Long Island AAU Basketball

Knights ECN Champions!

The Long Island Knights/Davis 18U Team went undefeated on their way to the championship of the East Coast Nationals. DETAILS SOON

Shouler On Mountain

Dave Shouler's 11U team captured the championship at Hoop Mountain's New York Metro Showdown, going undefeated.

Knights Fall Short

The Long Island Knights program took another big step forward when two of their teams advanced out of their pools at Hoop Mountain's New York Metro Showdown. The Mosley 17U team went all the way to the championship game before falling, while the 14U Prendergast team finished a strong 3-1, getting eliminated after playing back to back games in a hot gym.

Summer Recruiting

For teenagers in most sports--basketball included--the glory of playing organized competition often comes in representing your high school. But when it comes to increasing your chances at a scholarship, summer basketball is where you need to shine. Why is that? Why does high school bring glory and school pride, but summer ball "pays the bills," so to speak? GO TO IHOOPS ARTICLE BY RYAN WOOD

Summer

Championships

KNULIFE captured the 15U Title at the LongIslandBasketball.com SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, twice coming from behind to defeat Reach One Teach One in a terrific Championship Series. The Malik Sealy All-Stars were 14U Champs, winning the age group convincingly, with the Long Island Knights runners up. FYA took the 13U title, defeating Brentwood's Finest in the chip of a very strong division, and the Baldwin Blue Devils came out on top in the 10U division, also coming from behind to defeat the Great Neck All-Stars. The Varsity Division Champion was never decided, with the final called off after tempers flared late in the second half of the hotly contested match-up between Team Buckets and The Long Island Knights. To recognize their outstanding seasons up to that point in very competitive divisions, Team Buckets was awarded the 17U Title, and the Knights the 18U MORE LATER

Kendall Madison Update

The Kendall Madison Playaz 14U & 16U won the Westchester Elite Spring Classic championship held in Mt.Vernon area on weekend of April 23-25.

Knick Head Coach Mike D'Antoni, whose son participated in the event, took a congratulatory photo with the team!

2010 AAU D1

District Champions!

The Gauchos took top honors at this season's AAU District Championships, taking 4 D1 titles, while the Juice All Stars had champions in two divisions. 322 Teams participated in the District Championships this year, a 10% increase over last year.

The D1 Champions were:

9U Div l - NY Gauchos

10U Div l - Riverside Hawks

11U Div l - Juice All Stars

12U Div l - New Heights

13U Div l - NY Gauchos

14U Div l - Juice All Stars

15U Div l - NY Gauchos

16U Div l - NY Gauchos

17U Div l - Westch. Hawks

Kendall Madison Fall Champions

The Kendall Madison Playaz defeated the Long Island Knights in the featured JV Division of LongIslandBasketball.com's Fall Championships, coming from behind for the victory. A very impressive T & D squad dominated the 8th Grade Division, while the Knights came out on top in 7th Grade with a hard fought win over the Lightning. The Wizards impressively dominated the 5th Grade division.

Long Island At IS8

Harborfields did something rare for a Long Island high school team - they advanced out of their pool at IS8 and won their first round playoff game against Philly's Huntington Park 73-54. IS8 is based in Queens, and mixes AAU and school teams together, with only the very best school teams able to compete against the all-star squads. In their second round game, they faced a towering Shooting Stars team, bigger at every position by 3-4 inches, and it looked like they would get blown right out of the gym early on, falling behind 15-1, but a 12-3 run got them back into it, and then a three pointer by Matt Mcleod and a fast break lay-up by Nick Fessendan brought them within 5 at the half. They rallied to take a 30-29 lead on a three pointer by Jo Jo Savaglia, and then battled right down to the final buzzer, trailing by 2 with 20 seconds remaining on a three point play by Mcleod, but two Shooting Stars free throws made it a 62-58 final. The Bunky Reid All-Stars and Team Buckets also advanced out of their pool, but unfortunately met in the first round, with Bunky Reid rocking Buckets behind 24 points from Chavaughn Lewis and 18 from Paris Abrams. The All-Stars then fell in the second round, dropping an 81-64 decision to the Playaz Seniors in a game that was closer than the final score.

Fall Preseason Reports

The Bunky Reid All-Stars won their IS8 opener 73-67 over NIA Prep from Newark, NJ - a semifinalist at IS8 last season. Paris Abrams exploded for 34 points and Chavaughn Lewis added 17.

LongIslandbasketball.com's Summer Champion Team Buckets crushed Thomas Edison from NYC 80-46 in their opener at the Beacon 158 Back-to-School Tournament. Lindenhurst's Stu Warren had a game high 19 points, while Baldwin's Brandon Williams and Hills West's Emile Blackman added 16 each. Shaq Mosley from Uniondale finished with 12

The Truth About AAU

Most people refer to basketball played between April and August as AAU basketball, but it's not!

GO TO IHOOPS ARTICLE BY RYAN WOOD

Fundamental Training

Reach One Teach One Fundamental Skills Training is a program to be held Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays July 6, 2010 thru August 31, 2010.

