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Team Underrated 9U In Dist. Final
The Team Underrated 9U team had a very successful NY District tournament, beating LIL Milella, the Rising Stars, and Fast Break out of Staten Island to advance to the NY Metro Area Championship Game May 26 th against the Riverside Hawks of NYC. .
13U Team Scrimmages
The Team Underated 13U Basketball team would like to scrimmage your 13U or 14U team. We are willing to travel to your location or arrange a scrimmage at our place. If interested please contact assistant Coach Syd Barrington at sydizen@hotmail.com
Rising Stars 13U Wins Shootout
The Rising Stars--Hauser 13U AAU team won the Spring Shootout held in Brewster NY, going 3-1 for the weekend. They were led by Cortland Speight of North Babylon with 40 points and 15 assists in the 4 games, and Dan Booth from Sachem, who had 35 points 37 rebounds. The championship roster also included excellent performances from D'Andre Smith,Marques Solomon,Tyrell Ryan,Troy Barrington, Tommy Kennedy, Kieran Elmore, and Grant Hauser.
Nike Swoosh League Tryouts
STARTING IN MAY WE WILL BE HOLDING TRYOUTS FOR OUR 2008 NIKE SWOOSH LEAGUE TEAM. PLAYERS MUST BE 12 YEARS OLD. PLAYERS CANNOT TURN 13 UNTIL JULY 1ST. THIS TEAM WILL ALSO PLAY IN OTHER LOCAL TOURNAMENTS.
Even if you are not eligible but know someone who is please pass the word on. Don't hesitate because spots are limited. Contact Coach Syd for tryout locations:
Lightning 12U Has Roster Spots
The 2008 LI Lightning-Rothman AAU team has roster spots open due to injury and a heavy schedule. We are looking to fill 1 or possibly 2 roster spots on our 12U (6th Grade) Boys AAU Basketball Team. 6th or 7th graders born after 9/1/95 are eligible. Players need to be physical and tough and should have sufficient travel or AAU experience. Travel baseball - soccer - lacrosse players may inquire as we can usually schedule around conflicts. For further details and/or to arrange a tryout, email hoopsadmin@optonline.net
Harris Shoots For Stars
Tobias Harris played with the Baltimore Stars in the 16U Division of the Boo Williams Tournament in Maryland, playing out of position at the 4 and 5. He showed off his strong inside game, picking up double/doubles in every contest as he led the Stars to wins over SC Raven, Georgia Stars, Carolina Cougars, Boo Williams, and the Memphis Tigers before they lost to in the Championship Game to Team Florida.
AAU District Championships
In the Division One 9U, 11U, 12U and 14U age groups, the following teams have advanced to the New York Metropolitan District Championship rounds to be held "Championship Monday", May 26th.
14U - LI Lightning - Dingle vs NYC Gauchos
12U- Riverside Hawks vs NYC Gauchos
11U - LI Lightning - McNeill vs Riverside Hawks
9U - Team Underrated vs Riverside Hawks
Three of the teams that advanced are from Long Island programs.
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AAU Districts Day Two
The second day of the AAU District Championships is complete, with finalists determined in the Division One 10U, 13U, 15U, and 16U age groups. In 16U, The Gauchos will meet the LI Defenders, led by JJ Moore of Brentwood and a talented group of players mostly from the Longwood School district. The 15U title game features LI Lightning - Dingle vs the Westchester Hawks. In 13U, it's LI Lightning - McNeil against the Panthers, and in the 10U age group, it's the Gauchos vs New Heights.
Rising Stars Win Super Regional
The Long Island Rising Stars won the 17U Super Regional held this past weekend at the Island Garden.
After losing their first game to Long Island Lightning Silverstein, which features George Beamon of Roslyn and Justin Brown of Uniondale, they reeled off four straight wins to set up a rematch with Silverstein in an all Long Island Final. It was a nip and tuck first half, with Beamon and Brown doing the bulk of the scoring for Lightning Silverstein, but in the second half the Rising Stars turned up the defensive pressure and took command of the game, pulling away for a 68-53 victory. This year's Rising Stars team features Josh Elbaum of St John The Baptist, Patrick and Sean Wildes of Chaminade, Kyle Shneider and Zach Reimer of Jericho, David Fogel of Hewlet, Victor Holder of Upper Room, Bill Townsend of Our Savior New American, and Jamel Flash of West Hempstead. The win qualifies them as a #1 seed in their pool at the AAU Nationals, while LI Lightning Silverstein, the GOSH Warriors, and LI LIghtning Kelly also qualified for the nationals by advancing to the final four. Our congratulations to the Lightning program for putting two teams into the semifinals.
In The 16U bracket, LIL Eichinger qualified for the Nationals as a semifinalist, and in 15U, LIL Dingle and the Rising Stars qualified. Butler Brothers All Tournament
Both Billy and Brandin Butler were named to the All-Tournament Team at the DC Metro Showcase, a tournament that features top unsigned seniors. Congratulations to both of them!
AAU Nationals And Qualifiers
It is an absolute necessity that all teams who hope to play in the AAU National Championships also participate in the District Championships. All District Championships will be played at the Island Garden and other nearby facilities. The Long Island Lightning also will be hosting an AAU SUPER REGIONAL for 15U, 16U and 17U Boys teams from March 28-30.
The New York Metropolitan AAU offers free administrative assistance wishing to register their team for not only the District Championships and the Super Regionals as well as all AAU sanctioned events. We will work directly with you to complete all AAU registration requirements. We can also assist you in the selection of credible tournaments that have a history of being well organized. It is our goal to make your AAU membership the key to your spring and summer season. For further information and assistance, please email jimfox@islandgarden.com or call Jim at 516-292-4956. We can arrange to meet to discuss your plans for the upcoming AAU season.
