Unique All-Stars 14U Champs
The Unique All-Stars won the Championship game of the City Wide Tournament played at Rucker Park. It was a team effort , as the All-Stars went went 7- 0, winning the championship against Brookyn Patriots 55-46.
HD Takes Hoop Dreamzz A Title
HD, a team made up of players from CW Post, rallied past defending champion Hempstead AC to take the Hoop Dreamzz Summer League Class A Championship 74-70. Roberto Macklin and St. Mary's Gilbert Montalvo led the way.
Island Garden Fall League
For the past 10 years Island Garden has hosted an outstanding High School PreSeason League which gave teams an opportunity to prepare for the upcoming year. We always begin in mid-September and finish prior to the beginning of the high school practice season. We have consistently sold out while receiving excellent feedback about the favorable impact which this preparation period had on the team's regular season. This year we are offering two options and expanding the age groups from 5th grade through high school. The first option will be the standard 8 game season plus playoffs (if the team qualifies). The cost for the 8 game season will be $595 plus $35.00 per game for the referee. The 4 game season will be $325.00 plus $35.00 per game for the referee. MORE
Harris Elite 24 Co-MVP
The game started late because of the rain and the need to move to a new location, but that didn't slow down Hills West's Tobias Harris, who scored 20 points and pulled down 5 rebounds to earn co-mvp honors at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Game along with fellow New Yorker Doron Lamb. Harris solidified his stature as one of the top players in the country, playing a strong all around game against 23 of the nation's best high school players.
Williams Leads Metro Hawks
Long island's Keith Williams led the Metro Hawks 14U Team to an undefeated Championship in the Hoop in the Sun Summer League. Keith earned MVP honors for the league as he averaged 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals for the tournament. In the Championship Game, he led the Metro hawks with 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals. Another Long island player that contributed was John Glenn's Isaiah Giles, who add 6 points and 7 rebounds.
AAU Nationals Reports
Lightning/Ferguson Bounces Back
After struggling in pool play, the Long Island Lightning/Ferguson 14U team bounced back to take 3rd Place in the Classic Bracket at the D3 AAU Nationals. Kyle Credle led the way for the Lightning.
Team Underrated Finishes 11th
The Team Underrated 13U team finished 11th in the country at the D2 AAU Nationals with a 56-35 win over the Gulf Coast Blue Chips
Lightning/Nick Bounced Early
The Long Island Lightning/Nick 15U stepped up to D1 this season, and after going 3-0 in pool play, had high hopes entering the Championship Round. Those hopes quickly ended in a 55-48 loss to Sports University of New Jersey, who finished 8th.
Team Buckets Takes Mountain
Defending LongIslandBasketball.com 15U Summer Champions Team Buckets made the long trip up to Hobart College for the Hoop Mountain Tournament, and it paid off as they won the 17U Championship. Three kids made the All Star Team - Terrell Rose (Port Jefferson), Jagger Freeman (Campus Magnet), and Emile Blackman (Hills West). Brandon Williams (St Doms) hit some big 3's in the semi-final and the championship game. Emile Blackman, Jagger Freeman, and Titus Green were rated D1 prospects.
Lightning Eiber Tryouts
Long Island Lightning Eiber is holding basketball tryouts and individual evaluations for boys born on or after September 1, 1997 or entering 6th grade in September, 2009. Lightning Eiber is an advanced travel team playing all year in multiple leagues. We are the defending Super League Champions in 5th Grade D-1 and 6th Grade D-2. All current members are eleven years old. Since November 1, 2008 the team has played 62 games. We anticipate playing in the 2009-2010 Island Garden Basketball Super League in both Sixth and Seventh Grade Division One and the IS 8 tournament. We are looking for boys who play either the forward or center position. The boys who play those positions are typically five foot eight inches or above in height. We do not have roster space open for boys who are point guards or shooting guards. We have many returning players at those positions that have played on the team since third grade. There will be at least two games and one practice per week with multiple weekly practice sessions in September and October. Participation on this team requires a significant commitment by both boys and parents. For those families interested, please contact Coach Eiber at (917) 225-7576 or (516) 466-7600 or email searington@aol.com.
Lightning Fall Tryouts
2009-2010 Long Island Lightning-Rothman 16U, 13U & 11U Early Tryouts: We are currently holding individual evaluations for the FALL-WINTER-SPRING (2009-2010) Superleague and AAU seasons for:
-16U (rising 10th graders or young 11th graders born on or after 9/1/93) squad
-14U (rising 8th graders or young 9th graders born on or after 9/1/95) squad.
-11U (rising 5th graders or young 6th graders born on or after 9/1/98) squad.
The 16U & 14U teams are long established teams each with a consistent record of qualifying for the Nationals. We have one, possibly two, open spots on each of those teams. The 11U team is a new team with a solid core group which has been training and practicing together for the past 4 months and looking to begin play. We have 3, possibly 4 open spots on his team. Players need to be physical, dedicated and have the ability and head to perform at the AAU level. Coach David Rothman, has been a Superleague and Lightning/AAU Coach for the past 8 years as well as a Senior Instructor each summer at the Five-Star Basketball Camp and the Hoops Dream Academy at Island Garden. He also serves on the executive board of his local youth basketball league - mainly responsible for player development and coaches' training. For further details, please email hoopsadmin@optonline.net
Warriors Win Pa. Shootout
The New York Warriors, based out of Long Island, but with players from New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, competed in the Shootout Tournament in Pennsylvania. They played in two divisions, beating Hoop City in the championship game and going undefeated throughout. Playing up in the other division, they made it to the semis. New Yorkers playing for the Warriors were Devin Karch, who was All-State this year , played in the Empire games and will be playing at NYU next year, Ismael Pierre, who was all-conference as a 10th grader this year in the top conference, Jason Desimone, who is a National Adidas Phenom 150 attendee, and Tydell Pierre.
New Boy's 13U Team
A new boys 13U team, the Kendall Madison Playaz
based in Eastern Suffolk, will play in the AAU D3 District Championships and several other tourneys in local area. They will begin tryout practices the week of May 11th. Send background info, school, height and position to: kmplayaz@gmail.com or contact Director: Nick Thomas, 631.664.0724
7th Gr Team Needs Two Players
Due to unexpected injuries, Nassau based FE Hoops 7th Grade boys team is in need of two players for the ongoing spring season. If interested, please email Coach Dennis Nuss at dn316@aol.com
Avengers At Hoopsbull
The Long Island Avengers won their pool and went to the second round of the gold division at the Hoopsbull Tourny held at Wesleyan University in Conn. this past weekend. Led by guards Tajric Boggs, Sam Bobley, RJ Hall, Justin Heredia, Rasheen Moore, forwards Neal Fishenden, Rob Hughes, John Groves, centers Nick Sergio, Reynel Bullock, they defeated The Ct Mavericks, and the RI Hawks in pool play, putting them in the gold playoffs. On Sunday they defeated the Ct. Bulldogs before falling to the Mass Xressions Elite in the second round.
Pythons Make Elite Eight At Rat
The 16U LI Pythons played in the Gym Rat Challenge at Sienna College in Albany, and represented Long Island very well, advancing to the Elite Eight with only seven players. They won their pool by first beating Team Magic from Massachusetts 61-49. Paris Abrams had a game high 29 points, 6 assists, and 3 rebounds. Donte Howell had 12 points and 11 assists, and Philip Page had 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots. They then beat the Maryland Mavericks 65-44, with Donte Howell leading the way with 16 points, 9 assists, and 6 rebounds, along with 15 points, 7 assists, and 2 blocks by Paris Abrams. In the first round of the playoffs, the Pythons defeated the Central Jersey Hawks 45-42. Paris Abrams lead with 18 points and 4 assists, while Donte Howell had 16 points, 4 assists and 2 steals. Zackary Wyckoff pulled down 9 rebounds and had a key blocked shot to help secure the victory. With only five minutes of rest, the Pythons took down the #1 seeded team, the Jersey Shore Warriors, 51-39. Paris Abrams lead all scorers with 26 points and 4 assists, while Philip Page had 8 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. In the Elite Eight game, Abrams had to sit out with an injury. Nevertheless, the Pythons jumped all over the Metro Hawks 11-2, but couldn't’t keep the pressure on and ended up losing. Donte Howell led the way with 18 points. The Pythons gave a heroic and courageous effort with only 7 players playing as 1. Abrams averaged 23 points and 4 assists and Howell averaged 14 points and 7 assists.
Generals Win Spring Classic
The LI Generals won the North Eastern Basketball Spring Classic in NJ, going 4-0 to take first place. Tournament MVP was Matt Duffy from Huntington High School. He had 22 pts in the championship game, including 17 in the second half against the Riverside Hawks. The team consisted of Matt Duffy (huntington)..Teddy Calligeros (Huntington)..Ryan Straub (Holy Trinity), Jin Hong (Archbishop Molloy), Devin Karch (Locust Valley), Jordan Ward Adams(Center Moriches)..Bobby Thomas (Macarthur)....They will now play in the District Championships on Memorial Day
Defenders Win Chase The Game
This weekend the Defenders won the The Chase the Game tournament in Yonkers, NY. They won their pool without their 2 big men, getting great play from Rexton Gorden, Chris Green & Taylor Sowah on the boards. Then they played the play-offs & championship game with only guards. They were out sized in a tight game but edged out the taller, stronger Crusaders. They went on to play a more evenly matched City Sports team for the championship. City Sports led most of the way but a last minute push by the Defenders with great defense from Tajric Boggs, Gerald Holmes, Nigel Edwards and a buzzer beater 3 pointer by Darien Davis sealed the deal. The Defenders went 5-0 in the tourney
Lightning Candemeres Win In RI
The Long Island Lightning Candemeres Boys U16 completed an undefeated weekend defeating a tough Rhode Island Breakers team 58-57 in the finals of the Breakers Challenge on April 19th.This victory is coming off a tough 3 point loss in the Metro Super Regionals and another tough 3 point loss the following week to CBA in the Adidas Kings of the Court semifinal after going undefeated in their bracket. Congratulations to the superb play to this undersized group consisting of Nick Gallina(Sachem HS North),Joe Savaglio(Long Island Lutheran),James McKenna(St.Anthony's),Ryan Morahan(Sachem HS East),Joe Surace(Northport HS),Keenan Burton(St. Anthony's HS),Brian Corbett(Sachem HS East),Alec Daniello(Sachem HS East), and Dan Candemeres(Sachem HS East).
