July, 2005

7/31/05 Empire State Games: Scholastic basketball results as New York takes the gold with an 85-75 win over Hudson Valley. Rocco Rubino hit 9 of 10 free throws on route to a game high 27 point effort while Sylven Landsburg and Alejo Rodriguez each canned 18 in the win.

7/31/05 Mike Neely: 'Finals are set in the 2005 Staten Island Nike league (Clove Lake Saturday Aug 6th). Biddy division semi-finals Fastbreakers 22 Bright Horizons 10 - Louis Mandia scored 8 of the 10 pts for Bright Horizons. Roadrunners 60 Stingrays 32 Matt Pulci scored 10pts for the Stingrays. Finals Aug 6th Fastbreakers vs Roadrunners.

Midget division semi finals Nike Ballers 42 Roadrunners 31. Victory Sports 40 Lightning 28. Chris Giordano scored 10pts for Victory Sports. Finals Aug 6th Nike Ballers vs Victory Sports.

Junior division semi-finals Roadrunners 39 Delfini's 34 OT. Stingrys 54 Victory Sports 41-Monte Cumberbatch scored 17 pts for the Stingrays. Finals Aug 6th Stingrays vs Roadrunners.'

7/31/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'Our day started yesterday at Almighty Force 15u, where our 15u took on Hood Squad and came up with a convincing 56-32 win for a regular season ending record of 6-1 and led by Coach Frank Brown. Dennis Oglesby led the way for the Finest with 14 pts, 8 rebs 3 assists & 3 steals, while Alex Brown added 7 pts, 10 rebs & 3 blocks. Isiah Lee chipped in 8 assists, 5 steals, 8 rebs & 4 points.

Our 2nd game of the day took place at Dyckman 19u, where our 19u team took on CYG with only 5 players, but they all worked hard for a 62-59 win. Michael Bruce & Melvin Moore led the way for the Finest with 14 pts each, while Daniel Desir and Matthew Collazo contributed 10 pts a piece. Rodney Lewis kept his ball maintenance at great while dishing out 7 assts, 4 stls and 4 pts. Jeremy Skeen led CYG with 12 pts.'

7/31/05 Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors (Scholars Through Sports Foundation): 'My 15 and under team just completed regular season play at the Avirex tournament in Corona. We will either play Freeport or Riverside Church in a quarter-final game on Sunday, August 7th. Marquis Dotson has been my most outstanding player throughout the Avirex tournament. Marquis is 6' and will be attending McKinney in the fall. The 15 and under team will travel to Clifton, New Jersey to compete in a tournament this coming weekend. Khalid Cooper will attend Anthony Mason's Prime Time Basketball Camp from August 15th through 19th. Khalid plays for my senior team.'

7/30/05 Newsday: Sylvan Landesberg is turning heads. Holy Cross soph scores 27, sparks City for 2nd Empire State game in row.

7/30/05 Coach Dre, Team Underrated: Team Underrated finished up pool play in the Summer Classic with two convincing wins to finish at 3-0 in pool play. Yesterday we beat Moapa Valley Blue Devils 74-63 behind Horice McGloster 18 pts.and 8 rebounds. Ricky Mabry and Scotty McCrae chipped in 12 pts. while Chris Barber and Shahee Martin had 8 pts. a piece. Tonight we played the best defense so far in Vegas by beating Colorado Jam (White) 86-49. We were led by Horice McGloster 19 pts.(4 dunks), and 7 rebounds. The Gold medal round starts July 30.'

7/30/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'Yesterday at the West 4th high school division, our team took on Kim's All Stars, and we came up with a 68-45 win. Nayquann Mitchell led all scores with 21 points, 13 rebounds & 4 blocks, while Melvin Moore added 14 points. Akeem Britghtman chipped in 13 points, 5 assists and 4 steals.'

7/29/05 Empire State Games: Scholastic basketball results.

7/29/05 Philly.com: Tyreke Evans - he's 15 and everyone in basketball wants a piece of him.

7/29/05 The Gauchos rosters are now on the team page.

7/29/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'Yesterday, our 19u team took on Riverside Hawks at the Dyckman 19u Summer Classic in uptown, and we were able to tally up a 79-78 win. St. Francis College bound, Rainier Rickards, led all scores for the Finest with 29 pts, while Salvador Patricio added 21 pts. Melvin Moore chipped in 9 pts for the win. Mahamamud Jabbi led Riverside with 20 pts.'

7/29/05 Abdu Torrence: 'The LIL Dingle have made it to the Final Four in the 11 and Under Nationals. In the Sweet Sixteen vs MABA Lightning pulled off a 40-37 behind 24 pts 15 reb effort by Emmanuel Brown and a 10 pt 9 assist effort by Kyle Anderson. Miles Davis also had 16 pts and 10 reb.  In the Elite Eight the Dingle team faced the Indy Stars who beat a tough Cincy Knights team who were a favorite for the title. The game was tight in the beginning until Dingle raced out to a 16 point 1st half lead. In the second half it was much of the same as LIL Dingle won 68-41. Miles Davis led the team with 31 points and 9 rebn Emmanuel Brown had 18 points, Nkerewum Okoro had 6 blocks and 10 reb, and Kyle Anderson tallied 9 assists.  Next up the Houston Jaguars with reportedly the #1 player in the class of 2012 by Hoop Scoop J. Michael Reece @ 6pm in the semifinal.'

7/28/05 Abdu Torrence: 'Update from the 11 and Under Nationals in Cocoa Beach, Florida -- Yesterday the Lightning Dingle team won both games and have advanced to the sweet sixteen. In the first game of the day the Dingle Team defeated the Greensboro Warriors from North Carolina 50-44 . In the second game of the day LIL Dingle faced the Georgia Ballas rushed out to a 13 point lead. By halftime Dingle was up by 21 and by the third quarter had stretched the lead to 34 versus a big Georgia Ballas frontline. Dingle ended up winning by 22. In the game vs. Greensboro Warriors Emmanuel Brown 28 pts 17 rebs, Kyle Anderson 12 pts 11 assists, Nkerewum Okoro 8 blocks. Then vs GA Ballas Miles Davis 18 pts, Kyle Anderson 12 pts 14 assists, Emmanuel Brown 18 pts 14 reb.

Next up is a game today @ 1030am vs a very good Kentucky team, MABA.'

7/28/05 Rodney Johnson (Exodus NYC) and John Staley: 'Operation Athlete will be running a sleep away camp at Hoop Heaven in Catskill, NY. Boys team challenge August 12-14 2005, boys instructional position camp August 14-17 2005. Girls team challenge August 19-21 2005, girls position camp August 21-24 2005 The food and sleep areas are the best in the camp business, the price is right too @ $250 per camper. For more information contact: Rodney 212 781-8210 e-mail rockiitrod15@aol.com or John 212 254-3100 or 646 334-9248 e-mail: thecoach24@aol.com.

7/28/05 Steve Pruzinsky, North Eastern Basketball Association: 'We would like to invite you to our upcoming tournament. Space is limited so get your teams in now - Summer Madness on August 6th-7th  held in the Clifton & Nutley, NJ area. Boys and girls ages 9u-17u, 3+ games guaranteed, flexible scheduling, multi-team discount, certified officials for $295.00. Feel free to call for more info @ 973-777-3088. Make checks payable and mail with roster to: North Eastern Basketball Association, P.O. Box 4122, Clifton, NJ 07012.'

7/28/05 Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors (Scholars Through Sports Foundation): 'I would like to congratulate 3 of my players on being named by Tony Ramos (Director of Africa Park Summer Classic) to the All-Star team for Saturday's game. Michael Dziewit (Wadleigh), Dominik Goj (Bronx Science) and Reslyn Lassegue (Lincoln) are the three players. Reslyn has made tremendous strides over the last few months. He rarely misses a workout at the gym or weight room, is a hard worker and I expect him to continue growing into a top player in the next two years. Reslyn will be attending Anthony Mason's Prime Time Basketball Camp in the middle of August.'

7/28/05 NY Insider: New And Notes From Las Vegas including Brian McKenzie and Tony Dennison.

7/28/05 Coach Dre: 'Team Underrated beat Utah Dynasty 60-55 to open up the Summer Classic. In this game we made 17/21 free throws including 2 free throws by Scotty McCrae with 7 seconds left to secure the win. We were led by Ricky Mabry 13pts (5-6 from the line) and Horace McGloster 11pts. (5-6 from the line). Shahee Martin chipped in 9pts. all in the second half. Next up is Moapa Valley Blue Devils (Nevada).'