Here are the dates for the District Championships:
9U Division l - April 25-27
10U Division l - April 4-6
10U Division ll May 16-18
11U Division l - April 25-27
11U Division ll - May 9-11
12U Division l - April 25-27
12U Division ll - May 9-11
13U Division l - April 4-6
13U Division ll - May 2-4
14U Division l - April 25-27
14U Division ll - May 16-18
15U Division l - April 4-6
15U Division ll - May 2-4
16U Division l - April 4-6
16U Division ll - May 9-11
17U Division l - May 2-4 Note: Saturday games will be played after 2:00 PM so as to not conflict with SAT
17U Division ll - May 16-18
19U Division l - April 25-27
Long Island Team Wins IS8
Youth teams come from all over the region to play in the legendary Queens based Nike IS 8 Winter League, and the list of players that have participated over the years includes many legendary stars. This season, the Team Underrated 12U Team defeated Riverside Church 54-41 to capture the championship in their age group, the first time a Long Island team has done that in the history of the event. The title winning team is going into their second year together, and has complied a 56-9 overall record and a 19-0 record so far this 2007-2008 season. Better yet, every member of the team is on the Honor Roll in school!
IS8 Semifinals
Team Underrated 12U team improved their record to 5-0 and moved into the Final Four of the infamous I.S. Winter League Tourney. Team Underrated defeated Positive Direction 55-12 in the Elite 8. Team Underrated was led by CJ Davis 16pts., and 6 steals, Stephon Pitts 10pts., and 2 steals, Timmy Quashie 9pts., 4 assist, and 6 steals, Shakim Flippen 8pts., and 3 steals..The Final Four is Team Underrated vs. NY Patriots and Riverside vs. Long Island Trotters on Saturday February 23rd @ 9:15 and 10:45
'07 AAU District Champions
Six Long Island teams, including five from The Lightning program, captured 2007 Metropolitan AAU District Championships. This years district champions were: (Long Island based teams in yellow):
9U - Div I NY Gauchos
10U - Div I Riverside Hawks
Div II Love Our Youth
11U - Div I LI Lightning McNeill
Div II Team Underrated
12U - Div I LI Lightning McNeill
Div II WestchesterHawks
13U - Div I LI Lightning Dingle
Div II LI Lightning Akoumianakis
14U - Div I Team Next
Div II LI Lightning Howell
15U - Div I Westchester Hawks
Div II Staten Island Stingrays
16U - Div I Westchester Hawks
Div II Scarsdale Kings
17U - Div II Gosh Warriors
Big Win For Long Island At IS8
Most of Long Island's teams have struggled so far this season at IS8, but the Rising Stars picked up a huge win this past Sunday when they defeated the New Heights Warriors 88-79 Leading by 18, they fought off a furious New Heights rally that tied the game with two minutes remaining and pulled away for a very satisfying nine point victory. With high profile players like Ashton Gibbs and Trinity Fields, New Heights is considered to be one of the top teams in the metropolitan area, but they could not keep up with a team stocked with some of Long Island's top talent on this day. Representing the Island were: Matt Cajuste, Jericho, 12 pts 4 blocks and 22 rebounds, Ben Dorman, Great Neck North, four 3 pointers, Josh Elbaum, St. John The Baptist, 24 pts and 7 steals, Kyheem Green, Walt Whitman, 18 pts and 3 blocks,Justin Resnick, Jericho, 6 for 7 from 3pt line, Adam Sanders, Jericho, 2 for 2 from 3 and 4 assists, and Kyle Shneider, Jericho, a big 3, 3 assists, 3 steals and some great hustle plays.
Harris leads GC Ballers To Semis
Tobias Harris led his GC Ballers -15's team to the final four at the Adidas Super 64 tournament in Las Vegas, losing a very tough game to the Ohio Basketball Club 74-70, Harris had 27 points in the loss and played very strong the whole tournament.
Hoop Group HS Championships
The Hoop Group High School Basketball Championships were held at Seton Hall University and St. Mary's was one of the participants. CAA Insider did write-ups on on some of the players, including four from St. Mary's .
LIL Milhaven Invitational Champs
The Long Island Lightning Invitational took place the weekend of June 15-17. In the 11U division the two pool winners were Long Island Lightning Milhaven and Team Underrated, Both teams marched through pool play undefeated and met in the Championship game Sunday afternoon. Team Underrated came into the game as the undefeated AAU Div II District Champions, while LIL MIlhaven lost a heart breaking one point game to LIL McNeil in the AAU Div 1 Championship game. The stage was set for a classic youth basketball game. In the first half the lead changed hands on almost every basket with LIL Milhaven taking a two point lead into the locker room at half. With the opening whistle in the second half LIL Milhaven played hard nosed text book defensive basketball shutting down Team Underrated’s offensive machine and marched to a surprising 19 point victory. Outstanding shooting and strong rebounding, despite being undersized contributed to the victory.
King James Shootout Report
In the 17U competition, The New York Elite captured the
the Bronze Championship. After losing their first two pool games the Elite regrouped and made a run through bracket play. They beat Team Underrated by a score of 81-62, then a very good Blessed IJN team out of Indiana. In the morning they beat the two Rising Star teams out of IL. Then in their next two games they beat
the Chicago Demons and Mac Irvin Fire (IL). They were lead by Our Savior New American's Teeng Akol, Ring Ayeul, Leek Leek, Gerardo Suero, and Rayner Moquete,
St Benedicts (NJ) Zack Rosen, Brewster Academy's Chauncey Gilliam, Will Slinkosky of Sachem North and Tyvon Williams of St Thomas More. Enrique Cova of Our Savior got injured earlier in the tournament.