LI Avengers 3-0 At Hooperstown
The LI Avengers played at Hooperstown in MT Vernon NY and went 3-0 in the tourny. The first game they defeated Back to Basics, an All Star team from the Bronx, led by the outstanding play on both ends of the floor by probably the best point guard on LI - Tajric Boggs of Longwood, and by the deadly shooting of guard RJ Hall of BayShore. The second game was a backyard brawl against the LI Knights that went into overtime. A three pointer and 2 key free throws by 6' 7 swing man Neal Fishenden of Sayville, along with a key putback by 6 '8 center Nick Sergio of Pat Med, keyed the victory. The third game against Saugertes All Stars and was a demonstration of what great D can do. A hounding man to man defense forced numerous turnovers and led to many fast breaks for the Avengers. Rob Hughes of Riverhead continually slashed through the defense for athletic finishes, John Groves from Pat Med moved continually without the ball and finished with great consistancy, and the tiro of Sergio, Fishenden, and 6'7 Renyel Bullock of Riverhead, who has lost the past 2 HS seasons due to injuries, controled the inside and had between them over 10 blocks. Sam Bobley, a clever guard from North Shore, along with Justin Heredia from Pat Med, teamed with Boggs to continually pressure their guards and turn the ball over leading to numerous fast breaks and finishes by Hughes Groves and Fishenden.
9U Nassau Tournament
9U travel basketball teams interested in playing in a four game tournament plus playoffs beginning May 2nd in Nassau County. The cost is $100 per team.
All teams interested please email or call Jim Brodie at jbrodie44@yahoo.com or 516-404-2769
17U Looking For Scrimmages
Good 17U team looking for scrimmages on Thursday evenings from 7:30pm to 9pm or Sunday at 8pm. We will scrimmage u16 or u17 boys teams. Contact information is Coach Dave Smith 631-835 4265 or Coach Anthony 631-745 2868.
A Few Spots On Lightning Teams
15U BOYS (Ninth Grade) - Coach Curry is looking for two players. Preference will be given to power forwards and centers. Contact Coach Curry at kacconnection57@aol.com
15U BOYS (Ninth Grade) - Coach Craig is also looking to fill two spots. He will accept the two top players regardless of position. You can contact Coach Craig at ccraig9105@aol.com
11U Boys (Fifth Grade) - Coach Eiber is seeking two "A" level players to join his team for the upcoming AAU season. Coach Eiber can be reached at searington@aol.com
10U Boys (Fourth Grade) - Coach Milella has one spot left on his "A" level team. He can be reached at ubmilella@yahoo.com
Good 12U Looking For Scrimages
Boys 12U basketball team looking for scrimammges. We have a gym to use. Call Coach Parlato at 631-909-1455
New Lightning 17U Team
Based on the demand, we have decided to field a new Lightning 17U Boys team (current 11th Graders). All players who previously attended tryouts and were not initially selected are welcome to return to attempt to gain a spot on this new team.
THE TRYOUT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21 AT 4;00 PM AT THE ISLAND GARDEN. PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES EARLY TO REGISTER.
Please contact Island Garden (516-292-4956) if you have any questions about this tryout.
Long Island Knights Tryouts
Interstate Sports Academy is sponsoring the all new Long Island Knights AAU Basketball Program. Boys U9 through U17 are eligible to try-out. ISA will be responsible for all tournament, practice, and
travel arrangements. Try-Outs will be held on March 21st and March 22nd, 2009 at the Town of Babylon Annex. Any players who will be trying out
must pre-register by calling ISA at (631) 244-0400. There is a $10 fee. Try Out Dates & Times:
March 21, 2009: 5:00 PM -- 6:00 PM
March 22, 2009: 5:00 PM -- 6:00 PM
If you are coaching an existing team and would like to have them play underneath the Long Island Knights Basketball name, or if you have any
questions about the try-outs, please contact Doug Mills via cell phone at (631) 991-0543 or via e-mail at basketball@isasportsacademy.com
New 8th Gr/14U Team In Suffolk
Long Island Coach looking for players 14u and under/8th Grade in Nassau and/or Suffolk County! New team on Long Island, I am currently looking for average or above average skill players with height in all positions. If you want to play AAU level competition inquire. We will be playing at some of the top tournaments in the area with high level of competition. We would be looking at 5 tournaments with practice twice a week in Suffolk County. This will be a team that should plan to be together for a long time for success. This year we will play local next year out of state. If interested you can e-mail coach.li.best@gmail.com.
Teams, Join New AAU Program
If you are coaching an existing team and would like to have them play underneath the Long Island Knights Basketball name please contact Doug Mills at (631) 991-0543 or basketball@isasportsacademy.com There are many benefits, including gym space!
LI Avengers 17U Tryouts
Long Island avengers based out of Suffolk County is looking for a pt guard and 4 man to fill out roster for spring and summer schedule. We will be playing 8+ tournaments including exposure tournys and qualifiers. We will be playing D1 level tournys have very experienced coaches. Contact for tryout
Please indicate you are trying out for 17U team.
Nothing But Net Tournament
Preseason AAU Tournament in Elmont. March 21and 22. Boys - 16u and 17u. Birth Date cut off Date: Aug 31. 4 Games Guaranteed $325.00 per Team (Includes Ref Fees) For registration call Coach Eddie : 516.457.0291 Or Email : eroldedouard@yahoo.com
8th Grade/14U Tryout
AAU team for good players that can't commit to a full AAU schedule. Will play in competitive leagues, one game a week, and practice one day a week. Will also enter 3-4 one day tounaments, all on Long Island. Practice in Northport area. Email us your qualifications and we will arrange a tryout
R1T1 High School Tryouts
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 September 2008 is: 15 and under/9th Grade
Born on or after-September 01, 1993, Grade Exception: A player who is in the 9th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1992.
16 and under/10th Grade: Born on or after-September 01, 1992, Grade Exception: A player who is in the 10th grade and who was born on or after September 01, 1991. Date(s): Saturday, February 28, 2009 Start Time: 11:30am-1:30pm
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: Coach Fisher, Coach Jaikisson or Coach Khan: (516) 285-4505 Or via the Web at www.coachfisher1.com
Island Garden Spring League
For the tenth consecutive season, Island Garden will host our very popular Spring League. Play will begin on April 6 and continue until June 22. Read more
High School Tryouts
Long Island Lightning will be holding tryouts FOR BOYS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS to form teams to compete in the 2009 AAU season DETAILS
Lightning 13U Seeks PF or C
A top Lightning 13U teams is seeking a player 5'9" or taller. If you fit the bill and are interested, contact Coach Warren Wagner at 516-353-3110 or jilsco@aol.com
Lightning-Rothman Tryouts
The 2008-2009 Long Island Lightning-Rothman 15U & 13U teams are currently completing their rosters for the 2008-2009 AAU season. There are selective openings on each team. Players need to be physical, dedicated and have the ability to perform at the AAU level. 15U is for 9th graders or young 10th graders born on or after 9/1/93. 13U is for 7th graders or young 8th graders born on or after 9/1/95. Coach David Rothman, has been a Super League and Lightning/AAU Coach for the past 7 years as well as a Senior Instructor each summer at the Five-Star Basketball Camp. For further details, please email hoopsadmin@optonline.net
LI Lightning Tryouts
LONG ISLAND LIGHTNING TRYOUTS FOR PLAYERS IN GRADES 3-8 WILL BE HELD JAN. 19 Please save the date if you are interested. We will be posting the times for each age group shortly.
AAU Nationals Schedule
The AAU released the schedule for the 2009 National Championships. This year, Division 3 Championships have been added. GO TO THIS YEAR'S FULL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
The 2009 AAU membership year began September 1, 2008.
Renew online now for the 2009 membership year.
In 2009, all memberships will be accepted online only.
Rising Stars 14U Need Guards
The Rising Stars -- Hauser 8th/14u are looking for two extremely talented guards.... The team is currently playing in the Super League,,,,,contact Coach Bill Sisti ...coach32z@yahoo.com
Reach One Teach One League
The R1T1 2K9 WINTER LEAGUE, in its INITIAL season, will begin in JANUARY 2009, continuing through the league’s PLAY-OFFS and CHAMPIONSHIPS in MARCH.
Games are scheduled for WEEKEND play and feature INVITED teams and organizations for BOYS and GIRLS from NEW YORK CITYS FIVE (5) BOROUGHS, LONG ISLAND, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, and SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT. TO PARTICIPATE, APPLICATIONS AND DEPOSITS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY DECEMBER 15, 2008. For more information, call: (516) 285-4505, E-mail: rotobasketball@aol.com, Web Address: www.coachfisherl.com
Kings AAU Needs 2 Players
LI Kings AAU is looking for 2 taller 7th Grade players. Need to be above average player. Please email for a workout. omark1@optonline.net
Team Underrated 10U Tryouts.
Team Underrated 10U team will be conducting tryouts on Nov 13, 20th, and 27th. We are in search of talented 10U players who can compete at a high level. This is a top of the tier team with excellent coaches. Please email Coach Mucius at muciusaaubball@gmail.com or call 516-445-9953 if you plan on attending.
9U and 10U AAU Tryouts
Brentwood Young Tigers Tryouts this Saturday Nov 8th @ Brentwood Recreation Center from 12:30PM – 2:00PM, Monday Nov 10th @ North Middle School from 6:00PM – 7:30PM, and Tuesday Nov 11th @ North Middle School from 6:00PM – 7:30PM. IF YOU
ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT: COACH NEIL JENKINS @ 631 275-5127
November Travel League
Quality league sponsored by Team Underrated for 11U, 12U, and 13U, teams will start play in November. Games will take place at the Deer Park Community Center. League fee $250 plus ref fees.
Reach One Teach One Tryouts
One of the Metropolitan Regions Premier AAU programs, and one of the few programs that practices in a High School facility ALL YEAR ROUND is offering a fall/winter program. The Reach One Teach One "Hawks" program is seeking boys whose grade as of September 2008 is:
8 and under/2nd Grade, 9 and Under/3rd Grade, 10 and Under/4th Grade, 13 and under/7th Grade, 14 and under/8th Grade, 15 and under/9th Grade, 16 and under/10th Grade, and GIRLS WHOSE GRADE/AGE AS OF SEPTEMBER 2008: 6th Grade born in 1997 or later
Date(s): Saturdays, October 04, 11, 18, 25, 2008
Start Time: 10:00am-1:30pm*
Please check our website for exact arrival times.
