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November, 2002

11/30/02 Coach Khalid Green: ' Today Brooklyn Bridge Basketball will be holding tryouts for grades 2-9 at Long Island University on (the corner of Flatbush and Dekalb across from "Juniors" Restaurant) 2nd & 3rd grades @ 9:00a.m.-10:30a.m. 4th & 5th grades @10:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 6th & 7th grades @ 12:30p.m.-2:30p.m. 8th & 9th grades @2:30p.m.-4:30p.m. Please bring your birth certificate!'

11/30/02 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'Here is a little info on our 52 /37 loss to F.D.A. last night. At the half we led 29 to 27 and were playing very well against a real tough and well coached team. At the start of second half Coach Pat Mangan and his team made the necessary adjustments and my team and I did not. My hat goes off to Pat and his team for coming to play in the Grady/Tilden Coaches Appreciation Classic and they have an open invitation to come back every year.It is really nice to get a chance to compete against a first class team coached by a true gentleman who has great student /athletes who are a credit to the P. S. A. L.

I would also like to thank coach Jack Ringel of Grady High School for having the great idea to honor some of the great former coaches and referees who have worked with and helped so many of our student/athletes and coaches over the years. The honorees were Nick Gaetani, Leroy Hendricks, Jeff Bieder (South Shore), Artie Leitner  (Midwood), Ron Vernon (New Utrecht) and Ira Levine (Lafayette)..All these men were a credit to our game and our world.'

11/29/02 Coach Will Stasiuk: 'This Saturday, for the 5th consecutive year, the P.A.L. / Game Over Thanksgiving Classic will be held at J.H.S. 275 in Brownsville. This year's event features 3 matchups: Newtown vs. John Bowne (12:00 p.m), Automotive vs. Telecommunications (1:30 p.m.) & Murry Bergtraum vs. Bryant (3:00 p.m.).'

11/29/02  Preseason Boys' Basketball All-Americans November 25, 2002. SchoolSports.com unveils its 2002-2003 Preseason Boys' Basketball All-Americans, featuring 20 of the best high school basketball players in the country.  First Team G: Sebastian Telfair, Lincoln High (N.Y.) Junior, 6-0, 173.  Stephon Marbury's cousin averaged 29 points, 7 assists and 3 steals per game last year. F: Luol Deng, Blair Academy (N.J.) Senior, 6-7, 215. Duke-bound native of the Sudan averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game as a junior.  Second Team F: Charlie Villanueva, Blair Academy (N.J.) Senior,  8-9, 215 Kevin Garnett clone averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds per game last season; has committed to Illinois, but NBA still possible.

11/29/02 Pete Goyco sent a profile for Bishop Ford and Paterson Catholic is ranked # 7 on the team page.

11/29/02 Brooklyn Scout: NYC JUCO -- Big Apple Sports link is http://www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports.

11/28/02 Newsday: Tyshawn Bierria Takes Seat & Bow for Newtown.

11/28/02 Coach Christopher DeSarno: 'Just a reminder that the Stanner Classic will be held at Archbishop Molloy on this Saturday and Sunday. The field includes Molloy, Kellenberg, LaSalle, and I think Holy Trinty (not sure).  Molloy has looked very good this preseason, destroying both FDA and Cardoza in scrimmages. With Marlon Smith (looking real good) and Sundiata Gaines in the backcourt this season looks promising for the Stanners.'

11/28/02 Tim Masterson: Rice's Keydren Clark is already making a huge impact at Saint Peter's College, scoring 48 and 44 points in back-to-back games.

11/28/02 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'Last night the Tilden Blue Devils won the New Utrecht Thanksgiving Classic with a hard fought 69  - 61 victory over a rough and tough young New Utrecht team. Coach John Sce had his Utes ready to play and it took a super performance fron Andre (Barkley )King 37 pts 24 rebs 5 blocks and 4 charges drawn,17 pts and 8 assists from Nathaniel Sudlow, 10 pts and great leadership from Capt. John King, 8 points and 10 assists from Joey Baptiste and a great job off the bench from Jerry Gold, Classic M.V.P. Brendon Luckain who added 8 pts and 5 assists and 3 steals. In the first half  Delphinaud Jean Pierre did a great defesive job on New Utrecht's big man and helped get him in foul trouble.'

11/27/02 Many thanks to Coach Dwayne (Tiny) Morton and coach Jack Ringel for their PSAL Brooklyn I A team profiles. Lincoln is # 9 team in the region. The Railsplitters and the Falcons' profiles are on the team page.

11/27/02 NY Post: Curtis Star Hungry for PSAL Title -- Damian McCaig.

11/27/02 mikesplayground: 'Check out Samuel Jenkins at Murry Bergtraum.  This kid is probably the "Best Kept Secret" in the PSAL today. I believe he is the best shooter out today. I saw with my own eyes, this kid light up 21 points in a scrimmage, in the first quarter against Telecommunication. Currently, he is averaging 28 pts on the PSAL website, leading his team 4-0  He is willing to take on any challenge against any player in the league. He told me personally that his goal this year is to lead his team to the Garden, going past Forbes (Bannaker), Smith (Urban Peace) and Telfair (Lincoln). He played in Eastern Inviational Top 100 camp. The first game he played, he scored 19pts, 9 rebs, 6 steals in 16 minutes of play. He has schools lookin at him, but he isnt sure on where he wants to commit himself next year. The reason for this suggestion, is that I dont think Sam is getting the publicity he should. Check him out, you wont regret it. Check his stats and schedule out on www.PSAL.org.

11/26/02 Brooklyn Scout: NYC JUCO -- Big Apple Sports link is http://www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports.