Team Underrated showed a lot of heart and represented the Island well despite having 3 big-men cancel the night before the tourney and playing with just 1 big and 5 guards, They lost tough games to the Road Runners (Michigan) 91-81 and DC Blue Devils 66-62 (which produced Ty Lawson, and Kevin Durant). then won their 1st round game of the Bronze Bracket vs. Tulsa PWP (Oklahoma) highlighted by Mikey Russell's (East Hampton) 37points . Cameron Barber (Wyandanch) had a steady performance with averages of 17pts, 9rebounds and 5 assists. Irving Fayman (Bridgehampton) played stellar defense and ran the show for the team while distributing the ball and hitting the 3. Quamel Lyerly (Lawrence) very much undersized banged inside to average 8pts,and 6rebounds, and Matt Pritchett (Trinity Pawling) contributed 10pts., 4 rebounds and 3 assist. Their lone big-man, Kavon Clayton, averaged 14pts, and 11rebounds.
In the 16U's, the Unique All-Stars played well, finally losing to eventual Silver Bracket Champion Marquis Daniels by 6 after leading them most of the way. Tobias Harris (Hills West) was terrific the whole tournament and finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals despite facing a box and 1 defense, Garang Deng ( Our Savior New America) improved each game and had his strongest performance against Marquis Daniels, blocking 10 shots and scoring 12 points, Greg Kelm ( St. John The Baptist) stepped up his game big time with 10 rebounds and 3 blocked shots and had a very strong performance over the weekend. Marian Smith of (Christ the King) and Bill Townsend of (Brentwood) were the floor generals Both played great defense and penetrated to the basket for easy lay-ups all weekend. Marcus Smith (Brentwood)played great the whole weekend too, rebounding, blocking shots and scoring. Antoine Hackman (Thurgood Marshall Academy), Joseph Brown (Frederick Douglas)and Aaron McCree [HHHW) also had great efforts. Team Underrated's 16u Team won their pool with wins over NEO Lightning and Spiece Gym Rats, and lost to a very good Philly Sol Team in the 1st round of the Gold Bracket. They had strong contributions from Malcolm Eugene, Azfar Khan, Gerold Cardova, Ameer Brown, Stephen Jackman, Wayne Booker, Brett Restrepo, Anton Christian, and John Nielsen,
In the 15U's Team Underrated finished 1-3 with a loss to Ferrari (Illinois), and loss to Cinncinnati AAU (Ohio). They advanced to Silver bracket and beat the Jersey Jayhawks in the 1st round, and lost in the 2nd round to Blessed INJ (Indiana). Brian Van Cott had 30pts vs. Jersey Jayhawks. Other notables contributors were, Jameel Flash, Matt Milk, David Cochran, Miles Prendergast, Saheem King, Brandon Mincher.
In the 11U's, Team Underrated finished 1-2 with a loss to SAC (Indiana), a win over EastLake (Ohio), and a loss to Dayton Nets (Ohio). Good contributions from Aaren Edmead, Connor Panzner, Connor Lagrone, Brandon Odom, Jack Campo, David Barlow, Kevin Little, Breund Murphy, and Dalton Prendergast.
Congrats to Nassau Ballaz Alumni
Nassau Ballaz biddy basketball coach Darryl Burgess would like to congratulate former biddy players on their recent graduations from high school and college: James Merrill (Uniondale); Markeys Deans (St Dominic); Stephen Atkinson (Hempstead); Travis Simms (Uniondale); Quincy Hankins (Roosevelt); Dwayne Thomas (Amityville); and Craig Wilson (Malverne). In the college ranks, Anthony Noble (Adelphi University) and Mike McQueen (Nassau CC) will receive their degrees. All of these former Nassau Ballaz biddy players will attend college and will be playing basketball or football next season. These young men have set a fine example for their communities and my current biddy team as well. Current biddy players such as Askia Burgess (Hempstead); Alton Kelly (Lakeview); Jamiu Oladimeji (Uniondale); Isaiah Rowe (Freeport); Jordan Hammond (Baldwin); Keanu Clarke and Eriq Brown (Roosevelt); Ulie Mickens and Ryan Perkins (Glen Cove) and Jayvon Bass (NYC) hope to follow in their footsteps
Team Underrated In Rhode Island
Team Underrated travelled to Rhode Island this past weekend and came away with some good wins and a great experience. Their 14u Team, which was undermanned and undersized, went 1-2, They lost to two strong teams and won their last game. James Thompson, Jordan Parks, Derrick Franklin, Marquis King, Justin Mosely, Keenan Burton, Pershod McCoy, and Jameel Flash put out a great effort. Their 15u Team went 1-2 too, and played well all weekend with only a couple of practices under their belt. This team will get better as we get further into the AAU season.They had strong performances by several players and received key contributions from others. The roster consisted of Mile Prendergast, Jameel Flash, Isiah Ramos, Brian Van Cott, Dave Cochran, Jamarr Ross, Saheem King, Jonathan Paul, Darrion Croft, and Dijon Alexander. Next up for this group is King James tourney in Ohio.
Theur 16u Team had the best performance of the program by going 3-2. They lost in the second round of the Gold Medal and lost in the semi's of the Bronze. The 16u team is loaded with talent: Azfar Khan-East Meadow, John Nielsen-Port Jefferson, Ryan Creighton-Greenport, Gerold Cardova-Brentwood, Malcolm Eugene-Walt Whitman, Stephen Jackman-Northport, Wayne Booker-Central Islip, Quincy Watts-North Babylon, Troy Hendrickson-St.Anthony's, Brett Restrepo-Oyster Bay, Jonathan Moore-Brentwood, Rashard McQueen-Wyandanch, and Morris Thomas-Brentwood.