Place: High School for Law Enforcement and Public Safety, 116-25 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, 11434
All Student athletes should bring a "LEGIBLE" copy of their birth certificate and a copy of their “JUNE 2008” 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: Coach Fisher, Coach Jaikisson, or Coach Khan: (516) 285-4505 or via the Web at www.coachfisher1.com
LIL-Rothman 15U Seeks Player
The Long Island Lightning - Rothman 15U Team is currently completing their roster for the 2008-2009 Island Garden Superleague and AAU seasons for our 15U (9th graders or young 10th graders born on or after 9/1/93) squad. Players need to be experienced, physical, dedicated and have the ability to perform at the Div 1 and AAU level. This team won multiple AAU Tournaments this past spring and qualified for the AAU Nationals. We start our preseason minicamps in October. Coach David Rothman, has been a Super League and Lightning/AAU Coach for the past 7 years as well as a Senior Instructor each summer at the Five-Star Basketball Camp in Pennsylvania and the Hoops Dream Academy at Island Garden. He also serves on the executive board of his local (Roslyn) youth basketball league - mainly responsible for player development and coaches' training. For further details, please email hoopsadmin@optonline.net .
Rising Stars 7th Gr Tryouts
The Rising Stars will hold tryouts for their 7th Grade Team MONDAY SEPT 29TH @ 7:30 PM at Long Island Lutheran HS. The team will play in the Island Garden Super League, and continue into the AAU season. Players will be trained and coached by Danny Gimpel, director of the Rising Stars. This is a great opportunity for young kids to be taught and coached at a high level. Any questions or concerns please email clinics4@aol.com
TU Upsets Shooting Stars At IS8
Team Underrated defeated the two time defending champion Shooting Stars, who hadn't lost a game at IS8 in 2 years. The Shooting Stars got off to an early 9 point lead, but Team Underrated rallied back and it was a see-saw game until the 4th quarter, when Team Underrated moved into the lead for good. The Shooting Stars had an opportunity to send the game into overtime, but the shot fell short. Team Underrated received contributions from the entire roster but notably: John Ward-Adams (Center Moriches) 17pts, Andre St. Vistal (Wyandanch) 17pts, JJ Moore (Brentwood) 16pts and 7 rebounds, and Cameron Barber (Wyandanch) 12pts and 12rebs. Later in the day, they beat the B'Ballers 79-71. J.J. Moore (Brentwood) led the way with 20pts, 7rebs., and 5 blocks, Cameron Barber (Wyandanch) had 19pts and 8rebs, and Jordan Ward-Adams(Center Moriches) chipped in 12pts., and 4 steals.
TU 12U Ranked 3rd
In the Basketball Spotlight 12U AAU Regional Report, they ranked the top 12U teams in their coverage area., and two of them were from Long island. Team Underrated came in at #3, and the Long Island Trotters at #8. The Delaware Hawks were ranked #1 after finishing 6th at the Nationals, and the Gauchos 2nd.
Rising Stars 14/U Tryouts
The Rising Stars - Hauser 14U AAU team is planning tryouts in the next few weeks. The team is fully sponsored and practices in the Dix Hills area. They are looking to fill a few positions with top level committed players. They will play in several fall tournaments, the Fall/Winter Super League, followed by a nationally competitive spring schedule. Contact Coach Bill Sisti at coach32z@yahoo.com
LI Kings Looking For Players
LI Kings 17U Select division looking for two skilled players over 6ft 4in to join us for 3 fall events. Contact us for a workout at omark1@optonline.net
End Of Summer Tournament
The Nassau Ballaz JR NBA team is hosting an end of summer basketball tournament for ages 8-under; 10-under; and 12-under. The games will be played in Roosevelt, Long Island. The donation is $200 per team and is open to all CYO, PAL, AAU, and community teams. For further information call Bobby (Bingo) Smith at 646.753.2781.
Hoop Dreams Champions
The elite Hoops Dreams Summer League crowned it's 2008 Champions. In the A Division, Hempstead AC overwhelmed Top Gun 63-44. In the B Division, it was Ghost 52-50 over Wilson.
LIBB.com Fall Shootout Champs
Team Underrated won two titles at the first Long Isand Basketball.com Fall Shootout, taking both of the JV Divisions. Their 16U Team captured the JV1 division, defeating a good Long Island Elite team in the final, and their 15Us won the JV2 title, pulling away from St. Stans of Queens in the championship game. Impact, another Queens based team, was impressive in taking the tough 8th Grade/14U Division, defeating New Heights, Rising Stars, and the Silver Bullets on their way to the crown. The new Panzner team, which is based in Suffolk, emerged as 7th Grade/13U champions, upsetting the LI Lightning. Our thanks to everybody that participated and attended. It was 12 hours of great basketball!
Unique All-Stars Advance At IS8
Deer Park's Josh Malone scored the go ahead basket with 12 seconds remaining as The Unique All-Stars defeated Mt. Vernon 79-77. Unique will play the Playaz Seniors for a spot in the semifinals.
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Juice Slips By Team Underrated
In a game NYHoops.com described as the best game of the first round, Lance Stevenson of Lincoln High School and the Juice All-Stars defeated Team Underrated 101-96 to advance to the Round of 16 at the IS8 Playoffs. GO TO NYHOOPS.COM for details.
Bunky Reid Gives Up Lead At IS8
The Bunky Reid All-Stars gave up an 11 point halftime lead, falling 94-87 to the Connecticut Basketball Club. Jamel Raheem and Sheldon Hagigal led the All-Stars with with 19 points each.
Warriors Roundball Champs
The New York Warriors, coached by Glen Steinberg and based out of Long Island, jumped out to an early lead on a barrage of long range shots by guards Jason Desimone and Eric Ohora, and then held off Tim Hardaway Jr. and his California Heat for the Roundball National Championship. The Heat drew within 5 as time wound down, but Desimone's 3 pointer iced it.
Unique Tyshawn Bierria Champs
The Unique All-Stars captured the 17U Championship at the Tyshawn Bierria Memorial Classic, defeating the Brooklyn Rams 78-71 in the final. Tyler Harris was MVP, hitting 8 three pointers in two games and finishing with 13 big points in the Championship game, while his brother Tobias had 24 points and 15 rebounds, Marcus Dumas 25 points and 14 rebounds, Josh Malone 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Redoldo Walters 10 points and 8 assists
Team Underrated Update
The Team Underrated 16U Team captured the Africa Park Championship in Jamaica, Queens and the 15U Team captured the T.K. Allstars Tyshawn Bierria Basketball Memorial Classic in Flushing. Tyshawn Bierria, a former player of TK All-Stars, was murdered while attending college at Delhi C.C. in upstate NY. The TU 17U Team was 1-1 at the Classic.
Rising Stars 3rd At Nationals
The 13u Rising Stars team coached by Danny Gimpel finished 3rd in the country at the AAU D2 Nationals. The team posted a 7-1 record before falling in the semi-finals to a good team from Texas. The Rising Stars were led by forwards Romario Williams and Ike Ngwudo who dominated the paint and controlled the glass all tournament. Point guard Tiquan Garner ran the show for the Stars and started the defense with his quickness and seed. Tiquan averaged 8 assists per game and was the glue for the team. Shooting guard Andrew Fellus made two big plays in the tournament with a 3 pointer with no time left to win a quarterfinal game and a big 3 point play in pool play to help the Stars advance. Isaih Barnes was the defensive stopper and was always asked to guard the best player all tournament long. Key reserves were Eric Kramer who supplied key outside shooting to spread the defense, Neil Cohen who scored in bunches, Harris Silverstein who was asked to guard bigger players while giving the team a spark offensively, and BJ Rivers who supplied key back up point guard minutes demonstrating his talent to run the team. Congratulations to the Rising Stars and a job well done!
Team Underrated Tryouts
Team Underrated is conducting tryouts. Before you can attend the tryouts, you must email Team Underrated at one of the addresses below.
Tryouts for the 14u, 15u, and 16u teams will be conducted on September 29th at the Deer Park Community Center, 41 Homer Avenue, Deer Park, NY. The time will be 8pm-10pm. Please email us at team2003underrated@gmail.com if you want to attend.
Tryouts for the 12u and 13u teams are on Oct 2nd. at the JFK Intermediate School, 101 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, NY. The time will be 8pm-9:30pm. Email: Coach Kareem at akareem_11@yahoo.com
There will also be tryouts for the 10U and 11U teams on Oct 2nd, 2008 at the JFK Intermediate School, 101 Lake Avenue, Deer Park, NY. The time will be 6:30 to 8pm. Please email Coach Mucius at muciusaaubball@gmail.com
IS8 Underway
One of the Metropolitan Area's top Fall Leagues - IS8, got underway this past weekend. The league is an unusual mix of AAU teams and high school teams, and attracts participants from all over the East Coast. There are quite a few Long Island teams participating in the Queens based event, so we will try to keep you posted as news and results come in. We heard from the Rising Stars. They got off to frustrating start, leading most of the way, but then falling to the Playaz Juniors 64-63 in what would have been considered a big upset. They came back with a vengeance in game 2, overwhelming a big Brownsville team 65-30. We have stats from the Playaz game:
David Fogel, Hewlet, 22 points 6 rebounds
Josh Elbaum, SJB, 12 points 8 steals 5 assists
Kyle Shneider, Jericho, 10 points 4 steals 7 assists
Victor Holder, Upper Room, 7 points 10 rebounds
Patrick Wildes, Chaminade, 6 points 6 rebounds
Sean Wildes, Chaminade, 6 points 5 rebounds 3 steals
In other games, LIL Silverstein, led by George Beamon's 24 points, fell to the Panthers after giving up a third quarter lead. They lost their first game to Give and Go, so they are 0-2. The Silverstein team also features Justin Brown from Uniondale and Dan DiVietri from Chaminade. We'll get you the rest of the roster as soon as we can. ....Team Underrated defeated LTMR 91-71 behind John Ward-Adams (Center Moriches) 21pts (5-3ptrs), 3 assist and 4 steals, JJ Moore (Brentwood) 17pts.and 8 rebounds, and Andre St.Vital (Wyandanch) 17pts., 3assist, and 2steals. TU's roster also includes Cameron Barber (Wyandanch 2008) Jordan Ward-Adams (Center Moriches) Pat Paisecki (Longwood), Justin Williams (Malverne) Mike Kelley (St. Anthony's) , ChrisBoy's 5th Gr. Lightning Tryouts
Long Island Lightning Eiber Boy's 5th grade basketball tryouts will be held Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 5:15 pm to 7:00 pm. The location of the tryout is Island Garden Basketball, 45 Cherry Valley Avenue, West Hempstead. All boys in fifth grade are eligible. Sixth grade boys are eligible if they were born on or after September 1, 1997. The team will play a thirty game schedule, beginning mid November, in the Island Garden Basketball Super League in both 5th grade Division One and 6th grade Division Two. Boys may play on their local team and Long Island Lightning Eiber. We will also play in holiday tournaments and other leagues. Practice will be one day per week. There are a number of spots open and we are looking for boys who can play the center or forward position. These positions are typically played by boys who are between 5�2� and 5�10�. Questions please contact Coach Bruce Eiber at:
searington@aol.com or (917) 225-7576 Mauldin (Baldwin), and Curtis Williams (Longwood).........The Bunky Reid All-Stars also won their opener, beating Brooklyn United on a jumper at the buzzer by LWA's Sean Henry,. We don't have any details, but Lindenhurst, Bay Shore and St. Dominic fell.
