Harris Lining Up More Suitors
We've had very little feedback from the King James Tournament, but according to one popular hoops blog, Tobias Harris had a good tournament and is getting interest from more schools as a result.
Greenport's Duell On Red Storm
Greenport's Matt Duell made the men's varsity basketball team at St. John's as a walk-on, and dressed for St. John's win over St. Francis.
Kenney Will Play For Mt. St. Mary's
After working hard on his game all summer long, Kellenberg's Ed Kenny has made the Mount St. Mary's team as a walk-on. Mt. St. Mary's is a D1 school in the NEC.
Romanelli Will Play For Marist
Bethpage star Geno Romanelli will be playing for Marist this season. Romanelli made the D1 Red Foxes as a walk-on. At Bethpage, he was a 3 year varsity player who led his team in rebounds, ppg, steals, field goals, 3pt field goal percentage, and minutes played. He was seleceted All County as a junior and senior and all conference as a sophomore.
Walsh To Molloy
West Hempstead star Kevin Walsh has committed to Molloy College.
James Merrill To Farmingdale State
Uniondale star James Merrill is playing for Farmingdale State.
Hucks Commits To L.I.U.
Bay Shore's Booker Hucks will attend LIU next season.
Holloway Commits To Indiana
Terrell Holloway, who is now at Harmony Prep in Ohio after leaving Hempstead, has committed to Indiana, according to Scout.com. Holloway has not obtained a qualifying score on his SAT or ACT as of yet.
Some Good News!
Last fall, James Wilson had just come off a very strong summer and fall and was set to be the starting point guard on a powerful St. Dominic team with State Championship aspirations. James was attracting interest from a nice assortment of colleges and looking forward to a memorable senior year - when out of nowhere an athlete's nightmare came true for him. He tore his ACL in practice and was out for what seemed destined to be his dream season. But there is a happy ending; his dream seasons are still ahead of him! After successful surgery, he diligently rehabbed the knee and enrolled for a year of Prep School at St. Thomas Moore. Word now is that he has been offered, and has committed to play college basketball at St. Rose, a member of the Div. 2 Northeast 10 Conference. Our congratulations to him, and to St. Rose too! They got themselves a heck of a player!
Vallins Will Play For Hofstra
Friends Academy's David Vallins, who led his team to the State Class C Championship Game, will be playing for Hofstra this season. Vallins had originally planned to attend Skidmore, but impressed Hofstra Coach Tom Pecora and was invited to play for the Pride.
Chris Jimenez Update
You might have heard that St. Anthony's star Chris Jimenez was injured last spring by a hit and run driver and suffered a broken leg. He is recovering day by day and is doing well."Things could have been much worse", said coach Mike Ryan . "My concern is for his well being at this time, both physically and academically, and I am not concerned about when he may return to playing. We'll see how things go." Thanks for the update Coach, and glad to hear the good news Chris!
Machado Leaves St. Mary's
In a bit of a shocker, St. Mary's prospects for this season took a hit when projected starting point guard Scott Machado left the school. Apparently, his family moved to North Carolina.
Tobias Harris Article In Newsday
How many rising sophomores did more than Tobias Harris this summer? GO TO ARTICLE
Greg Cerillo Update
Greg Cerillo Jr., formerly of Faith Academy High School in Farmingville, is the 3rd leading scorer in the history of Long Island High School Boy's Basketball! After being part of the undefeated 2003/4 National Championship squad at Suffolk Community College, Greg went on to play at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue, but was plagued by injuries. After college, he attended open tryouts with the Strong Island Sound, and earned a spot first on the practice roster, and then on the playing roster for several games last year. He is looking forward to another opportunity to play with The Sound again this season !
Torek Williams to SUNY Cortland William Floyd Senior Torek Williams will be headed off to SUNY Cortland in the fall to play basketball
Danny DiVietri All-Star At Pocono
Danny DiVietri, a rising Junior at Chaminade HS, performed very well at the Hoop Group's Pocono Invitational Hoop School Session 4. Danny made the All Star Game, won the hot shot and 1 on 1 competitions, and was also named co-mvp of the camp as his team won the championship.