Island Garden Spring League
The Island Garden Spring League will run from April 16th to June 22nd, 2007. Games will be played at the Island Garden and at SUNY Old Westbury. The registration DEADLINE is April 4, 2007. Register early to avoid being closed out ! MORE DETAILS
Knicks Tickets
We can get you Knicks tickets for your team or youth group for $20 a piece if you can put together a group of 20 or more people. Let us know ASAP if you are interested. KNICKSTICKETS
USA Youth and Men's Teams
Applications for positions on the basketball teams representing the United States at the 11th Pan American Maccabi Games are available on-line at www. maccabiusa.com. The 11th Pan American Maccabi Games are an International competition for Jewish athletes that will be held December 26, 2007- January 2, 2008, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The teams will depart the USA on December 22nd, 2007 and arrive back in the States on January 3rd, 2008. For further information, call the Maccabi USA offices at (215)561-6900 x116 or David Adelman at (847) 977-0927 or email at adelhoopsedu@hotmail.com.
Silver Bullets AAU Tryouts
The Silver Bullets AAU program will be holding tryouts starting this February for boys and girls teams.
Lightning Seeking Coaches
There are openings for coaches for both boys and girls teams in the Long Island Lightning program for the 2007 AAU season. We are seeking men and women who have coaching experience at the CYO, Middle School or High School levels. The position requires a significant amount of dedication and personal organization. The season begins with tryouts in January and then practices in March. It does not conflict with either CYO or high/middle school seasons. We will begin interviewing interested candidates on January 3, 2007. The application process includes interviews with program directors as well as a background investigation. If you are interested in becoming a Lightning coach or have questions about it, please call Jim Fox at 516-292-4956.
AAU Rules Changes
There will be a number of significant rule changes for the upcoming AAU season. GO TO STORY. Also, the AAU will pursue NCAA certification for the D1 16U and 15U National Championships. GO TO STORY
All 3 LI Teams Eliminated At IS8
All three Long Island based teams were eliminated in the first round of the IS8 playoffs. St. Dominic lost to the Shooting Stars - the only team to beat them this season at IS8, while the Lightning lost to Mount Vernon after beating them earlier in the week. Finally, FTGOTN was overwhelmed by the Playaz Club Sophs. Roland Davis had 32 points for St. Dom's, while Tom Dowling had 16 for FTGOTN and Mike Sands 13 for the Lightning.
3 LI Teams Will Play In IS8 Playoffs
Three Long Island based teams advanced out of pool play and into today's first round of the IS8 Playoffs. For The Good Of The Neighborhood defeated Showtime to advance. St. Dominic also advanced after finishing in a 3 way tie in their pool - at the expense of the mighty NY Panthers. St. Dom's defeated the Panthers in pool play in an excellent game. The third LI team to advance was the Long Island Lightning, who finished a perfect 4-0. SCHEDULE: FTGOTN plays first today, facing the Playaz Club Sophs at 1pm. Then at 2:15pm, The Lightning take on Mount Vernon and then at 6pm its St. Dominic vs The Shooting Stars.
Individuals In Super League
Due to the demand, The Island Garden will allow individual players to register and will put together teams to play in this years Super League. Tryouts will be in mid-October at Island Garden.They will attempt to have teams for each grade (4th through 10th) for both boys and girls.If you have additional questions, please call Jim Fox at Island Garden (516-292-4956)
IS 8 Week 4 Report
St. Doms topped the Unique All-Stars and TJ Carey had 23 for the Bayhawks. NY Elite came up short against the Gauchos, losing by 4. Teeng Akol had 27. Team Underrated lost to Mount Vernon despite Chris Barber's 18. Amityville dropped two games, losing by 8 to the B Ballers and by 12 to Bloomfield Tech. Andrew Ayodeji totaled 40 points. Suffolk County lost big to Showtime. Chris Johnson of Lindenhurst had 18 in the loss. The IS8 regular season wraps up this week. Schedule:
Thursday:
LI Lightning/Walsh 3-0 vs Mount Vernon 3-0 7pm
Saturday:
NY Elite 1-2 vs Boys and Girls 2-1 1:15pm
FTGON 2-1 vs Showtime 2-1 2:30pm
St. Mary's 0-3 vs Gauchos 1-2
The playoffs start Sunday.
More IS8 Week 3 Recap
Everybody's talking about Corey Fisher scoring 70 points against Amityville. What you didn't hear was that it was against the Amityville JV team because the varsity kids had a football game and couldn't be there. Not so impressed now, huh? In other games, The LI Lightning beat the TK All-Stars, Elmont lost 59-44 to the Juice All-Stars, FTGON got hammered by the Phili Ballers, the Unique All-Stars were battered by The Shooting Stars, Team Underrated fell to St. Raymonds, St. Mary's fell to Boys and Girls, and Suffolk took a beating at the hands of the Metro Hawks. St. Dom's was scheduled, but did not play and we don't know why.
