TeamsAAU2001

2001 AAU teams:

Albany City Rocks - director and coach, Jim Hart, coach s Tom Huerter and Tony 'Red' Bruin (yes, that Tony 'Red' Bruin). Jim Hart and Chris Odin of the NJ RAP are the prime movers behind June's Rumble in the Bronx @ Fordham University. The Rock's are last season's New York State's 17's and 16's AAU champions and will be defending those titles this year. The 17s feature Schenectady's 6-8 Rashaun Freeman, Utica Proctor's Oliver Rogers, CBA's Sean McCloskey (younger brother of Matt), Burnt Hill's 6-5 Adam Maguire, Colonie's 6-7 Anthony Bruin Jr and Broad Albin's 6-2 Mike Beers. The key 16's are Schenectady's Sean Powell, Albany High's Abar Miller, Cohoes' Paul Izzo and 6-6 LaSalle freshman Josh Peleteer. Besides the Rumble and AAU sectionals the Rocks will be in Minneapolis on 5/5 & 5/6 for the Howard Pulley tournament, as well as Augusta's Peach Jam and Olando's Nike Super Showcase in July.

Bronx Gauchos - director Paul Brown. All Gaucho teams will play in NY State AAU regionals and some will make it to the nationals. open team -- coach Dwayne Mitchell, Adrian Walton, Wilbur Williams, Jermaine Pringle, Laurence Palmer, David Sills, Tyrone Marshall. The team is leaving Monday, 4/9 for a tournament in Bagnoullette, France and they will be playing at IS8 after that.

17 u Coach Richard Burke, Shaun Wynn, Shagari Alleyne, Kendell Provett, Ronnie Wyatt. In April the team will play at Charlie Weber and the Delaware Shootout. They will be in the Rumble in the Bronx this June.

16 u Coach Dwayne Mitchell. This group is the defending national 15 u AAU champs with Marlon Smith, Joe Sandberg, Matt Saunders, Trevor Chambers, Alex Buzzbee, Manny Estevez, Dexter Hall, Nick Nieves, George Skrelja, Armon Muller and Chris Altieri.

15 u Coach Mark Jones and asst. Shahee Martin. This team was last year's national AAU runner up and the 1999 national champions. They are Ronald Ramon, Russell Robinson, Yadda Gaines, Shahee Martin jr, Albert Forbes, Mike Watson and Maurice Walters.

14 u Coach Tommie Swinton and asst Chuck Rosenthal. The team will be in the Jam Fest this weekend and the Ct. Select tournament later in April. Roster includes Jarrell Mills, Mike Franklin, Steve Walker, Joseph Vines, Terrell Elliston, Scott Rosenthal, Jessie Santanic, Wayne Etejukel.

13 u Coach Dwayne Campbell, asst. John Ruiz. Roster includes Terrell McKenzie, John Ruiz, Darryl Crawford, Edgar Sosa, Kashit Pratt, Peter Hoffman.

3/26/01 NJNYHoopWatcher: 'The defending National Champion New York Gauchos started off the new season with a win at the Sam Rines Tournement in PA. The Gauchos went 5-0 on route to a 72-68 win over The Central Jersey Hornets. Joe Sandberg led the Gauchos with 24 points including 12 in final 3 minutes to overcome a 5 point deficit. Matt Saunders added 18 and Trevor Chambers added 12 Alex Buzzbee played great defense on the Hornets Grant Billimeir holding him to just 14 points. The bench added strong support from Manny Estevez, Dexter Hall, Nick Nieves, George Skrelja, Armon Muller and Chris Altieri.' 3/24/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary -- AAU teams & players -- Ronald Ramon, Yadda Gaines, Shaun Wynn, Marlon Smith, Russell Robinson.

Brooklyn All-Stars - Mark Yantsos, Director. In its third season, the BAS program has now expanded all the way down to the 13U age division. The program continues to grow and attract more talent, as this year's teams include players who will travel from as far as Suffolk County to play. Tentative summer schedule includes the AAU Regionals at Island Garden, the L.I. Lightning Invitational, the Garden State Sharpshooters tournament, as well as various summer leagues. Here are the tentative rosters:

17U (Blue) - Coach Lou Rizzo. This team is made up of all St. Edmund Prep players: Corey Clark, A.J. Caddle, Anthony Gaynor, Joel Horsford, Matt Irwin, Ryan Murdoch, J.T. Plant, Anthony Rizzo, Mike Russo, Kwesi Samuels, and Andrew Trerotola.

17U (White) - Coach Jayson Kiang. Roster includes Donald Brown (St. John the Baptist), Ryan Johnson (St. John the Baptist), Will Kuntz (Packer), Pete Lehmann (St. John the Baptist)

Ricardo Matteis (Nazareth), Gabe Mombrun (St. John's Prep), Adrian Purcell (Packer), Kofi-Asiedu Stewart (Packer), Tim Sela (St. Anthony's, L.I.), Antonio Taylor (St. John's Prep), and Edward Washington (Bishop Ford).

15U - Coach Mark Yantsos. Roster includes James Furlong (Xaverian), P.J. Marshall (Xavier), Andy Louison (St. Edmund Prep), Anthony Russo (St. Edmund Prep), Izzy Bauta (Poly Prep), Joe Romano (St. Edmund Prep), Mike Blake, Kevin Gill, Pierre Cesar (St. John's Prep), and Sherod Watford.

13U - Coach Mike Basmagy. Roster includes Matt Basmagy, Ryan Dowd, Justin Baylois, Charles Saunders, Corey Caeti, Dan Kennelly, Phil Gardner, Jr., and Nick Prakope.

13U - Coaches Lou Rizzo and Joe DiGarbo. Team is Neil Ahmad, Javon Parham, Jamie Eason, Primo Cassarino, Agron Dreaj, Kreshnik Kukaj, Lou Rizzo, Richard Torres, Roberto DiLeo, Albert Boghdadi, Chris Lubrano, Ciro Patalano and Michael Alexis.'

Brooklyn Beasts Coach Jake Edwards. 4/15/01 Shomebbal: 'This weekend in Wayne Simone's Classic in Conn. the Brooklyn Beasts beat the Albany City Rocks led by Quincy Douby with 21 points, and Roscoe Biggs with a 15 points and 10 assists. With a couple of pieces missing from the team that went to the championship game in Providence, the Beasts failed to win their pool with an upsetting loss to the Wolfpack. But with the kids returning after the Easter vacation the Beasts are looking for a very competitive tournament for our 16-under and our senior team for the month of May.'

Brooklyn Bridge Coach Khalid Green. 4/01 Current IS8 roster includes Sebastian Telflair, John Quintana, Brian Williams and Mitchell Beauford. 4/12/01 Khalil Manigaulte: For 16 and under we have the following: Elliah Karron Clarke, Jamal "Tank" Dart, Brian Williams, Mitchell Beauford, Andrew Carpenter, Kirk Bunn, Ramel Bradley, Cassius Carpenter, Stewart Graddick, Dominic Osei, Kyle Neptune. This was last years city-wide championship team. We'll have teams from the 5th grade level, all the way up to the high school division. Ttryouts are on April 22nd at Long Island University. for additional info call 718-780-4058. As our other teams round out, I'll let you know.'