7/27/05 Jersey Journal: 'Jamar Haig, Anthony Nouku propel Create over Seglio rival.

7/27/05 Joe Cruz, Jr: 'Hoops in the Sun has been running for 6 years now, founded by my father, the late Joe "Pops" Cruz and his brother, Randy Cruz from an idea similar to what Venice Beach California has on the West coast. He had a vision and a mission to bring professional and competitiveness back into streetball. He did that by coordinating a competitive Women's League, Men's League and now and up and coming Youth League division. So, now in his passing my brother and I are carrying his legacy. We are the first outdoor tournament to have two fiberglass backboards where we have our Youth League playing on the courts and the Men's League playing on another one. We are the first to have an outdoor scoreboard, outdoor shot clocks, televised our Youth League division games on BronxNet television as well as our Men's League. We are the only East Coast tournament sponsored by Adidas. We also have top sponsors supporting our league like Mountain Dew, Boost Mobile, Coor's Light, XXL, SLAM Magazine, Adidas and ESPN. We have games every Saturday and Sunday from 11am - 6pm from June 11th - August 14th. We have a website of our own (link is above) so you can get an idea of what kind of program we've run for the past 6 years.'

7/27/05 Coach Dre: Team Underrated finished pool play at the Main Event, we lost to Pro Skills (TX) 63-59. Scotty McCrae 12 pts, 5rebounds, Ricky Mabry 10 pts. We lost to Basketball Avenue 55-45, Maurice Charlton had 12 pts. and 4 assists, while Scotty McCrae chipped in 9 pts. In the playoffs we won our first game 61-44 versus Oklohoma Trotters, we were led by Scotty McCrae 22 pts(4-3pters), and 7 rebounds. Horace McGloster chipped in 14 pts and 8 rebounds. We lost our 2nd playoff game 42-40 versus Mark Trail War Eagles (GA). We were led by Maurice Charlton with 14 pts (3-3pters). We are getting ready for the Summer Classic which starts July 27th here in Las Vegas. Turnovers, missed lay-ups and missed free-throws was the cause of all of our losses. We will take the positives and get ready for the next event.'

7/27/05 Abdu Torrence: 'The 11 and under Lightning Dingle Team are at the 11 and Under nationals in Cocoa Beach, Florida. In their first pool game vs the Arc-Arkansas Hawks they won 61-32. In their second pool game vs the Virginia Vipers Dingle came out a winner 58-41. In their last pool game vs Team Texas Dingle fell 59-49. Tomorrow starts the playoffs as Dingle takes on the Greensboro Warriors from NC @ 1030am.

In other NYC news the New York Select Huskies/Gauchos are also 2-1 and have advanced to the playoffs. The MetroHawks did not make the trip and forfeited all 3 of their pool games. Stay tuned for more info as nationals roll on.'

7/27/05 Coach Tyrone Hester. Morris Brown Warriors: 'On Tusday our 17u team won their game vs the B.Q Warriors 64-45 at the Africa Park Summer Classic. Jasmond Perry led the way with 22 pts and 5 rebounds, Justin Duncan had 16 pts, Zuwa Edobor added 10pts and Edy Toussaint chipped in 9 points and 3 steals. Roslyn Lazzegve topped the Brooklyn-Queens Warriors with 11 points.'

7/26/05 Jersey Journal: Branden Harper drops 18 in Alonzo-5 rout; balanced attack lifts Marion.

7/26/05 Rob Williams Team Odom-Cadogan: 'Lamar Odom sent 3 Team Odom's to debut at the Main Event in Las Vegas and have been successful with all 3 teams going 3-0 in pool play, but all went down in the second round. Team Odom Cadogan (17U) went down to Cutino Mobley's team from Philly in overtime. TO Cadogan key players were Rio Pitt, Milan Prodanovic, Jhamar Youngblood, Altariq Wagner, DaQuan Cook, Tony Dennison, Tyvon Williams with outstanding bench play from Rich Thomas, Lawrence Jolicoeur, Brandon Serranno and Corey Morris.

Team Odom Memminger (16U) were outstanding with strong play from Samardo Samuels, Kaihrique Irick, Michael Rodgers, Ryan Pearson and Justin Newton. Great job coaches Nate Cadogan, Richie Dominguez, Concho Council, Karriem Memminger, Steve Johnston. We will be proceeding to Los Angeles to play in the Reebok Summer Classic West instead of Best of the Summer.'

7/26/05 NorthJersey: Prep school gaining popularity.

7/26/05 Coach Bernstein: 'The Third Annual Island Hoop Invitational Camp will take place this weekend (7/30, 31) at Stony Brook University...The very successful team-camp run by Ken Gabelman and Dom Savino will feature seven teams in a play-and-practice format from 9 a.m. Saturday till 4 p.m. Sunday...High School teams participating are Centereach, Newfield, Hauppauge, Sachem North, Oyster Bay, Garden City and Ward Melville...Special thanks to SBU's coach Steve Pikiell for hosting this years' camp...Suffolk County Boys' Basketball - Important dates of interest: 2005 Suffolk County Basketball Coaches Academy at Center Moriches High School (9/24-25); Sixth Annual Suffolk Doubleheader Challenge at St. Joseph's College (Patchogue) (9/28 - 7 and 9 p.m.); Sixth Annual Suffolk vs. Nassau Coaches for a Cause All-Star Game at Stony Brook University (10/10 - 7 p.m.); annual Election Day Coaches Clinic at TBD (11/8).'

7/25/05 Standings and results for week 5 are on the Conrad McRae, 2005 page.

7/25/05 Coach Bob Larson The Student-Athletes Broncos went 3-0 in pool play at the Adidas Super 64 in Las Vegas, beating Pump-N-Run (CA) 67-44, the Cleveland BBall Club (OH) 61-57, and the Cougars/One for the Hood 68-50. Delroy James was Player of the Game versus the BBall Club and the Cougars, scoring 20 points and 22 points respectively and Anthony Stukes was Player of the Game versus Pump-N-Run, pouring in 14 points in the win. Bracket play is next in Las Vegas and then "Doc" and the Broncos move on to play in California.'

7/25/05 Gustavo Figueroa, Director of Sports Information and Marketing: 'The 2005 Brian Nash Summer Basketball Camp is August 8-12 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM for boys ages 6 -13. Brian Nash begins his first year as head coach at St. Francis College. He is a well respected lecturer and clinician and has conducted numerous camps across the United States as well as taking teams on foreign tours. Coach Nash combines a thorough knowledge of the game of basketball with superior leadership qualities. For a brochure and to get more information call Coach Mike Wilson 718-489-5269 or Coach Allen Griffin 718-489-5268.'

7/25/05 NJ Hoops: NJ Roadrunners Having Success in Big Time.

7/25/05 Louis Xifaras: 'Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School 2005 Summer Basketball Day Camp. Boys ages 7-15. Monday thru Friday, August 8th - 12th from 9:00am - 3:30pm at Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School, 71-06 31 Avenue, East Elmhurst, New York 11370.  The staff will include coaches from all levels who have been selected because of their expertise in teaching fundamental skills. Bus Transportation will be available from Breezy Point, Belle Harbor, and Howard Beach for $40.00 for the entire week. Payable with application form. Each day a hot lunch item is available for those who wish to purchase. Soda, Juices, Ices are also available. $160.000 (includes all insurance, basketball awards, regulation size basketball, special presentations and souvenir camp shirt). What to bring: shirts, shorts, socks, sneakers, towel, lunch, gym lock. Supervision by counselors at the camp includes individual instruction. Individual insurance provided for campers. Foul shooting and one-on-one contests. Daily raffles for prizes. Individual trophies awarded. Daily basketball league games and practice in addition: foul shooting contest for all ages, one on one contests, films, personalized physical conditioning and Friday's schedule includes final league competitions and awards. Each camper gets a personalized report card at the end of the camp by his coach. For camp application, registration, or more information, call Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School at 718-898-3800 or Don Kent at 718-499-8157.'