11/26/02  Thanks to Coach Ted Gustus we have a Bishop Loughlin profile and Bergen Catholic is rated # 9 on the team page.

11/26/02 National Prep Basketball Poll Preseason includes 2. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (22-6) , features nation's top frosh in Derrick Caracter, 17. New York, Rice (29-2) , features developing 7-3 big man Shagari Alleyne, 23. Cherry Hill, N.J., Camden Catholic (25-3) , led by the Cangelosi twins, Eric and Nick and 25. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic (25-7) , led by do-everything F Sean Banks.   Northeast -- 1. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick, 22-6,  2. Philadelphia, Bartram, 25-1,  3. New York, Rice, 29-2,  4. Cherry Hill, N.J., Camden Catholic, 25-3,  5. Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic, 25-7,  6. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln, 25-6,  7. Jersey City, N.J., St. Anthony, 29-1,  8. Bronx, N.Y., St. Raymond, 17-10,  9. Barrington, R.I., St. Andrews, 25-8,  10. Rochester, N.Y., McQuaid, 24-3

11/26/02 Newsday: Kyle Neptune Nets 1,000th Point.

11/26/02 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'Tilden beat a tough Sheepshead Bay team 75 to 68 .Andre (Barkley) King led Tilden with 30 pts and 24 rebounds, Natamiel Sudlow had 17 and 8 assists even after sitting out most of the third quarter with a bad ankle."Nate" came back into the game in the 4th quarter and in the last 2 min. hit 2 3's from Quincy Douby range and ended the game with a thunderous two handed dunk over two Sheepshead Bay players as our crowd went wild. Steven Jackson had 29 pts and 15 rebs for the "Bay".

11/25/02 Our Savior New American, LI  is our # 10 team and Eric Jaklitsch provided most of the information. Coach Chris Oden did the profile for his Essex Catholic team.  Both profiles are on the team page.

11/25/02 NJ Hoops: NBA scouts checking out Blair duo -- Charlie Villanueva and Luol Deng.

11/25/02 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'The matchups for next weeks Grady/Tilden Coaches Appreciation Classic to be held at Tilden H.S. on Friday Nov.29th 2002.  12:00 Pm Tilden (Girls ) vs Grady (Girls)   1:30 pm St Edmund vs South Shore,   3:00pm Tilden vs F.D.A. 4:30pm Grady vs Canarsie.   Admission for all four games is just $5 at the door our in advance at Tilden H.S. for info call Coach "Rock" at 718 451 2418.'

11/24/02 NY Times (requires free subscription): Lenny Cooke -- N.B.A. Dream Goes Even Further Adrift.

11/24/02 Newsday: Boys Basketball -- four games.

11/24/02 NY Post: Seton Hall and its Fab Three of the 2001-02 saeson.

11/23/02 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'Here are the results from last night's Jerry Gold Memorial Classic held at Tilden H.S. St Edmund Prep 76 Canarsie 68, New Utrecht 62 Tilden 52 and Grady 70  Boys and Girls 67. Some of the outstanding performers in the ""Classic" were Chris Bernard and Matt Irwin St Edmund, Darnell Gibbons and Omari Knox New Utrecht, Brendon Luckain and Nathaniel Sudlow Tilden Kamani Blaze Grady; Carlos Collazo Boys and Girls and the entire Canarsie team who really played hard all game vs a tough St Edmund prep team.'

11/23/02 The region's top ten team profiles will be added each weekday for the next two weeks. Alphabetically they are Bergen Catholic, Blair Academy,  Lincoln, Our Savior New American, Paterson Catholic, Rice, St Anthony, St Benedict, St. Patrick and St Raymond. I'll also be adding profiles for Essex Catholic, Bishop Loughlin and Bishop Ford. Many thanks to the 24 people who have contributed to these profiles.

Unfortunately I'm still missing profiles for at least a baker's dozen teams - All Hallows, Archbishop Molloy, Automotive, Benjamin Banneker, CBA, Fordham, Grady, Holy Cross, Neptune, Newark Eastside, Robeson, Teaneck and Union.  If you can contribute for one of these teams or for some other team in the region please send mail to nycnjhoops@aol.com.  

If you don't have any information to contribute but would like to complain about your favorite team not being included send mail to whiners@aol.com.

11/23/02 NJ Hoops: War Notes.

11/23/02 Newsday: Richard Forbes scored 43 points to lead Far Rockaway to a 77-70 win over August Martin in boys basketball Friday. More scores and results.

11/23/02 Daily News: Sheepshead wins 2-OT thriller over Grady.

11/23/02 Daily News: Wiliam (:Smush) Parker  not Cavalier about career.

11/23/02 SchoolSports: '... highly recruited players chose not to sign with the schools they had committed to during the early-signing period. Blair Academy (N.J.) 6-foot-9 combo forward Charlie Villanueva committed to Illinois earlier this month but has reportedly decided to wait until the spring signing period.'

11/22/02 Daily News: Overlooking City's stars. With Sebastian Telfair making noise, these guys stir quiet storm -- Daon Merritt, Marlon Smith, Sundiata Gaines, Gary Forbes and Louie McCroskey.  And Oliver twist at St. Ray's.   Molloy's Jack of all grades -- coach Jack Curran.  Advantage Noah. Yannick's son Joakim dazzles on different court.  Kyle Neptune makes splash.   Bergen Catholic Crusaders take it to Banks.  New Jersey's Finest.

11/22/02  War on the Shore.

