June 2004

6/30/04 This is the third of four days for the Hoop Group's Eastern Invitational training session at Fordham University. Over 100 campers have attended the sessions with schools like Loughlin (5-9 senior Donald Herndon, 6-4 freshman Curtis Loving, 6-8 soph Christian Morris, 6-5 freshman AJ Rogers, and 6-7 soph Elan Dejourdan), Don Bosco Prep (6-2 junior James Bryant and 5-3 freshman Peter Bonilla), St Raymond (6-4 junior John Gener, 5-11 senior Joey Amelio, 6-1 senior Richard Jackson, 6-3 junior Quentin Redfern, 5-8 freshman Ian Umpierre, 6-4 senior Ricky Torres, 6-5 senior Chris Bethel, 6-0 soph George Wilkinson,
	Kevin Gholson 6-1 senior guard, Upper Room LI	Alvin Mofunanya, 6-7 senior forward, Dwight Morrow, NJ	Albert (AJ) Rogers 6-5 freshman forward, Bishop Loughlin

6-1 senior Charles Vasser, 6-5 junior Bernard Cherry and 5-11 freshman Daryl Bryant) and  All Hallows (6-3 soph Mike Hernandez, 5-10 soph Chris DeLaRosa and 6-4 soph David Williamson) well represented. Sessions 2 through 6 will be in New Jersey. Information is available at the Eastern Invitational site. 

6/30/04 Newsday: The Empire State Games, the largest amateur athletic event of its kind, will be hosted by the city of Binghamton from July 28 - Aug. 1.

6/30/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Girls game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

6/30/04 Bob Cerrato: 'The Hoop Heaven Summer Jam tournament - Whipanny, NJ July 17 / 18 - is still accepting boys and girls teams. Open to all boys and girls teams. Ages 10 through 18. No Friday night games. $350 per team. 3 game guarantee. Championship games played in divisions of 8 or more teams. Pool Play Format. Individual Player Trophies. Hardwood courts, electronic wall mounted scoreclocks, climate controlled. To register for tournaments or leagues please visit our website at www.hoopheaven.com. For further information, call Mitchell Storch at Hoop Heaven at 973-884-4667 or Bob Cerrato at 973-615-7332.'

6/29/04 The week 3 results are on the UDC, 2004 page.

6/29/04 Coach Michael Moore, Team Next: 'My 14 under team is playing in the IS8 17 under division and we are 2-0, having just beaten Hard Knocks 61-57 behind our frontcourt of Lance Stephenson (18 points), Kalif Staton (12 points, 14 rebounds, 6 blocks) and Vincent Rogers (14 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks - Vincent is up from Georgia for the summer). Our backcourt of Erving Walker (7 points, 8 assists) and Ashton Gibbs (4 points) did a great job of distributing the ball.'  Web note: The schedule and teams are on the IS8 Summer League, 2004 page.

6/29/04 NY Insider: Top 30 For New York State.

6/29/04 Daily News: Rival's dad rips Telfair.

6/29/04 Sabre.com: Sebastian Telfair - four years ago!

6/29/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

6/29/04 Coach Paul Suber: 'Team Next 12 & Under - Performance in the Unique All-Stars 2nd Annual Pre A.A.U. Nationals Tournament: This weekend (6/25-6/27) in Long Island Torrel Harris (Unique's coach) hosted one of the best and most competitive A.A.U. tournaments of the A.A.U. season so far. He had some of the best A.A.U. teams in the country involved; "Virginia Vipers" (#1 team in VA), "Virginia Pride" (#2 team in VA), "God's Glory" from N.C., Delaware Sharks, Metro Hawks, Albany City Rock, Central Jersey Hawks, Youth Interlock (#1 team in Philadelphia), Maryland Select (#2 team Md.), and a very good "Tim Thomas Playaz/Juice All Stars" combo team that was very dangerous.

On the 1st night of the tournament we beat the very tough "Virginia Pride" team in a hard tug of war type of game 71-59, we were led by Tavon Sledge's 28pts. and Steve Whittingham's 20pts. The second day we played the "T.T. Playaz/Juice All Stars" team and won 74-61. We were again led by Tavon Sledge with 28pts., Aaron Brown 14pts., Lenny Toussaint 14pts. and Steve Whittingham 13pts. Sunday, the 27th was the real tough test day. We played 3 very hard fought and competitive games back to back winning the 1st over God's Glory, 40-21 we pulled away late; 2nd win came over the undefeated Virginia Vipers 80-76, we were led by Steve Whittingham's 26pts., Lenny Toussaint's 24pts. and Tavon Sledge's 23pts.

The Championship game was a dog fight with the Unique All-Stars; its was a seesaw, back and forth with Unique leading at half-time by 4pts. We settled down and played some solid team defense and Steve Whittingham caught fire and went crazy offensively, scoring on an array of dazzling moves and jump shots (3 - 3 pointers down the stretch) on his way to scoring 41pts. and receiving M.V.P. honors. Tavon Sledge had 13 assists to go along with a 22pt. average for the tournament and receiving the Most Consistent Player Award in the tournament. Brian Glazewski received our Mr. Hustle Award and had a great weekend along with the whole teams great effort and conditioning it took to win this tournament.'

6/29/04 Eric Harrison: 'Award winning coaches, Eric Harrison and Steve Schulman announce their fourth annual summer basketball camp to be held at the APEX athletic facility on the campus of Lehman College from August 9th thru August 13th. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 5-18. The camp is geared toward teaching the fundamentals of the game of basketball. Skills such as shooting, dribbling, and passing are emphasized, as well teamwork and good sportsmanship are also taught. The camp day runs from 9am-4pm. The one-week session costs $175 per child. Special group rates are available. For further information on this exciting week of basketball, contact the basketball offices at (718) 960-7175, or (718) 960-7745.'

6/29/04 IronMan Basketball Tournament Dates 2 Days - 5 Games - Sunday Playoffs. Boys Divisions - 13U, 15U, 17U, 19U and Girls Division - 15U, 17U.  July 17-18 and July 24-25. August 14-15,  August 21-22 and August 28-29. September 11-12. Contact us by email or telephone: Girls teams contact: Cecil Herbert 718-781-2613 or jumpshotman1@aol.com. Boys teams contact Michael McLeggan 917-418-6919 or IronManNSF@aol.com.

6/28/04 Week three results, leading scorers and standings are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

6/28/04 The IS8 Summer League started last week. The schedule and teams are on the IS8 Summer League, 2004 page.

6/28/04 Dunwoody High School of Alpharetta, GA defeated Seton Hall Prep of South Orange, NJ 70-57 to capture the 2004 AND1 High School Basketball Championship (HBC). The title game of the 2004 AND1 HBC was the culmination of a three week basketball extravaganza, which involved over 315 high schools throughout the nation. The AND1 HBC has become the ultimate high school basketball event, giving high school teams and their coaches the opportunity to be declared number one. The championship game was broadcast live nation wide on College Sports TV (CSTV) with Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis providing the color commentary.

The Dunwoody Wildcats were paced by rising senior, Kris Thomas, whose 26 point and seven steals earned him the recognition of 2004 AND1 HBC Most Valuable Player. Teammate and Georgia "Player of the Year" candidate AnJuan Wilderness also added 11 points and collected 11 rebounds pushing the 2003 Georgia State Semi-Finalists past the 2003 New Jersey Parochial A State Finalists. Seton Hall Prep had three players in double figures; Porter Braswell 14 points, Andrew Pusar 13 points and Chris Andrews 11 points. Pusar averaged 22 in the Pirates last three games. Web note: Last weekend's stories are on the And 1 2004 High School Championship page.

6/28/04 NJ Hoops: St. Benedict's rolls to title at Caldwell College Team Camp Tournament.

6/28/04 Daily News: Youth served at new camp.

6/28/04 Daily News: Ivey is growing into pro

6/28/04 Jason Salamanca: 'I just wanted to congratulate Royal Ivey for being selected in the second round by the Atlanta Hawks...Royal was the 1999 Championship Game MVP for Cardozo H.S., in the last few years Royal has always exceeded the expectations of those around him. Many people were surprised that he was going to Texas University and he ended up being one of the best players at the school and earned a reputation for being one of the best defenders in the country. He has a tremendous work ethic and will probably be in the league for quite some time. By now everyone realizes that he is a talent on the floor but those who know him know that he is even a better person off the court. Congrats Royal and Good Luck!'

6/28/04 Terry Teachout: 'Teaches Hoops sleepaway camp is August 22-25 at the old Junior Five-Star site Camp Winadu in Pittsfield Mass. Camp features 10 full courts and an indoor dome and most of all, tough competition. Many of the Mt. Vernon Junior Knights cut their teeth here as 25 attended in '03. Bus transportation provided out of Mt. Vernon High School. For more info call 914-238-0278 or check out pics and past MVP'S on our website www.teacheshoops.com --- group Group discounts available.'

6/27/04 Seton Hall Prep of West Orange, NJ and Dunwoody High School of Alpharetta, GA will compete in Sunday's championship game of the 2004 AND1 High School Basketball Championship (HBC). The title game is being aired live on CSTV at 2:00 p.m. from the Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus of St. Joseph's University.

The Pirates, who have been coached by Bob Farrell for the past 28 years advanced to the Championship with a first round victory over "Chicago's Finest"; the Commandos of John Marshall High School 73-62 and a 73-56 win in the semi's over Jefferson High School of Portland, OR.. Dunwoody's road to the finals included a thrilling 85-81 victory of GW Carver of New Orleans, LA and a 70-66 come from behind win over McKinley High School of Canton, OH. Seton Hall Prep is attempting to become the third New Jersey High School to win the AND1 HBC in as many years. St. Patrick's of Elizabeth, NJ won the inaugural tournament in 2002 and St. Anthony's of Jersey City, NJ cut down the nets last year. Jefferson (OR) and McKinley (OH) will face off in the consolation game starting at 11:45 a.m.

