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WINTER HOOPS FESTIVAL
We want to thank everybody for making our First Annual Winter Hoops Festival a tremendous success. We also want to apologize to all the teams that we could not accommodate this year and promise to double our capacity next year. This years champions were:
JV: Metro Youth Warriors
8th Grade: LI Roughryderz
7th Gr: Middletown's Finest
5th Gr: Lightning Wagner
Kings Of The Court
Our Kings Of The Court Tournament, a new event at the fantastic new Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury, was a great success! Sixteen teams battled from morning till night, and the following champions emerged:
Fellus To Hofstra
Andrew Fellus, who was Honorable Mention All-New York State and had an outstanding career at Herricks, committed to Hofstra. Fellus has NBA range on his jumper, and finished second on Long Island in scoring at 25.8 ppg.
ASK THE REF!
When does the backcourt ten second count end? A) When the ballhandler releases the pass to the frontcourt? B) When the ball crosses the halfcourt line in the air? C) When the ball is caught or touched in the front court?
What do you think? Lets ASK THE REF!
Blackman To Niagara
Hills West's Emile Blackman will transfer to Niagara of the D1 MAAC next season. He will have to sit out a year per NCAA regulations.
ALL NEW YORK STATE
The following players were named All New York State by the New York State Sportswriters Association:
CLASS AA
FIRST TEAM
Luke Petrasek, Northport
Kentan Facey, LuHi
MORE CLASS AA
Chris Atkinson, LuHi
Aaron Cust, Uniondale
Eric Mack, Baldwin
Tim McKenzie, Central Islip
Dalique Mingo, Farmingdale
HONORABLE MENTION
Hunter Sabety, Oceanside
Andrew Fellus, Herricks
Aaron Edmead, Deer Park
Ryan Hickey, Smithtown West
Mical Ryan-Boyd, LuHi
CLASS A
Mark Gjonlekaj, Roslyn
Kavione Green, Amityville
Garrett Johnson, Jericho
Clifton Lyerly, Lawrence
Jon Patron, Harborfields
CLASS B
FIRST TEAM
Fernando Vazquez, Babylon
HONORABLE MENTION
Jake Carlock, Babylon
Brendan Laing, Babylon
Raymond Wardell, Babylon
CLASS C
Marco Masakayan, Stony Brook
HONORABLE MENTION
Tyler Abrahamsen, Stony Brook
Andy Daniel, Stony Brook
Kellan Sehring, Friends Academy
CLASS D
FIRST TEAM
Jason Hopson, Bridgehampton
ASK THE REF
After a brief post-season break, our most popular column is back!
Brady To Monmouth
Harborfields big man Chris Brady, who had originally committed to Longwood of the Big South Conference, has reconsidered after a coaching change at Longwood and decided to attend Monmouth of the MAC instead.
Editor's Inbox
OSNA’s Chis Obeka, the nation's leading shot blocker, finished his freshman season with a St. John's record 133 rejections, which shattered the single-season mark and already places him fourth in school history for career blocks.........LuHi’s Ash Yacoubou notified Villanova that he will transfer to another school for his junior season...... Hofstra Sophomore guard Taran Buie, an All-Long Island Collegiate selection, left the team for personal reasons prior to the hiring of new coach Joe Mihalich. Buie averaged 12.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 30 games this season.......
New Hofstra Coach!
Hofstra chose its new men's basketball coach, picking veteran Niagra Coach Joe Mihalich, who has guided the Purple Eagles to five postseason appearances since 2003-04. LEARN MORE
AAU Districts
The New York Metropolitan District Championships begin this coming weekend. Grades 8, 9 and 10 for Division l will be played at Island Garden and SUNY Old Westbury beginning this Friday and continuing through Sunday. The FINALS for each level will be played on Championship Monday, Memorial Day, May 27th.
FULL SCHEDULE
DIVISION l:
3RD GRADE MAY 3 -5 REGISTER
4TH GRADE - APRIL 5-7
5TH GRADE - APRIL 12-14
6TH GRADE - APRIL 19-21 REGISTER
7TH GRADE - APRIL 19-21
8TH GRADE - APRIL 5-7 @ REGISTER
9TH GRADE APRIL 5-7 REGISTER
10TH GRADE - APRIL 5-7 REGISTER
11TH GRADE - MAY 3-5 REGISTER
12TH GRADE - APRIL 26-28 REGISTER
DIVISION II:
3RD GRADE - MAY 3-5 REGISTER
4TH GRADE - MAY 10-12 REGISTER
5TH GRADE - MAY 3-5 REGISTER
6TH GRADE - MAY 10-12 REGISTER
7TH GRADE - MAY 3-5 REGISTER
8TH GRADE - MAY 10-12 REGISTER
9TH GRADE - MAY 3-5 REGISTER
10TH GRADE - MAY 3-5 REGISTER
11TH GRADE - MAY 17-19 REGISTER
DIVISION III:
4TH GRADE - MAY 17-19 REGISTER
5TH GRADE - MAY 17-19 REGISTER
6TH GRADE - MAY 17-19
7TH GRADE - MAY 17-19
8TH GRADE - MAY 17-19
9TH GRADE - MAY 17-19
10TH GRADE - MAY 24-26 REGISTER
11TH GRADE - MAY 24-26 REGISTER
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES FOR EACH OF THESE TOURNAMENTS WILL BE PLAYED ON NY METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP MONDAY, MAY 27th
