June, 2005

6/30/05 Breakdown: Camp Next Report.

6/30/05 Cleon Hyde: 'We are looking for a trainer to be on-site @ the Conrad McRae Summer Basketball League. Days needed are Saturday & Sunday from 10am to 5:30pm. The season runs thru September 4, 2005. For further information please contact Anton Marchand or me at chyde@ssd.com.'

6/30/05 Coach Kevin Pigott: The NYC Five-Star Day Camp will be held this summer from August 8 through August 12 at the Fordham Preparatory School located on the Fordham University Campus in the Bronx. For more information call (914) 384-3129. Cost is $185.'

6/30/05 Booksnball: 'All the information you need to know about the RBK/ ABCD Camp is at their site.  Enjoy great hoops at FDU- July 6-9.'

6/30/05 Daily News: Shh! Curtis Kelly picks UConn.

6/30/05 NY Post: Rice's Curtis Kelly takin UConn.

6/29/05 1st Annual New Jersey HS Fantasy Draft.

6/29/05 Newsday: UConn Lands Recruit Curtis Kelly

6/29/05 Trentonian: Bye-Bynum.

6/29/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): Our Summer basketball development camp starts Monday July 11th - August 11th at St.Vincent Church located on Glenwood Road and East 37th Street from 8am - 4pm, Mondays to Thursdays. If you want to register please call 718 434 0127 and leave a number or a fax number, please call soon the list is growing as you read this information.'

6/29/05 Torrel Harris, Unique All-Stars: 'Congradulation to my nephew Channing Frye for being pick by New York Knicks as the 8th pick. Channing work very hard to get to this position.'

6/29/05 Daily News: For Isiah, Channing Frye's limit - shuns prep stars for 'Zona center.

6/29/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'Yesterday, our 16u squad took on the Renaissance Warriors in the I.S. 8 Summer Classic (17u) second game of the season and came up with a 69-57 win. Michael Bruce led the way with 17 pts, while Nayquann Mitchell and Dennis Oglesby chipped in 11 pts each, and Akeem Brightman added 10 pts for the 2-0 overall record. Angel Flores led Renaissance Warriors with 15 pts.

During the 2nd game of the night, Team Primetime defeated Laurelton All-Stars 68-58. Kevin Johnson led the way with 16 pts for Team Primetime, while James Southerland, who really worked hard on both ends of the floor, and Antun Maxwell added 12 pts each and Vere Deloach chipped in 11 pts for the 2-0 record.'

6/28/05 David Nelson: 'Championship game results are on the New York Cup page.'

6/28/05 Rich Kosik: 'All coaches (JV, varsity boys & girls) of any New York City Public Schools Athletic League High School team are invited to attend (for free) any morning sessions of the upcoming Reebok/ABCD Camp. The morning sessions are devoted to teaching stations & will be conducted by over 20 N.B. A. top assistant coaches.

PSAL coaches will be able to observe the latest fundamental skill drills being used for basketball players at the highest level. The sessions will be held from 9. a.m.-11:30 a.m. Wed-Friday- July 6, 7 & 8. in the Rothmen Center Gym on the campus of Fairleigh Dickenson University (FDU) -Teaneck, NJ. (River Road exit of Route 4). Sign in at gym & ask for Rich Kosik.

The public is invited to attend any of the competitive game sessions on July 6, 7 & 8th. The afternoon session starts at 1:30 p.m. & the evening session starts at 7:p.m. (There is an admi$$ion charge for the game sessions). The legendary underclassmen & senior all star games will be played on Saturday, July 9 in the afternoon (times to be announced). T-Mack, Lebron, Stephon, Kobe, Dwight Howard, Sebastian & many many more have all participated in these games. At Reebok/ABCD- you'll see the stars of tomorrow in your own NYC/NJ back yard!'

6/28/05 Eric Harrison, Head Basketball Coach Lehman College: '2004-05 CUNY Athletic Conference Coaches of the Year, Eric Harrison (Women's) and Steve Schulman (Men's) announce the 5th Annual Eric Harrison/Steve Schulman Basketball Camp to be held the week of August 8th-August 12th, 200 on the campus of Lehman College. The camp will be geared toward boys and girls ages 5-18 years old. The one week camp focuses on individual and team concepts, and player development. Fundamentals, skills session, and team games are legendary at this camp. The camp boast a great coaching staff consisting of some of the top college and high school instructors, and features some surprise guest speakers throughout the week. The camp is $175 for the session, with special discounted rates to groups of five or more. For further information about this special event, please contact the camp directors at (718)960-7175/7745 or you can email at eric.harrison@lehman.cuny.edu or steve.schulman@lehman.cuny.edu.'

6/28/05 Results for week 2 are on the UDC, 2005 page.

6/28/05 Coach Dre: 'Team Underrated 17u (A) team beat United Brooklyn 79-58 at I.S. 8. We had a balanced attatck from Chris Barber with 17 pts.Cameron Barber 18 pts. Maurice Dickerson 10 pts., Scott McRae 13 pts.'

6/28/05 Coach Tyrone Hester::'On Sunday The Morris Brown Warriors 17u lost to Coach Rob Moses and his Queens Blackhawks Team 68-55 at The Africa Park Classic. Justin Duncan led the Warriors With 10pts, Saiquan Jemmott led the Blackhawks with 19 pts. On Monday our 17u Team won their game vs the B.Q Warriors 65-46 at the I.S 8 Summer League Classic. Jasmond Perry led the way with 23 pts and 3 rebounds, Justin Duncan had 13 pts, Zuwa Ebobor added 11pts and Darwyn Lynch chipped in 10 points and 3 steals. Duran Velasquez topped the Brooklyn-Queens Warriors with 10 points. The Morris Brown Warriors improved there record to 1-1 at the I.S 8.'

6/27/05 Cleon Hyde: 'Week 2 results and standings on the Conrad McRae, 2005 page. 

6/27/05 Coach Rock Eisenberg: touting his player, Rito Joseph on the class of 2008 page.

6/27/05 Metro Hoops: Notes from Camp Next day 1 & 2.

6/27/05 Coach Ted Gustus reports on yesterday's coaching seminar.

6/27/05 Daily Item: 'Guard Marlon Smith has decided to leave Penn State and, having been given a release from his scholarship, will look to transfer to another institution. Smith played in Penn State’s first 13 games last year as a sophomore before being sidelined medically. He averaged 11.8 ppg and 3.3 rpg last season and 13.4 ppg as a freshman.'

6/27/05 Rob Moses, Head Coach Queens Blackhawks: 'On Sunday our 17u team opened there Africa Park Basketball Classic schedule, defeating Morris Brown Warriors 68-55, coached by a good friend Tyrone Hester. Saiquan Jemmott led the Blackhawks with 19 pts 8 rebs, Alex Muir chipped in 10 pts off the bench. Our next game at Africa Park Basketball Classic will be Thursday, June 30th @ 6pm against Laurelton All Stars.'

6/27/05 Coach Dre': 'Team Underrated 17 Silver Team opened up the play-offs with a 75-27 win over the Brooklyn Panthers in the Almighty Force Tournament. We were led by Maurice Dickerson with 9 assists and 10rebs, Chris Barber had 21pts, 5 steals and Cameron Barber had 10pts. Abdur Karim coached Team Underrated 14-under to their first win in the start of the Almighty Force (Ajax Park) Tournament. We defeated Kansas City 43-17 with strong contribution from Wayne Booker with 12 pts, 9 rebs and 6 blocks. Good way to start off the summer.'

6/27/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest: 'Yesterday, our 15u squad took on the NYC Stallions for our 3rd game in the Almighty Force Summer Classic 15u. Isiah Lee led the way with 14 pts and 5 rebounds, while Presano Bell added 12 pts and 13 rebounds 10 of them being offensive and 2 steals to put together the 40-26 win and a 3-0 overall record under the direction of Coach Frank Brown.'

6/27/05 John McEntee: 'Westchester Hawks- McEntee 14U won the BSC Summer Jamfest (15U) by going 4-0 in their pool. Led by Devan Jenkins, Leon Longmore, Vance Callahan and Pat McEntee. It was a great team effort with special focus on their suffocating man to man individual andteam defense. Next up is the Westchester Elite Hardwood Classic and Nike Swoosh.'

6/26/05 George Jefferson wake is at Crowe's Funeral Home, 107-44 Suphtin Blvd. Jamaica New York on Monday June 27th from 4pm - 8 pm (located between Suphtin and Lakewood).  Church service is at Burnes Memorial Church, 107-03 150th Jamacia New York. Tuesday @ 10 am.

6/26/05 Thanks to Rodrick Bussey the Brooklyn-Queens Wariors 15's  team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/26/05 The class of 2009 page now lists 47 players alphabetically. They will be ranked after their next June after completing their freshman year in high school.

6/26/05 Rob Moses, Head Coach Queens Blackhawks:  'On Friday at IS8 Summer League Classic, our 17u team played the Manhasset All Stars. Manhasset All Stars won and got a strong performance from their man in the middle, Patrick Hazel. Takorie Lewis kept the Blackhawks alive in the 2nd half, he led the way with 15 pts 9 rebs 3 assist 4 stls. Saiquan Jemmott added 11 pts 12 rebs. The Blackhawks rallied back with great defense but it was too late, with the final score 56-43.'

6/26/05 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars 16u team opened up their Homocombe Rucker schedule today, defeating Abyssinian 69-61. David Halloway led the team with 20pts, Josh Watkins was high for Abyssinian with 24pts in defeat. Earlier today the T.K. Allstars 17u team defeated NYC Finest (Hester) in first the first round of the Almighty Force playoffs 54-42 to advance to the second round of the playoffs. Johnny Barnes led the team with 16pts, Shaun Wiloughby chipped in 12pts. Eddie Toussaint led NYC Finest with 17pts.

6/26/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'Yesterday, we started our triple header at I.S. 8 (17u), where we came up with a 86-68 win over Team Underrated (B). Isiah Lee led the way with 23 pts, while Akeem Brightman added 15 pts, and Michael Bruce chipped in 14 pts for our league opener. Andrew Ayodeji was best for Team Underrated with 21 pts. Our second game, we came on to play Wildcats at the Almighty Force Classic (16u), where we tallied up a 56-45 win in the 1st round of the play-offs. Michael Bruce led with 19 pts and Akeem Brightman added 16 pts. Our final game came at Nike Swoosh (16u), were we closed the day with a 42-40 win over Metro Hawks during our 2nd game of the season. Michael Bruce led us with 16 points for the 2-0 overall record. Great hustle and work by the 16u squad on a hot and long day!'

