August, 2003

8/30/03 Tony Ramos: Africa Park Championships Schedule Sat. August 30

12Under 11am Vipers vs. Rockland Rockers

14Under 130pm St.Claire's vs. Salvation Army

16Under 3pm Usual Suspects vs. Dueces

19Under 430pm East New Yorkers vs. NYC Superstars

Trophies will follow each game.

8/29/03 Shawn McCray: 'Zoo Crew Summer League Championship games scheduled for Saturday August 30 beginning at 4pm. The games will be played at Hank Aaron Sports Complex located on Springfield Ave and Prince St. in Newark, NJ. If directions are needed call 973-964-5784.'  Matchups are on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.

8/29/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'Tyrell Archibald, a 5-10 point guard from Jersey City (NJ) Ferris HS, will attend Southeast Nebraska JC this fall. Archibald was a four-year starter and team MVP at Ferris. He had a memorable game in the semifinals of the James Kay Holiday Tournament at Hackensack HS last December, leading his undersized team to a near-upset of Teaneck HS. Archibald scored 29 points in the second half and finished with a game-high 34 points and 5 assists, making 6-of-12 from beyond the arc.'

8/29/03 NJO: St. Benedict's star J R Smith headed to North Carolina

8/29/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'Lefrak City ClassicTop Teams After Week (7) By Division on the Lefrak City Summer Basketball Classic page.'

8/29/03 Coach Wee Francis: 'Congratulations to Tavon Sledge a.k.a Tavon Dickerson. Tavon, received MVP at the Damon Dash tournament for the 11& under while representing the Church. Tavon represented Wee Allstars in the Marbury classic. He's one of the best point guards in the city right now for this age group. Rumor has it that he might attend Mount Carmel.'

8/28/03 Coach Wee Francis: 'Wee all-stars vs. Brooklyn Bridge for the Ron Artest championship in the 13 & under division this Friday at Queens Bridge projects located at 21st Ave and 47th street. The game is set to jump off at 6p.m. This game will show case some of the best 13 & under players in the city. This is truly going to be one of the best games of the summer for this age group.'

8/28/03 Coach Rudy King: 'Tomorrow night (Friday, August 29 - 6:30PM) at the Ron Artest Tournament in Queens Bridge, New York (41st Ave. & 21st St.) rain or shine.  Many of New York's finest 13/u ball players will be competing in the championship game which features the Brooklyn Bridge Vs. Wee All-Stars. The skill level of many of these players is far beyond their years and trust they will be hyped for this match up. Indiana Pacer, Ron Artest will be on hand to present the awards for his second year summer tournament which is destined to become one of New York's Premier basketball showcases. If you remember "King Towers" this is the reincarnation but with younger talent. The kids love playing here and you better have your "A" game because the spectators will be on your back.

Earlier in the season, the Bridge shocked Wee All-Stars in a high energy, action packed ball game which opened up with the underdog Bridge dominating the game with intense full court pressure, the soft touch of lefty scoring machine Brandon Romain and the strong play of Devon Elliott, Vincent Council, Joe Swift, Jerrell Antley and Russell Braithwaite. The talented Wee All-Stars battled right back and took the lead for the first time midway and through the 3rd. Trailing going into the 4th, the Bridge applied some vice grip pressure swung the momentum and never looked back to win by (9). This rivalry is so incredible that you would think that it was the Lakers / Boston series of the early 90's. Here are some of the players scheduled to compete:   13/u Brooklyn Bridge - Brandon Romain, Lance Stephens, AJ Rogers, James Johnson, Vincent Council, Devon Elliott, Russell Braithwaite, Joe Swift, Andrew Shepperd, Jerrell Antley, Devon Robinson.  13/u Wee All-Stars  - Lenny McNeil (Team Next), Dre Calloway (Dre' Gauchos), MoMo (Abyssinian), Truck (Gauchos), Zameon Price (Zay' Team Roc).

8/28/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'Last weekend's results and this week's schedule on the Lefrak City Summer Basketball Classic page.'

8/28/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars 14u Midget team ventured up to Harlem last evening for a semifinal contest at Young World summer league against Grant Houses. We put up a great fight, leading the game by 14pts, without four of our key players (Jerrell Mckie, Danny Sanchez, Duran Velesquez, and James Mutulu). Shaun Willoughby was giving Grant all they could handle, until he picked up an offensive foul and ended up with a nasty gash under his chin. The gash wouldn't stop bleeding for the entire third quarter and several minutes of fourth quarter. Too much Kashif Pratt down the stretch as we let another semifinal contest slip away from us. Grant Houses defeated us 45-38! Special thanks to Mo Hicks and his staff at Young World, for a well ran competition. The play by play commentator did an outstanding job on the mike. Mr. Wee Francis, thanks for recommending the competition for our ball club. Great job by our roster: Justin Davis, Deytwan Hill, Jerrell McKie, Victor Caputo, Danny Sanchez, Shaun Willoughby, Antonio Cannon, Jr., Pernell Green, Duran Velesquez, James Mutulu. Five 2003 summer tournaments in the history books: Avirex 2nd place. Adidas Student Athletics 2nd Place. Show Me What You Got 1st place Champions! UDC & Young World Sports 3rd place respectively. Keep your heads up team, lets concentrate on defending our title @ the Lefrak City Summer Classic for the third year in a row!'

8/27/03 PrepStars Final Top 25 AAU Poll has # 1. Gauchos (Bronx, N.Y. 33-6), # 8. Tim Thomas Playaz (Paterson, N.J. 51-11), # 11. Riverside Church (New York, N.Y. 27-11), # 14. Juice All-Stars (Brooklyn, N.Y. 17-4).

Honorable mention: New York Ravens (N.Y.); Albany City Rocks (N.Y.); Long Island Panthers (N.Y.)

Profiles are updated on the team page. And Gauchos Rule the Summer.

8/27/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'Jason Patterson, a 5-11 shooting guard from Elizabeth (NJ) St. Patrick's HS who had committed to Farleigh Dickinson, is now expected to begin his collegiate career at Morris (NJ) CC.Last season Patterson averaged 13 points, mostly from long range, while helping the Celtics capture the state Tournament of Champions title and finish with a 27-4 record.'

8/27/03 Anthony V Nicodemo: 'Teaches 2nd Annual Sleepaway Camp kicked off Sunday morning with over 70 great players and coaches. Some of the local players include; Troy Owens (Bronx), Mike Sileck (Chappaqua), Tony Taylor (Mt. Vernon), Tafari Smith (Mt. Vernon), Maurice Kamara (Pleasantville), Ed Posey (Woodlands), to name a few. Coaches include; Joe Leone (Riverside Church), Ural Hogans (Woodlands), Tyler Fernandez (Hamilton) and several college standouts. Special thanks to Artie Green and Seton Hall's Andre Barrett for making the trip to Elizaville to share their knowledge with the campers.

I would like to add the commitment of the NY Ravens and the LPAC Knights to the list of Fall Hardwood Classic Teams. The tourney is 3 weeks away and filling up fast. For info on camp or the Classic, check out www.teacheshoops.com or call 914-238-0278.'

8/26/03 Saturday's championship schedule and matchups are on the Manhasset Allstars Summer League page.

8/26/03 Cleon Hyde: 'Anton Marchand, Troy Lemond and I invite all to come and join them for the playoff for the 3rd annual Conrad McRae Summer basketball league (JHS) at Dean Street park in Brooklyn, (Bergen Street between Carlton Ave. & Flatbush Ave.). First game features Source Magazine vs Checks & More. Come see Kerwin Cox (Rice), Zamal Nixon (Xaverian), Jamal Green (Lincoln). The 2nd game feature Trackmasters vs. Team Reebok The game will feature Ervin Walker, Ricco Oliver (Boys & Girls), Josh Watkins, Brandon Walters (Lincoln), Corey Fisher (St. Raymond's), Lance Stevenson, Darren Walls (Transit Tech), Ronique Colbert (Lincoln) and David Imes (Xaverian).

This should be a great weekend of basketball. Games will be played on Saturday @ 2:00pm and 3:30pm.'

8/26/03 Shawn McCray Playoff results on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.

8/26/03 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA):'We have just returned from the Prime TimeBasketball Camp. There were 30 of our players playing games, and working on their basketball skills. It was a great experience for our younger players, they were away for six days, having some real fun. We had at least 2 players on each of the camp championship teams, in each division. On returning back to Brooklyn, I am part of the Taskforce for City Councilwoman Evette Clarke, which sponsored on Sunday August 24, at Wingate Park, The Youthfest 2003, FYA had 20 plus players helping in the cause, giving their support. On Monday August 25th at Medgar Evers College, we had 40 plus players attending The SummerScope basketball and entertainment camp for youth ages 11 - 17 sponsored by Coca Cola and The Brooklyn Borough President's office.