Team Buckets Wins Top Gun
The Team Buckets 16 and under team captured the championship at the Top Gun Tournament held in Hempstead, defeating Upper Room, a team from Brooklyn, and then the LI Lightning in the finals. Brandon Williams was named MVP. The players each won a brand new pair of Jordan sneakers compliments of "Sneaker Terminal" in Hempstead.
Bunky Reid Holds Off LuHi
In IS8 action, the Westbury based Bunky Reid All-Stars pressed their way to a solid halftime lead, and then held off a second half run by Long Island Lutheran for a 71-60 win. The key for Bunky Reid was their excellent full court zone press, which was particularly effective on the small IS8 courts and accounted for most of their offense in the first half, when they built what turned out to be an insurmountable lead. Sheldon Hagigal finished with 25 points, 8 assists and 7 steals, Tyrese Redd scored 20 points and had 12 assists, and Sean Henry added 15 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots .Their full IS8 roster is: Sean Henry LWA ,Tyrese Reed, Westbury, Shedon Hagigal, Westbury, Paris Abrams, Westbury, Chris Williams, LWA, Brain Hailey Westbury, Lamard Herron, Westbury,Josh Golson Westbury, and Josh Core, Westbury
Metro AAU Shatters Record
The AAU's New York Metropolitan District, which includes New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, shattered their record for participants in the AAU Nationals this season. They had a total of 82 teams compete in Division l (37), Division ll (36) and Super Showcase (9) events, compared to 49 teams last year! The Gauchos have the most teams competing with 14, the Westchester Hawks have 9, and the Long Island Lightning have 7.
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Hoops In The Sun All-Star Game
Two kids from Long Island stole the show at the Hoops in the Sun aka Hits All Star game hosted by Joe Cruz. Keith Williams from Upper Room led the West Team to a 78-76 victory with 19 pts, 7 assts, 6 rebs, 3 steals - earning MVP honors, while Isaiah Giles from John Glenn had 12 pts and 16 rebs for the East
Long Island Steps Up
At Summer Championships
There were outstanding players and teams from all over the region at the LongIslandBasketball.com Summer Championships, and Long Island based teams came through, winning all but one division. Team Underrated took the 17U crown in a terrific final against a combined Cotumaccio/Hersh Team. It was Team Buckets in the 15U Division, with an excellent New Jersey Hotshots squad finishing second. Reach One Teach One rolled through the 14U's, beating the Breakers in the chip, and it was the much improved Long Island Lightning/Law over the Kendall Madison Playaz in the 13U final, with the NYC Vipers finishing third. The Vipers missed the finals on a one point loss in overtime. In the 10U event, a very impressive Team Underrated easily took the crown, with a good Newburgh Blazers team finishing second.
Island Garden Summer Champions
VARSITY BOYS - LIGHTNING - COTUMACCIO
JV BOYS - MANHASSET
8TH GRADE BOYS - LIGHTNING - LAW
7TH GRADE BOYS - LIGHTNING - CLUESS
5TH GRADE BOYS - VALLEY STREAM BULLS
VARSITY GIRLS - LIGHTNING - LAWNICZAK
JV GIRLS - LIGHTNING - FERRISO
Tobias Update
Hills West's Tobias Harris has soared towards the top of just about every ranking of college prospects after leading LuHi to a State Championship last season and then following that up with an outstanding travel season. Along the way, he has slimed down, gotten stronger, improved his lateral quickness, and is now on the wish list of just about every major college basketball program. As we reported earlier, he will narrow down his list of prospective schools in the coming weeks , but still in the hunt are: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Memphis, Louisville, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Syracuse, Tennessee, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Virginia, and West Virginia. To give you an idea of how far he has come in the eyes of the coaches and scouts, he is now the #5 ranked prospect in the Class of 2010 on Rivals.com, the #7 ranked prospect according to ESPN, and he has been selected to participate in the 2009 Boost Mobile Elite 24 event played at Rucker Park in New York City. The event features 24 of the highest rated prospects in the country and will be held FRIDAY, August 21st at 7 PM and then televised on ESPNU Saturday the 22nd.
Warriors Fall In Semifinals
The New York Warriors, based out of Long Island, were in Boston last weekend playing in a competitive open division. We went 3-1 in pool play in the toughest pool losing only to Lakeland storm by 1 point on a contested game winner. We beat the And-1 team who participated since And-1 was a sponsor. We also beat DM who had 2 6'9 players on the team, one who plays at UMass and the other who will be playing at UCONN this year (Alex Oriakhi). Notable Long Island Players were Devin Karch playing good all tournament playing tough defense and throwing down some nice dunks. Mike Crisci played tough all tournament and hit some big shots throughout. Jason Desimone hit some big shots early in the tournament and got a key rebound late in one game to guarantee us a playoff spot. We had great production from our bench also. We won two playoff games finally losing to team Louie in the semi's. It was a close game but we got off to a slow start. Was a fun tournament and was nice to see 20 teams in this highly competitive division.
Brentwood Fall Tryouts
Brentwood Holding Fall Tryouts for the 2009-2010 season. All 12 and 13 year olds are welcome to come down to the Brentwood Recreation Center on June 18th at 6pm to join a growing basketball travel program. Good coaching along with a good group of players will only make our program stronger,so if you have a good altitude and really want to work hard and play some good ball at the same time feel free to come workout with us. All 12 year olds will have to remain that age until September 2010 and the 13 year olds will need to remain 13 till September of 2010 as well. So bring your game and come on down to the Brentwood recreation Center June 18th at 6pm. For more information Contact Claude Ellis at 631 561 3897 and you can check out our web site at www.leaguelineup.com/brentwood_travelbasketball .
13U Team Adding Players
A Long Island Lightning Boys 13U teams coached by John Law is looking for replacement players who are interested in playing during the summer. This team has boys who are currently finishing 7th Grade.
If interested, there will be tryouts at Chaminade High School Activities and Sports Center on Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30 PM.
12U Tryouts
The Brentwood Travel Program will be holding tryouts for it's 12U going on 13 travel team. All players are welcome. 12 and 13 ONLY. If you are turning 14 before July 1st 2010 you will not be eligible to play. So bring your game to the Brentwood Recreation Center on June 11th at 6pm, at 99 Third Ave. in Brentwood. There will be at least four weeks of tryouts, so come down and get a spot. For further information, please contact Claude Ellis at ce11706@aol.com or call and leave a message at 631-561-3897. Thank you and see you on the court.
New 14U Team Needs Players
A new 14U boy's team based in Northport needs to add 2-3 players. Plans are to play in tournaments and leagues straight through the summer. If you would like more details. or to join us, LET US KNOW
Island Garden Summer League
The Lightning Basketball 2009 Summer League offers a 10 game schedule plus playoffs. The league, now in its eleventh season, will begin on June 27 and continue to Labor Day. We plan to have divisions for boys and girls ages 4th grade through high school. (Actual grade is determined by what class the player is in as of September 1, 2009). Games will be played at Island Garden, SUNY Old Westbury, St. Dominic High School and St. Bernard. Registration is open to both teams as well as individuals. REGISTER
New AAU Division III
New York Metropolitan AAU is introducing Division lll basketball competition for both boys and girls teams in 2009. The District Championship Tournaments will take place at Island Garden and possibly other nearby facilities from May 22-24. All teams, coaches and players must be registered AAU members. For further information, please call Jim Fox at 516-292-4956. Registration will close on May 13.
AAU D2 Deadline May 8th
We will stop accepting registrations for the 10, 14 and 17U D2 NY Metropolitan AAU District Championships on Friday, May 8th at Noon or at the point we have an even number of teams for each pool in the age division. The tournament will take place from May 15 to17. For further information, please call Jim Fox at 516-292-4956
Shooting Stars Tournament
The Shooting Star's Future Stars Tournament is set to tip-off week og May 11th. Still looking for additional teams to participate. Teams from various boroughs and Long Island are registered. 10/11U and 13U boys -- girls 14U/13U Go to vsshootingstars.com for more details
Lightning-Sheehy Take Fest
The Long Island Lightning-Sheehy 16U Team took the Northeast USA Hoops Festival chip held at SUNY Albany, defeating Connecticut Knights-Pete, Hoop Nation, and Albany Ruff Ryders, enroute to the championship game, where they overcame a tough Connecticut Knights-Charles team by a score of 46-38. This success comes on the heels of Lightning Sheehy’s making it to the Platinum semifinal game at the Providence Jam Fest the previous week. Congratulations to Lightning Kelly players: Justin Bailey (St. Mary’s), Jimmy Bulva (Mineola), Khalif Chaplin (St. Mary’s), Matt Gunyon (Chaminade), Charles McCann (St. Mary’s), Kevin Monahan (MacArthur), Mike Murray (St. Francis Prep), Mark Nembhard, (Commack), Neil Nembhard, (Commack), Anthony Rollino (Hills West), and Kevin Sheehy (Chaminade). The team is coached by Chris Kelly with assistance from Jim Sheeh
Scrimmage League
Team Underrated is conducting a FREE scrimmage league for all CYO, AAU, PAL, and Club teams. The games will be held at Wyandanch High School on Saturdays and Sundays. Game times are 12pm, 1pm, 2pm,3pm, 4pm, and 5pm. You are asked to wear your own uniforms for the league. We ask for a referee fee of $35 per game. The league will start this weekend.
May Basketball Boot Camp
The best players start building toward next season now. Game 7 Boot Camp in Rockville Centre begins May 2nd. Grades 2 through 12. Quality teaching for players who are serious about the game
Team Underrated Boston Massacre
The Team Underrated Program travelled to Boston for the Boston Massacre Basketball Tourney. Despite several forfeits, Team Underrated managed to play well and bring home 3 Championships and 1 Runner-up Trophy. The teams combined for a 14-4 record, with the 12u and 13u going undefeated and the 16u avenged a 1 pt loss to their 1st opponent to beat them in the Championship. The 16u one loss was by 1 point in which they avenged that loss. The 17u two lossses were by a combined 5 points.