We are currently accepting registration, the application can be downloaded from our web site at www.coachfisher1.com or register in person Friday June 25, 2010 and Wednesday June 30, 2010 7:00pm -9:00pm at High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety , 116-25 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard , Jamaica, NY 11434-1614 . The program is for boys and girls, grades 3 thru 12 and players of all skill level, this is extremely helpful to a student athlete who wishes to advance to our AAU program. For more information or if you have any questions contact Coach Fisher, Coach Howell or our Director Jeanine Fisher at (516) 285-4505.

Program Structure and Cost

Tuesday & Thursday Evenings- 7:00pm-9:00pm

Saturday Mornings-10:00am-12:00pm

1 Day a week or 8 Sessions-$180.00

2 Days a week or 16 Sessions-$360.00

3 Days a week or 24 Sessions-$540.00

Game Over Classic

Dates: Jun 18-20, 2010

Invitation: AAU 9-17. A/B Gender: B Games: 3

Location(s): Long Island, NY Cost: $450

Contact: Dana Dingle, 1616 Sherbourne Rd, Valley Stream, NY 11580 Email Link: ddingle7@Gmail.com

Website Link: www.gameovernyc.com

Telephone: 516-784-0733 Notes: Teams from all over the east coast. Certified bank check or money orders only. Made out to Go Sports, Inc.

AAU Nationals Update

A number of Long Island based teams participated in the 2010 AAU National Championships, which were played in facilities spread out around the country, including sites in Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. In the 11u (5th Grade) D2 Championship Classic Division, the Hollis All-Stars went 6-1 and defeated the Tennessee Thunder 33-30 in the championship game. The All-Stars managed to capture the title despite having only six players, all of whom were from Long Island or Queens. “This was a great experience, to see young players have the determination and the will to win,” head coach Donald Francois said. Francois’s team was the first squad to win a national championship in the 30-year history of the Hollis Biddies organization. And not only did they make history--they did it in heart-pounding fashion, winning six straight after dropping the opener, and beating a strong MABC team from Boston with a shot at the buzzer. In D2 of the 12u(6th Grade) division, the Bombers went 2-1 in pool play and lost their opening round game in the consolation tournament. Despite being hampered by player injuries and illnesses. In the 16U D1 division, the Rising Stars went 3-0 in pool play but lost their first round game in the Championship bracket and lost their first round consolation game. In the 17U D2 division, the Baldwin Blue Devils lost two out of three in pool play but bounced back to claim second place in the Classic bracket. The Blue Devils defeated the Florida Tar Heels 66-57, the Providence Storm 71-48, the TAB Spurs 54-42 and Long Island Lightning- Smocovich 56-48 on their way to the championship game. The Blue Devils lost 73-43 in the final to the Fab 5. In the 17U D1 division, the Rising Stars won all three games to finish first in their pool before losing 68-51 to HYCP Elite in the second round of Championship bracket play. The Rising Stars defeated the Boston Warriors Elite 73-53 in their first consolation game, but lost 97-64 to Rich Soil (Team Next) in the next consolation game and were eliminated from the tournament. Long Island Lightning- Dingle (Gold) went 3-0 in pool play and advanced to the Championship bracket. They defeated NC Athletics East 64-52. MBA Hoops Elite 69-63, and NC Athletic 80-66 before falling 90-55 to St. Louis Gameface. In the consolation bracket, LIL-Dingle beat South Florida Elite 74-73, Da House Lighthouse 82-74, and the NY Gauchos 62-58 to claim 6th place. Long Island Lightning- Dingle (Blue) went undefeated in pool play and qualified for the Championship bracket. They beat the LA Roundballers 72-51, the SYF Players 77-76, and Crusader Nation 61-53, before falling 61-54 to AR Wings Elite in the quarterfinals. LIL-Dingle then lost to St. Louis Gameface in the quarterfinal consolation. Congratulations to all that participated!

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May 30th Shootout 16U Champion LI Knights

2009 15U Summer Champions Team Buckets

Team Underrated 14U captured the Championship @ the Beantown Massacre in Boston, Mass.

Minutemen Invitational

The long running early season boys' AAU tournament, the Minutemen Invitational, will once again be held at NY's Fordham University on March 26, 27 and 28. Teams come from all over the Northeast and as far as the Carolinas. Canada, Ireland and England in past years. 9 Courts, 3 restaurants on campus. Watch college baseball and softball and tennis during your game breaks. Take the family and visit the Bronx Zoo or Botanical Gardens, adjacent to the campus! BOYS Grades 5 to 12 and GIRLS Grades 6-9. For more inforamtion, or to register, go to www.minutemenbb.com

New Spring League

The new LongIslandBasketbal.com Spring League begins April 13th at ISA in Sayville and runs until June 14th. 8 games plus playoffs for $495 plus refs fees. REGISTER

Tim Casey Champs

Despite being driven indoors by the rain, the annual Tim Casey Memorial 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament was a resounding success once again.Players from Cameroon, Costa Rica, Chile, Honduras and Portugal joined local standouts in four hotly contested divisions, and the champions were:

Open A -- Kelly Martin, Gerardo Suero, Keith Anderson, Benoit Bekono
Open B -- Andrew Heatherington, Ian Hanback, Juan Zeladon, Rodrigo Miranda
College -- Billy Grannaman, Trip Cardinale, Benjamin Leavitt
High School -- Steven Musgrove, J.J. Ortiz, Trey Lewis

Our thanks to everybody that participated!