Craig Wilson To Robert Morris
Craig Wilson, who led his Malverne team to the State Federation Championship, has decided to attend Robert Morris College in Chicago, Illinois. Robert Morris is Division I NAIA.
Harris In Spotlight
Tobias Harris received a nice write-up in the Basketball Spotlight scouting service blog and just got back from UConn's Elite Camp. We're still waiting to hear if he will return to Hills West this season or transfer.
Velazquez One To Watch
Editor Ted Thomas has a team in the Island Garden Summer League, and came home from a game raving about new addition Steve Velazquez of Hauppauge. Velazquez was nailing NBA range 3 pointers, taking his man off the dribble and exploding to the hoop, rebounding, blocking shots, and playing excellent defense against a well coached AAU club. He even played a little point guard for his short handed Suffolk Breakers team! Look for a big season from the rising senior from out east with the strong all around game!
Wingate Chosen For High Major
Nigel Wingate of St. Mary's was one of the 24 chosen to compete in The Real Scout High Major Classic 2007 on July 31st.
Usera All-Star At E.I.B.C
Recently during a session at the Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp at the College of New Jersey, Alexander Usera, a junior from Brentwood, was honored by being selected to the NCAA Division All-Star Team. There were ballplayers from across the country represented at this session, which was attended by numerous college coaches and recruiters from around the country.
Preventing Sports Injuries
Harris, Akol, Leek At Reebok 135
Long Island had three players invited to participate in the RBK University Camp. 135 of the nation's top players will participate. Tobias Harris of Hills West, one of only 7 players invited from the class of 2010, leads the way for the Island, while OSNA''s Leek Leek will represent 2009 and Teeng Akol 2008. Congratulations to all three!
Elite College Prep Clinic
If you have aspirations to play college basketball someday, this clinic is for you. The Elite College Prep Clinic, featuring Dowling College Women's Basketball Coach Joe Pellicane, is designed to help the serious-minded player advance to the top level. It is a very intense instructional camp intended to prepare athletes with instruction to advance work habits designed to raise a player’s potential Fees: $225 per player (Camp T-shirt & Instructional DVD included) Monday, July 30 – Thursday, August 2 6PM – 9 PM 8th Grade – 12th Grade
Prep Stars Caught Off Guard
Interesting article in Washington Post about the effect of the Prep School rule changes
NCAA Cracks Down On Preps
The NCAA has changed the rules for prep schools.
Adelphi Lands Richard Byrd
All-State player Richard Byrd of Copiague, who was a consensus All Long Island selection and Newsday and Suffolk County Coaches Association Player of The Year, will be playing for Adelphi next season.
Chris Obi To Lewis & Clark
Bay Shore star Chris Obi signed a National Letter of Intent with Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois. Lewis & Clark finished fourth in the country this past season and is bringing in a stellar recruiting class with the addition of Chris Obi. "We are extremely excited about Chris Obi coming to our program. He has had an outstanding high school career and we feel he will do the same at Lewis & Clark Community College." - Coach Stith, Men's Assistant Basketball Coach.
OSNA'a Dahl To Hillsborough
7'2" Marial Dhal signed with Hillsbourough Junior College in Tampa, Florida. Hillsbourough has sent over 5 big kids to division one schools the last few year
Akeem Bennett Waiting To Hear
New York Insider.com is reporting that former West Hempstead star Akeem Bennett should be hearing about his eligibility from the NCAA Clearing House any day now, and is considering L.I.U, St. Bonaventure and Quinnipiac.
Suas #1 At Nike Hoop Jamboree
Rising 7'2" junior John Riek Suas of Our Savior New American was the number one player at the recent Nike Hoop Jamboree in St Louis Missouri. This camp included the top 120 underclassmen in the country.
TJ Thomas Drafted by Braves
St. Dominic's small forward TJ Thomas, who is headed to San Diego State to play baseball for Coach and Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, was a late round selectiion of the Atlanta Braves!
