July 2004

7/31/04 Cynthia David: 'Friday night game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/31/04  UDC has moved indoors for the weekend.

7/30/04  New York City has lost their first two Empire State basketball games 98-82 to Adirondack and 98-84 to Central. FDA's point guard Damani Corbin has been high in both games for NYC with 29 and 20 while Doug Elwell has scored 11 and 15. Long Island has won both games taking Central 77-66 and Hudson Valley 105-86. Alex DeKenipp has scored 16 in both games while Adam Parzych had a game high 25 versus Hudson Valley. All the scholastic results are on the Empire State Games site.

7/30/04 This weekend's schedule (14 games each day) is on the UDC, 2004 page.

7/30/04 Shawn McCray: Zoo Summer league - 4th week scores and leading scorers are on the Zoo Crew Summer league page.

7/30/04 LA Times: Held Back to Get Ahead.

7/30/04 NJ Hoops: St. Anthony's wins another title.

7/30/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The 2004 Westchester's Best Summer League wrapped up at Briarcliff High School on Thursday evening. Results are on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/30/04 Cynthia David: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/30/04 Bob Collins, Editor: 'Since 1991, the Student Athlete magazine, our not-for-profit group of coaches has helped 50,000 players at high schools get to college and get on the team ... many with full scholarships.See: www.student-athlete.net/.'

7/29/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstar 16u team advanced to the semifinals @ IS8 by defeating Team Next last night 99-60. Six players reached double figures: Justin Davis another outstanding all around game 21pts, 11rebounds, 7 steals, 3 block shots and 4 assists, Shaun Willoughby 18pts, Antonio Cannon Jr. 17pts. 6 assists, Deytwan Hill 15pts, 3 steals, 3 assists. Johnnie Bonds 13pts., 10 rebounds, Tony Dennison chipped in 15pts, 5 rebounds, and two block shots. Outstanding team effort on both ends of the floor.'

7/29/04 Garden State Basketball Classic is October 2 & 3, 2004. Registration Deadline: September 24, 2004. Boys Divisions: 8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u, 14u, 15u, 16u, 17u, 18u and Girls Divisions: 10u, 11u, 12u, 13u, 14u, 15u, 16u, 17u. Place: Rex Plex Sports Complex, 1001 Ikea Drive, Elizabeth, NJ 07201. Cost: $300 per team, pool play, each team guaranteed 3 games. Contact: Mark P. Sills: 302.655.6045. Site is www.urbanyouthinc.com.

7/29/04 Newsday: Empire State Games -- City's hoops team seeks another title. Poly Prep's Jabari Edwards leads big squad trying to make up for last year's failure to win.

7/29/04 Empire State Games in Binghampton -- Basketball event schedule with rosters for scholastic division and open division.

7/28/04 Staten Island Advance: City keeping its guards up. NYC's scholastic hoopsters bringing a bigger team to Binghamton, but backcourt play from Elwell, Downing, Nisbett will be crucial.

7/28/04 Cynthia David: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/28/04 UDC standings are on the UDC, 2004 page.

7/28/04 Hoopstown: Theo Davis Is Heading To The Lonestar State.

7/28/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Semifinal results on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/28/04 Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors(Scholars Through Sports Foundation) 'I would like to congratulate three of my players. Michael Dodd and Greg Willis (HS of Health Professions) will be attending Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY in the fall. RCC is coached by Rob Kursinsky. Jamaal Smith (LaSalle Academy) will attend Delaware State University. Michael Dodd will represent the B-Q Warriors in the Africa Park All-Star game on July 31st. The senior team will start the playoffs in Africa Park the week of August 1st. This is also the the first year for the B-Q Warriors 14 and under team. Brian Baker (I.S. 218) and Marquis Dodson (I.S. 302) are making positive contributions for the 14 and under team.'

7/28/04 Coach Glen Steinberg: The Warriors won the Franklin Mills Tournament in Pennsylvania last weekend. Leading the way was Tyler Harvey.'

7/28/04 Coachvic: 'If you are a male or female who is serious about taking your game to the Next Level then join us every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm at Our Saviour Lutheran H.S. in the Bronx for Next Level workouts. We cover plyometrics, agility drills, mental toughness, skill work and conditioning. Work alongside Albert Forbes (All Hallows) LIU, Kevin Draughon (Trevor Day) St. Peters, Randy Webster (South Hampton) Overseas pro, Scotty Draughon, Trinity Pawling, Robin Williams (Mt. St. Ursula) Howard Univ., Lateef Mctaw (Cardinal Spellman) Utica Coll. and more. For more info go to eteamz.com/kyda.'

7/27/04 Week six results, leading scorers and standings are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

7/27/04 NY Hoops: Reebok Big Time Playoff Summaries.

7/27/04 Terrence Johnson: 'The Playaz Basketball White team (15u) lost to the eventual champion Houston Hoops team that was much closer than the final score would show,(87-65). The Houston Hoops team is Nike Sponsored and has won 10 out of 12 tournaments this year. Pro Player and Coach John Lucas' son plays the PG position for this team. Paul Scotland (Urban Peace Academy), Corey Raji (Westwood HS), Miles Beatty (St.Anthony) and Anthony Nelson (Plainfield) led the way for the Playaz who went 4-1. In the championship game, the 3 Seton Hall Prep freshmen (Jordan Costner, Gary Wallace and 7ft John Marchaino) played inspired basketball to get the game back close with 7 minutes left. The highlight of the weekend for the Playaz White team was Jordan Costner blocking an attempted dunk by a 6'7 man-child, Gary Johnson, who has already caught the eye of the University of Texas coaches and Khariq Irick (St.Anthony) getting a put back dunk on the entire Houston Hoops team. The Houston Hoops went on to beat everyone else on the road to the title by 30pts.'

7/27/04 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest – ‘On Thursday, the 16u squad took on the Brooklyn Academy at the Stephon Marbury Classic & came up with a 49-42 win. Tyrone Stewart Jr. led the way with 13 pts & 8 rebounds, while Collis Banks added 12 pts. Akeem Brightman chipped in 6pts, 3 rebs & 3 assists for the 3-0 juniors. On Sunday, our 14u matched up against the Bone Crushers leading to a 44-27 victory. Machelle Bailey led the way with 10 pts & 9 rebounds. Nathaniel “Butta” Wilson added 9 pts, 7 rebounds and 4 steals, while Isiah Lee contributed 9 pts, 5 assists & 3 steals. Christopher Larmond chipped in 11 rebounds & 5 blocks for the 3-1 Midgets.’

7/27/04 Rich Marcucci: Atlantic Cape Camp's Team Camp Aug 2-6. Current teams include Atlantic City NJ St Augustine Prep NJ Holy Spirit NJ St John Neumann PA Dunbar DC National Christian MD Lutheran PA American Christian PA Winslow NJ Chester PA Leap Academy NJ England TM's. Contact rich marcucci @ info@accbasketball.com or 856-629-8243.'

