thank everyone for coming out and supporting both Tom "Tippy" McTernen and myself on July 31st at F.I.T. Even though we were a hour behind. We'd like to thank everyone for there patience. The game was a huge success. I'd really like to thank Mr. Wayne Cox, James "Turtle" Williams, Dwayne "Tiny" Morton, Rodney "Black" Houston, Khalid Green, Artie Green, Charles Jackson, Leon Payne, NJ Hoops, Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp, Big Apple Sports, and especially Nike. The D1 schools who were in attendence were Mississippi St, University of Virginia, Charlotte, Georgia Tech, Iona, Iowa st, Umass, Providence, Hofstra, Seton Hall, South Florida, Rider, LIU, UCLA, Nebraska, Binghamton, Pitt, Central Connecticut, St. John's, St. Peter's, Wagner, Manhattan, St. Francis, Miami, UConn, Auburn, and Northwestern. Be on the lookout for many other events in the future. God bless.'

8/1/02 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'The Westcos of Westchester Community College are hosting a 3 week  Post Summer Jamboree Tournament for all High School teams. The dates are Sept.13th,15, 20, 22, 27, 29 (that's the Friday and Sunday of each weekend). There will be a $400.00 entry fee per team. For more information please call Head Coach Winston Nicholas at 914.785.7895.'

8/1/02 Sporting News: Lessons learned during July recruiting period.

8/1/02 School Sports:  Double Pump All-Stars Fast Break To 74-60 Win.  

8/1/02 Coach Gary DeCesare: 'A couple of spots left in the St. Raymond High School Basketball Camp held at St. Raymond's High School from August 19 to 23 for kids entering grades 4 through 8. For more information or brochure call Coach DeCesare 718 824-5050 ext. 16.'