7/25/05 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'T.K. Allstar Junior team results ending July 24th. Monday, July 18 we defeated Starett City at IS8 72-70 on a driving layup in traffic by Antonio Cannon, Jr (16pts) with time running out. Thursday at Youngworld we defeated Grand Houses 76-63 in a game we controlled from the tip with 17 unanswered points! Victor Caputo led T.K. with 22 pts, 14 rebounds, Shaun Wiloughby chipped in 22 pts in the victory. Friday's contest against the Youngsters at West 4th street Tyshwan Bierria poured in 34 pts, the win gave us a 5-2 record to end the season. Saturday, we played back to back games at Sebastian Telfair 2nd annual, defeating Team House 46-42 Bryant Crowler12 pts, Justin Davis 10 pts in the victory. Curtis Leslie led Team House with 16 pts in defeat. In the second game of the double header, we jumped on the Juice All Stars early and neverlooked back winning going away 59-39. Jose Geranimo topped T.K. with 13 pts, Chris Wilson finished with 12 pts. for Juice. We capped off another busy week at Holocombe Rucker defeating Milbank 56-50 in a game that was decided in the final minuets of the contest. Isiah Blue and Jose Geranimo led the way with 14pts apiece. Phillip Perrier was best for Milbank with 14 pts. Great job by the entire team going 6-0 for the week.'

7/25/05 Coach Parisi, Waikiki beach, Honolulu: 'Mark 'ATM' Parisi did NYC proud by winning the Honolulu Hoop Jam 3 point contest. It took two days to finish as over 300 ballers entered. Mark won shooting the same score he shot in every round 10 out of 15. Final score was 10-9 as Mark ran the last rack to bring home the money. He won a trophy, dinner for four and a basketball. When they announced to the entire crowd the winner was from NYC and Mark was the youngest to ever win this event it was all good.'

7/24/05 NorthJersey: Big losses for PC - Jerrell and Terrell Williams to prep school.

7/23/05 Edmund McRae: 'I would like to thank Coaches Andre Edwards (Team Underrated) and Hayden Brown (Rosedale Blazers) for playing a major role in the development of Scotty McRae (pictured) as a basketball player. Since he has been associated with these coaches he has developed to the point where he is getting some serious Division 1 letters and calls. Some schools include Saint Peter's College in New Jersey, Marquette University in Wisconsin, George Washington University in Washington DC, Wofford College in SC, the University of Akron in Ohio, Bucknell University in PA and Stonybrook University on Long Island among others.

7/23/05 Coach Dre: 'Team Underrated 17u/open team won their first game in the Main Event Tournament in Las Vegas by the score of 62-45. We were led by Ricky Mabry 19 pts, Thomas Losito 11 pts, 5 assists and 3 steals. Shahee Martin had 12 pts while Horace McGloster chipped in 8 pts, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.'

7/23/05 Coach Joe Walsh: 'Long Island Lightning Walsh 16U competed this week in the Nationals down in New Orleans and did very well, going 7 and 1 overall capturing a 6th place finish. In what was a very tough pool, the Lightning opened up beating the Southern Mississippi Jackson Tigers 49-43. Andrew Beinert led the way with 14 points, Nick Walsh had 10 points. In Game 2 against the Arkansas Wings Cooper the Lightning prevailed 55-50 on the fine inside play of Andrew Gabriel and Markeys Deans. The Lightning sealed the game on clutch free throw shooting by Michael Sands making 3 out of 4 in the final minute and also added a break-away lay up. Game 3 against Team Texas was a battle from start to finish. With the Lightning giving up a 6 point lead in the final minute and half. Only to prevail on a coast to coast lay up by Andrew Beinert at the buzzer. James Wilson also had major contributions knocking down three 3's. Also fine all around play by Edil Lacayo, Richard Schmidt and Morgan Kelly. In the second round out of pool play the Lightning went up against the Georgia Stars and what I felt was the best game of the tournament. Opening the game with an array of three point shots by Nick Walsh and Markeys Deans. The Lightning took a 19 to 5 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Stars closed the gap to within 1 point at the end of the third quarter. The Stars then led by 5 points with a minute and 14 seconds to go. The Lightning got a key 3 point play inside by Andrew Gabriel to cut it to 2 points. The Lightning got a stop and went inside to Markeys Dean to tie the score at 44-44 with 30 seconds to go. On the next possesion James Wilson came up with a key steal and the Lightning held for one shot with Wilson hitting Walsh with the skip pass and Nick Walsh dropping an 18 footer at the buzzer to give the Lightning a 47-44 win.

In the next game we came out flat. Lost 73-62 to the Maryland Panthers. Moving into the 6th Place brackets the Lightning knocked off the Central Jersey Hawks 59-45. Illinios Rising Stars (featuring Jeffrey Jordan) 51-45. And in the 6th Place Championship Game Lightning beat Maryland Fighting Irish 54-43 on strong performances by Andrew Beinert, Edil Lacayo, Andrew Gabriel and Markeys Deans. The strength of this team in this tournament was the willingness to share the basketball and tremendous team defense. Also, contributing was Vincent Natal and Fred Dorgler and helping out the coaching staff was the injured TJ Carey. I would just like to thank all the support we got from the parents and program director Rosemary Nies. The AAU put on a tremendous show.'

7/22/05 Weekend 6 schedule is on the UDC, 2005 page.

7/22/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): Week 2 at our basketball development camp, this camp has got to be one of our best camps. All the campers respond so well to each drill and command. On Thursday we had the pleasure of having Sean Watson and Max Menard stop by and give the young players some encouraging words about their future. Max and Sean came over to me after lunch and said coach take a break. We will conduct a scrimmage between your older players. They divided the group into two teams and started a game. It was great, they made it very competitive. I felt these young men some day just might become coaches. They certainly were great students of the game themselves. Our day ended by traveling to Hunter College with 25 young players to play in between the pro games. It was so exciting for our players, they got a chance to see the pro players up close and take pictures with Speedy Claxton, Omar Cook. I want to thank Ray Diaz and Nike for having our program participate in the Nike Pro City program.

7/22/05 Booksnball: 'Insightful, truthful, fair & to the point comments by Robert Cates about most kids not working on turning their weaknesses into strengths and improving their overall games during the summer. It made me think back only five summers ago when a young man from Mount Vernon H. S. who had been a two time participant at ABCD and member of a NY State Champion team took some criticism and had people questioning his progress for turning his back on the "summer AAU circuit" and not traveling with his usual summer team ( I think Riverside) because he wanted to just work on his game and improve his skills. The young man? College All American, member of a National Championship team at UConn- number three 2004 lottery pick and the 2005 NBA 6th man award winner- Ben Gordon. Seems that his "working on his game" paid off.'

7/22/05 Hoop Scoop top 60 players list regardless of class includes eight from our region -- fourth team - PF Derrick Caracter 6'9 Sr Elizabeth St. Patrick NJ, seventh team -- C Brian Zoubek 7'0 Sr Haddonfield Memorial NJ Duke, eighth team - PF Lance Thomas 6'8 Sr Newark St. Benedict's NJ, tenth team -- PF Curtis Kelly 6'9 Sr New York Rice NY Connecticut, WF Earl Clark 6'8 Sr Rahway Rahway NJ, eleventh team -- 2G Melquan Bolding 6'4 Jr Beacon Beacon NY and 2G Corey Stokes 6'5 Jr Newark St. Benedict's NJ and twelfth team - PG Erving Walker 5'6 Soph Middle Village Christ the King NY.

7/21/05 John P Miciotta: Team and player analysis on the Super Hoop Jam Fest, 2005 page.

7/21/05 Coach Glen Steinberg: T'he NY Warriors were up in Scranton last weekend playing in the Shootout tournament. We played up a year in age and placed second in the tournament losing to Hoop City in the finals by one point. Our leading scorer was Colin Field. Joey Wood and Jason Desimone did especially well playing years up. We will be going to Utica in a couple weeks for another tournament.'

7/21/05 Robert Cates: 'A lot of kids are not taking the time out in the summer to work on their games. These kids are playing in so many tournaments through out the summer that it makes it very difficult. This is where the conflict with a lot of the AAU coaches and college coaches begin. For example, If you're 6' 5" and very strong, chances are you have been backing your opponent in and playing with your back to the basket. Although you have been putting up good numbers a college coach who came to see you play needs to know can you play facing the basket and how well can you put the ball on the floor. So he tells your AAU coach to work with you on this. This is not a knock on any AAU coach but because his job is to win first and teach second. You are left wondering how ready you are for the next level. You have to ask yourself, I played in a bunch of tournaments this summer and traveled all over. But did I get better? Remember being in great shape at the end of the summer is completely different from getting better. What good is it if your coach keeps telling you to work on one thing, but has you doing something else come game time.'

7/21/05 Jersey Journal: Holland and Hoboken battle it out in youth hoops action.

7/20/05 Coach Ron Dennis K.Y.D.A. 'Congratulations to the seniors of K..Y.D.A. Jelani Winfield of St John Prep will attend Adelphi University, Chris Williams of St John Prep will attend St Thomas Aquinas College, Michael Singleton of Samuel Gompers will attend Yava Pae Community JC in Prescott Arizona and Richard Thomas of St John Prep will attend Prep School at the Gunnery in Washington CT.