11/22/02 Brian Lavoie: 'Just wanted to fill you in on our schedule for the Tip-Off Classic... Saturday, December 21 @ Ramapo College, East Lyme (CT) vs. Essex Catholic; 3:00 p.m. Elizabeth vs. Newark East Side; 4:45 p.m. Bloomfield Tech vs. Paterson Kennedy; 6:30 p.m. Paterson Catholic vs. Bergen Catholic; 8:15 p.m. Sunday, December 22 @ Seton Hall DePaul vs. Linden; 12:30 p.m. Neptune vs. Don Bosco Prep; 2:15 p.m. CBA vs. Monmouth Regional; 4:00 p.m. St. Anthony vs. Morristown; 5:45 p.m. St. Joe's (Metuchen) vs. Seton Hall Prep; 7:30 p.m. If you're concerned with girls, we also have: Saturday, December 21 @ Seton Hall Paterson Eastside vs. Shabazz; 6:00 p.m. Marlboro vs. Immaculate Heart; 7:30 p.m. Visit www.hoopgroup.com to check out the rest of our upcoming events.'

11/22/02 MAks155: 'I was unable to find your basketball class of 2007 rankings.'  Web note:  The players page now has the links to eleven classes from 1998 through 2008.

11/22/02 Robert White: 'Nyhoops.com has a hotline number for teams to call in scores to be posted the same day on the website http://nyhoops.com. The number is (718) 907-0740 . Scores will be posted by 8pm each night. We are still looking for teams schedules. You can fax them to us at (718) 855-0421.'

11/22/02 Ferris head coach Kyle Anderson was kind of enough to supply his team's profile and Burlington Life Center is ranked as the region's # 11 team on the team page.

11/22/02 InsiderHoops.com: War On The Shore!  Prep event this weekend.

11/22/02 PrepStars: Top 20 Preseason Prep Poll includes 1. Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.),  13. St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) and 19. Trinity Pawling (Pawling, N.Y.).

11/21/02 Tony Bergeron 'I am the new coach at the Wings Academy in the Bronx. Just wanted to drop you a line to update you on the teams progress early in the season. We dropped our first game to a tough Benjamin Banneker team 70-55. Garfield Johns led us in scoring with 23. We defeated a tough Walton team 59-55 on Wednesday. Garfield Johns led us in scoring with 21, Elton Barry added 19 with 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. Today we won our first conference game beating a pesky Bronx Law and Government team 67-47. Garfield Johns led us in scoring with 20. Rasheem Jenkins, a talented freshman, added 13 points and 5 assists.'

11/21/02 NY Times: Colleges Tightening Oversight of Parties for Sports Recruits.

11/21/02 Coach Khalid Green: 'Brooklyn Bridge Basketball will be holding tryouts for grades 2-9 on November 30, 2002 at Long Island University on (the corner of Flatbush and Dekalb across from "Juniors" Restaurant) 2nd & 3rd grades @ 9:00a.m.-10:30a.m. 4th & 5th grades @10:30a.m.-12:30p.m. 6th & 7th grades @ 12:30p.m.-2:30p.m.  8th & 9th grades @2:30p.m.-4:30p.m. Please bring your birth certificate!'

11/21/02 Christ the King is ranked # 12 on the team page.  John P Miciotta, coach Bob Oliva and Keith Mason contributed to their profile, while coach Jim Ring provided the information on his JFK Paterson team.

11/21/02 NY Post: New St Ray's Coach Came Up the Hard Way --  Oliver Antigua.

11/21/02 Daily News: N.Y. can make or break the best  Telfair already in spotlight, and history shows it isn't always kind.

11/21/02 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'the matchups for the eighth annual Jerry Gold Memorial Classic to be held Friday Nov.22 nd at Tilden H.S. 5800 Tilden Ave. Brooklyn N.Y.   4pm Canarsie vs St.Edmund,   6pm Tilden vs New Utrecht,   730 pm Grady vs Boys and Girls.'

11/21/02 Philadelphia Inquirer: Illinois coach lauded for putting rules ahead of wins. Mike Slaughter wonders what it says about society when a football coach does the right thing and it gets treated like a big deal.

11/20/02 Gene Fusco: 'Mathew Doran a 6'2 guard on Molloy's JV Basketball team this year is a soilid player. He is extremely quick, has great hops, official NYC dribble, good dribble and is a strong finisher. He can definitely lead this Molloy JV team deep into the playoffs or the city finals. He is a D1 player. Watch out for this kid.'

11/20/02 Pete Goyco: 'Monsignor King Christmas Tournament -- these are the matchups for this year's tournament. Thursday December 26th at 7:15 p.m. St. Francis Prep will face Bayside High School, at 9:00 p.m Bishop Ford wil take on Grady High School. Friday December 27th at 7:15 p.m. St. Edmunds Prep will play Poly Prep, at 9:00 p.m. defending champs Xaverian will play New Utrecht. The semi finals will be played Sunday & the finals will be played on Monday December 30th. There are cosolation games on the 27th-29th &  30th. All teams will play 3 games.The games are played at St, Thomas Aquinas which is located in Brooklyn at. the corner of Flatbush & Flatlands. Tournament director John Browning has put together a competive field of teams representing the best players in the CHSAA - PSAL - & Private School leagues. Hope to see you at the games.'

11/20/02 Jeff Goldberg supplied the information about Seton Hall Prep's coach, Bob Farrell and coach Coach Phil Colecchio sent a profile for his Linden High School squad. Thanks to you both.  The profiles are on the team page.  

11/20/02 USA Today: Super 25 boys basketball rankings. Preseason rankings includes 4. St. Patrick, Elizabeth, N.J. (22-6),  11. St. Raymond, Bronx, N.Y. (17-10),  15. Rice, New York, N.Y. (29-2) and 19. St. Anthony, Jersey City, N.J. (29-1).

11/20/02 NY Post: Telfair's Getting to Like the Spotlight.

11/20/02 Daily News: Sweet dreams. Lincoln's Sebastian Telfair is ready for his closeup.