Daniyan To SUNY Plattsburgh
Longwood star Errol Daniyan has also decided to play for a D3 powerhouse and will attend SUNY Plattsburgh College in the fall. Plattsburgh is coming off back to back conference championships and a trip to the D3 NCAA Tournament.
Atkinson To Williams
Northport star Ben Atkinson will be playing his college ball at Williams College next season. Best known for its academics, Williams also has a first rate Division III basketball program. Atkinson also considered NYU and Cornell.
LI Lightning Player In Top 20
Roderick Odom, who plays for the Long Island Lightning Eichenger team, has been ranked the 20th best player in the New England class of 2010. Odom attends the Middlesex School in Massachusetts and is a 6'6 guard.
Students Raise Over $100K
Jericho's Justin Resnick and his fellow students held a 3 on 3 basketball tournament to raise money for a program for autistic children at the Ascent School, and it was a great success! The kids raised over $100,000 and put together a first rate tournament as well. SEE NEWS 12's COVERAGE Devin Karch, Joey Wood, Mike Florin, Ismael Pierre and Steve Morse of the New York Warriors program were champions of their division at the tournament and they and their coach wanted to pass along their congratulations to the organizers. Us too! Congratulations to Justin and all involved for doing something very special!
Harris All Tournament At Gibbons
Hills West freshman Tobias Harris was voted to the 15U All Tournament Team at the prestigious Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions. Harris scored 135 points in five games to lead the Baltimore Stars to the semi-finals
Barnes To NYU
Lindenhurst star Chris Barnes has decided to attend NYU, a school with a rich basketball tradition and strong D3 program.
East Hampton Hoops Star Arrested
In a story we can only describe as unbelievable, The East Hampton Star and Independent newspapers are reporting that All State basketball player Mike Russell of East Hampton has been arrested and charged with attempted robbery. Russell and two friends are suspected of beating and robbing Hispanic men in three separate incidents. GO TO FULL STORY
Kings Park's Simon On Champs
Kings Park's Justin Simon, a key member of one of the school's finest teams and a First Team All-Long Island player in 2000, was back in action and helped to lead his Media Kitchen team to the championship of the New York Knicks and Continental Airlines' 4th Annual “Fly to the Garden” three-on-three corporate basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden. There is a full recap of the event on the Knicks website. Simon is second from the left. His high school team lost an OT game in the playoffs to one of the mighty Amityville State Championship teams.
Russell Goes For 37 At King James
East Hampton's Mike Russell has accomplished many great things on the basketball court, but he still has some doubters who say that Long Island basketball - on the East End in particular - just doesn't measure up. Russell let the 25 Division One coaches at his game at the King James Tournament in Ohio know that he is indeed for real, scoring 37 points against Tulsa PWP of Oklahoma for Team Underrated.
Katz Commits To Yale
St. Dominic junior guard Brian Katz has committed to Yale, where he will play for fellow Long Islander James Jones. He chose Yale over Columbia, Princeton, Harvard, Dartmouth and Penn. He is an excellent student, a terrific shooter, a smart player and is constantly improving on all other aspects of the game.
Iloegbu To Coppin State
Brentwood's Chuka Iloegbu, who was a key part of their 2004-2005 Long Island Championship team, has signed a letter of intent to play for D1 Coppin State University in Maryland. Iloegbu averaged 17 points, 9 rebs, 7 asts, 3 stls at Suffolk Community College / Grant.
Harris Named To All NY Frosh Team
The High School Sports Media website named Hills West freshman Tobias Harris to their All New York Freshman 1st Team. He was the only Long Island player named to either the first or second team.
Rashad Green Going To Manhattan
After a year of prep school, St. Mary's star Rashad
Green has decided to play for Manhattan. He becomes the 13th Long Islander to commit to a D1 school this season, and will join St. Doms star Antoine Pearson on the roster. Pearson had a terrific freshman year for the Jaspers.
Akeem Bennett Looking Ahead
Former West Hempstead star Akeem Bennett is finishing up a strong year of prep school and eagerly awaiting his grades. He has qualified on the SAT, and is expecting good news on his report card as well. Then he can turn his attention to choosing a college. He has interest from Oral Roberts, Middle Tennessee State, Winston-Salem State and Eastern Kentucky, and is hoping for interest from more schools after playing in a few AAU Tournaments for the Lightning this spring.