Sunday's title game of the 2004 AND1 HBC is the culmination of a three week basketball extravaganza, which involved over 315 high schools throughout the nation. The AND1 HBC has become the ultimate highschool basketball event, giving high school teams and their coaches the opportunity to be declared numberone.  Web note: Last weekend's stories are on the And 1 2004 High School Championship page.

6/27/04 Jake Edwards: 'Show Me What You Got Basketball League will get started on Monday July 5 at David Fox Park located on Ave. H and East 54th street in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. The college divisions will play on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights at Nazareth High School in Brooklyn.'

6/27/04  Barry Knapp: 'Back-to-School Summer Basketball Tournaments. Ages 16 and Under. Girls Division: August 9, 10, 11, Boys Division: August 16, 17, 18, 2004. Entry Fee: $150. Single-Elimination Tournaments. Trophies to winners. Contact person: Barry Knapp, 718-548-8200, ext. 240. Site: Riverdale YM-YWHA Bronx, NY.'

6/26/04 Antonio Matos: 'Congratulations goes out to Sebastian Telfair for being drafted number 13 in this year's NBA draft. He deserves a lot of credit. I dont think any player in the city has worked harder than him to get to where he is. Many people have showed him a lot of love while many others have called him overrated but he continued to pursue his dream. Many people wanted him to fail but Sebastian will get the last laugh. Good luck to you Sebastian and I hope you have a great carrer.

I am a PSAL player. I play for Landmark HS. I noticed that not one person wrote something showing him congrats. I thought that it could be something different if you have a PSAL player write something.'

6/25/04 Teams and weekend schedule are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

6/25/04 Tony Ramos: 'Due to construction on the park and the upcoming holiday weekend the Africa Park Classic will not kick off its tournament until July 5th, 2004. There will be games every day from july 5th until August 14th. Game times are 5pm and 6pm during the week and all day Saturday and Sunday. Any questions contact Tony Ramos 718-219-1979 or email trunapc@aol.com or visit our website www.eteamz.com/africaparkclassic.'

6/25/04 Daily News: Telfair pointed west. Blazers nab him at No. 13.  In a class of his own - Sebastian Telfair.

6/25/04 NY Post: Blazers chose Lincoln's Telfair.

6/25/04 Newsday: Blazers pluck Telfair at 13.

6/25/04 NJ Hoops: John Oates, Dave McClure receive honors.

6/25/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'Congratulations goes out to a couple of T.K. Allstar alumni for being selected to participate in the NBAPA top 100 invitational camp. 6'7" William Harris out of Lefrak City, Queens currently doing his prep school studies in Troy, NY and the 6'3" Tyriek Good whose family resides in Lefrak City, Queens. Tyriek is currently doing his prep school studies, in Connecticut. I wish both of them and their familles the best of luck while these two fine young men continue to pursue their dreams. They are a testament of what hard work and determination can do for you, against all odds. I am honored to have been a part of their basketball experience. In closing, I thank them both for setting a fine example for the current crop of T.K. Allstars to follow.'

6/25/04 Anthony Nicedemo: 'The Westchester's Best 2004 Summer League starts on Monday with some of the areas best players participating. The following are players to watch: Scott Weisenfeld (Horace Greeley) 15.5ppg last season (NY Pride AAU); Devon Austin (White Plains) 14.5 last season; Carlos Pellot (Carmel) 19.9 last season (Westchester Hawks AAU); Pat Crean (Sleepy Hollow)15.9 last season (Westchester Hawks AAU); Randy Wilson, Ron Manigault, Mookie Wilson (Peekskill); Vaughn Heyliger (Spring Valley); Tyrell Thompson (Kennedy Catholic); Nick Arbab (Lakeland). Many of these players should have an outstanding outing next season and will start to make their mark during the summer. Go to www.westchesterelite.com for complete schedule information.'

6/24/04 Shawn McCray: First scores on the Zoo Crew Summer League page.

6/24/04 Michael Spady, NYC Finest (Public Relations) - 'On Wednesday night, the senior 19u/HS took on The Crew from Brooklyn during the league opener at the Stephon Marbury Classic and came up with a 45-42 win. Lonnell Jones led the way with 16 points. Nicholas Jones added 11 points, 5 assists & 3 steals, Derek Williams contributed 5 points and Brandon Lawley 5 points, 8 rebounds & 2 blocks.'

6/24/04 NY Post: Telfair likely to be a Trailblazer.  Nets may tap Telfair - but for Portland.

6/24/04 Newsday: Sebastian Telfair's World Wide Web.

6/24/04 NY Hoops: Who Are They and Where Will They Go?  Sebastian Telfair, Ben Gordon, Andre Barrett, Peter Ramos and JR Smith.

6/24/04 The week 3 schedule is on the UDC, 2004 page.

6/23/04 Week 1 & 2 results are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

6/23/04 Coach Anderson: 'On Dec 29th & 30th Upper Room Christian School will be Hosting it's First X-Mas Tournament. We are looking for J.V. and Varsity teams. If you are interested please contact me at Coachma34@hotmail.com or call me at 631-242-5359 ext 332.'

6/23/04  Michael Spady, NYC Finest(Public Relations) - 'On Tuesday Night, the 16u had their league opener at the Stephon Marbury Classic vs the home team Family. Oshamar Planes led the way with 17 pts & Charles Jenkins 14 pts & 2 Stls. Nayquann Mitchell added 6 pts, 5 rebs & 3 blks & Tyrone Stewart 6 pts & 4 rebs for the 50-46 win in OT.'

6/23/04 NJ Hoops: Seton Hall Prep advances to quarterfinals.

6/23/04 NY Hoops: Sebastian Telfair - a dream fulfilled.

6/23/04 Hoopstown: Is Telfair First Round Material?

6/22/04 The week 2 results are on the UDC, 2004 page.

6/22/04 Final summary on the And 1 2004 High School Championship page.

6/22/04 Coach James Black: 'The 6th grade team of the Juice Allstars has been having an excellent spring winning many tournaments. We have won many good tournaments from Maryland to New Jersey. Just last week we won Tim Thomas Playaz BlowUp for the 6thgrade. It was a great game where we beat the Playaz 6th grade team in a good game. Receiving MVP was Isaiah Morton finishing with 24pts after playing with a box and one the majority of the game. Also playing great was Corey Edwards who always makes the game look so easy. One of the greatest defenders on the 6th grade level .These guys have got to be one of the toughest 6th grade backcourts. Joshua Bowman also had another great weekend one of the most athletic players for his size. For the weekend Isaiah averaged 22pts 7astsJosh avg 14 8rb and Corey avg 12 and 3stls .Our 7th grade team also played great losing in the championship game. It was a lopsided job of officiating but it was a good learning experience, congratulations to the winning team. Playing great for the 7th grade team was Ryan Pearson with the block of the week who also put up big numbers, Darwin (Buddha) Ellis who proved he's one of the top 7th grade guards, Phil better known as magic all the way from Atlanta who hit the game winning three in overtime in the semifinal, Christopher Hampton and Tyshawn Goode. Ryan finished the week avg 21 15rb Darwin avg 18pts. Look out for Juice this summer!'

6/22/04 Coach Sampogna: 'The CT Flame 17U team captured the Northeast USA Hoops championship yesterday at Siena College by defeating the Stamford Express by 16pts. Led by 6'7 Kamau Gordan (KLHT), 6'5 Mike DeVere (White Plains) and 6'4 Alban Shala (Roosevelt) they went undefeated. The 16U team was upset in the semifinals by LIL in overtime on a controversial 3pt call and fell short for their championship bid. Playing well this weekend were Port Chester PG Melvin Calhoun, Brunswick 2G/Armonk native Kevin Decker, 6'6 PF Greg Avila and 6'9 C Jason Walsh (Mount). The 16U team is now 25-9 for the season. Next up Nationals, the Playaz Ball at Seton Hall and The Main Event in Vegas.'

6/22/04 NY Post: Telfair eyes first round guarantee.

6/22/04 Hoopstown AAU Top 25 teams include # 4 SRAP, # 10. NYC Bounce, # 14. Gauchos, # 15. New Heights and # 19. Playaz Basketball Club.

6/22/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Nike Swoosh - The resurfacing of the courts will not be complete until Wednesday, so we are pushing our schedule back one week. We will start on 6/28/04 instead of 6/21/04.'

6/21/04 Coach Jimmy Salmon: 'The Playaz Ball is July 16-17, 2004 @ Seton Hall University.'  Web note: Schedule and teams are on the Playaz Ball, 2004 page.

6/21/04 Torrel Harris: 'Teams and schedule on the Unique All Stars Monster 12 under tournament, 2004 page.'

6/21/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars 16u boys team got off to a rocky start in both Nike Swoosh, and Dyckman 2004 summer leagues. On Saturday we opened up at Nike Swoosh vs. For The Good of Neighborhood. Kawan Lilly hit a huge three pointer with time running out in regulation to tie the score at 49pts. Kawan Lilly finished with 13pts., Jerrell McKie added 10pts but FTGOTN outscored us 7-4 in the two minute overtime,to secure a 56-53 win. In Sunday's opener at Dyckman vs. Peekskill we played a well coached team, the game was nip and tuck the whole way with several lead changes. Our last two possessions, an unforced turnover and a forced three point shot, did us in. Peekskill closed us out with a 55-52 victory. Kawan Lilly led scorers with 15pts, Shaun Willoughby and Antonio Cannon Jr. chipped in with 8pts. each.'