7/20/05 NY Hoops: Final grades at ABCD

7/20/05 Coach Ron Dennis of K.Y.D.A. ' I am reaching out to coaches from the NCAA Div II, NCAA Div III and the NJCAA level because I would not like to see any of my kids left behind. The following student athletes are still looking for schools and would be able to help just about any program that can use their skills.

1) Richard Jean-Baptiste 6' 4" of 2005 C.H.S.A.A. Class A City Champion St John Prep H.S. can handle the ball and shoot. Richard played in many big games at SJP (3x City Champs, once runner-up in junior year). Tough kid, tough competitor

2) Shane Denully 5' 8" P.G. of Our Saviour Lutheran H.S. Not many point guards can fill-out a resume identical to Shane. This year alone Shane played against major competition and performed well vs Mt Zion Prep, Oak Hill Academy, St Raymond H.S. Rice H.S. and Christ The KIng. Shane can see the floor, shoot from deep and is a strong on ball defender. One of the best in the city.

3) Benjamin Bowman 6' 3" S.G. and leading scorer for Cardinal Spellman H.S. Ben is a very good all around player.

4) Terrell Armstead 6' 3" Jason Plenty 5' 8" P.G. & from Martin Van-Buren H.S. Jason, a top performer in the PSAL and all Queens. Both need Junior Colleges.

5) Anthony Soares 6' 2" From Martin Van-Buren Athletic and a scorer.

All mentioned are solid citizens, solid in the classroom and can make the transition on a college campus. They can do the work. Video tapes & transcripts are available. Please feel free to contact me via e-mail CoachRdj@yahoo,com or telephone (917) 217-5307.'

7/19/05 Results for week 5 are on the UDC, 2005 page.

7/19/05 Standings and results for week 4 are on the Conrad McRae, 2005 page.

7/19/05 Abdul Torrance: 'From July 6-10 the Long Lightning Dingle 6th grade team was in Dallas for the BCI national tournament. It was a great experience for the kids to compete against teams from other parts of the country. In pool play we faced the Arkansas Wings, Houston Hoops, and the Metroplex. Arkansas Wings was the toughest opponent inside of pool play. The Wings established themselves inside with three 6'3 forwards and Dingle's only 6'0 Derek Moten. Dingle's two other big man 6'1 Ousman Barry (attending special academic program) and 6'2 Jonathan Flores (new to the team). The Wings took the Dingle team overtime before Dingle pulled out a 65-64 overtime victory. Ali Barry (12pts and 21 reb) and Sterling Gibbs (18 pts and 8 assists) led the Dingle team.

The Lightning Dingle Team defeated the Houston Hoops program 69-54, who just came back from a tourney in Spain. Houston Hoops is a national Nike team who is invited to their Kingwood Classic next April. The last game was versus the Metroplex, one the top teams in Texas. We overcame 12 point defecit and the one Texas referee called three technical fouls on the Dingle Team. Leading the way was Nicholas Padgett (10 points 3 stls), Emmanuel Brown ( 12 pts 17 reb) and Kareem McCanty (14 pts 12 reb). The Dingle dame back to win 62-54.

The playoffs were a double elimination tourney. In the first playoff game we defeated the Houston Dream team. In the second round we had a rematch with the Arkansas Wings in which we defeated them by twelve points. In the third round Dingle defeated a team from Louisiana. In the semi finals the Dingle team faced Pro Skills from Dallas with a big kid about 6'3 who could everything. Dingle defeated Pro Skills 79-64 which set up a championship match versus the Kings of the Court from Indiana. It was a tight contest from the outset. There were 8 lead changes in the first half. At the half Dingle was up by 1. In second half Nicholas Padgett scored 8 points (2 threes and a layup) in the last 2 mins of the game to seal the victory 62-60.'

7/19/05 Jersey Journal: Bernardo Nunez scores 12 to propel Hoboken over Montgomery.

7/19/05 Thanks to Ben Asher and coaches Kevin Brown, Kenny Pretlow, S Atkins, Joel Shapiro, O'Boyle and Shawn McRae the class of 2009 page (players heading to high school in September) now shows 59 players and their destinations with 17 others still not linked to a high school. Please send email to nycnjhoops@aol.com for corrections and additions, which will be posted later this summer.

7/19/05 Daily News: Johnnies Duke it out - get into mix for more top recruits.

7/19/05  I am Robert Jones, new coach of the St. Mary's varsity basketball team. We are looking to full our roster with quality coaches for head JV, asst JV, head freshman and asst. freshman postions. We are are also looking for 12 non-league games and 10 scrimmages as our schedule is wide open for the months of November and December and some of January. Please all coaches can respond to rob@southside-entertainment.com for all games and coaching inquiries.

7/19/05 Coach Tyrone Hester: The Morris Brown Warriors classic will begin on August 21st And concludes Saturday August 27th , 2005. The age group is 17 and under, can't turn 18 this year $230 per Team 30.00 Per game Ref fee. All teams will be guaranteed a minimum of (3)three games Everybody Makes the playoffs.Games will be played at Basily park on 150th Street And 133ave in South Jamaica Queens. For more information you can contact me at buckets192@netscape.net or at 718-208-3471. Space is limited!'

7/18/05 Michael McLegggan (917-418-6919): AAU sanctioned IronMan Basketball tournaments - July 23-24, 15U, 17U; July 30-31, 13U, 19U; August 13-14, 13U, 15U, 17U, 19U. August 20-21, 11U, 13U, 15U, 17U and August 27-28, 13U, 15U, 17U, 19U. Visit our website for the full tournament schedule. AAU Sanction Number - 5KMPBAYY3Y. 4 games guaranteed. Location:: Jacob Riis Beach, Far Rockaway.'

7/18/05 Rob Engemann & Spencer Staggs: 'Announcing the 2nd Annual Rebounds Team Camp. The Team Camp will take place August 8-11, each team is guaranteed 8 games in 4 nights. The game time sets are 5pm, 6:15pm, 7:30pm, and 8:45pm, and the fee for the event is $395 per team. Last year all but 2 of the teams that played in the event made the state tournament and there were 16 Division I players present. Some of last year's participants were: Raritan HS, CBA, St. Rose, Msgr. Farrell, Neptune, Rice, Philadelphia Lutheran, Freehold Boro, Wall, Cardinal McCarrick, South Plainfield, and St. Joe's Metuchen. If you would like any more information feel free to contact Rob Engemann at 908-309-4494 or Spencer Staggs at 732-897-3196 or visit us on the web at www.rebounds1.com.'

7/18/05 Tom Murray Director: 'Chase The Game Overnight Boys Basketball Camp at Manhattan College from Sunday Aug.7 - Thursday Aug. 11. Email chasethegame1@juno.com.'

7/18/05 Nathan Blue: 'I'd like to let everyone know that after going to Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp and being the only NY player selected as one of the top 20 players in the camp, Rain Rickards 6'6 pg has decided to attend St. Francis (NY) in the Northeastern Conference. St. Francis (NY) is coached by Brian Nash (former Seton Hall Asst) as well as Allen Griffin (former Paul Robeson and Syracuse alum).  Rickards had scholarship offers from Stony Brook, Marshall,  Marist, Binghamton, Rider, and Albany.'

7/18/05 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstars results weekending July 17. We defeated Claver Youth on Monday at West 4th Street 82-73 in the H.S. division. Johnny Barnes 25 pts in the victory, Travis Colburn led Claver Youth with 21 pts. Wednesday we defeated Da Posse at Youngworld 57-55, Da Posse made a run down the stretch to make this one interesting. The backcourt combination of Antonio Cannon, Jr and Deytwan Hill combined for 28 pts in victory. Terell Wilson paced Da Posse with 12 pts. On Saturday we played a double header beginning with defeating Dyckman at Holocombe Rucker 62-53 Justin Davis 16 pts, Antonio Cannon, Jr. 14 pts in the victory. Tyrell Thompson led Dyckman with 19 pts. In the second game at the 2nd annual Sebastian Telfair competition we escaped with a 44-43 victory over the home team La Family, Antonio Cannon, Jr. led the way with 13 pts, Justin Davis chipped in 11 pts in the victory. Sunday the final game of the week we defeated the Gauchos at Holocombe Rucker 57-54 on a three pointer by Deytwan Hill at the buzzer! Justin Davis 13 pts, Antonio Cannon, Jr. 11 pts in the victory. Edis Dervisevic led the Gauchos with 14 pts in defeat. Great effort by the entire team going 5-0 in a grueling week of competition.'

