Players

Class of   1998,  1999,  2000,  2001,    2002,  2003,  2004,  2005,  2006,  2007,  2008,  2009,  2010,  2011.

6/25/06 The class of 2010 page has been updated by twelve emails for 45 players with high schools for the fall. There are still 28 names without high school destinations. Please send additional information, corrections or omissions to nycnjhoops@yahoo.com. 

5/18/06 2006 NYHoops All Stars.

7/22/05 Hoop Scoop top 60 players 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. 

8/17/04 I've updated the class pages with UDC. pictures and info as follows: class of 2004 for Jason Holmes, class of 2006 for Larry Davis, Kashif Pratt, Darren Duncan and Lance Fuertado, class of 2007 for Mike Coburn, Zamal Nixon and Ray Grayson, class of 2008 for Raymond (RJ) Evans, Quinten Seaberry, Dre Calloway, Reggie Davis, Jonathan Riggs (headed to Bergen Catholic for both basketball and football) and Allen Forbes,  class of 2009 for Doron Lamb and Amani Cardwood and the class of 2010 for Deshaun Wiggins, Jabriel Blue, Maurice Atkins and Shane Southwell. 

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

5/27/04 RivalsHoops 2006 Top 100 now includes # 4 Derrick Caracter,  # 9 Curtis Kelly,  # 29 Lance Thomas, # 30 Brian Zoubek, # 36 Jawan Carter, # 37 John Mitchell,  # 51 Rob Thomas,  # 62 Casien Drummond,  # 66 Qa'rraan Calhoun and # 74 Eugene Harvey.  Web note: Our rankings were updated earlier this month and are on the class of 2006 page.

5/19/04 The ranking for the top 22 in the class of 2007 with 52 others listed alphabetically is now available.

5/13/04 Class of 2005 coverage upped to almost 120 with more than 65 ranked and the others listed alphabetically.

5/3/04 New York All-State Class AA Team: First Team -- Sebastian Telfair (Lincoln), Player of the Year; Josh Wright (Proctor), Sundiata Gaines (Archbishop Molloy), Dexter Gray (Mount Vernon), Gavin Grant (St. Raymond's), Andray Blatche (Henninger)

Second Team -- Artavius Fisher (Kingston), Greg Paulus (Syracuse CBA), Russell Robinson (Rice), Keith Benjamin (Mount Vernon), Brian Laing (St. Raymond's)

Third Team -- Paul Harris (Niagara Falls), Dan Green (St. Mary's), Will Daniels (Hyde Park Roosevelt), Calvin Betts (Rush-Henrietta), Kahiem Seawright (Uniondale)

Fourth Team -- Taquan Evans (Troy LaSalle), Ron Ramon (All Hallows), Shanty Robinson (Mount Vernon), Brian Monahan (Albany CBA), Arturo Dubois (Rice)

Fifth Team -- Kevin Ritter (East Fishkill John Jay), Bryant Lassiter (Bay Shore), Antonio Pena (Lincoln), Robert Harris (Niagara Falls), John Garcia (Brentwood)

Sixth Team -- Terry Smith (Bishop Ludden), Brian Geffen (St. Francis Prep), Jack Leasure (McQuaid), Josh Pelletier (Troy LaSalle), Darnell Kimble (Bennett)

Seventh Team -- Clarence Alonzo (Longwood), Steve Dagostino (Guilderland), Nate Brumfield (Rochester East), Jonathan Mitchell (Mount Vernon), James St. Robert (Copiague)

Eighth Team -- Lavance Fields (Xaverian), Nick Carter (Walt Whitman), Dom Scanlon (Oswego), Skyler Khaleel (Cardozo), Joe Bova (Albany CBA)

Ninth Team -- Chris Greene (Greece Arcadia), David Fine (Syracuse CBA), Quentin Martin (White Plains), Tyson Johnson (St. Mary's), Sean Leahy (West Genesee)

Tenth Team -- Rahoo Walker (Hempstead), Ryan Hodgson (William Floyd), Basil Leslie (Grady), Pete Lawal (Uniondale), Josh Duell (Albany CBA).

4/25/04 The Post's All-PSAL team is Sebastian Telfair Lincoln, 6-0, senior guard, Tyrell Cruz Boys & Girls, 5-8, senior guard, Steven Jackson Sheepshead Bay, 6-4, senior forward, Basil Leslie Grady, 6-3, senior forward and Antonio Pena Lincoln, 6-7, junior forward with Roy Steinbach of Sheepshead Bay as Coach of the year.