7/27/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'Saturday, @ Nike Swoosh the T.K. Allstars 16u team defeated the N.Y. Panthers 73-47. Justin Davis led all scorers with 22pts., 8 rebounds, & 5 assists. Johnnie Bonds 14pts & 6 rebounds. Deytwan Hill 14pts, Antonio Cannon, Jr. in 11pts. Patrick Bourdeau chipped in 10pts. 2 steals. Saturday @ Avirex we defeated A Child's Place 47-35. Justin 10pts, 10 rebounds, Deytwan Hill added 10pts. Up at Dyckman on Sunday, we were defeated by Brooklyn Claver Youth Association 48-46. Justin Davis 13pts., 14 rebounds, and 2 blocks.'

7/26/04 The week 7 results are on the UDC, 2004 page.

7/26/04 Coaches Kevin Pigott and Gary DeCesare: 'The first annual "Junior Five-Star NYC Day Camp" will be held at the Fordham Preparatory School located on the campus of Fordham University. There will be two sessions, both directed by Kevin Pigott and Gary DeCesare. The first session is from August 2 through August 6, and the second session is from August 9 through August 13. Please call (914) 964-6540 for more information.'

7/26/04 Coach Mario Beras: 'Dyckman Senior Division Results:-- Harlem Lions 78, KYDA 64: The guard play of Edwin Araujo, Damani Corbin, Ivan Rodriguez who paced the Lions with about 60 points combined was the difference in the game. Baychester defeated Mookie's All Stars despite a late surge by Mookie's team.'

7/26/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Semifinal schedule on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/26/04 Rob WIlliams: 'The Heat met the Worldwide Renegades for the second round of the Gold bracket. We started the game boiling hot forcing an early time out. with aggressive play by Stephon Draper, Tyrone Cook and Vernon Teel. The Renegades made their run and took the lead at the half. We took the lead but could not susutain, and lost our composure in the last 1 minute.  We lost by 2. We move on to Las Angeles for Best of the Summer. Wish us Luck., but we are extremely proud of their performance.'

7/25/04 Coach Bob Oliva, Royals: 'Christ The King H. S. will hold it's last week of basketball camp for boys ages 6 thru 16 this Monday at the school. Anyone interested can be at the school at 9AM. this Monday, July 26th to register, the cost is $175 witch includes lunch. Christ the King is located in Queens, the last stop on the M train. For more info you can call 516 413 5166.'

7/25/04 Rob WIlliams: 'NYC Heat advance beating the # 2 team in the nation, Houston Hoops. It was a grind with the Heat leading the entire game. but had to overcome some physical D and no help from the "men in stripes". This was a total team effort with particular recognition for strong point guard work from Quintin Brown and Stephon Draper with play exceeding that of top ranked Nick Wise and David Devesin.  A big block on the perimeter, steal and lay-up from Tyrone Cook which got the teams juices flowing and everyone on their feet. A Milan Prodanovic 3 forced a Houston timeout.  Big interrior presense from Mike Harry and Rob Robinson upset the flow of the reputed Hoops big men. The match up between Shahee Martin and Jermichael Finley was classic giving each other all they had inside and out. Vernon Teel and Jamel Ferguson kept the offense pressure on attacking and getting the basket relentlessly coming away with and 1 and key free throws to seal the win between them.

The NYC Heat are hot in Las Vegas. With temperatures of 106 degrees, we are 3-0 in pool play defeating Conquest (Ontario Canada), Corona Flares (California), and Dalas Seawolves with strong play from Vernon Teel, Jamel Ferguson, Quintin Brown and Shahee Martin. We've had great role play from Mike Harry, Tyrone Cook, Rob Robinson, Milan Prodanovic, Stephon Draper and Kevin Hannaway. We move on to play our first playoff game tonight versus the A pool Houston Hoops or Friends of Hoops (Seattle). Good work coaches Nate Cadogan, Richie Dominguez, Chuck Vance. Turn it up Heat! '

7/25/04 Tom Rennard: 'Adidas is sponsoring its first Adidas Jr. Phenom Camp at Alliant University in San Diego Ca. from Aug 5th thru 8th. This "invitation only" camp is bringing together appx. 80 of the best incoming 6th, 7th and 8th graders in the country from each class for some of the best instruction and competition available. The following 8 boys will be representing New Jersey and I just wanted to congratulate them for there achievements. Each boy's name, town, incoming grade and AAU team are given when known.

8th Grade-- Dexter Strickland, Rahway, Team N.J. Kyle Wehner, Brielle, Bayshore Bulldogs, Brian Oliver, Camden, Pennsauken Blaze, Kevin Brown, Corey Erving AllStars.

7th Grade-- Steven Rennard, Hazlet, Jersey Shore Lightning, D'Marcus Owens, Neptune, Neptune Fliers, Anthony Taylor, Pleasantville, S. Jersey Express.

6th Grade-- Sean Grennan, Sea Girt, Corey Erving AllStars.'

7/24/04 Coach Mike Moore, Team Next: 'Coach Paul Suber did an outstanding job reaching the Sweet 16 of the AAU 6th Grade(12 and under) National Tournament held from July 16th to July 23rd in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Coach Suber accomplished this feat without the services of his power forward, Davontay Grace, the number one ranked sixth grader in New York City. Grace is still recuperating from a leg injury suffered in early June. Despite this huge personnel loss, Team Next managed to defeat the State champions from Kentucky (Kentucky Patriots), Connecticut (Hartford City Hoops), and Illinois (Central Rising Stars), before losing to a higher seeded team, Ohio Jaguars (6th seed), by three points -- 45-42 in a game that see-sawed back and forth until the very end. In the second round game against the Illinois State Champions, two former NBA players' sons went at each other as Antoine Mason (son of Anthony Mason) battled against Bill Wennington's son. This game went down to the wire as Aaron Brown hit a layup at the buzzer to give Team Next a 52-50 win. Steve Whittingham's play was outstanding throughout the tournament as he consistently scored above 20 points and averaged more than 15 rebounds a game. In fact, against the Kentucky State Champions, Whittingham exploded for 38 points. I really want to commend Coach Suber and his team on a great job!'

7/23/04 Anthony Nicodemo: '1st round playoff results on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/23/04 Isaiah Brown: 'This is a quick note to introduce a player in the Dyckman Youth Enterprises Inc. organization that has come a long way an emerged into one of the top guards in the city, Steven "No fear" Polanco a 6'2" senior guard out of Bronx Regional ('05), has been in the organization since he was 10 years old and has worked on his game year after year and is now the captian of the Dyckman senior team. This past week he put up great numbers in UDC (4-2) and Dyckman(4-0) as the Dyckman senior team went 3-1 only to lose to Wake-Eden by three (the Wake-Eden team was up 10 points before the game started b/c of the lateness. Steven has one more year left of school and is being recrutied by low Div. I schools and Div. II schools. He has led the Bronx Regional team in scoring with 20 ppg and another PSAL championship this past year and is looking to add another to his resume. With tenacious defense, heart of a lion, and stellar scoring ability, Steven has the potential to become a great student/athlete at whatever instution he attends and I am proud to see him develop into the student/athlete he is today.'