7/18/05 Coach Jimmy Salmon: 'The Playaz Basketball Club along with adidas sponsored the 2nd Annual Playaz Ball tournament @ Seton Hall University this past Thursday and Friday - July 14-15, 2005. I'd like to thank all the teams from the metropolitan area for showing up and representing your individual programs. Special thanks goes out to Bernard Bowen for assigning the referees and to the Seton Hall University facility staff for being available when needed during the event. It is a blessing to be able to travel across the country to Las Vegas, Florida and California during the summer but I was glad that there was an event that had great competition, college evaluators and also allowed me to sleep in my own bed. Congratulations to all the participants especially the champions and I hope you all found us to be gracious hosts. Hopefully we will see you all for next year's event. Travel safe the rest of the summer.'

7/17/05 NJ Hoops: Paterson Kennedy edges Windsor Connecticut in Metro Final.

7/17/05 Coach John McEntee, Westchester Hawks: 'The 14U-Nike Swoosh-Hawk pulled out a hotly contested game against another fine Hawks team. Game was decided by two 3 pointers by Pat McEntee with under 2 min to go to seal the victory. Pat McEntee, Devan Jenkins and Leon Longmore played outstanding on both ends of the court. Congrats to the whole team for a great effort. Next up Nike Swoosh and Metro Hawk Classic.'

7/17/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'On Saturday, our 16u team took on the L.I. Trotters at the Nike Swoosh (Queens) and came up with a 46-45 overtime win. Michael Bruce got fouled driving to the basket with 3 secs left and down 44-45, and he iced both free throws to seal the win. Nayquann Mitchell led the way with 14 pts, 11 rebs and 4 blocks, while Presano Bell added 10 pts, 8 rebs and 2 blocks. Akeem Brightman had 8pts and 5 steals. Brian Hutchinson led the Trotters with 21 pts along with James Southerland's 19 pts.'

7/16/05 Coach Jeff Rivera, Metro Hawks 15u competed out at The Playaz Ball and won the championship in a hotly contested overtime thriller 61-59 against the host team "Playaz". This game was a back and forth affair that came down to us being down 3 and Lamont "MoMo" Jones at the line with no time on the clock with 3 foul shots just to send the game into overtime. This young man was cool under fire and swished all 3 shots. With a second life we got the lead and closed it out for the championship. We finished 5-0 with outstanding play by Dorvell Carter, Brandon Reece, Brandon Romain, Georgio Milligan, Shasha Brown, Kyree Sutton, Lamont Jones, Jin Hong, Blaise Ffrench, Corey Brown, Rocco Rubino. This is our first chip of the summer and hopefully the start of more to come.'

7/16/05 Coach Oliver Antigua: 'St. Raymond Basketball Camp is August 8-12 2005. Applications are still being accepted. Camp runs daily from 9-3 and is for boys ages 8-14 of all skill levels. For more information call 718-824-5050 ext 38.'

7/16/05 William Mayers @ Elmcor Youth & Adult Activites, Inc 'Pre-season classic - Elmcor Louis Armstrong Gym, 33-16 108th Street, Corona, Queens, September, 10th 2005.  Boy's & girl teams - 12 & under $300. 14 & under $350, 16 & under $400, 18 & under $450. Referee fees included except playoffs games. Birth certificates tequired with all team rosters. All rosters must turned in at first game. All enrty fees due at coach's meeting! * Coach's meeting August 18th. 2005 @ 7:pm. For more information, please call: Ms. Gina Lewis @ (718) 651-0096 ext. 245, Mrs. Janie Luster @ (718) 651-0823 ext.220, Coach William Mayers @ (718) 6510096 ext238, Coach Gill summers @ (917)975-4900 or Coach Bruce Harris @ (917) 417-8610.'

7/15/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'It was a exciting week at our 14th annual Summer Basketball Development Camp 2005. We have some real good shooters, passers, and dribblers. This is the beginning of a real competitive camp. The boys and girls are playing very hard for the first week. On Wednesday one of our campers was leaving for the day, he said to me, I never learned, this much basketball anywhere in my life. I  just want list a few names to watch in the future, Rahsheem Creech (Transit Tech), Max Rosa ( Murray Bertrum), Bernie Dalberice ( St.Edmunds Prep), Francis Yenco (Madison) and Ruud Vericain ( LaSalle Academy).'

7/15/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks 16's advanced to the semi-finals of the Playaz Ball by going 3 - 0 in pool play. We opened up with a 75 - 59 win over the Conn. Young Gunz. Roland Davis led the way with 27 pts Lamont Jones added 15pts 7 assts Rocco Rubino 15pts and Steve Priestley had a double double of 14ots 13 rebs and 6 blocks. The next game was versus Washington Heights and we pulled away for a 73 - 53 win. Steve led the way with 19pts MoMo and Roland had 14 each and Marcus Matthews added 10. The last game was against Philly MJC and we got a 43 - 33 win. MoMo led the way with 15 and Steve added 10. We play the Playaz Red in the semis.'

7/15/05 NY Post: Antonio Pena hopes to be super at 'Nova.

7/14/05 Weekend schedule is on the UDC, 2005 page.

7/14/04 Jersey Journal: Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County is romping through AAU tourney.

7/14/04 Jersey Journal: Tyrell Johnson a one-man show.

7/14/04 Barry Knapp: 'Back To Summer Classic will be held in the Bronx at the Riverdale-YM-YWHA on August 16-18. Tourney is for returning high school students. For further information contact me at 718-548-8200, extension 240. Teams entered include Hoop Street, L.I. Lightning, Harlem Lions, Bunky Reid All-Stars. Spots filling up quickly. Champions of 2004 were Hoop Street.'

7/14/04 Coach Dre', Team Underrated: 'Last night At I.S. 8 Team Underrated 17U (B) beat Renaissance Warriors to finish the regular season at 3-1. The team was led by Eric Jarvis 12pts, 12reb, and 7 blocks. Raymond Jones chipped in 29 pts. and Kyle Seirra had 19 pts.

Congratulations go out to Scotty McCrae for making the All-Star team at the Eastern Invitational last week. Congratulations also goes out to Aniya Webb for Best Offensive Player at the C. Vivian Stringer Basketball Camp.'

7/14/04 There are two players' lists on the class of 2009 page (players heading to high school in September) - those with no school name yet and those with a high school. Please send email to nycnjhoops@aol.com for corrections and additions, which will be posted later this summer.

7/14/04 NY Hoops: ABCD recap… the week past.

7/14/04 Scout.com: Lance Thomas Stars In Win Over Gauchos

7/14/04 Coach Sly Johnson: 'I would like to Congratulate Manhasset ALLSTARS player Jason Liberman for being selected as the MVP (NCAA Div.) at the Five Star camp in Pittsburgh, July 7-10. Jason (6'-4" wingman) is what our program is all about, great student, great kid, coachable and loyal to our program. Although he just turned 16 a month ago, he will be playing "up" with the 17's at the AAU Nationals in Orlando.'

7/13/05  There are 32 teams, including St Anthony, Seton Hall and Paterson Catholic, playing this Friday and Saturday @ Fairleigh Dickinson University. Details are on the Metro Classic, 2005 page.

7/13/05 SI.com: All about me - selfishness, immaturity evident at ABCD Camp.

7/13/05 Coach Lloyd Desvigne: 'Results from first two days are on the Super Hoop Jam Fest, 2005 page.'

7/13/05 Troy Turner: 'This past weekend in the Atlantic city classic basketball tournament, the nationally ranked Atlantic city high school basketball team was defeated in the championship game by Davies AC of Albany, NY, in overtime 73-71in a great game. Davies was led by 6'3" guard Elbie Murphy of Albany Academy, who had a double double in the game, along with 5'8" guard Jamel Jordan of Albany high school who led in scoring with 16 pts.'

7/13/05 Metro Hoops: Inside The Paint with Corey Chandler. - Reebok Summer Classic Day One - ABCD Final Recap - Reebok’s Summer East Tournament Recap - 15 and Under Division.

7/13/05 Last weekend's results are on the Nike Swoosh League, 2005 page.

7/13/05 Scout.com: Metro Hawks Fall At Peach Jam.