Week 3 At IS8
It's a huge weekend for Long Island at IS8, with 11 games involving Long Island teams on tap. St. Dom's vs the Unique All-Stars is an interesting match-up Saturday if everyone shows up for Unique while FTGOTN will find out what they're made of on Sunday in a tough match-up with the Phili Ballers. DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Thursday: Team Underrated vs St. Raymond's 7pm
LI Lightning/Walsh vs TK All-Stars 8:15pmFriday: Bay Shore vs Team Odom 7pm
Saturday: Elmont vs Juice All-Stars 10:45pm
Amityville vs Bingo All-Stars 1:15pm
St. Dominic vs Unique All-Stars 2:30pm Suffolk vs Metro Hawks 3:45pm St. Mary's vs Boys and Girls 5pmSunday: Bay Shore vs Rhode Island Breakers 2:30pm
FTGOTN vs Phili Ballers 3:45pm
IS8 Week 2
In Sunday's action, St. Dominic fell to the Shooting Stars to go 1-1 and then in an all Long Island match-up, FTGOTN defeated Suffolk. On Saturday, St. Dominic kicked off their season by jumping out to a 26-8 1Q lead and then cruising to a 92-70 win over KYDA. The Bayhawks, the #1 ranked team on Long island last season, played without TJ Carey but still had the look of a championship caliber team. "Keys" Deans and Roland Davis were particularly impressive. Also on Saturday, St. Mary's came roaring back in the 4th quarter, but had dug themselves too big of a hole and ended up losing to the Playaz Club Juniors In another all Long Island battle Thursday, the Long Island Lightning - with Chaminade's Andrew Beinert - went 2-0 with a 65-64 win over Team Underated. Friday night, the Unique All-Stars were pounded by the NY Panthers. They -never got closer than 15 in the 2nd half and lost by 40. James Merrill of Uniondale was the only bright spot for the short handed All-Stars.
IS8 Report Week 1
The Unique All-Stars got off to a good start, defeating Keep Your Dream Alive, and so did NY Elite, with a win over St. Mary's. They both joined the LI Lightning as opening week winners but Amityville, Bay Shore, and Elmont all took their lumps, with Elmont going 0-2.
THE WEEK 2 SCHEDULE IS:
Thursday: Team Underrated vs LI Lightning 8:15pm
Friday: Unique All-stars vs NY Panthers 8:15pm
Saturday: St. Dominic vs KYDA 9:30am
NY Elite vs Playaz Club 1:15pm,
St. Mary's vs Playaz Club 3:45pm
Sunday: St. Dominic vs Shooting Stars 1:15pm,
Suffolk County vs FTG of the N 2:30pm
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Lightning Summer League Champs
In the Boys Varsity West Division Final of the LI Lightning Summer League, the Buckets defeated the LI Lakers 74 - 71. Hempstead's Tyrell Holloway led the Buckets with 22 points - including two big free throws with 10 seconds remaining. Atkins Duncanson of Elmont led the Lakers with 29 points. In the Boys Varsity East Final, the Long Island Wizards beat Southside 60-49. Floral Park's Billy Butler led the Wizards with 15 points.
Lightning Capture 4 Metro Titles
The Long Island Lightning program led all programs with four Metropolitan District AAU titles at Monday's Championships. The Dingle Team won the 12U D1 title, and the McNeil Team the 11U D1 title, while Neis/Nupp and Wagner took home D 2 crowns in the 11U and 10U age groups. The Westchester Hawks and Gauchos programs both claimed two titles.
Team Underrated At IS8 Playoffs
The Team Underrated A Team defeated Proud and Powerful 96-85. Qwayshaun Houston (South Shore High School) led the way with with 34 points, Christopher Barber (Wyandanch) had 18pts, 4 rebs., and 9 assists, brother Cameron Barber had 17pts., 17rebs., and 5 assists, Corey Jackson (Upper Room) had 19pts., and 3 assists, and Sophomore to be Kendall Harris (Brentwood High School) contributed a very big with 9 rebs., 5pts., and 3 assists. The B Team fell to Starrett City in OT.
Player Rankings
Its the time of the year that all the various scouting services and websites start issuing their player rankings. Streetbeat New York has theirs ready first. Streetbeat looks at players in NYC, Westchester and Long Island. In the Senior Class, they rank Andrew Beinert 6th, Markeys Deans 8th, T.J. Carey 13th, Quincy Hankins 19th, Steve Priestly 21st, Chris Barber 22nd, Brian Hutchinson 24th, Roland Davis 26th, T.J. Thomas 33rd, and Ray Jones 38th. You'd have to agree with most of the names, but there are definitely some names missing and the order is a bit off. The underclassmen lists however are really off.
AAU 17U Update
The Long Island Lightning/Sheehy Team finished 1-2 in pool play, while Lightning/Walsh and the Manhasset Allstars finished 2-1. LIL/Walsh advanced to the championship round and won their first game over the Garland Jayhawks, but fell to All Ohio Red in their next game. The Manhasset Allstars finished in a three way tie for first pool play, but lost the tie breaker and were relegated to 3rd place and the Classic Round.
Metro Classic Sunday, Oct. 22nd
The Metro Classic All-Star Games will again be played at Christ The King High School, but with a new format. This year, its NYC vs The Suburbs, with the NYC teams versus combined Westchester/Long Island Teams. Boys tryouts are 28th at The Island Garden. Games will be telecast on MSG. REGISTER FOR TRYOUTS
St. Mary's Back To School Tourney
St. Mary’s High School “Back To School” Basketball Tournament will be held @ SUNY Old Westbury from
Oct. 6th to Oct. 8th. Age Divisions: 11& Under, 14 & Under, 12 & Under, 15 & Under, 13 & Under, 16 & Under and 17 & Under / High School Division. All CYO, JHS, Club, & AAU travel teams welcomed! * 3 games guaranteed * Over 20 colleges will be in attendance. Tournament fees includes ref fee: 11U: $325 @ team, 12U -16U: $350 @ team, 17U / High School: $400 @ team For info & multiple team discounts call: Rob Jones 646-591-3293 or robjones167@yahoo.com
6th Grade Tryouts In Plainview
The Long Island Red Dragons will be holding tryouts for 6th graders September 11th and 12th from 7:30 to 9pm. Tryouts for 7th, 8th and 9th grade teams will be at a later date. For more information, call 516-998-6080
St. Dom's Stuns Panthers
Markeys Dean's fastbreak layup early in the 4th quarter broke a 68 all tie and then his layup off a loose ball, Roland Davis' 3 pointer and a thunderous dunk by TJ Thomas put the Bayhawks up 7 on their way to big 92-86 win over the New York Panthers at IS8. James Wilson and Davis had huge games for St. Dom's, matching the talented Panthers basket for basket in a tight game played with playoff like intensity for 4 quarters. In other action, the Phili Ballers hammered Suffolk 102-54.