11/19/02 Louis Xifaras, Rice41@aol.com: Want to wish luck to Diego Aguiar, Class of 2003, George Junior Republic Prep School in Pennsylvania. As you may know, Diego was Queens Player of the Year last year, straight out of Bryant High School in Astoria. I got to meet up with him again this past saturday at the Exodus fundraiser at Riverbank. He is definitely an example of what hard work can do. Diego has really bulked up and his leaping ability has increased, he was doing reverse dunks on the layup line and really looks in control of his game. A lot of people have forgotten about him, but he will be a top Division 1 prospect soon. Oh yeah, his first official game for George Junior Republic is December 1st in Akron, Ohio vs some school named St. Vincent - St. Mary and he will be matched up with some guy named Lebron James. Hey, isn't that on Pay-Per-View...LOL...Good Luck Diego!'

11/19/02 John P Miciotta wrote the profile for our # 14 team, Xaveian and coach Dennis Terry supplied the profile for his Longwood High School team. Both are on the team page.  Thanks to you both.

11/19/02 Coach Will Stasiuk: 'Here is the schedule for the 2002 Addidas Snowflake Gobbler Classic at F.I.T.: Round 1: Friday November 29th, 2002:  5:00 p.m. Norman Thomas vs. Telecommunications,  6:15 p.m. George Washington vs. Sheepshead Bay,  7:30 p.m. Banneker vs. Jamaica,  8:45 p.m. Forest Hills vs. Bronx Science,  Sunday December 1st, 2002 12:45 p.m. Fashion vs. Jane Addams,  2:00 p.m. Brandeis vs. Truman,  3:15 p.m. Manhattan Center vs. Wings,  4:30 p.m. Automotive vs. LIC,  5:45 p.m. Roosevelt vs. Franklin K. Lane,  7:00 p.m. Beacon vs. Robert Wagner,  Saturday December 7th, 2002  (3rd Place Games) 3:00 p.m. (Fashion / Jane Addams) loser vs. (Beacon/ Robert Wagner) loser 4:15 p.m. (Forest Hills / Bronx Science) loser vs. (Manhattan Center / Wings) loser,  5:30 p.m. (George Washington / Sheepshead Bay) loser vs. (Roosevelt / Franklin K. Lane)loser,  6:45 p.m. (Brandeis / Truman) loser vs. (Automotive / LIC) loser 8:00 p.m. (Norman Thomas / Telecommunications) loser vs. (Banneker / Jamaica) loser. Sunday December 8th, 2002 (1st Place Games) 1:00 p.m. (Fashion / Jane Addams) winner vs. (Beacon/ Robert Wagner) winner,  2:30 p.m. (Brandeis / Truman) winner vs. (Automotive / LIC) winner,  4:00 p.m. (Forest Hills / Bronx Science) winner vs. (Manhattan Center / Wings) winner,  5:30 p.m. (Norman Thomas / Telecommunications) winner vs. (Banneker / Jamaica) winner,  7:00 p.m. (George Washington / Sheepshead Bay) winner vs. (Roosevelt / Franklin K. Lane) winner.

For more information on various tournaments please see http://www.psalhoops.com/.'

11/18/02 Thanks to coach Tim Cluess we have a St Mary team profile and rank them # 15 in the region. We also have the McClancy Crusaders team profile on the team page.

11/18/02 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'First year Coach Brett Tawil is doing a great job at South Shore H.S.The "Shore"is off to a 2 and 0 start with a 40 point win over Lafayette and a 20 point win over Art and Design. I know that those to teams are not powerhouses but it is important for a new coach to get some early confidence builders for his team.6'4' Euland Williams and 5'10'' pg Andersen Labase are leading the way for the "Shore"

This is an update on Tilden combo guard Nathaniel Sudlow.  This super athletic 6'1'' high quality young man has been offered by Coach Max Goode and Bryant College.Nate really liked his visit to Bryant and was impressed by their players and coaches and how hard the team worked. He and his mother will make an unofficial visit to Bryant next weekkend to check out the campus life at this top five Buisness school. Nate is a D1 player for sure but the mix of a great Coach in Max Goode, a top young asst. Brent Cooke and a great education may tip the scales in Bryant's favor if some of the Patriot League coaches around the area do not get more involved with "Nate".

11/18/02 SJB Basketball: 'The 17th Annual Northeast Catholic Basketball Classic will be held once again at St. Joseph High School in Trumbull, CT from December 26 - 30, 2002. Participating teams from the NY area this year are St. John the Baptist, Kellenberg, St. John's Prep, and Msgr. McClancy. Opening round matchups are: Malvern Prep (PA) vs. Trinity Catholic (MA) (12/26, 6:15 pm), Kellenberg vs. St. Joseph (12/26, 7:45 pm), Cheverus (ME) vs. St. John's Prep (12/27, 6:30 pm), and St. John the Baptist vs. Msgr. McClancy (12/27, 8:00 pm).'

11/17/02 DAFEELU: 'Charles Jenkins goes to Holy Cross.'  

11/17/02 Newsday: 'Banneker 70, Wings Academy 54: Gary Forbes had 38 points and 14 rebounds to lead tournament host Benjamin Banneker (1-0) in the A-B For Real Invitational. Garfield John had 23 points for Wings.'

11/17/02 Philadelphia Inquirer: Here's hoping Clarence Turner has cleaned up his act.  Past antics have grown old for Camden's returning coach. A new Turner would be good for the game.

11/16/02  The Hoopstown Top 25  High School Rankings: seven of the NYC and NJ teams are ranked. These are the teams: No. 3 St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.), No. 8 Rice (New York, N.Y.), No. 16 St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.), No. 18 Lincoln (Brooklyn, N.Y.), No. 21 Christ The King (Middle Village, N.Y.), No. 22 - St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.), No. 23 - St. Raymond's (Bronx, N.Y.)