7/12/05 Terence (t-bone) Johnson: 'Mark your calenders for October 29th 2005. Sam "E" White presents the 3rd annual NY-NJ battle of the bridge middle school challenge. The showcase will put the top rising 6th,7th and 8th graders in New York vs their counter parts in New Jersey. The games will be played at Paterson Eastside this year. Times TBA. To nominate a player, you must get in contact with Sam White before September 20th! No exceptions! 973-445-2092. email SamWhite@optonline.net. Just to recap on the series so far, in 2003, New Jersey won the 6th and 8th grade games and New York won the 7th grade contest. 2004, New York swept the night in all 3 games. Many of the top players in the metro area plays in this game. If you think you have what it takes to represent NY or NJ, contact Sam and get nominated for the try-outs. Alumni include Ashton Gibbs, Sterling Gibbs, Myles Mack, Myles Davis, Kyle Anderson, Lance Stephenson, Chase Plummer, Derrick Gordon, Steve Whittingham, Ta'vaon (Dickerson) Sledge, Dexter Strickland, Anthony Baskerville, Ricky Terry, Davontay Grace, Aaron Godwin, Parris Bennett and Shakill Thomas.'

7/12/05 Lenny Sermons: 'Looking for four 10 year old boys teams for the Rainbow Classic at Melville.NY. The courts are outdoor. Semifinal and Final. Winners to receive trophies.The fee is $125.00. per team. Refreshments will be sold. For further information contact me at (631) 493-1767/1811 from 8:30-3:30p.m or at home (631) 968-0125 6:00p.m-10:30p.m. or email @ cbclar2003@yahoo.com. The tournament is August 13th, 2005.'

7/12/05 Results for week 4 are on the UDC, 2005 page.

7/12/05 Standings and results for week 3 are on the Conrad McRae, 2005 page.

7/12/05 Daily News: SJU Fishing for Bronx guard - Corey Fisher.

7/12/05 Basketball Beat: Lance Stephenson had a coming out party at The ABCD Camp.

7/12/05 NY Hoops: Retraction: Standouts and Flops.

7/11/05 Rudy King on the ABCD experience.

7/11/05 Jersey Journal: Jamar Haig and Tequan Pettiford star for Create.

7/11/05 J McGuckin: 'The Central Jersey Hawks 13s added to the metropolitan area success at the Nationals in Memphis by taking home the Division 2 Silver Medal. The Hawks went 7-1 for the week, winning their pool and advancing to the Championship against the Fairfax Stars before bowing by 2 in the final. We congratulate Team Next and the Playaz for their placement in D1 and look forward to joining them in Disney next year as a result of our automatic bid. Congratulations also to LILightniong, the NJ Panthers, JS Lightning, the Heights, and NJ Tornadoes on fine performances. The Hawks started the week with a comeback victory over Roundball One (SCal) and then swept their remaining pool games. An exciting double-overtime victory over Garner Road (NCarolina) put the Hawks in the semis where they coasted past a taller but less athletic St Louis Metro Jets team. Brandyn Curry was his usual unstoppable self, hitting 3 foul shots in the last second vs. Garner Road to send it into OT. Brandyn triple-doubled all week long. Chris Jetter and Matt Rista performed at high levels all week and Blake Bascom's defense was suffocating in the half-court trap. Patrick O"Boyle's poise and defense kept us in it while Matt (Doc) Davis overcame his lack of size to control the boards. Tom Baumlin, the McGuckin boys,  Mike Kelly and Jay Lester battled hard. We had a great week and we salute the Panthers for being the greatest fans in Memphis!'

7/11/05 Elliot Rosado: 'On Friday July 8th i had the pleasure of taking my 11 year olds up to the Reebok ABCD Camp. Needless to say they had a great time. The highlight of their trip was when they got to meet Sonny Vaccaro himself. He took the time out to speak to the kids. I told him I brought the kids in hopes that they will make it a goal to earn their way to the camp one day. It was great to get back to the gym that same day and see the kids run up and down the court yelling, I'm Corey Fisher, I''m O.J Mayo. The kids look foward to coming back next year.'

7/11/05 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'I wanted to give a "Shout Out" to Paul Robeson star, Malcolm Grant for saying in Sundays New York Post what most of us in the "New" PSAL feel. I, like Malcolm, believe that more than two of our student/athletes should have or could have been invited to the ABCD Camp. I realize that there are a lot of very talented players around the country but not to invite Canarsie High School star Nathaniel Lester and a few other of our deserving players sends a message to the coaches and the players of the PSAL that we do not matter! While I am sure that is not the case it does make you think just a "little bit" . Over the last 10 or so years my former players and I have benefited from the great program that Sonny Vaccaro put together at this top flight camp perhaps, I am just a little sad that this year more of our kids did not get a chance to shine in this big time setting. Hey, maybe next year?'

7/11/05 Daily News: Coach Danny Hurley reigns at Benedict's.

7/11/05 NY Insider: Metro Players: Eastern Invitational All-Stars.

7/11/05 Coach Dre: 'On Saturday at I.S. 8 Team Underrated 17-B team won their second straight game over St. George's Church 76-75 behind Anthony Parris 23 pts., and Andrew Ayodoji had 21 pts.,. The win moved them to 2-1.

On the same day Team Underrated 17-A Team beat Morris Brown Warriors 87-70 at the I.S. 8 tournament to move to 3-0. We had nearly 7 players in double figures, Scotty Mcrae 19pts, Maurice Charlton 13pts., Chris Barber 11pts., Thomas Losito 10pts, David McKeithan 10 pts, Jamal Lining 8pts, and Cameron Barber 8pts.  Darwin Lynch 19pts., and Edy Toussaint 14pts., respectively for Morris Brown Warriors.'

7/10/05 NorthJersey: Seizing a golden opportunity - Corey Chandler.

7/10/05 NY Post: Vernon Teel finds fame at summer camp.

7/10/05 Daily News: Against ABCD's giant, Derrick Caracter comes up big.

7/10/05 Newsday: Former St. Mary's standout Tyrone Hanson thinking big. And Lance Stephenson learns lesson -- Loughlin freshman- to-be gets schooled by another top prospect.

7/10/05 Metro Hoops: Reebok’s ABCD Recap Day 3.

7/10/05 NY Hoops: Devin Ebanks Arrives On The National Stage.  NYC Standouts  (Devin Ebanks & Darius Gabriel) and Flops (Malik Boothe) @ ABCD. ABCD overview day three.

7/10/05 Queens Courier: Just In Time, Blackhawks Swoop In For Win. Rosedale Blazers Loss a thriller in OT.

7/10/05 Coach Lloyd Desvigne: 'The Super Hoop Jam Fest will start 4:30pm Monday July 11. at Holy Cross HS.. Ten teams comprised of returning players will compete in this NCAA certified event. Players from Xaverian, Christ the King, St. Raymond, All Hallows, St. Francis Prep, St. Dominicks, Bishop Ford, Mt. St. Michael-Cardinal Hayes, Brooklyn Poly Prep and Holy Cross comprise the field.

7/10/05 Eric Jaklitsch: 'Congratulations to the following players from New York Elite who all participated amongst the elite 180 players in the Reebok ABCD camp: Salvador Patricio, Phil Jones, Daye Kaba and Will Harris. They all got a chance to showcase their games all week long. Will Harris who committed to UConn was selected to the ABCD Senior All Star game where he scored 17 points.

We would also like to give congratulations to Delroy James and Rainer Rickards who both participated in the Eastern Invititational camp this past week. Delroy James was selected to particpate in the Top 40 game. Rainer Rickards was the only player from the NYC area that was selected to the top 20 all star game as he capped off a great week of camp.'

7/10/05 Roberto Diaz, NYC Finest - 'Yesterday, our 16u put together a 61-52 win over the Trailblazers at Nike Swoosh (Queens). Nayquann Mitchell led the way with 15 pts 10 rebs and 5 blocks, while Matthew Collazo added 13 pts, 9 rebs and 3 blocks. Michael Bruce chipped in 11 pts along with Akeem Brightman's 10 pts. Brandon Smith had game high 20 pts for the Trailblazers.'

7/10/05 Coach Sal Lagano, NYIT: 'NYIT, a Division 2 school located in Old Westbury, NY is looking for a graduate assistant coach for men's basketball. This position includes 2 classes per semester and may offer housing and a meal plan. We are looking for an enthusiastic person with good people skills. Candidate must have a valid driver's license. Past playing or coaching experience is preferred, but not a requirement for the job. NYIT is a member of the competitive New York Collegiate Athletic Conference. Interested candidates should send a resume to Sal Lagano, Head Coach, NYIT, Northern Blvd, Old Westbury, NY, 11568 and/or call 516-686-7643.'

7/10/05 Coach Jackee Meadow (917 992-7558): 'Youth basketball camp @ Hunter College from August 15 - 18th, 9:00 - 4:00 pm - $235 or $60 p/d. Great instruction, fun games and snacks. Registration form is online: www.activejacs.com.'