TRYOUTS

Nike Swoosh Tryouts

12U travel team is looking to fill spots for its NIKE SWOOSH SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM. Players chosen for this elite team will receive a reversible Nike uniform and a chance to compete against Long Island's and New York City's best. Tryouts are free and open to players 10-12. Tryouts will be held every Monday in May and June at : EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL, 77 HILLTOP DR. BRENTWOOD. This team will be completely sponsored. Players good enough to make this team will play on it at no cost! For more information or to try out, contact sydizen@hotmail.com

Long Island Knights

INDIVIDUAL TRYOUTS for the Sayville based boys AAU Progam will be conducted at team practices. Boys grades 7th-11th. REGISTER and you will be given a tryout time. Must be a good, committed player.

Summer Tryouts

The North Babylon Bulldogs are back! We have top coaches who have played Division 1 College Basketball. We are holding tryouts for our Summer Travel team program at Peter J. Brennan Middle School in North Babylon on May 13 from 7 to 9pm for 4th and 5th graders and on 5/20/2011 from 7 to 9pm for 6th and 7th graders. Please visit our website at www.nbacbasketball.com for more information or you can contact Neil Jenkins at tnnc@optonline.net or call

631 275 5127.

6th Grade Girls Tryouts

The Unique All Stars 6th Grade AAU Girls team is looking for a few more players. If you want to grow athletically, with a team of that has proven experience to get girl D1 scholarship,

then the Unique All Stars maybe the AAU organization for you. Half Hollow West Star player, and St. John University top player Tesia Harris is the head coach.

Practice and tryouts on Monday and Tuesday, 7:30PM at the Half Hollow Hills West gym. We train and develop elite athletes for high school and college.

For more information contact 631-312-7073.

7th Grade Tryouts

Kendall Madison 7th grade tryouts to be held at Selden Middle School, 22 Jefferson Ave Centereach on Thurs, 4/14 from 6-8 pm. $15 non-refundable fee. For more info contact Nick Thomas, 631-664-0724, Jack Agostino, 631-463-1515, or Anthony Rountree, 631-294-4470

Long Island Knights

INDIVIDUAL TRYOUTS for the Sayville based AAU Progam will be conducted at team practices. Boys grades 7th-11th. REGISTER and you will be given a tryout time. Must be a good, committed player. Girls tryouts postponed. Check back for a new date.

12U Players Wanted

The South Shore Bulldogs Basketball Team Based in Brentwood Long Island is looking for A BIG Man and a guard.

This team plays on all levels. AAU, travel, town & other city tournaments & leagues.

We are The most affordable program on long Island. If you are a player between the ages of 10 and 12 years old you are welcome to come to any of our free weekly open Tryouts. Free training also available. Scholarships available for players that Qualify. For Info or to Tryout email Head Coach: Syd Barrington sydizen@hotmail.com

8th Grade Big Man Needed

A very competitive 8th Grade/14u Lightning team is looking for a big man 6'2 or higher that can play the game. We will play at the island garden as well as a few tournaments. Any info please contact

Russell Lacourte (516)732-8510

R1T1 8th and 6th Grade

One of the Metropolitan Regions premier AAU programs, founded in 2006 and growing fast. Reach One Teach One "Hawks" is seeking BOYS whose grade as of October 01, 2010 is:

6th Grade: An athlete must be in the 6th Grade as of October 1, 2010 and CANNOT TURN 14 prior to September 1, 2011

8th Grade: An athlete must be in the 8th Grade as of October 1, 2010 and CANNOT TURN 16 prior to September 1, 2011..

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ROSTER SPOTS AVAILABLE ON THESE TEAMS ARE FOR PLAYERS AT THE FOLLOWING POSITION: POINT GUARD, SMALL FORWARD AND CENTER

Date(s): Sunday March 27, 2011

Start Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm

Place: Bayside High School

32-24 Corp Kennedy Street

Flushing, NY 11361

Date(s): Wednesday March 30, 2011

Start Time: 7:00am-8:30pm

Place: Bayside High School

32-24 Corp Kennedy Street

Flushing, NY 11361

All Student athletes should bring a "LEGIBLE" copy of his birth certificate and a copy of their "JUNE 2010" report card. No Student athlete will be allowed to participate in the tryouts without A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.

For information and questions contact: Coach Ali, Coach Howell, or Coach White (516) 285-4505 or via the Web at www.coachfisher1.com

Team Buckets Tryouts

Team Buckets will have the second tryout for their 16u and 17u teams at Babylon Annex in North Babylon, 281 Phelps Lane, North Babylon. on Sunday, March 13th at 7pm. $10 reg fee.

Good 6th Grade Player

Very competitive 6th grade team needs skilled and committed wingman. Practice 2-3 times per week. Contact Coach Shouler at press12@verizon.net

G7 9th Grade Girls AAU

Game 7 9th grade girls have 1 opening on their roster. Extremely competetive team whose schedule includes traveling, playing locally, and in showcase tournaments. If interested contact Jim at jfox99@netzero.com

Lightning H.S.Tryouts

FINAL SUFFOLK-LIGHTNING BOYS HIGH SCHOOL TRYOUTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE FOLLOWING DATE AND TIMES:

9TH GR BOYS- TUES, MAR 8TH

5:45PM-6:45PM

10TH GR BOYS- TUES, MAR 8TH 6:45PM-7:45PM

11TH GRADE BOYS- TUES MARCH 8TH 7:45PM-8:45PM

Any questions, please email Rob Pavinellior call him at 631-521-5168 There will be a $10 tryout fee for all players who have not previously tried out.