11/16/02 Philadelphia Inquirer: After four-year hiatus, Clarence Turner returns as Camden coach.  The school board voted to rehire the controversial figure, suspended by the NJSIAA in 1998-99.

11/16/02 Courier Post: Camden High School boys' basketball coach Clarence Turner is back in the role he made famous. The response of many area coaches is varied.

11/16/02 Newsday: PSAL Boys Basketball results.

11/15/02 Peter Abraham, Journal News. 'Coach Bob Cimmino has a young, deep and very talented team that is favored to win Section 1 and will be a serious state title contender by the end of the season. It starts inside with 6-5 junior Dexter Gray and 6-6 freshman Jon Mitchell. Both are active big men with Mitchell having the skills to play on the perimeter. He is the next Ben Gordon-type talent at MV. On the wing, 6-2 Keith Benjamin is coming off an all-star effort at IS8 and is now being recruited by a lot of Division I heavy hitters. The deep guard rotation includes senior point man and captain Bryan Browne, junior Ernie Brown, sophomore Chris Lowe and 8th grader Mike Colburn. The Knights will press and run and overwhelm teams with their depth. The roster also includes senior leaper Chris Dozier, versatile junior Chris Bradley and senior forward Dwaine Malcolm. The schedule includes an early season tournament in Canada, the Jimmy V tournament in Albany and two games with rival White Plains. Check out MountVernonBasketball.com for more info and season-long updates.'

11/15/02 Brooklyn Scout: NYC JUCO Update from Big Apple Sports link is http://www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports.

11/15/02 Ted Staniiecki: Challenge in the Bronx -- CHSSA VS. PSAL girls games on November 29.   Preston H.S. vs. Lehman H.S. 12:00, Mt. St. Ursula vs. Kennedy 2:00. November 30 Kennedy vs. Preston 12:00 & Lehman vs. Mt. St. Ursula 2:00.  Location: West Bronx Recreation Center, 1527 Jesup Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452.   (718) 293-5934.  3 Point competition.  Free throw competition.  Spectator admission: $2.00

11/15/02 Thanks to coach Chris Potash we have the Peddie team profile and we have Mt Vernon ranked as team # 16 on the team page.

11/15/02 NJ Hoops: New Jersey high school basketball standouts Grant Billmeier and Jamar Nutter have signed letters of intent to attend Seton Hall University in the fall of 2003

11/15/02 Coach Wendell Saunders: 'The Benjamin Banneker will host its first Annual "A"B" For Real Invitational Classic, held at Benjamin Banneker, Brooklyn NY. It's a Boys B vs A Classic which host 6 PSAL B-Divisional Teams and 7 PSAL A-Divisional teams. The purpose of the Classic is to showcase the up and coming A and B Divisional teams by having A-Divisional Teams Compete against B-Divisional Team. Its a two day Classic that will be held on Nov. 16th and 17th the following schedule will be held on Sat, Nov. 16th: East NY Family Academy Vs. Westinghouse Environmental Studies Vs. Grand Street Academy Susan McKinney Vs. Urban Peace Academy Art & Design Vs. South Shore Global Studies Vs. Park West Wings Academy Vs. Benjamin Banneker Erasmus Hall will play on Sunday against Susan McKinney along with All A-Divisional Team competing agains A-Divisional teams and B-Divisional teams competing against B-Divisional Teams with the exception of McKinney and Erasmus. If you need any other information please contact Benjamin Banneker at 718-797-3702 or Coach Saunders at 347-262-5131 cost &6 at the door. College coaches are welcome to attend and get an early start on recruiting NYC Public School Student Athletes.'

11/15/02 Louis Xifaras: 'Queens RimRockers Basketball, Inc. & Big Apple Sports Present Junior College Exposure Night #1 There is always a second chance out there! When:  Friday, November 22nd, 2002.  Time:  Registration begins at 5:30pm Games begin at 6pm. Where:  I.S. 141 Gym (4th Floor), 37-11 21 Avenue, Astoria, N.Y. 11105.  This event is open to the following: Individuals who have graduated high school and are not in school right now. Individuals who have dropped out from school. High school juniors or high school seniors that are not satisfied with the offers they are receiving from colleges. Players who are currently in Junior Colleges but want a better opportunity.  You must be a serious and dedicated ball player as well as a serious and dedicated student. Every individual attending the JUCO Exposure Night #1 must fill out a JUCO registration form as well as a Beacon registration form as soon as they enter the building at the front desk. Any and all coaches are welcome to come watch the games. There is no charge for this event! For further information, contact: Queens RimRockers, www.QueensRimRockers.com.  Dennis Avila - 917-371-2757 - QueensRimRockers@aol.com ,  Louis Xifaras - 718-930-2926 - Rice41@aol.com,  Big Apple Sports  www.eteamz.com/bigapplesports.  Tom "Tippy" McTernan - tmcternan@hotmail.com.'