2013 CYO CHAMPIONS!
8TH GRADE
A: St. Patrick, Smithtown
B: Holy Family
C: St. William
7TH GRADE
A: St. Joseph, Garden City
B: St. Dominic
C: St. Joseph, Hewlett
6TH GRADE
A: St. Aidan
B: St. Peter
C: St. Catherine
5TH GRADE
A: St. Peter
B: St. Dominic
C: St. Gerard
Anthony Parlato Passes
Terrible news. Anthony Parlato, who was the driving force behind the Moriches Youth Organization, and passionately coached, trained, and mentored kids throughout Center Moriches and surrounding communities, passed away unexpectedly. He was a strong positive influence in the lives of everybody he came in contact with, and will be sorely missed by all. Our hearts go out to his wife, children, mother and father. MORE
College Choices
Time to let us know if you will be playing basketball in college next year. Also let us know if you are transfering from one college to another: COLLEGE CHOICE
So far, we have:
Thomas Ahern/Chaminade/Stevens IT
Nick Arnold/Commack/Vassar
Kewan Beebe/Glen Cove/New Paltz
Ryan Boyd/LuHi/College Of St. Rose
Chris Brady/Harborfields/Monmouth
Damon Coleman/Holy Trinity/Adelphi
Brendan Devine/Wantagh/U. Sciences
Brian Ehrhardt/Chaminade/Dickinson
Kentan Facey/LuHi/UConn
Tyree Glascoe/West Hemp./Cortland
Ryan Hickey/Smithtown W./Dowling
Weldon Irvin/Hewlett/Farmingdale S.
Rome Jenkins/Deer Park/Concordia
Garrett Johnson/Jericho/Haverford
Carrel Joseph/Deer Park/Cortland
Charlie Joyner/SJB/Mt. St. Vincent
Thomas King/East Hampton/Hartwick
Brendan McDerby, So. Side, Maritime
Gerald Mitchell, So. Side, Maritime
Jordan Parks/Hempstead/NC Central
Luke Petrasek/Northport/Columbia
Hunter Sabety/Oceanside/Tufts
Eric Regenbogen/Wantagh/N. Paltz
Joe Santarpia/Sachem E./New Paltz
Gregory Senate/Elmont/Wagner
Andrew Seniuk/MacArthur/New Paltz
Fernando Vazquez/Babylon/Hartwick
2013 ALL-LONG ISLAND
COLLEGIATE TEAMS
D1
Melsahn Basabe, Iowa
Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook
Taran Buie, Hofstra
Chavaughn Lewis, Marist
Stevie Mejia, Hofstra
JJ Moore, Pittsburgh
Chris Obekpa, St. John’s
Rod Odom, Vanderbilt
Tavon Sledge, Iona
Jameel Warney, Stony Brook
Lucas Woodhouse, Longwood
D2
Kirk Bailey, Mercy
Justin Brown, St. Thomas Aqu.
Tobin Carberry, LIU/CW Post
Darien Davis, Dowling
George Holmes, Queen College
Josh Malone, Dowling
John Petrucelli, Molloy
Kayvon Roberts, NYIT
Bradley Simpson, Adelphi
Malik Stith, Fairmont State
D3
Reed Buck, USMMA
Brett Cohen, Haverford
Donte Howell, Mt. St. Mary
AJ Matthews, Farmingdale St.
Rashawn McCarthy, OWB
Shamoy McIntosh, Plattsburgh
Kerel Mitchell, OWB
Tyrik Tucker, OWB
Hayden Ward, Cortland State
Jesse Winter, Cortland State
JC TO FOLLOW
College Highlights
Hills West’s Tavon Sledge scored 20 points for Iona in an NCAA Tournament game against Ohio State.......Lucas Woodhouse from Harborfields worked himself into the starting line-up at D1 Longwood University of the Big South Conference, averaging about 10 points and 10 assists per game over the final seven games for the Lancers...... Hempstead's Jordan Parks and his College of Central Florida teammates won the NJCAA Championship! Parks had 7 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in the championship game! ....... Herkimer Community College finished 32-4 and third at the NJCAA Nations led by Co-Captain Jonathan Feiler of Smithtown East, who was was named an All Region player and to the National All-Tournament Team, and by Jerome Floyd of Uniondale, who was named an All Region selection and Region 3 Tournament MVP. Other Long Island contributors to this terrific run were Anthony Lanieri of Port Jefferson and Caanan Campbell of Bridgehampton.......... Dowling College advanced to the ECC Championship Game behind 18 points and 7 rebounds from freshamn Evan Maxwell and 17 points from South Side's Leon Taylor........ Stony Brook capped off an outstanding 25-8 season with an invitation to the NIT, defeating UMass in their first round game before falling to Iowa...... LIU/CW Post's Tobin Carberry, the ECC Player of the Year, was named the Daktronics East Region Player of the Year.