6/26/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks 16's improved to 2 - 0 by defeating the Renaissance Warriors 67 - 44. MoMo Jones led the way with 20 pts Marcus Matthews added 14 pts 7 rebs and Rocco Rubino had 11.'

6/25/05 David Nelson: 'Update on the New York Cup page.'

6/25/05 NY Post: Andrew Bynum - I'm ready for the NBA.

6/25/05 Ben Asher: Team Underrated 15U played two games Friday night in the Game Over NYC Classic 2005. We opened up the night with a 27-point victory over Coast 2 Coast. Quincy Hankins led the way with 23 points. Brian Hutchinson chipped in 22 and Trinity Fields added 17 points and 13 assists. We then took the ride over to Molloy College where we were faced with a tough Jersey Hot Shots team. This game was one of the best I've been a part of in a while, and we pulled out the 5-point victory, 40-35. Billy Butler was huge hitting 8-9 free throws in the 2nd half and 6-6 down the stretch. He finished with a game-high 19. Trinity Fields added 11 and Quincy Hankins had 10. Sharp shooting 8th grader Jimmy Burke led the Hotshots with 17. Despite not putting up huge scoring numbers in the 2nd game, Quincy played great. He recorded a key steal in the closing seconds that put the game away. Key contributions also came from Shahab Syed and James Southerland who were big on the boards. We take on St. Pats of Westchester on Saturday at 9AM. Thanks to all of our players and coach Zach Asher for a great first night of the tournament. We are looking forward to having a great summer.'

6/24/05 Daily News: A real class act -- George Jefferson made the grade in life.  Web note: More tributes on the George Jefferson page.

6/24/05 Schedule for week 2 on the UDC, 2005 page.

6/24/05 Scout.com: Earl Clark -- Versatility In A 6-9 Powerhouse.

6/24/05 Abdu Torrence: 'Game Over sites: Friday -- Island Garden and Molloy. Saturday -- Island Garden, Molloy, St. Catherines, and St. Dom's. Sunday playoffs and championships - Island Garden, Molloy and Suny Old Westbury. Teams and schedule are on the Game Over, 2005 page.

6/24/05 Metro Hoops: Notes From NBA Camp Day 2.

6/24/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks opened up thier Nike Swoosh tournament with a 77 - 44 rout of East Harlem. MoMo Jones led the way with 23 pts he was aided by Marcus Matthews with 17 and Chris Abney with 12. Three games on tap this weekend at UDC, Orchard Beach and Rucker.'

6/24/05 Thanks to Baron Jermaine (coach G.) the Team Starrett profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/24/05 NY Hoops: Daryl "Truck" Bryant Profile.

6/23/05 Wendell Saunders and Debbie Bortner on the George Jefferson page.

6/23/05 Isaiah Brown:  Week #1 results on the Dyckman Basketball Tournament, 2005 page.

6/23/05 Metro Hoops: Notes From NBA Camp  and Top Youngsters Ready For Camp.

6/23/05 Coach Burns: 'This weekend we will be hosting our high school team camp at Fordham University. Each team is guaranteed 6 games. Any late additions should contact me at 917-328-3766.'

6/23/05 Marlena Maldonado: 'The First Annual Under Da' Rim Summer Basketball Classic is currently seeking teams to help round out the inaugural tournament field. The tournament is set to kick off July 9th, and will be held in Harlem. The outdoor site is located on 124th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue. The league will feature two divisions, boys in the age group of 9-10, and 11-12. The league will offer each team a minimum of seven games plus the playoffs, and with the field filling up quick, teams will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Special guest apperances will be made throughout the summer, and this is an event you don't want to miss. For further information on the league, email us at underdarimbasketball@yahoo.com.'

6/23/05 Rodney Wescott: 'I am looking to fill a couple of teams for my Nationals Qualified 14u teams only one day tournament at St Josephs University In Philly, July 2nd, 2005. Already invited teams are FillySol Basketball Club, Reebok Raiders, Philly Patriots,Team Maryland, Severna Park MD, Virgina Vipers,NY Gauchos.. Looking for some NY , North Jersey, Boston or Conn teams.. 3 games guaranteed.. Only Nationals D1 qualified team apply please.. call 215.688.6544 or email at rwes40@aol.com Come to the FillySol D1 Showcase and get ready for Orlando. www.eteamz.com/fillysolbasketball Only the strong will survive. 1st Place awards, 2nd place and All Tournament'.

6/22/05 Rich Kosik on the George Jefferson page.

6/22/05 Bobby Rahn: 'The B.C. Eagles 16 and Under and 17 and Under teams are looking for games during the months of July and August. If anyone has any interest or suggestions please feel free to get in contact with us. We are looking for scrimmages, tournaments and/or summer leagues. Contact person: Les LaFrance 845 - 629 - 9408.'

6/22/05 Newsday: St. Peter's George Jefferson found dead.

6/22/05 NJO: George Jefferson's star sparkled off court.

6/22/05 Daily News: A hoop dream dies City basketball star, 20, found dead in N.J. dorm

6/22/05 Nathan Blue: 'There's so many positive things I can say about George Jefferson. Since he was 12 playing for JHS 204, MVP of my first ever Real Scout All-Star Game. He always got good grades. I always told everybody George was a classy kid. Very respectful, and just super nice. I write this for all the people who feel your pain right now...... Charlie Villanueva, Todd Sowell, Miguel Gonzales, Will Harris, Chris Taft, Smush Parker, Rob Villanueva, all your friends.....we all love you....Rest in Peace.'

6/22/05 Week 1 results are on the UDC 2005 page.

6/22/05 Teams. coaches and partial rosters are on the Conrad McRae, 2005 page. 

6/22/05 Week 1 results are on the Nike Swoosh League, 2005 page.

6/22/05 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K Allstar 1988 Junior team played two games tonight. Half the team traveled out to the Stephon Marbury competition where we were defeated by the Family 62-57. We got off to an inspired start leading by as many as 18pts, before the Family closed out the half down 10pts. The second half was nip and tuck most of the way before the Family wore us down by playing a full court press the entire way. Rob Russell led the Family with 17pts. The front line of David Halloway, Victor Caputo and Jerrel McKie combined for 48 pts in the losing effort. The other half of the T.K. Roster faired much better out at IS8, defeating the Skyriders 109-95, in the high scoring season opener. Johnny Barnes & Justin Davis both turned in double, doubles for T.K.

6/21/05 Stephen Johnston: 'It is official, Samardo "the Sarge" Samuels will be attending St. Benedict's Prep next fall.  I would like to make it clear that this should not reflect negatively on Our Savior New American School.   Samardo had a great experience this year and the environment at Our Savior was a big reason for that.  This was a personal/family decision.  I would like to thank Pastor/Coach Ron Stelser, Emily Stelser, the Semple family and the rest of the faculty for helping to support Samardo this year.  They were great!  I would also like to thank Lawrence McGuggins (Ahead of The Game) for initiating the opportunity at Our Savior. I expect Our Savior to have continued success and I look forward to Samardo being a part of the program at St. Benedict's Prep for the next three years.'

6/21/05 Metro Hoops: Notes from And 1 High School Basketball Championship.

6/21/05 Thanks to Robert Williams the Team Odom team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/21/05 Reginald Murray, Brooklyn Rams Deputy Director: 'The Brooklyn Rams had mixed results on Saturday at the Boys Club of New York Tournament.  In the first game, the Rams' 16-under squad took a 53-64 loss from St. Vincent. Although we lost, good games were had by our own Che Gonzales (21 pts.), Josh Dupuy (17 pts.) and Luis Charles (11 pts.). The Rams' 18-under team had a better day and remain undefeated after a 57-52 overtime victory over Bingo's All Stars. Our backcourt combined for 38 points which included Perry Daniel (21 pts.) and Adrian Sutherland (17 pts.).'

6/20/05 Cleon Hyde: 'Week 1 results on the Conrad McRae, 2005 page. 

6/20/05 NY Post: Dad takes point -- Thabiti Bruce Boone.

6/20/05 Mrs. Holmes, vice principal, Redemption Christian Academy in response to Nate Blue.

6/20/05 Coach Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars 16u team played a double header on Saturday defeating the Juice Allstars 53-47 in opening day action at the Stephon Marbury annual competition in Coney Island,  Justin Davis led T.K. with 17pts.  Earlier in the day T.K . finished the regular season at Almighty Force with a 52-40 victory over the Tornados, Johnny Barnes led the team with 15pts. T.K. opens up the IS8 summer season Tuesday night @ 8:00pm.'

6/20/05 Coach Rudy King: 'On behalf of coaches Khalid Green, Chuck Vance,  Anthony Ross and the entire Bishop Loughlin family I just wanted to say thanks to Villanova Head Coach Jay Wright and his staff for a great team camp weekend.  Your gracious hospitality was second to none and the camp itself was thoroughly enjoyed by our players and coaches.  I also wanted to say to the CHSAA teams and coaches it was good to see us represent the league in a strong capacity.  Have a great summer!'

6/20/05 Jersey Journal: Mike Rosario's 17 leads JCBC.

6/20/05  Coach Steven Hicks, Martin Luther HS, Queens: 'The new IPPSAL A League was finalized this week with Our Saviour Lutheran, Bronx, Lawrence Woodmere, Long Island Lutheran and Upper Room being the teams for next year. The league will grow in 2006-2007, but this should be a super league next year. Our Saviour has rebuilt their program, their coach is good, and Upper Room has done the same. Lawrence Woodmere is always good, and LI Lutheran is down, but have finally decided to build their program again from the bottom up and has some nice talent coming.'

6/20/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'On Saturday, our day started out at Almighty Force 15u Summer Classic at Ajax Park (142 Street & 116 Avenue, Jamaica), where are 15u defending champs came up with the 38-25 win vs Park Flava.  Tyshawn Good led the way with 10 pts & 4 steals, while Presano Bell chipped in 10 rebounds and 5 blocks for the 2-0 15u squad, which was coached by Frank Brown.  Our 16u went into action in the opening day at Nike Swoosh, Queens, where they faced the Jamaica PAL and came up with a 52-41 win.  Akeem Brightman led the way with a strong performance of 19 pts, 4 rebounds & 4 assists.  Michael Bruce and Tyshawn Good added 8 pts each to seal the win.  We lost our closing day game at Almighty Force Junior division (16u) against Team Underrated (Grey).'

6/20/05 Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors (Scholars Through Sports Foundation): 'This past weekend, the Brooklyn-Queens Warriors traveled to Scranton, PA to compete in the Hoop City USA Classic. We won 2 and lost 1.  Chris Richards (F. K. Lane), Robert Gutierrez (John Adams), Michael Dziewit (Wadleigh), Dominik Goj (Bronx Science), Duran Velasquez (Forest Hills), Reslyn Lassegue (Lincoln), Przemek Kudla (St. John Prep) and Idiris Alaka (Park West) played solid throughout the 3 games. We will hopefully be playing in the Africa Park Classic and  at I.S. 8  during the summer.'