To all youth service providers, please work on keeping our children safe. Stop the violence in our communities.'

8/26/03 Coach Rudy King: 'I just wanted to say to all of the Student Athletes who participate in the Brooklyn Bridge Basketball Program you deserve to be recognized as some of the hardest working young men in New York City. Your team work and perseverance has earned you (3) more Championships this weekend bringing the total to (13) for 2003. The Super Biddy team won Brower Park, the 12/u Biddy team won NIKE Tournament of Champions @Riverbank State Park & the Brooklyn Tournament of Champions @St. John's Rec. With (3) Tournaments to go (Lefrak City, Fat Joe, Ron Artest) the Bridge can possibly hit the (20) mark which is great for any program. Visit our web site: www.leaguelineup.com/thebridge. Winter Tryouts dates will be posted in the immediate future. We would like to thank NIKE, Brower Park & Brooklyn Tournament of Champions for treating our program with class throughout the summer and we look forward to participating in 2004.'

8/25/03 Pictures from yesterday's UDC championship game are now on the UDC, 2003 page.  Be aware that the page may load slowly.

8/25/03 Playoff results are on the Manhasset Allstars Summer League page.'

8/25/03 NYHoops.com: UDC results.

8/25/03 Joe Angelon: 'Benefit Basketball Tournament: To benefit Special Olympics Long Island Basketball. Saturday, August 30 starts at 9am and Sunday, August 31 at 4pm at Terry Farrell Park(formere Wolf Hill Park) Wolf Hill Road, South Huntington. $300 pre 10 man team Age 19+ Register by August 28. Directions: Terry Farrell Park is located on Wolf Hill Road in South Huntington, approx. 1.5 miles east from Rtte.110 or approx. 2 miles west from Rte. 231 (Deer Park Ave.) From LIE: Exit 51, north on Rte.231 left onto Wolf Hill Road. Exit 41 on the northern state pkwy Go west to the light park on the right.  Double elimination -Shirts & trophies. Championship and consolation games.  For more information contact Joe Angelon at 631-928-4489. Checks payable to:Special Olympics L.I, 646 Main St., Port Jefferson, N,Y11777. This a big event great ball players will make it big but great people will make it gigantic.  Help support Special Olympics.'

8/24/03  The Next Generation superbiddies trailed the Gauchos through three quarters until the 'chos star, Shaquille Stokes (game high 25 points) fouled out with 2:05 to play and NG went on to win 44 - 40 as their point guard and MVP, Jordan Aaron scored 13 of his team high 17 points in the final quarter.

The biddie game was tied at 9 after on and Team Roc only led 19 -14 at halftime before doubling Riverside 42 - 21 at the end of three qurters. The Roc's Zameon Price led all scorers with 19 points while Tevin Mackey was high for the Church with 16.

Riverside was guaranteed a midget championship. The game was a mismatch between the Church's age appropriate team and their Future Stars (one year under the limit) teams with the older group posting an easy 54 - 26 win, as MVP center Andy Garcia (15) and guard Zamal Nixon (9) led a balanced scoring effort while the Stars' Ronald Dean was tops for his team with 10 points.

Pictures and more info later on the UDC, 2003 page.

8/24/03 Mike Hill, UDC: 'The super-biddy, biddy and midgets championships will be held Sunday August 24, 10am, 11am and 12pm respectively at the park on 216 and Barnes.'

8/24/03 Anthony V Nicodemo: 'Teaches Hoops Fall Hardwood Classic is on its way to becoming a great event. Many great teams, including; Rockland Rockets, Willie-Howie All Stars, Balston Spa, Connecticut Select, Student Athlete Broncos, Newark Zoo Crew and the NY Pride have already committed to play. Many other great programs have expressed interest, but we are waiting on confirmations to release the names. The tourney will be on September 13 and 14 on the Campus of Pace University in Pleasantvile, NY(Westchester County). Three game guarantee and 16 minute stop time games. Call (914)238-0278 or check out our website at www.teacheshoops.com for more info.'

8/23/03 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'The Sports Dome team won the Brewster 9th & 10th Grade Summer League Championship last night by defeating the Westchester Hawks. The team was undefeated through the league and was lead by Port Chester's Melvin "Porky" Calhoun (18), former Yorktown HS player now at Brunswick, Tyler McFarlane (12) and KLHT and Port Chester native Nate Collins (16). Also playing a major role for the team was Armonk native and freshmen Brunswick player, Kevin Decker (14).  Congratulations to the rest of the squad, Coach Al and Lou!'

8/23/03  Shawn McCray: 'Yesterday in the Newark Recreation finals held at Green Acres Park on Lyons Ave. The Zoo Crew 14-u and Highschool teams came away with championships. In game 1 the Zoo Crew A Highschool team defeated Newark Central 72-66 to repeat as league Champs. The Zoo jumped out to a 17 point lead before Newark Central mounted a run to cut the lead to 4 points. The Zoo held on down the stretch. The Zoo received 14 points from Newark Tech Sr. Richard Brown. St. Patrick's Sr. Desmond Sanders added 13 points. Barringer Sr. Reggie Larry added 11 points, 8 boards, and 5 blocks. University Sr. Phil Valdez added 10 points. Bloomfield Jr. Tyrone Pullins led the way with 9 assist and 5 steals.

In game 2 the Zoo Crew 14-u team captured their 4th Championship of the year with 77-68 come from behind victory over Next Level. The Zoo trailed 68-62 with 4 minutes remaining before they put it together to close out the game on a 15-0 run. The Zoo fell in last year's Championship game on a buzzer beater. The Zoo was led by 7th grader Bilal Gordon with 14 points. Al-Fatiah McClain added 13 points and 4 steals. James Richardson and Duquan Leonard scored 12 points and Leonard also added 8 boards, and 8 assist. Fuquan DeBerry added 11 points and Austin King had 10 points. All will be 9th graders in the fall, except Gordon. Leonard, Richardson, and McClain also played in the Highschool Championship with Newark Central. The 14-u team was coached by Shawn McCray who also coached Newark Central in the Highschool final. McCray coaches the JV team at Newark Central.'

8/22/03 Coach Willie Negron: 'Gunhill Semifinals -- I just wanted to thank the Willie Howie Allstars for a very long and tough tournament that they just lost to Dyckman by the score of 78-43. All summer long these men had to go through some tough games either winning by one or losing by 35. The semifinal game was a rematch from last year when the WillieHowie upset Dyckman and went to the championship and lost a tough game to Bronx Kings. The Willie Howie dug themselves a hole early and could not get out. Dyckman took it right to us early by getting great passing strong defense and a lot of inside looks. They led by the score of 47-17 at halftime and never looked back. However the Willie Howie made a run of their own by getting fast break baskets by Darin David from Monroe Campus and Ronald Crippen cut into the lead by going on 12-6 run and trailed by the score of 54-29 with 4.09 in the third quarter. The following players are given special thanks for finishing 4-4: Davaugh Vaugh, ParkWest senior,  Ronald Crippen, junior Monroe Campus,  Darin David who finished with 11 points junior Monroe Campus,  Sam Jenkins, Adephi bound went to Murray Bertgruam , senior George Lopez Truman,  AustinWallace, sophomore South Bronx, Riccardo Buckridge Monroe Campus senior, ElfegoBoyd A.E.Smith senior Joseph Minton junior Monroe Campus and my assistant coaches James Harrison and Malcolm Williams. The championship game will be Saturday August 23 at 3pm Bronx Kings vs Dyckman.'

8/22/03 Love2Ref: 'S.U.B.O.A. Annual Family Day. Bring family, friends and enjoy a day of fun! Volley ball, swimming, games for the kids with prizes.  Franks, hamburgers and soda will be served.  Saturday, August 23, 2003 at F.D.R. Park - Section 3B. Begins at 8:00 AM. Directions: Take the Bronx River Expressway to the Sprain Brook straight to the park. For More Information Contact: Richard Benitez - Annual Family Day Chairperson at: (917) 219-3072.'

8/21/03 Rich Kosik aka booksnball: Great post as always from Lfball.

8/21/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'Schedules are now posted for this weekend's Summertime Love 2003 Tournament in Albany, NY. - check the tournament web site. New York teams among the fifty teams competing in the five age divisions include Juice All-Stars, NYC Panthers, Queens Rimrockers, Team Next, CCYC  Hawks, Brooklyn Rams, Brooklyn Beasts, SVSM and Team Savage. Scores and updates will be posted on the website throughout the weekend.'

8/21/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'James Barrett, a 6-5 forward from Brooklyn (NY) Lincoln HS, will begin his collegiate career at Barstow (CA) CC this fall.  Barrett, who previously attended Brooklyn (NY) Bishop Loughlin HS and Milford (CT) Academy, joined Lincoln in time for the playoff run last spring and helped the Railsplitters (31-4) capture both the PSAL City Championship at Madison Square Garden and the State Federation title at Glens Falls.'