Girls 14U-16U Tryouts

Long Island Lady Wizards

Saturday Feb 26 th

14U at 2pm

15U at 3pm

16U at 4pm

Sunday Feb 27 th

14U at 10am

15U at 11am

16U at 12noon

DPCC – 41 Homer Ave, Deer Park NY 11729

631 667-6665

All positions open!!!

www.LIWizardsbasketball.com

LadyWizardsBasketball@gmail.com

(No Tryout Fees)

5th GRADE TRYOUTS

Beyond Fitness-BMBB is having a boys 5th grade tryout Wednesday, March 2nd, at Kennedy High School in Bellmore NY @ 7:30 PM. Tryout fee is $10 and we are looking for 6 players. We will play in the Island Garden Tournament, and also Northsport in March. Head trainer and coach is Kris Cabrera. Questions, please call my cell @ 201-406-8082.

8th Grade Tryouts

Lighting-Clarke, a very competitive and well coached 8th grade boys AAU team based out of NorthSport is looking to add 3 players to their roster and is having tryouts on Sat. Feb 26th @ 5:00pm at NorthSport Athletic Facility, 469 Ft Salonga Rd, Northport, NY. Please contact Rob Pavinelli for any additional information or with any questions. Work: 631-757-BALL (2255) Cell: 631-521-5168

www.northsportny.com

Girls Travel Tryouts

Tryouts for Brentwood Girls Travel Basketball will be held at the Brentwood Recreation Center March 12th and March 19th. The Lady Blazers 12u team tryouts will begin at 1pm.

For Information please contact Tim Wilson at 631-796-1217 or ice301@hotmail.com . The Lady Dymonds 14u tryout will begin at 3pm. For Information please contact Claude Ellis at 631-561-3897 or ce11706@aol.com. Schedule includes Nike Swoosh, Staten Island Stingray Tournament, New York Stock Exchange and Brentwood Summer Slam and more. Come on down and show us what you got. For more info go to our web site

5th Grade BoysTryouts

Friday January 14th 7:00pm - 9:00pm

St. Mark's Gym 200 Hempstead Ave.

Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Game 7 Basketball is holding a tryout for their AAU 5th grade boy’s basketball team for the upcoming spring season. Looking for committed, serious players. Any questions contact, jfox99@netzero.com

There will be no fee to try out.

Lightning - Suffolk

Tryouts for Long Island Lightning - Suffolk, based in the new state of the art NorthSport facility in Northport, will be held Monday, January 17th. DETAILS

Lady DiamondsTryouts

Tryouts for the Brentwood Lady Diamonds 13U and 14U teams will be held at the Brentwood recreation Center, 99 Third Avenue in Brentwood. For further information, call coach Claude Ellis at 631 561 3897 or e-mail him ce11706@aol.com

R1T1 Tryouts

One of the Metropolitan Regions Premier AAU programs. Founded in 2006 and growing FAST...

2011 Reach One Teach One "Hawks"

Elementary and Junior/Middle School Tryouts: February 5th and 6th

2011 Reach One Teach One "Hawks" High School Division Tryouts:

February 26th and 27th

DETAILS

Wizards AAU Tryouts

12/15 - 10 under boys 6:30pm

@Deer Park Community Center

12/16 - 14 under boys 7:30pm

@ Robert Frost Middle School

12/27 - Girls 8-11under 6:00PM

@ Deer Park Community Center

Questions email: DPCCCoachGreg@aol.com

Girls Elite 11U Tryouts

The Unique All-stars will be having tryouts for girls 11 years old or in the 6th grade. The Unique All-Stars girls basketball team over the years has sent over 21 girls to division 1 basketball schools. We're looking for elite girls who wants to play at a higher level. We will play in elite tournaments and practice with an emphasis on the fundamentals of basketball. Come learn and get better with Unique All-stars. Tryout Location: Hill West High School (Back Gym) Dates: December 13, 2010

Time: 7:30pm

NBAC Bulldogs Tryouts

The NBAC North Babylon Bulldogs are a new program in their second year.

They are holding tryouts at the North Babylon ANNEX on December 4th and 5th for boys ages 7 to 12 to fill spots on our 8U, 10U and 12U teams. Please visit our website at www.nbacbasketball.com for more information as well as times to appear for your age group or you can contact Neil Jenkins at tnnc@optonline.net or call 631 275 5127.

7th Grade Girls Needed

The NY LIONS based out of Westbury are looking for good players to add to their roster. The team will compete in the Island Garden Winter Super League. These players can also become part of the Lions’ AAU team that will play in the spring. If interested, contact pmp96Lau@gmail.com

7th Grade Boys Tryouts

Fresh off their championship at the Fall Shootout, the Long Island Knights 7th Grade Basketball Team will hold tryouts to fill a few spots prior to their winter league season. Must be a strong player. The team will be playing in a competitive winter league, and then will begin a full tournament schedule in the spring of 2011.