6/21/04 Stacey Costner: 'The championship game for the AND 1 tourney was St. Pat's vs. SHP,  final score was SHP 57 St. Pat's 49.'

6/21/04 NJ Hoops: Another NJ champ crowned.

6/21/04 NY Hoops: St. Pat's KO's St Ray's @ And1 HSBC

6/21/04 Coach Bob Oliva: 'Christ The King H.S. in Middle Village Queens, will hold it's annual summer camp for boys ages 7 to 15. Week one is July 12th to 16th, week two July 26th to 30th. Camp hours are from 9:30 to 4:30 The camp coaches will include the Royal coaching staff, plus many other adult coaches. Many former C.K. players will stop in to speak to the campers. Our girls week is July 19th to 23rd. The camp is in its 14th year, with many of its former campers moving on to play high school and college ball. The cost for one week is $175, which will include hot lunch. The camp is easy to reach by subway (M train) or several buses. For information call 718 366 7400 x 264.'

6/21/04 Brooklyn Scout: 'Applications are now being accepted for the 8th Annual "I Am My Brother's Keeper" Summer Basketball Tournament scheduled for August 6-8, 2004 in Brooklyn and Queens, New York. Hosted by the Necelina McDonald Foundation, the tournament will be based at the PAL Center at JHS 275 in Brownsville with games also taking place at other nearby facilities. The age groups will be as follows: 13-under boys, 15-under boys, 17-under boys, 19-under boys and High School girls. The age determination date is September 1, 2004.

The tournament will consist of a pool play round followed by a single-elimination playoff for which all teams will participate. All tournament teams will play a minimum of three (3) games. There will also be a three-point shootout and slam-dunk contest open to all participants.For further information, team entry forms and rosters and the tournament rules, go to the tournament web site at www.eteamz.com/nmf.'

6/21/04 "Doc" Nicelli : The Student Athletes Bronco's Summer League which is scheduled to start Sat, Sun June 26 in Astoria Queens still has 1 spot remaining in the 18, 16 and 14 and under divisions. If interested please call me at 718 392 4527.'

6/21/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The Westchester Hawks 17 and under squad had a great weekend capturing the title at the Westchester Hawks Summer Tip-Off Tourney. The squad played well in all 4 games, clinching the title with a 63-51 victory over the New York Pride. The team also defeated a fellow Hawks team, a team out of Mammaroneck and a great Albany County Heat Squad. Against the Heat, Dan O'Connell (Kennedy Catholic) hit two free throws with .4 seconds on the cock to clinch the one point victory. Mick Warnake (Kennedy Catholic), Nick Arbab (Lakeland) and Mike Callahan (Carmel) also had strong games en-route to the championship. The team will take a few weeks off and play in the Westchester Elite tourney on July 16-18 and will finish the season at a tourney to be determined.'

6/21/04 Dr. Mackey, Forthe Good of the Neighborhood: 'The 16year Cougars defeated the TK Allstars by four to win the opener at Utopia. The Cougars opened a 12pt lead, via lay-ups by Jason Halloway and Tony Dennison. Silvioi Farve contributed with great offensive rebounding and foul shooting. But, the lead was decreased and the game tied by a 3-pointer by the Allstar's T. Lilly with 2 seconds to go in the game. The Cougars won by four after a thunderous dunk by Tony Dennison.'

6/21/04 Michael Spady, NYC Finest (Public Relations) - 'On Sunday, the 14u Midgets Squad had their league opener vs the L.I. Trotters in the Almighty Force Tournament at Ajax Park (140 Street & 116 Avenue in Jamaica, Queens). There were various lead changes until the last minute of the game. Akeem Brightman hit a 3pt shot at the buzzer to even the game at 36 and send it into OT. Malik Cardwell had 6pts & 9 rebounds, while Akeem had 16 pts, 4 rebs & 5 steals. A great performance put out by the youngsters to earn a 38-36 win  The 19u seniors had their league opener also at the Almighty Force Unlimited where they took on the S.S. Entertainment and came up with a 58-49 win. Derek Williams led the way with 19pts & 6 steals.'

6/20/04 Seton Hall Prep will face St Patrick for the And 1 East 1 regional championship this afternoon after taking defending champion St Anthony 61-60 in their semifinal showdown. Mark Solomon, the 6-1 senior guard, kept the Pony Pirates in the game hitting four treys in the first half. Andrew Pusar, the 6-2 senior wing, had a game high 20 to go with 13 from 6-0 junior Peter Braswell and 8 from 6-8 senior Brandon Costner. Don't let Costner's low point total fool you. Point guard Chris Andrews brings the ball up court and then the Pony Pirates run their offense through B C at the high post, where he can either shoot threes, pass down low or pass to the wings and cut to the basket for the return pass. Brandon and the heady Pusar are particularly effective at give and go moves.

On the other side of the semis St Patrick jumped off to a 9-0 lead vs. Linden and won the wire to wire contest 55-35. This is not last summer's Celtic team, a group that was in obvious disarray. This summer the bench is standing on every attempted shot and glad handing each player who returns for a blow. Against Linden, another team that emphasizes team first, Corey Fisher (12), 6-5 junior Andre Davis (10), 6-3 junior forward Tyrone Cook (8), 5-10 junior guard Stephen Draper (8) and 6-8 junior center Yanick Formanano (5) led the way. The others in their eight man rotation are 5-5 junior point guard Altariq Wagner, 6-1  junior guard Jhamar Youngblood and 6-7 junior forward Daquan Cook. Notice - no seniors. If Derrick Caracter does come back to St Pat's  as rumored he'll find plenty of talented underclassmen for company. Meanwhile, for coach Phil Colaccio's Tigers, Michael Henderson had a dozen but 6-7 senior center Hafeez Brown was hampered by early foul trouble and was never a factor.

In the quarters St Patrick got balanced scoring from Corey Fisher (13), Stephen Draper (12), Tyrone Cook (11) and Andre Davis (11) to best St Raymond.  Linden jumped on Grady early and never looked back in their matchup, while St Anthony comfortably handled Charleston 61-49 as Sean McCurdy (15), Barney Anderson (13), Miles Beaty (11) Derrick Mercer (9) and Ahmad Nivens (6) each contributed.

The Seton Hall Prep, Niagara Falls quarterfinal tilt was a classic. Andrew Pusar appropriately ended the And 1 halftime with an and 1 basket to knot the score at 33. Pusar (18), Brandon Costner (16), Porter Braswell (8) and 6-2 senior forward Alex Wujciak (10) had just enough for a 66-63 win.

6/20/04 The Fathers Day 2004 pictures page is to honor all fathers and father figure coaches this Fathers Day.

6/20/04 Mike Neely: 'The S.I. Stingrays 16u, started the Nike Metro Swoosh League (Staten Island Div) with 2 wins this weekend. Saturday's 55-35 victory over Scott Davidson Memorial was anchored by Gleb Nepomndascshy (Tottenville H.S. Varsity 15pts) and Frank Terranova (St. Joseph by the Sea Varsity) 17pts. Sunday morning's victory came vs S.I.P.A.G. 44-39 led by Gleb Nepomndascshy (Tottenville H.S. Varsity 17pts) and Brian Jirak ( St. Peters J.V. 10pts).'

6/20/04 NY Hoops: AND1 HSBC Grady,All Hallows Stories.  And Scores from Selected Games.

6/20/04 NJ Hoops: NJ gets half the spots in Elite Eight.

6/20/04 John Cirocco: 'Westchester Hawks 12 and under team coached by John Cirocco and Mike Trainor completed its season finishing 17-4. The team won the Brewster Sportscenter Showdown, Get An Edge in Poughkeepsie, and Elite  Summer Classic Tournaments. Team members were Jordan Cirocco,Sean Trainor,Mike Rooney,Gabe Wendel, Kyle Cassidy, Billy Cumella, Rob Osbourne, Matt Santoriello, Brian Emery, Mike Adams, Ryan Williams, and Dan Polidore. Special thanks to Coaches Marshall Reiff, and Lou Demello for their support

6/20/04 Michael Spady, NYC Finest: 'The 16u opened up their season at the Nike Swoosh at Utopia Park in Queens (Utopia Pkway & 73 Avenue) this Saturday where they took on the N.Y. Panthers. The 16u built an early lead and carried it for the entire game earning a 49-41 win. Charles Jenkins led the way with 16pts, Akeem Brightman 8pts, Oshamar Planes 7pts, Tyrone Stewart Jr. 5pts & 7 rebs, Collis Banks 5pts, Daniel Desir 8 rebs, 4pts & 2 blks, Machelle Bailey 4pts & 4rebs & Maurice Hughley with a good defensive job around the paint with 2 blocks. The 14u squad felt to the 158 Beacon 11-37. Isiah Lee had game high 7 pts.'

6/20/04 Coach Thomas: 'The semifinals and finals in the 8th Grade/14U division of The Silver Bullets Spring Super League were played on Saturday. In the first semifinal, The Long Island Warriors defeated the Silver Bullets. In the second semifinal, the Northport Breakers defeated the Long Island Lasers 36 to 32. Northport trailed early, but surged to a 4 point half time lead and added to it in the second half, then had to hold on for the win. Rich Robbins led a balanced Northport attack with 9 points, including 2 big free throws with seconds left on the clock to put the game out of reach. In the finals, the Warriors downed Northport 40 to 29. The Warrior press broke open a close game, and then their red hot outside shooting enabled them to fight off any Northport rallies. Congratulations to the Warriors!'