Tamares To UMBC
St. Mary's star Marcos Tamares recently signed a Division 1 national letter of intent with the University of Maryland-Baltimore County of the America East Conference. This past season he averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds along with 3 blocks to help lead his young Gaels team to the NSCHSAA AA Title game.
Franchese To Adelphi
Danny Franchese, a small forward from Hicksville High School has committed to play next year at Adelphi University. This past season, Danny led his Hicksville team to a 16-4 record and a first round playoff victory (first for Hicksville since 1980's). This season he averaged 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists.
Tyson Johnson To U of Wyoming
Former St. Mary's star Tyson Johnson has signed a letter of intent with the University of Wyoming. Johnson had been at Blinn Jr. College in Texas where he averaged 21 points and 8 rebounds a game.
Lieberman To Be Honored
Roslyn HS senior Jason Liberman will be the 2007 recipient of the Jules D. Mazor Outstanding Jewish High School Scholar Athlete of the Year Award, which will be presented to him at the April 29 National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum inductions at The Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack. Jason was All County the last two seasons and will be playing Division 1 basketball at Princeton next year. In addition to Jason's’ award, two others with ties to basketball are being inducted: Senda Berenson, “The Mother of Women’s basketball” in the U.S. and Lennie Rosenbluth, the 1957 College Player of the Year, who led UNC to the NCAA Championship over Kansas in triple OT. For more information, please call Alan Freedman at (631) 462-9800, ext. 119.
Parris Will Leave Charleston
Javon Parris, who played at Our Savior New American, will transfer from the College of Charleston. A redshirt freshman, Parris appeared in 22 games for the Cougars in 2006-2007, averaging 4.6 minutes and 0.9 points per game. Parris is looking for a junior college and will visit Barton County College in Kansas.
Dorman Selected For USA Team
Ben Dorman of Great Neck has been selected as a member of the Open Men’s Basketball Team that will represent the United States at the 12th European Maccabi Games in Rome, Italy. The Games will take place July 2 - July 13, 2007. Dorman, a 6’ 6” junior at Great Neck North, has been a varsity starter for the past two years and earned a place on the Long Island Basketball.com Honor Roll this season as one of Long Island's top players. He was also selected to the 2007 Nassau County Top 40 All Star Team, and received the Coaches Award for Most dedicated in 2005 and 2006. Congratulations to Ben and good luck to the team!
Jackson MVP Of All-Star Game
Upper Room's Corey Jackson was named to the Basketball Coaches Association of New York All-Star Game, and took home the MVP trophy for scoring a game high 27 points and dishing out 10 assists. He also pulled down 10 rebounds!
Small NSCHSA Player of the Year
Scout.com is reporting that Prentice Small was named NSCHSAA Player of The Year.
RJ Rutledge To Monmouth
RJ Rutledge became the 3rd member of LWA's State Championship team from last year to join a D1 program, giving a verbal commitment to Monmouth after spending a year in prep school. LWA's Tyrone Nash will be going to Notre Dame next year after prepping and Josh Marshall redshirted at Sacred Heart this year. Max Shillalies, who was also part of that team and led this years team, will be attending Hamilton next year.
Carey Selected For Jordan Game
St. Dom's TJ Carey has been selected to play in the 2007 Jordan Classic Regional Game. He was the only Long Island player to be selected to the Suburban Team while 8 players were selected from New Jersey.! We still have a lot of work to do!
Hometown Heroes
John Glenn's Trevor Coston not only led his team to the Suffolk Class A Finals, but passed the 1,000 pt scoring mark and also broke the school record of 1,041 career pts, which was held by Kevin Carpenter, the current JV/Assistant Varsity Coach.....There is a nice feature on Tobias Harris of Hills West on the Metro Hoops website.
Prentice Small To Lehigh
Scout.com is reporting that SJB's Prentice Small has given a verbal commitment to Lehigh.