8/21/03 Shawn McCray: 'In yesterday's action in the Boylan St. Tournament the Newark Zoo Crew 17-u team defeated OGC 63-53 at Boylan Rec in Newark to advance to the championship game scheduled for 9-1-03 at 6:30pm. The Zoo was led by Barringer Sr. Reggie Larry with 15 points and 5 blocks. Newark Tech Sr. Richard Brown added 13 points and 8 boards. Bloomfield Jr. Tyrone Pullins added 12 points, 6 assist, and 3 steals. The championship game will be televised by Newark cablevision. The other game was supposed to be the Newark Rams and Boylan St, but the Rams didn't have enough player's so Boylan played another team.'

8/21/03 NYHoops.com: Metropolitan Classic semifinal and championship game summaries.

8/21/03 NYHoops.com:  Citywide Basketball Tournament Championship Results.

8/21/03 Mike Hill, UDC: 'Both senior and junior championship games will be held today (Thur. Aug. 21) at 6:00 pm at the playground on 216 and Barnes. The super-biddy, biddy and midgets championships will be held Sunday August 24, 10am, 11am and 12pm respectively at the park on 216 and Barnes. The rainsite for Sunday's games will be at Minisink. Minisink is located on Lenox Ave and 142 Street in Manhatten.'

8/21/03 Anthony V Nicodemo: 'Teaches Hoops Second Annual Sleepaway Camp will take place August 24-27 at Camp Eagle Hill in Elizaville, NY. Many great area young players are excpected to attend, including players from the Mt. Vernon Knights Youth Program. The camp will be staffed by college and high school coaches as well as college players from all levels. Room is still available, call 914-238-0278 or log onto www.teacheshoops.com for more info.'

8/20/03 LFBALL: A few thoughts on basketball.

8/20/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'Last weekend results on the Lefrak City Summer Basketball Classic page.'

8/20/03 Love2Ref: 'Coalition For Youth Development presents the Battle Of The States featuring top teams from New York, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland - four teams, single elimination, three games.  Location: Wadleigh High School, 215 West 114th. Street.  Enter On 115th. Street, between 7th. & 8th. Avenue. Date: Saturday, August 30, 2003. Tip Off: 12:00 P.M. Admission: $3.00.  For Further information contact: Dilou Brown: (646) 201-2954 or you can email him at: DilouBrown@yahoo.com.'

8/20/03 John P Miciotta Gauchos hold on vs. Juice on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/20/03 Washington Post: The Next LeBron?  Sebastian -- Brooklyn Senior Has One Eye on the NBA.

8/20/03 HoopMasters: Sonny Vaccaro Resigns from adidas.

8/20/03 Shawn McCray: 'Results for Sunday's Zoo Crew Summer League playoffs and next Sunday's semifinal schedule are on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.'

8/20/03 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Some of the CT Flame AAU 15& U team will attend what has been called the "Best of the Best" week at Five Star this coming weekend 8/22-27. They are 6'7 soph. center - Austin Wallace of S. Bronx HS, 6'3 soph. PF Nate Collins of KLHT (who is a Port Chester native) and 5'7 Jr. PG Melvin "Porky" Calhoun from Port Chester HS. Proving their desire to get better and to be coached by some of the best instructors in the game. Good luck fellas!'

8/19/03 D J Brown: Response to B. Henderson concerns.

8/18/03 Aswad Billups:'Tonight will conclude this years JP Morgan Chase Metropolitan City Style Classic. Girls Championship Game Exodus vs Gauchos Excel @  6:00  Boys Championship Game Gauchos vs Juice All Stars @ 7:30  There will be some great basketball being played in both of these games. Some of the metropolitan area's top talent will be playing today. All of the participating teams are very well coached and are great programs.

The girls game featured matcups will be between Latifa Joye from Exodu and Matee from Shabazz H.S. in New Jersey. She is averaging 30 pts in the tournament so far. And in the nightcap the Gauchos rated #1 by some scouting services featuring Russel Robinson, Sundiate Gaines and Ronald Ramon will face the Juice All Stars with Ramel Bradley, Kojo Mensah and allegedily Sebastian will be in the building tonight. It was stated that he was was going to show up when Juice played the Gauchos. That time has come! Please come out tonight and watch some great basketball.'

8/18/03 Shawn McCray: 'The Zoo Crew 12-u advanced to the Championship game of the Boylan St. Rec League with a 40-36 victory over the Spoilers. The Spoilers eliminated the Zoo from the Kaboobie Small Fry semis 2 weeks ago. The Zoo was led by 7th grader Rondre Kelly with 12 points and 8 boards. 8th grader Aaron Miller added 8 boards and 2 blocks, and 6th grader Fuquan Knight added 5 steals and 2 assist. The Zoo will play Next Level in the Championship game on 9-1-03 at Boylan St. Rec at 5pm. The game will be televised by Newark Cablevision's Channel 19 at a later date.'

8/19/02 M Neely: 'Bright Horizons Realty Stingrays won the Sportsfest 9th and 10th grade Championship (2-games to none) 51-46 and 56-53 over the CSA Prep Stars .Playoff MVP Frank Terranova (St Joe By the Sea Varsity) scored 21 pts including 2-3pt plays with under a minute left to ensure the victory. Michael Marchi Msgr. Farell JV scored 13 and Tom Tibbs St.Peters Jv had 10 for the winners.  In game 1 of the series Brian (RAK) Jirak St. Peters JV Scored 10 including 2 baskets with 1 minute left and Rick Boccia  Msgr. Farrell JV chipped in with 16 to lead Bright Horizon Realty 51-46. Tom Tibbs ran the point and scored 10 in the victory. The "help" defense of Mike Neely (a Msgr.Farrell hopeful, 4 charges in both games) and Rich Ferrara (a Msgr.Farrell hopeful, 2 steals-gm-2) helped keep the high powered offense of the CSA Prep Stars at bay. Carl Petrigno Msgr.Farrell JV (7 rebounds-gm-2) and Chris Valentine (3 steals) both did a great job defending CSA's big men. CSA Prep Stars had Justin Guilfoyle Msgr.Farrell JV who Scored 17 in Game-1 and 21 in Game-2 along with Ryan Rossiter Msgr.Farrell Varsity 12pts Game-1. Bright Horizon Realty lost the first game of the season then went undefeated (13-0) the rest of the season! Thanks to Kathy Pontone and Bright Horizon Realty for sponsoring the team.

Coached by Eliot Wilson (S.I.Tech/MckeeTech Assist Varsity Coach) the Stingrays 14's Win the Nike League on Staten Island 39-36 over the Lions. Karron McKenzie (S.I.Tech/MckeeTech-Frosh) netted 18 points, A.J. Hemingway added 10 and Ryan Clement had 6 pts. James Hett (Msgr. Farrell incoming frosh) had 18 for the Lions. Next up for the Stingrays Nike City Championships vs Brooklyn in Rucker Park.'

8/19/02 Coach Rudy King: 'Though we've taken some lumps or better yet thumps during the 2003 season, like most programs our goal is to produce quality basketball and for the record the Brooklyn Bridge Basketball Program has racked up (10) Championships in 2003 which includes: 14/u Micco P.A.L (Brooklyn), 7th Grade / Basketball City SlamJam, 7th Grade Albany Hoops Invitational, 13/u Gershwyn Tournament (Brooklyn), 12/u Positive Youth (Brooklyn), 12/u NIKE (Brooklyn), 16/u NIKE (Brooklyn), 16/u C& C Showcase (Brooklyn), 13/u CityWide and 15/u CityWide. The coaches: Joe Robinson, John Antley, Donald Herndon, Carl Clark, Mike Chapman & Rudy King. Kudos to Green!'

8/19/02 TimesUnion: Tiki Mayben rejected. CBA denies Troy star's application to transfer.

8/19/02 B. Henderson: 'To all of the officials who I have watched this summer, some good, some bad and some who don't have a clue, I would like to say that maybe I'm a little old fashioned when it comes to players and their uniforms, but I am tired of viewing the color of a player's underwear and in some cases even more. On Sunday as I was watching a game at the UDC playoff there was a player whose attire was a little on the extreme side. Not only were his playing shorts completely below his behind but they were also below his crotch. So if you didn't get a back view you got the full frontal. Several spectators made mention of this to me so I politely ask the referee if it was possible to have the young man to adjust his shorts and his reply was, " That is the least thing on my mind ". I was really blown back by his answer. Hopefully the TV cameraman edited it from his film. Perhaps the refs aren't in charge anymore or maybe some of them just don't care. I think that SUBOA should address this issue with their officials and be more selective in who they assign to represent them. Will the next player try to duplicate this or will many others follow suit? Are some refs letting things get out of control by turning a blind eye? In every sport that I am familiar with, there is a dress code including basketball. I can understand that this is a summer league and players get hot and sweaty, but not to that extreme. The ref could have politely asked the player to correct his shorts and if he didn't, then the team as well as the coach should have been given a warning, then a technical if it was not corrected. I know of several states where the captains are told this in advance so when the player get the tech, they know why....'