6/19/04 Today's And 1 first round winners were St Raymond, Shawnee, Bergen Catholic, St Lukes by 1 over Kennedy Paterson, St Patrick, University, Paramus Catholic and All Hallows in bracket 1. In bracket 2 it was St Benedict, CBA, Linden, Atlantic City, Don Bosco Prep, Grady, Passaic Catholic and Rahway.  In the third round it was Seton Hall Prep, Neptune, St Joes Metuchen, Bridgewater, Niagara Falles, Teaneck, Raritan and Elizabeth.  The fourth bracket is headed by St Anthony and they destroyed Central. Other fourt bracket winners were St Joes Montvale, Frederick Douglass, Charleston, Dwight Englewood and Pocono Mountain.

Details and pictures on the And 1 2004 High School Championship page.

6/19/04 Coach Rock Eisenberg: ' I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank Coach Tom Pecora and the Hofstra Pride Basketball Family and Coach Jay Wright and the Villanova University Basketball Family for inviting Tilden High School to participate in two great team camps over the past two weekends. Our players and coaches thoroughly enjoyed their experience on and off the court. The professionalism displayed by the referees, players, and coaches of these two fine universities had a profound impact on our young and impressionable student/athletes.

The lectures, individual attention, competitve play, and family like atmosphere at both camps were really first class. I would also like to thank our players and our super coaching staff of Ron Vernon, Michael George, John Harris, and Howard Hughes for filling in for me at these camps while this past week I underwent surgery on my right hand and helped to take care of my loving and devoted wife Karin who is 8 months pregnant with twins.'

6/19/04 Hoopmasters: 'NBPA Camp Rosters and Day One Notes -- Lance Thomas, a 6-7+ PF from Scotch Plains, NJ was among the first to arrive Friday morning, and he imediately grabbed a ball and spent the next three hours working on post moves and his shooting touch. We never saw him sit down. In the afternoon skills session he was the consensus hardest worker. Thomas' reputation is climbing as quickly as any Class of 2006 prospect in the country.'

6/18/04 The week 2 schedule and week 1 results are on the UDC, 2004 page.

6/18/04 Hoopmasters: NBA Early Entry Candidates Set in Stone - list includes JR Smith and Sebastian Telfair.

6/18/04 InsidersHoops: Red Storm picks up NYC guard. St. John's Adds Lawrence.

6/18/04 Thanks to coach John McGuckin the team page is updated with the Central Jersey Hawks 12's profile. Please send team information to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

6/17/04 Oregonian: Prep point guard impresses Cheeks. The Blazers coach likes what he sees in New Yorker Sebastian Telfair, who "understands this game"

6/17/04 Paul Brown: 'The New York Gauchos vs. The Chinese Junior National Team at the world famous Gauchos Gym, 478 Gerard Avenue - Bronx, NY 10451. (718) 665-6952. Tipoff is at 7:00 p.m.'

6/17/04 Daily News: Lincoln's Eugene Lawrence picks Storm.

6/17/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Nike Swoosh (Long Island) League for boys 12 under, 14 under and 16 under begins next Monday evening. Teams and schedule are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

6/16/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'The Flatbush Youth Association will be having their 13th annual basketball training/development camp at Erasmus Hall High School located on Bedford Avenue between Church and Snyder Avenues Brooklyn, N.Y. Starting July 5th thru August 11th, 8am - 3pm Mondays - Thursdays 6 weeks of great teaching and fun, for boys & girls ages 4 - 16. Please feel free to call 718 434 0127 or 718 666 6534. This is a great opportunity for a youngster to learn team basketball and enhance their basketball skills. FYA/SLAM basketball tournament has a few spots open in the 11and under, 13and under, 17and under. We will be starting Saturday June 26th, and ending Saturday August 14th. Our Schedule is flexible, because we think of the many under paid coaches, that don't get the credit for the lives that they save in the community.'

6/16/04 Asst. Coach Ross Burns: 'The 1st Annual Fordham University Team Camp for high school teams will take place June 25-27th on the Bronx campus. The event will start on Friday evening and end on Sunday around noon. Any teams interested in attending should contact me at 718-817-4245.'

6/16/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The 2004 Dyckman Basketball Tournament 10 team 16u junior division has been compiled: 1. Dyckman 2. Claver Youth 3. Randy's Crew 4. Mookie's Inc. 5. Uptown Conquerors 6. Warriors for Christ 7. Bowen's Basketball   8. Peekskill 9. T.K. Allstars, 10. L-PAC. All the games in the Junior division will be played on Sundays, the first game beginning at 11:00am the final game beginning at 3:00pm. To reach the game site by public transportation take the 1 or 9 train to 200 Dyckman St., by car take the Harlem River Drive to the last exit. For further information contact the commissioners: Kenneth Stevens (917) 681-1480 or Ralph Pena (914) 882-3022. The T.K. Allstars open up against Peekskill this Sunday @ 12:00pm.'

6/16/04 Terrell Dozier, Director: 'Coast 2 Coast Basketball's 13u and 14u teams have completed their first year of AAU competition. The 13u team finished at 9-3 winning the Silver Bullets Shootout and the Long Island Lightning Invitational. Their only three losses came at the hands of some very good teams at the Spring Jam in Providence. Team members are Dennis Carroll, Ryan Shelby, Jordan Ward-Adams, Jerome Russell, Nick DePetris, Tyler Gilliam, Jarred Bowe, Jacob Mainzer, Casey Crowley, Antwon Ward, Mike Scott and Rodger Quigley. The 14u finished up at 8-5 also winning the Silver Bullets Shootout. Team members included Mike Russell, Alexsander Snead, Steven Edwards, Marcus Edwards, Nick Lynch, Isaiah Stephens, Troy Pender, Steve McCarron, Dennis Johnson, Joe Quigley, Kenji Canty and Tom Ferguson. Both teams will be competing in the Nike Swoosh League in Westbury, NY this summer. Special thanks to Coaches Johnson, King, Gill, Buck and Gholson on a successful first year. Let's keep it moving.'

6/16/04 Coach Bob Larson The 13U Boys Hidden Skills Heat just completed their first spring AAU season. Members of this team have played previously as the Rockland Rockers (not Rockets, another fine Rockland AAU organization) in the Kenny Anderson/Lefrak City summer league (thanks Antonio!) and the Africa Park Classic (thanks Tony!). Their record for this season was 24 - 8 and most of their losses were to teams that qualified for the nationals. The highlight of the season was winning the Valley Invitational Tournament in Warwick over a tenacious Monroe Crusader team. Team members were Sean Carter, Kenny Click, Nick Delango, Ryan Donahue, J.O. Goode, Eric Jorgensen, Zachary Larson, Flynn McFadden, Kevin McCahey, Terrance Michalak, Kyle Sanders, and Jamie Wrenn. These players are a hard-working unit and plan to continue their efforts through the summer at camps. Another fine effort by Rockland Hoopsters! Remember, Hoops! What else?'

6/16/04 Anthony Nicedemo: 'Westchester Elite Basketball presents the 2004 Westchester's Best Summer League. Games begin on Monday June 28. Games are played on weekday evenings at sites in Central Westchester as 48 teams will compete. The league features two varsity divsions, a JV and a girls division. Some participating teams include defending NYS Federation Champions Kennedy Catholic and Blind Brook; defending Section One Champions Fox Lane. Other notable teams are White Plains, Peekskill, Spring Valley, Scarsdale, Mt.Vernon(JV). For a complete list of teams and schedule information check out www.westchesterelite.com.'

6/15/04 Steve Furtado: 'Pro-Bound Basketball is hosting Pro-Bound BlackTop Classic-16 and under $350, 14 and under $325, 12 under and 10 under $300. Can't turn next age in 2004. Big trophies! Starts July 17th, deadline July 2. Nice courts with nets. Certifed refs, excellent comp! More info (718) 216-9178 or proboundbasketball2000@yahoo.com.'

6/15/04 Hooptown: Final Recap From The Rumble In The Bronx.

6/15/04  Coach Paul Suber: 'Team Next Invitational Basketball Tournament: The 12 & Under Team won the Championship by the score of 74-44 against a very good "Team Roc/Gauchos combined team." The "Roc-Cho's" came into the championship game undefeated, wining all 3 of their games by 20 pts. or better, including a 19 pt. victory over the "Unique All-Stars" in the semi finals. Team Next beat a physical Baltimore Stars team in their semi finals 62-53 in a hard fought game. The team was led by Tavon Sledge's 22 pts., 9 assists and Steve Whittingham's 19 pts. and the excellent down low play of the rising star Lenny Toussaint with 8 pts., 13 rebounds. The championship was a good game for the 1st half with "Team Next" leading 33-26, but after halftime the "Roc-Cho's" went cold and were out scored 41-18 in what turned out to be a one-sided affair. Team Next was lead by five double digit scorers - Tavon Sledge, 17pts., Aaron Brown 15 pts., Lenny Toussaint, 14 pts., Steve Whittingham, 11 pts. and Joey Imuzais, 10 pts. Team Roc had 1 double figure scorer D. (Day-Day) Wiggins with 11 pts. In the 11 & Under Division Team Next Beat the Corey Irving All-Stars (the #1 A.A.U. Team in the country) in the semi finals 52-51. The team was lead by DaShawn Suber with 20 pts. and great down low play by Jermaine Sanders and Brandon Pine. In the championship game Team Next ran out of gas and lost to a very fast Prince Charles (ranked 4th in the country) team out of Maryland, who they had beaten earlier in the tournament in pool play Friday night.'