7/9/05 Queens Times Ledger: The Butler Did It - A Cardozo hoops reunion at 46 Park.

7/9/05  Andre Owes: 'The Brower Park Shoot Hoops Not Guns 2005 summer tournament weekend schedule is on the Brower Park, 2005 page.'  

7/9/05 Coach Sly Johnson: 'Last night, the Manhasset ALLSTARS edged a very tough Lamar Odom Shooting Stars team at the IS8/Nike Summer League. Although we had only six players, everyone played very well. Jamel Rahiem, James Vines, Patrick Hazel, Maalik Oliver, Vincent Johnson and Rashad Danzy got the job done for a 55 - 46 victory. The ALLSTARS are 2-0.'

7/9/05 Coach Eric 'Rock' Eisenberg: 'I wanted to take this chance to thank the Daily News reporters Kristie Ackert, Julian Garcia and my man, Roger Rubin, for writing a nice piece on former Tilden star "Big" Phil Jones. Phil is a wonderful young man who has matured over the past two years. In the big guy's senior year at Tilden he helped us to upset wins over Wings Academy and Frederick Douglass Academy, two fine, well coached teams who we we were lucky enough to beat. We got to the Elite Eight and got whacked by a tough Grady team at St. Johns ending our Cinderella season. I really believe that Phil Jones will turn out to be a super college player a lot of the credit for his early development must go to former Tilden Coach Jeff Schrier who worked with Phil early in his basketball life and helped him get started his way to where he is today!'

7/9/05 Coach Kevin Brown: 'We have compiled a list of all of the NY and NJ kids attending the Reebok ABCD camp this week. Based on our observations over the last several years there are five common denominators among those who earn a Division 1 basketball scholarship: (1) high school team exposure/success, (2) superior skill, size or athleticism, (3) AAU travel team participation, (4) sneaker, elite regional camp attendance and (5) academic success.  We have seen a player missing one of these elements win a scholarship but rarely have we seen a player missing (2) go on to play at the next level (academic success is a non-negotiable piece to the puzzle). The players on this list are well on their way to earning a chance to play for free at the next level.'

7/9/05 Bruce Bishop: 'My Developmental Basketball Camp, Inc is registering for basketball camp for the month of August, boys and girls ages 8-17. Teams welcome. 4 hours of fundamental daily basketball training. Monday – Friday 9am – 1:30pm in Hollis, Queens. Use www.bbishopcampnyc.org or (877) 905-0260 for more information.'

7/9/05 Josh Rickkerlands: 'Why aren't Mark Lake and B.J. Warrington of All Hallows rated? I understand that theres a lot of  talent for both classes but these two played their roles on the team. Look into these guyes  Trust me the talent is there. So far these two are putting in work for the summer. Next year when they make noise just remember I told you so.'

7/8/05 Metro Hoops: Reebok’s ABCD Camp Day Twoe Recap.

7/8/05 John P Miciotta: Wednesday at ABCD.

7/8/05 Daily News: Transfer trend is escape from N.Y. -- Christian Morris and Jabari Edwards. Phil Jones wishes he'd won city.  Sonny Vaccaro: Age limit is wrong pick.

7/8/05 Newsday: ABCD Notebook - Lance Stephenson, OJ. Mayo one-on-one.  And Trevon Hughes salutes life at military school.

7/8/05 Standings and schedule for week 4 are on the UDC, 2005 page.

7/8/05 Coach Dre', Team Underrated: On Wednesday night at IS8 Team Underrated 17u "A" team beat a very tough Rifles team 78-64. The Rifles led most of the game and even went up by 14 in the first-half. Team Underrated was missing 3 starters and managed to pull out a win behind 25 pts. and 11 rebounds from sophomore to be Cameron Barber. We also received strong contributions from Maurice Charlton 12 pts., and 5 assist, Sean Smith 11 pts., and 4 assist, Chris Barber had 9 pts., and 3 assist. The win moved Team Underrated "A" team to a 2-0 record.'   Web note: Earlier game summaries are on the IS8 Summer, 2005 page.

7/7/05 Metro Hoops: Reebok’s ABCD Camp Day One Recap.

7/7/05 Cory Erving All Stars: Tri State Area D1 Basketball Scholarships.

7/7/05  Coach Tom Sampogna: 'Former Westchester Community College star and local Queens product, 6'3 PG Cheyne Gadson is now playing with the NY Knicks summer league team along with #1 draft pick Channing Frye. Cheyne went onto to Oklahoma State U after WCC and played for Eddie Sutton. Cheyne has played the last few years in the NBDL and for the Westchester Wildfire. Good luck to Cheyne. The Knicks need a quality point guard in their rotation.'

7/7/05  Coach Tom Sampogna: 'There is another stud ready to blast off out of Archbishop Stepinac HS in White Plains. His name is Taylor Foster, a 6'4 lefty wing who can handle the rock and take it to the basket. He is the kid brother of Tyrone Foster, Woodlands/ Harvey School class of 1992 and then to Trinity Valley CC and then on to Oklahoma. Taylor is a combo guard who led his Stepinac team in scoring this year as a sophomore. His best basketball is ahead of him. If he can get his jumper as close to what his brother had, then Taylor is a mid-major D1 prospect. He has played for a variety of AAU programs and has performed well this spring. This kid will be one of the top guards in the county and the city in the next year to come. Take notice now. He will be playing at the Playaz Ball next week with the CT Flame. He is down at EIBC.'

7/7/05  Andre Owes: 'The Brower Park Shoot Hoops Not Guns 2005 summer tournament weekend schedule is on the Brower Park, 2005 page.'  

7/7/05 NY Post: Lance Thomas' wake-up call.  

7/7/05 Daily News: Justin Burrell is a big hit on hardwood.  And star guards make point in a hurry. And Queens' Will Harris commits to play at UConn.

7/7/05 Newsday: Shaky Stephenson 'couldn't get in a rhythm'.

7/7/05 NY Hoops: Day One @ Reebok ABCD.

7/7/05 Isaiah Brown: 'Results and standings for the first three weeks on the Dyckman Basketball tournament page.

7/7/05 USA Today: NBA minimum-age rule provides scouting opportunity. Web note: Their 2006 list includes # 6. Wayne Ellington, # 11. Derrick Caracter, # 12. Earl Clark, # 15. Gerald Henderson, # 19. Curtis Kelly, # 21. Lance Thomas, # 26. Doug Wiggins and # 32. Brian Zoubek.

7/7/05 Coach Tyrone Hester, Morris Brown Warriors: 'On Wednesday night our 17u team took on United Brooklyn in the I.S. 8 Summer Classic and came up with a 71-61 win. Trinity Fields led the way with 14pts, Edy Toussaint added 12pts,while William Williams and Darwyn Lynch chipped in 10 pts each.The Morris Brown Warriors improved there record to 2-1 in the I.S 8 summer league.' Web note: Earlier game summaries are on the IS8 Summer, 2005 page.

7/6/05 Andre Owes: 'Results and teams are on the Brower Park, 2005 page.'  

7/6/05 Metro Hoops: Jersey Finest Strut Their Stuff At Reebok’s ABCD.

7/6/05 Coach Anderson: 'Royals Basketball Camp July 11th- Aug 26th. Seven incredible weeks of intense basketball with former New York Knick All-Star, Mark Jackson and Troy "Escalade" Jackson of E.S.P.N. number 1 show Street Ball of And 1. Space is limited for more information call 631-737-1015.'

7/6/05 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'The Metro Hawks Classic will begin on September 8, 2005. The age groups are Super Biddy 10 & Under Biddy 12 & Under Midgets 14 & Under Juniors 16 & Under Seniors 18 & Under (no fifth year seniors). For rosters and other information please visit our web site at metrohawksnyc.com.'

7/6/05 Antonio Cannon Sr: 'The T.K. Allstar 17u team defeated The Holy Cross Knights last night at IS8 70-69 in a thriller down the stretch. Justin Davis finished with 16 pts, Johnny Barnes added 14pts in win. Bret Harvey18 pts in the losing effort.'

7/6/05 Newsday: Reebok ABCD Camp -- Devin Ebanks sees invite as chance to score.

7/6/05 Daily News: Prep stars enter new age.

7/6/05 NY Post: Lance Stephenson -- He's the city's best and he's 14!