7/23/04 Rob Engemann, Rebounds & The Hoop Group: 'Rebounds Elite Team Camp at Rebounds Basketball Facility (Neptune, NJ) is August 2nd-6th. Each team will get 8 games in 4 nights. The field so far is St. Benedict's, Rice, Philadelphia Lutheran, Raritan, St. Joe's Metuchen, Msgr. Farrell, CBA, and Cardinal McCarrick. We are looking for at two more teams. Any teams interested email Rob Engemann at RobE@rebounds1.com for more information.'

7/22/04 Coach Sly Johnson: Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/22/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'This message is for all the basketball programs, players, & fans that have supported me during my four years(2000-2004) as Director of the defunct Kenny Anderson/Lefrak City Classic. Words cannot express my gratitude to all of you that chose & intrusted my staff and I to provide one of the best summer basketball experiences in the city! A very special thanks goes out to Sean Couch, Bobbito Garcia & Jesse Washington creators of Bounce magazine (from the playground). Bounce magazine, ranked 28 summer leagues, placing the Kenny Anderson/Lefrak Classic under the direction of my staff and me at #5 behind IS8, UDC, Nike Swoosh, and Gaucho Roundball, in that order. To the lead official of the Classic Mr. Claude Steeny and his crew of referees. Thank you guys from the bottom of my heart, for an outstanding job officiating the classic games. For those of you that were disappointed, that the classic fell off the map, believe me we miss you more! Taking a quote for the Terminator and now Governor "We'll be back"! The summer of 2005 my staff and I will be introducing the T.K. Allstar Summer Invitational to the basketball scene. As we will strive to improve on the #5 ranking awarded us by Bounce magazine issue #2.'

7/22/04 USA Today: New Jersey senior rates as four-star player, 'five-star human being' - James Tchana.

7/22/04 Newsday: James Tchana heals body & soul. Six months after van crash that injured him and killed Our Saviour teammate, Cameroon native is getting looks.

7/22/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'T.K. Allstar 16u results from the IS8 2004 summer league: Monday night we completed our pool play by defeating the Springfield Riffles 78-67. Four players reached double figures Tony Dennison 30pts, 8 rebounds, 3 block shots led the way. Justin Davis 17pts. 10 rebounds, 7 assists & 3 block shots. Deytwan Hill 12pts., 4 assists, Antonio Cannon Jr. 10pts. & 4 assists. Tuesday, night we opened the playoffs against the Bronx Warriors for Christ defeating them in a double overtime thriller 89-84! Antonio Cannon Jr., 15pts, 5 assists hit a huge 3 with 1 second left on the clock to sent the contest into the first overtime. Tony Dennison 16pts. 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, & 2 steals, followed up with a game tying trey with 9 seconds left to send the contest into the second overtime session. Justin Davis finished with 27pts., 8 rebounds, 9 assists. Johnny Bonds did a great job on the both backboards 13 rebounds, 12pts. Deytwan Hill chipped in 11pts., 3 assists, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals. Great game by both ball clubs! T.K. Allstars advances to the second round, next Wednesday, July 28th @ 6:30pm. We will face coach Michael Moore and his nationally ranked Team Next ball club featuring nationally ranked players Erving Walker and Lance Stephenson.'

7/21/04 Anthony Nicodemo: '1st round playoff matchups on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/20/04 InsideHoops: Playaz Ball.

7/20/04 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'This weekend the Metro Hawks 14 year old team travelled to Temple Unversity for the Clash of the Titans tournament. We opened up pool play by playing a very good Westchester Wildcat team and prevailed 47-44 on a three pointer at the buzzer by Brandon Reece. Reggie Davis led the way with 12 pts 10 reb, Adam Sarraga added 8. Down the stretch we were down 1 with 40 seconds to go when Dorvell Carter hit a three to put us up one. The Wildcats came down and tied the game up. However Roland Davis executed an isolation play by drawing Brandon"s man to him and kicking it to him for the game winner. It was Brandon"s only basket of the game but naturally a huge one. During the game however the Hawks suffered a devasting loss when Brandon Beckford fractured his leg and was taken to the hospital. As bad as the injury seemed Brandon kept his composure and withstood the pain as his leg was reset and put in a cast. Though he will be out for the summer a bright recovery seems in order! Our second pool game was versus the LB Soliders and it was a 67- 49 rout. Georgio Milligan was high with 12 Reggie added 11 points, 10 rebs Dorvell and Adam 7 each. Our last pool game was versus the Hurricanes and it was a easy 74-38 win. Roland Davis poured in 15 Adam Sarraga 12 and Reggie and Georgio 10 each. The Championship was against the Wilmington Wildcats another very good team. In a hard fought game we pulled away for a 59-41 victory and secured the championship. Russell scored all his 15 points in the second half Reggie also had 15 as he dominated the low box. Roland added 10 8 assists and Dorvell owned the boards with 15 big rebounds. It was a hard fought and earned championship! The young Hawks played thru losing a teammate to injury, trailing late in games and making big shots aslo playing great defense. In the chip the bench ingited the comeback as two starters were in foul trouble but they still prevailed to win the tournament. The MVP was Reggie Davis as he posted 3 double doubles. Adam Sarraga who averaged 9 pts off the bench and Roland Davis who scored or assisted on most of the big points during the tournament desrve mention. But best of all it was a total team victory!'