6/15/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'Avirex Sports Summer Basketball league is looking for teams in all age groups. They have a great rain site in Elmcor gym located on Northern Blvd. and 108th St., Queens. The Unlimited, Senior, and Junior Divisions, are just about at full capacity limited slots available. Teams are still needed for the 12u $275 including ref. fees.& 14u $300 including ref. fees. Players cannot turn the next age until after September 1. Contact Greg Coles at (646) 208-2613, in order to register your team.'

6/15/04 The divisions and teams are now posted on the UDC, 2004 page.

6/15/04 John P Miciotta: Rumble observations on the Rumble in the Bronx, 2004 page.

6/15/04 Thanks to coach Joe Stein Jr. the team page is updated with the Central Jersey Hawks profile on top and the rest of the teams listed alphabetically. Please send team information to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

6/15/04 Rodrick C. Bussey Brooklyn-Queens Warriors (Scholars Through Sports Foundation): 'My team just came back from a successful tournament in New Haven, Connecticut(N.H.A Peak "5"). We went 3 - 0 in pool play defeating the CT Future Stars, Waterbury Warriors and CT Bredden. We lost 60 - 57 in the semi-finals to the Shaq Attack team from Massachusetts. Marques Damon (Banneker) had a dominant tournament including a 27point semi-final performance. Michael Dodd and Caesar McBean (Richmond Hill) rebounded and scored well during the four games. Chris Richards (10th grader- Franklin K. Lane) and Marcus Cobian (10th grader- Richmond Hill) made positive contributions on both ends of the court. We will be competing in the Africa Park tournament and also travelling to Neptune, NJ and Morgantown, West Virginia to compete in tournaments.'

6/14/04 The 64 team third annual And 1 2004 High School Championship for this region is this Sturday and Sunday at Seton Hall University. School teams include St Raymond, Scotch Plains, St Patrick and Paramus Catholic in bracket 1, St Benedict, Linden and Grady in bracket 2, Seton Hall Prep and Niagara Falls in bracket 3 and St Anthony, and Paterson Catholic in bracket 4. Strong teams that won't be there include Mt Vernon, Lincoln, Christ the King, Cardozo, Rice, St Mary and Xaverian. Bishop Loughlin won the tournament about five years ago when it was called the Metro Classic, but they haven't been back since. Meanwhile, the region's first two winners (St Patrick and St Anthony) have each gone on to win the 8 team bracket held in Philadelphia the following week. The full schedule and more details are on the And 1 2004 High School Championship page.

6/14/04 Nick Blatchford:: 'Congratulations to New Heights' coaches and student-athletes for their fantastic performances at the Rumble In the Bronx this weekend. Led by the play of G Quentin Brown and F Mike Glover and the terrific coaching of Tony Rosa, our 16/U team won its first championship of the season. Our 17/U Elite Team won its pool and advanced to the championship game of the Gold Division with victories over the Metro Hawks, National Christian, Philly MJC, and Houston Hoops. Led by the great coaching of Chris Matesic and the outstanding play of F Lance Thomas and G Junior Bernal, New Heights made a fantastic run. New Heights got special contributions from C Vernon Goodridge, F Cameron Lewis, F Noah Levine, F Olu Ashuolo, G John Han and G Terance Grier. Congratulations to Team Bounce NYC, who proved to be too tough for us in the championship game. Thanks to Jim Hart and Chris Oden for organizing another great Rumble.'  Web note: More on the Rumble in the Bronx, 2004 page.

6/14/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars 16u boys team won the 2004 Almighty Force Winter League on Saturday afternoon. We defeated a tough Team Underrated program 89-83. The game was tied at 16 after the 1st quarter. At the half we led 37-31, before going on a tear in the third quarter to open the lead to 18pts. Team Underrated gave us a scare in the 4th quarter by cutting the lead to 6pts, causing numerous turnovers with their fullcourt trap, and outstanding three point shooting. Outstanding game by both teams, great coaching job by Coach Andre and his staff. Deytwan Hill led all scorers with 22pts. Jaquan Holley 21pts & 7 rebounds. Justin Davis 20pts, 8 rebounds, 2 steals & 1 block shot. Kawan Lilly chipped in 10pts. Antonio Cannon Jr. connected for 11 assists. Justin Davis was awarded the MVP award. We start our summer schedule next Saturday, June 19th @ Nike Swoosh vs. For the Good of the Neighborhood at 2:00pm (Utopia Park, Queens).'

6/14/04 NY Hoops: Theo Davis and Co. Bounce New Heights in 17 under championship game, while Michael Glover, New Heights Dunk Wisconsin for 16u Chip. Houston Hoops Hold on for 15u Crown

6/14/04 NJ Hoops: Cyclones fall in semis - 16 under Rumble.

6/14/04 NY Post: Antonio  Pena - leaving Lincoln, more or less.

6/14/04 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks 14 under played in the Playaz Club Blowup this past weekend held at FDU. We opened up pool play by routing Sam Rines 55-35 led by Christ the King Roland Davis 12pts and 8th grader Reggie Davis 12 pts. The next game was a 54-34 win over Newark Rams led by Reggie Davis 18 and 8th grader Adam Sarraga 10. The last pool game was verus Youth Interlock and we struggled to a 58- 49 win. We had a UDC game in between in which we defeated Bronx Kings and it tired some of the guys. But the bench picked up the slack 8th grader David Cook led the way with 14 (4 treys) 8th grader Cory Heyward added 9 all treys and 8th grader Russell Braithwaite and G. Milligan 8 each. The playoff game was against the Playaz club and we pulled out a 54-47 victory led by the Reggie davis and Roland Davis 14 each and G. Milligan added 10. The championship was versus a very good DC Assualt and we played our worst game of the tourney and lost 50-30. Reggie battled thier big frontline to 10 pts and 12 boards. He was named to the all tournament team as was Roland Davis.'

6/14/04 John McGuckin: 'Great games at the 12 Team next. Our Central Jersey Hawks beat Team Next and Corey Erving "back to back" on Saturday morning in two great games. 46-45 and 47-45.'

6/14/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Westchester Elite Basketball presents the Summer Hardwood Classic. Due to overwhelming interest we will now feature divisions in the 10 -17 year old age groups. Tourney will take place on July 16-18 at Briarcliff High School, in Central Westchester County. The Spring tourney was a sellout, so enroll now as space is limited. Email us at westchestersbest@hotmail.com or check out our site, www.westchesterelite.com for more info.'

6/13/04 At the Rumble 15 under division the Houston Hoops did not have a problem; they were everyone else's problem. They trailed the Gauchos 37-30 at the half before sealing a 79-74 semifinal win despite a game high 32 from Anthon Gill, 17 from Austin Wallace and 15 from Donovan Lowe. The Metro Hawks got to the finals with a four point win over Philly MJC as Dorian Williams (21 points with 5 treys), Andrew Gabriel (19) and Malik Boothe (17) were best. In the championship  Houston led 36-23 at the half and won by ten. The Hawks got 22 from Dorian Williams, but only a little help from Zamel Nixon (12), Mike Cavataio (9) and Malik Boothe (7).

6/13/04 At the Rumble the Gauchos, Metro Hawks and Panthers are in this morning's silver (consolation) 17's quarterfinals beginning at 8:30 AM, while New Heights, New York Elite, New York Bounce, Albany City Rocks and Juice All-Stars all made the gold 17's which begin at 9:50.

6/13/04 Hoopstown: Early Action From The Rumble In The Bronx.

6/13/04 NY Hoops: Friday at the Rumble.  And Friday at the Hofstra Team Camp.

6/13/04 NY Insider: New York Elite Survive Jimmy Baron.

6/12/04 At Rumble 15 under the pool winners were the Houston Hoops, Philly MJC, the Gauchos and the Metro Hawks. The semis are tomorrow morning at 9:50 following the 16 quarterfinals at Fordham Prep and the final will be in the Lombardi Center at 12:30. Saturday pool results on the Rumble in the Bronx, 2004 page.

6/12/04 15 under, Saturday morning on the Rumble in the Bronx, 2004 page.

6/12/04 Metrohoops Showcase Reflections.

6/12/04 NY Post: CHSAA adds shot clock.

6/12/04 Dana Dingle, Lightning coach: 'Game Over NYC Classic Basketball Tournament is on June 25th- 27th 2004 held at Holy Cross H.S. in Queens and Scanlan H.S. in the Bronx. Age Groups-Boys 9&U 3rd grade, 10&U 4th grade, 11&U 5th grade, 12&U 6th grade, 13&U 7th grade, 14&U 8th grade and 15 & U 9th grade. Age Deadline- AAU age and grade eligibility rules apply. Registration Fee - $300.00 per team- all age brackets. Registration Deadline Friday-June 18, 2004 (15 player roster - 2 coach's roster limit).  Winner take all championship games. Concessions and Tee-shirts on sale. Admission: $5 per day adult, $2 per day for youth 15 and under and free for 5 & under. Applications are accepted on a first pay, first serve basis. Contacts:  Dana Dingle (646) 773-4878 , Science Mapp (646) 529-8584, Coach Frank (646) 533-0698. Email: ddingle7@yahoo.com. Fax No: @ (516) 295-5230. Make checks or money orders payable to Game Over Inc, 1451 Broadway Hewlett, New York 11557. No personal checks accepted.'

6/11/04 Sam Rines was late for their match-up with the Gauchos and forfeited their 15 under game. The other 15 under winners were Houston Hoops 72-52 with a mercy win over the Central Jersey Hawks, Panthers 65-55 over New Heights, Philly MJC 67-59 over the Westchester Hawks, the Lightning Walsh got a 63-42 mercy win against Team Genesis and the Albany City Rocks getting a 72-71 overtime win against Ahead of the Game as the Rocks' off-guard Taylor Battle (pictured) exploded for 35 points, most on decisive drives to the hoop. In the 17 under division National Christian beat the Playaz 56-55, Team Texas topped Ct. Flame 81-72, New Heights got a 76-55 mercy win over the Metro Hawks, NYC Bounce coasted to a 81-65 win aver Coast to Coast, Houston Hoops rocketed Pulley White 75-49, the City Rocks pummeled Lancaster Elite 57-37, the Panthers mauled the NJ Roadrunners 61-29 and Kansas City Rocktown nipped YABC 68-66.