8/18/02 Playoff results on the UDC, 2003 page.

8/18/03 Shawn McCray: 'Results for this past weekend on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.'

8/18/02 Antonio Cannon Sr. 'The T.K. Allstars 14u Boys Midget team captured the championship at the Show Me What you Got summer basketball, NY.. We defeated good friend Coach Kamani Young and his Juice Allstars. We then moved on to the UDC (Bronx) semi-finals, where we faced the Riverside Future Stars for the third time this summer, but with a different result. We were defeated by a very composed and well prepared Future Star team. The T.K. Allstars would like to thank Jake Edwards, Director: of Show Me What You Got Basketball, and Mike Hill Director of the UDC Basketball League for working with us on our hectic 6 summer tournament basketball schedule. Avirex (Queens), Adidas Student Athletics (Queens), Show Me What You (Brooklyn) , UDC (Bronx), Young World (Harlem), and The Lefrak City Summer Classic (Queens). Great job by our roster: Justin Davis, Antonio Cannon, Jr. Deytwan Hill, Jerell McKie, Shaun Willouby, Victor Caputo, James Mutulu, Danny Sanchez, Duran Velasquez, Pernell Greene. Hang in there team, four down two to go, we are still in the hunt for Young World, and Lefrak City Classic!'

8/18/02 Love2Ref: New York SUBOA's New Applicant Program.

8/17/03 Shawn McCray: 'The Zoo Crew 14-u defeated Team KA 70-69 in the championship game of the Newark Board of Education Summer League played on Saturday morning at Newark Central High. The Zoo trailed by as much as 12 points in the 2nd half, but fought back to win the game. The Zoo was led by the game's MVP guard Al-Fatiah McClain with 25 points and 10 boards. McClain sacrificed his guard position to go inside and bang with Team KA's frontcourt. Guard Duquan Leonard had an exceptional game with 19 points 8 assist, and 9 steals. James Richardson added 14 points, and Derek Miller had 10 points in the victory. Leonard, McClain, and Richardson will be headed to Newark Central; Miller will attend Newark Eastside. The Zoo Crew program 14-u teams have won the league 4 years in a row with a 44-0 record over that time. Team KA was led by Brad Haugabrook with 22 points and Darius Kinney with 15 points. Haugabrook will attend Seton Hall Prep. and Kinney will be headed to Shabazz.'

8/18/03 Jennifer and Jasmine Gordon: 'The results for this weekend are on the Manhasset Allstars Summer League page.'

8/18/03 Coach Willie Negron: 'Gunhill Classic Playoffs -- Willie Howie was at full strength getting great passing from Truman guard Ryan Exum, Ronald Crippen Monroe Campus and leading the Willie Howie with 16 points Darin David from Monroe Campus. Adephi bound Sam Jenkins who had a off game got a key 3in the second Quarter and Strong rebounding and shot blocking from the following players 6-7 sophmore Austin Wallace from South Bronx, Riccardo Buchridge Monroe Campus, George Lopez Truman and Davaugh Vaugnh from Park West who finished with 10 points. The Willie Howie led at halftime 31-18 but the Whiz Kids came back on sloppy play from Willie Howie and cut the lead to 7points. In the 4 quarter the sloppy play startrd early but regroup and finished strong with key blocks from Austin Wallace and great free throw shooting from Monroe Campus Darin David and Sam Jenkins who iced the game 52-43.The victory gives the Willie Howie their second finall four trip against rival Dyckman on Wednesday August 20 at 6pm. The winner will play defending champs Bronx Kings who beat the Predators 63-58 for the right to go to the championship on August 23 at 3pm .

8/17/03 TimesUnion: Tiki Mayben is leaving Troy High School. Basketball star desires a transfer to CBA.

8/17/03 Peter Fuhrman: 'St. Gregory the Great 2003 Boys Fall Classic Basketball Tournament on October 3rd thru 13th, @ St. Gregory the Great Parish Center, Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, New Jersey 08690. Ages 12-14 (Must be in 7th or 8th grades) --  pool-play (4 games guaranteed) with varsity high school officials.  20-team maximum with individual trophies to champions and runners-up -- all-tournament team awards. $250 team entry fee. Checks made payable to: St. Greg’s Parish Athletic Committee, 49 Foy Drive, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690.  Teams will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis! It may seem early to commit for a fall tournament, but you should reserve your spot now! For more information, please call Peter Fuhrman at 609-631-8448 or Peter.Fuhrman@CareerMedia.com. Special note: We also welcome your team’s cheerleaders at no additional charge!'

8/17/03 Aswad Billups:'Due to the blackout we had to cancel Thursday's and Friday's games. They were made up on Saturday August 16th and on Sunday we will conclude the quarterfinal rounds. Game 1 Abysinnian vs Juice All Stars @ 4:00pm, Game 2 Saturday Game 1 winner vs Saturday Game 3 winner @ 5:30pm, Game 3 Bronx Ravens vs Rocksteady @ 7:00pm, Game 4 Saturday Game 2 winner vs ame 4 winner @ 8:30pm.'  Earlier stories on on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/17/03 Craig Carter: 'Former All-City guard from Bronx High School of Science, and Rutgers University standout, Craig Carter will be resigning his curent position at Elizabeth City State University as assistant men's basketball coach, to accept a position at University of North Carolina- Greensboro as their new Director of Basketball Operations. Coach Carter previously spent two years coaching alongside Dwayne "Tiny" Morton at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn from 1999-2001. Coach Carter would like to thank all those folks in the NYC, NJ Connecticut area for all their well-wishes and support.'

8/17/03 Shawn McCray: 'The Zoo Crew 14-u defeated Team KA 70-69 in the championship game of the Newark Board of Education Summer League played on Saturday morning at Newark Central High. The Zoo trailed by as much as 12 points in the 2nd half, but fought back to win the game. The Zoo was led by the game's MVP guard Al-Fatiah McClain with 25 points and 10 boards. McClain sacrificed his guard position to go inside and bang with Team KA's frontcourt. Guard Duquan Leonard had an exceptional game with 19 points 8 assist, and 9 steals. James Richardson added 14 points, and Derek Miller had 10 points in the victory. Leonard, McClain, and Richardson will be headed to Newark Central; Miller will attend Newark Eastside. The Zoo Crew program 14-u teams have won the league 4 years in a row with a 44-0 record over that time. Team KA was led by Brad Haugabrook with 22 points and Darius Kinney with 15 points. Haugabrook will attend Seton Hall Prep. and Kinney will be headed to Shabazz.'

8/18/03 Jennifer and Jasmine Gordon: 'The results for this weekend are on the Manhasset Allstars Summer League page.'

8/18/03 Coach Willie Negron: 'Gunhill Classic Playoffs -- Willie Howie was at full strength getting great passing from Truman guard Ryan Exum, Ronald Crippen Monroe Campus and leading the Willie Howie with 16 points Darin David from Monroe Campus. Adephi bound Sam Jenkins who had a off game got a key 3in the second Quarter and Strong rebounding and shot blocking from the following players 6-7 sophmore Austin Wallace from South Bronx, Riccardo Buchridge Monroe Campus, George Lopez Truman and Davaugh Vaugnh from Park West who finished with 10 points. The Willie Howie led at halftime 31-18 but the Whiz Kids came back on sloppy play from Willie Howie and cut the lead to 7points. In the 4 quarter the sloppy play startrd early but regroup and finished strong with key blocks from Austin Wallace and great free throw shooting from Monroe Campus Darin David and Sam Jenkins who iced the game 52-43.The victory gives the Willie Howie their second finall four trip against rival Dyckman on Wednesday August 20 at 6pm. The winner will play defending champs Bronx Kings who beat the Predators 63-58 for the right to go to the championship on August 23 at 3pm .

8/17/03 TimesUnion: Tiki Mayben is leaving Troy High School. Basketball star desires a transfer to CBA.

8/17/03 Peter Fuhrman: 'St. Gregory the Great 2003 Boys Fall Classic Basketball Tournament on October 3rd thru 13th, @ St. Gregory the Great Parish Center, Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, New Jersey 08690. Ages 12-14 (Must be in 7th or 8th grades) --  pool-play (4 games guaranteed) with varsity high school officials.  20-team maximum with individual trophies to champions and runners-up -- all-tournament team awards. $250 team entry fee. Checks made payable to: St. Greg’s Parish Athletic Committee, 49 Foy Drive, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690.  Teams will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis! It may seem early to commit for a fall tournament, but you should reserve your spot now! For more information, please call Peter Fuhrman at 609-631-8448 or Peter.Fuhrman@CareerMedia.com. Special note: We also welcome your team’s cheerleaders at no additional charge!'