11/14/02 Coach: Rudy King (St. Vincent Bulldogs - Brooklyn, NY) The summer of 2002 was a rough experience for me as a coach, clinic organizer, league organizer, business partner and friend. Though we won 90% of our games, the players I coached matured, the clinic and league were quite successful I almost retired from coaching and organizing after a life threatening illness and spending a week in the hospital. Stressed and laying on my deathbed, my life thoughts racing through my mind, this young brother who could be mistaken for a "homeless person" because of his appearance walked in, He looked familiar but I couldn't pinpoint who he was. He said, "coach I heard you were sick and I just wanted to say thanks for helping me when everyone turned their back on me." As he spoke I realized this was a kid I coached 12 years ago in Harlem for a weekend league. As he spoke, he said excuse me for being so dirty, I'm just coming from work and just had to get here and say thanks. Everyone was talking about how sick you were and I didn't want to miss the chance. God sent that kid to give me the power I needed to recover. I was told that I had to change my life or the next time I may not be as fortunate. I had to change my diet, get in shape, pick and choose my mental battles and put myself in an environment that was less stressful. So I made the decision to let it all go and start all over.   In search of a coaching experience that would bring me back to reality, I took over the 12/u basketball program @ St. Vincent's Ferrer in Brooklyn. It was then in one of my most humble moments in my life that I realized how fortunate I was to be alive and having the opportunity to pass on the legacy of the great coaches that I was blessed to play for as a youth (Mr. "B" - LBH, Gil Reynolds - VanGuard & Laurinburg, and Dave McCollin - Gauchos). My point is you never know when your time to meet the Maker is coming so it's imperative to stay true to yourself and be the best that you can be everyday with your student athletes. Choosing to coach is sacred, we mold lives and we are special people in our unique but united ways. Stay true to the game!

Checkout our website @WWW.ETEAMZ.COM/STVINCENT.'

11/14/02 Big Apple Sports - Sean Dantzler, a 6-3 shooting guard at Neosho (KS), has signed a national letter of intent with St. Francis (New York) for the 2003-04 season.  As a freshman in 2001-02, Dantzler averaged 11 points per outing and is  presently averaging 10 points and 5 rebounds this season.  A graduate of Bronx Columbus HS, Dantzler was co-MVP of the RSB Big Apple  Sports JUCO All-Star game held at F.I.T. in July.'

11/14/02 Rodney Johnson: 'On Saturday, November 16, 2002 Exodus will host the 2nd Annual "Ball Above All Showcase" a fundrasier at Riverbank State Park. There will be three All Star Games 6:00pm Girls H.S. All-Stars @ 7:00pm Boys All-Star Game and 8:30pm Ed Lover's Power 105.1 Fm All-Stars vs Exodus All Stars. Advance tickets are Adults $8.00 Students $5.00 Children under 12 $3.00 The last event was successful with over 2000 spectators. For Info or tickets call Exodus office (212) 781-8210 or (212)795-4779.'

11/14/02 Antonio Cannon: 'Adidas tourney, is coming to the end of their regular season this weekend. T.K. All-stars defeated the CJE All-stars 75-40. Victor Caputo led the way with 20pts, Deytwan Hill chipped in 18pts, Antonio Cannon Jr., 18pts. and Maurice Phillips added 13pts. We have just two regular season games left, the first on Friday, Nov. 15 @ 7:30pm against Rim Rockers. The 2nd on Sat. Nov. 16 @ 6:00pm against the BI-State Pythons. The playoffs begin Sat. Nov. 23rd, followed by the Championship on Sat. Nov. 30th.'

11/14/02  WinstonKelly@GameBallMagazine: 'Just wanted to offer a hearty congratulations to all the young ladies and the girls staff at Christ the King High School (i.e., Bob Mackey and Jill Cook). In unprecedented fashion, CTK now has seven (7) Division I scholarship players in one class. The previous high for the CTK girls program was five. Yesterday Melea Gibson 6'2/C, committed to attend and play basketball for North Carolina A&T. which plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with Hampton, Howard, Delaware State, South Carolina State, Florida A&M, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Bethune-Cookman, Norfolk State, Coppin State and Morgan State. Melea Gibson joins Amanda LoCascio, 5'7/PG, George Washington Corinne Turner, 6'2/PF, George Washington Shay Doron, 5'9/2G, Maryland Lesley Dickinson, 5'10/2G, James Madison Tracy Holness, 6'0/WF, George Mason Candice Lindsay, 5'10/WF, Fairfield . Additional congratulations to Kelly Roche, 6'3/C, Our Lady of Lourdes, who has signed to attend and play for Richmond. '

11/14/02  Tony D'Angelo: 'I'm looking for a game or scrimmage for my girls varsity team (Mt. St.Ursula).  I can be reached at 718 367 7659. My email is ajdange@hotmail.com.'

11/13/02 Metro Hoops: Preseason All State Team.

11/13/02 Ardist (Butch) Brown: 'To Any Coaches In Need Of Officials?  If you are in need of board certified basketball officials, help is on the way. I have a website called Basketball Officials United and there are currently one hundred and eighteen certified basketball officials who may be able to assist you with all of your officiating needs. We have board certified men's, women's, JV, Varsity, Divison1,2,3, and one NBA official on staff who may be able to help you with your officiating needs. If you are interested please contact me at: (212) 860-8831 or email me at: Love2Ref@aol.com. You can also visit Basketball Officials United at: Groups.aol.com/bsktblloffcl.'

11/13/02 Ardist (Butch) Brown: 'On November 3, 2002, at Hofstra University, basketball fans came out to pay homage to the victims of The World Trade Center attack. From the time you approached the gymnasium, you knew that there was something special happening on this day. As you approached the main entrance to the building there were colorful funny cars on display for your viewing pleasure, and the New York Knicks mobile truck was handing out neat gifts to everyone. As you entered the lobby, the first thing you came across was all the beautiful merchandise for sale by the great people at Game Over. There were two games on this day, and the first one was the women's game. (they don't like to be called girls) The women's game was added to this years event, and it was a dandy. The Long Island women led the entire game, then in the second half New York City came back and won the game. The boys game (they don't mind you calling them boys) was led by Long Island most of the entire game. Then with about 5 minutes left in the contest New York City made a run, but fell short at the end. There was some serious chanting going on in the stands between the fans of Long Island and the fans from New York, this helped make the games more exciting. I brought my wife and a friend along to the game with me this year, and they especially enjoyed the women's game. Look's like this will become an annual event in my home, and I am already looking forward to next year's event. These were excellent games for an excellent cause! Everyone who had anything to do with this event needs to be applauded, and I would like to give a special thanks to Ted Gustus for having me back this year.'