Dowling Commits To Bentley
South Side star Tom Dowling has verbally committed to Bentley College. Bentley is currently 18-0 and is one of the top teams in NCAA Division II. Our congratulations to Tom and to Bentley!
LI Lightning Player To St. John's
Mike Cavataio, who has played with the Long Island Lightning for the past three years, will be paying at Madison Square Garden next year for St. John's.
Booker Hucks Getting D1 Interest
There is an article on RealScout.com about Bay Shore star Booker Hucks and the colleges showing interest in him. GO TO ARTICLE
Zajac Will Attend Qunnipiac
Lindenhurst graduate Ed Zajac who is currently doing a post graduate year at Cheshire Academy in Connecticut has verbally committed to play next season at D1 Qunnipiac of the NEC.
Sinn Makes UMass Team
LongIslandbasketball.com All Long Island selection Michael Sinn from Jericho has made the team at UMass. UMass has a great Long Island tradition. Roosevelt's Julius Erving, Malverne's Al Skinner and Rick Pitino from St. Dom's all played there.
Tyrone Nash Going To Notre Dame
LongIslandbasketball.com's Player of The Year - Tyrone Nash from Lawrence Woodmere Acadamy - has finally decided on a school and selected Notre Dame. Nash turned down a number of offers and is attending prep school this year. He will enroll at Notre Dame in '07
Sands Commits To Yale
Carey's Mike Sands has committed to Yale, according to High Hoops. He is the 4th Long Islander to commit to a D1 program so far this fall and the 3rd going to an Ivy League school. The 6'7 Sands was a Long Island Basketball.com All-County selection last season, and was named by the coaches to the Nassau County Preseason All-Star team this fall. Yale is coached by Long Islander James Jones. SCOUT.com STORY
TJ Carey To Harvard
St. Dom's star TJ Carey has made a verbal commitment to Harvard. Carey was named All Long Island and the Outstanding High School Athlete of the Year by the Nassau Sports Commission.
Liberman To Princeton
Roslyn's Jason Liberman, Nassau's leading scorer in the Long Island All-Star Game and also in the Nassau County All-Star Game, has made a verbal commitment to Princeton.
Hills West's Iceman Harris
Half Hollow Hills West 9th grader Tobias Harris, who averaged 10 points a game last year as an 8th grader on the varsity, has been working with Hall Of Famer George "The Iceman" Gervin in the off season. GO TO STORY
Beinert Chooses Holy Cross Chaminade's All-State player Andrew Beinert has decided to join Long Islander Ralph Willard at Holy Cross next season.
Rashad Green Update
Rashad Green is attending Bridgton Academy this fall, and New York Insider.com has a report on how he's doing at the prep school. GO TO STORY
Harkins Transfers
Rich Harkins, one of the top point guards in the Long Island Lightning program, has decided to transfer from Kellenberg to Long Island Lutheran High School. Rich is one of the most talented point guards on Long Island and has flourished on the AAU circuit. He led the Lightning 16U team to a highly successful AAU season this past spring and is currently beginning his junior year. He is expected to be an impact player with Lightning next spring during the all important college recruiting period.
Harkins is the 2nd big name player to transfer to LUHI, joining Matt Rooney, who transferred from Stony Brook.
Smith Taking Junior College Route
All-State player Sean Smith from Copiague decided to take the Junior College route and is attending the University of Arkansas JC at Fort Smith this fall.
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.
Long Island Stars at Five Star
Long Island players excelled at the legendary Five Star Basketball Camp. West Hempstead's Akeem Bennett was named an All-star in the NBA Division and was voted the Best Defensive Player. Bruno Rotellini from Hills East was named an All-Star in the NIT Division and Best Defensive Player. He also nailed 44 of 50 shots to win the Foul Shooting Championship. Finally, Irving Fayman from Bridgehampton was nominated for the All-Star team in the NCAA Division and as Top Point Guard in Backcourt Camp.
Rooney Transfers
Returning All-State player Matt Rooney, a member of Long Island's outstanding junior class, has transferred from Stony Brook to Long Island Lutheran.