8/17/03 Aswad Billups:'Due to the blackout we had to cancel Thursday's and Friday's games. They were made up on Saturday August 16th and on Sunday we will conclude the quarterfinal rounds. Game 1 Abysinnian vs Juice All Stars @ 4:00pm, Game 2 Saturday Game 1 winner vs Saturday Game 3 winner @ 5:30pm, Game 3 Bronx Ravens vs Rocksteady @ 7:00pm, Game 4 Saturday Game 2 winner vs ame 4 winner @ 8:30pm.'  Earlier stories on on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/17/03 Craig Carter: 'Former All-City guard from Bronx High School of Science, and Rutgers University standout, Craig Carter will be resigning his curent position at Elizabeth City State University as assistant men's basketball coach, to accept a position at University of North Carolina- Greensboro as their new Director of Basketball Operations. Coach Carter previously spent two years coaching alongside Dwayne "Tiny" Morton at Lincoln High School in Brooklyn from 1999-2001. Coach Carter would like to thank all those folks in the NYC, NJ Connecticut area for all their well-wishes and support.'

8/17/03 Shawn McCray: 'Zoo Crew 14-u advances to its 2nd Championship of the week with a 45-17 victory over New Hope Hoopsters in the Newark Board of Education League held at Newark Central High. The Zoo was led by Newark Central bound guards Duquan Leonard with 14 points, James Richardson 13 points, and Al-Fatiah McClain with 12 points. The Zoo will play Team KA in the finals on 8-14-03 at 4 pm at Central High school in Newark. Team KA defeated the Ruffriders in the semi's. The Zoo defeated Team KA during the season by 6 points. The Zoo have won the league the past 3 years and have a 43 game winning streak in the league.'

8/14/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'David Sills, a 6-1 point guard from Harlem (NY) has transferred from Odessa (TX) JC to Southern Idaho JC for his sophomore season. As a freshman at Odessa in 2002-03, Sills averaged 14.7 points, 2.5 rebounds aand 2.0 assists. He shot 39% from the floor, including 30% of his three-pointers, and made 79% of his free throws for the 17-10 Wranglers.  Sills received first-team honors in the NJCAA Region V and in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference. He originally signed with Northeastern out of Bronx Regional HS, where he  led his team to the PSAL ALternative League city championship.'

8/14/03 Coach Willie Negron: 'Some of the Willie Howie Allstars just dont play AAU ball. They either play park ball hang out with their friends or go to basketball camp. The following Willie Howies - Ronald Crippen, Darin David and Riccardo Buckdrige from Monroe Campus - will play at the 3rd Annual ErIc Harrison and Steve Schulman Summer Basketball Camp at Lehman College. The special camp features are individual instruction, great guest speakers and league games. Also Austin Wallace who plays for the Willie Howie Allstars is 6-7 sophmore at South Bronx H.S. He went to get better by getting help from the NewYork Knicks staff at Basketball City.'

8/14/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The schedule for the upcoming weekend is on the Lefrak City Summer Basketball Classic page.'

8/13/03 John P Miciotta with the boys' action on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/13/03 Shawn McCray: 'Zoo Crew A advances to the championship game of the Newark Recreation Summer League with a 91-46 victory over the 11th St. All-Stars. The Zoo was too much as they pressed their way into the championship game. The Zoo was led by University Sr. Phil Valdez with 19 points, 11 boards and 3 steals. Newark Barringer Sr. Reggie Larry added 18 points. Newark Westside Jr. Eddie McClain scored 18 points. Newark Westside Sr. Bryant Ford scored 12 points. Bloomfield High Jr. Tyrone Pullins had 12 points, 3 steals, and 9 assist. St. Patrick's Sr. Desmond Sanders scored 11 points, 3 steals, and 14 assist. Zoo Crew A will play Newark Central High coached by Zoo Crew Program Director Shawn McCray who coaches Central JV during the high school season. The game will be played at Green Acres Park on Lyon's Ave in Newark on 8-15-03 at 8pm.'

8/13/03 This week's playoff schedule on the UDC, 2003 page.

8/13/03 Newsday: Storm's Jarvis at Work Recruiting for 2004.

8/13/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'Six New York players in the Class of 2007 were rated by Hoop Scoop among the top 50 players at the 14-Under/8th Grade AAU National Tournament in Orlando, FL last week: #18 - 6'2 Melquan Bolding of the Bronx, #23 - 5'5 Dwan McMillan of Brooklyn (Lincoln HS), #25 - 6'8 Jabari Edwards of Brooklyn, #45 - 6'4 Gabriel Anderson of the Bronx, #46 - 5'11 Darius Gabriel of Queens (Lincoln HS), #48 - 5'11 Anthony Fisher of the Bronx (St. Raymond's HS).

Vince Baldwin has Ramel Bradley rated #3 preseason among the  Florida HS point guards behind Darius Washington (Orlando Edgewater HS) and  Bradenton Pendleton teammate Taurean Green. Cliff Clinkscales, now at Shores Christian Academy, received the #5 ranking among the state's playmakers for  the upcoming season. In the JUCO ranks, Adrian Uter of Broward CC is pegged  as a first-team All-State selection. The 6-6 Uter is a 2002 graduate of  Springfield Gardens HS.'

8/13/03 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Manhasset Allstars Basketball Jamboree, September 13 &14, 2003.  Whitney Pond Park, Manhasset, New York. Exit 33 (community drive) off the LIE (495), between the LIE and Northern Blvd.).  Boys ages: 10.u, 13.u, 14, 15/16. Cannot turn next age prior to tournament start date. To register your team call: Sly Johnson - 516-314-7397, e-mail: slyjohn38@aol.com.  All fees, rosters, and birth certificates must be returned by Saturday, August 23. There will be only four (4) teams in each age group. * Games start at 10:00am and continues throughout the day… · Cost: only $175.00 per team. · Three games guarantee.  · Trophies for champs. · Max 12 roster players per team. · Coaches will pay referee fee prior to start of game. Rain Dates: September 20 & 21.'

8/12/03 Aswad Billups: 'Girls semifinal results on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/12/03 Shawn McCray: 'The Zoo Crew 14-u team out of Newark has advanced to the Newark Recreation championship game scheduled for 8-15-03 at 6pm at Green Acres Park in Newark with a 30-24 victory over the Orangemen. The Zoo avenged its only loss in the league. The Zoo was led by Bryant Taborn with 13 points and 3 blocks. Bryant will not play in the championship game; he was up for the summer from North Carolina and left to go back after the game. Newark Central High bound player's Al-Fatiah McClain 8 boards, Duquan Leonard 4 steals, and Amir Richardson 3 assist will hold down the team. The Zoo will play the winner of Next Level and Peshine Ave.   The Zoo lost in the championship game last year to Broadway Boy's and Girl's Club by 1 point on a buzzer shot.'

8/12/03 Tony Ramos: Latest results at Africa Park Classic page.

8/12/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'This week's results:on the Lefrak City Summer Basketball Classic page.'

8/12/03 UDC Top teams after week 9 on the UDC, 2003 page.

8/12/03 Reginald Murray: 'S.O.N. Youth Partnership, a non-profit mentoring program teaching youth life skills through sports, and Brooklyn Hoops, Brooklyn's premier indoor basketball facility, are hosting the ultimate weekend Brooklyn Basketball Tournament, "Supremacy". Supremacy takes place September 13th & 14th and will feature 16 of Brooklyn's best AAU, traveling, and club teams. Pool play format. Brooklyn's best teams in one place at one time! Registration fee $250 due August 22nd. 3 game guarantee. High school division. Must be in high school in Fall 2003. Only Brooklyn teams and Brooklyn players. For more information, contact Andre Ambrose (Tournament Co-coordinator) at 718-342-8056 or S.O.N. Youth Partnership, 718-287-8140. Or go to the website www.eteamz.com/supremacy or e-mail supremacytournament@hotmail.com.'

8/12/03 Roberto E. Diaz, N.Y.C. Finest - "I will like to thank Doc Niceli for inviting us back to his Student Athlete/Adidas Tournament 2003. Our 14u took the Championship yesterday against TK All-Stars, who did put up a great game, and who beat us in the semifinals in Show Me What You Got (Good Luck Tone). The 14u squad played a strong game all around to defend the title from the prior year. I would like to commend our guys for making our season a great one and for working hard all together: MVP Evans Pyrrhon, Branden Matthews, Nayquan Mitchell, Rodney Lewis, Collis Banks, Shane Hickey, Khy Shipp, Steve Williams, Le-Quan Mack, Michael Troll, Michael Bruce & Orlando Mendez.