6/20/05 Coach Dre', Team Underrated:  Team Underrated 13-under team won the Summer Slam 2005 in Brooklyn over the weekend.  The team was comprised of only 7 players, Saheem King, Troy Cherry, Mile Pendergrast, Chris Calixte, Sean Reid, RJ Hall, and Marcus Charlton.  1st game we beat Gauchos  46-19 (Gauchos was missing key starters), 2nd game we were defeated by NY Skyriders, 3rd game we beat Brooklyn All-Stars, and the championship we avenged a loss to NY Skyriders by beating them 61-42.  A job well done to a team that is still work in progress.  That makes 4 championships by Team Underrated over the last month. In Almighty Force Team Underrated 17-under (Silver) team beat a very good NYC Finest to complete a perfect regular season at 7-0.  Congratulations goes out to Cody Lapp, Maurice Charlton, Chris Barber, Cameron Barber, Thomas Losito, Dave McKeithan, Emmanuel Degraffe, Jamal lining, Maurice Dickerson, and Stanley Calixte.'

6/20/05 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'Our team and I just got back from a terrific weekend camp at Villanova University where Coach Jay Wright and his First class staff ran a super team camp full of instruction in all areas of the game and gave all the campers the benefit of a great "Life Skills" lesson from former Villanova and NBA star "Easy" Ed Pinkney. It was really nice to see our fine young players gain confidence and knowledge from "Nova's" staff and players in a beautiful calm setting on their beautiful campus. 6'6 " freshman Rito Joseph was our MVP and 6'9" soph Alanzo George was our hardest worker. Soph point guard Javon Jackman was outstanding as was 6' 4'' wing Fred Antoine and 6' 5'' wing Lujens Menard. My hard working assistants John Harris and Howard Hughes did a great job of motivating our players all weekend. They where joined by a man who I consider the finest person and coach I have ever met, Canadian legend, Richie "RJ" Spears. Richie will spend the summer in New York helping my staff and me prepare our players for next year. All I can say is I cannot wait to see the difference in our guys when we play in the PSAL next season.'

6/20/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'On Sunday the Metro Hawks 16's improved to 2 - 0 in the hoops in the Sun tourney at Orchard Beach by defeating New Realty 53 - 31. MoMo Jones, Christian Morris & Chris Abney led the way with 10 each. After that game they opened up in the Rucker tournament with a come from behind 47 - 43 win over the Rockland Rockets. The Hawks started out slow falling behind 13 -2 and trailing by five with 2 minutes to go. MoMo hit all 14 of his points in the 2nd half to spearhead the comeback. He also added 6 boards, 3 assts,  3 steals. He was aided by Roland Davis 9pts 4 assts and Terrence Howard with 6 pts, 8 rebs and six big steals, two of which came with under a minute to go. Next up is Nike Swoosh Thursday at Milbank.'

6/20/05 John McEntee: 'Westchester Hawks-McEntee 14U -- In only their second tourney as a team they reached the semi finals of the LIL Invitational. The Hawks finished 3-0 in their pool before losing to a strong Rising Star team by 7 in the semi's. Strong contributions from Devan Jenkins, Dan Blumberg, Pat McEntee, Leon Longmore and Vance Callahan. The future for this team is bright.  Next up BSC Invitational and Hardwood Classic.  

6/20/05 Coach Jason Maragh:  I would like to congratulate the Lightning -Maragh 16U team that went to the finals at the Slamfest III tournament at Drew University last weekend. We went 2-1. We beat Hunterdon Rage, Jersey Shore KBR Kings, and lost by 2 in 4 OT to Garden State Sharp Shooters.  We advanced to the finals but came up short to  the Manhasset All Stars.  I thank Edmond "Scoty" McCray (Lawrence Woodmere Academy), Brandon Smith (Bayside), Chris Lemoines (Bayside), Johnathan Appel (West Hempstead), William Sutherland (Bishop Loughlin), William Lopez (Island Trees), Tom Dowling (Southside)  for a wonderful tournament, great dedication  and a wonderful season.'

6/19/05 With under a half minute to play and down by one St Benedict was forced to foul St Patrick players three times to stop the clock. But on the third in-bound play the ball went over Corey Fisher's head and into the backcourt where David Cubillan picked it up to score the game winning layup, 43-42 for the And1 championship victory. Cubillan did most of the ball handling for St Benedict today while backsourt mate Eugene Harvey concentrated on guarding Fisher, who had mediocre results in both the semifinal and final games. St Pats is so deep Fisher gets plenty of help from Ruben Guillandeaux, Daquan Cook and Yves Mbala. But he got no help from the Celtics' other star, Derrick Caracter, who for the second weekend in a row was a no show. Meanwhile, St Benedict is still relying on forward 6-7 senior forward Lance Thomas in crunch time, but Lance got big help inside from 6-8 sophomore, Samardo Samuels, who was supposedly attending Our Savior New American just last week. Samardo was one of three roster surprises at And1 this weekend. Mike Galarce moving from Irvington to Shabazz was the second and Our Savior Lutheran had LaSalle's Austin Wallace teaming in the frontcourt with Justin Burrell and Nick Murphy.

OSL beat Grady in the morning quarterfinals but lost 55-44 to St Benedict in the semis. That game was much closer than the final score indicates. In it 5-5 sophomore Ivy Fisher, Corey's younger brother did a poised job distributing the ball to his teammates and hitting the open shot. He'll get plenty of those with a frontcourt of Wallace, high riser Nick Murphy and 6-9 center, Justin Burrell. 'Rising senior' is such a cliche that I can't bring myself to use it, even for Burrell, but if anyone ever deserved it, he sure does. He's had two weekends going up against top rate competition and dominating in the paint. It will be interesting to see in the coming weeks which college programs recognize that and step up their efforts the quickest. 

In the other semi St Patrick trailed Paterson Catholic 26-20 at the half but eked out a 50-49, That had to hurt Pat Cat as they had made the semis by taking St Anthony in the quarterfinal. With the Williams twins, Kimani Barrett and Nicodemus Eaton now seniors it's now or never for coach Tommy Patterson's Cougars to get past St Ant's and St Pat's in New Jersey North's Parochial B division. 

More later on the And1 2005 page. 

	6/19/05 NJ Hoops: Metro And 1 HBC - Two surprises in final 8 and 6 expected high seeds. 6/19/05 Seton Hall's 6-3 junior, Jordan Costner and his father (top left) and Colonia's 5-11 junior, Zack Rosen with his dad (top right) were at Seton Hall University yesterday for the Hoop Group's And1 tourney. As you can tell from the two pictures below, which were take two years ago, both players are doing what teens do - they're growing. Happy Fathers Day to all.
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6/19/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks opened up play in UDC yesterday with 4 wins. The Super Biddies defeated Dyckman 43-21. The Biddies won over LI Lightning Dingle B 33 - 25. They were led by the twin towers of Winston McLeod and Kendell Craig with 10pts each. Winston grabbed 13 boards and Kendell added 15 boards. The Midgets defeated NABC 43 - 38 led by Zameron Price with 19 pts. The Juniors beat Washington Heights 49 - 32. They were led by Steve Priestley 11 pts 10 rebs,  Rocco Rubino 10pts 8 rebs & Terrence Howard 10pts 10 boards.

6/19/05 Coach Sly Johnson: 'The Nike Swoosh League, Long Island will began it's season on Monday, June 24. The League has 8 teams in the following Divisions: 12.U (6:00pm), 14.U (7:00pm), & 16.U(8:00pm). 12.U Teams: "Bunky" Reid All-Stars, Manhasset ALLSTARS, Carle Place Hoopsters, Hempstead P.A.L., Queens Cobras, Baldwin Blue Devils, ILOY Hollis Biddies & the Long Island Shore Shots. 14.U Teams: "Bunky" Reid All-Stars, Manhasset ALLSTARS, Future Legends, Baldwin Blue Devils, Long Island Shore Shots, Long Island Lightning, ILOY Hollis All-Stars and Team Underrated. 16.U Teams: "Bunky" Reid All-Stars, Manhasset ALLSTARS, Baldwin P.A.L., Queens Cobras, Lu High, Team Underrated, Elmont Panthers and the Long Island Warriors. For more information contact: Christina at 516-334-5560.'

6/19/05 Coach Tyrone Hester N.Y.C Finest (Red): 'On Saturday at Almighty Force Basketball Classic, our 16u team played my good friend Rob Moses and his Queens Blackhawks basketball team and came up with the win 50-33. John Ammond led the way with 16 points, Justin Duncan added 11 points, Darwyn Lynch and Joshua Howard both chipped in with 8 points each. James Cruz led the way for the Blackhawks with 10 points.'

6/19/05 Rob Moses, Head Coach Queens Blackhawks Basketball:  'On Saturday at Almighty Force Basketball Classic, our 16u team played the I.S. 275 and NYC Finest (Red) and went 1-1 for the day. First game we took on I.S. 275 and won 60-41. James Cruz led the way with 20 pts, Omari Wright added 10 pts 5 assist off the bench. In the 2nd game we played NYC Finest (Red) coached by a good friend of mine, Tyrone Hester. It was a close game in the 1st half with the score 21-21 at halftime but NYC Finest (Red) played outstanding defense in the 2nd half. NYC Finest took the victory 50-33. NYC Finest was led by John Ammond with 16pts. The Blackhawks wrapped up the regular season with a 3-5 overall record at Almighty Force Basketball Classic. Playoffs begin next Saturday.'

6/18/05 After 56 games there are eight undefeated teams left from the 64 teams at the Hoop Group's And 1 tournament. St Patrick will play Seton Hall Prep, St Anthony goes against Paterson Catholic, St Benedict takes on Roman Catholic while Our Saviour Lutheran and Grady are paired in the fourth contest. Those teams will meet tommorow in the quarterfinals at 9:00 with the semis at 11:20 and the chip at 1:45. There are plenty of good players and pictures for 24 of them on the And 1, 2005 page.

6/18/05 Scout.com: Chris Martin will prep at Maine Central Institute.

6/17/05 Metro Hoops Jr. All-star Camp Recap - Day 2.

6/17/05 Torrel Harris: 'George "Iceman" Gervin, former NBA great from the San Antonio Spurs and Basketball Hall of Fame is hosting an iinvitational, instructional, fundamental camp and All-Star Game for 7th (going to 8th), 8th (going to 9th) and 9th grader (going to 10th) August 25-28 at private location in the New York Metropolitan area.