Avengers Strong In New England
The LI Avengers won their pool at Hoop Group Jamfest and played in the Gold playoff this weekend. They pulled off a huge upset defeating the Donyell Marshall All-Stars in the first round of the playoffs, backing that up in the next round by defeating the Brooklyn Clippers, before falling to the Westchester Hawks in the quarter finals in a close defensive struggle that was marred by physical play and very inconsistant officiating. Playing for the Avengers were Tajric Boggs and Darien Davis from Longwood, Rasheen Moore and Rob Hughes from Riverhead, John Groves and Nick Sergio from Pat Med, RJ Hall from BayShore, Sam Bobley from North Shore, and Neal Fishenden from Sayville. The team features a stiffling man to man defense, and a wide open fast break attack off turnovers and missed shots. The team has only been playing together since the spring and has compiled an amazing record in some of the top tourneys in the east against experienced teams that in many cases have been together for four years.
Team Underrated 11U Champs
Team Underrated 11u Team travelled to Brewster Sports Center with 7 players and came out champions. Game 1 Team Underrated defeated The Bulldogs. Team Underrated jumped out a 15pt. lead. At half-time Team Underrated was up 12. In the beginning of the second half the lead ballooned to 20 points, but the bulldogs fought their way back and took the lead by 6 points with 3:23 left on the clock when the Bulldog coach was hit with a tech for disputing a call and that gave Team Underrated 4 FT's and Andre "Cookie Edwards" knocked down both FT's. In the same possession Darius Chester hit a big three. On the defensive end with time running out Blake Thompson used his football skills and stole a pass and broke out for a go-ahead layup which gave TU the win 51-50. Game 2 Team Underrated defeated CT. Premiere. Team Underrated was clicking on all cylinders with balance scoring with all players scoring. TU was led by Andre "Cookie" Edwards with 14 points. "Cookie" was on fire knocking 4 (3pters) and a put back. This was a long awaited contribution for "Cookie" who is working hard to again crack the starting line-up. The final score was 64-31. Other contributors were DC Chester 11pts., Wayne White with 9pts., Blake Thompson with 7, Malcolm Wynter with 6pts., and Mike finished with 4pts., Game 3 was the Championship game which pitted Team Underrated vs. The Minutemen. TU came out on fire and totally dominated the Minutemen. TU jumped out to a 20pt lead and never looked back. In that game TU was led by Darius Chester with 20pts., Wayne White 12pts., Blake Thompson 9pts., TU also had big defensive contributions from Mike Jones who played big for TU, consistantly through out the tourney. Final 60-23.
New 10U Team Forming
2009-2010 Long Island Lightning-Rothman - Announces a new 10U Boys team. We are in the process of forming a new 2009 Long Island Lightning team that will play in the Island Garden Spring League as well as in some latter season AAU tournaments. Players need to be experienced (preferably having already played in Superleague), physical, dedicated and have the potential to perform at the Div 1 level. We already have a nucleus of players, so will be looking to fill out the roster within the next few weeks. Coach David Rothman, has been a Super League and Lightning/AAU Coach for the past 7 years (currently coaching 15U and 13U teams) as well as a Senior Instructor each
summer at the Five-Star Basketball Camp in Pennsylvania and the Hoops Dream Academy at Island Garden. He also serves on the executive board of his local (Roslyn) youth basketball league - mainly responsible for player development and
coaches' training.For further details, please email hoopsadmin@optonline.net
LI Defenders Win Super Regional
LI Defenders coached by C Davis comprised of kids from Longwood, along with 1 kid from Pat Med 1 kid from Sayville, and 1 kid from St As won the D1 qualifier held at Island Garden this weekend. They will represent the Met area at the D1 nationals at Disney World this summer. They were also invited to the National College Showcase to be held right before the tourny. Go LI
9U Travel Team
9U Travel Team in central Long Island looking for players to play in Super League and possible AAU tournaments. All players interested please
email Jim Brodie at jbrodie44@yahoo.com
or call 516-404-2769
Lightning/Suffolk 9-11Tryouts
The Boys Lightning Suffolk AAU 9th through 11th grade tryouts will begin Saturday March 21st. at the Brentwood Recreation Center. Mar. 21st: 4:15 to 5:45 pm – Boys 9th, 10th grades. 5:45 to 7:30 pm – Boys 11th grades. 99 THIRD AVE., BRENTWOOD,NY
ISA Spring League
Season will start April 13, 2009 and will conclude by June 14, 2009. Season will consist of 8 Games plus playoffs (all teams are eligible for playoffs). All games will be officiated by NY State certified officials. Placement will be determined based on experience. AAU teams will be required to play up one grade level. Fee: $500.00 plus $40.00 per game for officials. Location: Interstate Sports Academy in Sayville Open to: Grades 4-8, JV & Varsity Teams
LI Elite 16U looking For Center
Long Island Elite 16U, one of the top teams on Long Island, is looking for a true center. Must be 6'5" or better. You can be in 10th grade or in 11th grade as long as your birthday is after September 1st 1992. We will be playing at some of the top tournaments in the area and the country. If interested you can email Coach White at whitey07@optonline.net or call me on my cell 516-650-4380.
BYA Spring League
BYA is holding its 1st ever spring league. The league will play games on Thursday and Friday nights. Games will start at 6:45,7:45 and 8:45 at the Brentwood Recreation Center at 99 Third Ave in Brentwood. The League will start in April and run until June. The registration fee for the League is $250.00 and $35.00 per game for the officials. There will 1st and 2nd place trophies with the winners receiving individual trophies and for 2nd place a team trophy. We are looking for all AAU Club and Recreation teams to come and play,we will place your team according to competition level so everyone has a fair shot. We are looking for 6 teams per age group, 10u and 11u,12u,14u and 15u. 6 games guaranteed with the top two teams in each division going to the playoffs. Any questions please feel free to contact Claude Ellis - Travel Coordinator and 12u Basketball Coach for BYA Travel Basketball at ce11706@aol.com or cellis@technocnc.com or call and leave a message at 631-561-3897.Thank You and hope to see you on the court.
Suffolk Boys AAU Tryout Dates
The Silver Bullets Boys program has merged with the Lightning Boys program and is now known as "LIGHTNING SUFFOLK". Two top programs have come together to bring quality coaching and administration to all of boys AAU basketball on Long Island. A new facility in Hauppauge will be home to the Lightning Suffolk boys program.
Tryout dates and information can be found at www.silverbullets.org. Dates are, as follows, at the Brentwood Rec Center:
Saturday, Feb. 14: 4:15 pm – Boys 5th, 6th grades; 5:30 – Boys 7th grade; 6:45 – Boys 8th grade
Saturday, Feb. 21: 4:15 pm – Boys 5th, 6th grades; 5:30 – Boys 7th grade; 6:45 – Boys 8th grade
Saturday, Mar. 14: 4:15 pm – Boys 9th, 10th grades; 5:45 – Boys 11th grades
Saturday, Mar. 21: 4:15 pm – Boys 9th, 10th grades; 5:45 – Boys 11th grades
12U Team Looking For Games
The Nassau Ballaz are looking for away games for their 7th grade team, ages 12-under, on Sunday afternoons. Any PAL CYO, AAU or community teams interested please email Darryl Burgess at shabazz1168@aol.com
Reach One Teach One Tryouts
One of the Metropolitan Regions premier AAU programs, founded in 2006 and growing fast. GO TO THE AGE CALCULATOR TO DETERMINE WHAT AGE GROUP YOU ARE ELLIGIBLE FOR. Reach One Teach One "Hawks" is seeking Boys whose grade as of September 2008 is:
8 and under/2nd Grade
9 and Under/3rd Grade
10 and Under/4th Grade
13 and under/7th Grade
14 and under/8th Grade
And Girls whose grade as of September 2008 is:
11 and under/6th Grade
12 and under/7th Grade
Date(s):Saturday(s), January 10,24, 31, 2009. Start Time: 10:00am-1:30pm. 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 “JUNE 2008” 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: Coach Fisher, Coach Jaikisson or Coach Khan: (516) 285-4505 Or via the Web at www.coachfisher1.com
2009 NY Metropolitan AAU District Championships
March 27-29 Super Regionals 15,16, 17U
April 3-5 10U Division l, 12U l, 15U l, 16U l
April 24 - 26 - 9U l, 11U l, 13U I, 14U l
May 1-3 - 17U l, 12U ll, 15U ll
May 8-10 - 11U ll, 13U ll, 16U ll
May 15-17 - 10U ll, 14U ll, 17U ll
May 22-24 New! D3 11U through 15U
May 25 - Championship Monday
Preseason Workouts
DPCC/Team Underrated will be conducting work-outs for several age groups at the Deer Park Community Center during the month of October and November. Limited space is available (15 players), per session. The sessions run:
10/13/2008 6:15pm-7:15pm 5th-8th grade
10/16/2008 6:30pm-7:30pm 9th-12th grade
10/20/2008 6:15pm-7:15pm 5th-8th grade
10/23/2008 6:30pm-7:30pm 9th-12th grade
10/27/2008 6:15pm-7:15pm 5th-8th grade
10/30/2008 6:30pm-7:30pm 9th-12th grade
For further details e-mail: team2003underrated@gmail.com
or call 631-871-6790
Five LI Teams In IS8 Playoffs
Although most Long Islanders are not familiar with it, the IS8 League based in Queens has a great history, and the New York City basketball community considers it to be one of their top fall leagues. Its somewhat unique, because both AAU and school teams compete, and all the games are played on middle school sized courts. Word is spreading, and more and more Long Island teams are participating each year, and finding out they can compete. In recent years, both St. Dominic and the Unique All-Stars have made runs at the title, and Danny Green's St. Mary's team did too. This year just might be the year we finally win one, with five Long Island teams qualifying for the playoffs (you must finish 1st or 2nd in your division to do so). They are: Bay Shore, The Bunky Reid All-Stars, The Rising Stars, Team Underrated, and The Unique All-Stars. Best of luck to all of them! Here are their first round matchups:
Rising Stars vs New Rochelle Tue 10/7 @ 7pm
Bay Shore vs Brooklyn Ballers Wed10/8 @ 8:15pm
Unique All-Stars vs Team Tex Wed 10/8 @ 7pm
Bunky Reid All-Stars vs Conn. BB Club Thu 10/9 @ 8:15 Team Underrated ve Juice All-Stars Fri 10/10
Fall League Updates
Bay Shore had to win their last game of the season to qualify for the IS8 playoffs, and they did, defeating Bayside They were led by by Jordan Allen who finished the game with 20 pts. 13 rebs 4 assists and 2 blocks. Steve Rivera chipped in 11 pts 5 assists and 2 steals. Barry Ingram finished with a steady game as he consistently handled the ball vs. the Bayside pressure He also had 14 pts and 5 assists. Brandon Turner grabbed 16 rebounds.........At the Island Garden League, The Rising Stars Sophomores, led by Mikey Florin of LUHI, who had 34 pts including eight 3's, knocked off an older and more experienced South Side squad 71-62. Jericho blew out Floral Park 74-46 to notch their 1st victory of the pre season. Zach Reimer had 22 pts and 5 assists, Kyle Shneider had 18 pts and 7 assists and Lucas Espuche finished with 16. Justin Wilson lead Floral Park with 20.......Back to IS8, The Rising Stars beat Atlas 78-72 to finish 3 and 1 in their pool and qualify for the playoffs, which begin on Tuesday. Victor Holder of Upper Room had 22 pts and 12 rebounds to lead a balanced scoring attack. Josh Elbaum of St John the Baptist had 15 and Patrick and Sean Wildes of Chaminade each had 14. Bill Townsend of OSNA chipped in with 13 and some hard nosed defense. The win was accomplished without 2 key players: David Fogel of Hewlett out with the flu and Kyle Shneider of Jericho out with an injured hip......... The Silver Bullets Boys 17U Varsity team is off to a 4-0 start in the Island Garden Varsity League. In their most recent win over a tough Hersh team, the Bullets went in front early and held the lead for most of the game. However, Hersh battled back in the second half and took a lead in the final 2 minutes. On the Bullets next possession, Theo Santos (St. John’s) hit a big three pointer, putting the Bullets back on top, forcing Hersh to foul, and Joe Dolisi (St. Anthony’s), Matt Duffy (Smithtown West) and Doug Poetzsch (St. Anthony’s) hit their free throws down the stretch to secure the 74-68 win. Poetzsch led the Bullets with 28..............