Our 16u did also make the championship vs the Broncos, who played an outstanding game. Our 16u put out a great game even thought we came up short by 3 at the end. We had an outstanding season and a great group who worked extremely hard: Nicholas Jones, Sportsmanship Award Winner Derrick Gabriel, Brandon Lawley, Jason Pauline, Ronald Becoate, Michael Glover, Melvin Clarida, Daniel Desir, Jaquan Williams, Curtis Tucker & Afix Famosa.

Great job "Doc" and see you next year again with God in front.'

8/12/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstar 14u Midget team played in two championships this past weekend. The first at the Avirex tournament against the Springfield Riffles, who defeated us 50-49. The second championship game was played at the Student Athletics Adidas Tournament against NYC Finest, who defeated us 54-44. We will try to redeem ourselves this coming weekend. We play in the Show Me What You Got Championship game on Saturday, as well as the semifinal at UDC! In closing, we would like to thank Greg Coles of Avirerx, and Doc Nicelli of Adidas Student Athletics for extending the T.K. Allstars the invitation to their competitions.'

8/12/03 Louis Xifaras: The Queens RimRockers boys 12U and 14U teams both are in the Manhattan Nike Metro Swoosh Championship games, to be played this Thursday, August 14th, 2003 at Millbank Center, beginning at 6pm.

8/12/03 Roberto E. Diaz, N.Y.C. Finest - 'I want to congratulate our two $1,000 Scholarship Award winners Roberto A. Felipe N.Y.U. bound, and George J. Brister already attending Queensborough Community College. The awards dinner took place July 24th at Terrace in the Park in Flushing Meadows, Queens. I want to thank the N.S.A. (National Supermarkets Association) for sponsoring the scholarships.'

8/11/03 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): The FYA/Slam Invitational Summer Basketball Tournament 2003 championship results from Sunday - in the 17 and under division, FYA defeated a high flying team from Queens, The Morris Brown Warriors by the score of 79 - 78. It took a pressing defense, and some clutch outside shooting from Sean Watson (29 pts), Jamal McCoy and Max Menard to come from behind to win the championship. In the 15 and under, FYA defeated the Hawks by the score of 64 - 63. It took a 30 plus game from Jamal McCoy to defeat the strong and taller Hawks to win the championship. In the 13 and under, Brooklyn Ballers defeated Four Seasons by the score of  59 - 53. Josh Dupri had 23 pts, Rudy P. 16 pts. The Ballers came from behind to win the championship. The Flatbush Youth Association would like to thank all coaches, players, and parents for their participation in the tournament. Any questions feel free to call 718 434 0127.'

8/11/03 Paul Brown- NY Gauchos: A tribute to four Gaucho coaches - Marc Jones, Julius Allen, Dwayne Mitchell and Gary Gims.

8/11/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'Rodney Epperson, a 6-8 forward from Queens (NY), has transferred from Barton (KS) CC to Midland (TX) JC for his sophomore season. As a freshman at Barton in 2002-03, Epperson averaged 14.7 points and 4.5 assists for the 28-4 Cougars. He connected on 46% of his field goals, 36% from beyond the arc and 77% from the foul line. Epperson was named third team All-Conference in the Jayhawk-West division. He was a standout at LaSalle HS in New York before completing his prep years at Troy (NY) Redemption and Maine Central.'

8/11/03 Love2Ref: 'The Abyssinian Baptist Church Basketball Program presents the 9th. Annual Back To School Basketball Classic. Free school supplies - free food - record label giveaways - free giveaways for all young people - and much more.

When: August 23, 2003. Where: Colonel Young Park, 145th. Street and Lenox Avenue.  2nd. - 4th. Grade Game @ 10:30 AM, 5th.- 6th. Grade (Girls) @ 11:30 PM, 5th.- 6th. Grade (Boys) @ 12:30 PM, 7th.- 10th. Grade (Girls) @ 1:30 PM,  7th.- 8th. Grade (Boys) @ 2:30 PM, 9th.- 10th. Grade (Boys) @ 3;30 PM, High School Girls All-Star Game @ 4:30 PM.

High School Boys All-Star @ 7:00 PM @ Minisink Town House, Located at 142nd. Street & Lenox Avenue. For further information call Turtle @ (212) 491-1092.'

8/11/03 Weekend results on the UDC, 2003 page.

8/11/03 Coach Lloyd Desvigne: 'Holy Cross Knights 81- Long Island Panthers 78.' Championship game summary on the IS8 Summer League, 2003 page.

8/11/03 Tyrone Hester, Morris Brown Warriors - 'The Morris Brown Warriors came in 2nd place to FYA Basketball Team at the FYA/Slam Invitational Basketball Tournament in Brooklyn. Darnell Rhymes led the Warriors with 30 points.while Jamel Youmans and Sarfraz Hussain both had 15 points each. Strong defense and ball movement by Dwayne Neal, Hans Fleuroit, Mansor Tokhi, Jasmon Perry, Kyrel Davis, Darnell Rhymes, Joe Berkely, Wally Mehirdel and Nelson Cruz. Final score was 79 to 78. I would like to commend Coach Carlton Screen for his great effort and success running The FYA/Slam Invitational Basketball Tournament. Good competition, fun as well as for a good cause. Thanks for the invitation to your tournament.'

8/11/03 Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors (Scholars Through Sports Foundation): 'Over the weekend, my team competed against two tough opponents at Doc Neceli's Student-Athlete's tournament. We defeated a tough East New Yorkers team in the semi-finals. We were defeated in the championship game by the Bronco's 69 - 65. Marques Damon of Benjamin Banneker was given the Sportsmanship Award for his performance in the finals. Greg Willis of Health Professions, Jamaal Smith of LaSalle Academy and Tyreik Goode of Hyde Prep played very well during both games. Michael Dodd of Edison and Glen Ozoude of Hillcrest also made significant contributions in both games. We are participating in the Lefrak City Classic.'

8/11/03 Rodney Johnson- EXODUS NYC- 'After speaking with over 70 Juco's around the country, # 5 ranked 6'9 swing Rodney Epperson will leave Barton County and attend Midland Junior College. Christmas comes early for Coach Gid Arnold of Southern Idaho Juco. He signs South Florida's (CUSA) transfer's 6'4 shooting machine Sheldon Franklin and 6'8 PF Yusef Baker, along with 6'2 David "The Enigma" Sills and 6'5 Danny Artest. The 2 biggest steals of the summer are 6'7 swing Diego Aguiar who will be attending Campbell University (Sun Belt) and 6'5 swing Genc "Geno" Selimi is considering FDU. Exodus Office (212)781-8210.'

8/10/03 Aswad Billups: 'Day five results for the ladies games on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/10/03 Chris Tarver, Director of the MPSC: 'The Icon Classic Fall Slam Fest will fast break to the shore area of New Jersey for AAU & High School teams Friday, October 17th thru Sunday, October 19th. This is a pool play format tournament with a three game guarantee. $350. 00 per. This tournament is sponsored by the Monmouth Power Sports Club & Icon Sports Inc. For more information contact me at 732-833-5020 or IconSportsInc@aol.com.'

8/10/03 Daily News: City kids not seeing red for Jarvis. Blue-chip recruits giving St. John's cold shoulder.

8/10/03 NorthJersey: 'Jason Cameron, the high-scoring senior from Cliffside Park, has enjoyed playing in various summer leagues around North Jersey, and has traveled to Florida to compete on the AAU circuit. Now comes the real excitement: the recruiting game. Cameron, who could be poised to lead the Red Raiders to the BCSL American title this year, has drawn interest from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Boston University, and Columbia, among others.'

8/10/03 L Rubino: ' I was reviewing your site: Rocco Rubino from Brooklyn - Class of 2007 will be attending Archbishop Molloy HS.'  Web note: Much of the class of 2007 page has now been updated for high school destinations.

8/10/03 Paul Gropper: 'My brother Gary and I just started putting on seminars helping youth prepare for college called Taming The College Monster. Anyone interested for the fall and winter please contact me at Coach Grop@aol.com.'

8/9/03 Pete Edwards: 'IS8 Summer Classic champinship game has been changed to tomorrow @ 3:30pm. -- Holy Cross Knights vs Panthers.  Panthers have Antonio Pena, Vic Morris, Duane Johnson and the Knights have Yada, Mike Johnson, Lawrence Jolicoeur, et al.'

8/9/03 Coach Willie Negron: 'Gunhill Basketball Classic -- The Willie Howie Allstars kept their playoffs hope alive by beating Twin Allstars 61-39. They played together as a team should by getting good shots from Adelphi bound Sam Jenkins who finished the game with 3 long range threes and 11 ponts. Also got great guard play from Darin David from Monroe Campus, Ryan Exum from Truman and Ronald Crippen also from Monroe Campus with 9 points. They got strong rebounding fom Joseph Minton (Monroe Campus), Riccardo Buckridge and Devaun Vaughn had a strong game with 12 points. They evened their record to 3-3 but must make up a game that was rained out last week and win the game to go to the playoffs.'