Players, parents, coaches, guardians, need to nominate your player. Be sure to send all contact information to George Gervin Invitation, Post Office Box 676, Wheatley Heights, New York 11798. We will pick the best players after carefully reviewing all nominations. For all of the young basketball players from NYC, Long Island, NY, Maryland, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Mass, VA, Ohio and Atlanta, GA, this is the place to be.

On staff we will have Maurice Lucas, former NBA great from Portland Trailblazer, Jo Jo White, former NBA great from the Boston Celtics, Lewis Lloyd former NBA player from the Houston Rockets, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, former NBA player from the 76ers, Lloyd Daniels former NBA player from San Antonio Spurs, David Thompson former NBA great from Denver Nuggets and Basketball Hall of Fame, Nate Archibald, former NBA great from Boston Celtic and Basketball Hall of Fame and more elite great players to teach your players.'

6/17/05 This weekend's schedule and the team listing is now on the UDC 2005 page.

6/17/05 Metro Hoops Jr. All-star Camp Recap - Day 2.

6/17/05 Torrel Harris: 'George "Iceman" Gervin, former NBA great from the San Antonio Spurs and Basketball Hall of Fame is hosting an iinvitational, instructional, fundamental camp and All-Star Game for 7th (going to 8th), 8th (going to 9th) and 9th grader (going to 10th) August 25-28 at private location in the New York Metropolitan area.

Players, parents, coaches, guardians, need to nominate your player. Be sure to send all contact information to George Gervin Invitation, Post Office Box 676, Wheatley Heights, New York 11798. We will pick the best players after carefully reviewing all nominations. For all of the young basketball players from NYC, Long Island, NY, Maryland, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Mass, VA, Ohio and Atlanta, GA, this is the place to be.

On staff we will have Maurice Lucas, former NBA great from Portland Trailblazer, Jo Jo White, former NBA great from the Boston Celtics, Lewis Lloyd former NBA player from the Houston Rockets, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, former NBA player from the 76ers, Lloyd Daniels former NBA player from San Antonio Spurs, David Thompson former NBA great from Denver Nuggets and Basketball Hall of Fame, Nate Archibald, former NBA great from Boston Celtic and Basketball Hall of Fame and more elite great players to teach your players.'

6/17/05 This weekend's schedule and the team listing is now on the UDC 2005 page.

6/17/05 Metro Hoops: Who's got Next?

6/17/05 Coach Jimmy Salmon: 'The pools for the 2005 Playaz Ball are now posted on our web site, www.playazbasketball.org. Hopefully , our tournament doesn't get hit by any last minute cancellations or sneaker business politics but you never know.'

6/16/05 NJO: 7-1 center Brian Zoubek chooses Duke.

6/16/05 Jim Fox: 'I would like to join Rob Rizzo in his praise of Tom Jennings, President of the Westchester Hawks AAU Basketball Club. Tom has built a terrific basketball club that offers hundreds of young athletes an opportunity to compete at a high level on both a local and national level. Tom always plays by the rules and his goal has been to provide opportunities for advancement to as many athletes as possible. He is a credit to youth basketball and the AAU.'

6/16/05 This is our first update for the class of 2008 page, which now includes more than 80 player profiles and over 40 player pictures. Web note: If you have an update for any of the region's players, send email to nycnjhoops@aol.com for consideration. Please make sure you sign the email and mention how you know the player (relative, coach, spectator, etc).

6/16/05 Thanks to Rodney Wescott: the FillySol Basketball Club's team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/16/05 Coach Rob Rizzo: 'The Westchester Hawks U15 Select have had an outstanding spring season. Here is a recap of what we've accomplished thus far: Champions - Coca-Cola Challenge (Syracuse, NY), Champions - Spring Challenge (Groton, CT), Final 16 - Providence Jam Fest (Providence, RI) Champions - RI Breakout (Providence, RI), Final 16 - Kingwood Classic (Houston, TX), Final 16 - Adidas Spring Classic (Bloomington, IN), Semi-Finalists - Bob Gibbons TOC (Chapel Hill, NC), 2nd Place NY Metro Div I AAU Regionals, Quarter-Finalists - Rumble in the Bronx. We have won every pool we have been in, with the exception of 2 where we finished 2nd. Our players have shown tremendous skill improvement, and as the season has gone on, they have really come together as a team.

I'd also like to publicly recognize Tom Jennings, President of the Board of Directors of the Westchester Hawks. Tom makes (and pays for) all travel arrangements for our team, handles all paper work, and runs the parent complaint department. In short, he allows me to do what I love most - coach. For everything he does, Tom asks for only one thing in return - effort from his team.'

6/15/05 UDC starts this weekend according to their site.

6/15/05 Robert Schoemig, President (www.RPSABasketball.com)" 'RPSA Basketball is Queens largest, well organized and competitive league adult basketball organization. Starting the summer of 2005 we will be offering league play for the youth. The divisions of play will be as follows: 10, 12 and 14 and under for boys and girls. Games will be played at Forest Park in Glendale, Mafera Park (Farmers Oval) in Ridgewood and Maurice Park in Maspeth. The entrance fee will be $325.00 per team with each team paying their own official fees. Each team will receive 10 uniform shirts and all teams will make playoffs with the top 3 teams earning prizes in each division. To enter a team please call 718 319 3662 or email RPSABasketball@aol.com. This league is for team entries only' individual sign ups are not available at this time.'

6/15/05 Coach Kevin Brown: 'The Cory Erving All Stars have added a new link to their web site that we believe will benefit the NYC NJ family. The new link called "Recruiting Wisdom" will help parents and coaches in their quest to help student athletes prepare for play at the next level. The link will be updated with submissions from local high school coaches, college coaches and recruiters. We hope to play a small part with this addition to the CE site.'

6/15/05 Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Its official - 6'6 super athletic swingman Kirk Williams from Woodlands HS has signed a LOI with Longwood Univeristy, Va. as of Friday afternoon. He chose Longwood over Stony Brook, Siena and Delaware. The news comes on the heels of Kirk's outstanding performance at this weekends Rumble in the Bronx. Kirk averaged 24 ppg to go along with 9 rpg and single handly outplayed the likes of Will Harris (NY Elite). Kirk went for 35 to Will's 21 in a tough loss Saturday to get into the playoffs. Kirk also went for 27 against the Texas Ambassadors in a thrilling victory Saturday morning. Congrats to a great kid, who proved to everybody that he could play at the D1 level. Congrats to Head Coach Mike Gillian, Asst. Coach Bill Reinson and the rest of the Lancers' staff. You got a real steal.'

6/15/05 Coach Rudy King: 'Starting Friday June 17, I will be conducting 6AM workouts @Brower Park (aka "BCM"), Brooklyn. The park is located on Brower Park (behind the Children's Musuem) on  Brooklyn Ave. between Prospect Place & Park Place. To RSVP call me @917-604-8290 or email me at bballcounts@msn.com, Only if you are serious about stepping up your game should you attend.'

6/15/05 AND1 High School Basketball - East I - Seton Hall University (S Orange, NJ), June 18-19 schedule.

6/15/05 Ted Thomas: European Pro League Assistant Coach Kenny Atkinson and his brother Mike - a former Assistant Coach at Kentucky under Rick Pitino, are offering an intense summer workout program on Long Island for individuals and teams under the banner of Game Speed Basketball. They worked with my 8th grade/14U team last season with fantastic results, and have a limited number of openings available this season. Contact them at 631- 239-6084 for more information, or email them at matkinson27@aol.com or kennyatkinson@hotmail.com. They are also available for camp lectures.'

6/15/05 Abdu Torrence: 'I am proud to announce that Isaiah Walker and Liesha Garcia from Thurgood Marshall Academy will be attending college next year for free. Isaiah a three year starter on TMA's varsity will be attending Southern University on full scholarship next year. Isaiah led the team in assists and second in steals this year and has been team captain the last two years. He has been an explemary young man on the court and in the classroom. Liesha, also a three starter on the girl's varsity decided to stay home and signed a national letter of intent to play at Long Island University. Liesha is the 2nd all-time leading scorer TMA history behind Shontise McClary and led the team in scoring all three years she played varsity. She also led the team in rebounding and steals as she ranks third in her class in gpa. Congratulations and good luck to both of these student-athletes.'

6/14/05 Metro Hoops Junior All Star camp recaps for 5th through eighth grades.

6/14/05 Jim Hart: 'Thanks to all the teams, coaches, players and fans for making this years Rumble a great event. Despite the crazy heat and no AC everyone involved kept their cool. Next week Fordham is installing AC in all their gyms. (Thank God). Congratulations to the GC Ballers, City Rocks, and NY Panthers on their championships. Thanks to all the media who covered the event. Last a special thanks to my hard working partners and volunteers Chris Oden, Terry Brewin, Bernett Marion, Pete Sheehan, Ralph Tucker, Kofi and the Crown Legends and my better half, Lena Hart. See you all next year.'

6/14/05 Antonio Cannon Sr: ' The T.K. Allstars were defeated in the championship game  66-58 @ the Elmcor Spring Madness Classic last night.  T.K. got off to a great start building a 10pt. lead early in the first quarter. The early lead was short lived as the opposition perimeter game got going, giving them a 35-30 half time lead.  T.K. erased the five point lead at the beginning of the third quarter, and the game was nip and tuck for the balance of the third quarter. Justin Davis 14 pts, Johnny Barnes 17 pts, Tony Dennison 12 pts. kept the game close for T.K. in defeat.  Good job by William Mayers and his staff putting together a nicely run competition.'

6/14/05 Jim Hart: 'I too have had the unfortunate experience of having to deal with RCA and Rev. Ma$$ey. It is the same MO. They offer a scholarship, put kids through unbearable circumstances and when they leave demand 5000-7000 for their transcripts to be forwarded. The sad thing is the NYS Ed department has no jurisdiction over them. I think the school makes more money when a good player decides to leave.'

6/14/05  Nathan Blue: 'If you need to be seen Real Scout All-American Camp 2005 will be held at Fordham University July 30th and July 31st. The NCAA has certified this Camp and there is expected 300 plus Division 1, 2, 3 and junior college coaches in attendance. Real Scout All-American Camp 2005 will feature 160 of the top players from the New York area. Right now we have 53 spots still available. Will Harris, Niko Scott, Malcolm Pope, Kiwan Smith, Kevin White, Sal Patricio, Rob Thomas and Shamari Spears are just some of the players who will be in the camp. 

The Fee is $50 per participant. To find out how to be seen email: Amanda Verdon at tverdon@msn.com. Real Scout All-American Camp 2005 Web site will be up and running next week. But don't wait spots will fill up quickly.'