Brooklyn Rams - 8/17/01 Alton Ritter: 'The Brooklyn Rams AAU team is the hot, sleeper team of the moment. They entered 4 teams(College, Senior, Junior & Midget) in the "Show Me What You Got" tournament at I.S. 275 (Rockaway Ave. & Linden Blvd.) in Brooklyn, which is run by Jake Edwards (Brooklyn Beasts and Grady Asst. Coach) and all 4 teams made it to the playoffs. Their Midget, Senior & College teams will be playing in their Championship games on Saturday, Aug. 18th at I.S. 275 @ 3pm, 5:30pm and 7pm, respectively. Their Junior team made it to the final four. The Rams 13-under squad won the PAL Championship at Caton Park on Friday, Aug. 17th and the Rams 15-under squad plays for the Hudde Championship at Hudde (Nostrand & Ave. M) on Sunday, Aug. 19th @ 12:30pm. The Rams 16-under squad are in the playoffs of the Beacon 269 Invitational the week of Aug. 20th. The Rams 17-under squad is headed to Newton, Mass. to compete in the Play for Peace Invitational the weekend of Aug. 24-26. Check their website at www.brooklynrams.org for upcoming tryout information.

Brooklyn USA - Contact Information: Address - 328 Flatbush Avenue, Suite 126, Brooklyn, NY 11238. Telephone (718) 361-3608. FAX (718) 857-9719. E-mail ziggy@brooklynusa.org or tippy@brooklynusa.org. 4/19/01 Tom Sicignano "Ziggy" Director, Tom McTernan, Head of Basketball Operations, John E Pena, Coordinator of Coaches and coaches Greg Barry, Maurice Canty, Donovan Hunt, Dwayne McMillian, Andre Owes, Karim Seabrooks, James Simmons, James Stone, Derrick Holmes, Steve Davis and Aaron Radin. 17 under team includes Chris Taft, Japhet McNeil, Quincy Douby, Darren Sykes, Sebastian Telfair, John Quintana, Brian Williams and Mitchell Beauford. Some of the 15 under players are Terrance Portis, Brian Beckford, Freddie Jenkins, Deon Pettway, Derek Sansbury and Kenny Hayes. The 14 under roster has Eugene Harvey, Levance Fields, Clinton Hayden, Shawn Lawrence, Derrick Echols and Saquon Stone.

Central Jersey Hawk 4/17/01 The NJ Showcase roster had twelve juniors and two sophs. The juniors were Justin Chiera, Nick Torres, Robert Layton, Pat Getze, John Kirby, Jason Krol, Terrence Todd, Ryan Sheridan, Andrew Holmes, Taquan Dean, Danny Wong and James Jones with sophs Frank Emslie and MVP, Everett Morgan. 4/15/01 NJ Hoops: - Central Jersey Hawks Showcase preview.

Central Jersey Hornets - 4/8/01 ICAPS: 'Central Jersey Hornets 16U/10th Grade. This team is coached by Steve Rush and assisted by Jim Reese. They have been together for 4 years and have achieved AAU state medal rounds in all years. The roster includes all sophmores: Grant Billmeier C St. Patrick's School Elizabeth, Darryl Gladden G Lifecenter School Burlington, Robert Hines F Trenton HS, Trevor Johnson F North Hunterdon HS, Jason Malloy G Hamilton HS, Scott Mardi F Hun School Princeton, Michael Maselli G Lawrenceville School, Jason Patterson G St. Patrick's School Elizabeth, Ricky Pyfrom G West Windsor N. HS. Brett Reese G Hopewell Valley HS, Muhammad Siddiq F Pennington School.'

80 Park aka NYC Panthers - director and coach Craig (Kat) Keyes. 3/01 Kat: '80 Park will travel three times this summer - to Converse Jam Fest in Providence, All Ohio on Memorial Day Weekend and to BCI in Dallas from July 7th through 11th. We'll play in Pro Style and Island Garden tournaments.' 2/25/01 Winter IS8 -- 80 Park won the Biddie and Midget games while Riverside Church took the Junior game. In the Biddie game the Wolfpack's Ervin Walker scored a game high 20 points, including five treys, but 80 Park held on for a 42 - 39 win. Biddie MVP, Vincent Natut had 14 for 80 Park while Ryan Davis (6), Malik Boothe (6), Charles Jenkins (4), Nick Walsh (4) and Ian Umpiere (4) all contributed to the win. 80 Park had an easier time in the Midget game against Brooklyn USA taking it 63 - 45. They got balanced scoring from Jeff Outler (10), Danny Green (7), Chris Rhoden (7) and Mike Johnson (7).

Flatbush Youth Association (FYA), director Carlton Screen. Check out FYA web site. 4/2/01 Coach Carlton Screen: 'Tentative IS8 roster -- Wood Souffrant, Malcolm Peterkin, Ahkeem McKinnon, Damek Mair, Jamaal Carty, Alister Francique, Michael Kelly, Fabian Richards, Dorian Wood, Sherwin Harry. 3/27/01 Carlton Screen: 'The Flatbush Youth Association have been very busy in the last few weeks.We won the 12 year old division of the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club Sectionals Basketball Tournament on Sunday March 25, 2001 by the score 54-37. Kerwin Cox was the MVP; he played outstanding offense and defense, an FYA trademark. Our 10 year old team came in second place losing to Kips Bay by the score 51-50. We went to MSG on Sunday March 18, 2001 with 50 FYA members to give support to Woody Souffrant, Malcolm Peterkin, Ahkeem McKinnon, Damek Mair members of the Grady H.S. team, NYC PSAL 2001 Champions. I went to West Virgina to support Calvin Bowman, 1st team All Big East, on Senior Night. They had a turnout of 16,000 people chanting Calvin's name. On Wednesday March 7th I went to MSG to support Calvin in the first round of the Big East Tournament.'

Gym Rats, NJ 4/17/01 Rick Barrett's NJ Showcase roster had 6-7 post grad Joe Branco as their starting power forward, seniors Ernest Turner (a no-show) and Justin Ciecka, juniors Miguel Sanchez, Lance Evans, Dave Cogan, Tommy Baker, Dom Mejia and Will Bakanowski (another no-show) with the sophs, 6-7 starting center Jordan Ingram and Nick and Eric Cangelosi. 4/13/01 NJ Hoops: Gym Rats Showcase Preview .