Team Underrated dropped a 100-97 decision to Hersh in overtime at the Funsport Brooklyn HS Classic quarterfinals. They gave up a four point lead with 21 seconds remaining in regulation. Cameron Barber had 33 points, and JJ More had 30.
Preseason League Updates
At IS8, the Unique All-Stars rocked the Lehigh Valley Elite, leading wire to wire and cruising to a 30 point win. Tobias Harris seemed to be OK after missing a game with an ankle injury. They are now 3-1 Harris finish the game with, 23 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assist, 4 block shots & 2 steals, Josh Malone, 22 points, 6 steals, 5 rebounds, & 4 assist, Tyler Harris, 16 points, 5 steals, 2 assist, Jerrone Maymon, who committed to Marquette, 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks & 4 assists, Justin Toussaint from Cordoza, 13 points, 3 steals, 4 rebounds & 4 assist. Off the bench, Brandon Williams St.Dominic and Daquan Pate from Hempstead gave a great effort in the win.........Team Underrated suffered their first loss, coming out flat, and then running into a red hot Sean Johnson from Christ The King, who wouldn't let them get back in the game. They also are 3-1......The Bunky Reid All Stars also moved to 3-1 with a big 84-74 win over The Players Club Sophs. Sheldon Hagigal had 27 points, 9 assist, and 7 steals, Khaleev Ginyard 17 points, and 5 assists, and Sean Henry added 12 points, 11 rebounds, an 8 blocked shots. .........At The Island Garden League, in the Eastern Division, St. Mary's went to 3-0, beating Lawrence Woodmere 50 - 41, while the Silver Bullets pulled into a tie with them, beating both Jericho and Hewlett to go to 3-0. In the Western Division, the LI Northstars and LIL Nick are both 3-0 after the Northstars added a win over LIL Pujol to their previous wins over the Bayhawks and Flyers Sheehy.
IS8 Recap
Good weekend at IS8 for Long Island teams. The Rising Stars are still looking like a serious contender after a good win over the NY Elite. So are the Bunky Reid All-Stars, who lost a first place face-off with the tough New Heights team, falling 80-72 after leading by 10 early. Paris Abrams had 31 points, including 5 three pointers, and Sheldon Hagigal 20 points,11 assists, and 5 steals. Lindenhurst picked up their first win, and St. Dom's picked up a split.
Island Garden Varsity League
The Island Garden Varsity Fall League is underway and two of Nassau's best hooked up in an old fashioned shootout, with Roslyn defeating Jericho 83-76. Roslyn was led by returning All-State player George Beamon, who poured in 34 pts. Jericho, which lost their entire starting five to graduation, showed they have plenty of gas left in the tank. Kyle Shneider led them with 31 pts, including six 3 pointers. Roslyn is now 2-0 and Jericho 0-1. Another one of the favorites, St. Mary's, is also off to a 2-0 start in the East Division, with wins over South Side and LIL Ruh. Flyers Wildes and Great Neck South are both 2-0 as well. LIL Nick is alone at 3-0 in the West Division. There are 40 teams entered in the boy's varsity divisions this season.
Unique 2-1/ Harris Sprains Ankle
Tobias Harris, who is playing for the Unique All-Stars at IS8 instead of LuHi, his new high school team, sprained his ankle down the stretch of a tight game on Saturday, and Unique ended up giving up an 8 point lead and losing 66-64 to the Juice All-Stars and Lincoln's Lance Stephenson. Unique only had 5 players, which seems to be common at IS8, so Harris remained in the game despite the injury. On Sunday, playing without Tobias, Unique went 2-0 as brother Tyler Harris and the rest of the team stepped up in wins over FTGOTN and the Brooklyn Rams. Tyler had 37 points and 10 rebounds in the two games, Babylon's JT Pate 32 points, Deer Park's Josh Malone 25 points and 16 rebounds, and Gerard LLoyd of Hills West 12 points and 10 assists.
Warriors Program Update
The Long Island based New York Warriors program did well at two recent events. At the Tom Casey Memorial 3 on 3 Tournament, they played the HS division with Jason Desimone, Devin Karch, Ismael Pierre, and Marquis Posey and won the division, going unbeaten. They also played in the college division with Mike Crisci, Tyler Harvey, and Devin Karch (played in both). They won this division as well, also going undefeated.
They also won the Hoop City Tournament in Pa., beating a hoop city team in the championship game. The only two players on the roster from New York for this tournament were Ismael Pierre (Hempstead) and Devin Karch (Locust Valley). Their leading scorers were both from Pennsylvania. they were Keith Whitenight and Eric O'Hora (Holy Cross-Pennsylvania). Devin Karch played on the Long Island Empire Team this summer.
More Week 2 IS8 Results
Bay Shore defeated St. Raymonds to even up their record at 1-1, while St. Doms fell to Bishop Ford to go 0-2 and Lindenhurst fell to Jackson and to Boys and Girls to go 0-3. Paul Bilbo did not play for Dom's.
2 LI Lightning Teams In Finals!
In an unprecedented accomplishment, two Long Island Lightning 14U teams - Akoumianakis and Dingle - will be playing for AAU National Championships back to back on the same court at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando today. We know of no previous occasion when the same organization placed teams in the championship games of both Division l and 2 of the same age group! Akoumianakis advanced to the D2 Championship Game with a 52-41 win over the Queen City Hype from North Carolina. They will face The Truth from Kentucky in the final. Dingle, a team that was 12U National Champion two years ago, beat the Southern Kings from Georgia 74-53, and will meet the New Orleans Elite for the title.
Our Fall Shootout Champions
JV1 Champions: TEAM UNDERRATED
JV2 Champions: TEAM UNDERRATED
8th Grade/14U Champions: IMPACT
7th Grade/13U Champions: TEAM ISA
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August 29th LI Shootout Results
Four champions were crowned at the August 29th Long Island Basketball.com One Day Shootout held at ISA in Sayville. The Long Island Kings rolled to the championship of the 15U Division, while LI Lightning - LaCorte dramatically tied the Unique All-Stars on a three pointer at the buzzer and then went on to claim the 14U title in OT. The LI Knights - Prendergast claimed their impressive 3rd 13U Shootout Championship of the summer, and it was a good BYA team in the tough 12U division taking the crown. Our thanks to all the teams that participated!
July 25th LI Shootout Champions
The 14U Metro Hawks drove out to Sayville after two games in the Bronx and captured the One Day Shootout Tournament Championship with a win over the Rising Stars. The Rising Stars advanced to the final after going 4-0 to capture the 15U division.
June 20th LI Shootout Champs
We had some outstanding teams at the June 20th shootout. Here are the champions:
Varsity/17U - New York Elite
JV/15U - East Coast Elite
8th Grade/13U - LI Knights/Prendergast
7th Grade/12U - Red Dragons
6th Grade/11U- LI Knights/Colarusso
May 30th LI Shootout Results
It was our biggest, most exciting, and most competitive Shootout yet! Excellent teams, talented players, terrific coaching, and 14 straight hours of action packed games. Our Champions were:
17U - Long Island Defenders
16U - Long Islang Knights
15U - Alaska Mountaineers
14U - Co-Champions Minutemen
and Rockaway Riptides
13U - Long Island Knights- Prendergast
Lightning Invitational Results
The results of the Long Island Lightning Invitational Championship Games were as follows:
9U - LIL - Granville defeated Kips Bay 34-19
10U - Team Underrated over LIL - Bresky 60-25
11U -LIL - Cluess topped LIL - Schneider 60-20
12U - Stamford Peace defeated LIL - Gessner 52-33
13U - LIL - Rose upended Newburgh Zion Lions 54-49
14U - United Sons and Daughters over Rising Stars - Dunphy 78-47
Avengers Also Excel At Gym Rat
The 17U LI Avengers also played well in the 96 team Gym Rat Challenge at Sienna College in Albany, going 2-1 in pool play, with a big 6 point win over the Jersey Shore Warriors to earn a spot in the championship round. They met The Boston Warriors in the first round of the playoffs and led by as much as 12 points before falling to them by 3 points in a fierce defensive struggle. Congratulations to Nick Sergio, John Groves, and Neal Fishenden on their good board work and scoring along with the ballhawking defense and explosive offense from guards Tajric Boggs, Will Townsend, RJ Hall, and Darien Davis
Team Underrated Report
The weekend of May 16th-May 17th Team Underrated traveled to Baltimore and competed in the Charm City Basketball Tournament. Team Underrated 16u captured the Championship, Team Underrated 17u lost in the Championship, Team Underrated 12u lost in the Championship. Team Underrated 15u finished 0-3. This past weekend Team Underrated 10u-13u traveled to Neptune, NJ for the Basketball Spotlight Memorial Day Tourney. Team Underrated competed against some of the top teams in the region. Team Underrated 10u (White) finished 0-3 but had a great experience, Team Underrated 10u (Black) Finished 3-1 while losing in the semi-final round, Team Underrated 11u finished 1-2, Team Underrated 12u finished 0-3 while competing against some of the top teams in the Region, Team Underrated 13u finished 3-1 while losing on a buzzer beater in the semi-final round.