6/14/05 Abdu Torrence: 'On Sunday, June 12,  LIL Dingle continued the playoffs at the Md. invitational.  The quarterfinals really tested how well LIL Dingle would play on Championship Sunday. Facing a tough Ohio Showstoppers/CBC team that is pretty well put together and plays disciplined basketball Dingle raced out to a ten point lead with Miles Davis and Manny Brown leading the charge. In the second half the lock down defense of Severio Ford and Jamel Torrence slowed Gator down. Dingle pretty much had the game under control. Dingle 55 Manny Brown 14 pts 14 reb, M. Davis 18 pts 10 reb K. Anderson 10 pts 10 asst. Cleveland Basketball 36 #1 in district and #13 in nation Tyriek Gator 11pts.'

6/14/05 Rob Moses, coach Queens Blackhawks Basketball: 'On Saturday at Almighty Force Basketball Classic, our 16u team played the Brooklyn Panthers and came up with a big win 70-22. James Cruz led the way with 16 pts, Omari Wright added 15 pts. Takorie Lewis and Saiqun Jemmott chipped in 9 pts apiece. The Blackhawks will wrap up the regular season with two games on Saturday June 18th against I.S. 275 and NYC Finest.'

6/14/05 Rich Kosik (BOOKSNBALL) is happy with the the New Jersey Nets move to Brooklyn & the Atlantic Yards Development.

6/14/05 Nathan Blue is not happy with Redemption Academy in Troy.

6/14/05 NY Hoops: Juice's Comeback Falls Short, Ballers take Rumble. Student Broncos fall in silver final. And Rumble scores and stories.

6/14/05 NY Post: No 'superdivision' change in the PSAL.

6/14/05 Paul Suber: 'The Metro Hoops hosted the Junior All-Star Camp this weekend in South Brunswick, N.J. The camp featured some of the best young talent in the 6th, 7th and 8th grade that New York and New Jersey has to offer. There were representatives from Team Roc, Jersey Shore, Team Jersey Elite, Unique, Team Next, Playaz, Trenton, Newark and a number of other organizations. The camp had stations where they really taught skills and basketball mentality and competitiveness. They worked the kids really hard and had a number of excellent teacher/coaches on staff. When it came to game-play the teams were split up into grade-groups and were evenly matched up. There were some great match-ups individually as well as team match-ups in every grade. The games were competitive and fun to watch from a coaches and a fans prospective. The lectures were right on the money, dealing with a host of subjects from academics to personal conduct and the speakers consisted of former college and high school players, counselors and A.A.U. coaches including me. It was a fun weekend and a way to get back to the basics for us and a number of other teams and coaches. I would like to personally thank Galen Smith, Mike Melton and the whole Metro Hoops' staff for putting on a great weekend of basketball and learning experience for my kids as well as all the kids, parents counselors and coaches involved.  Keep up the hard work because it's the kids that always benefit.'

6/13/05 Coaches Gary Charles, Rob Rizzo, Bobby Rahn and Kenny Pretlow on the Rumble in the Bronx, 2005 page.

6/13/05  Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'Former Campus Magnet HS point guard Haron Hargrave signed a letter of intent two weeks ago to attend Sacramento State University in the Big Sky Conference.  Haron led Chaffey Community College to the Elite 8 in the Foothill Conference, Southern California while averaging team high 15.7 ppg and 5.3 apg, and he also led the conference in assists.' 

6/13/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'On Saturday at the Almighty Force Classic, our 17u squad took on Team Underrated (White) and came out with a 69-43 win. Akeem Brightman led the way with 20 pts, while Michael Bruce added 18 pts. Rodney Lewis chipped in another 14 pts for the 4-1 overall record.  Our 15 and defending champs, took their opening game at Almighty Force Summer Classic. Isiah Lee led the way with 14 pts, while Ellison Thomas and D'Andre Rollins chipped in 10 pts each.'

6/13/05  John McEntee: 'Westchester Hawks-17U-The Hawks traveled to Boston this weekend for the annual BABC Hoopfest. Among some strong competition from Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, RI and Mass the Hawks were able to go 5-0 and bring home the championship. The championship game against the Boston Titans was a clinic with the Hawks saving their best game for last and winning by 25 pts. With only 7 players everyone contributed on both sides of the floor. Rasheem Jenkins, Geddes Robinson, Bram Nivar, JR McEntee, Rick Varnell, Carlton Mitchell and Damian Longmore.  Next up is the Summer Hardwood Classic, Playaz Ball and WV Jam Fest.'

6/13/05  Coach Torrel Harris: 'I want to congratulate the Metro Hoops organization for putting on a great, exposure and evaluation camp  this past weekend ( June 11& 12 , 2005 ). The camp was well organized. The competition was very strong in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and the players played five games in two days in a beautiful facility. Then the coaches picked the best players from those games from each grade to form the All-Star teams. The training by the coaches on staff was excellent each morning. For one hour and half it was station drills and the guests speaking on hand each day was good. The All-Star game was very competitive and strong. The slam dunk, and three point contest was also strong.  All my players who attended was impressed how competitive the camp was and they came away learning a lot. The camp had players from Unique All-Stars, Team Next, New Jersey Elite, Team Roc, NJ Playaz, Trenton Hurricane, Philadelphia, Pa,  Washington DC  and more. There were over 80 players who attended  and they came with their "A"  games.'

6/13/05 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars defeated Brooklyn Express at the West 4th Street 19u H.S. competition 77-66 over the weekend.  Tyshawn Bierria led T.K. with 17pts, Justin Davis chipeed in 14pts.  Shamark Limehouse led Brooklyn Express with 17pts. in defeat.  The T.K. Allstar 17u team will play Team Odom for the Elmcor Spring Madness championship today @ 7:30pm.  The championship game will be played @ the Louis Armstrong Center is located at 108th St. & Northern Blvd, Queens, NY.'

6/13/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks 16's opened up play in the Hoops in the Sun at Orchard Beach with a 48 -30 win over the Dragons. Roland Davis led the way with 10 pts Christian Morris 9 pts & Chris Abney 8 pts.'

6/13/05 Coach Sly Johnson: ' The Manhasset ALLSTARS 16.U team took the Championship (4-0) in the Garden State Slamfest III at Drew University this weekend. The play of Jamel Rahiem, James Galanos, Maalik Oliver, Roberto Lyons, Chris Vega, Taliek Vasquez, and Jason Philippe was excellent. Congrats to our 17.U team that was 3-1 for the weekend. Special thanks to our Coaches, Irby, Eddins and Henry for a  job well done. Next up: Nike Swoosh (16.U) and, IS8 (17.U).'

6/13/05 Shawn McCray: 'The 7th Annual Zoo Crew Summer League schedule is up on the website. High school boys and girls, 14-u, 12-u, and 10-u . The 10-u has to be revised, new schedule will appear Tuesday.'

6/13/05 Reggie Murray, Brooklyn Rams Deputy Director: 'We had a successful weekend at the Boys Club of New York Tournament in both divisions. Our 16-under and 18-under squads won games over both Shooting Stars teams.  In the 16-under division, the Rams beat the Shooting Stars 60-51.   Che Gonzales (who like last week threw down another monstrous dunk) and Josh Dupuy both finished with team highs of 14 points.  Luis Charles added 13 points in the win.  In the 18-under division, the Rams beat the Shooting Stars' older squad 59-30. The game was called due to rain with about 6 minutes left in the 4th quarter.  Angelo Laroche finished with a game-high 16 points, and Keron Wray (in his first game with the Rams) had 15 points.  Angelo & Keron will definitely be a force in the PSAL since they both play for Grady.  I want to personally thank Coach Akeem Tucker who is coaching both of the Brooklyn Rams teams in the Boys Club of New York tournament.  What makes Coach Akeem Tucker truly blessed is that at only 19 years old, and a player who won numerous championships with the Rams, he's enjoying his first coaching stint with a team he's been playing for since he was 14 years old.  And after winning two PSAL Championships with the Lincoln Railsplitters just two years ago in 2002 & 2003, Coach Akeem Tucker has the winning attitude and the respect from the players to become one of the youngest, brightest coaches on the AAU scene. So far, Coach Akeem Tucker is 3-1.  He is a shining example of the young men that have come through the Brooklyn Rams/S.O.N. Youth Partnership mentoring programs. We wish him the best in his coaching career.'

6/12/05 The region's 17's have two teams in the 17's semis at the Rumble - the Panthers are playing the GC Ballers and Juice is playing La. Select. The 16's semis are an out of region affair with Utah playing Team Texas and Philly MJC against the City Rocks. Meanwhile the 15's final will match Team Next with the New York Panthers. In the semis TN edged a talented Team Texas group 51-50 while the Panthers took the New Hampshire Playaz 66-52. Lance Stephenson is leading the Panthers while Erving Walker, Lenny McNeil. Ashton Gibbs and Vincent Rogers are starring for Team Next. 

John P Miciotta's Saturday recap and more is on the Rumble in the Brons, 2005 page.

6/12/05 USA Youth Development Festival.

6/12/05 Abdu Torrence: 'LI Lightning Dingle 11's are competing in the Maryland Invitational which has 26 teams in the 11U division and over 150 teams in all from 9U to 14U. Top 2 teams from each pool make the playoffs and with sixteen teams advancing. The Dingle team went 2-0 in pool play with a 42 point rout of the Maryland Crusaders 62-20 who came in fourth in their district tournament Miles Davis leading the way 23 points 11 rebounds, Kyle Anderson 10 points 12 assists, and Emmauel Brown 18 points 15 rebounds.

Next up we played Philly's Finest who snatched the gold medal in the Mid Atlantic division. It was a tough game with two of their players carrying most of the load. PF has a 6'2 big man (his nickname is 2way) who could arguably be the best center and player in Philly. He runs like a gazelle keeps the ball high and has a soft touch. The Dingle Team prevailed 65-39.  Miles Davis led the team with 26 points 12 boards, Emmanuel Brown 19 points 11 rebounds 3 blocks, Kyle Anderson handed out 11 assists and snatched 4 steals, Daniel Dingle played an important role boxing out Philly Finest's big man.

In the round of sixteen LI Dingle faced the Diamond State Kings who placed second in the Mid Atlantic Regional at the half the score was 19-12 but it seemed like it was tied for the whole half. The Kings are a talented and scrappy team. In second half Dingle went on a 14-2 run which opened the lead to 19 and never looked back. As adjustments were made Dingle took advantage of their size and went to the block to post up the Kings guards. As the three headed monster for the Dingle team (Brown, Davis and Anderson) struggled scoring the first half was carried on by Myron Hickman, Nkerewum Okoro, Severio Ford, and Ryan Frankel. Dingle prevailed 68-28. This game was a team effort exemplified what great team are made of. It gave our team a look at how deep you have to be to win against good teams. On Sunday @ 1245 we face a very good Cleveland Basketball Club.'