Harlem Lions, 3/25/01 The Harlem Lions are looking for games for their 14u,16u,17u teams this Saturday, 3/31/01. If interested, please Mario Beras @ 212.304.9390. 4/11/01 Bonnie K Henderson: 'The Harlem Lions, (212) 862-4885, Director of the Lions - Gaylord Brown, Asst. Director Mario Beras, Coaches, Kevin "Chico" McFadden, Kevin Gerald, Larry Nedd and Rick Lucas, Academic Advisor, Fred Murphy. The Lions are a member of the National AAU organization and has teams in the 12,14 16, and 17 year old divisions. Founded in 1995 as a college prep sports organization, the Lions combine weekend trips to colleges and universities while competing in regional and national AAU Basketball Tournaments. An extensive visit to a college campus is a requirement of each trip and the players must meet academic criterias for participation. Spring tourney schedule is "Top 100" Seton Hall Univ (April 17-18), "King of Prussia Invitational", Philadelphia, PA (April 20-22), "Eagles Invitational", Sullivan, NY (April 28-29), "Northeast Hoops", Albany, NY (May 12/13), "Garden State Sharpshooters", East Hanover, NJ (May 19/20), "Gym Rat Tourney", Loundenville, NY (May 26/27), "War in the Woods", Williamston, NJ (June 9/10), "Rumble in the Bronx" (June 15/17), "Panthers Surf Classic", Rowan University, NJ (June 23/24) and "Three Stripes of the Best" Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY (July 12/14).'

Hoop Street Gang, Baknhoop: 'Hoop Street Gang, Inc is A Not For Profit organization has been in existence since 1976 and has been helping student-athletes through basketball receive exposure and post high school playing opportunities. Presently Hoop Street is participating in the Harlem P.A.L.18 and under league. Abyssinian and Hoop Street look to be the top two teams. Hoop Street will be participating in the I.S.8 Nike Classic in April. The team is comprised of the top players from Rockland County as well as several players from the Bronx. Edane Barton from Spring Valley, Ryan Pehush and Phillip Fleurey of Albertus Magnus, Hernan Perez, South Bronx are the top players. Former Hoop Street players who made an impact in college are Chester Felts at Colgate, Rashamel Jones at Connecticut and Larry Abney for Fresno State. Hoop Street is directed by longtime coach, Barry Knapp. 4/15/01 Coach Barry Knapp: 'Updated IS8 roster: Edane Barton, Hernan Perez, Phillip Fleurey, Ryan Pehush, Joseph Mahan, Brian Doyle, Tom Oswald, Zarett Rogers, Abu Kanu,Jr., Ross Weisser, Bernard Onyehucheya.' 4/1/01 Hoop Street Gang is in the Spring IS8 Classic and Rumble in the Bronx.

Jersey City Bondsmen - This is the St. Anthony's AAU club.

Jersey Shore Cyclones 4/17/01 NJ Hoops: Cyclones edge Playaz. 4/17/01 Coach Mike Cervellino's NJ Showcase roster had post grad Mike Goia, seniors Eric Ferguson, Keenan Christiansen, Deng Gai, juniors Ben Kenyon, Dan Pashin, Eric Hazard and sophs Russ Carter, Luol Deng and Camel Drummond. 4/15/01 NJ Hoops: Showcase preview - Jersey Shore Cyclones

Jersey Shore Warriors, coach Tom Sagona. 4/17/01 NJ Hoops: JSW tops Gym Rats. 4/17/01 The Warriors NJ Showcase roster had seniors Chris Niesz, Pat Cremin, Tim Begley (a no-show), Mike Flaherty, Kyle Burke, Mike DiChiaro and juniors Billy Smith, Tyler Alten, Mark McGraw and Lee Thompson. 4/13/01 NJ Hoops: Showcase Preview for Jersey Shore Warriors.

Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club - Kips Bay Basketball Program, 1930 Randall Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473. (718) 893-8600 ext 229. Director: David Nelson, Fax: (718) 589-9214, email: kipsbayball@yahoo.com.

Long Island Lightning - The administrator is Jim Fox and the arena is the Island Garden in West Hempstead. 3/28/01 Paul Kalker, coach of the 17 & Under Lightning Gold team this year: 'Our tournament schedule this year is heavy; including Providence (Apr 6-8); Conn Select (Apr 13-15); Chase the Game (Apr 27-29); Metro Regionals (May 18-20); Gym Rat (May 25-28); Lightning Invitational (June 8-10); Rumble in the Bronx (June 15-17); NE USA Hoops (June 23-24); Harbor Classic, MD (July 8-9); Panther Showcase (July 13-15); Ironman Invitational (July 28-29); Beast of East (July 30-31); etc.' 3/28/01 Coach Dan Trant: 'I'll have my schedule finalized next week regarding tournaments for the Spring/Summer ... we open 4/28 at Fordham University "Chase the Game" Tourney...I'll give you my roster for LI Lightning U-12 next week.' 3/27/01 PKATTY: 'Long Island Lightning Gold 17 & Under -- This team has been together for six years, and has become a smooth running group, difficult to beat. The team includes both all-county and all conference public school players from Suffolk and Nassau Counties, as well as skilled players from the best Catholic league teams. Team won four high profile AAU tournaments last season. Major players include Dan DiMartino (Massapequa), Adam Kalker (Commack), Josh Johnston (Harborfield), Rob Rottkamp (St. Doms), Mike Greco (St. Doms), Leonzo Cuiman (Molloy), Steve Colombo (St. Anthony), Nick Nolan (Loyola), Taylor Murphy (John Adams), Bob Mostacci (Carey) and Tim Regan (Commack). All roster players considered to be college prospects.'

Long Island Panthers - director and coach, Gary Charles. 4/8/01 Nathan Blue -- The Long Island Panthers Schedule -- 2001 Events. 3/29/00 Administrator Sterling Nunnally: 'Sebastian Telfair, Chris Taft and Michael Claxton are also on the 17 & under team. The Panthers will field two teams - senior and 17 & under - at Spring IS8. We'll be at the Providence Jam Fest and at two different Tony Squires tourneys in Richmond, Va this May - the second one for Memorial Day Weekend. The June 8th weekend is for the War in the Woods in south Jersey, the 15th weekend for the Rumble in the Bronx. Other tourneys are the adidas Three Stripes are the Best @ Hofstra (7/12 - 7/14), the Las Vegas adidas Big Tournament (7/25 - 7/28), Los Angeles Double Pump (7/29 - 8/1), NY's Slam Fest (9/7 - 9/9), Five Star in Staten Island (9/14 - 9/16), Wayne Simone's tourney (9/21 - 9/23) and the Hoop Group @ Rutgers (9/28 - 9/30). We'll be back at IS8 for the Fall Classic. ' 3/24/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary -- AAU teams & players -- Charlie Villanueva, Jason Fraser, Curtis Sumpter, Tim Doyle, Gary Irvin, Ontea Gates, Kenny Adekele, Anthony Williams.