7/20/04 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'On Saturday, the 16u took on the Metro Hawks at the Nike Swoosh Classic (Roy Wilkins Park, Baisley & 167 St.) and came up with a 49-34 win. Akeem Brightman led the way with 12pts, 5 steals & 4 Assists. Charles Jenkins added 10pts, 4 steals, 4 assists & 5 rebounds while Oshamar Planes contributed 10 pts & 4 steals. Daniel Desir chipped in 8 rebounds. The 14u lost to the Metro Hawks

7/20/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/19/04 Week five results, leading scorers and standings are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

7/19/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars 16u team weekend results: On Friday, night we defeated The Dream Team at Africa Park (Rochdale Village-133rd St. Bedell), 81-75. Balance scoring from the T.K. Allstars held off an offensive explosion from Calvin Rhoden (43pts.) & Shawn Crawford (28pts.) of the Dream Team. Deytwan Hill led the T.K. Balance scoring with 23pts. Justin Davis, Patrick Bourdeau and Shaun Willoughby scored 14pts each. Antonio Cannon, Jr. chipped in 13pts. On Saturday, the Rise Panthers defeated us 47-42 @ Queens Nike Swoosh (Merrick Blvd. and Baisley Blvd), as the offensive trio of Calvin Rhoden, Shawn Crawford and Vernon Teel gave us all we could handle! On Sat. @ the Avirex tourney @ (100 St. & 25 Ave.), we defeated the Fighting Phoenix 78-55. Shaun Willoughby led all scorers with 36pts, 4 assists, and 8 rebounds, Justin Davis 13pts. 8 rebounds, Patrick Bourdeau 11pts., 7 rebounds, Tony Dennison chipped in 10pts. and 7 rebounds, and 3 blocked shots. Sunday's action up @ the Dyckman Summer League we defeated Mookie's Inc. 74-67. Deytwan Hill led all scorers with 31pts. & 2 steals, Justin Davis 19pts, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Antonio Cannon, Jr. chipped in 10pts & 4 assists.'

7/19/04 The week 6 results are on the UDC, 2004 page.

7/19/04 Coach Arthur B Cox: 'Last week I watched the 2004 NBA draft. As the selections were announced I pondered how much of a change the game of basketball has taken. The draft should have sent shock waves through the basketball community. High School early entries and Europeans dominated the draft. Only a handful of college grads were selected. This new message is rally a bad one. Prepare for a pro career not a college career. Better yet if you stay in school you may hurt your chances. The NBA is now drafting potential -sneaker companies are recruiting young talent in grade school.

I don't begrudge anybody the opportunity to make a lot of money doing something you love - basketball. My message is going to be loud and clear. Make sure you have something to fall back on. To make it to the NBA is no easy task. The players I've had who made the league have been through hell and back. Let's not forget now many great talents never got their shot. In all cases it's usually great basketball success and horrible business experiences. Remember one thing basketball is a dirty business. I love the game of basketball but I hate the business.

In closing lets make sure all the young parents and players keep everything in perspective. The NBA is a difficult team to make. Set your goals high, but always have a plan B and a plan C. Good luck and god bless.'

7/19/04 NJ Hoops: White Plains takes Metro title.

7/19/04  Anthony Nicodemo: ''This week's schedule is on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/19/04 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'After intense weeks of academic tutoring and individual workouts, Port Chester PG Melvin Calhoun joined many excellent players at the Eastern Invitational Clinic at the College of New Jersey last week and walked away with an All-Star selection by averaging 15ppg. But his week was cut short because of his participation in the Playaz Ball at Seton Hall for his AAU team, the Connecticut Flame. Melvin averaged 16ppg and 8apg in the tourney and single handly took the Playaz Red team to the brink on elimination in a crushing overtime defeat. Melvin showed his true playmaking ability in front of dozens of top coaches and let his play speak for itself. Finishing the game with 22pts and 9 assts, he carried the team and often destroyed the Playaz opposing guards. Often overlooked because of his size, 5'7, Melvin has steadily become one of the sleepers of the recruiting world. His AAU team is now 31-11 and heads to the Main Event in Vegas to take care of some business. Schools like Marist, Canisuis, FDU, Sacred Heart and Wagner have begun to call for Melvin. Melvin should be included in conversations as one of the top PG's in the NYC, Westchester and CT areas.'

7/19/04 Coach Ben Asher: 'The Long Island Aces played two games on Sunday in the Woodside Fighting Phoenix Second Annual Summer Roundball Classic 2004. The first game was against the host team, the Woodside Fighting Phoenix. A great game all the way around, the Aces came up with the victory, 42-28. The 2nd game was against a well-coached Queens Finest team. A physical game, the Aces pulled out a 45-38 victory. Great contributions today by newcomers Billy and Brandon Butler. By going 3-0 in our pool, we now get a first round bye in the playoffs, which will take place Thursday 8/20 and Friday 8/21.'

7/18/04 T-Bone: 'The TT Playaz 15u basketball team beat Philly MJC to claim the crown for the Playaz Ball 04. The Playaz defeated Philly MJC 86-51 in the title game. They were led by a explosive freshman scorer from NY, Paul Scotland. Also in the championship game, Westwood's freshman Corey Raji (6'4 beast on the boards) scored 18pts and grabbed 10 rebs. St.Anthonys freshman Miles Beatty netted 13 and Plainfield freshmen. Anthony Nelson added 8pts 7 assist and 2 steals. This 15u Playaz team has size, guards and athletic ability. Add in freshman Corey Stokes of St.Benedicts and your going to have "problems" beating them in the coming years.'

7/18/04 Coach Arthur B Cox: 'Congratulations to Sebastian Telfair. I first saw him at IS8 in the seventh grade. He was and is truly an amazing talent. Through all the fanfare that has always surrounded him he always seemed to be a genuinely nice young man. I don't remember one time he didn't go out of his way to shake hands and say hello. The highlight of my memories of Sebastian was not a great shot or special move. At the state championship he gave his MVP trophy to team mate Antonio Pena who had a great championship game. I saw something special in this young man. Not just the special player but special person.

I am calling out to Sebastian Telfair. You must be a role model. Don't roll off into the sunset and leave all these kids with a false impression. You didn't get drafted in the first round because of a good smile and being well spoken. You made the NBA because of a work ethic and discipline to make your game what it is today. Let them know about the HS pressure, the AAU pressure, the agents calling, the street agents, the magazine and newspaper hounds, all the new friends you have?, and whatever other pineapples you have to deal with. I am amazed that you got through it. No other player has had the hooplas surrounding him in the last twenty years. To your credit you kept your eye on the prize. Now just prove the detractors wrong and call it a day. Good luck with your career and God bless.'

7/18/04 Daily News: These guys are good -- college coaches.

7/18/04 NY Hoops: Playaz Ball Final & Metro Classic.

7/18/04 NJ Hoops: Playaz defend turf.

7/18/04 Coach Bryan Griffith (N.I.K.E.-1 Basketball Program Inc.) I would like to introduce a player Anthony Lessane, 10th Grade 16 y/o from Paul Robeson HS. Anthony is 6'3" lefty guard, that has solid rebounding skills. Can score around the basket. Anthony needs to improve his academic standard in order to be a top player on the high school scene. Anthony is a member on N.I.K.E.-1 Basketball Team that plays in the Dunkers' Dalight 2004 Summer League.'

7/18/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The Westchester Elite Basketball Summer Hardwood Classic took place on Saturday at Briarcliff High School. The 13 and under division was dominated by the Metro Hawks who went 3-0 to take the title. The 14/15 under division was captured by the Westchester Hawks 14 and under Elite Team. The squad is tuning up for the nationals which take place in early August. The 17 and under division was captured by the Yonkers All-City Warriors. They took the title on points after finishing 2-1 in pool play. For more information go to www.westchesterelite.com.'

