College Choices
Time to put together our annual list of college choices. If you will be playing college basketball next season for the first time, or will be transferring to a new college, LET US KNOW
Felix Balamou, OSNA, St. John’s
Justin Bell, North Shore, Conn. College
Kevin Bowles, Kellenberg, Molloy
Mike Callaghan, Holy Trinity, Geneseo
Caanan Campbell, Bridgh. Herkimer
Ryan Denicola, LuHi, Adelphi
Robbie Dionisio, Longwood, Post
Pat Farrell, Chaminade, Villanova
Jon Feiler, Smithtown East, Herkimer
Josh Feshbach, Port Wash, Brown
Jerome Floyd, Uniondale, Herkimer
Richard Geiger, Sayville, Springfield
Zach Goodman, LuHi, MacAlester
Dejuhan Gray, Amityville, Queens
Billy Heenan, Amityville, New Paltz
Richie Hobson, Amityville, Columbia St.
John Kovach, SWR, Fredonia
Anthony Lanieri, Port Jeff, Herkimer
Shaun Lawton, LuHi, Maine
Evan Maxwell, East Islip, Dowling
Luke Mercurio, Hampton Bays, Queens
Chris Millender, Longwood, Cayuga
Jason Oder, Holy Trinity, Mt. St. Mary's
Daniel Pierrot, St. Anthony's, Adelphi
Alex Rawa, Locust Valley, Oswego
Ahmad Reid, Port Wash. Stony Brook
Justin Ringen, Harborfields, Dominican
David Seymour, Amityville, New Paltz
Ryan Spadaford, South Side, Navy
Kirk Staine, Baldwin, Longwood
Anthony White, Floyd, St. Francis, NY
Brandon Williams, Baldwin, Molloy
Kenny Woodard, Uniondale, Herkimer
Lucas Woodhouse, Harb, Longwood
Kevin Zabransky, Harb, Geneseo
Green Leads Spurs
Former St. Mary's star Danny Green, from North Babylon, scored 13 first half points to help lead San Antonio to a 114-83 rout of the Utah Jazz and a 2-0 lead in their playoff series.
Harris To Transfer
Tyler Harris became the second Long Island basketball player to transfer from a major D1 program after being unhappy with his playing time as a freshman. Harris had been signed by former coach Sidney Lowe, and averaged 6.9 minutes, 1.8 points, and 1.2 rebounds for new Coach Mark Gottfried at North Carolina State .
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LI Player Overcomes Autism
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Webinar on Sports Injuries
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LongIslandBasketball.com's First Annual Spring Championships helped kick off the travel basketball season with a bang. Champions were crowned in grades 5 through 11 at the two day event, with a long list of Long Island's top players and other top players from throughout the region participating.
Hoop Mountain Report
Team Underrated took the 16U championship at the New England Recruiting Report's Hoop Mountain Hoop Festival, defeating the Rhode Island Hawks 71-66 in the quarterfinals, Frenji 66-38 in the semis, and the New England Playaz 59-58 in OT for the chip. Private school star Terrance Simpson from Portledge hit the game winning shot, knocking down a 3 on a kick out from Mike Simon of Hills East with 4.9 seconds on the clock!
Reid To Stony Brook
Port Washington's Ahmad Reid, who was part of that incredible St. Dominic team that also included Shaq Mosley and Brandon Williams, has committed to Stony Brook. MORE
Sledge Transfers
After getting minimal playing time at Iowa State as a freshman, Hills West's Tavon Sledge has decided to transfer back home to Iona, where he may have to sit out a year before playing for Coach Tim Cleuss.
Memorial 3 On 3
This May, there will be a memorial 3 on 3 basketball tournament held at Holy Cross HS in Queens in honor of Eamon Tubridy. Eamon, a resident of
Stewart Manor, is the father of Chaminade basketball player Thomas
Tubridy, a current freshman. For more information, please contact Steve at stevengiammona@optonline.net
ST. ROSE 5TH GRADE CHAMPS
CYO Champions
2012 CYO Boys Basketball Champions are:
8A: St. Agnes
8B: St. William
8C: Infant Jesus
7A: St. Agnes
7B: St. Cyril
7C: St. Louis
6A: St. Cyril
6B: St. Edward
6C: St. Gerard
5A: St. Rose
5B: St. Hugh
5C: Long Beach
If you have championship team photos and/or championship game recaps, SEND THEM TO US!