Long Island Roadrunners - The Roadrunners started in 1994 under the direction of Dave Edwards. It has had great success in attracting the best talent on Long Island (ex. Barry Baker-1999 Suffolk County Player of the Year, Will McClurkin-2000 Suffolk County Player of the Year). The class of 2000 Open Team had all five starters move on to play basketball at the collegiate level. Will McClurkin (UMBC), Damion Fray (Seton Hall), Justin Simon (Yale), Corey Hinnant (St. Peter's) and Vernon Alonzo (John Jay). 4/1/01 Steve: 'This year the Roadrunners will definitely live up to their name as they travel throughout the country this spring and summer playing in the most competitive tournaments available. April: the TTP Spring Fling, the Charlie Weber International @ Villanova and the adidas Hoop Challenge @ Sacred Heart. May: the Spiece Run 'N Slam in Indiana, the Northeast Hoops Tournament @ SUNY Albany, the Garden State Tournament in New Jersey and the Gym Rat Tournament in Albany. June: War in the Woods in New Jersey, Rumble in The Bronx @ Fordham University and the Northeast Hoops II Tournament @ SUNY Albany. July: Three Stripes Best of the Best @ Hofstra, adidas Big Time in Las Vegas and The Hoopgroup Beast of the East. The teams will also be attending the Five Star Pitt III Camp.

The Junior Blue Team coached by Dave Edwards: 6'6" JR Kevin Burton, 6'9" JR Brian Faustin, 6'6" JR Chad Davis, 6'7" SO Matt Ross, 6' JR James Hurt, 6'1" SO Antwan Aguidio, 6' JR Jimmy Sutton, 6' JR Ross Wichard and 6'1" FR Ryan Wichard.

The Junior Red Team coached by Vernon Alonzo: 6'4" JR Amiel Thomas, 6'6" 8th grader Junior Principal, 6'4" SO Akin Rollins, 6'4" FR Sayed Edwards, 6'2" SO Charles Hall, 6'2" FR Mike Scalia, 6'1" FR Chris Clay, 6'3" FR LS Polk, 6' FR Tyson Miller and 5'8" Clarence Alonzo.

The Rising Junior Team coached by Mo Johnson and assistant coach Dave Edwards: 6'8" SO Julian Thomas, 6'7" SO Matt Ross, 6'5" JR Andre Vanderpool, 6'5" SO Mamadou Diakate, 6'5" SO Rashoun Clarke, 6'1" SO Antwan Aguidio, 5'10" SO DJ Fields, 6'2" SO Lajohn McFadden and 6'2" SO Ramosa Medesto.

The Rising Sophomore Team coached by Dave Edwards: 6'7" FR Terrence Moore, 6'3" SO Sean Sprauve, 6'1" FR Matt Hahn, 6'4" FR Ryan Stapelton, 6' 8th Grader Kevin 'Bone' Gholson, 5'10" FR Kevin Spann, 5'9" FR Steven Harney, 5'11' 8th Grader Bobby Kiernan, 5'11" FR Matt Fabrico, 6' FR Ed Rooney and 5'10" SO Nick Burke. The Rising Sophomore Team has their own website @ www.eteamz.com/liroadrunners.'

Long Island Thunder/Rising Stars - 17U, Coach Paul Savramis, Manager-Doug Preston.

Madison Broncos - director and coach Doc Nicelli. 3/29/01 Doc Nicelli: 'Older team will feature All Hallows' Marvin McCullough (headed for prep school next year?), Brandon Bell, Carl Krauser, Manhattan Center's Marcelle Monplaisir, Bryant's 6-5 sophomore, Diego Reiller, Stevenson's Dwayne Parchment, the Masters School's 6-5 senior Jermaine Moper, who is heading for the University of Vermont, 14 year old Shamar Aquay, Norman Thomas' junior Nana Osei, Middleton's 6-10 junior, Raold Raymond, Pete Cipriano, Amadou Fall and McLean Moore. The April tourneys are Hoop Group (4/6 - 4/8), Sacred Heart, Ct. (4/15- 4/18), RI Breakers in Putnam, Ct. (4/20 - 4/22) and the Sullivan Eagles (4/28 - 4/29). The key May tourney s are 5/11 to 5/13, the Northeast USA Hoops in Albany and the Finger Lakes tourney 5/18 to 5/20.' Doc's own tournament will be at the Long Island City YMCA on Queens Blvd, - 32 teams from 6/23 through 8/14. 3/27/01 Future133: 'Tryouts for Madison Square Broncos (Student Athletes Broncos) will be held this Friday, March 30 at 6:00pm and Saturday March 31 at 11:00. The tryouts will be held at P.S. 10 which is located on 46st and 31st Ave in Astoria, Queens. Tryouts are for boys in grades 8-12. The Student Athletes are directed by Doc Niceli who runs a great program and travels with his teams all over the country.'

Manhasset All Stars - 14u program, organized in the summer of 1998 by Sylvester 'Sly' Johnson. AAU Regionals Tournament Schedule -- 14.U Boys - May 11-13, 2001 at the Island Garden and National Championships - June 27 - July 4, 2001 at the Disney (Orlando) Complex. Major Tournament for 2001 season is the PRO STYLE "Winter League" Tournament. Coaches -- Sylvester Johnson Head Coach and Richard Turcios Asst. Coach. Players -- Joseph Amelio pg, Raymell Rice g/f, Jonathan Fountain g/f, Rory Grady f/c, Logan Klein g, Keith Turcios f, Tyson Johnson f/g, Kevin Steward "Kevin" G, Brian Nelson f/c, Kevin Vosilla "Kevin" f/c, and 44 Kevin Dooley c/f.

Minute Man Press, LI COACH32: 16/ AAU team out of Suffolk County, LI won the Las Vegas Grand Finale as 15/u last July and won Weber @ Villanova 16/u this April.. Independent Team -- Coordinator and Coach Bill Sisti and Bob Titus. Team will play in regionals, Penn State Weber, adidas Big Time and Hofstra in Sept. May also add some other tourneys. Roster -- Andre Lawrie, Wayne Coward, Will Murphy, Lee M. Allen, Hans Stelzer, Henry Hennep, Brian Sisti, Nick Titus, Oumar Sylla, Konimba Diarra, Rich Payton. 4/11/01 COACH32: 'Minute Man Press won the Charlie Weber 16 under division at Villanova this past weekend going 6-0 for the tourney. MMP defeated the North Carolina Gators 49-38 in the semis and Team Baltimore 56-51 in the finals..With a front line of 6' 10 Konimba Diarra, 6' 7 Brian Sisti and 6' 6 Oumar Sylla MMP drew much attention from scouts.. backcourt of Rich Payton, Andre Lawrie and Lee Michael Allen played flawlessly. This is the second major win in a row after MMP won the 15/u in Las Vegas last August. Konimba Diarra and Oumar Sylla are from Mali Africa and played at Our Savior New America in Centereach LI. Brian Sisti was All County as a soph at Northport HS LI. Andre Lawrie ---St. Doms, Rich Payton --Amityville HS, Lee M. Allen and Wayne Coward --- Copiague HS.'