11/13/02 Camden Catholic is ranked # 17 on the team page, where we also have tbone's profile for Plainfield.

11/13/02 NY Post: Bad Break Hurts Cardozo's Cameron Tyler.

11/13/02 NJ Hoops: War at the Shore -- prep school event will be held at Milford High School in Milford Delaware and includes Life Center Academy, Blair Academy and Our Savior New American

11/12/02 Coach Kevin Diverio contributed to the Don Bosco Prep profile, while coach Bill McNally provided the Poly Prep one.  My thanks to both of you. The profiles are on the team page.

11/12/02 igb1@optonline.net: 'St. Mary's Boy's Varsity of Manhasset beat St. Dominic of Oyster Bay 67-57 in the championship game of the Island Garden Pre-Season basketball league last night at the Island Garden in West Hempstead. Mamadou Diakhite led St. Mary's with 27 points and Danny Green added 24. St. Dominic was led by Chris Murphy's 14 points.'

11/12/02 Coach Dwayne (Tiny) Morton: 'Big game "The Dream Classic" Lincoln HS Vs Vallejo HS, CA played at UCLA on Jan. 04 2003. Vallejo has one of the top pg in the country, Demarcus Nelson 2004, committed to Duke.'

11/12/02 Robert White, www.NyHoops.com/: 'We are looking for area High School teams schedules to publish. You can fax them to 718 855-0421 or Email them to Nyhoops@nyhoops.com. We will soon have a 800# in place for fans to call in results of thier teams games so we can have them posted that night for fans to get instant results of thier favorite teams games.'

11/12/02 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: ' I wanted to take this time to tell you and our "Basketball Family" about a moving experience my team and I had today. After practice I told our Team that we were going on a "mystery ride". We got in the van and away we went. Our destination was "Ground Zero." On the way there the CD's were playing and the jokes were flying. Once we came through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and drove towards our destination the players got quiet and I guess they figured out where we was going.

When we got out of the van and the car of one of my former players, Haslyn Cozier, you could have heard a pin drop. All of us just stared at the site where so many great people lost their lives and where so many of our fellow Americans became true heroes. Each one of us dealt with the sights and sounds around us in a different way, but there was one common question we all asked, Why?

One of our players said "So much hate, I cannot believe it could happen to us."

I asked our guys to think about what their generation could do better than mine so that something like this sad event never happens again anywhere in our World! At some point I am going to ask each player to write a short reaction to what they saw and felt today on Veterans Day at "Ground Zero"

For me, it was a chance to share my love for our country with some young people who I love very much and who will one day be the leaders of our Country.'

11/11/02  Thanks to coaches Ron Naclerio of Cardozo ranked 19th in our region and Kevin Cullen of Regis. Their team profiles are on the team page.

11/11/02 NorthJersey.com: Paterson Catholic senior basketball player Sydir Mitchell expelled from school.

11/10/02 D J Brown: 'Greetings! To all concerned, the Hoop for Heroes II was an exciting pair of games. The point was to raise money. I was there an videotaped both games. They are for sale for $25 (5 for handling and 10 going to the fund). I can be contacted through my site or email at djbrown2320@yahoo.com. Please support this effort as you see appropriate, they were really great games and you won't be disappointed. In addition you can say you have tape of these future stars when they were young!'

11/10/02 Prep Nation: Here is an early preview of the 25 boys basketball teams to watch across the nation for this coming season. The list includes #2. Elizabeth, N.J., St. Patrick (22-6),  #17. Manhattan, N.Y., Rice (29-2),  #22. Camden, N.J., Catholic (25-3) and #24. Brooklyn, N.Y., Lincoln (25-6).  The preseason National Prep Poll will be released Monday, November 25, 2002.

11/9/02  TheInsidersHoops:  'Top 133 players for 2004 includes JR Smith,  Sebastian Telfair,  Stanley Branch,  Tello Palacios,  Russell Robinson, Jamual Warren,  Taj Finger,  Cedric Jackson, Benedict Nwachukwu, AJ Price and David McClure.'  Web note: Added to the class of 2004 page.

11/9/02 NJ Hoops:  Coach Bob Hurley a treasure.

11/8/02 St. Marys High School is running it Annual 8th Grade Basketball Tournament held at St. Mary's High School in Manhasset this weekend. Two game minimum. CYO and AAU teams particiapting. For more information contact Coach Maurice Barbera at 1(516)352-2542 or e mail at Mauriziobarb@aol.com.'

11/8/02 Elizabeth is our # 20 ranked team. Thanks to tbone for help with that profile and to coach Rob Pavinelli for his St Dominic's profile.  Both are on the team page.

11/8/02 Philly.com: Cavs' Dajuan Wagner a hometown boy at heart.  Amid the glitter of the NBA, the Cleveland rookie's devotion to Camden still shows through.

11/7/02 Many thanks to coach Mario Beras and coach Rock Eisenberg for the FDA and Tilden team profiles now on the revised team page.

11/7/02 NJO:  Blair basketball stars Deng, Villanueva select colleges

11/7/02 NJO: Prime Time Shootout, Hewitson getting prime-time help from Isles, Inc.

11/6/02 WinstonKelly@GameBallMagazine: 'Congratulations to Class of 2003, Corinne Turner, 6'2/PF, Christ the King High School, who has verbally committed to attend and play for George Washington University. Turner chose GW over Fairfield, Syracuse and Boston College.'