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Results From Spring Championships!
In the 11th Grade/Varsity Division, the Metro Youth Warriors from Queens defeated the Long Island Knights in the championship game. The Warrior's Jaleel Gary from JFK, Tahj Talyor from Info Tech, and Desi Rodriguez from FDA were named to the All-Tournament Team, while Longwood's Chris Millender was selected from the Knights. Other players honored for their excellent play were Central Islip's Tim McKenzie, representing the Long Island Heat, and Brendan Chetuck from Sachem North.
In the 10th Grade Division, the Long Island Knights defeated NBAC, led by All-Tournament selections Michael Smith from Copiague, Connor Panzner from Bayport-Blue Point, and Caelan McCabe from Smithtown Christian. Jack Weistein from Hauppauge and Olufemi Olujobi from Brentwood were named All-Tournament from NBAC, and so was Nick Clemente from Pat-Med and the LI Wizzards.
The 9th grade Champion was T&D, defeating Kendall Madison in the final led by North Babylon's Melshaun McPherson, and CJ Bachman from St. Anthony's. Vincent Smyte from Brentwood and the Long Island Heat was also an All-tournament selection, and so was Josef Nikaj from Townsend Harris and Heat/Goldberg.
In the 8th Grade Division, the LI Roughryderz defeated Kendall Madison, led by All-Tournament choices Stephan Vailes, John Timony & Kyle Harding. Zach Mersand from the Renegades was also named All-Tournament, along with Darryan Fuentes from CI PAL and Charles Manning from Kendal Madison.
The 7th Grade Champions were the LI Roughryderz, led by All-Tournament players Tyree Townsend and Zion Robinson. Lucas Strobe from the Long Island Lightning and Kevin Arnold from Ally Oop Hoops were also named All-Tournament.
The Metro Youth Warriors picked up the 6th Grade Championship, beating T&D in the final. Jhared Bernard from CI PAL and Jordan Mosley from the T&D earned All-Tournament honors.
The 5th Grade Championship was won by the NYC Vipers, who beat Kendall Madison in the final. Malcomb Combs and Jaheil Etienne were both selected for the All-Tournament Team from the Vipers, Elijah Harding from Kendall Madison and Bryce Bland from the Wizards.
Big Spring Shootout Results
A great tournament from start to finish, with great talent and hard fought games! There were three high school divisions, with Sachem East, a team to watch next season, the Varsity Champion, an excellent New Jersey Panthers team the 10th Grade Champion, and the tough Long Island Roughryderz the 9th Grade Champs. The 8th grade title went to the impressive North Babylon Bulldogs, the 7th Grade Evening Division to a very strong Long Island Lightning Pavinelli, and the 7th Grade Morning Division to surprising Kendall Madison. The 6th Grade Champ was a dominant Team Underrated, while Ts & 3s came home with the 5th Grade crown. The DAC Marksmen program impressed with two second place finishes.