Monmouth Power 17's, NJ 3/23/01 Icon 1329: 'Name: Monmouth Power, PO Box 14 Wickatunk, NJ 07765-0014. (732) 833-5020. Director/Coach: Christopher Tarver, Asst. Coach: Lou Granda. Roster: 1. Justin Barnett 6'4 Peddie School Jr. 2. Ryan Brown 6'3 Freehold Town HS Jr. 3. Charlie Camack 5'10 East Brunswick Jr. 4. Greg Cole 6'3 Marlboro HS Jr. 5. Matt Cushing 6'2 Ocean HS Jr. 6. Jimmy Dalton 6'4 Monmouth Reg. Jr. 7. Josh Grgas 6'7 St. John Vianney Jr. 8. Timmy Hurley 6'0 Point Beach Jr. 9. Andrew Impastato 6'0 Freehold Town HS Jr. 10. Carlos Lee 5'10 Monmouth Reg Jr. 11. Danny Manochio 5'8 1/2 Marlboro HS Jr. 12. Eddie McGee 6'2 Holmdel HS Jr. 13. Floyd Morris 5'8 Peddie School Jr. 14. Matt Schechter 6'4 Manalapan Hs Jr. 15. Phil Strauss 6'3 Allentown HS Jr. 16. Aaron Williams 6'3 Long Branch HS Jr. 17. Justin Johnson 6'3 Freehold Boro HS Jr. 1/25/00 Icon 1329: 'The Monmouth Power Basketball Team is led by Jr. Matt Cushing 6'1 of Ocean Township. The team is coming off its best season in 4 years.'

MSU Skyliners - New Jersey program. President and Founder; Arthur Pierson. Current rosters: 14u - Justin Mann 8th grade Conackamack, Derrick Scott 8th(N.Brunswick), Ryan Washington 8th Edison Midd, Charles Johnson Westfield 9th, Tavon Gaddy 8th 6'3 Hubbard, Isa Carnegie 8th 6'0 Maxson, Vinshe Griffin 8th " Jaffrey Clark 8th " " Gary Houston Fr..S.plfd Hs, Andre Davis 8th 6'4 Irvington Middle, Terence Grier 8th 6'0 Cranford, Ibn Lyles 6'0 Maxson, Shawn Brown (S.Plfd), Taquan U. (N. Brunswick).

15u - Mike Gordon Plfd 5'6 #22, Marteese Gilliam Plfd 6'0, Kevin Ryan 5'8 Oratory Prep, John Carter Plfd 6'2, Mike Malco Hillsborough 6'4, Quasir Woods Plfd 5'9, Jamar Wade Plfd 6'2, Antione Patterson Plfd 5'7.

16u - Steven Kopecki (Watchung Hills) 6'5, Kamal Hunt (Plfd)

17u,19u - Andre Dabney PG *#44 Jr. Plfd Hs, Eric Wilkins *#6 6'3 Jr Oak Hill Academy,VA, Adam Bendik Jr. S. Plains, BJ Hamby Jr. Bridgewater Hs, Ryan Johnson Jr.6'1 PG Nwk Academy, Matt Wilkinson Jr. Pingry Hs, John Lasavio Jr. Union Catholic, Haneef Davis Jr. 6'4 Cranford Hs, Sean Finnegan 6'7 1/2 St.Peters Prep (Jr), Andrew Feeley 6'9*#33Sr. S.Plains Hs , Bobby Holomen *#91 Sr. Plfd Hs, Lateef McGill PG*#70 Sr. Hillside, Mike Brennnan Jr 6'8 S.Plains, Mike Snyder Sr. Cranford, Arshen Hunter 6'5 Sr. Plfd, Preston Beverley 6'5 #30 Sr.. St.Joseph Hs, Termaine Reid Sr. S. Brunswick, Dennis Severino Sr. Kinnelon Hs, Jamar Casey 6'3 Sr Bridgewater, Tim Korpowski 5'10 Sr Newark A. * denotes ranking in NJ, according to NJHoops. The 14 u through 17 u teams are all in the NJ State sectionals. in April and May. Phone: 732-463-1544. Fax: 908-218-0216. Msuskylinersnj@hotmail.com.

Newark Rams - director and coach, Brian Crawford. 4/17/01 The Rams NJ Showcase roster included the seniors Rafinee Williams, Jeff Granger, juniors Jakeel Gary, Zakee Boyd, Al Ishmael, Rob Lawrence, Ron Artis, Jamaal Hilliard, James Mathis and sophs Mike Nardi and Qamar Scott. 4/12/01 NJ Hoops: Newark Ram Showcase Preview. 4/9/01 Coach Brian Crawford 'The probable 17 under players are Jakeel Gary, Zakee Boyd, Rob Lawrence, Mike Nardi, Jamal Hilliard, James Mathis, Ron Artis. 16's should include Jessie Holley, Tony Wilson, Aswan Manatee, Asad Shakir and David McSwain. The best player on the 15 under team may be 6-6 Roselle HS freshman, Jonathan Hart. He is special. Jeff Middleton and John Ezecoli are also on that team. Each level will play in the state regionals. We'll also be in the Newark Mayor's tourney (4/16 - 4/20), Squires Tourney in Virginia, Sam Rines in Philly, All Ohio on Memorial Day weekend, Atlantic Celtic in June, Rumble in the Bronx, Big Time in LA and back to Philadelphia for the Sonny Hill tourney in August.' 4/01 Metro Hoops - Brian Crawford - New Jersey AAU Tournament, Newark Ram Basketball Director.

New Jersey All Stars 4/11/01 Glenn Bynes: 'Here are some more names for the NJ All Stars. 17'sU: Grant Billmeier 6'10 SO F/C St. Patrick's of Elizabeth, NJ, Mike Lesma 6'2 JR PG Burlington Life Center, NJ, Eric Wilkins 6'3 JR SG Oak Hill Academy, Va, Omar Alston 6'8 JR F/C Carteret HS, NJ, Adam Payton 6'4 JR SG Lawrenceville Prep, NJ, Tyquan Dean 6'1 JR G Neptune HS, NJ. 16'sU JR Smith 6'5 SO F Lakewood HS, NJ, Jason Patterson 6'0 SG St. Patrick's HS, Elizabeth, NJ, Everett Morgan 6'1 PG St. Patrick's HS, Elizabeth, NJ, Eric Bynes 6'0 PG New Brunswick, HS, NJ, Adam Lamarca 6'4 F Delaware Valley HS, NJ, Robert Hines SO Trenton HS, NJ.' 3/26/01 Glenn Bynes: 'Currently the players that are on the NJ All Stars(NIKE) are: Adam Lamarca 6'3 sophomore forward Delaware Valley HS (16U), Everett Morgan 6'1 sophomore guard St. Patrick's HS (16U), Eric Bynes 6'0 sophomore guard New Brunswick HS (16U).

New Jersey Celtics - coach Kevin Boyle. St. Patrick's AAU team.