7/17/04 NY Post: Elvis Lora has reason to sing the blues.

7/17/04 NY Hoops: Playaz Ball Pool Play.

7/17/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/17/04 Ben Asher: 'The Long Island Aces defeated the Brooklyn-Queens Warriors by a score of 35-23 in the first game of the Woodside Fighting Phoenix Second Annual Summer Roundball Classic 2004. Shahab Syed led the way for the Aces with 18 points. Nat Vaughn contributed with 10 points. The Aces will take on Queens Finest and the Woodside Fighting Phoenix on Sunday.'

7/16/04 Rich Kosik aka Booksnball on the summer school page.

7/16/04 Coach Lloyd Desvigne: Day three results and high scorers are on the Hoop Jam Fest, 2004 page.'

7/16/04 InsideHoops: Top 10 2004 ABCD Camp Moments. And 2004 ABCD Camp Underclassmen All-Star Game.

7/16/04 Coach Arthur B Cox: 'Summer School -- In the past two weeks this issue has gotten completely out of hand. I'm sorry in my opinion if a student athlete has a responsibility to attend summer school then he cannot travel across the country on basketball road trips. Forget about you're allowed to miss two days. Forget about you spoke to the summer school principal and they'll give you work to take with you. Forget about your parents saying it's all right. Not to be mean, but those are probably the same parents not checking homework during the school year. With all the weekend tournaments and HS classics going on the exposure needed will still be there. Let's get summer school right so you can be eligible for the 2004 - 2005 high school season.'

7/16/04 Coach Arthur B Cox: 'Mt. Vernon High School - Better late than never. Congratulations to Mr. Vernon and head coach Bob Cimino on a season that's just off the chart. How about a 1) State Championship 2) An IS8 Championship 3)Ben Gordon drafted #3 in the first round by the Chicago Bulls 4)Dexter Gray to St Johns 5)Keith Benjamin to Pittsburgh 6)Shantay Robinson to St Rose.

These accomplishments were not by accident. The dedication and commitment of Coach Cimino and his staff are unmatched in High School Basketball. There isn't one off season game or practice by any layer in their program from freshman through senior classes that someone in their program is not at. As for the players, their discipline and respect are a statement on how this program works. The groundwork is laid early in the fifth or sixth grade and the results are seen year after year. Congratulations again and a blessing for future success.'

7/16/04 NY Hoops: Lance Stephenson Knocking On the Door.

7/16/04  Coach Dre, Team Underrated on the IS8 Summer League, 2004 page.

7/16/04  Anthony Nicodemo: ''This week's standings and leading scorers:are on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/15/04 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'On Wednesday night, the 19u senior squad took on Above & Beyond at the Stephon Marbury Classic and came up with a 42-26 win. Derek Williams led the way with 11 pts, 7 steals & 5 assists & Lonnell Jones 11pts, 4 steals & 4 assists. Nicholas Jones chipped in 10 rebounds, 7 pts, 6 assists & 4 steals, while Daniel Desir added 12 rebounds, 4 blocks & 4 pts for the 3-0 seniors.'

7/15/04: David Trottman: 'Word on the street is that Edgar Sosa (2006) 6'1 PG from Rice, Chris De La Rosa (2007) 5'9 PG from All Hallows and James Feldeine (2006) 6'2 SG from Cardinal Hayes now team up with the New Heights AAU basketball team coached by Nick Blatchford. The three used to be basketball rivals in local neighborhood of Washington Heights, but are the best of friends as they all continue to play hard and take their games to the next level. I call them the Next Generation. Best of luck to all three players this summer and school season.'

7/15/04 Thanks to Isaiah Brown the team page is updated with the Dyckman team profile. Please send team information to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

7/14/04 Tony Ramos: 'This week's schedule and last week's results arre on the Africa Park Classic page.'

7/14/04 Coach Lloyd Desvigne: Day one and two results and high scorers are on the Hoop Jam Fest, 2004 page.'

7/14/04 Home News Tribune: Scarlet Knights land point guard Anthony Farmer.

7/14/04 Andre Ambrose: 'Brooklyn Hoops Summer Basketball Day Camp - 7 weekly session of instruction and competition for boys and girls ages 8 - 16. Register early and receive a 10% discount (early registration ends the Friday prior to the beginning of a new week) week 2 begins Monday, July 18th for more info go to www.bkhoops.com or call (917) 548-1754.'

7/14/04 Newsday: Antonio Peña leaves Lincoln.

7/14/04 Dennis Gregory: 'The 32 teams in this weekend's Metro Classic are listed on the Metro Classic, 2004 page.'

7/14/04 Booksnball: 'N.Y.C. PSAL Varsity Basketball Coaches (Boys & Girls) are urged to send in the names of their senior (2004-05) nominees for the James P.Sullivan Exposure games to be held this fall. More info is at PSAL.org.

7/13/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'Last night the 16u T.K. Allstars improved to 2-1 in IS8 play, by defeating my good friend and fellow coach Rob Diaz, and his NYC Finest ball club 77-65. Tony Dennison led all scorers with 22pts., 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Shaun Willoughby 18pts. 6 steals and 3 assists. Antonio Cannon Jr. added 15pts. & 3 assists. Our fourth and final regular season game to determin playoff seeding @ IS8 will be played on Monday, July 19th against the Springfield Riffles. The win will give us the #1 seed in the South division of the competition. A loss could possibly put us in harms way, as the South division race is pretty tight!'  Web note: Earlier info is on the IS8 Summer League, 2004 page.

7/13/04 There is an alphabetical  list of 76 players from the region on the class of 2008 page with their projected high schools (where known) in brackets. Please send additions and/or corrections to nycnjhoops@aol.com.

7/13/04 The week 5 results are on the UDC, 2004 page.

7/13/04 NY Hoops: Antonio Pena on the move.

7/13/04 Daily News: Norman Stormin'. St. John's new coach hits the recruiting trail.

7/13/04 NY Post: Ricky Torres couldn't wait to go home.

7/13/04 Anthony Nicodemo: 'Westchester Elite Basketball presents the Summer Hardwood Classic this Saturday at Briarcliff High School, located in Central Westchester County. The Westchester Hawks, CT Magic and Metro Hawks are a few of the programs participating. Go to www.westchesterelite.com for complete schedule information.'

7/12/04 Week four results, leading scorers and standings are on the Conrad McRae Tournament, 2004 page.