REGISTER FOR TRYOUT

AAU Scraps Age Groups

AAU Boys Basketball will scrap the age based divisions it has used for years at the District, Regional, and National Championships, and will adopt grade based divisions starting with the current AAU season. Each grade division will have a maximum permissible age, but the age limits are generous and should allow almost every player to play at his grade level. For example, a player in the 9th grade division can be up to 16 years old. The age determination date remains 9/1, so this season it will be 9/1/11. In the example above, a 9th grader can be 16, but cannot turn 17 before 9/1/11 and play as a 9th grader.

Team Elite Tryouts

Team Elite is a new basketball program with players from both the Long Island and New York City regions. Our 4th Grade Boys Team will be holding tryouts Sunday, November 14, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 12 Noon at Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club, 135 Forest Avenue, in Locust Valley. There are no fees for this program and practice and game uniforms and other gear are provided free of charge. Please contact George Bilicic (917-459-7831) or Wayne White wayneohunt@aol.com if you would like to attend the tryouts for this new program.

10/11U Big Men Needed

The BULLDOGS are a well established travel basketball team based right here in Brentwood. We are looking for a few Big (Tall) Kids to help our team compete in local tournaments as well as tournaments around the city. Any child between the ages of 10 and 11 years old is welcome to come down and tryout. No prior basketball experience is necessary. There will be free training available locally if you are lucky enough to be selected to be a Bulldog.

BULLDOG BASKETBALL its Faaaaaaaaaantastic!

For more information, you can contact Head Coach

Syd Barrington at 917-930-1458 or sydizen@hotmail.com

14U and 16U Tryouts

One of the Metropolitan Regions Premier AAU programs. Founded in 2006 and growing fast. Also, one of few programs that practices in a High School facility ALL YEAR ROUND!!!!!!!! Reach One Teach One "Hawks" is seeking Boys for our "SUMMER PROGRAM" whose grade as of September 2009 is:

8th Grade 14 and Under can not turn 15 before July 01, 2010

10th Grade16 and Under can not turn 17 before July 01, 2010

Date(s): Wednesdays and Fridays May 05- 28, 2010 Start Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm

Place: High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety 116-25 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard

Jamaica, NY 11434-1614

All Student athletes should bring a "LEGIBLE" copy of his birth certificate and a copy of their “MOST RECENT” report card. No Student athlete will be allowed to participate in the tryouts without a birth certificate and a report card.

For information and questions contact: (516) 285-4505 Or via the Web at www.coachfisher1.com

15U Team Needs Replacement

Good 15U AAU Team lost forward to injury.

REGISTER for tryout

14U Girls Tryout

A good girls 14U Team will be holding tryouts for their final roster spots. REGISTER and you will be called in for a tryout

Rising Stars

Rising Stars is looking for high level players for its 11u, 12u , 13u, and 14u AAU teams for the spring. If interested please contact Dan Gimpel @ clinics4@aol.com or 516-889-1372 Rising Stars tryouts will be held at Long Island Lutheran HS. Please email Dan for dates and times please.

Cecil Watkins Memorial

We are saddened to announce that Cecil Watkins, the Governor of New York Metropolitan AAU, died on October 10, 2009 after losing a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He had been an active member and leader in the AAU for well over three decades. His family has announced that a memorial service in his honor will be held on Sunday, November 1 at 3:00 PM at the Adelphi University Gymnasium. Bobby Dodd, the President and CEO of AAU USA, will be one of the speakers. Cecil was serving as both the Governor and Boys Basketball Chair of the New York Metro Region at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. The family has established a website in Cecil's honor. There is also information as to how donations can be made to a charity designated by the family. The website is www.cecilwatkins.com

New Year's Shootout 10U Champion GCAA

New Year's Shootout 11U Champion

Sportsworx Bulls

New Year's Shootout 12U Champion

On Point Cyclones

New Year's Shootout 13U Champion

Brentwood's Finest

New Year's Shootout 14U Champion

Valley Stream Shooting Stars

REACH ONE

TEACH ONE

HAWKS

One of the Metropolitan Regions Premier AAU programs

TU 14U Third At Nationals!

Team Underrated went 8-1 to take third place at the AAU D2 14U Nationals, losing by 9 to the champion Columbia Slammers (South Carolina) in the semifinals, and then defeating Low Country (South Carolina) 56-39 to take 3rd place. FINAL FOUR

Locust Valley based Team Elite Brewster Champions

Bottom Row: (L-R) Keandre Augustine, Daruis Chester and Joe Carney. Top Row: (L-R) Coach Wayne White Sr., Chris Billicic, William Billicic, Wayne White Jr., Coach Darren Chester and Tyler Stewart - not pictured Johndee Baptiste

6'7 Kyle Williams from Freeport, who will be a freshman at St. John The Baptist this fall, was selected to play in the Top 40 Game at the Freshman All American Camp in Chicago.

Blue Devils To Nationals

The Baldwin Blue Devils 17U boys are going to the AAU National Championships in Orlando. Coached by Ralph Crespo and Marcus Everton, the team is composed entirely of players from Baldwin and Freeport who've been playing together for a number of years. This will be their third straight appearance in the Nationals.