New Jersey Flames Tony Jackson, Commissioner, coaches Fred Florence, Lamont Halse, Jeffrey Wade and Kenny Freeman.

New Jersey RAP - Coach Chris Oden's current RAP roster has four uncomitted seniors - 6-3 Aaron Davis of Bishop Francis, West Morris' 6-6 Scott Findlay, Columbia's 6-1 Desmond Morgan and 6-7 Brian Robinson from St Peters Prep. Each will be playing in the Tim Thomas Spring Fest and leaving the team afterwards. The 17 & under team roster has 10 juniors and the Bishop Francis 6-3 soph, Marvin Richardson. The juniors are Passaic's 5-8 Clayton Barker, 6-3 Kalif Willis and 6-6 Edwin Munis, St Anthony's 5-10 Donald Copeland, Seton Hall Prep's 6-5 Sean Bell, 6-1 Anthony Drejaj and 5-10 Chris Swann, Bishop Francis 6-1 Linton Hinds, Wallington's 6-6 Chris Serylo and Clifton's 6-2 Albert Torres. Terry Brewin is the RAP's organizer. 4/12/01 NJ Hoops: RAP Showcase Preview .4/17/01 NJ Hoops: Rap tops CJ Hawks.

Besides the Spring Fest and the Rumble the RAP have two April tourneys - at Villanova from 4/6 - 4/8 and at Yale on 4/13 to 4/15 for Ct. Select's tourney. They'll be in the NJ AAU 17 & under sectionals from May 10th though 20th and the Gym Rat tourney in Albany on Memorial Day weekend. They'll either be at the War in the Woods or Converse Jam Fest on the weekend of June 9 & 10 and they have two July certainties - the Baltimore Inner Harbor tournament on 7/8 & 9 and the Nike Showcase in Orlando from 7/24 - 7/27. Depending on the NJ sectional showing they could be back in Orlando from 7/28 - 7/31 for the AAU nationals or going to the Hoop Group's Beast of the East at FDU on 7/30 and 7/31. In September they'll be at Hofstra from the 7th to the 9th for Wayne Simone's tourney, at Rutgers from the 14th - 16th for the Fall Jam Fest and at the Charlie Webers tournament in Maryland from the 21st to the 23rd.

New Jersey Roadrunners - director and coach, Sandy Pyonin. 4/17/01 The Roadrunners NJ Showcase roster included the senior Mike Silva, juniors Danny Himinez, Mario Rivera, sophs Eric Sylvester, Garrett Henry, Rick Mahorn, John Kelly, Ruben Polo and freshman Jeff Friedman. 4/16/01 NJ Hoops: NJ Roadrunners Showcase Preview.

New York City Jaguars - Coach Kevin Hamilton Sr. 3/24/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary -- AAU teams & players -- Kevin Diffey, Kevin Hamilton, Stephon Cherry.

New York (Don't Call Us the Bronx) Ravens - New York Ravens GM - Gary DeCesare. 4/11/01 Coach Gary DeCesare: '17 & under -- Daon Merritt, Anwar Baptiste, Allan Ray, Louie McCroskey, Curtis Stinson, Davone Folkes, Tariq Atkins, Ryan Ewers, Don McGrath, Peter Ramos, Shagari Alleyne and coaches Artie Green, Tom Mullins. 16 & under -- Ramose Modesto, Chris Nunez, Paul Paris, Corey Simmons, Sean Nesbitt, Damaal Pittman, Ryan Mullins, Miguel Garcia, Jason Brown, Michael Vidal, Stephord McCloud and coaches Damon Sanbula, Gerald Brown. 15 & under -- Mark Andrews, Renold Peter, Brandon Brigman, Wesley Wicks, Ryan Exum, Lanville Derricks, Dante Chisolm, Brian Laing, Frank Elegar, Gavin Grant and coaches Dave Nelson , Damien Kinsey. 14 & under -- Joseph Amelio, Ricardo Torres, Frank Martin, Harry Caddell, Michael Shipman, Richard Jackson, Charles Vasser, Anthony Barnes, Darryl Harrison, Shawn Hilliard and coaches Science Mapp, Chuck Vasser. Schedule includes Ct. Select (413- 4/15), Philly Hoop Fest, War by the Shore (4/27 - 4/29), Bob Gibbons, NC (5/25 - 5/27) or Albany Gym Rat Shootout (5/27 - 5/29), Rumble in the Bronx, UDC, Big Time Las Vegas (7/24 - 7/26) Summer Slam Fest @ Hofstra (9/7 - 9/9), SI Five Star (9/14 - 9/16) and Charlie Weber @ Maryland U (9/21 - 0/23). 3/24/01 Nathan Blue's Real Scout Hoop Summary -- AAU teams & players -- Allan Ray, Curtis Stinson, Daon Merrit, Luis Rodriguez, Louie McCroskey. 3/29/01 Keith Mason: 'Here are a couple of players from the New York Ravens: Shagari Alleyne, Peter Ramos, Tariq Atkins and Donnie McGrath.'

Penn Jersey Panthers,.Coach Isiah Anderson. 4/17/01 NJ Hoops: PJ Panthers top Newark Rams. 4/17/01 Coach Isiah Anderson's NJ Hoops Showcase roster listed Zach Martin, Chris Charles, Scott Greenman, Stanley Branch, Na Na Mensah-Bonso, Christanos Johnson, Jason Herring, Ronne Lemelle, Darnell Jackson, Anthony Farmer and Milville's 6-0 8th grader Anthony Plummer. 4/16/01 1st Annual NJ Hoops Showcase - In the third game the Penn Jersey Panthers dressed only six players with three of them not on the program's roster. One of those players was 7-0 Chris Charles of Cripus Attucks, Pa ranked in the class of 2001 as # 146 by PrepStars and committed to Seton Hall. PJP surprised coach Brian Crawford's Newark Rams 65 - 51. 4/15/01 NJ Hoops: Penn Jersey Panthers Showcase preview.

Queens RimRockers Basketball Inc. Louis Xifaras, Director of Basketball Operations, Email Address: rice41@aol.com. Webpage: www.QueensRimRockers.com. Founded in February 2001 by Basketball Directors DennisAvila and Louis Xifaras. Queens RimRockersBasketball Inc. is a not-for-profit basketball organization that was established on April 2nd, 2001 and caters to student-athletes in grades 7-12. The Queens RimRockers were organized to maintain a basketball club in the Queens County area and to help keep kids off the streets and provide for a competitive, safe environment for everyone involved.as a registered AAU basketball program

The coaches are Dennis Avila, Louis Xifaras, Jimmy Curcio, Hector Algarroba.

2001 Leagues/Tournaments: Flushing YMCA Jr.Knicks League, Greenpoint YMCA Jr. Knicks League, For the Good of theNeighborhood Tournament, JHS 194 Beacon League, And 1 Tournament, QueensCityWide League, Kenny Anderson Classic, Queens Nike Metro Swoosh League, Broncos Adidas League, YMHA League, Beacon 185 Tournament, Almighty Force, South Queens Richmond Hill Boys & Girls Club League, IS 8 Fall League, C.Y.O.