8/9/03 Weekend schedule and top teams after week 8 on the UDC, 2003 page.

8/9/03 Bob Starkman: 'I always read the kind words Coach Rock Eisenberg has for others. I would like to share a thought about mya good friend who is a great "basketball fixture" in New York City and a great player he has sent to my program. Over a year ago. Coach Rock Eisenberg called me about a potential student athlete named Adrian Uter. Rock promised me after his second year at Broward Community College, Adrian should be recruited by some Division I programs. Well, Rock was right, but his timing was off. Adrian Uter, a product of Springfield Gardens H.S. led all NJCAA Division I programs in rebounding at 17.1rpg along with 16ppg. He is now being recruiting by Texas Tech, Hofstra, American University, Hawaii, High Point University, College of Charleston along with several ACC schools. Adrian who has grown to 6-7 and 215 pounds excels on and off the court. That was not enough. Rock then sent me his former Tilden assistant Steve Davis. Without Steve we would not have had the success that we had. Once again Rock came through sending St Johns P/G Chris Bernard and Tildens P/F Andre King along with Aaron Harvey of Robeson H.S. They will all add to the NYC contingent of Adrian Uter, Brian Williams (CTK) and August Martin's Jenar Harrison. Keep up the great work!'

8/9/03 Jennifer Hanson: 'How many moms reading this site would like to play basketball? The NYC YWCA is presenting two womens basketball programs this Fall.  Wednesday night league Sept. 10-October 29. 5:00-6:30 pm.  Four teams, two scored games/nite (one per team) and referee. Individuals are welcome. Intermediate level - 8 sessions. Monday night with coaching:  September 15- October 20 5:00-6:30 pm Warm-ups, skill building and scrimmages. Beginner/intermediate level. 6 sessions. For more information, contact Jennifer Hanson at 212-735-9797 or jhanson@ywcanyc.org or stop by the YWCA, 53 St. and Lexington Avenue.'

8/8/03 Love2Ref: 'Harlem Week Presents New York VS Philadelphia Intercity Basketball Classic. When: Sunday, August 10. Where: Rucker Park. Location: 155th. Street & 8th. Avenue, Harlem, NY.  Game and Times  Biddy All-star Game - 1:30 PM,  High School Girls Game - 2:30 PM,  High School Boys Game - 4:00 PM.  Rucker pro legends Hall of Fame induction - 4:30 PM.  Unlimited Pro Game - 6:00 PM.  Music By Harlem's Own DJ Mario. Contact: Bob McCullough (646) 408-0173 or George Ball (347) 256-8942.

8/8/03 Last weekend's results on the UDC, 2003 page.

8/8/03 Aswad Billups: 'Day three results for the ladies games on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/8/03 Travis Berry: 'Come One, come all to Riverbank State Park Basketball camp. Riverbank State Park is located in Manhattan on 145th Street and Riverside Drive, N.Y. N.Y. 10031. The first camp will be held during the week of August 18th to the 21st, for boys 12-17 years old. However, the second camp is co-ed and will start August 25th to the 28th, for ages 7-11 years old. The fee for this years camps is $29.00. Campers will receive camp T-shirt and lunch. We will also have guest speakers on each day. For more information please call Wayne Banner at (212) 694 - 3637. Thank you, and let's keep the ball bouncing!'

8/7/03 Coach Tom Sampogna CT Flame 15&U: 'Just wanted to shed some light on a player who plays for the Connecticut Flame 15&U team - .6'7 200 C Austin Wallace - South Bronx HS. It should be known that this team was 27-13 and placed at the Nationals in Kingsport, TN.'

8/7/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'Raymond Wright, a 6-9 center from Englewood (NJ) HS, will be heading to Daytona Beach (FL) JC for the 2003-04 season. Wright averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds last season while leading  Englewood to a 26-2 record and the state Group 2 semifinals.'

8/7/03 From our region the Rivals national top 150 class of 2004 now includes # 13 JR Smith,  # 15 Sebastian Telfair, # 24 Kyle Lowry, # 25 Juan Palacios, # 26 A. J. Price, # 30 Russell Robinson,  # 37 Josh Wright,  # 47 Joakim Noah, # 55 Sean Singletary, # 65 David McClure,  # 77 Jermaine Bell,  # 80 Rahshon Clark,  # 88 Ramel Bradley, # 99 Sundiata Gaines,  # 105 Stanley Branch,  # 112 Brian Laing and # 131 Gavin Grant.

8/7/03 Doc Nicelli: The Student Athlete Inc. Broncos had a sucessful trip in Vegas and in California going 8 wins and 2 losses combined . One loss was in O.T by 1, the other by 4 points, but overall it was a strong showing against some very good competition. Kenny Jones was his usual dominating self in the paint, continuing his play with a comination of power and speed. Brian Dunston [ St Johns Prep] fresh out of ABCD camp played strong using his 6' 7" big body and huge wingspan to help control the paint and boards. Ivan Marnika [ going to Colombia ] showed his versatile inside / outside game while playing some outstanding defense at the 3 position . While Niko Scott [ Christ The King ] the first sophmore ever taken to Vegas by the Broncos showed his solid shooting, scoring and passing ability throughout the tournament. Other strong contributions came from Adris Deleon and Jene Anusionweu. The Broncos will going on at least 3 more national tournaments coming up in September . If any players are interested in going please call me at 718 392 4527 or 646 246 1130.'

8/7/03 Aswad Billups: 'Day two results for the ladies games on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/7/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'This weeks schedule:on the Lefrak City Summer Basketball Classic page.

8/6/03  Rob WIlliams: 'The Bistate Pythons are champions at the Springfield Rifles’ 2003 “Go Hard or Go Home” in the 14 and under division defeating North Babylon. The boys were a pleasure to coach, offensively they were unselfish almost to a fault, and keyed by a consuming trap defense they rarely allowed opponents to get into their offensive sets. Thanks again to Akeem Brightman - August Martin, Chris Abney - Jamaica, Darryl Washington - Bishop Loughlin, Corey White - Van Buren, Darwin Lynch - John Adams, Marcus Berry - Benjamin Cardozo, Roberto Corrente - St. Mary’s, Marcel Bowie - Stone Mountain, Ga., Malik Haynes , Roosevelt “Nuky” Cobb - Francis Lewis, Trinity “Triny” Gibbs - Fields -MS 192, Justin Newton - MS 238, Nathaniel “Butter” Wilson - MS 192, Stacy Campbell - Campus Magnet.'

8/6/03 Courier Post Online: Motivated Collingswood finishes unbeaten with a 50-45 win over Colonial Conference rival Sterling in the championship match of the Washington Township Summer League.

8/6/03 Aswad Billups: 'Opening day results for the first ladies games on the Metropolitan City Style Classic page.'

8/6/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: Weekend results on the Lefrak City Summer Basketball Classic page.

8/5/03 Coach Glen Steinberg: 'The Warriors won the tournament at Nassau Colliseum this past weekend. There were 16 teams in our division. Key contributors were Mike Crisci, Tyler Harvey and Eric Giarttano. We will be travelling to Connecticut next weekend for another tournament.'

8/5/03 Coach Willie Negron: 'Three Willie Howie players took a Greyhound from New York to Robert Morris University so they could get better at 5-Star Basketball Camp where the teaching never stops. Gary Houston, Fabian Figueroa and Elfego Boyd knew that it was not going to be easy dealing with 520 campers and hot and rainy days. Gary and Fabian are in there second year with Willie Howie Allstars while Elfego is finish ing his first year. During the week they had to go through tough morning stations for two hours and then games and great afternoon speakers, such as DickVitale from ESPN, Toronto Raptors head basketball coach Kevin O'Neill and the assistant basketball coach of Memphis Grizzlies, Brendan Brown, son of  Hubie Brown. Gary Houston made the Orange and White Classic by scoring 25 points in a losing effort in a tough playoff going 3-3 from long three point range, 4-4 from free throw line and 6-6 with jumpshots. His fellow Willie Howie teammates also play very well by getting great passing from Fabian and strong rebounding from Elfego. Thanks to the 5-Star staff and trainers for keeping the players together and teaching them how to get better.'