11/6/02 NY Post: Charlie Villanueva Gives Nod to Illinois.

11/6/02 Newsday: Charlie Villanueva Commits To Illinois.

11/6/02 School Sports: Deng to Duke, Villanueva to Illinois

11/6/02 Breakdown talking about Luol Deng and Charlie Villanueva.

11/5/02 Mansor Tokhi: 'Our website is at Queens Dreams Basketball.'  

11/5/02  Prep Stars Top 25 Preseason Poll includes 2. St. Benedict’s (Newark, N.J.),  3. St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.),  14. St. Raymond’s (Bronx, N.Y.) and 25. St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.)

11/5/02 A Davis: 'Teaneck Youth Basketball will hold it's annual Holiday Tournament starting December 20th. The tournament, for boys' divisions 10U, 12U and 13U, will be held at our state-of-the-art facility in Teaneck, New Jersey (4 miles west of the GWB). Two game guarantee -- Tournament play will be held Dec. 20th-23rd and will pick up again Dec. 26-Dec. 30th. No high school players. For more information please e-mail us at teaneckyouthbball@hotmail.com or leave a message at 201-837-9718. Cost: $175.00 per team. Discounts available for multiple teams.'

11/5/02 All Star Report: 'On Tuesday, the final two members of ASR’s "Dandy Dozen" for 2003, 6-9 P/WF Charlie Villanueva, and 6-8 WF Luol Deng, both of whom attend New Jersey’s Blair Academy, will officially make their collegiate decisions known to the college basketball world.'

11/4/02 The Queens D.R.E.A.M.S, a new AAU team, has been added to the team page.  That page will change this week as we start profiling school teams. There will usually be two profiles each weekday - one for a top 21 team from 21 to 1 and one for another of the region's teams going alphabetically backwards from T (Tilden) to A (All Hallows).  Thanks in advance to all those who have contributed.  If you wish to add your team's profile send mail to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

11/4/02 Eric Hicks: 'Game Over Inc. and staff would like to thank all in attendance at Hofstra for Hoops 4 Heroes 2. I once heard someone say that "basketball has hurt more people then it has helped." I didn't then nor do I now believe that statement to be true, But if I'm wrong... Once again the New York Basketball Community showed what can be achieved when we stand together for a worthy cause. Pictures from this years event can be viewed at gameovernyc.com starting Nov. 5th.'

11/4/02 Metro Hoops: Top New Jersey seniors.

11/4/02 John Miciotta on the second annual Hoops for Heroes game at Hofstra.

11/4/02 'Donald Brown, a 6'5" guard from St. John the Baptist HS in West Islip, has made a verbal commitment to attend Bucknell University next September. Brown, who averaged 16.1 pts. and 10 reb. per game and was a CHSAA All-Long Island selection in 2002, is currently doing a PG year at St. Thomas More Prep in CT. At SJB, Brown academically maintained over a 90 average and was a member of the school's National Honor Society.'

11/3/02 School Sports: 'According to several published reports, Top 10 recruits Luol Deng and Charlie Villanueva of Blair Academy (N.J.) are expected to make their college announcements next week. Deng, a 6-foot-7 small forward who is rated the No. 2 overall recruit in the nation, is looking at Duke, Missouri, Indiana and Virginia. Villanueva, a 6-foot-9 combo forward rated the No. 6 overall recruit in the Class of 2003, has narrowed his finalists to Villanova, Illinois, Indiana and Seton Hall.'

11/2/02 Eric Jaklitsch: 'A reminder to all of our readers that on Sunday November 3, 2002 at Hofstra The Hoops 4 Heroes game will take place. The game will feature the best in Long Island versus the best in NYC. Long Island's roster is: 6'7 Oumar Sylla OSNA, 6'8 Tello Palacios OSNA, 6'11 Konimba Diarra OSNA, 6'4 Mamadou Diahakte St Mary's, 6'1 Tom Paul St Dominic's, 6'6 Etienne Brower West Hempstead , 6'0 Corey Hall Farmingdale HS, 6'6 Danny Nawrocki Chaminade, 6'0 Kevin Spann St John's the Baptist, 6'8 Brian Sisti Northport HS, 6'1 AJ Price Amityville HS, 6'3 Antione Aguidio Walt Whitman HS, 6'1 Nick Carter Walt Whitman HS, 6'5 Kenny Jones Wyandanch HS, and 6'1 LeMichael Allen Copaigue HS. The NYC roster is not in yet but I think they will have the usual suspects like Chris Taft, Shagari Allenye, Sebstain Telfair, Gary Forbes, etc. This game is for a great cause as all the net proceeds go to benefit the children of the victims of the WTC attacks. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 dollars for students (must show id). Game time is at 5:00.'

11/2/02 InsiderHoops: War On The Shore is an 18-team prep school tournament in Milford, Del beginning Nov. 22 and concluding on Nov. 24.  Teams include Blair Academy,  Burlington Life Center and Our Savior New American.

11/2/02 Hoop Scoop Visitors: 'One of the biggest single-day events of the entire year promises to be the Bright Futures Shootout, which will be held Saturday, January 25th, at the Central Florida Arena in Orlando, FL and will include ... Orlando (Edgewater) FL with 6'0 Jr Darius Washington versus Brooklyn (Lincoln) NY with 5'10 Jr Sebastian Telfair. Obviously the Washington-Telfair match-up is what has everybody excited, because we're talking about the two best junior guards in the nation going head-to-head.'

11/2/02 The Trentonian: St Anthony - Hoops powerhouse fights for survival.

11/1/02 South Jersey Sports: Bickerstaff Sports & Entertainment (BSE) presents the Hardwork Basketball Camp featuring New Jersey’s own DeMya Walker - November 2-3..