LONG ISLAND'S
2013 CHAMPIONS
NY STATE CHAMPIONS
NYSAIS
Class AA: LuHi
NY STATE FINALISTS
FEDERATION
Class AA: LuHi
NYSPHSAA
Class B: Babylon
LONG ISLAND CHAMPS
NSCHSAA
Class A: Chaminade
NYSPHSAA
Class AA: Northport
Class A: Amityville
Class B: Babylon
Class C: Stony Brook
Class D: Bridgehampton
NYSAIS
Class AA: LuHi
Class C: LWA
NASSAU CHAMPIONS
Class AA: Baldwin
Class A: Jericho
Class B: Wheatley
Class C: Friends Academy
SUFFOLK CHAMPIONS
Overall: Amityville
Class AA: Northport
Class A: Amityville
Class B: Babylon
Class C: Stony Brook
Class D: Bridgehampton
VARSITY WEST
Freeport Ballers
2013 Spring Travel Team Championships
Team Long Island defeated Team F.O.E of Philadelphia, the NYC Vipers, and the Freeport Ballers to claim the Varsity A Division title at the Spring Championships, the first championship event of the 2013 travel season. In the Varsity/10 Division, Team Tsunami of Long Island took home the title, the Long Island Roughryderz were the 9th Grade Champions, Knulife from Brooklyn and Lightning/Campbell captured the two 8th crowns, Lightning/Busch prevailied in 7th Grade, the Long Island Storm in 6th, Bunky Read All-Stars in 5th, and the LI Roughryderz were 4th grade champions.
2013 Spring Tip-Off!
LongIslandBasketball.com's Spring Tip Off has become one of the major events of the early spring, filling three facilities and six courts. Champions were crowned in 10 divisions, and they were:
VARSITY EAST
Team Long Island
10TH GRADE
New Heights
JV9-10
Kendall Madison
8TH GRADE
M5 Elite
5TH GRADE
Great Neck Lightning
6TH GRADE EAST
Lightning/Mitchell
6TH GRADE WEST
Kendal Madison
7TH GRADE EAST
Lightning/Granville
7TH GRADE WEST
Great Neck Lightning
JV: The Long Island Roughryderz
8th Grade: Long Island Roughryderz
7th Grade: Hempstead Dons
6th Grade: Knulife
Congratulations to both the Roughryderz and the Bunky Reid All-Stars programs for strong showings in multiple divisions, and special thanks to Bunky Reid, who filled in at the last minute in the 6th grade division.
APRIL JAMFEST
The 5th Annual April Jamfest started off with a bang, with two of the top programs in the metro area facing off in the finals of two separate divisions, and Brooklyn's On Point Cyclones came out on top in both matchups, defeating Connecticut's East Coast Elite to capture Saturday's 6th and 7th grade championships. The Cyclones capped off their impressive performance by sweeping to the 4th grade title as well. Action resumes Sunday with titles decided in 6 more divisions!
APRIL JAMFEST DAY TWO
The out out town teams dominated day one of the 2013 April Jamfest, but Long Island reasserted itself on day two, led by a terrific showing from the Long Island Roughryderz program, who took home 9th and 8th grade championships, and by Team Elite and Game 7, who brought home the 6th and 5th grade crowns respectively. The out of town squads still had their moments, with NYC's rapidly emerging KnuLife program claiming 7th and 9th grade division titles. A full recap and photos coming soon!
Spadaford Will Transfer
Former South Side star Ryan Spadaford has decided to transfer from the Naval Academy to another school for his sophomore season.
Wizards EBA Champs!