Team Underrated Update
The 17u team beat TK All-Stars at I.S. 8 on Saturday and then 7 players traveled to Rutgers University and opened up the "Hoop Group" Fall Fest with a loss to Donyell Marshall Foundation AAU Team in the open division. They regained their composure and reeled off 4 straight wins to captured the Silver bracket championship, defeating Ocean Flight (NJ), D-One Sports (NC), NJ Roadrunners (NJ), and Edison Wildcats (NJ). In the championship game they beat a very big, quick, and athletic Edison Wildcats 76-72 behind Christopher Barber 34 points, Cameron Barber 22 points and 9 rebounds, and Kavon Clayton 11 points and 17 rebounds
Half Hollow Hills Fury Tryouts
The travel program for the Half Hollow Hills Fury will be conducting tryouts on 9/19, 9/21 and 9/26 for travel leagues, tournaments and Superleague. There will be teams for boys 4th-8th grade and girls 5th-7th grade. Please e-mail Dave Hauser at david@hausernet.com for specific details about date, time and location.The tryouts are being conducted by professional trainers.
New York Metropolitan AAU will be holding its annual meeting for Boys Basketball on Sunday, February 11 at 9:00 AM at the Island Garden in West Hempstead, New York. This is an important meeting for all AAU Clubs during which rule changes, tournament dates and other relevant topics will be covered. It also is an excellent opportunity for teams to complete the registration process for the upcoming AAU season. For further details, please call Jim Fox at 516-292-4956.
Thanksgiving 3 on 3 Tournament
The Fourth Annual Jump Start Foundation Charity 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be held Saturday, November 25, 2006, 9 am to 3 pm, ages 9 to 99. Proceeds will benefit the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Mercy Medical Center.
Island Garden Tryouts For Officials
The Island Garden - the hub for basketball on Long Island - particularly in Nassau County - will institute a tryout process for certified officials beginning this fall. In order to be considered, please email JimFox@islandgarden.com. You must be certified with either a boys or girls governing body for officials. Experience and availability will also be important considerations in all final decisions. You must apply by no later than September 15, 2006.
Lightning 12's In Roundball Final
The Lightning continue their successful season vying for a Gaucho Roundball Chip versus the NY Panthers. Leading the will be Kyle Anderson Jr., Daniel Dingle, and Nkereuwem Okoro. The Lightning defeated the Home club New York Gauchos yesterday by 10 in semifinals after being up 23 in the second half the gauchos started to cut into the lead. The momentum was changed when the assistant coach caught a technical foul, and Omar Calhoun Jr.of the Gauchos caught fire and hit four 3-point field goals in a row to help bring the lead down to 11. After a timeout the Lightning composed themselves and steadied the ship to streak and cruise the rest of the way to a win. The Midgets as they are so kindly refererred to Severio Ford, Myron Hickman, and Jamel Torrence played suffocating defense on the Gaucho ball handlers doing their best to keep them out of the Lane. When ball handlers got Kimari Murphy and Nkereuwem Okoro were in the lane to block and alter shots.
Players Needed
A Long Island Lightning 14U Boys (Eighth Grade) team that has just formed, is looking to fill a few vacancies. If interested, please call Ken Feeley @ the Island Garden (516) 292-4956
Coast 2 Coast 14 U Tryouts
GOT GAME? Tryout for the premiere 14U AAU travel team on Long Island. If you have the talent, we have the skills to make you a champion!Saturday, February 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 25th from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. *Try-out fee: $25.00 (Non-Refundable) Please make checks payable to: Coast 2 Coast Basketball, Inc. LOCATION: Longwood High School, 100 Longwood Rd. Middle Island, NY 11953. Contact: Head Coach: Nick Thomas-(631)
664-0724 Program Director: Terrell Dozier-(631)909-3788.
Rising Stars AAU Tryouts
The Rising Stars AAU program is looking to have 2 teams play out of Dix Hills in the U12 (6th/7th Grade). Teams will partake in 5 tournaments and some local travel leagues. Teams are professionally trained and coached with emphasis on individual improvement and team play. For details, please contact Dave Hauser at david@hausernet.com
BYA Looking For Games
The Brentwood Youth Activities Program in Brentwood Long Island is a program on the rise and is looking for opportunities to play basketball against good competition. We will be hosting and willing to travel to tournaments and Leagues in the metro area. We have 14,13,12 and 11 year old teams and girls as well. Send us an email at ce11706@aol.com and let us know what you have going on and you will receive an e-mail from us about anything we have going on. Thank you for your time - Coach Claude Ellis.
Nassau Ballaz Looking For Games
The Nassau Ballaz youth teams, ages 12-under/6th grade, 10-under/4th grade and 8-under, are looking for exhibition games for the months of January and February preferably on weekends. We are willing to play and travel to any CYO, AAU, or community teams. E-mail coach Darryl Burgess at shabazz1168@aol.com if interested. Thank you.
Roster Spots Available
Reach One Teach One Basketball AAU TRAVEL TEAMS still have roster spots available in the following age group for boys whose age, grade as of September 2006 were: 12 and under, 6th grade - born on or after September 01, 1994. grade exception: a player who is in the sixth grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1992. 15 and under, 9th grade - born on or after September 01, 1991. Grade exception: a player who is in the ninth grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1990. For information and questions contact Coach Norman Fisher 516 285-4505 or via the web: www.coachfisher1.com, email: coachfisher1@aol.com, rotobasketball@aol.com.