 6/12/05 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'I wanted to take this chance to thank Tom Pecora and the entire Hofstra "Basketball Family" for inviting us to a great weekend hoops camp. Our players learned many lessons on and off the court from this super experience. I know our young players will learn and grow as they see what it takes to be a true student/athlete on the high school and college level.'

6/12/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks 16's competed in the Rumble in the Bronx and finished 2 -1 in pool play and advanced to a play in game for the playoffs. The 1st game was versus the South Jersey Rising Stars and without 6 players due to team camp we fell 83-69. Christian Morris stood tall with 21pts, 19 rebs, Marcus Matthews 11pts, Terrence Howard 10pts, 8 rebs. With the whole team intact for the next game we defeated the Ravens/New Heights 79 - 67. Rocco Rubino led with 16pts (3 threes) Christian went double dipping 16pts, 19 rebs, Roland Davis 13pts Trinity Fields 12pts, 8 assts and  MoMo Jones added 10. The Hawks last game was versus Balitmore Stars and we needed a 15 pt win to advance. We got it with room to spare with a 89 -56 rout. Rocco remained as hot as the gym was with 18 pts (3 more threes), Christian added another double double of 12 pts, 12 rebs, Marcus 13 pts and MoMo 12 pts. We play the Rhode Island Hawks in the play in game.'

Jonathan Ewards is the Rising Stars 6-8 center now at Burlington Life Center.	Corey Francisco is a 6'3 Bishop Ahr wing playing for the Central Jersey Hawks,	Ed Keyes, the 6-8 Atlantic City senior is playing for the Playaz.	Lincoln's 6-9 junior Brandon Walters is playing for Juice, naturally.
Devon Peterson is the 6-1 Lincoln two guard, who averaged 8 ppg as a soph. last season and is playing for Juice at the Rumble.	Curt Dennis is a 6-3 wing playing for the Ravens 17's. He's unlikely to see this competition playing as a senior next year for CHSAA division B, Blessed Sacrament.	Doug Wiggens, the 6-1 St Johns; junior point guard commit, is playing for the Ct. Basketball Club.	Atlariq Wagner is the 5-9 St Patrick point guard., who may be running the show for Coach Kevin Boyle this fall.

6/11/05 NJ Hoops: Rising Stars Prevail at Rumble.

6/11/05 Coach Douglas Irby 'The Manhasset AllStars 13u team defeated a very tough TOP 13u team in the finals of the 1st Annual Team Underrated Spring Tournament.  The Manhasset AllStars were able to get through the league undefeated.  The final game was close the whole way and all of the kids from both teams played well and they played hard.  Congratulations to the kids from the Manhasset Allstars (George Beamon, Mike Zissou, Dan Zucker, Nicholas Omeltchenko, Chris Williams, Adam Epstein, Erik Ptak, Glenn Tompkins, Sean Henry, Glenn Gertler), and to the coaches (me, Hector Henry, Lamont Eddins, Sly Johnson), for a job well done. ' 

6/11/05 Coach Bob Larson: 'The Student-Athlete Broncos Summer League in Astoria, Queens still has 2 spots available in each of the divisions - 12U, 14U, 16U. The league, sponsored by Adidas, is scheduled to begin on the weekend of June 25th. Cost is all-inclusive, uniform shirt and referee fees included. Please contact Paul "Doc" Nicelli at 718-392-4527. Best to all.'

Desmond Wade, Linden and NJ Roadrunners freshman point guard.	Ring Ayeul, 7-5 freshman center from OSNA is playing for the New York Elite's 17's.	Rio Pitt is the 6-7 junior forwad from OSNA also playing for the New York Elite's 17's.	Melvin Calhoun is playing point guard for the Ct. Flame 17's.
Yannick Formbornono, 6-7          St Pats and NJ Roadrunners' center.	Patrick Crean is the 6-2 Sleep Hollow forward playing for the Ravens/New Heights 17's and headed for Trinity Pawling prep next year.	Vincent Rosario plays for coach Joe Steins Central Jersey Hawks 17;s squad.	Kharique Irick is playing for the Playaz 16's and obviously enjoying the Rumble.
Curtis Loving is the 6-4 Rice forward playing for the Gauchos 16's.	Tim Andree is the 6-7 CBA, Warriors wing whose father played for Digger Phelps at Notre Dame.	Vincent Rogers is the 6-5 forward playing for Team Next's 15's entry.	Dan Werner is the 6-7 CBA, Jersey Shore Warriors junior forward who has already committed to North Carolina State.

6/10/05 Thanks to Coach Tom Sampogna the Connecticut Flame's team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically.  Coach Kenny Pretlow has also sent an update for the Metro hawks' 13 under team. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/10/05 Coach Ted Gustus on responses to  a free coaches' clinic.

6/10/05 Coach Dre', Team Underrated: I just concluded Team Underrated first Annual Spring Tournament consisting of 13-u & 14-u boy's teams. I would like to thank all participating organizations for supporting my league, Manhasset All-Stars, Renaissance, TOP, UNAYO, IBI Warriors, Middle Country Magic, Positive Direction, Push The Rock, Deer Park All-Stars, WYC All-Stars, and Team Underrated Last night championship game matched up Manhasset All-Stars 13u vs. TOP 13u in which Manhasset All-Stars won 49-38 behind 20 points from George Bailey while Levon Turner led TOP with 12 points. A special thanks goes out to Sly Johnson, Coach Greene and their staffs for being part of my first basketball tournament.

In the second game Team Underrated took on a very tall TOP 14-under team for the championship. Team Underrated went through a lot of adversity and obstacles before they started to play as a team. They took their bumps along the road by being blown out numerous times during this AAU season. It is a good feeling for them to finally win against a very good team in a big game 39-31. Team Underrated was led by a balanced attack from all players on the roster. Wayne Booker 6 pts. 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, Thomas Beverly 8 points 4 rebounds and 2 assist, Quincy Watts., Kendall Harris 4 points and 8 rebounds, Anthony Potter 7 points, Lamar Bridges 5 points, Troy Hendrickson had 4 assist and Troy Dargan had 5 rebounds. A job well done!

Note: Team Underrated won 3 Championships in the last week.

6/9/05 Jim Hart: There are a few changes to the original team listing and schedule for the Rumble. The Ravens and New Heights ahve joined forces at the higher age brackets. And the courts have been identified. If you printed the original pools and schedule it would be smart to reprint. The new info is on the Rumble in the Brons, 2005 page.

6/9/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'Next up FYA/SLAM Invitational Summer Basketball Tournament, 9U, 11U, 13U, 15U, 17U Boys - 12U girls starting Saturday June 25th to August 13th. Weekends at Bildersee Park Flatlands Avenue and East 81st Street Brooklyn, New York -718 666 6534 or leave your fax number at 718 434 0127 or email it fya1@earthlink.net.'

6/9/05 Thanks to Alinda Angerville the Bingo All Stars' team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically.  Coach Kenny Pretlow has also sent an update for the Metro hawks' 13 under team. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/9/05 Rivals top 150 for 2006 lists # 5 Wayne Ellington, # 14 Curtis Kelly, # 17 Earl Clark, # 22 Lance Thomas, # 35 Derrick Caracter, # 36 Gerald Henderson, # 41Taj Gibson, # 46 Brian Zoubek, # 55 Edgar Sosa, # 57 Trevon Hughes, # 75 Doug Wiggins, # 78 Rob Thomas, # 81 Larry Davis, # 87 Kiwan Smith, # 90 Jon Mitchell, # 121 Jawan Carter, # 122 Eugene Harvey, # 129 Luis Guzman, # 131 Antonio Pena, # 134 Casiem Drummond, # 135 Desean Butler.

6/9/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The 2005 Westchester's Best Summer League schedule is now available at www.westchesterelite.com. This is our biggest league ever with 51 teams competing in four divisions. Games will begin on Wednesday July 6 with the championships taking place on Thursday July 28.'

6/8/05 SI.com: Jean Prioleau named a Marquette assistant.

6/8/05 Opinions from Timal Mautes, Coach John McGuckin and Patrick Grady on last weekend's Central Jersey Hawks Shore Shoot-Out.

6/8/05 Rudy King with a new website.

6/8/05 Bobby Rahn (Orange County): 'I just wanted to recognize some local student athletes for their hard work and participation at the GymRat Challenge a few weeks ago. John Kmack just recently posted the MVP's, All Tournament Teams and Honorable Mentions. Greg Nero (Red Hook - Albany City Rocks) was a member of the 17 and Under championship team and a first team selection. Also Leslee Simmons and A.J. Stevens (Stamford Express) both of Storm King School were named as first team selections at the 17 and under age level. Sophomore sensation Melquan Bolding (Beacon - City Rocks) was awarded honorable mention for his performance and contributions. Also, Marvin Billups (Monroe-Woodbury - Westchester Hawks), Kamal Mabry (Goshen - Newburgh Zion Lions), Mike Monroe (NFA - Newburgh Zion Lions), Kyle Yokum (Washingtonville - Newburgh Zion Lions), Greg Sullivan (Monroe -Woodbury - Orange County Crusaders), Connor Cornine (Don Bosco Prep - B.C. Eagles), Pete Brown (Don Bosco Prep - B.C. Eagles), J.R. Downey (James O'Neill - Tri-State Dragons) and Matt Stote (Kingston - B.C. Eagles) were all honorable mention selections. At 16 and Under Daniel Page (North Junior High - B.C. Eagles) was selected as an honorable mention. At 15 and Under Kingston and City Rock sophmore Adam Salzmann was selected to the All-Tournament Team. Finally, Clayton Gray (Cornwall) and Mark Christian (Washingtonville) of the Newburgh Zion Lions were selected as honroable mentions. Keep up the good work both on and off the court guys and you'll continue to be rewarded. Great job!'

6/8/05 Thanks to Reggie Murray the Brooklyn Rams' team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically.  Coach Kenny Pretlow has also sent an update for the Metro hawks' 13 under team. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/8/05 Rudy King and Shawn McCray, Newark Zoo Crew  on the Right Bounce Showcase page.

6/7/05  Providence Journal: Providence College rounds out recruiting class. Saiquon Stone, a 6-foot-5 forward from Xaverian High, gave his verbal commitment Sunday.

6/7/05 Metro Hoops Showcase reports linked from their home page.