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAMS
HIGH SCHOOL: Asem Johnson/Paterson Eastside/NJ Panthers, Duke Wilson/DePaul Catholic/NJ Panthers, Joe Santarpia/Sachem East, Dan Wolff/Sachem East, Kenny Hoyt/Archbishop Molloy/DAC Marksmen, Michael Buckley/Archbishop Molloy/DAC Marksmen, Nick Morena/Sachem North
9TH GRADE: Kyle Harding/Roughryderz, Yusaf Young/Roughryderz, Andre Morse/Roughryderz, Joshua McElveen/Long Island Knights, Andre Juarez/Kendall Madison
8TH GRADE: Tyree Grimsley/NBAC, Myles Mills/NBAC, Steve Merkouris/Jonz Boys, Connor Wooley/Long Island Knights, Dakota Davidson/Long Island Heat
7TH GRADE: Reed Bresky/Long Island Lightning, Jake Russo/Long Island Lightning, Greg Trent/Kendall Madison, Israel Johnson/Kendall Madison, Malik Clark/Team Underrated, Chase Audige/Long Island Thunder, Anthony Young/ On Point Cyclones, Dorje Clauss/Long Island Lightning, Ryan Dunn/Long Island Lightning, Austin Jacks/Long Island Knights
6TH GRADE: Amad Anderson/Team Underrated, Christian Berry/Team Underrated, David Corcett/Long Island Heat, Tyler Baron/Long Island Knights
5TH GRADE: Jalen Ryan/Kendall Madison, Troy Goode/Kendall Madison, Bryce Hewlette/Ts & 3s, Chris Giuliani/Ts & 3s, Richie Martin/Long Island Lightning
Spring Jamfest Results
Our second big tournament of the season had LI SportsPlex bursting at the seams with first rate competion in grades 4 through 8. Team Elite was probably the most impressive, taking the 8th grade title over an excellent Kendall Madison team, but Long Island Lightning Shouler's upset of the top seeded New York Vipers in the 7th grade division was the best final of the day. The excellent On Point Cyclones program was the only program to win more than one championship, taking titles in both the 4th and 6th grade divisions, while Kendall Madison brought home the 5th Grade crown.
ALL TOURNAMENT TEAMS
8TH GRADE: Demetri Boggett/Kendall Madison, Charles Manning/Kendall Madison, Chris Coalmon/Team Elite, Damani Myers/Team Elite, Tyler Hammonds/Team Elite, David Mirabella/LI Lightning - Mirabella, Dakota Davidson/Long Island Heat
7TH GRADE: Joshua Hodge/New York Vipers, Brandon Southerl/New York Vipers, Paul Cooper/LI Lightning - Shouler, Chase Audige/LI Lightning - Shouler
6TH GRADE: Ryan Behan/LI Knights, Quintin Williams/Long Island Heat, Javan Soto/Team Underrated, Shaquest Chavis/On Point Cyclones, Wahad Johnson/On Point Cyclones
5TH GRADE: Abdias Carcamo/On Point Cyclones, Jake Gaudiello/Kendall Madison, Aaron Napier/Kendall Madison, Elijah Harding/Kendall Madison
4TH GRADE: Dareese Mitchell/On Point Cyclones, Jaheim Young/On Point Cyclones, Kevin Carron/Infant Jesus, Gabriel Gibson/LI Knights, Jordan Riley/LI Wizards
Team Express Rock Champs
Team Express defeated the Rising Stars 66-63 in the Rock Classic 9th Grade Championship game held at the Island Garden. They overcame a 15 point halftime deficit behind Jimmy Golaszewski's 24 second half points and Billy Sixsmith's three second half 3 pointers.
Spadaford to Navy
Second Team All-Long Island selection Ryan Spadaford, who led his South Side team to a Nassau County Class A Championship and the #13 spot in the New York State Class A rankings, has commited to play basketball at Navy. FULL STORY MORE
Final NY State Rankings
Class AA
9 - Baldwin
13 - Uniondale
21 - William Floyd
24 - Central Islip
Class A
1 - LuHi
2 - Harborfields
9 - SJB
10 - Amityville
13 - South Side
22 - Jericho
Class B
18 - Center Moriches
22 - Locust Valley
Seuro Leaves Albany
OSNA's Gerardo Suero, a junior college transfer who had an outstanding junior season with Will Brown's Albany team, said he would not be returning for his senior season. He ranked 7th in the nation in scoring, and was one of 5 returning starters for the Danes.
Goodman All-Academic
LuHi's Zach Goodman was named to the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Academic All- New York State Team for the second year in a row. He is the only player from Long Island on this year's team.
Kenny Jones POY
Wyandanch's Kenny Jones was named Player Of The Year and First Team All-Conference after averaging 27.4 points and 12.5 rebounds per game for his European team, the Dachau Spurs.
ASK THE REF!
Another installment of our most popular column! ASK THE REF
2011-12
Statistical Leaders
COMING SOON
All-Long Island Collegiate Teams
D2, D3, and JUNIOR COLLEGES! COMING SOON!
Lightning Win Chase The Game
The LI Lightning-Misser 9th grade team won the 9th grade division of the Chase the Game Tournament, going 4-0.