Manhassett All-Stars Rosters
The Manhassett All-Stars have announced the rosters for two of their teams.
16/17.U Roster.
ROBERTO LYONS UPPER ROOM (Jr.)
RANDELL LYONS UPPER ROOM (Soph.)
ANDREW LICHTENSTEIN EAST MEADOW (Jr.)
MIKE CAMPBELL CHAMINADE (Jr.)
NAT VAUGHN ST. MARY’S (Jr.)
ANTHONY LEWIS GREAT NECK SO (Jr.)
DANNY DIVIETRI CHAMINADE (Soph.)
CHRIS WILLIAMS LWA (Sophomore)
KYLE LANE ST DOMINICK (Fresh.)
SEAN HENRY LWA (Sophomore)
CHRIS VEGA FLUSHING (Soph.)
JEFF KIMBALL GARDEN CITY (Jr.)
15/U TEAM
ANTHONY WILLIAMS
ETHAN TAYLOR
BRAD ARTHUR
MARQUIS POSEY
ELDON KHORSHIDI
DANIEL EPSTEIN
JASPER PARKER
JUSTIN WHEELER
MAX LUNDT
AAU Districts UnderwayThe New York Metropolitan District AAU Division 1 Championships got underway this weekend, with action in the 10, 13, 15 and 16U divisions. Playoff rounds begin Sunday morning. District Championships culminate Memorial Day Weekend.
LONG ISLAND TEAMS ADVANCING TO PLAYOFFS:
16U - Silver Bullets, Team Underrated, Defenders
15U- LI Elite, LI Lightning- Gilbert, LI Lightning -Dingle
13U- LI Lightning - McNeill
10U- LI Lightning - McNeill
Spring Break Basketball Camp
Get quality basketball instruction over the upcoming break. Perfect for players gearing up for their AAU and travel seasons, or just to have a little fun against solid competition!! Camp will be held in first class facilities at the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point. Starts Monday, April 21 and wraps up Thursday April 24th Hours 9 AM to 3 PM Call (516) 773-5323 for details!
Team Underrated Results
The Team Underrated Open team (Unsigned Seniors) traveled to Germantown, Maryland this past weekend for the DC Metro Showcase. The showcase featured a number of good teams from as far away as Canada and placed strong emphasis on unsigned seniors in the 17/u-open division. Overall we played well finishing 4-1 but ran out of gas in the end losing to a tough primetime team in the semifinals. Charles “Snax” Joseph (South Shore) played extremely well grabbing 70 rebounds in the 5 games and punishing people on the low block. Fred Jeter (Amityville) was active inside blocking and altering shots. Billy and Brandin Butler (Floral Park) did a great job running the show, getting everyone involved and forcing turnovers on defense .Ben Asher (Oyster Bay) also locked up on defense and Chauncey Gilliam (Brewster Academy), and Hanif Molloy (Walt Whitman) did an excellent job getting to the rim and making things happen as we mostly ran a 4 guard offense which was a successful formula for us all weekend. I thank Andre Edwards for his continued support as well as Coach Nima Omidvar for running a great tournament. There were many colleges as well as scouting services in attendance which is always very helpful. This was our second year attending and I strongly recommend for coaches to add this tournament to your schedule next year as it is well run, has very good competition from 11/u up to 17/u and is a great way to start off your travel season as it is the first big east coast event of the spring. You can check it out at Dcmetroshowcase.com. As the Spring travel season begins it is our goal for all of our young men who are currently or formerly involved with the team to be able to play college basketball somewhere next season. With continued work in the classroom and the attendance of a few more exposure events we believe we will achieve our goal.
Warriors Take Top Gun
The New York Warriors (based out of Long Island) won the Top Gun Tournament this past weekend. Playing was Jason Desimone, Devin Karch, Joey Wood, Marquis Posey, Ismael Pierre, Steve Morse, and Omari Greene. The Warriors went undefeated in the tournament using their quickness, size, and shooting to compliment each other and play a well-balanced tournament.
Lightning Teams Need Players
As the season approaches, there is still limited opportunity for certain players to tryout for a Lightning team. Coaches looking to complete their roster are as follows:
16U Boys (Tenth Grade) is looking for a center or forward to play on a highly competitive team;
9U Boys (Third Grade) has one spot;
10U Boys (Fourth Grade) has two opennings;
13U Boys (Seventh Grade) has one spot for a center or forward;
13U Boys (Seventh Grade) has one spot for a player who is available to practice with a team based in New York City.
14U Boys (Eighth Grade) is looking for two boys who can play forward or center.
If a player wishes to be considered, please email jimfox@islandgarden.com
Team Underrated 13u Try-outs
Team Underrated will be holding try-outs for 13u players (September 1, 19994 and up). Sunday March 30th, 2008 11:45a.m. sharp. Birth Certificates are mandatory, parents must sign try-out waiver. Please wear a black t-shirt. Fully sponsored travel tournaments May 24th-25th, and June 14th-15th. The try-outs will be held @ Wyandanch Youth Center, 20 Andrews Avenue- Wyandanch NY 11729
13U Teams Looking For Guards
THE HALF HALLOW HILLS FURY AAU TEAM, 13U/ 7 TH GRADE IS LOOKING FOR TWO EXCEPTIONAL GAURDS, POSITION WISE EITHER COMBO OR POINT AND SHOOTER..THE TEAM PRACTICES IN DIX HILLS ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHTS..THE PROGRAM IS SPONSORED COVERING MANY EXPENSES,,,,THE TEAM IS COACHED BY FORMER CW POST AND HILLS WEST COACH BILL SISTI,,,CONTACT HIM AT ,,,coach32z@yahoo.com
11U AAU TRYOUTS
11U Half Hollow Hills AAU Tryouts. A boy’s 11U team that will practice in Melville Is holding tryouts on Tuesday February 26th 6 pm @ West Hollow Middle School. 5th Graders or (6th Grader that turn 12 after 9/1/08) are eligible. Please contact Larry Heller at lheller@optonline.net For further information
Lightning High School Age Tryouts
Tryouts will be held for players interested in becoming part of Long Island Lightning on Saturday, Feb 23rd.