6/7/05 Thanks to Eric Jaklitsch the New York Elite team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically.  Coach Kenny Pretlow has also sent an update for the Metro hawks' 13 under team. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/7/05 Isaiah Brown: 'Teams listed on the Dyckman Basketball Tournament, 2005 page.

6/7/05 Coach Paul Suber: 'The Team Next 7th grade team won the "Team Next A.A.U Basketball Classic" in Westbury L.I. over the weekend. In the 14's The Gaucho's beat Team New Jersey and the 16's Skyriders won on forfeit over Bingo AllStars.We beat "Youth Interlock Society (the top 7th grade team in Philadelphia) twice. In the 1st game we were led in scoring by Davontay Grace and DaShaun Wiggins with 22 pts a piece, Aaron Brown chipped in 17pts and 9 assists towards 68-47 win. The second game was a classic "Philly vs. NY" dog fight with Team Next winning (49-42). We were led in scoring by Davontay Grace 15pts, JayVaughn Pinkston 13pts, Joey Imuzai 11pts, in this very slow paced semi-finals war. Our second game of the tourney was against "Team Hersh," it was a fast pace "racehorse" game which we won (82-39) behind the scoring of JayVaughn Pinkston's 31pts and Doron Lamb's 24pts (4 of 6 3pters), Anthony "Face" Givens had 10 assists and 9 pts. The championship game was against the "Bunky Reid AllStars (L.I.) who upset "Team Underrated" in their semi-final game. Playing in our 3rd game of the day, we finally got our legs under us and played "Team Next Basketball" winning this game 78-50. The leading scoreres in this contest were Doron Lamb 22 pts, DaShaun Wiggins 18pts, Davontay Grace 17 pts and JayVaughn Pinkston 11pts. The "Next" stop for us will be this weekend (6/10 - 6/12/05) at the "Metro Hoop Jr Phenom Camp" in New Brunswick, N.J.'

6/7/05 Coach Andre Edwards: Team Underrated entered the Roar of the Wildcat Tournament over the weekend and won 2 out of 3 divisions. Our 9-under team, and 11-under team won the championship in their age group. Our 13-under girls were defeated in the championship. Team Underrated 17-under (Silver Team) won 2 games in the Almighty Force tournament which pushed their record to 6-0. Congratulations to all and keep up the hard work!'

6/6/05 Jim Hart: Pools and schedule now on the Rumble in the Brons, 2005 page.

6/6/05 Coach Jimmy Salmon and Abdu Torrence on the Playaz Club Blow Up tournament page. 

6/6/05 Coach Ted Gustus on a free coaches' clinic.

6/6/05 Chris Riley: 'A few spots are left for the Marble Hill Classic Basketball Tournament. The tournament will start June 12th with a big opening day barbecue, free ice cream for kids and special guests from the New York Knicks and elected officials, including mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer. The entry fee is $150 and the age group is 10-13 and 14-17.  Location is in the Bronx, Marble Hill Playground, West 230th and Godwin Terrace, 1 block from Broadway, outdoor. If interested please contact me at (917) 407-9397.'

6/6/05 Coach Kevin Brown: 'After missing the Middle Atlantic Regional Championships in April due to the death of my father many people wondered what was going on with the Cory Erving All Stars 14U team. Those who attended the Super Regional in Scranton, PA on June 4th and June 5th now know that CE is alive and well. The Super Regional hosted by Hoop City included a field of twelve 14U teams with four of those teams already having national bids. The Delaware Sharks, a final four team in the Middle Atlantic Regional Championships, placed 8th against the competition in this event while the Bucks County Blue Devils a 7th place team in the Mid Atlantic Regional fared a little better placing 6th. CE made it to the championship after going 4-1 through a demanding two day schedule that included Aneesa Sports from Brooklyn (58-62 L), Doylestown Demons from PA (70-37 W), Jersey Shore Lightning (73-50 W), New Heights from NY (57-48 W) and the Middleburg Lions from Manassas, VA (56-47 W).

The final was the match CE wanted  - another game with the Brooklyn based Aneesa Sports. The game was a dog fight that included several lead  changes and a one point halftime lead. In the end CE ran out of gas after having to take the long route to the chip' losing 59-53. The Aneesa Sports team was a well coached team with no real star and a lot of gutsy performers. We wish them the best in Orlando and hope to see them again.

The All Stars had several outstanding performers over the weekend. Those in attendance could not stop commenting on the depth, athleticism, and skill level of the team. But the best performance had to go to the team defense played by CE. The press and half court trapping defense gave opponents fits all weekend long. Congratulations to Kenny Battle, KJ Brown, Lamar Hayes, Leonard Hayes III, Haleem Hayward, Kaseef Festus, Maalik Wayns, Avatar Jones and Kendall White on an outstanding weekend of basketball and for earning a trip to Orlando, FL in August.'

6/6/05 Thanks to Rodrick Bussey the Brooklyn-Queens Warriors' team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically.  Coach Kenny Pretlow has also sent an update for the Metro hawks' 13 under team. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/6/05 Daily News: Larry Davis set to join Wolfpack.

6/6/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'The 2005 Westchester's Best Fall League will take place on Sunday's beginning on September 11. Last year the league was sold out by August with some of the area's best teams participating. New Rochelle, Port Chester, Iona Prep, Kennedy Catholic, and Lincoln Hall were just some of the great teams involved. All games take place in Central Westchester County, and a bi-weekly schedule is available for non-local teams. Call 914-420-6619 or check out www.westchesterelite.com for more info.'

6/6/05 Ray Barile :'Chase the Game will be conducting 2 weeks of boys sleep away basketball camp at Manhattan College in the Bronx. The camp is open for boys/girls from age 10-18 of all ability levels. Camp dates are as follows, boys June 19th - June 23rd and August 7th - August 11th , and one girls session July 5th - 9th. Contact Tom Murray at 914-375-0307 or Ray Barile for the June 19th-23rd session at 917-217-9747. You can also go to www.chasethegame.com to download camp brochures.'

6/6/05 Coach Sly Johnson: 'The Manhasset ALLSTARS (17.U) team completed a four game sweep at the Garden State Hoopla III Tournament this weekend at Hoop Heaven in Whippany, NJ. Congratulations to: Patrick Hazel (Bayside), Jovon Moses (Automotive), Max Shillalies (Lawrence Woodmere Academy), Maalik Oliver (Roslyn), James Mutlu (St. Mary's), Logan Klein (Great Neck North), Jaytornah Wisseh (Banneker), Jamel Rahiem (Great Neck South), Danny Henderson (Roslyn), and Rashard Danzy (Erasmus Hall) for a great job.  The team was coached by me and Douglas Irby. Absent because of prior commitments were: Gil Montalvo (St. Mary's) and Vincent Johnson (Rice). Next up for the ALLSTARS; Garden State SlamFest III at Drew University.'.

6/6/05Reggie Murray, Brooklyn Rams Deputy Director: 'The Brooklyn Rams began their summer season on Saturday games at the inaugural Boys Club of New York Tournament on East 10th Street and Avenue D in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. In our first game our 16-under team lost to a talented BCNY home team 59-48. Our 16-unders didn't get going until one of our starters, Che Gonzales, threw down a monstrous dunk and woke up the rest of our team. And PG Josh Dupuy couldn't be stopped going to the basket. The rest of the 16-under team includes Abasi Wint, Anthony Mottola, Brian Shea, Chris "CJ" Ginda, Ed Newell, Levon Bell, Leyland Grimes, Luis Charles, and Michael Boney. Our 18-under team easily defeated the Sharks, 51-44. High scorers included Adrian Sutherland (12 pts.), Luis Charles (11 pts. while playing with the seniors because he missed his earlier game taking SAT's) and Neil St.Hill (10 pts.). All three high scorers, by the way, took their SAT's earlier in the day Saturday. The rest of our talented 18-under roster include Angelo Laroche, Jonathan Edwards, Mervin Holder, Nigel Byam, Perry Daniel, Terrell Ray, Sean Weismuller, and Senyo Toponwey. Congratulations and good luck to Coach Sean Atkins and the staff of the Boys Club of New York. It looks like their first summer tournament will be a huge success and will be a summer fixture for years to come.'

6/6/05 Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors (Scholars Through Sports Foundation) : 'I would like to congratulate 2 of my players Dominik Goj, 10th grade @ Bronx Science and Duran Velasquez, 10th grade @ Forest Hills, on their selection to the Honorable Mention 17and under team at the GymRat Challenge. Both young men are talented with a good work ethic.

The team will be traveling to tournaments in Scranton, PA and Morgantown, West Virginia in the upcoming weeks.'

6/6/05 Coach Rock Eisenberg: 'I wanted to let everyone know that we at Tilden have a few top notch young players who are under the radar for now but who I feel have a chance to be really special. Tthey are junior Alanzo George 6'9" center, sophomore 6''6" Rito Joseph and sophomore 6'5" pg. Lujens Menard. These kids can truly play and if all goes well in class they can help us get back some of the respect that we lost this year in the PSAL.'

6/5/05 The Playaz were looking at a Blow Up sweep after taking the eighth grade game 73-64 vs. the Newark Rams and the seventh grade game over the Metro Hawks 85 - 55. Aided by a strong effort from their star sixth grade center, Justin Harris, they only trailed the Long Island Lightning Dingle 16-15 before the roof fell in. The Dingle Lightning are loaded. Behind fifth grade rebounder, Manny Brown with Kaheem Canty, Ali Barry and all tournament selections, Sterling Gibbs, Ousman Barry and left handed sparkplug point guard and MVP, Claudius Alabino  they buried (or  Barry'd) the Playaz 67-38.  Pictures and details on the Playaz Club Blow Up tournament page. 

 6/5/05 Coach Artie Cox: 'Congratulations to Akeem Gooding and his family. Akeem signed a national letter of intent to attend Quinnipiac University in the fall. Christ the King HS will miss Akeem Gooding. He is a solid basketball player, a strong student, but most importantly an outstanding person. Coach Joe DeSantis, a CHSAA disciple, will love coaching Akeem. With Akeem Gooding and transfer in the waiting, John Winchester, Quinnipiac will have two of the most athletic players in the conference. Again congratulation and good luck to all.'

6/5/05 Metro Hoops Freshman/Sophomore Showcase Report Day 1.

6/5/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow and George Carlson reporting on the Playaz Club Blow Up tournament page. Web note: Championship games today are at Don Bosco Tech - 11:00 AM for 8th grade, 12:30 7th grade and 2:00 for 6th grade.

6/4/05 Jim Fox: 'The full results for the New York Metropolitan AAU Championship games and a summary are posted on the New York Metropolitan District page.'