For the 16 under division the Playaz snuffed the Ct Flame 69-36, the Gauchos edged the NJ Cyclones 67-65, and the South Jersey Rising Stars got a 64-44 mercy win over the NY Ravens.

6/11/04 Coach Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest 'I am happy to inform that Michael Spady, a product our of Lefrak City, Queens, will become the Public Relations Director for our program, N.Y.C. Finest Basketball Academy, Inc. Michael is one role model and a returning product of our program. He took part in our program for two years before graduating from John Bowne HS with a 91 academic average and a 1080 during the class of 2000, and he did also get a 1080 on his SAT. He was the team MVP during his senior year as well as team captain. He then went onto Syracuse University on an academic scholarship, where he was a recipient of the Ron Myers Academic Scholarship and part of the Dean List as well. He decided to settle for a high level education by attending Syracuse U. for academics instead of going to other Institutions for basketball as well as Roberto Felipe, who graduated from Blair Academy Prep HS and chose N.Y.U. for academics, and he is now also our Academy Treasurer. Today, he has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations & Communications from the graduating class of 2004 as well as earned a 3.0 GPA. Best of luck in your career ahead in the business field as well"

6/11/04 Tony Ramos, Tournament Director (718-219-1979): 'The 8th Annual Africa Park Classic will be having its mandatory Coaches Meeting Sat. June 12,2004 @ the Rocdale Village Community Center Club Lounge 169-65-137th Ave. (Jamaica Queens) @ 7pm. All paperwork and fees need to be handed in at the meeting. A represenative from each team must attend in order for your team to play. Spots available for teams coming with all paperwork to meeting.'

6/11/04 NY Insider: Rumble In The Bronx Preview.

6/11/04 Hoop Scoop: 'We also have learned that 5'10 Frosh Corey Fisher from Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ will transfer to Brooklyn (Lincoln) NY next year and 5'10 Soph Mark Meadows, who started his high school career as a freshman at Tempe (H.S.) AZ and this past season was at Pawling (Trinity-Pawling) NY, will transfer to Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ. And so may 6'9 Soph Derrick Caracter from Scotch Plains (H.S.) NJ. Yes, that rumor is still alive and well, although right now it may be tough to confirm or deny, because Caracter is playing with the USA Elite team in the Douai Junior World Basketball Championship in Douai, France.'

6/11/04 Daily News: NBA camp snubs Sebastian.

6/11/04 NY Hoops: New York Invitational Classic is this weekend.

6/10/04 There is 15 under division information on the Rumble in the Bronx, 2004 page.

6/10/04 Thanks to Van.Macon, Hofstra assistant basketball coach we have the teams and schedule for tomorrow night on the Hofstra Team Camp page.

6/10/04 Coach Bill McNally: Poly Prep Basketball Camp begins Monday, June 14-June 18 with the second session June 21-23. Hours 9:00-3:00. The camp is for boys and girls 7-15. For information email bmcnally@polyprep.org or call (718) 836-9800 x349. Our Team Festival is June 21-23 from 6:00-10:00 and includes: Msgr. McClancy, Xaverian, Bishop Ford, St.Edmund, Collegiate, Chaminade, Trevor Day, New Utrecht and New York Friends.

6/10/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'Our Summer Basketball Development Camp is taking place at Erasmus Hall High School on Bedford Avenue between Church and Snyder Avenues, Brooklyn N.Y. The camp will Start July 6th and ends August 11th 2004, Mondays and Wednesdays - Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am to 3pm. We recommend that if you are a serious young player, that you attend all four days.We teach basketball drills that will enhance whatever skills you may think you have, such as passing, dribbling, shooting, running, rebounding, and team offenses, defenses. You will learn what it means to be a team player. Call 718 434 0127 - 718 666 6534 or email fya1@earthlink.net.'

6/10/04 NJ Hoops: Top Class of 2004 by position.

6/10/04 Metro Hoops Junior Phenom Camp this weekend at Rutgers University in Piscataway.

6/9/04 Coach Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest 'Derek Williams from John Bowne HS & Lonnell Jones from Hillcrest HS will both attend and play for Herkimer Community College upstate in the fall. I must commend Derek Williams for overcoming all obstacles during his high school years and maturing enough to get a fresh new start at the college level. Best of luck to Lonnell Jones as well, for the hard work shown during his school career at Hillcrest along with the two Southampton College bound scholarship recipients, Nicholas Jones & Joemelle Khan. All four of those guys really put up some great years with our programs on the basketball floor as well as in the classroom but also leading by example by assisting in coaching our younger groups. Many of our younger groups look up to this great group of seniors who left a remarkable history behind in our program. Best of luck to all of them & we hope to hear more positive stories of them at the college level and hopefully beyond but more importantly that a college degree has been earned when is all set and done.'

6/9/04 The Hoopstown pre-season rankings of the top 50 teams for the Summer season of 2004 includes # 3. New York Gauchos (Bronx, NY), # 5. SRAP (Syracuse, NY), # 12. Playaz Basketball Club (Paterson, NJ), # 28. Metro Hawks (New York, NY), # 32. Juice All-Stars (Brooklyn, NY) # 33. New York Ravens (Bronx, NY), # 43. Albany City Rocks (Albany, NY), # 44. New Heights (New York, NY) and  # 45. New York Panthers (New York, NY).

6/9/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'The Long Island Nike Swoosh League is looking for girls teams to complete the schedule for ages 12, 14, & 16. Weekday evenings. Season starts June 21.  Call Mike Jackson, Director: 516-322-8364 or 516-448-9523.'

6/8/04 Coach Tony Bergeron: 'Lloyd Salmon, 6'3 swing from the Wings Academy in the Bronx, will attend Springfield College this fall. Lloyd goes on to play for a great coach, Charlie Brock, at a very successful program. Congratulations to Lloyd for a very successful high school career on the court and in the classroom.'

6/8/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'Father and son get the job done. Karim McKenzie from Wadleigh High School has received a full scholarship to Molloy College. I can remember when Karim first came to FYA, everyone would laugh at him, but now who gets the best laugh of all. It wasn't easy teaching Karim basketball, but I saw he had a good feel for the game, good grades, and he was tall, and he listened to the coaches. We all know you can't teach height. Karim took all the yelling and abuse, but knew it was for a good reason, and he was smart enough to know it was for his development. We want to thank Pro Style, I.S.8, West 4th Street, Sullivan Eagles, and Gymrat Challenge Basketball Tournaments for inviting our program in their tournaments. This is a great FYA story!'

6/8/04 Tom Fleming's NHA Peak tournament is this weekend in Wallingford and New Haven, Ct. for 13 under, 14 under, 15 under, 16 under and 17 under divisions.  The 17 under teams are New Jersey Bucks, Brooklyn Warriors, Madison Broncos, Memorial Park Playas, CT Knights, Statewide CT Gold, Breddren, CT Warriors, Westchester Hawks, Future Stars, Waterbury Warriors, New York Pride, Connecticut Gold, Shaq Attaq, BANG, Young Guns, Davies, Norwalk Blue Blazers and E.S.A.F.

6/8/04 Journal News: Pomona's J R Inman chooses Rutgers.

6/8/04 Torrel Harris (516 312-7073): 'Unique All Stars 2nd annual "Monster tournament' ages 12 & under is in Hempstead and Wheatley Heights,  LI on June 25, 26, 27, 2004. This is a great tournament with great competition, awards for the winning team and runner up along with team trophy, sportsmanship award, rebound king, all tournament team and MVP. Teams who have committed so far are Unique All Stars, Team Next, Team ROC, Metro Hawks, Vipers, Maryland Select, Corey Erving All Stars, Youth Interlock, New Jersey Playaz, Albany City Rocks, Delaware Sharks and the New Jersey Tornadoes. The deadline to accept teams is June 15, 2004.'

6/7/04 Jim Hart has expanded Rumble in the Bronx to include a third division,  a 16 team 15 under division to go with the 32 ream 17 under division and a 20 team 16 under division. The teams, pools and schedules for this weekend's tournament are now on the Rumble in the Bronx, 2004 page.

6/7/04 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Tilden High School cocaptain Jimelle Girod will attend Paul Smiths College in the fall to play for Coach Mark Cartmill. Tilden swing man Delphina Jean Pierre is also leaning towards Paul Smiths and is also looking at Mohawk Valley and Broward CC. in Florida. Tilden 2 guard Clinton Hayden will head north to play for Mohawk CC and coach Phil Gaffney next year.'

6/7/04 Metrohoops Showcase Day 2 Report.

6/7/04 NorthJersey: Inman commits to play at RU.

6/7/04 Cleon Hyde, commissioner for the Conrad McRae Summer basketball league: 'We have all the players that play in those other leagues...Ervin Walker, Lance Stephenson, David Imes etc. Over the years we had Corey Fisher, Zhamal Nixon, Brandon Walters, Saquion Stone etc.  We are located in Brooklyn, Park Slope section and we have one of the best summer basketball tournaments. We are also featured in this month's Slam Street magazine as one of the better summer basketball leagues in New York.'