Rosters: 13+under: Evans Pyrrhon (IS 141), Andrew Mercado (IS141), Aki Piknis (IS 141), Jason Lopez (IS 141), Rino Nazario (IS 141), Chirag Mody (IS 141), Saad Naeem (IS 141), Dylan Stiga, Yassine Rhaffor (IS 141), John Spero (IS 141), Joseph Pagan (IS 141).

14+under: Kenny Louras (IS 141), Harry Halsey (IS141), Shalah White (IS 61), Jonathan Sanchez (Wagner), Rafael King (IS 141), Gabriel McFarlane (JHS 210), Lewis Cook (JHS 217).

15+under: Michael Xifaras (St. Francis Prep), ParisAsprou (Townsend Harris), Steven Algarroba (McClancy), Mark Debono (Molloy), Nick Hamilton (McClancy), Greg Dywer (McClancy), Mark Quaies (Bryant), CarlosArellano (St. Johns Prep), Junior Patricio (IS 125), Charlie Cristancho (IS 141), Junior Hernandez (IS 141), Ian Rogers (St. Francis Prep), Michael Laboy (St. John’s Prep), Jamel Ferguson (St. John’s Prep), Michael Welsh (Grady), Sean Cooper (Francis Lewis), Colson Dempster (Newtown), Brian Harnischfeger (Molloy), Adrian Serrano (Christ the King), Joey Deluca (Christ the King), Will Harris (Christ the King), Jason Cardez (Christ the King)

16+under: Adam Hayes (McClancy), Nigel Polite (Molloy), Joe Vargas (McClancy), John Miller (Molloy), Cedric Battle (LIC), Quentin Merritt (Boys&Girls), Mike Donnelly (Molloy), Justin Marshall (Christ the King), Wesley Walker (Newtown), Anthony Dunbar (Randolph), Otoja Abit (Molloy), Ivan Marnika (Molloy)

17+under: Peter Caris (Aviation), Shaun Lewis (Grover Cleveland), Terrell Evans (Grover Cleveland), Joe Szucs (Grover Cleveland), Curtis McLaurin (Longwood), George Jefferson (Automotive), Dalmorlie Williamson (Newtown), Hassan Mohamed (Grady), James Baldi (Christ theKing), Vladamir Gerve (John Adams), Gabriel Mombrun (St. John’s Prep), Jonathan Gonzalez (Francis Lewis), Kevin Diffley (Molloy), George Peters (Bryant)

18/19+under: Taurean Spears (Grover Cleveland), Greg Partsinevelos (LIC), Ronald Spears, Jermaine Evans (Richmond Hill), Kouri Flye, Jarrad Killett, Adrian Quarless (LaFayette), Carlos Barrett (Rice), Silvian Browne, Clarence Smith (LIC), Danny Artest.

We are looking for players 12 - 17 years old for ourorganization. If you live in Queens and have basketball experience and no other basketball commitments besides your high school team, contact me. We plan to enter all of the top tournaments in the country in the future. Louis Xifaras, at Rice41@aol.com or call me at 718-274-0381.

Riverside Church - Ernie Lorch, director . 3/24/01 Coach Kenny Pretlow: 'Coaches Ernest Lorch, Kenny Pretlow. Projected roster -- Jason Wingate, Keydren Clark, Shakiem Mitchell from Rice, Ricardo Soliver, Bobby Santiago All Hallows, Kelvin "Petey" Nelson, Eric Martin Christ the King, Ryan Williams Redemption Academy, Shamar Green Xaverian, Alonzo Brown and Sam Edwards FDA, Kevin Francis Bronx Leadership and Kevin Johnson St Raymonds. Schedule -- March 23-25 CYP, March 29 - April 1 Tim Thomas, April through May IS8, May 4-6 Bob Gibbons, Virginia, May 25-28 Bloomington, Indiana June 15-17 Rumble in the Bronx, June 21-24 Washington DC, July 12-15 Peach Jam Augusta Georgia, July 24-27 AAU Showcase Orlando, Florida, August 2-5 Nike Global, Portland Oregon, Sept.-- Five Star, Hoop Group, Conneticut Challenge, Gaucho Roundball and Nike Riverside

16 and under coaches Ernest Lorch, Dave Jones. Projected roster: John Kelly, John Oates, Josh Cohen, Ivan Mandirka, James Barrett, Courtney Johnson, Garfield Johns, Billy Gilbert, Wes Matthews, Kojo Mensah, Andrew Wright, Jamal Lynch, Carl Gervis, Isiah Kelly. Schedule -- March 29 -April 1 Tim Thomas, May 26-28 Gym Rat Albany NY, June 15-17 Rumble in the Bronx, July 7-11 BCI Dallas, Texas June - August UDC, Rucker, Nike local.

15 and under coaches John Rodriquez, Calvin Chamberlain. Projected roster: Terrell Biggs, Arturo Dubios, AJ Price, Nick Carter, Terrell Elliston, Kevin Winters, Desean Gist, Sean McCurdy, Ronnie Lewis, Jason Holmes, Antonio Pena, Johnathan Dixon. Schedule March 26-28 Tim Thomas, May 26-28 Gym Rat Albany NY, July 26-31 BCI Colorado Springs, June - August Citywide, Rod Strickland, UDC

14 and under coaches William 'Wee' Francis, Dave Guzman. Projected roster: Scottie Draughon, Codi Oliver, Rory Hicks, Tasko Brown, Brandon Brock, Willis Ketrell, Marques Cox, Marcus Diggs, Glenn Richburg, Leonard Lans, Jake Stevens, Vaughn Heliger. Schedule -- March 26-28 Tim Thomas, June 8-10 Conneticut, July 7-11 BCI Dallas Texas, June - August Rucker UDC

13 and under coaches Kenny Pretlow, Dave Guzman. Projected roster: Wesner Frederique, Rasaad Thompson, Tyrone Nash, Jamaal Greene, Kevin Decker, Laurence Jolicouer, Ttavon McField, Torrence McGill, Stephen Watts, James Bryant, Malcolm Grant, Brett Wilson, Vincent Johnson, Ronnell Britt. Sschedule July 7-11 BCI Dallas Texas, June -August Citywide, Rod Strickland, Nike.'

Sam Rines - coach and director Sam Rines. This is the premier Philly AAU club. They run their own tournaments and are perrenials at Rumble in the Bronx and Staten Island Five Star Hoop Classic tournament. Web site is at http://www.sam-rines-basketball.com/.