WB's Losito To Utica
West Babylon's Thomas Losito will be attending Division 3 Utica College.
Linning To SUNY Cobleskill
Hempstead's Jamal Linning will be attending SUNY Cobleskill and majoring in Graphic Design.
Rashad Green Going Prep
There was some last minute interest from NC State, but it looks like Rashad Green has decided to join Tyrone Nash and Akeem Bennett and go the prep route this fall.
Morris Not Returning To Killer Bees
Bridgehampton's prospects for this coming season took a hit when Corey Morris, a returning All-State player, moved to North Carolina.
Malave Most Improved At Five Star
Carlos Malave, a senior guard at Bellport High School, was named the Most Improved Player at Five Star Basketball Camp's Bryn Mawr session. Malave excelled by leading his team to the finals with his great floor leadership. He was a "pass-first" guard, focusing on getting all his talented teammates involved in the games. The coaches were impressed with his all-out effort at every station, as well as his extra work hours after the day was over. Malave is looking forward to leading the Bellport Clippers to a great season this year.
Alvin Vivican Will Play at Adelphi
Alvin Vivican, who played at Suffolk CC (Western campus) last season and was a part of the Brentwood HS Long Island Championship team has accepted a scholarship to play at Adelphi College this season.
Gordan All-Star at Five Star!
St. Anthony's freshman Rexton Gordon was named to the NIT Division All-Star Team at the famed Five Star Basketball Camp held at Robert Morris University.
Josh Marshall To Sacred Heart
Josh Marshall, who was an All Long Island First Teamer and helped lead LWA to the Federation Class A Championship game, has decided to attend Division 1 Sacred Heart of the NEC. Marshall is playing for Team Underrated this AAU season.
Suffolk's Carter Player Of The Year
Former Walt Whitman star Nick Carter was named NY State JUCO Player Of The Year after helping Suffolk Community College to a 22-6 season. He averaged 17.8 points, 6.7 assists, and 3.0 steals a game. He will be playing at Stony Brook next year.
Nash Going To Prep School
After getting offers from a number of big time programs, LWA forward and LIB.com Player Of The Year Tyrone Nash had decided to attend prep school. The 17 year old Nash is an excellent student, but hopes to polish his game and mature both mentally and physically before going off to college.
Pearson Signs With Manhattan
Antoine Pearson from St. Dominic, a Long Island Basketball.com All Long Island selection, has signed a letter of intent to attend Manhattan College next year.
C I's Washington To Hofstra
Greg Washington, who is attending Winchendon Prep School after playing at Central Islip, was one of three players to sign a national letter of intent to play at Hofstra next fall. Washington was ranked among the top 300 recruits in the nation by Hoop Scoop."Greg is tremendously athletic for a 6-10 kid," said Hofstra Coach Tom Pecora. "We feel the sky's the limit as to how much he can develop in his four years here. He has the potential to become a truly outstanding big man during his time at Hofstra."
Daye Kaba Commits To BC
Daye Kaba, one of the impressive trio of players from OSNA in Centereach that helped the Long Island All-Star Team defeat New York City in The Metro Classic, will be joining Malverne grad and former New York Net Al Skinner and his Boston College Eagles next fall.
Patrick Foley To Columbia
St. Anthony's star Patrick Foley will join Hills West grad Joe Jones at Columbia next season. He is the first member of Coach Jones's 2007 recruiting class and a terrific addition to the Lions. Good school, good coach, good kid ! GO TO STORY
Feurtado Commits To Drexel
Uniondales Lance Feurtado, who was a key supporting player on last years Nassau County Class AA Championship Team, has committed to Drexel. Feurtado, who this year was chosen to be part of the Long Island All-Star Team that beat New York City in the Metro Classic, will move into the lead role at Uniondale this season along with teammate and fellow all-star Steven Priestley. We will get to see plenty of Lance in college, as Drexel is in the Colonial Athletic Conference along with Hofstra.