Good luck guys!

Red Hot Summer Action!

Stamford, CT came from behind to defeat Malverne in the Varsity/17U Division Finals of the Summer Slamfest at the Island Garden, and the 16U Champion Westchester Warriors did the same, defeating the 15U Champion Capital District Raptors from Albany in the JV Final. It was the Long Island Knights taking the 14U crown, the Panthers were 13U Champions, and the 11U Wizards defeated the 10U Champion Baldwin Blue Devils in the Grade School Final. At the Annual Roosevelt Tournament, Harborfields continued their impressive summer with a win over the Rockaways in the Varsity Final. Justin Ringen scored a team high 19 points and Nick Fessenden had 18. Lucas Woodhouse was named tournament MVP. At the Beacon Summer Tournament, St. Mary's defeated Cordozo behind 20 points from Charles McCann and 15 from Chavaughn Lewis.

LI Knights Update

The Long Island Knights AAU program continues to make a name for itself! The 18U Davis Team won the Rumble In Beantown Championship, while the 15U Fregosi Team took home the trophies at Hooperstown. The 13U Colarusso Team took second place at the Super Showcase in New Haven, and the 17U Mosley team finished 2-1 in their pool at the Gym Rat. Congratulations to all! If you'd like to join the Knights, REGISTER FOR A TRYOUT

Suffolk Y Gold!

The Suffolk YJCC boy’s basketball team participated in the North American Maccabi Youth Games held in Richmond Virginia, finishing a perfect 7 and 0 and winning the Gold Medal by defeating Atlantic City 62 - 49 in the championship game. The Maccabi youth games are an annual event held in different venues throughout the United States. This is Team Suffolk's second gold medal in three years, having won this event in Detroit in 2008. The team consisted of 8 players from Suffolk County. They are: Michael Chemtob (Hills East), Dillon Hertel (Commack), John Horowitz (Bay Shore), Jake Kepes (Ward Mellville), Joseph Santarpia (Sachem), Nate Schwartz (Hills East), Matt Smith (Northport), and Andrew Weintraub (Hills East). Try-outs will be held this winter for the 2011 games. If you are interested in try-out information please contact Jerry Schwartz at 631.834.1155 or Alan Bluman at 516.946.1024.

Long Island Takes Silver

Long Island, represented by the Sid Jacobson JCC 16U Team, advanced to the Gold Medal Game at the 2010 Macabbi Games, falling to Los Angeles 66-51 to bring home the Silver Medal. The games were played at the University of Nebraska/Omaha this year. The Long Island team went 4-0 in pool play, defeating Palo Alto 78-46, North Miami Beach 66-55, Omaha 86 – 58 and San Diego by 7 in overtime. In the San Diego game, Long Island rallied from a 9 point 4th quarter deficit, with LuHi's Zach Goodman nailing a long-range three to tie it with less than 2 minutes to go in regulation. Mikey Friedman (Syosset) led the way with 18 points in the 4th quarter and overtime periods, and Great Neck South's Daniel Belmont added 10 4th quarter points. In the Medal Rounds, they first defeated Israel 73 - 61, with Goodman, Friedman and Alec Ludwig (Great Neck) playing lock down "D" and scoring in double figures, and Roslyn's Andrew Wolfe dominating inside. They beat St. Louis 59-42 in the semifinals to clinch a medal behind 17 points from Goodman before falling to the team from L.A. in the final. The L.A. game was tied going into the 4th quarter but foul trouble was LI's downfall.

LI Nike Swoosh Report

16U FINALS

Pythons 50 Reach 1 Teach 1 47

14U FINALS

Team Underrated 35 Shore Shots 33

12U FINALS

Bunky Reid All-Stars 41 LI Heat 29

16U SEMIFINALS

R1T1 Hawks 59 Brentwood Ballers 37

Pythons 57 Lions 44

Pythons Nike Champs

The Pythons defeated the Reach-One-Teach-One Hawks 50-47 in the 16U championship game of the Nike Swoosh Summer League. On a beautiful night to be outdoors, the game was played in the cool open air of Martin “Bunky” Reid Park in Westbury. Although the Pythons led from start to finish, the Hawks were never out of striking distance and made a series of runs, but couldn’t manage to close the gap. Both teams looked energized from the opening tip, attacking the basket aggressively and going hard on defense to boot. Charles McCann and Dante Agnew from St. Mary;'s and Tiquan Garner from LuHi set the pace for the Pythons early, scoring all 15 of the squad’s first quarter points. Tony Wilson had 8 in the opening period for Reach-One-Teach-One, but after one they trailed 15-10. McCann continued to take it to the rim for the Pythons in the second quarter, generating contact and drawing fouls. Wilson matched his intensity for the Hawks, scoring on tough drives to the basket. At halftime, the score was 24-20 in favor of the Pythons, and they came out firing in the second half behind sharp shooting from Chancellor Ellis, who had 8 points in the third quarter. Floral Park's Shamoy Macintosh came alive for Reach-One-Teach-One, knocking down a couple of treys and scoring 9 points in the period after having only a bucket to his name in the first half, but after three his Hawks were down 41-31. Things started to get heated in the fourth quarter, as both teams attacked the basket and played tough, physical defense. The Hawks were able to capitalize on all the contact by drawing fouls, and Markell French and Mcintosh made the Pythons pay at the line, eventually cutting the lead to 3 with seconds remaining. They couldn’t come up with a steal on the final possession, however, and the Pythons got the victory. Wilson led all scorers with 20 for the Hawks, and Mcintosh added 17. McCann led the Pythons with 11, and Ellis had 10.