6/4/05 Coach Artie Cox sent the 17 roster for Team Odom and it is posted on the team page alphabetically. I'll add a few more AAU team profiles soon. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/4/05 The 2005 Right Bounce Basketball Showcase at LIU for Sunday, June 5 is 12:00 PM 8th graders,  2:00 PM 9th graders and 4:00 PM 10th graders.

6/3/05  Kevin Murphy: 'The Bobby Gonzalez Basketball Camp is conducting 2 weeks of Day Camp on the Manhattan College Campus in the Bronx. The camp is open for boys from age 8-18 of all ability levels starting at 9:00 am and concluding at 4:00 pm. Camp Dates are as follows, June 27 - July 1 and July 11 - July 15, please contact Josephine Alohan at 718 862-7180 or josephine.alohan@manhattan.edu to sign up for camp or with any questions. You can also go to www.gojaspers.com to download camp brochures. If that is to much information and I need to edit this in any way please let me know. You guys do a great job with this website and I check it every morning!'

6/3/05 Jim Fox: ' The Long Island Lightning will be hosting a summer league for all club and high school teams beginning the last week in June. We will have divisions for grades 4 through high school. Games will be played at the Island Garden and other sites throughout Long Island. All AAU as well as non AAU teams are invited to participate. Call 516-292-4956 or visit our web site www.islandgarden.com for further details.   

6/3/05  The Basketball Beat AAU Super 25 for the week of June 1. The NYC, NJ area teams are: 11. New York Panthers (New York City, #12 last week) 14. Playaz Basketball Club (New Jersey, #18 last week) 15. Metro Hawks (New York City, #14 last week).

6/3/05 Tony Ramos (Tournament Director): '9TH Annual Africa Park Classic -- A few spots are still left in the highly anticipated summer classic. Entry fee is $225.00 for all divisions except Unlimited. Divisions: 11under 2spots, 13under 1 spot, 15under 2 spots, 17under 1 spot and 19under 1 spot. Ref fee is not included. All schedules will be distributed on June 10th. For more information call Tony Ramos 718-825-1746 or Tournament Voicemail 718-219-1979. Email is Apc2005@U-zualsuspect.com. Website www.eteamz.active.com/africaparkclassic.'

6/3/05 Metrohoops: Team Next’s New York Invitational schedule.

6/2/05  Coach Lloyd Desvigne: 'The Metro Hawks are back. Our 17under "B" team completed their marathon (9 games) weekend with a semi-final loss at GymRat and the NYC AAU silver medal at the Island Garden regionals.  At the GymRat the squad  ran through New Hampshire Players, Brentwood ballers, and the Wilto Hornets in pool play. In the playoffs the team defeated the Wisconsin Sling, High Octane of Washington D.C. and Metro Boston. The run ended at the semifinals with a loss to the NYC Jaguars. The next day back in New York the team defeated the Manhassert Allstars in the semis and then lost the gold to the Westchester Hawks. Thanks to team members Brian McMikle, Calvin Rhoden, Wayne Turner, Vernon Teel, Carlos Avila, Orayne McEachron, Chris Martin, Rueben Gallandule and AAU teammates Marvin Roberts, Anthony Soares and Anwar Boilng. The combination of this B team and Coach  Dermon Players' A team gives the Metro Hawks the best combination of 17 under teams in the area.'

6/2/05 Jim Hart: ‘Here is a partial list of teams committed to the 2005 Rumble in the Bronx in mid-June -- Augusta Skillz (Georgia), Baltimore Stars (Md.), Bounce NYC, 94 X 50 (Ca), City Rocks (NY), Ct. Select, Ct. Flame Ct. Young Gunz DC Assault, Jersey Shore Warriors, Juice All Stars, Lancaster Elite (Pa.), Long Island Lightning , Louisiana Select, Main Line Aces  (Pa.), Metro Hawks, Miami Tropics, New Heights, New Hampshire Playaz, NJ Roadrunners, NY Elite, NY Panthers, NY Ravens, Philly MJC, Howard Pulley  (Mn.),  Rams AAU (Va.), RI Breakers, South Florida Heat, South Jersey Rising Stars, Stamford Express (Ct.), Student Athlete Broncos (NY), Team Richmond  (Va.), Team Texas, Texas Ambassadors, Playaz Basketball Club, Westchester Club, Maine Select and Utah Swoosh.'

6/2/05 Patrick Grady: 'We are currently looking to fill out our 14u roster for a summer league in Brooklyn. We are looking for 4 more players who will be committed to playing Saturday or Sunday morning all summer. We are fairly set at the guard positions and need forwards/centers. We are looking for hard working team players who want to be part of our program going forward. Anyone interested can e-mail me @ pgrady@jnk.com.'

6/2/05 Thanks to Tom Rennard the Team Jordan  team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically. I'll be adding a new AAU team profile most days for the next month. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/2/05 Team Next Cruises Again - Metro Hoops MDI recap 13 and Under Division. Team Roc Rolls - Metro Hoops MDI recap 14 Under Division. Team NJ Elite Wins Title - Metro Hoops MDI Recap 12 and Under Division.

6/2/05 Coach Jason Maragh: 'I would like to congratulate the LI Lightning-Maragh 16U team that made it to the final 8 up in the Gym Rat Tournament in Albany.   We lost to a pretty good Metro Hawks. Roland Davis and Momo hit a couple of big shots down the stretch to win the game by 4 points.  But playing 6 hard games in a 24 hour period is tough.  The Gym Rat is based more on endurance and stamina than on skills.  But it was a great experience for us and now we are getting ready for the Team Next Tournament this weekend.'

6/1/05 Coach Torrel Harris, the Unique All-Stars: 'Congratulations to Team Next; they played a great game on Monday beating our team in the championship game for the Metropolitan 13 and Under. Their press was very impressive. I believe Team Next has an excellent chance of winning the Nationals, especially if they play like they played against us. My guys, Tobias Harris, Paul Bilbo, Patrick Walter, Terry Banks, Kendell Harris, Tyler Harris, Ashire Nelson, Trevor Ford and Shawn Nelson played hard and they never quit which is important learning experience when you're not playing your best game. I congratulate our team for working hard as these types of games build character in individuals. Our young men are eager to play in the Team Next tournament this weekend, June 3-5 for a rematch.'

6/1/05 Coach Jimmy Salmon: 'Please check www.playazbasketball.org for an updated list of who is registered for the 2005 Playaz Ball @ Seton Hall University on July 14 and 15. We can only host 32 teams and there are only a few spots left. We are accepting teams on a first paid, first entered basis regardless of shoe company affiliation. The 16U bracket is full while the 15U bracket still needs 4 teams. Also, the Blow-Up tournament (for 6th - 7th - 8th graders) is this weekend. That schedule and directions are posted on the site as well.'

6/1/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): We are hosting our 10th annual FYA/SLAM Invitational Summer Basketball Tournament 2005, at Bildersee Park, Flatlands Avenue and East 81st Street, Brooklyn, NY. starting June 25th thru August 13th, 9U, 11U, 13U, 15U, 17U Boys, 12U girls divisions. Schedule is week to week and flexible, on weekends from 9am to 6pm. We are filling spots fast. Feel free to call 718 434 0127 - 718 666-6534 or email fya1@earthlink.net. We just got back from Albany, playing in The Gymrat Challenge Basketball Tournament. Our 15U team made it to the final 8 after losing our first game by 2 points. I thought it was over for us, but my kids felt differently and won their next game by 40 pts and beat the NJ Steamers by 5 to give us first place in our pool. We did this without our leading scorer Trevon Hamlet 6'7 8th grader. The outstanding player for FYA was Jamal Campbell averaged over 23 pts per game. Yves Jules played steady at the point guard position. It was a great learning experience for most of our young players.'

6/1/05 Michael Melton: 'On July 10 thru July 12 Metro Hoops Basketball Association will be hosting the Metro Hoops Summer Showdown at Rutgers University in Camden. The ages for this event are 15U and 16U. This event will take place during the NCAA evaluation period so college coaches will be in attendance. The cost for this event is $450 a team (no exceptions). Invitation will be first come first serve. The deadline for registration will be June 26. For more information call me at 609-532-5122 (cell) or 732-339-1215 (office). Also visit our site for registration form and other information at www.metrohoops.com.'

6/1/05 Nathan Blue: 'Salvador Patricio had a great weekend at Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions playing for NY Elite. Patricio averaged 19.7 ppg. with his high coming against Team Breakdown (FL) for 31 pts.'  

6/1/05 Coach Antonio Cannon: 'The 17u T.K. Allstar basketball team played a doubleheader yesterday: The first game, held at the famed West 4th Street competition, where we were defeated by a talented Rock Steady team 72-66.  Rock Steady jumped out to an early 12-0 lead, sparked by the outstanding backcourt play on both ends of the court by Eugene Harvey and Malcolm Grant.  T.K. put together a furious rally to make the game interesting down the stretch, but Malcolm's outstanding outside shooting proved to be our undoing as he finished with 24 pts.  Tony Dennison led all scorers with 25 pts in defeat.  The second game was a final four playoff game held at the Elmcor Spring Madness Classic, where we defeated the Riverside Hawks 63-59 in an intense game from start to finish, Justin Davis led T.K. with 22 pts.  Riverside's Dwight Hardy topped all scorers with 27 pts in defeat.  The championship game will take place Saturday, June 11, @ 3:00pm.  The Louis Armstrong Gym is located at 108th Street and Northern Blvd. Corona, Queens, for further information contact coach Will 718 651-0096 or 347 731-1770.'  

6/1/05 Coach Paul Vigoda: 'IS 8 defeated MS 216 in the Queens Middle School basketball championship today 49-37. IS 8 will represent the borough in the city wide quarter finals beginning on Saturday. Congratulations to both teams and best of luck to IS 8.'

6/1/05 Thanks to coach Kenny Pretlow the Metro Hawks  team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically. I'll be adding a new AAU team profile most days for the next month. Please send your team data - administrators' and coaches' names, rosters, schedules, tournaments and contact info - to nycnjhoops@aol.com. Make sure you include it with any email concerning team tryouts or tournaments.

6/1/05 Anthony Nicodemo: 'I have a former player that now plays at Bryant University in Rhode Island. He was the Northeast 10 Rookie of the Year two years ago and scored 24 points and was CBS player of the game in the NCCAA Division 2 National Championship this past season. I am looking for a place for him to play this summer. He is about 6'2", real quick and can shoot the 3. He is a real hard worker and is eager to play against some great competition. If you guys can help me find him a league or squad to play on, I would be very graetful. My email address is tgerhoops@aol.com   Please let me know if anyone can help.'