OSNA's Pitt To Stony Brook
Our Savior New American's Rio Pitt became the first member of Stony Brook's class of 2006 recruiting class when he verbally committed to the America East program. GO TO FULL STORY Chris Martin of Christ The King also gave a verbal commitment.
Nash Gets Offer From Kentucky
LIB.com Player Of The Year Tyrone Nash got a scholarship offer from The University Of Kentucky.
Tim Ambrose Going To Albany
Scout.com is reporting that OSNA guard and Brentwood native Tim Ambrose will play for fellow Long Islander Will Brown at the U. of Albany in the America East Conference. You might recall Brown's team put a scare into UConn in the NCAA Tournament. Ambrose is the 9th Long Islander headed to a D1 program next fall.
Stith All Tournament at Bob Gibbons
Hempstead's Malik Stith was named to the All Tournament Team at the Bob Gibbons Tournament in North Carolina after leading his New York Panthers to the 16U Championship.
Wilson Keystone All-Star
Craig Wilson, a 5'9", All-County, All New York State Basketball Player who is a point guard for Malverne High School, attended Keystone Camp at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA in June and made the All-Star Team.
Max Paul To Kings Point
Pierson star Max Paul will be attending the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point next fall.
Greco Will Attend Steven's Institute
George Greco, an All County guard from Oceanside H.S. will play for Steven's Institute of Technology in the Fall. He averaged. 23.6 pts 6 assists and 4 steals a game as senior. He will play for new coach Josh Loeffler in the Skyline Conference. Greco, who is an honor student, was recruited by a number of schools and decided to attend Stevens Tech because of it's strong academic program and it's commitment to Athletics. Greco plays the point for Long Island Lightning- Sheehy and will be playing in the D-1 Nationals in Disney World later this month. The team finished 4th in the country last year in Little Rock Arkansas.
Upper Room Quartet Off To College
The Upper Room basketball program has enjoyed great success over the last couple of years, and is sending four talented players off to play college ball this fall. Girard Fitts will be playing at Molloy, Anthony Brazill at North Carolina Wesleyan , Anthony Williams at SUNY Potsdam and Farris Thomas at SUNY Plattsburgh. Congratulations to all off them and to the school
Stith Makes A Name At Camp Next
Hempstead's Malik Stith was named one of the top players at the invitation only Camp Next at Fairleigh Dickenson U. The camp is for current 9th and 10th graders and is a stepping stone to the ABCD Camp.
TJ Carey Named Top H.S. Athlete
TJ Carey of St. Dominic and the Long Island Lightning has been named the Outstanding High School Athlete of the Year by the Nassau Sports Commission. Carey was recognized for the combination of his strong basketball skills, stellar academic record and overall leadership qualities.
Sands All Tournament at Gym Rat
Mike Sands from Carey HS was named to the All Tournament Team at the Albany Gym Rat Challenge for his impressive play with The Long Island Lightning.
Zollo Headed To Molloy
LongIslandBasketball.com All County selection Joe Zollo from Patchogue-Medford is headed for Molloy College and the NYACA. The 6' 7" Zollo had some mid-major interest as a walk on, but decided on Molloy for their excellent teaching program and hopes of making an immediate contribution.
Local Stars Shine At Jordan Classic
Tyrone Nash of LWA had 12 points and 6 rebounds in 27 minutes and Daye Kabba of OSNA had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 27 minutes as the Suburban Team defeated the New York City team 140 to 125 in the regional game of the 2006 Jordan Classic, which was played at Madison Square Garden. Nash is said to be attending prep school next fall, while Kabba will play for Malverne's own Al Skinner at Boston College.
2006 Consensus All Long Island
Only two players appeared in the top ten on all three of the All-Long Island Teams published in 2006. They were Tyrone Nash, and Rashad Green. Another ten appeared on two out of three lists. They are Chris Barber, Akeem Bennett, Lance Feurtado, Patrick Foley, Josh Frazier, Josh Marshall, Gil Montalvo, Antoine Pearson, Prentice Small, and Sean Smith. Very surprisingly, Newsday doesn't have Gil Montalvo or Patrick Foley listed at all, while NYHOOPS and LIB.com both have them listed as 1st team.