7/12/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The 16u T.K. Allstars weekend results: Saturday @ Queens Nike Swoosh (Utopia Park) we picked up a forfeit win over the Springfield Riffles. Our second game on Saturday was played at the Avirex tourney @ JHS 127 in Corona, Queens where we defeated the Elmhurst Ballers 55-47. Patrick Bourdeau led all scorers with 16pts. & 7 rebounds, Justin Davis chipped in 15pts & 9 rebounds. Sunday @ The Springfield Riffles Go Hard or Go Home tourney we defeated the Freeport L.I. Lawmen 58-37, and secured the #1 seed going into next week's playoffs. Tony Dennison led all scorers with 16pts. 3 steals and 3 rebounds, Justin Davis 13pts., 11 rebounds and 2 steals. Antonio Cannon, Jr. chipped in 10pts & 6 assists. Our second game on Sunday @ Dyckman we defeated Peekskill 71-58. Deytwan Hill topped all scorers with 23pts. & 3 assists, Justin Davis 21pts., 10 rebounds & 5 blocked shots, Tony Dennison 14pts., 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots. Antonio Cannon, Jr. chipped in 10pts. & 3 assists. On Monday, July 12th, we are at Africa Park vs. KYDA, @ 6:00pm followed an 8:00pm game at IS8 against NYC Finest.'

7/12/04 Lawrence McGugins, 917-868-5816, aotgbasketball@aol.com: 'Javon Parris from my program was at the Adidas Superstar camp with me and did well. He goes to Our Savior New American, rising senior 6'3" PG, being recruited by Univ. New Mexico, UNLV, Marquette, Florida State, South Florida, Florida Intl', Liberty Univ.(made the NCAA tourney in the last two years) Stephen F. Austin, Rider, Hartford. Liberty and Stephen F. Austin offered. The Univ. New Mexico and South Florida are expected to offer at the end of July.

We are officially sponsored by Adidas and looking for quality coaches preferably CHSAA, PSAL, former college coaches. Need to produce a resume and three references.'

7/12/04 Tony Ramos: 'The 8th Annual Africa Park tournament is looking for a couple of teams to fill spots for teams that dropped out of the tournament. We have a few spots in 10 under, 12 under,14 under and 16 under. Can't turn the next  age before September 1st, 2004. Contact me ASAP 718-219-1979.'

7/12/04 RutgersFan: ABCD Camp: Final sightings, stats & thoughts.

7/12/04 Daily News: John Garcia proves self - Makes most of invite to ABCD camp.  Matt Doherty courts new post.  All Star chance passes - Chris Bethel's Camp Diary.  Salvador Patricio's choice a show of Pride.

7/12/04 NY Post: Danny Green's stock soars. 

7/12/04 NY Hoops: Outstanding players from NY.  And ABCD Underclassmen All-Star Game.

7/10/04 Game results on the Dyckman Basketball Tournament page.'

7/12/04 Journal News: Interest growing in Westchester Elite summer league. Anthony Nicodemo: ''This week's schedule is on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/12/04 Coach Ted Thomas: 'Northport defeated The Silver Bullets 13u team 33 -15 in the 9th Grade division of The St. Patrick's Summer League today. Both teams were short handed, but the 6 Northport players dominated the game from start to finish. Gabe Cruse, who will attend Northport High School next fall, led all scorers with 12 points, and Mike Guethlein, who will also attend Northport, had 8 points and 10 rebounds.'

7/11/04 Marquis Grant (pictured left from Right Bounce) is the 6-5 forward headed to Christ the King this fall. He plays this summer at Conrad McRae for Trackmaster with fellow CK commit, Erving Walker. This afternoon he was a no show leaving Trackmaster's  6-1 Lenny McNeill to counter Team Reebok's  6-1 smooth lefty forward Brandon Romain (near right ) and 6-5  power forward David Imes (far right and with Brandon a Xaverian commit) in the paint. It was a mismatch.

Team Reebock and the Xaverian duo dominated the first half, leading 39-26. We'll have all Conrad McRae results early this week. 

7/11/04 Coach Glen Steinberg: 'Our Warriors basketball team finished first in the 4th annual Slam Event in Pennsylvania last weekend. We will be travelling to a Roundball qualifier next weekend. I would also like to send out a congradulations to one of my players, Vic Morris. He has made a verbal commitment to Hofstra and he is very excited about his choice.'

7/11/04 Coach Tyrone Hester: 'The Morris Brown Warriors are looking for players ages 11 to 14. If interested in playing please send email to nyce456@hotmail.com. Practices will be held at Basily Park on 150th Street and 130th Avenue in Queens.'

7/11/04 Daily News: Lincoln star works a double - Nyan Boateng takes football talent to hoop. Vic Morris - Judge rules for Hofstra.  Chasing bucks and sheepskin - NBA or college. Selfish play is losing games - Chris Bethel's ABCD Camp Diary.

7/11/04 NY Hoops: Greg Oden vs Derrick Caracter: Battle of the Bigs.

7/11/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Two Long Island players are teammates at the ABCD Camp. They are Tyson Johnson (far left) 6-5 senior forward from St Mary's and Kahiem Seawright (nearer) 6-7 senior forward from Uniondale.' Web note: The ABCD Camp ends today with the All-Star games (underclassmen & rising seniors) played this afternoon.

7/11/04 Cleon Hyde: 'This afternoon's featured Conrad McRae game is between Trackmaster with Erving Walker, Marquis Grant, Lenny McNeill  and Tavon Sledge and Team Reebok with David Imes, Brandon Romain, Darryl Bryant and Vincent Council. This game will be played at 2:30pm.'

7/11/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/10/04 RutgersFan: ABCD Camp: Day 2 at a glance.

7/10/04 NY Post: Moore Catholic's Kyle McAlarney makes points at ABCD camp.

7/10/04 Journal News: No hype, no problem for Greeley's Scott Weisenfeld at ABCD camp.

7/10/04 NY Hoops: ABCD 2004 Day 1.  And Corey Fisher takes on O J Mayo.

7/10/04 Mario Beras: 'Highlights of Dyckman senior division games on the Dyckman Basketball Tournament page.'

7/10/04 Anthony Nicedemo: ''This week's leading scorers and standings are on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/9/04 John P Miciotta: The Locals at ABCD - .John Garcia, Danny Green, Kyle McAlarney, Chris Bethel, Trevon Hughes, Earl Clark, Edgar Sosa and Eugene Harvey.

7/9/04 Steve Furtado: 'Probound Elite is hosting a Summer Wrap Blacktop Classic @ St.Albans Park in Queens NY starting August 7th-August 29. Big trophies, MVP awards, academic achievement awards. 150$ plus ref fees. Girls and boys 16u,14,u,12u,10u.  E-mail me at proboundbasketball2000@yahoo.com or call me at 7618-216-9178.'

7/9/04 Coach Anderson at U.R.C.S. in Dix Hills NY: 'I am looking for games on the boys and girls varsity level. Also the J.V. boys level. The school is under NYSAISAA . If any one is interested please contact me at 631-242-5359 ext 332 or e-mail me at coachma34@hotmail.com.'