The Wizards, Long Island's pro basketball team, won the 2012-2013 EBA Championship in thrilling fashion, first defeating the Westchester Dutchmen 101-92 behind behind 27 points and 7 assists from Hempstead's Aubin Scott and 20 points and 10 rebounds from Malverne's Anthony Cox, and then the next night taking a thriling 118-116 decision over the Harrisburg Horizon for the 2012-13 EBA Title. Scott and Cox once again led the way, with 29 and 25 points respectively. DETAILS
NBA Report
As the regular season draws to a close, we're happy to report that three LI players are in the starting line-ups of NBA teams, and another makes a significant contribution off the bench. We're very proud of all of them, but we might be most proud of Amityville's Mike James, who now starts for the Dallas Mavericks despite starting the season without a team. Initially signed to a 10 day contract, the 37 year old James moved into the starting lineup on March 6, and the Mavericks have gone 8-3 since then to get within two games of the Los Angeles Lakers for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. James had a season high 17 points in a big win over Utah, and has handed out an average of 6 assists in the last 8 games. Next on the list is North Babylon's Danny Green, who is averaging 10.6 ppg for the San Antonio Spurs and has started every game for them as they have compiled the best record in the NBA. Green does a little bit of everything for the San Antonio, and does it well, filling the stat sheet while knocking down threes at a 44% clip and free throws at an 83% clip. Another rising star is Hills West's Tobias Harris, who is starting and averaging 16.3 ppg since being traded to the Orlando Magic 23 games ago. Harris is just in his second year, and played just one year of college ball, so the best is yet to come. Don't forget AJ Price, who is also from Amityville and scores 7.2 points and dishes out 3.7 assists off the bench for Washington. Price has overcome injuries and illnesses to establish himself as a bonafide NBA player, and in just his fourth season, has a bright future too.
Varsity 10 Champion Team Tsunami
Varsity A Champion Team Long Island
9th Grade Champion LI Roughryderz
8th Grade/Sunday Champion KnuLife
8th Grade/Sat Champ LIL Campbell
6th Grade Champion LI Storm
7th Grade Champion LIL Busch
4th Grade Champion LI Roughryderz
5th Grade Champion Bunky Reid
Travel Team Updates
Maldonado!
Valley Stream South star Diego Maldonado, who will be playing for D2 Queens College next season, stunned everyone in attendance by sweeping both the boys three point shooting and dunk contests at the first annual Long Island All-Star fund raiser to help fight Alzheimer's. Maldonado edged LWA's Tristian Braverman in the Three Point final, and LuHi's Kentan Facey in the Slam Dunk final. Details and photos later.
Petrasek To Columbia
Northport star Luke Petrasek, who led his team to the New York State Class AA Semifinals and was named first team All-New York State, will be playing basketball for Columbia of the Ivy League next season!
Parks To NC Central
Former Hempstead and St. Dom's star Jordan Parks has signed with North Carolina Central of the D1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Parks was part of the NJCAA National Championship team at Central Florida this past season.
4th Grade Champion On Point Cyclones
5th Grade Champion Game 7
6th Grade A Champ On Point Cyclones
7th Grade A Champ On Point Cyclones
7th Grade B Champion KnuLife
9th Grade A Champion KnuLife
8th Grade Champion LI Roughryderz
9th Grade B Champion LI Roughryderz
6th Grade B Champ Team Elite
2013 APRIL JAMFEST CHAMPIONS!
Kendall Madison Takes Two
Kendall Madison came back from the Under Armour Best Of New York Tournament in Westchester with two championships, prevailing in both the 10th and 7th grade divisions.
NY AllStars Tops In Queens
The New Yorl Allstars, formerly know as Team Elite, won the 9th grade/15u Division at the Queens College Slam Dunk NYC Classic.
Kendall Madison 10th Gr Champions
Kendall Madison 7th Gr Champions
Lightning/Femminella Wins
Lightning/Femminella took the 11th grade crown at the Under Amour Best of NY Tournament in Westchester.
Team LI Falls In Final
Team Long Island advanced to the Silver Bracket Championship Game at the Big Shots NCAA Certified Tournment in DC, playing in their third championship game in as many tournaments, but fell 72-65 to the Cape Crusaders of Delaware in the final. St. Dom's Rick Pitino watched Team Long Island play in their semifinal win over the Metro City Players of DC
Lightning/Napolitano won the 11th grade division and the Long Island Panthers won both the 7th and 6th grade boys championships at the Think Pink Classic......... Congratulations to Tim McKenzie and Aaren Edmead for being listed among the top performers at the Providence Jamfest, one of the largest 7ournaments in the country. Both play for Team Long Island, who finished 4-1, losing to finalist Move Your Feet by 7 in the Sweet 16.
May Mayhem Champs
LongIslandBasketball.com's fourth Annual May Mayhem Tournament, held at the terrific new Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury, was a great event filled with exciting games and dramatic finishes! Most of the championship games went right down to the wire, with the New York All-Stars 15U team taking the 10th grade division, Port North the 9th, the Staten Island Musketeers champions in the 8th grade division, and Lightning Granville prevailing in 7th grade!
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM SOON!
7th Gr Champion Lightning/Granville
8th Grade Champion SI Musketeers
9th Grade Champion Port North Falcons
10th Grade Champion NY Allstars