Nike Swoosh 16U Champion Pythons

Nike Swoosh 14U Champs T.U.

Kings Of The Court

The Long Island Knights defeated the Long Island Wizards 53-40 for the 14U championship of the Kings of the Court Tournament held at Coastal Sports in Hauppauge. The 16U Champion was LP Fams, a 63-43 winner over the Brentwood Ballers.

SUMMER EXPLOSION!LongIslandBasketball.com's One Day Summer Explosion was held at Interstate Sports Academy in Sayville, and featured 14 straight hours of non-stop basketball action. It was a great day, with lots of great teams and players on the courts. The first championship was awarded in the girls division, with the 12U Lady Lions taking home their first title of the season with a convincing win over Good Shepard in the final. Next was the boys 11U division, where the Aviator Angels stopped the Wildcats, and then the boys 13U, where Brentwood's Finest overwhelmed the Long Island Knights/Butts in the chip. The 14U boys was a great matchup between the Long Island Knights -Prendergast and the Unique All-Stars, and the Knights came home with the hardware, while in 15U boys, it was the DAC Marksmen over the Long Island Knights - Mosley in a very exciting and balanced division. The High School Division was dominated by the Long Island Knights - Mosley, who beat the Long Island Heat in the championship game. Our thanks to everybody that participated!

BLAST HIGHLIGHTS

Whenever the excellent Alaska Mountaineers team and their head coach, Long Islander Rick Henderson, make the long trip down to play in one of our tournaments, it's a special occasion, and this year, they chose the One Day Blast played May 22nd at Interstate Sports Academy. Our own Long Island Knights/Mosley team ended up winning the division in impressive fashion, defeating the Mountaineers, Lightning/Dingle, and the Valley Stream Warriors - all excellent teams - to take home the title. There were also other exciting results at The Blast. In the 13U boys division, the Wildcats joined an elite list of teams that are 3 time Long Island Basketball.com Shootout Champions, dominating a solid lineup of teams in their age group. The Valley Stream Shooting Stars, Onpoint Cyclones, and Aviator Angels AAU programs all moved up on another select list - most program championships - as the Shooting Stars took home the 13U girls title, the Cyclones the 11U boys, and the Angels the 10U boys. Thanks to everybody that participated in a terrific event, and to the folks at ISA for hosting it.

JUNE SHOOTOUT !

After 12 straight hours of non-stop hoops action, the following teams were crowned June Shootout Champions:

11U: South Shore Bulldogs

13U: Da Fam Club

13U Girls: Valley Stream Shooting Stars

14U: Suffolk Lightning

May Mayhem Results

CHAMPIONS:

17U Reach 1 Teach

15U Reach 1 Teach 1

14U NY Knights

14U Girls Running Rebels

13U FYA

11U Aviator Angels

11-10U Great Neck All-Stars

SPRING RUMBLE

CHAMPIONS:

17U Long Island Heat

16U LI Knights/Jacob

14U LI Knights/Prendergast

13U Wildcats

12U Onpoint Cyclones

11U Onpoint Cyclones

10U Greak Neck Adidas All-Stars

Big Spring Shootout

CHAMPIONS:

18U LI Knights/Defenders

17U Team Buckets

15U Team Buckets

14U Rising Stars

13U Wildcats

12U Girls LI Lightning/Bianco

10U Brentwood Bulldogs

RAMPAGE CHAMPIONS

LongIslandBasketball.com's ONE DAY RAMPAGE featured good teams from all over the metro area. In the 12U Girls Division, the Future Stars from Westchester breezed to the title in impressive fashion. The 13U Boys A Division belonged to FYA from Brooklyn, while the B Division went to Long Island's Team Elite, a very good 12U team playing up. In the featured 16U Division, The Kendall Madison Playaz from out east took the crown.

Tim Casey 3 On 3

Our thanks to everybody that participated!

Team Elite Island Garden

7th Gr. Summer Champions!

Bottom Row: (L-R) Shane Gatling, Joe Carney, Keandre Augustine and Kyle Harding.Top Row: (L-R) Coach Darrin Chester, Darius Chester, Tyler Stewart, Coach Wayne White Sr., Wayne White Jr. and Johndee Baptiste.

Not Pictured: Christopher and William Bilicic

Unique All-Stars Upper Room JV Champions

In the Upper Room Fall League, the Unique All-Stars captured the JV Championship, beating a good St. Anthony's team 47-46 in the final.

Unique "Next" Champs

The Unique All-Stars, led by Terry Harris, younger brother of Tobias, and by Elisha Boone, who was named tournament MVP, captured the 14U title at the Nike Playaz Club "We Got Next" Tournament. The All-Stars went 5-0, beating the Playaz in pool play and the Gauchos 54-50 in the Championship Game. Boone finished with 29 points in the chip, while Harris had 15 points and 5 rebounds.