GIRLS and BOYS
9th Grade - 5:00 PM
10th Grade - 6:15 PM
11th Grade - 7:30 PM
Tryouts will be held at the Island Garden. There will be a $10.00 fee. For further information, call Jim Fox at 516-292-4956 or go to www.longislandlightning.com
Silver Bullets AAU Tryouts
AAU tryouts for all boys and girls Silver Bullets teams begins Saturday, February 23rd.
Click HERE to see dates/times/locations for all age groups and to pre-register.
Event Operators Wanted
The AAU'S goal is to expand the recreational and competitive opportunities fot America's athletes. THE AAU IS LOOKING FOR EVENT OPERATORS TO FULFILL ITS MOTTO: "SPORTS FOR ALL, FOREVER" Questions? For further information on how you can begin running AAU leagues, tournaments, and clinics, contact Paul Campbell at paul@yvn.com for more info.
Long Island Team Dominating IS8
The Team Underrated 12U team defeated NY Tigers 42-26 in the Queens based IS 8 Winter League to improve their record to 3-0. Team Underrated was led by Breund Murphy 8pts., 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks, CJ Davis 12 pts., and 3 steals, Aaren Edmead 4pts., 4 steals, and 3 assist. Team Underrated 12u Team is 14-0 so far this 2007-2008 Season.
10U and 11U AAU Tryouts
Team Underrated will be holding try-outs for its 10u AAU Team, (4th grade or players that turn 11 after September 1,2008) and our 11u AAU Team, (5th grade or players that turn 12 after September 1, 2008). Interested people need to contact Coach Moe Thomas @ 347-344-7042 or Coachdre@optonline.net
Reach One Teach One Tryouts
Reach One Teach One basketball Is seeking Boys whose grade as of September 2007 were:
9 and under/3rd Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1998, Grade Exception: A player who is in the 3rd grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1997.
10 and under/4th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1997. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 4th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1996. 11 and under/5th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1996. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 5th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1995. 13 and under/7th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1994. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 7th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1993.14 and under/8th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1993. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 7th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1992.15 and under/9th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1992. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 9th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 199116 and under/10th Grade-born on or after-September 01, 1991. Grade Exception: A player who is in the 10th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1990.
Date(s): Saturday, January 19, 2008
Start Time(s): 2:30pm-3rd/4th/5th/7th and 8th Grade
3:30pm-9th and 10th Grade
Monday, January 21, 2008
Start Time(s): 10:00am-3rd/4th/5th/7th and 8th Grade
11:00am-9th and 10th Grade
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
For information and questions contact
Coach Fisher, Coach Jaikisson, or Coach Khan: (516) 285-4505 Or via the Web at www.coachfisher1.com
Holiday Basketball Clinic
DATES DECEMBER 26 - 28 from 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM
OPEN TO BOYS AND GIRLS GRADES 3 THROUGH 8
COST - $195.00. CAMP DIRECTORS - TIM CLUESS (HEAD COACH CW POST) AND BOB PAUL (Assistant Coach CW POST and CHAMINADE)
This camp is a great opportunity to work with two of the top coaches in the New York Metropolitan area. It will be an outstanding three days of basketball with emphasis on fundamentals as well as the development of shooting skills. In addition to being trained for three consecutive days by these two exceptional coaches, those players who are interested in trying out for Long Island Lightning in January will receive a written evaluation that will be forwarded to Lightning coaches and administrators for use during the team selection process. This will afford players a greater opportunity to be evaluated over a three day period rather than just being limited to the one day tryout.
You can register by clicking here
Lightning Dingle Tryouts
Practice/tryouts from 12-3pm Saturday November 10th at Fordham University for 14/U,8th grade only. Please bring a copy of your birth certificate to the tryout
Eligible 8th graders are players who were born on or after September 1, 1993 or are in the 8th grade and born on/after September 1, 1992.
Half Hollow Hills Travel Tryouts
The Half Hollow Hills Basketball program is having tryouts on 10/2 and 10/4 at West Hollow Middle School in Melville. For scheduled times and age groups, please visit http:///www.hillsbasketball.com or contact Dave Hauser (david@hausernet.com) for further details. The teams will play in the Island Garden Superleague and other regional travel leagues.
Lightning Robinson Report
The LI Lightning Robinson 12U team captured the championship at the The Nassau Ballaz Summer League. Posting a 7- 0 overall record and defeating the NYC Panthers in the championship game (36-34). This was the 5th Championship game for this 12u team under Coaches Navro Robinson and Terrance Simpson.
Other Champion ship games included Tournament Results Long Island Lightening Tournament Championship Beacon Summer League Championship
Nike Summer League (Queens Division) Second Place
NYC Tigers Back to School Tournament Second Place
Coach Robinson would like to Thank all of the parents and players: Isaiah Barnes, Andrew Fellas, Tiquan Garner, Ike Ngwudo, Brendan Rivers, Yianni Gavalas, Stefan Pitts, Terrance Simpson, Alton Williams, Keith Williams, Cortland Speight and Romario Williams) for making this a great summer with a special thank to Terrance Simpson (Assistance Coach) and Sondrina Smith (G.M) BYA Fall Classic In Brentwood
The 1st ANNUAL BYA FALL BASKETBALL CLASSIC
will be held Columbus Day weekend October 5, 2007