4/23/04 John P Miciotta: 'Player and coach of the year selections - Coaches: Roy Steinbach Sheepshead Bay HS: The longtime Sharks coach led his team to a 12-5 record in the ultra competitive Brooklyn 1-a Division that includes perennial powers Grady and Lincoln. If that weren’t enough coach Steinbach and his team did their best work in the playoffs, winning a borough title and a birth in the PSAL semis before losing to Cardozo. Forward Stephen Jackson averaged a double-double and point guard Ali Mansour emerged as an outstanding team leader at point guard, but this team’s real hallmark was its unselfishness, a tribute to its coach.

Mark Stelzberg Grady HS Took over the program after Jake Edwards, the hand picked successor of legendary program builder Jack Ringel left the program suddenly. To both Stelzberg’s credit and that of his players, the Falcons did not miss a beat. They tied Lincoln for regular season division honors at 15-1 before losing to backyard rival Lincoln in the PSAL semis, all without perhaps their best player Jamel White for much of the year. With his help senior Basil Leslie had a breakout year and junior Kevin White established himself as a fine point guard

Khalid Greene Bishop Loughlin HS Khalid guided his team through early struggles (a 5-8 league mark) to a fine playoff run that included a berth in the Brooklyn Diocesan final earned with an upset of top seeded Molloy, and the CHSAA semis in route to a 15-12 mark over all.. Herbie Allen emerged as one of the city’s best juniors. And the improvement of players such as Adedkun Olawanreju and Todd Sowell, seniors who saw very little action last year, spoke volumes for the rookie’s coaching skill.

Oliver Antigua St. Ray’s Ok so this is a little like nominating Joe Torre for Manager of the Year because Oliver has had a top flight club in each of his two seasons, but this year they do not win without him. Sure he got the expected “star” senior seasons out of Brian Laing and Gavin Grant. But without his ability to help hardworking junior Chris Bethel carve out an important niche, or his ability to utilize point guards Wesley Wicks and Dante Chisolm effectively, they are not raising the championship plaque for the fourth time in 5 seasons.

Dwayne Morton Lincoln Like Antigua he has a great team to work with, but three straight PSAL titles and wins over Atlanta Christian Academy with Dwight Howard and Edgewater are hard to ignore. He also did a good job getting the Railsplitters through a difficult time following Telfair’s ankle injury vs. Edgewater at Fordham.

My vote goes to Steinbach… to get to the semis and play well against some of the city’s best teams outside league at a school that’s not a traditional power is worthy of recognition. A job well done by coach and players alike

Players: Sundiata Gaines Molloy He was the CHSAA “AA” Division’s leading scorer, (27PPG) and lead a young team to a first place regular season finish in that league’s west division. and a top seed in the Brooklyn Diocesan playoffs. He did it all despite seeing “combination defenses” (man to man on him with a zone) for most of the season.

Sebastian Telfair Lincoln The numbers, both individually (33 PPG 9 APG) and for the team (three titles) are hard to ignore as is the attention he gets from defenses and his own passing skill that creates opportunities for teammates. All three of the Lincoln teams he led to championships were well balanced and he knew when to take over and when to let others shine.

Brian Laing St. Ray’s His leadership, and willingness to get tough points (17 PPG) were hallmarks of two straight championships. This year he struck just the right balance between showing off improved shooting and perimeter skills he’ll need for college while not forgetting the “dirty work” inside he’d always done for the Ravens. He has been an example of success both on the court and in the classroom not just for his teammates but for everyone in the St. Ray’s program.

Basil Leslie Grady If coach Seltzberg provided leadership from the sidelines at a difficult time for the Falcons program Leslie provided that leadership on the court In the process he had a great year, averaging 24 PPG and a shade under 7 rebounds while showing his trademark toughness inside and some range from the baseline.

Stephen Jackson Sheepshead Bay On a team that played so well together Jackson emerged as a star averaging 20 PPG and 13 boards often while battling bigger and stronger players. His physical toughness combined with the poise of under rated point guard Ali Mansour made the Sharks the surprise team in the PSAL this season.

Picking a winner is more difficult than the casual observer might think. While so much has been deservedly written and said about Telfair, Gaines, Laing and Leslie all elevated their teams to great heights. Injuries also made this senior season a difficult one for Sebastian, but the level of expectations he set in his previous seasons may have made meeting those expectations as a senior impossible. All of this said Lincoln, and Telfair, still played every game with a bullseye on and to have garnered a third straight city title with that kind of pressure speaks well for all of the Railsplitters. But no one wore a bigger bullseye than Telfair and, when healthy he performed like what he is, the best point guard in the country. With all this in mind my choice for player of the year is Telfair in an obvious choice, but not the runaway choice others might think.'

Class of   1998,  1999,  2000,  2001,   2002,  2003,  2004,  2005,  2006,  2007,  2008,  2009,  2010,  2011.