Island Garden Spring Champions
5th Grade - Blue Bombers
6th Grade - Hersh
7th Grade - LI Lightning - Law
8th Grade - HHH - Kolbjornsen
Junior Varsity - Hersh
Varsity - Hersh
New AAU Division III
The New York Metropolitan AAU is introducing Division lll basketball competition for both boys and girls teams in 2009. The District Championship Tournaments will take place at Island Garden and possibly other nearby facilities from May 22-24. All teams, coaches and players must be registered AAU members. For further information, please call Jim Fox at 516-292-4956. Registration will close on May 13.
LI Lightning - Nick Take Tri State
LI Lightning Nick Akoumianakis went 3 an 0 in pool beating the talented MSU Skyliners then beating the Riverside Hawks "A" team in championship game at Tri State Rumble in Englewood, NJ. Congratulations to the guys that made this happen: Kostas Akoumianakis, Alessandro Troia, Danny Eiber, Edwin Sainvil, Gary Tibbs, Paul Simpson, Isaiah Watson and Jordan Fuchs.
Team Underrated Takes Fest Title
The Team Underrated 12U Team, coached by Abdur Kareem and assisted by Mr. Jackson, won the Rhode Island Hoop Group Jamfest Championship
Unique All-Stars Jam Fest Final 4
The Unique All-Stars advanced to the Final Four in the Open Division of the Hoop Group Jam Fest before losing a heartbreaker in the closing seconds to Positive Image from Philadelphia, Pa 70-68. Great effort from all of their players. The team consisted of Tobias Harris, Marcus Dumas, Gavin Scott, 13 yr old Terry Harris ( Tobias youngest brother) Danny Kennedy, Danny Lawson, and Derrick Mimms.
AAU Super Regional Results
17U Champions: LI Defenders
16U Champions: LI Pythons
15U Champion: LI Lighthning Nick
AAU Introduces Division III
AAU Basketball is extending their level of competition to Division lll. This is an effort to provide the outstanding experience of AAU participation to a wider audience. There now will be both District and National Championships for three levels of competition, Division l, ll and lll. All three levels will be afforded the same outstanding service,competition and experience that were previously only available to the elite athletes. MORE DETAILS
Results From 4/18 Shootout
Our Second One Day Shootout was another big success. For the second straight week, we managed to replace some last minute cancellations with excellent teams to preserve our sell-outs, and that led to another 12 straight hours of top notch hoops action. Out of town teams continued to do well, as the New Jersey Panthers captured the 17U Championship, and the Mt. Vernon Boys & Girls Club won one of the 12U Divisions, while Long Island's Shooting Stars won the other. Team Underrated was crowned 11U champs, while Team Shamrock won a mixed division of 5th and 4th grade AAU, CYO and Super League teams. Our congratulations to the champions, and thanks to all that attended!
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4/18 Shootout 12U Co - Champion Shooting Stars
Team Buckets - 15U One Day Shootout Champions
4/18 Shootout 17U Champion New Jersey Panthers
4/18 Shootout 5th/4th Champion Team Shamrock
Garden State Knights - 14U Shootout Champions
4/18 Shootout 11U Champion Team Underrated
4/18 Shootout 12U Champion Mt. Vernon B&G Club
Team Scan - 13U One Day Shootout Champions
One Day Shootout Results
Out of town teams dominated the first One Day Shootout of the season, with teams from all over the northeast gathering at the Island Garden for twelve straight hours of basketball. A new team from the Bronx, Team Scan, steam rolled through the 13U division on their way to the title. Another very impressive team, The Garden State Knights, did the same in the 14U division. Team Buckets got Long Island on the board by taking the 15U title, and it was the New York Phantoms from Scarsdale taking the 16U championship. Congratulations to all the winners! Next shootout is this Saturday the 18th, with teams from 10U, 11U, 12U, and 17U competing, and then May 30th its 12U, 13U, 14U, and 16U REGISTER
4/11 Champion New York Phantoms 15U Division
June 20th Shootout 17U Champions New York Elite
June 20th Shootout 15U Champions East Coast Elite
May 30th Shootout 17U Champion LI Defendeers
May 30th 15U Champion Alaska Mountaineers
May 30th Shootout 16U Champion LI Knights
May 30th 14U Co-Champion Minutemen
June 20th Shootout 13U Champs Knights/Prendergast
June 20th Shootout 7th Gr Champion Red Dragons
June 20th Shootout 6th Gr Champs Knights/Colarusso
2009 14U Summer Champions Reach One Teach One
2009 13U Summer Champions LI Lightning/Law
2009 10U Summer Champions Team Underrated
2009 15U Summer Champions Team Buckets
2009 17U Summer Champions Team Underrated
2009 July Shootout Champion Metro Hawks
2009 July Shootout Champion Rising Stars
8/29 Shootout 14U Champion LI Lightning/LaCorte
8/29 Shootout 15U Champion LI Kings
8/29 Shootout 13U Champion LI Knights/Prendergast
8/29 Shootout 12U Champion Brentwood Youth Assoc.
2009 SHOOTOUT CHAMPIONS
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 Competitive 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
10U Girls AAU Needs 1 More
The LI Lightning/Prisco 10U Girls team is looking for one more good player to play a full seaon of AAU ball. Team will play in 6 AAU Tournaments and will practice out of the Island Garden in West Hempstead. Feel free to contact Coach Bob Prisco at 917-974-9213 for additional information
New Girl's Elite 14U Program
There will be tryouts for a new Suffolk County based girl's AAU program that will practice at Interstate Sports Academy in Sayville. These tryouts are for the 2010 AAU season. We are looking for good players at all positions in the 14U age group. REGISTER and you will be notified when tryouts will be held.
2010 Lightning Tryouts
Do you want to be part of one of the largest and most respected AAU organizations in the entire country? Do you want to have your name on the board in the lobby of the Island Garden showing what college you will be playing for? Most of all, do you want to become a better player by receiving instruction from from a highly experienced youth basketball coach?
Lightning Basketball which has been in existence for 16 years, will be holding its annual tryouts on January 18. This is Martin Luther King Day, a national holiday. The times for each age group is as follows:
LongIslandBasketball.com AAU
Additional tryouts for the Long Island Knights, our new Sayville based AAU program, will be scheduled shortly. 10U through 17U. REGISTER HERE and you wil be notified of the time, date, and location
President's Week Tournament
Here we go again. The Wizards, coming off a very good Christmas Tournament, are hosting their first President's Tournament. We are looking for all CYO, AAU and Travel and Club teams to come on down to the Deer Park Community Center and get some good basketball games,with certified officials and the best time for a week of basketball. The tournament will start on the 15th of February, with games on the 17th 18th and 19th. We are looking for 8 10u teams two divisions and 8 11u teams also two divisions, with the winners of each pool advancing to the championship played on Sunday, February 21st at 1pm. All players will receive individual medals and the Champs will receive individual trophies and the runner up will receive a team trophy. So come on down! The kids are outta school and let's ball up. Contact Claude Ellis at 631 561 3897 or e-mail me at ce11706@aol.com. Thank you.
Brentwood 10U Tryouts
The Brentwood 10U Travel team is looking for a few good Basketball players ages 8 to 10 years old. We are forming a new travel team to play in tournaments locally & in the N.Y.C. area.
Free Tryouts are being held at:
The Brentwood Recreation Center
99, 3rd Ave. in Brentwood
Tryout are Saturdays October 10th, 17th & 24th.
Tryout Times are 2:30PM-4PM
Contact Head coach Syd at 917-930-1458 or sydizen@hotmail.com
2nd/3rd Grade Lightning Tryouts
There will be a tryout for a 2nd/3rd grade Lightning team at 1pm on Saturday, October 10th. Please call Coach Mark at (516) 993-6645 or e-mail him at dmark3@gmail.com for details.
August 29th LI Shootout Results
Four champions were crowned at the August 29th Long Island Basketball.com One Day Shootout held at ISA in Sayville. The Long Island Kings rolled to the championship of the 15U Division, while LI Lightning - LaCorte dramatically tied the Unique All-Stars on a three pointer at the buzzer and then went on to claim the 14U title in OT. The LI Knights - Prendergast claimed their impressive 3rd 13U Shootout Championship of the summer, and it was a good BYA team in the tough 12U division taking the crown. Our thanks to all the teams that participated!
FALL PRESEASON SHOOTOUT
LongIslandBasketball.com' s Second Annual Fall Preseason Shootout was a great event, with outstanding teams from all over the Metro Area and many outstanding performances. In the Varsity Division, defending Long Island CHSAA Champion
St.John The Baptist rallied for a big win over a very strong team from Point Beach, New Jersey. The JV Title went to Smithtown East, a terrific team that went undefeated their freshman season. We're very proud to say that the 9th Grade Champion was our very own LongIslandBasketball.com House Team, who convincingly beat a very good New Jersey Jayhawks team in the final. The middle school champions were a talented group from Brooklyn, the FYA Wildcats, who stopped the Jersey Shore Devils for the crown. Our thanks to all the families, players, teams, and coaches for making this another great One Day Shootout. NEXT ONE NOVEMBER 28th AT THE ISLAND GARDEN. It's our First Annual Turkey Shootout! SEE YOU THERE!
Brentwood 10U Scrimmages.
The 10U Brentwood Travel Basketball team looking is for scrimmages. We have our own gym in Brentwood. Please contact coach Syd. sydizen@hotmail.com or call 917-930-1458
FE Hoops Tryouts 10/28,31,11/1
FIVE FE HOOPS TEAMS HOLDING TRYOUTS FOR SUPER LEAGUE TEAMS. One of our 6th Grade FE HOOPS teams, coached by Nick Akoumianakis, will hold tryouts on Wednesday, October 28 at 5:45 PM at Island Garden. The 4th Grade FE HOOPS team, coached by Barry Milhaven, will hold its first practice for anyone interested in playing on a 4th Grade Super League team. The practice wil be held on Sunday, November 1 at 9 AM at the Island Garden.