6/7/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars Boys 16u team advances to the championship game of the Almighty Force 2004 winter league, by defeating the BI-State Pythons 63-47. Kawan Lilly led all scorers with 16pts, Justin Davis contributed with 12pts & 10 rebounds & 4 steals. Patrick Bourdeau chipped in 10pts. and a block shot. Our floor general Antonio Cannon Jr.had 6pts. 6 assists, 2 steals and two rebounds. Great effort by the entire roster! The championship game will be held Saturday, June 12th @ 1:00pm vs. Team Underrated.'

6/6/04 Yeury Anziani: 'NCAA certified Double 'A' Summer Classic is July 10th-11th, 2004. This event is NCAA Certified for Division I College coaches!  $425 Per Team --- 17s (+ unsigned seniors), 16s, and 15s. Games will be played at sites in Madison, New Jersey. Make checks payable and submit with roster to: North Eastern Basketball Association, P.O. Box 4122 Clifton, N.J. 07012. For further information (hotels, directions, etc.) contact me @ (973) 777-3088 or email: northeasternbasketballassociation@att.net.'

6/7/04 NY Insider: Danny Green Leads Lightning To Tourney Win.

6/7/04 NJ Hoops: Kenny Watson stars at Metro Hoops.

6/7/04 Daily News: Preaching the fundamentals, PeteNewell helps kids for USA.

6/7/04 Thanks to Edwin Morales the team page is updated with the Rockland Rockets profile on top and the rest of the teams listed alphabetically. Please send team information to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

6/7/04 Coach Artie Cox: 'The Metropolitan AAU regionals for 15 under, 16 under and 17 under were held Sunday at Island Garden as the Metro Hawks won the 15 under championship game and the Gauchos took both the 16 under and 17 under games.'

6/7/04 NY Hoops: Metropolitan AAU 17U Final, 16U Final and 15U Final.

6/7/04 Tom Rennard: 'The Jersey Shore Lightning 13U boys had a big weekend qualifying for Division.I Nationals in the AAU Super Regionals at the Hill School in Pottstown PA. We opened the weekend by defeating the Pennsauken Blaze 52-42 in pool play. Steven Rennard led all scorers with 18pts. followed by LaDonte White with 13 and Corey Hahn with 11. We rapped up day one with an 84-60 victory over the NVBA Ballers. Corey Hahn had a monster game with 31 pts and 11 rebounds. Steven Rennard chipped in 23. The semifinal game Sunday morning was a low scoring affair as the Lightning defeated the Bucks County Blue Devils 32-31.Corey Hahn led with 9 pts and 10 boards. In the championship game the Pennsauken Blaze exacted some revenge with a 74-52 victory. The Lightning were once again led by Steve Rennard with 17 pts. followed by Corey Hahn with 16 and Jonathan Pierce with 10. Our second place finish was good enough to earn us a berth in Division I Nationals in Memphis Tenn. this summer. We will be joining our 14U and 12U Lightning teammates who have also qualified for Division I this season. 3 teams, 3 Division I berths! Congratulations to all the Lightning coaches and players especially Loren Jackson and Dave Johnson!'

6/7/04 Edwin Morales: 'One team not mentioned that participated in the GymRat Challenge, yet lasted until the Final 16 was the Rockland Rockets 17U . Behind the great point guard play of Deshawn Veada (Ramapo), Pat Volpe & Tim Coyne  (Alburtus Magnus), clutch shooting of Manny Garcia (Cardinal Spellman),  excellant defence of Lenard Lans & Rudy Boutin (Spring Valley) and the  inside presence of Gavin Loisdia (Ramapo), Matt Brundage (Old Tappn) & Donny Lind (Nanuet) the Rockets knocked out two of the top ten rated teams. But at the end they were simply worn out having to defeat two teams with start times that were minutes apart. This AAU programs is steadily becoming one of the better programs in our area.'

6/7/04 FoxSports: Zeller, McAlarney lead Irish recruits.

6/7/04 Coach Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest: 'Nicholas Jones & Joemelle Khan from Hillcrest HS have both committed to Southampton College DII. Best of luck to both hard working student athletes.'

6/6/04 Metrohoops Showcase Day 1 Report.

6/6/04 LFBALL: 'JR Inman did commit to Rutgers last week. Press conference next week. Rutgers also close to getting Jerod Griffith, Anthony Farmer and the Bynum kid from St Joes of Metuchen. That would give the Scarlet Knights 4 of the top 6 rising seniors in the state of NJ. It would be the best recruiting class at Rutgers in 20 years. JR turned down many schools to commit. I honestly wish he would have taken at least 2 visits before committing. He has not taken any visits, official or unofficial, despite having solid offers from many ACC and BE schools. I guess he and his family know what they want and are prepared for any outcome.'

6/6/04 RutgersInsider: J. R. Inman, out of St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale New Jersey, has made a verbal commitment to continue his basketball career at Rutgers University.

6/6/04 Coach Dre' (Team Underrated): 'On Saturday Team Underrated defeated DSA by the 3 points in the semifinals of the Junior Division of the Almighty Force Tournament. The game was a hard fought battle by both teams. Team Underrated or DSA could not establish a comfortable lead at no time in the game. Team Underrated had key plays down the stretch including the 3 pointer by Sadraac Numa with 3 seconds left that gave Team Underrated a 3 point lead. Team Underrated came into the semi's as a #9 seed after coming off a lackluster regular season at 4-4. They came into the playoffs with a mission. Congrats to Chris Barber, Sadraac Numa, Humzah Hakim, Cameron Barber, Stanley Calixte, Raeen Coward, Cody Lapp, Jamal Lining, Anthony Parris and Perone Harris. Team Underrated would also like to thank Shahee Martin for the opportunity to play in his Almighty Force Tournament for the first time.

6/5/04 The U.D.C. Summer Basketball League begins next weekend. Background information and next week's schedule are on the U.D.C. 2004 page.

6/5/04 NJ Hoops: Tornadoes top Jersey Shore Panthers -- 6 foot 10 Seton Hall Prep freshman, John Marciano, had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocks.

6/4/04 The 2004 GymRat Challenge recap.

6/4/04 TheInsiders.com Traveling Team Top 25 includes # 5. SRAP (Syracuse, N.Y.) – (21-2) *5,  # 6. New York Gauchos (Bronx, N.Y.) – (21-4) *7, # 13. Metro Hawks (Bronx, N.Y.) – (18-6) *24,  # 17. Playaz Basketball Club (Paterson, N.J.) – (24-8) *11 and # 23. New York Panthers (New York City, N.Y.) – (15-5) *NR with Others to Watch including N.J. All-Stars (N.J.); New Jersey Panthers (N.J.); New York Ravens (Bronx, N.Y.); Albany City Rocks (N.Y.); New Heights (New York, N.Y.); Westchester Hawks (N.Y.).

6/4/04 Coach Paul Suber: A.A.U. Metro Regional Championships: On Memorial Day (5/31). The "Island Garden" in Hempstead, LI was the stage for some great NY youth basketball in the 11& U, 12& U, 13 and 14& Under age groups. The Team Next Basketball Organization participated in 3 of the 4 Division 1 championships, winning 2 and losing 1 by a 3pt. margin. In the 11& U (5th grade) division. Team Next lost a very hard fought battle 59-56 against "Next Generation" a very tough and well coached (Pete Aguilar, Sr.) team that featured a 6'1 big man nicknamed "Poppy". Team Next was lead by DaShawn Suber's 22pts. and Sterling Gibbs 16pts., while Next Generation was lead by Pete Aguilar's (coach's son) 22pts. and Aaron Jordan's 21pts.

In the 6th grade division (12& Under), Team Next was involved in what many spectators called "the best game of the day," and some called "the best game of the year," so far. It was an all out war, featuring some of the best young players in NY and LI on both teams. The game went back and forth the whole time (12 times the lead changed hands) leading to a dramatic finish. The Unique All-Stars (coached by Torrel Harris) hit 2 free throws with 14 seconds left in the game to give them the lead 63-61. Team Next inbounded the ball and pushed it up court quickly, Davontay Grace was fouled going to the basket with 8 seconds left. He hit both free throws tying the game 63-63, Team Next then went "man to man" full court and forced a quick steal and assist by Tavon Sledge to Aaron Brown for the game winning lay-up (65-63). Team Next had four double figured scorers lead by Steve Whittingham's 19pts., Davontay Grace's 16pts., Tavon Sledge's 13 pts. and Aaron Brown's 11pts. Unique All-Stars were led by Mark Buffalo's 20 pts. and Davon McMillian's 12pts.

In the 8th grade division (14 yrs. old) Team Next kept up it's usual winning ways by defeating the Gauchos 73-57. Team Next was led by Lance Stephenson's (#1 7th grader in NYC) 23pts. and Erving Walker's (#1 8th grader in the country) 22pts. The Gauchos was lead by Darryl (Truck) Bryant's 10pts.

In the 7th grade division (13 yrs. old) The Gauchos beat Team Roc in one-sided affair winning 86-46. Gauchos Chris Fough had 32pts. Team Roc's William (Pooh) Williams had 15pts. to lead their teams in scoring.

The 15, 16, & 17 yr old Division Championships are tentatively scheduled for this weekend 6/5 or 6/6 at Island Garden.'

6/4/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The Queens 2004 Nike Swoosh eight-(8) 16u boys teams has 1. Springfield Riffles. 2. Metro Hawks. 3. Rise Panthers 4. NYC Panthers 5. FTGON 6. T.K. Allstars. 7. NYC Finest. 8. Ahead of the Game. The competition gets underway Saturday, June 19th, @ Utopia Park located at 73rd Avenue & Utopia Parkway. The opening day 4 game schedule: 1:00pm Rifles vs. Metro Hawks 1:00pm Rise Panthers vs. Ahead of the Game 2:00pm NYC Panthers vs. NYC Finest 2:00pm T.K. Allstars vs. FTGON. Good luck to all the players and coaches, in their quest to represent the Borough of Queens in this years 2004 Citywide competition. Great job by Director John Coleson, and Assistant Director Craig Graham for putting together this great tournament roster of players and coaches. The T.K. Allstars are honored we were included in this year's 2004 NIKE Swoosh competition.'