Unique 3-1 At Boo Williams
The Unique All-Stars finished 3-1 at the Boo Williams Tournament. Terry Harris did an excellent job filling in at point guard, and he, Francisco Williams and Kevione Green led the team to the strong showing, which also included solid performances by Kevin Fere and Tim McKenzie.
Agudio 10th In NBDL
Walt Whitman's and Hofstra's Antoine Agudio finished 10th in the NBDL in scoring this season, averaging 18.6 ppg
Team Elite At King James
Fresh off their victory in our Spring Jamfest Tournament, the Team Elite 13U team finished 5-1 at the King James Tournament in Ohio to win the Silver Bracket Championship. 70 teams participated in their age group at the high profile event.
TU 3-1 At NE Championships
Team Underrated competed in the New England Championship Series, and after losing a close first round game, won 3 straight to win the Bronze Bracket title. The team consisted of Emile Blackman, Brian Gellieneau, Dashawn Benson, Terrance Brown, Mike Reid, Kyle Williams, Vinny Abbondola, Mykeil Tzul, and Christopher "CJ" Davis...
BCANY Top 50
The Basketball Coaches Association of New York puts together a list of the top players from each classification in New York State, and this year's list is full of Long Islanders! BCANY TOP 50
3 On 3 Fundraiser
Please come and play in our 3 on 3 tournament fundraiser to help support a fellow player, Bobby Nagelberg, who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. He is a former Levittown Division High School, Suffolk County Community College, and Long Island Lightining player and needs our help. We are having a 3 on 3 indoor basketball tournament on June 22-24 at St. Bernard's Gym in Levittown. There is a $100.00 entrance fee per team (5 players maximum per team) in which all proceeds will go to help Bobby. There will be many different age groups and levels in the tournament. Please come and help out a very worthy cause. E-mail Golfbob56@aol.com for a registration form.
NCAA Eligibility
The NCAA Eligibility Center is responsible for determining the eligibility of every college-bound student-athlete in NCAA Divisions I and II. Watch a video to learn more about the process, download NCAA publications and link directly to the NCAA Eligibility Center to apply for eligibility. Important information for students, parents, coaches and guidance counselors. MORE
Long Island's All-New York State Players
CLASS AA: 2nd Team: Shaquille Moseley/Uniondale, 3rd Team: Anthony White/William Floyd, 4th Team: Emile Blackman/Hills West, 6th Team: Stew Warren/Lindenhurst, 7th Team: Brandon Williams/Baldwin, 9th Team: Evan Maxwell/East Islip, 11th Team: Tim McKenzie/Central Islip, 12th Team: Tidell Pierre/Hempstead.
CLASS A: 1st Team: Lucas Woodhouse/Harborfield, 2nd Team: Justin Ringen/Harborfields, 3rd Team: K.J. Lee/LuHi, 4th Team: Kevin Bowles/Kellenberg, 5th Team: Ryan Spadaford/South Side, 11th Team: Anthony Pate/LuHi, John Patron/Harborfields, 12th Team: Richie Hobson/Amityville, Garrett Johnson/Jericho, 13th Team: Kyle Williams/SJB
CLASS B: 2nd Team: Alex Rawa/Locust Valley, 8th Team: Maleek Harris/Center Moriches, 9th Team: Nahari Jenkins/Babylon
CLASS C: Fifth Team: Joey Lores/East Rockaway
CLASS D: Fourth Team: Caanan Campbell/Bridgehampton
ALL-LONG ISLAND Collegiate Team
Long Island's best D1 collegiate players for the 2011-2012 season
Melsahn Basabe, Glen Cove, Iowa
George Beamon, Roslyn, Manhattan
Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook
Bryan Dougher, Stony Brook
Rashad Green, St. Mary's, S. Fancisco
Terrell Holloway, Hempstead, Xavier
Chavaughn Lewis, St. Mary's, Marist
Nathaniel Lester, Hofstra
Scott Machado, St. Mary's, Iona
Mike Moore, Hofstra
Robby Ptacek, BBP, Central Conn.
Gerardo Suero, OSNA, Albany
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Terrell Holloway
Hempstead/Xavier
COACH OF THE YEAR
Rick Pitino
St. Dominic/Louisville