The 7th Grade FE HOOPS team, coached by Guy McBride, will hold its first practice on Saturday, October 31 at 1:00 PM at the Island Garden.
The 8th Grade FE HOOPS team, coaches by Ross LaCorte, will be practicing on Saturday, October 31 at 3:00 PM at the Island Garden.
The 9th Grade FE HOOPS team, also coached by Ross LaCorte, will be practicing on Saturday, October 31 at 4:30 PM at the Island Garden.
Any player interested in participating on an FE HOOPS team can come to Island Garden at those times. We will be taking 11 players on each of those teams.
EMAIL JIM FOX AT DUSTY22000@AOL.COM
Dix Hills Storm Tryouts
Travel team tryouts for this season are as follows
September 25,2009 AT Candlewood Middle School, 1200 Carle Straight Path, Dix Hills. Boy's 5tth Grade at 6PM in the OLD gym.COACH BRESKY . Boy's 6TH Grade grade in the NEW gym. COACH JONES. Boys 7TH Grade AT 7:30PM in the OLD gym. COACH WHITE. Boy's 8TH Grade AT 7:30PM in the NEW gym. COACH STARLING
Half Hollow Hills Fury Tryouts
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 at WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL 5th Grade: 6 pm to 7 pm – Parent meeting and registration at 5:30 pm. 4th Grade : 7 pm to 8 pm - Parent meeting and registration at 6:30 pm. 6th & 7th Grade: 8 pm to 9 pm. Parent meeting and registration at 7:30 pm. Girls 4th/5th Grade combined team tryouts – 7pm to 8 pm. Call Back Tryout Date tentatively Tuesday October 6th at the same times. PLEASE NOTE: No parents allowed in gym during tryoutsDo not bring basketballs to tryouts
Only water allowed in gym. TRAVEL COORDINATOR-LARRY HELLER LHELLER@OPTONLINE.NET
AAU District Championship Results
It has been the best season ever for AAU District Championships here in the New York Metropolitan District. A total of 294 teams participated at the three levels of play from ages 9 to 19. Here are the results of the Championship Finals:
DIVISION l
9U NYC Gauchos 43 Riverside Hawks 40
10U LI Lightning/McNeill 37 Riverside Hawks 24
11U New Heights 63 NYC Gauchos 53
12U NYC Gauchos 48 The City 29
13U Juice All Stars/LI Trotters 74 NYC Gauchos 70
14U LI Lightning/McNeill 56 Westchester Hawks 52
15U Westchester Hawks 68 LI Lightning - Nick 61
16U Westchester Hawks 80 LI Lightning - Dingle 57
17U Gauchos defeated LI Lightning - Cotumaccio
19U Minutemen 62 LI Generals 60.
DIVISION ll
10U Fastbreak 45 LI Lightning - Milella 39
11U LI Lightning/Cluess 46 LI Lightning/Eiber 37
12U Westchester Hawks
13U NYC Gauchos 59 Rising Stars 54
14U Newburgh Zion Lions 84 Rising Stars 56
15U Orange County Elite 58 Glen Hines Panthers 50
16U NY Knights 57 Riverside Hawks 35
17U Glen Hines 68 Orange County Crusaders 52
DIVISION lll
10U LI Lightning/Baierlein 31 LI Jaguars 22
11U Lightning/Schneider 46 Lightning/Baierlein 29
12U Abyssinian Church 52 Fastbreak/Lonnie 38
13U St.Mark's 46 Kendal Madison Playaz 33
14U Reach 1 Teach 1 79 Orange County Elite 58 15U LI Lightning/Curry 73 LI Lightning - Craig 40
AAU TRYOUTS
It's that time of the year! AAU tryout season is getting into full swing. (Click on the links for details)
Elite 14U Girls AAU Tryouts
A new elite girls 14U Team will be holding tryouts. REGISTER and you will be called in for a tryout
Kendall Madison 16U Tryouts
2010 Kendall Madison Playaz 16U FINAL tryouts Tuesday, March 16th 7-8:30 pm at Bellport Middle School (35 Kreamer Street, Bellport NY 11713). $15 fee. Tryouts: 9:30-12 pm. Contact Nick Thomas for more info: 631-664-0724 or email:
LongIslandBasketball.com's Long Island Knights
TRYOUTS for boys 10U, 11U, 16U, 17U, and 18U boys and Girls 14U and 15U REGISTER and you will notified of tryour date, time, and location.
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.
Unique All-Stars
The Unique All-Stars 14 & 15 under will be conducting tryouts this Tuesday & Thursday at 7:00 pm. Please contact Torrel Harris at uniqueallstars@aol.com for more information
10U Team Needs Guards
South Shore Bulldogs Travel Basketball is looking for 2 good ball handling, hard working guards to join our travel & possibly AAU team. The team is based in Brentwood long Island. Offering free training -practices and some sponsored tournaments. This team is for kids 10 years old and under. If you are interested in trying out, please contact head coach Syd @ 917-930-1458 or email: sydizen@hotmail.com
December Holiday Camp
The very popular December Holiday Basketball Camp at the Island Garden will take place on December 28, 29, and 30 MORE
Lightning Tryouts
LIGHTNING 3RD GRADE BOYS TEAM FORMING FOR SUPER LEAGUE SEASON Coach Chris Beetz is looking for interested third grade boys who would like to part of his team which will be playing a 12 game Super League schedule. It is possible that these players can also become part of his Long Island Lightning AAU team that will play in the Spring. Chris Beetz is a highly experienced Lightning coach who has been with our organization for five years. He has a proven ability to develop players' skills. For further information, please contact Coach Beetz as soon as possible at cbeetz@nyc.rr.com
LIGHTNING 10U BOYS TEAM TO HOLD TRYOUTS
Lightning Granville, a competitive and successful existing U10/ (4th grade) AAU team, will be holding try outs for a limited number of winter roster spots. The try out will be at Island Garden on Monday Nov 2nd 5:45-7:10PM. The team will play a 12 game schedule one year up in the 5th grade Super League. Players should be ready for a competitive experience, be able to handle full court pressure and be comfortable playing one grade up. Any player born after Sept 1, 1999 is eligible to try out.
Cecil Watkins Memorial Service
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 and to provide information about the Memorial Service. There is also information as to how donations can be made to a charity designated by the family. The website is www.cecilwatkins.com
Brentwood Travel
The Brentwood Travel basketball program is looking for all Basketball players interested in playing basketball competitively . We are looking for 13 and 14 year olds and 15 and 16 year olds that are playing or planning to play on their school basketball teams across Long Island. Please e-mail us ASAP. Quality coaching along with a good group of players will only make our program stronger. If you have basketball talent and are ready to play competitively, please contact the coaches listed below. All age groups stated must remain that age until September 2010.
For more information 13 and 14 yrs old Contact Coach Steve at 631 745 0080 or e-mail at coach.steve10@yahoo.com 15 and 16 yrs old Contact Coach Andre Smith at 718-451-6115 or e-mail at whipplestreet@aol.com
Team Underrated Report
Team Underrated has just concluded another fantastic AAU season. The program won many tourney's and our high school kids received some great looks from higher learning institutions. We travelled to Alabama, Las Vegas, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. Team Underrated Champions: 10U (Matt) Stephen Siller Champions, 10U (Matt) Tom Dowd Champions, 10u (Matt) Long Island Lightning Invitational Champs, 10U (Andrew) Africa Park Champs, 11U (Mark) Future League Champs, 11U (Mark) Brewster Sports Champs, 11U (Mark) ISA Champs, 12U (Dewey) Beantown Massacre Champs, 12U (Dewey) City Sports Tourney, 12U (Dewey) Rhode Island Jamfest Champs, 13U (Edwards) Beantown Massacre Champs, 13U (Edwards) Elmcor Champs, 13U (Edwards) Lincoln Park Champs, 13U (Edwards) Finished 11th place @ Division II Nationals, 15U (George) ISA Champs, 15U (George) Lincoln Park Champs, 16U (Moe) Beantown Massacre Champs, and 17U Long Island Summer Champions. We look forward to continuing our tradition of competing at a high level and gaining national exposure. Team Underrated will have 10 teams next year and will be conducting try-outs over the next few weeks. Team Underrated is also bringing in more coaches to join the TU family. Any players or coaches interested, please contact: team2003underrated@gmail.com
10U Players Wanted
10U travel basketball team loking for players interested in playing Super league and AAU tournaments for this coming winter and spring.
All players interested please email or call Jim Brodie at jbrodie44@yahoo.com 516-404-2769
Big Man For 8th Grade Lightning
Coach Wagner, a long time highly successful Lightning coach, is looking to add one player to his Boys 14U (8th Grade) roster for the Winter Super League and the Spring AAU season. The player must be 6' or taller and have playing experience. This is an excellent opportunity for a player to work with an outstanding, dedicated and highly knowledgeable coach. If interested, please call Coach Wagner at 516-353-3110
New AAU Program In Suffolk
There is a major new AAU program based in Suffolk County on Long Island that is looking for teams, players, and coaches for next season. If you are interested in coaching, LET US KNOW and send us your qualifications. If you are a player, REGISTER FOR TRYOUTS BEING HELS NOVEMBER 7th and become part of a great new program. If you coach an independent team, and would like to have all the administrative duties handled for you so you can be free to coach, BRING YOUR TEAM INTO OUR ORGANIZATION!
Fall Shootout Varsity Champion St. John The Baptist
Fall Shootout JV Champion Smithtown East
Fall Shootout 9th Grade Champion LIBB.com
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Thanksgiving Shootout Results
The Thanksgiving Shootout held at the Island Garden was definitely the start of a great new tradition. 12 straight hours of nonstop basketball action! We crowned some deserving champions at this shootout. The FYA Wildcats joined an elite group of teams by picking up their second LongIslandBasketball.com Shootout title in the 13U A/B Division. The Half Hollow Hills Fury defeated rival Brentwood's Finest in the final of the 13U B/C Division, and the Bombers convincingly swept through the 11U division to take the crown. Last but not least, it was the Hollis Biddies cruising to victory in the 10U's.
2010 BOYS AAU DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS
The NY Metropolitan AAU will offer District Championships for ages 9-19 at Divisions l, ll and lll. These great tournaments will provide an opportunity for teams of all ages and varying ability levels to particpate in not only well run and competitve local events but also National Championship Tournaments. There is an AAU Qualifying event for all teams whether you are a top level elite team or a local community based squad. MORE
New Year's Shootout Champions!
Long Island Basketball.com kicked off the new year with a One Day Shootout at the Island Garden 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!
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
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