6/4/04 Eric Medved, CityRocks Director of Player Personnel and Adirondack AAU Boys Chairman: 'I have opened up a new sports company, SLAM, LLC which will be running camps and tournaments all over the U.S. The tournament is the King of the Mountain and the camps are called the Legends Series, coming to a college near you. I have already signed former Brooklyn schoolboy star Dwayne "Pearl" Washington for the Orange Legends Camp in Syracuse and Albany. SLAM's first tournament was the King of the Mountain featuring 166 teams in Albany, NY on May 21-23. The winners were: 17-Under - Rhode Island Breakers, 16-Under - Albany CityRocks, 15-Under - Albany CityRocks, 14-Under - Albany CityRocks, 13-Under - Capital District Raptors, 12-Under - New York Unique All-Stars, 11-Under - Long Island Lightning and10-Under - Toronto Blues. To contact SLAM to join or set-up a tournament in your area, call me at (518) 466-SLAM.

Player note -- 6'3" Melquan Bolding is on a tear. Melquan played on the CityRocks 16-Unders in the King of the Mountain and led the team in scoring with 23ppg. If you remember, Melquan had a high school career-high 36 points against Rhode Island-bound Will Daniels' FDR team this past high school season as a freshman.'

6/4/04 NY Hoops: GymRat Challenge Overview.

6/3/04 NY Insider: Ready To Rumble?  Web note: Jim Hart's list of confirmed teams are on the Rumble in the Bronx, 2004 page.

6/2/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'This is the final four weekend at the Almighty Force 2004 Winter competition. The 16u T.K. Allstars finished the season 5-1 and entered the playoffs as the number 2 seed. We will face the Bi-State Pythons on Saturday, June 5th, with the winner advancing to the championship game next Saturday, June 12th. Good job by Shahee Martin, Sr. and his staff at the Greshwin School, located in Brooklyn at Linden Blvd. and Van Siclen Avenue. The final four tip off begins at 1:30pm, followed by a 3:00pm contest. Anyone interested in participating in rhe Almighty Force Summer League should contact Mr. Shahee Martin @ (718) 810-7084. Shahee, Sr. does a great job with his flexible scheduling, for those of you playing in numerous leagues this summer.'

6/2/04 Tony Ramos: 'Last chance for you to register your team for the 8th Annual Africa Park Classic as we have a couple of spots left in our boys 10u, 12u, 14u, 16u and 19u. Deadline is June 12th. All completed paperwork must be handed in at the coaches' meeting, which will be held at the Rochdale Village Community Center 169-65-137th Avenue @7pm sharp, also on June 12th. A represenative from each team must attend in order to be able to play in the tournament. For more info contact me, Tony Ramos (718)219-1979 or (718)527-2932 email: trunapc@aol.com or check out our website at www.eteamz.com/africaparkclassic.'

6/2/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): Our 17U team played some very good teams in and out of our pool in the Gymrat Challenge in Albany, N.Y. over the Memorial Day Weekend. In our first game we defeated Central Jersey Hawks by the score of 56 - 49. In our second game i we defeated CNY Flames by the score of 72 - 64. Sean Watson scored 38 points with 7 out of 12 three pointers, Max Menard had 15 and 12 assists, our third game was a real test for team.We play a very tall and great shooting team from Boston, YABC. We were very lucky to come out of our pool play by defeating this team by the score of 61 - 58 as Sean Watson scored 27 points with 6 out of 10 three pointers, Max Menard had 21 points and 10 assists We were able to advance to the playoffs. This is when things got really ugly for us - we were facing 6'10, 6'9, 6'7, 6'6, and 6'4 this was the Minnesota Magic team. They could play, they had some very good shooters and knew how to pass the ball. We lost by the score of 63 - 44. Sean Watson didn't give up; he was the only bright spot of the game. He scored 30 points with 5 of 10 3 pointers. Karim McKenzie played well in all the games as he averaged 12 rebounds and 3 charging fouls per game. There were 80 teams in the 17U bracket.'

6/2/04 NY Hoops: Results From Metropolitan AAU Championships @Island Garden.

6/2/04 Jake Edwards: 'Show Me Wha You Got Summer Basketball League which starts June 28 is about close its entry. We have a few slots left. Feel free to inquire at 718-629-1044.'

6/1/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'T.K. Allstar 16u team went 5-1 at the GymRat Challenge in Albany this past weekend. We defeated the Albany Capitals (Albany, NY) 74-51. Kawan Lilly led the way for us with 18pts. Patrick Bourdeau added 15pts., 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. In our second pool game we defeated B.A.N.G(Groton, CT) 61-58 in a come from behind victory in the final minute. Justin Davis was tops with 19pts. 3 assists, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Deytwan Hill chipped in 11pts. and 3 steals. The 3rd and final pool game we defeated Monmouth Power, N.J. 62-56. Kawan Lilly had 16pts. 6 rebounds, and 2 steals. Deytwan Hill added 13pts. and 2 steals, Justin Davis 10pts. 11 rebounds, and 4 steals. On the road to the championship we defeated TGand Express (Memphis, TN.) 67-54. Kawan Lilly again was high with 19pts, 5 rebounds. Justin Davis added 14pts. 9 rebounds & Maurice Parker 10pts., 10 rebounds, and 2 block shots. In round two of the road to the championship we defeated Worcester West, MA 59-28. Brian Reyes netted 12pts, Deytwan Hill 11pts. We were manhandled in the final four championship round by the Connecticut Flame (Greenwich, CT) by 20 pts. We were down 4 pts at the half. The Flame started the second half with a flurry, and we never recovered. Kawan Lilly finished with 16pts. Justin Davis and Jerrel McKie added 4 blocks each. The contest became somewhat ugly as tempers flared between both teams, in an unusually physical contest. Our floor general Antonio Cannon Jr. was under the weather and couldn't go most of the weekend! All in all a great experience from a coaching standpoint for me. All our games were played between Albany University, and Sienna College. Great job from the entire roster, everyone made contributions, allowing us to reach the final four in this highly competitive GymRat Challenge event!'

6/1/04 T-bone: 'This past weekend, the MSU Skyliners travel program went up to Siena College to take part in the Gym Rat Challenge. I just want to take this time out to thank John Kmack and his staff for another well ran event. Our team went 0-3 on the weekend, but that was expected by only bringing 6 players on the trip and 2 of those players only being a freshman and soph. We lost to the DC Warriors (Reebok) by +15, Shaq Attack (Shaq's Squad) 4 and the LI Lightning (Carlton Clark, former St.Rays and UMASS with great coaching) by 1pt in triple overtime. This weekend, we were led by freshman Anthony Nelson of St.Joseph HS in Metchun NJ. Anthony displayed a poise and game ahead of his years. His highlight was a putback dunk over a 6'8 player that goes to Dematha in DC (vs. DC Warriors). Anthony scored 28pts in the triple OT loss to the Lightning and 18 vs Shaq Attack. He wore #4 for anyone that saw our games. Anthony has invites to now play with the DC Warriors and Hunting Park Players (Philly) in Reebok sponsored events over the summer and it won't be long before the Playaz come calling.. Another player that did work this weekend was Corey "Poodey" Williams of Elizabeth HS. Corey scored 27pts vs LI Lightning and 21 vs Shaq Attack. I have an interview on the Elizabeth HS PG here.'

6/1/04 Lori Perillo, Director of Basketball Operations, Seton Hall University (phone 973-761-9603, fax 973-275-2369, email: perilllo@shu.edu): 'The Seton Hall Basketball School is having 3 weeks of summer camp. The dates for the day camps are July 5th-9th (10 a.m.-5 p.m.) and July 26th-30th (10 a.m.-5 p.m.). The cost for the day camps is $305 and the ages are 7-17. We also have an overnight camp (boys only) from July 11th-15th. The cost for the overnight camp is $400 and the ages are 9-17. Please call (973) 761-7940 for more information. You can also download an application at www.shupirates.com/sports/mbball/camps.asp.'

6/1/04 Thanks to coach Shawn X McCray the team page is updated with the Newark Zoo Crew profile on top and the rest of the teams listed alphabetically. Please send team information to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

6/1/04 NY Hoops: NYC Jaguars come up short against Breakers in the 17u semifinal at the GymRat Challenge in Albany, NY. And Gauchos 15u take championship.

6/1/04 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'The CT Flame 16U team finished 2nd this weekend at the 2004 GymRat Challenge in Albany. After going undefeated (7-0) and winning by a margin of 20+ per game, they ran into a tough DC Blue Devil team and lost in the championship game last night. The Flame were led this weekend by Port Chester PG, Melvin Calhoun, Brunsick Prep 2G/ Armonk native, Kevin Decker and Gompers PF Greg Avila. Decker averaged 20ppg, Calhoun 15ppg and Avila 14ppg. Decker finished the tourney with 38 3pt's made (including 8 in 1 game). The Flame play next in the Rumble in the Bronx 6/11-13. Hats off to the GymRat organization for an extremely well run and highly competitive event.'

6/1/04 Paul 'Doc' Nicelli: 'The Student Athlete Bronco's summer league which is set to start June 19, 21 still has a few spots open. The league will be held in Astoria NY. Anyone interested please contact me at 718 392 4527.'