7/6/05 Ray Evans: 'Just a update on RJ Evans.15 years old ( class of 2008). Freshman year 3.8 gpa ( high honor classes), started Quarterback for the varsity football team and starting 2 guard for varsity high school basketball team ( Norwich Free Academy, Ct.) regular season 10.ppg /State playoffs 21.5 ppg. Rookie of the year both for football and basketball (NFA):  Received the 2005 scholastic award - 7th annuall Necelina McDonald Memorial Basketball Classic (Brooklyn NY), Robert E.Alves Memoral Award Most Outstanding Athlete 2004-2005 ( NFA Norwich Free Academy). Named all Gym Rat Team 15U ( Albany NY 2005). Will be playing with Team odom 16u tihs summer Nike Swoosh, UDC and others tournaments. Will be playing at the national in Arkansas with Team B.A.N.G. out of Connecticut and will be atending Kenny Smith Basketball camp NC.'

7/6/05 Rodrick C. Bussey, Brooklyn-Queens Warriors(Scholars Through Sports Foundation): 'I just want to congratulate Kenneth Carlisle, 2005 graduate of Thomas Edison, on his choice of Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York for furthering his education in the fall. Kenneth has played with me for three years. I would also like to wish Coach Rob Kursinsky good luck in his next endeavor. Thanks for supporting the Brooklyn-Queens Warriors!'

7/5/05 Coach Paul Suber: 'Team Next 7th grade team just returned from the division 1 AAU National Championship in Memphis Tenn. There were 132 of the best 7th grade teams from around the country there. We went 8-1 over our 9 day stay in Memphis, beating 7 state champions (Seattle Rotary, N.C Gators, Youth Interlock, N.J Playaz, MD Select, Tulsa Bulldogs and the R&G Allstars from Detroit). Four of the seven state champs we beat placed in this year's Nationals. Unfortunatly our 1 loss (1st since November 3,2004), which cost us a chance at playing for the National Championship against the T.G. Adidas team (Texas), a team that we had beaten this year at the "Adidas showcase in California in April came against a very good "Team Memphis"club, that last year lost in the championship by 3 pts, We came out very flat in this morning game and had to play "catch-up basketball" which is not our style. Plus playing "Memphis in Memphis" didn't help either. We finished 5th in the country and our overall record for the year so far in 13 A.A.U Tournament is 61-1. So I am very pleased and proud of the hard work these young men have put in, and I pray that I stay healthy & strong enough to help them grow for years to come. Don't forget they are only 13&14 years old. The kids played hard, tough and smart and we will learn from this experience. It will make us harder to beat next time, because it sometimes takes a loss to learn. I would like to give  a special thanks to all my guys and assistant coaches for the hard work and effort given towards this team so far this year. Joey Imuzai, Steve Whittingham, Da'Shaun "Day Day" Wiggins, Davonaty Grace, Jay Vaughn Pinkston, Aaron Brown, Paul Bilbo, Cory Edwards, Doron Lamb, Anthony "Face" Given, "Mrs.Shirley" Horton, Mike Moore Jr, Rah'me Martin-Anderson and Micheal Moore Sr, our team director. Thank you and remember it's not over yet, the summer just started. We will be going to the Main Event in Las Vegas, then a few camps, Mike Duncan's Phenom Camp in Ohio, Five Star at Fort Wayne P.A and they will be playing at the "Entertainers Basketball Classic" in N.Y.'

7/5/05 Coach Carlton Screen (FYA): 'The FYA/SLAM Summer Basketball Tournament at Bildersee Park is going into it's third week. The games have been very exciting and competitive in all divisions 9U, 11U, 13U, 15U, 17U. We have seen some coaches from differrent levels of schools out to see a good brand of basketball.This past weekend gave me a big boost, seeing some of our young players in the past, coming into our tournament coaching young players from the Red Hook, and Gowanas areas, and doing a great job at it.

Next we will be starting our 14th Annual Summer Basketball Development Camp at Saint Vincent Church on Monday July 11th to August 11th, Mondays to Thursdays 8am - 4pm the camp is for boys and girls ages 5 - 17. Come and learn basketball, so you can make your school teams. Feel free to call 718 434 0127 or 718 666 6534.'

7/5/05 Coach Andre (Dre') K. Edwards: 'Team Underrated 17u Silver team moved into the Final Four of the Almighty Force Junior Division Tournament after beating The Brooklyn Tornados 47-29 behind Chris Barber (11pts. and 4 steals) and Maurice Dickerson (3pts., 5assist, and 9 rebounds). The win improved our record in Almighty Force to 9-0, next up is Hood Squad.'

7/5/05 Daily News: At ABCD, high hopes for players.

7/5/05 Sly Johnson, Manhasset Allstars: 'I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate some special individuals who "got it" when they were in the Manhasset Allstars basketball program. This is the majority of players that was on the undefeated IS8 team as a 12.U team. The class of 2005. Tyson Johnson -Monmouth, Kevin Vosilla -Rider, Kevin Dooley -Penn, Ray Rice -Syracuse, Rudy Fuertes -NYU Medical School, Rory Grady -Lasell College, and Joey Amelio - Stevens Institute of Technology. These young men are off to a good start at being productive citizens in life. They all saw beyond the court and used basketball as a "tool" to gain a higher education.

I am constantly reading about kids reclassifying and go the "Prep Schools" to enhance their basketball skills. None of this is about being able to take care of their family five or six years down the road when they are no longer living with their parents. I appeal to all coaches, stop using these kids to keep your sneaker contracts and win trophies and be honest with them. Did you see the NBA Draft? There were some kids who "didn't get it" that will land on the streets. I have spoken to many college coaches and they do not want a 20 or 21 year old freshman in their school. I talk to people everyday who are worried about having money for their children's college education. How much they have to borrow, and will it be too expensive? Help convince these kids that a college degree from any school, D2 or D3 is better than nothing. If they have an offer, don't let them turn it away. I see hundreds of people come through our Human Resources office everyday. They need that degree. Measure and evaluate your program. How many kids did you send to college this year? How many did you reclassify? Are you going to help them once they can't help you anymore?

Although the Manhasset Allstars is not a nationally ranked summer program, the seven kids listed above "got it" and that's what we are about.'

7/4/05 Daily News: H.S. hoopsters give their word -- Larry Davis to North Carolina State.

7/4/05 Results for week 3 are on the UDC, 2005 page.

7/4/05 Jimmy Salmon: 'The final pools and schedule for the 2005 Playaz Ball are now posted on www.playazbasketball.org. If your team is entered in the tournament please follow all the instructions that are given on the home page of the web site. Get me both of those rosters! Good luck to all players, coaches and teams that are traveling and competing through out the country this month. Stay safe and Godspeed to us all.'

7/4/05 Coach Jack Ringel: 'I am looking for two 16U boys basketball players who wish to participate in the 2005 Maccabi Games to be held in Richmond Virginia, during the week of August 14-19. This has shown to be both an exciting and enlightening experience. If interested, contact me at jack@jccwm.com.'

7/3/05 Thanks to Coach Hayden Brown the Rosedale Blazers' team profile is posted at the top of the team page with the other teams listed alphabetically. I've alson put in updates from coach Alan Herzog (Ct Flames ) and coach K (Bingo All Stars) 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.

7/3/05 The remnaining schedule, teams and some game summaries are now on the IS8 Summer, 2005 page.

7/3/05 Tony Ramos: Results and Sunday schedule on the 9th. Africa Park Basketball Classic, 2005 page.

7/1/05 Coach Bob Oliva: 'Bob Oliva's Royal basketball camp at Christ The King H.S. for boys age's 7 to 15, week one is July 11-15 week two is August 22 to 26. Camp runs daily from 9:30 to 4:30 with an early drop off and a late pick up. Players are divided by age and will be evaluated by the Christ The King basketball staff. Cost for the week is $175 which includes lunch. For more information call 516 413 5166.'

7/1/05 Vinny Kabus: An interesting group of players will be representing NY for the Battle Grounds game to be played in Ohio vs players from Chicago. NY will have Phil Jones, Adam Walker, Ricky Torres, Niko Scott, Kiwan Smith, Chris Bethel, Cameron Tyler, John Han, Timothy Brown and one other. They will be coached by Ben Gordon. Battle Grounds is a Nike and MTV sponsored documentary which will be aired as a series sometime in August.'

7/1/05 Schedule for week 3 is on the UDC, 2005 page.

7/1/05 Michael McLeggan, Nickelodeon Sports Foundation, Inc. -- 'We all know at least one talented kid that should be in college. I'm looking for a few great basketball players that are trying to straighten out their lives. Here's a good chance to get back into school and secure a good future. New York City Basketball Talent Search - College Exposure Event July 10, 2005 at Simon Baruch JHS, East 20th Street. Registration required