7/9/04 NJO: ABCD Camp - Derrick Caracter transfers back to St. Pat's. 6-9 forward: It's best move for me.

7/9/04 Daily News: Lesser names, happy campers.  Coaches are tough crowd - Chris Bethel's ABCD Camp Diary. Lincoln's Antonio Pena decides to stay. And ABCD Camp loaded with quality big men.

7/9/04 NY Post: Local players hope to live hoop dreams.

7/9/04 Journal News: Mount Vernon's Chris Lowe.

7/9/04 Hoopstown: Day One Recruiting Report From The 2004 Reebok ABCD Camp.

7/9/04 Journal News: Coaching changes, tournament updates, college signings.

7/9/04 Coach Dre: 'At IS8 last night Team Underrated 17-under team beat TGT Warriors 4 Christ 58-46. We had a comfortable lead going into the 4th quarter when TGT came back within 8 points. The win pushes Team Underrated record to 3-0 in the I.S. 8 Summer Tournament. Team Underrated was led by (6'5) Humzah Hakim and (6'5) Melvin Clarida. They both combined for 31 points, 23 rebounds and 9 blocks. Sadraac Numa contributed 11 points and 7 assist. Chris Barber (freshman) sparked our defense with 4 steals and 11 points. The other notable of the game was Raeen Coward with 4 points, 5 blocks and 5 rebounds. Next game is Thursday July 15th at 8:00 PM against Holy Cross.' Web note: The schedule, teams and earlier summaries are on the IS8 Summer League, 2004 page.

7/8/04 The week 4 standings are on the UDC, 2004 page.

7/8/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/8/04 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'The 16u team took on the St. Cecilia Cyclones on Wednesday night at the Stephon Marbury Classic and came up with a 48-42 OT win. Oshamar Planes led the way with 17 pts, 5 rebounds & 3 steals. Akeem Brightman added 12 pts, 4 steals & 4 rebounds, Nayquann Mitchell 6 blocks, 10 rebounds & 5 pts & Maurice Hughley 5pts, 8 rebs & 4 blocks. Gary Sanders chipped in 6pts, 3 steals & 4 rebounds for the 2-0 juniors.'

7/8/04 NJO: Camps lose their luster. Changing trends, diluted talent hurts blue-chip search.

7/8/04 College Sports: Learning Your ABCD's. Get an inside look at one of the summer's top hoops recruting camps.

7/8/04 Six of NYC CHSAA power-house "AA" division schools will have players participating in an NCAA Certified Jam Fest in front of Division 1, 2 and 3 coaches. Teams and schedules are on the Hoop Jam Fest, 2004 page.

7/8/04 Daily News: Call it Camp Learn-to-Cope. Education puts class on court. And Jessie Sapp likes SJU from afar.

7/8/04 NY Post: Will Harris heads to ABCD Camp.

7/8/04 Journal News: Scott Weisenfeld added to abcd camp

7/8/04 Jeffrey Attard: 'The Woodside Fighting Phonenix are looking for teams to play in it's second annual Summer Roundball Classic 2004. The tournmaent is going to be held in Bush and little Bush Park locatred on 61st. right off Queens Bvld. in Woodside Queens. The tournmaent will run Thursday 7/15 - Sunday 7/18. The semi-finals in each division will be held on Thursday 8/20 and Friday 8/21 with championship and All - Star games to be held Sat. 8/21. The Divisions are boys 11u , 12u, 13u, 14u and girls 14u. The entry fee is $150 for a 3 game guarantee. Concessions and music will also be on hand. If you are intrested please contact Danny Kiernan at 718 - 305 - 8225, Kevin Clifford @ 1917 - 496 - 6972 or Jeffrey Attard @ 347 - 865 - 1026 or jef210@aol.com.

7/8/04 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'On Tuesday night, The 19u took on Henry Street (Brooklyn Bridge) at the Stephon Marbury Classic and came up with a 35-34 victory. Southampton College bound Nicholas Jones led the way with 24pts, 6 rebounds, 4 steals & 3 assists. Derek Williams added 10 pts & 3 steals for the 2-0 seniors.'

7/8/04 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars 16u boys team won back to back games at Queens Nike Swoosh (Utopia Park) this past Saturday. We defeated the Metro Hawks in the first game 74-46. Four players scored in double figures: Justin Davis 21pts.& 5 rebounds, Shaun Willoughby 17pts. & 6 assists, Deytwan Hill 14pts. & 2 assists and Maurice Parker 10pts. & 4 rebounds. In the second game at Nike Swoosh we defeated Ahead of the Game 73-46, again four players reached double figures: Justin Davis 20pts. 3 rebounds & 3 assists, Deytwan Hill 16pts. 8 steals, and a blocked shot, Maurice Parker 11pts., 4 rebounds, & 4 steals, and Antonio Cannon, Jr. 10pts.& 6 assists. On Sunday, we defeated the Springfield Riffles 70-53 in their Springfield Riffles Go Hard or Go Home Competition at Roy Wilkins Park. Three players reached double figures: Tony Dennison 20pts., 4 rebounds, 2 steals and a block shot. Deytwan Hill 16pts. 3 assists, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals. Shaun Willoughby chipped in 11pts. In IS8 action we dropped our first game to Holy Cross on Tuesday night 57-50. Antonio Cannon Jr., led with 20pts. and 10 assists. Deytwan Hill chipped in 15pts.'

7/7/04 Journal News: ABCD camp tips off today.

7/7/04 Daily News: Camps ring in hoopy new year. New sponsors are sneaking in.

7/7/04 Hoopstown: The 2004 Reebok ABCD Preview.

7/7/04  Coach Ted Thomas: 'Northport beat Smithtown 38-26 to even its record at 1-1 in the St. Patrick's Summer League 9th grade division. Gabe Cruse and Nick Iorio provided the scoring punch for Northport with 10 points a piece, and Rich Robbins and Mike Guethlein dominated the boards. Anthony Girolamo also had a good game for Northport, jump starting the offense and the defense with his very aggressive play.'

7/6/04 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'The T.D.Y.C.C. Summer League started this week in Greenburgh, NY with some good programs participating. Schools like Mount St. Michael, Woodlands, Yorktown, Nyack and Spring Valley are playing. Last night the Playmakers beat Benji's Kids (Greenburgh Host Team) by 10. Leading the way were Port Chester PG Melvin Calhoun with 22pts and 6 assts and Gompers PF Greg Avila with 12pts and 8 rebs. Also playing last night was Stepinac WF Taylor Foster who led the Kids with 14pts.

7/5/04 Metro Hoops: Camp Next (Jr. ABCD Review).

7/5/04 The week 4 results are on the UDC, 2004 page.