Silver Bullets, Long Island. 4/25/01 blw10030: 'The Silver Bullet's are a B-level team from Long Island. Although they are capable of competing with A-level teams, the more exprienced and talented A-level teams usaully win the games (e.g. the Gauchos). This team is the boy's 14U aau team that is being coached by Brett Wilson. Brett has done a good job with the player's that he has. The players are Andrew Kost pg #4, Bryant Lassiter pg #20, Brett Wilson sg #12, Louis Bontempo sg #14, Carson Niehuff sf #31, Kevin Woodcheke sf #33, Joseph Meglio pf-c #23, Aikeem Vanderhorst pf-c #21, and Joseph Bassett pf-c #40. The team's best player is 12yr old Brett Wilson. He is from Central Islip and is the team's leading scorer and most talented player. Both Clark Francis of Hoop Scoop Online and Winston Kelly of Gameball magazine agree that Brett is the best player on this team. Brett also plays for Riverside Church and is being coached by Kenny Pretlow. The Silver Bullets are playing at the Island Garden in the spring League. They are off to a 2-0 start. On 4/8 the Silver Bullets defeated the South Shore Warrios 49-42. Brett Wilson completed a three point play in the last minute to seal the victory. Aikeem Vanderhorst scored 12 and Brett Wilson 9. On 4/22 the Silver Bullets destroyed the Syosset Terp's 69-29. The Bullets had a balanced scoring attack. Aikeem Vanderhorst, Brett Wilson, Andrew Kost and Bryant Lassiter had 14,11,10 &10 resectively. This coming weekend 4/28 &4/29 the Bullets will be in the Bronx at Fordham University for the Chase the Game AAU tournament.

St. Michael - coach and director, Steve Ricciardi. 4/18/01 Steve Ricciardi: 'St Michael's 14u, 16u, 17u and 19u teams are seeded in the top four for their regional tournaments. Each level of the organization expects to be going to the nationals this summer. Coach Ryan Peterson coaches the 17's and 19's - essentially, it's the same roster as the organization does not rely on seniors or prep players. It's the roster that played at the NJ Hoops Showcase. The 16's are coached by Carlos Cueto with Shyam Martinez and Gabe Hernandez as the key players. Steve Ricciardi Jr is the 15 u coach ; Jason Cameron and Hugo Caverjal are his best players. Efram Rene coaches the 14 under team and they are led by gifted Mark Solomon, who will enroll at Seton hall Prep this fall. Besides the regionals and nationals St Michaels teams will play in the Rumble in the Bronx and local tournaments this summer.' 4/17/01 Coach Ryan Peterson's NJ Hoops Showcase roster listed a lone senior - 6-4 St Peters Prep, Jarrett Love, the juniors Noel Colon, Jamal Haynes, Mawel Soler, Chad Timberlake, Kevin Tucker, Manny Surriel, Paul Williams, Steve King, Ronald McPhatter, Tamar Okail and soph Tyrell Archibald. 4/17/01 NJ Hoops St. Mike's tops Roadrunners. 4/15/01 NJ Hoops: St Michaels Showcase preview.

T1T Playaz - director and coach, Jimmy Salmon. The T1T Spring Fest is the weekend of 3/30 to 4/1, the first major NJ AAU tournament of the season. This year's key 17 under players are St Anthony's Elijah Ingram, Germantown Academy's Lee Melchioni and Camden's Eric Davis. The 16 & under roster has Sean Banks, Marquis Webb and Jamar Nutter. 4/16/01 The nine man NJ Showcase roster was three juniors and six sophs. The juniors were Seve Cousins, Elijah Ingram and John Winchester; the sophs - Darryl Watkins, Jamar Nutter, Marquez Webb, Willie Irick, Sean Banks and Bashir Mason. 4/16/01 NJ Hoops: Tim Thomas Playaz Showcase Preview. 4/6/01 The T1T 16 & 17 under teams have a busy schedule this summer continuing with this weekend's Converse Hoop Jam in Providence. For April 13-15 they'll be at the Connecticut Select Challenge at Storrs. On April 28th and 29th they'll be at IS8 for the regular season and they may well be back from 5/9 through 5/11 for the playoffs. Other tourneys are Howard Pulley Invitational (5/4 - 5/6), Brooklyn USA Challenge at LIU (5/19), Bob Gibbons, Durham NC (5/26 - 5/28), Chicago Fire @ DePaul (6/8 - 6/10), Rumble in the Bronx (6/15 - 6/17), BET Classic @ George Washington U. (6/22 - 6/24), Playaz Ball @ Wm. Paterson U (7/19 - 7/21) and The Big Time Tourney @ UNLV (7/24 - 7/30). 8/11/01 InJersey: Resilient Jimmy Salmon now Jersey's most powerful summer basketball coach.

Washington Heights Warriors - 3/21/01 Abdu-Allah Torrence: 'The Warriors Elite 17 and Under Team will be traveling to some of the major East Coast AAU and exposure Tournaments this Spring and Summer. TTP, JamFest, and CT. Select to name a few will be attend by the Warriors Elite this year. The team features some of the up and coming talent in New York City form Public and Catholic School. Kiril Wachsmann, Jerome Simmons, Christian Brown, Sam Moise and Zack Ozuna to name a few will competing nationally with Elite this year.

Our 17 and under Elite Roster: Rudy Hernandez 6'3 G, Randy Melo 6'0 G, Kiril Wachsmann 6'8 C/F, Tyler Rhoten 6'7 C/F, Christian Brown 6'4 G/F, Jerome Simmons 6'3 G/F, Idiongo Okoro 6'3 F, Sam Moise 6'3 F, Zach Ozuna 6'6 G/F, Kharee Moore 6/5 G/F, Nimah Garrett 6'2 G, Mike Mercedes 5'8 G.

Our 16 & under/ 10th grade: Jason Romer 6'1 G, Emmmanuel Quezada 6'2 G, Junior Bernal 6'3 SF, James Dorismond 5'11 G, Rashiem Donaldson 6'6 C/F, Joe Ofili 6'5 C/F, Steve Robinson 6'0 G, Miguel Moreno 5'6 G, Felix Linares 6'1 G, Keywan Gardner 6'3 G/F, Yusef Smith 6'6 C/F, Luis Nieves 6'4 G/F and Saliym Wilson 6'3.' F.

3/27/01 Abdu-Allah Torrence: 'The Warriors 16 and Under have posted a undefeated record in Prostyle as they take on Flatbush Youth Association on Sunday April 1st. This will be a good warm-up test for them as they travel to Providence on April 6th to the 8th.'

Westchester Hawks - 4/11/01 Coach Anthony Antanassio: 'Current 17 under roster is Akinlolu Akingbala, Hilton Armstrong, Rashad Bilal, Thomas Fazio, Sean Font, Michael Goin, Kevin Hyland, Jimmy Janeczek, Tommy Jennings, Rushid Simmons, Tim Smallwood and Rashard Turner' 3/27/01 Ststjj: 'Westchester Hawks AAU basketball. # 2 in the NYC regionals last year (boys16 and under). Serious upgrades this year. 22 teams, boys and girls. We got it going on in Westchester.'