Long Islanders Help Riverside

After re-launching their program, the Riverside Hawks, for many years one of the dominant basketball programs in the metropolitan area, are enjoying success on the national level once again. Surprisingly, Long Islanders are playing a part in the renewed success of the Manhattan based program. Bellport's Armand Correa was part of their 16U team that finished in the Elite 8 of the AAU Super Showcase, beating nationally ranked Team Takeover along the way, while Stephan Milhaven from Port Washington and Josh Clark, who will be attending St. Mary's this year, helped lead the 14U team to an 8th place finish at the D2 Nationals.

Team Buckets Champs!

S.O.N.I.A.Y. Inc would like to congratulate Hank Williams and Team Buckets for participating in and winning the Fourth Annual Cancer Awareness Basketball Tournament.

Knights Take Title

The Long Island Knights 9th Grade Team bounced back from a preliminary round loss to the DAC Marksmen, defeating the team from Queens in the championship game of the LongIslandBasketball.com Fall Showdown. The JV Championship capped off a full day of hoops action that saw LI Lightning/Mark breeze to the 8th Grade title, the Knights come out on top once again, this time dominating the 7th Grade Division, the South Shore Bulldogs claim the 6th Grade crown, and the Wizards rise to the top in the 5th Grade Division.

7th Grade Champion LI Knights

5th Grade Champion Wizards

JV Champion Long Island Knights

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SUMMER LEAGUES!

Both youth and men's summer leagues will be getting underway soon at the new air conditioned NorthSport facility in Northport. Register now for excellent competition in an outstanding facility! Boys and girls 4th through varsity and men's A, B1 and B2 level divisions. DETAILS AND REGISTRATION FOR ALL NORTHSPORT BASKETBALL PROGRAMS

Scrimmage League

The South Shore Bulldogs are hosting a 6th grade (11/12year old) scrimmage league in Brentwood. Long Island.

All travel, AAU, CYO, Town teams are welcome to enter. Each Team pays a low $50 Registration fee to get in. We will host the games right here in Brentwood on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Referiees will be provided, with each team paying a $35 ref fee at each game. Please email me ASAP if your interested. sydizen@hotmail.com

King Youth Invitational

The 7th Annual “I Have A Dream” 2011 One Day Youth Basketball Invitational Tournament will be held January 15, 2011 at the Hofstra University Sports Complex. $300.00 per team, 3 game guaranteed.

12U and 14U boys teams

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Go Hard In Da Paint

The Valley Stream based Reach One Teach One Hawks AAU Program will be running a competitive Winter League out of the High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety in Jamaica, Queens. It is open to Long Island and New York City based teams. BOYS & GIRLS - Grades 4th thru 10th. Games played Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The season will begin in January and run until April. APPLICATIONS AND DEPOSITS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DECEMBER 31, 2010. For more information, call: (516) 285-4505, E-mail: rotobasketball@aol.com, Web Address: www.coachfisher1.com

TU Nike Metro Champs

The Team Underrated 14U team, the Long Island Nike Swoosh League Champions, defeated teams from Manhattan and Queens in the preliminary rounds, and then defeated Brookyn in the final of the Nike Swoosh Tournament of Champions. Gabrielle Kilpatrick and Tyree Glascoe led the way, with significant contributions from Antwan Pevy and Marcus Hall. TU won the Long Island Championship on a last second shot by Brandon Tolliver.

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With the completion of our spring and summer tournament series, LongIslandbasketball.com is pleased to announce the names of our 2010 Overall Champions. Overall champions are based first on our Summer Championship Tournament, and then on the results of the 10 other tournaments we held this season. Over 200 teams competed! In the Boys Division, the champions are:

10U - Baldwin Blue Devils

11U - Aviator Angels

12U - OnPoint Cyclones

13U - Flatbush Youth Assoc.

14U - Malik Sealy All-Stars

15U - KNULIFE

16U - tie Kendall Madison Playaz

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17U - Team Buckets

18U - Long Island Knights

In the Girls Division, the champions are:

12U - Future Stars

13U - Valley Str. Shooting Stars

14U - Running Rebels

15U - Long Island Knights

16U - LI Lightning - Lynch

New Year's Champions!

Long Island Basketball.com kicked off the new year with a One Day Shootout on January 2nd, and it turned out to be a terrific event filled with non-stop basketball action all day long. Championship trophies were awarded to the Garden City Athletic Association in the 10U Division, the Sportsworx Bulls in the 11U's, the On Point Cyclones in the 12U Division, Brentwood's finest in 13U, and the Valley Stream Shooting Stars in the 14U Division. Congratulations to all!

Top Summer League

A competitive summer league with new administration, top teams, and reasonable rates will play on week nights & Sundays starting the last week of June at Interstate Sports Academy in Sayville. Boys & Girls Middle School, JV & Varsity Teams. Play 8 Games plus playoffs for $730. That's the total cost. Games are on two full size courts. For more information please call Doc Farrell 631 291 5789.

Spring Spectacular

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REGISTRATION FEE IS ONLY $280

Officials fee included, with additional refs fees in playoffs. Please visit the league website for further details or e-mail Claude Ellis ce11706@aol.com for questions and concerns. I hope to see you all in the spring!