8/5/03 Aswad Billups: 'Metropolitan City Style Classic -- This is a major tournament that will take place beginning today in which some of the city's best talent will be represented. H.S. Girls Division– 16-team Invitation Preliminaries  Dates: August 5th – 8th (Tues. to Fri.) Game Times Day 1 Abyssinian vs. Lady Mustangs 6:30pm and Ravens vs. S.I. Rising Stars 8:00pm. Day 2 Gazelles vs. Rim Rockers 6:30pm and Exodus vs. Beacon 168 8:00pm.  Day 3 Gauchos vs. Beacon 158 6:30pm and PPY vs. Spring Valley 8:00pm.  Day 4 FDA vs. Millbank 6:30pm and LI Lightning vs. Riverside Church 8:00pm

H.S. Boys Division– 16-team Invitation Preliminaries. Dates: August 12th – 15th (Tues. to Fri.) Game Times - Day 1 Abyssinian vs. Dyckman 6:30pm and Ravens vs. Millbank 8:00pm. Day 2 Juice vs. NY Jaguars 6:30pm and CAS vs. Rocksteady 8:00pm.  Day 3 Gauchos vs. Forest 6:30pm and SONDAY Express vs. NJ Roadrunners 8:00pm.  Day 4 Exodus vs. KS Dyckman 6:30pm and Mustangs vs. Team Roc 8:00pm.

Location: Nat Holman Gymnasium, City College New York in the Marshak Science Building (138th St. & Convent Avenue, Harlem USA).'

8/4/03 Shawn McCray: 'Results for this past weekend on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.'

8/4/03 Rob WIlliams Bistate Pythons: 'Regarding Tamien Trent -- I saw this kid light up my nephew's Monroe squad with his "triple threat" this winter, hitting the 3 beyond pro range, attacking the basket, getting and making his "and 1", forcing turnovers, with a lot of freshmen support. Monroe was in shock, blowing their big lead and the game from the freethrow line. I can't believe Hofstra is not looking at this kid, he would be their answer to Apodaca.'

8/4/03 Brooklyn Scout: 'Stedford McLeod, a 6-5 forward from Gompers HS in the Bronx (NY), has signed an NJCAA letter of intent with Frank Phillips JC in Texas. As a senior last season, McLeod averaged 19.7 points and 8.1 rebounds while leading the Panthers to a PSAL division title and the citywide quarterfinals. He was a two-time All-Bronx first team selection by both the New York Daily News and New York Newsday.'

8/4/03 Jeff Bernstein: 'Hauppauge defeated East Hampton at the championship of the first annual 2003 Island Hoops Invitational held this weekend (Fri-Sun.) at Southampton College. The first annual team camp was a overwhelming success where 10 teams from Suffolk and Nassau Counties participated. The following teams where at the Invitational: Sachem I, Hauppauge, East Hampton, Newfield, Hampton Bays, Mercy, Commack, Oyster Bay, Huntington and Sachem II. Head Coach Dom Savino (Sachem) did a great job directing this years camp.'

8/4/03 NJO: Derrick Caracter leads Scotch Plains past St. Patrick's in PrimeTime shootout.

8/4/03 NJ Hoops: Ahmad Mosby paces St. Anthony's in Prime Time win over Pennsauken.

8/4/03 Coach Wee Francis: 'Marbury Classic Championship -- The summer tournaments are coming to a close. All the boroughs made a lot of noise this summer. I especially want to thank the Wee - All-stars players 12 & under team. From Brooklyn: Rasheem King, Davontay Grace and Armani Cardwood. From Manhattan: Curtis Christian, Jr., Zameon Price, Dre Calloway and Shaquille Stokes. From the Bronx: Steven Whittingham. From Rockland County: Tavon Dickerson a.k.a. Tavon Sledge. The Marbury Classic championship game will be played on August 9th at 3:30 p.m. at Coney Island against Team Marbury, a.k.a. Family.'

8/4/03 Coach Sly Johnson: 'The results for this weekend are on the Manhasset Allstars Summer League page.

8/4/03 Love2Ref: 'Harlem Week Presents Rucker Pro Legends Day  When: Saturday, August 9, 2003. Where: Rucker Park, 155th. Street & Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 8th. Avenue, Harlem, New York, 10039. Game Times Boys High School Game, New York VS Stanford Connecticut 11:30 AM, Unlimited Pro Game New York VS Stanford Connecticut 1:30 PM,  Pelham Fritz League East VS West Game 3:30 PM, Harlem Week Game Of The Day Puerto Rico Pro Legends VS Rucker Pro Legends 5:00 PM, Music By Harlem's Own DJ Mario Rainsite: Gauchos Gym, East 149th. Street & Gerard Avenue, Bronx, New York (718) 665-6952.  Free admission.  Free giveaways for first 100 people.'

8/4/03 Louis Xifaras: '2003 Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School Summer Basketball Day Camp Boys ages 7-15. Monday thru Friday August 11th - August 15th from 9:00am - 3:30pm at Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, 71-06 31 Avenue East Elmhurst, NY 11370. Phone: 718-898-3800. The staff will include coaches from all levels who have been selected because of their expertise in teaching fundamental skills. Transportation: Bus transportation will be available from Breezy Point, Belle Harbor and Howard Beach for $40.00 for the entire week. Payable with application form. 8:00am Breezy Point, 8:15am Belle Harbor, 8:20am Broad Channel, 8:30am Howard Beach.  Lunch: Each day a hot lunch item is available for those who wish to purchase lunch. Soda, Juices, Ices are also available. Cost:  $160.00 (includes all insurance, basketball awards, regulation size basketball, special presentations and souvenir camp tank top t-shirt. What to bring:  Shirts, shorts, socks, sneakers, towel, lunch, gym lock.  Special features: Supervision by counselors at the camp, Individual instruction, individual insurance provided for campers, foul shooting and one-on-one contests, daily raffles for prizes and individual trophies awarded.

Daily Schedule: 9:00am - Announcements, attendance and Calisthenics, 9:30am - Daily instruction in fundamental stations, 10:30am - League games, 12:00pm - Lunch, 1:00pm - Camp raffle, 1:45pm - League games, 3:30pm - Dismissal of campers. Activities: Daily basketball league games and practice in addition: foul shooting contest for all ages, one on one contests, films, personalized physical conditioning and Friday's schedule includes final league competition and awards. Each camper gets a personalized report card at the end of the camp by his coach. For Camp application, call school  718-898-3800 or Don Kent at 718-499-0932 or contact coach Louis Xifaras at 718-930-2926 or e-mail at Rice41@aol.com. We offer group discounts'

8/3/03 Courier Journal News: Telfair evasive about possible commitment.

8/3/03 NJ Hoops: Two top NJ guards in Prime Time Summer Shootout -- Cedric Jackson and Terrence Grier.

8/3/03 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'I want to echo Coach Bill McNally's good wishes for the always hard working Michael Longabardi. Mike was always a "Real Guy" in this crazy New York City "Hoops" World. I am happy that one of the good guys got this great opportunity to fulfill his dreams. Go Mike!'

8/2/03 Coach Bill McNally: 'I would like to take a moment to let those of you who have not heard about the great fortune of some one who has been a very positive person in New York basketball. Michael Longabardi, former assistant coach at Towson University in Baltimore, has taken an administrative position with the Houston Rockets. He will assist both Coach Van Gundy and the Director of Player Personnel in various duties. Mike comes from St.Patrick's parish in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He then went on to have a fine high school career at Xaverian High School. He played at Pheiffer College and Frostburg State before starting his coaching career. He has been an assistant coach at Phiffer, Adelphi University (with Rockets assistant Steve Clifford), Lafayette College and Towson University. Michael first met Coach Van Gundy when he was on his camp team at Eastern Invitational, who knew? It is so nice to see someone who has worked so hard and always been a class act get such a fine opportunity! All of you who know him, know he will do a great job. Best of luck Michael and say what's up to Yao for all of your friends in our area!'

8/2/03 Louis Xifaras, Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach Monsignor McClancy High School: 'McClancy Crusaders upset the #1 seeded Riverside Church Hawks 67-50 in the quarterfinals of the Avirex Basketball League, run by Greg Coles, at Elmcor today. Leading scorer was senior Nick Hamilton-Lopez with 25 points. A key player in the game was sophomore Stephen Wood, who contributed with 21 points, a bunch of rebounds and about 5 blocked shots. 6'4" senior Carlos Arellano, in his first game back from a foot injury, contributed with a great defensive effort in holding Riverside's big man scoreless. Junior guards Gabriel Salazar and Matthew Robinson provided steady ball handling and sophomore guard Evans Pyrrhon continued his good defensive development with 2 steals and fantastic man to man coverage. The semi-finals in the 17U boys division is slated for Thursday, August 7th at 5pm at McClancy High School, located on 71 Street and 31 Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens.'

8/2/03 Coach Jackee Meadow, (W 212 772-4912, F 212 650-3161): 'Last clinic of the summer!  ActiveJac's 3 Day Basketball Clinic @ Hunter College - NYC August 18, 19, 20 - 9:00am - 3:30pm - ages (8 - 16) Includes: instruction, games, contests, lunch, t-shirt and camper packet. $150. - Team rates are available! Call now - (917) 992-7558.'

8/1/03 Antonio Cannon Sr: Weekend schedule on the Lefrak City Summer Basketball Classic page.