7/5/04 Brian Mullen Broward CC team manager: 'Nick Flagg, 5-9 PG Cardozo, Errol Porteous 6-8 C FDR, Basil Leslie 6-3 WG Grady and former Lincoln H.S. graduate Stu Graddick (transfer from Xavier University) will all attend Broward Community College in the fall. They join returning New Yorkers 6-1 2G Chris Bernard (all conference), Brian Williams 6-5 PF (all conference) and 6-7 WF Jenar Harrison.'

7/5/04 Ken Stevens, Dyckman Basketball: 'Updated results on the Dyckman Basketball Tournament page.'

7/5/04 Tony Ramos: 'This week's schedule is on the Africa Park Classic page.'

7/5/04 Anthony Nicedemo: ''This week's schedule is on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/5/04 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest – ‘On Saturday, the 16u took on Ahead of the Game and came up with a 76-46 victory in the Queens Nike Swoosh at Utopia Park (Utopia Parkway & 73 Avenue). Jamine Peterson led the way with 24 pts, 8 rebounds & 3 steals. Akeem Brightman added 11 pts, 6 rebounds & 2 Steals while Charles Jenkins put up 8 pts, 5 assists & 3 steals for the 2-0 Junior team. The 14u also had a 46-24 win vs Ahead of the Game. Justin Newton led the way with 11 pts, 6 rebounds & 3 steals. Isiah Lee added 9 assists & 4 pts & Paris Pickering put up 9 pts & 6 rebounds for the 1-1 Midget team.'

7/5/04 Tyrone Hester: 'The Morris Brown Warriors 16u team played today in the 19u divison at the Utopia Classic (Utopia Pkway & 73 Avenue) and came up with a 58-48 win. Afam Moujeke led the way with 36 points & Nelson Cruz with 8 points 6 ast and 5 steals. Duane Raina added 6 points and 3 steals for the Warriors.'

7/4/04 NY Post: Lance Stephenson - the next Telfair. Andre Barrett - short and to the point.

7/4/04 Rich Kosik: 'ABCD/Reebok kicks off on Wednesday, July 7th with a morning of academics, (A Game Plan for Success, Sport's Counseling, Life-Skills & The Media & You). Team, small group & individual academic sessions will be held throughout the week. After lunch a presentation will be made by the NCAA & then it will be non stop hoops! Team practices will be held the afternoon & evening of the 7th.(NCAA coaches come out on the 8th)  The mornings of the 8th, 9th & 10th will be devoted to fundamental drills run by NBA assistant coaches & high school coaches. Area H.S. & A.A.U. coaches are urged to attend these AM. sessions to pick up some great coaching tips on skill development. Games will start each day by 2 p.m. & again at 6:45 pm. One major change is that the All-Star games (underclassmen & rising seniors) will be held Sunday, July 11 in the afternoon! In the past the games were held in the evening of the last day. Come on out & see where dream comes alive!'

7/3/04 Teaneck ninth grader David Cook (pictured right) is playing for the Metro Hawk Midgets at UDC today as they go up against Team Genesis and their star, Rocco Rubino (pictured left). The UDC tournament is playing game this July 4th weekend, while Dyckman and Conrad McRae are not playing games. We'll have all the UDC results early in the week.

7/3/04 NY Hoops: Fordham U Staying Busy.

7/2/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Game results are on the Nike Swoosh League page.'

7/2/04 Anthony Nicedemo: 'Standings and leading scorers on the Westchester's Best Summer League, 2004 page.'

7/2/04 The week 4 schedule is on the UDC, 2004 page.

7/2/04 Coach Siu Chan: 'Congratulations goes out to Antonio Matos for having his jersey retired at Landmark high school. He leaves the school holding every scoring record there is. He leaves as the all time leading scorer in the school's history falling just short of 1000 points. I have enjoyed coaching him and it has been special to me. Antonio will be attending prep school this fall and should draw interest from some small D1 programs. Who ever coaches him next enjoy what player you are getting.'

7/1/04 Insiders Hoops top 100 includes # 18 Greg Paulus, # 29 Tyrell Biggs, # 41 Theo Davis, # 42 Andrew Bynum, # 44 Brandon Costner, # 53 Kyle McAlarney,  # 68 J.R. Inman, # 73 Levance Field, # 84 Sean McCurdy, # 91 Emanuel Mayben and # 100 Ahmad Nivins.

7/1/04 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): The first week of play at FYA/SLAM Invitational 2K4 saw some very exciting games. The 11 and under division is very competitive, 13 and under has good balance of teams, 15 and under has the most teams (15) all of which are well coached, 17 and under started off on Saturday with 2 great games. The nightcap ended with the Xmen defeating FYA by the score of 84 - 77, Sean Watson scored 40  points to lead he made 8 three pointers. On Sunday 17 and under, FYA defeated St.Saviour on a game winning 3 pointer by Sean Watson at the buzzer and he ended up scoring 34 points.'

7/1/04 Coach Kevin Brown: 'Living Faith Christian Academy in Cherry Hill, NJ is looking for games for the 2004-2005 basketball season. In its inaugural season LFCA went 18-6 playing a schedule that included schools throughout the tri-state area. The 2004-2005 team should be very competitive with a roster that includes Isiah Mason 5'10 SG MVP Best of Philly Tournament Spring '04, All Tournament Best of the Best, Leonard Hayes 5'11 guard Hoop Scoop #40 Penn/NJ/Del, KJ Brown 5'4 point guard '04 Adidas Jr Phenom Camp invite, Hoop Scoop #34 Penn/NJ/Del, Landrus Lewis 5'7 PG also ranked by Hoop Scoop and the son of former Phila Eagle Mike Quick who is a 6'1 center.

In addition to looking for Jr. High teams to play in the NY, NJ area LFCA also is looking for participants for its 2nd annual Linwood D. McLean Basketball Tournament scheduled for February'05. The 2004 Champion was Phiffer Middle School in Pennsauken, NJ.'

7/1/04 In the 1st Annual Mike James (Detroit Pistons World Champions) - Sweetville Tournament held at Bolden Mack Park in Amityville, Monday 6/28 and Tuesday 6/29 the Amityville Warriors defeated Brentwood Indians and Johnny Garcia 54-42 in the championship game. Jr., Mark Johnson, was the tournament MVP scoring 18 points and 6 dunks in Warrior semifinal victory over Copiague 58-40. In the championship against Brentwood, Johnson added 19 points, 12 rebounds. Freshmen, Raymond Jones, 6'1" (Amityville) was named All-Tournament by scoring 14 points and getting 5 steals including a couple of thunderous dunks. Jr., Maurice Dickerson 6'4" of Amityville was also named All-Tournament with 12 points, 14 rebounds, and 6 assists. Johnny Garcia of Brentwood had 8 points, 12 boards, 6 impressive blocks and was also All-Tournament. Special thanks goes out to Cornell (Sweets) Reid who ran the tremendous park tournament.