AJ Price A Question Mark
Amityville's A.J. Price, who had a solid rookie season for the Indiana Pacers and hoped to challenge for the starters role at point guard this season, suffered an offseason knee injury back in May while playing in a charity game here on Long Island. He is still recovering and expected to miss training camp - not a good thing for a young player trying to establish himself in the NBA - but Price has a history of overcoming injuries and adversity, and the Pacers remain high on the former UConn star.
Long Island Knights.
FALL TRYOUTS for our Suffolk based boys 6th, 7th and 9th Grade AAU teams REGISTER and you will be called in for a tryout. Must be good, committed players ready to start immediately.
Suffolk Y Takes Gold At Maccabi
The Suffolk YJCC boy’s basketball team participated in the North American Maccabi Youth Games held in Richmond Virginia, finiushing a perfect 7 and 0 and winning the Gold Medal by defeating Atlantic City 62 - 49 in the championship game. The Maccabi youth games are an annual event held in different venues
throughout the United States. This is Team Suffolk's second gold medal in three years, having won this event in Detroit in 2008. The team consisted of 8 players from Suffolk County. They are: Michael Chemtob (Hills East), Dillon Hertel (Commack), John Horowitz (Bay Shore), Jake Kepes (Ward Mellville), Joseph Santarpia (Sachem), Nate Schwartz (Hills East), Matt Smith (Northport), and Andrew Weintraub (Hills East). Try-outs will be held this winter for the 2011 games. If you are interested in try-out information please contact Jerry Schwartz
at 631.834.1155 or Alan Bluman at 516.946.1024.
SCBCA Fall Coaches Meeting
The Suffolk County Basketball Coaches Association fall coaches meeting will be on Tuesday, September 7th, at 6:30pm in the Connetquot HS cafeteria.
Amador To Coach New Pro Team
Joseph Amador, who grew up in Lake Grove and was a standout player for Centereach High School, was recently named Head Coach of the North Jersey Pros for their inaugural 2010-2011 season. The Pros will participate in the Eastern Basketball Alliance (EBA) along with the Long Island based NY Wizards.
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TU 14U Third At Nationals!
Team Underrated went 8-1 to take third place at the AAU D2 14U Nationals, losing by 9 to the champion Columbia Slammers (South Carolina) in the semifinals, and then defeating Low Country (South Carolina) 56-39 to take 3rd place. FINAL FOUR
Empire Games Return
After a year off, the Empire State Games are back and will run from July 21-25 in Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The Empires have provided New York State’s finest amateur athletes with an Olympic-style competition in which to showcase their talent every summer since 1978--with the exception of last year, when the games were canceled due to budget problems. The return of the Empires is a boon for basketball players on Long Island and elsewhere in the state, who will once again have an opportunity to play against top competition on a stage that could earn them a college scholarship. Athletes who participate will become part of a tradition that includes many of the best players in New York State history, like Ron Artest, Sue Bird, Chris Mullin, Lamar Odom and Wally Sczerbiak. This year the basketball games will be played at the Koessler Center on the campus of Canisius College. The basketball schedule (which can be viewed in its entirety here) starts on Thursday, July 22nd. Two teams composed of Long Island players will compete, with one team playing in the Scholastic Division and the other in the Open Division. In order to qualify for the Scholastic Team, a player must be a resident of NYS and 17 or younger as of August 31st. Players on the Open Team are 18 or older as of August 31st.
SCHOLASTIC ROSTER
Chew, Darren - Uniondale
Croft, Darien - Amityville
Goldstein, Robert - Seaford
Mcintosh, Shamoy - Floral Park
Page, Philip - Copiague
Rawa, Alexander - Locust Valley
Savaglio, Joseph - Centerport
Thompson, Dante - Coram
Ward-Adams, Jonathan - Center Moriches
Williams, Curtis - Centereach
OPEN ROSTER
Bekono, Benoit - Miller Place
Coley, Dave - Stony Brook
Holmes, George - Medford
Martin, Chris - Stony Brook
Parzych, Adam - Lindenhurst
Ptacek, Robert - Bayport
Russell, Jermaine - East Patchogue
Vines, Cornelius - Hempstead
Walsh, Joseph - Brentwood
Ward, Hayden - Montauk
Cancer Awareness Tournament
On August 13, 14 & 15 S.O.N.I.A.Y, Inc. will be convening our 4th Annual Sonia A. Saunders, Wendell Bodden, Oneicmus Rollerson & Allen Parker Cancer Awareness Basketball Tournament, and we invite you to participate. Age divisions are 16U and 12U. It will take place in the West Gym of North Babylon High School (1 Phelps Lane, North Babylon, New York.) Over the years, we have donated a substantial amount of the proceeds to a great cancer fighting organization called Sisters of Greater New York, and with your help, we can continue to do so. During this weekend, we will have a video game competition which will be provided by Competition Station, music, live entertainment and much, much more. If you are interested in advertising your business during the tournament please contact me (Keith Saunders) at 631-807-5645. We have different rates for setting up a table, banner or continuous announcements of your product or services. We are still looking for sponsors and volunteers. We are also accepting donations (we are a tax exempt 501 (c) 3 organization). Delicious food and snacks will be sold. We look forward to seeing you and your family during this fabulous fun filled weekend.
Outstanding Coaches Clinic On LI
Coaches Choice will be hosting a "BEST OF THE BEST COACHES CLINIC" on September 19th at Long Island Lutheran High School, 131 Brookville Road, in Brookville. The clinic will run from 12:00pm to 5pm and registration is from 11am to 12pm. The featured speakers are BRUCE PEARL, Head Coach at the University of Tennessee, who will give a clinic on "Pressure Defense & Special Situations". JAY WRIGHT, Head Coach at Villanova, will talk about "Player Development", and former Hofstra coach TOM PECORA, now the Head Coach at Fordham, will speak on "Zone Offense & Press Breaks". JIM FERRY, Head Coach at L.I.U. will cover "Practice Drills & Quick Hitters". The clinic fee is $100 per coach if paid by September 12th 2010, and $125 at the door if space is available. Please visit the website at www.coacheschoiceusa.com for the registration form. Checks or money orders should be made payable to COACHES CHOICE USA Mail check and registration form to: COACHES CHOICE USA, 6 Haddon Hall, Melville, NY 11747 Attn: Rich Slater. If space is available at the door, payment MUST be money order or cash. NO PERSONAL CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS will be accepted at the door. For More Information, please contact: John Buck at (516) 457-5789 or Rich Slater at (516) 369-4959
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2010 CHAMPIONS
With the completion of our spring and summer tournament series, LongIslandbasketball.com is pleased to announce the names of our 2010 Overall Champions. Overall champions are based first on our Summer Championship Tournament, and then on the results of the 10 other tournaments we held this season. Over 200 teams competed! In the Boys Division, the champions are:
10U - Baldwin Blue Devils
11U - Aviator Angels
12U - OnPoint Cyclones
13U - Flatbush Youth Association
14U - Malik Sealy All-Stars
15U - KNULIFE
16U - tie Kendall Madison Playaz
tie Long Island Knights
17U - Team Buckets
18U - Long Island Knights
In the girls division, the champions are:
12U - Future Stars
13U - Valley Stream Shooting Stars
14U - Running Rebels
15U - Long Island Knights
16U - LI Lightning - Lynch
Summer Championship Recap
KNULIFE captured the 15U Championship at the LongIslandBasketball.com SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS, twice coming from behind to defeat Reach One Teach One in a terrific Championship Series. The Malik Sealy All-Stars were 14U Champs, winning the age group convincingly, with the Long Island Knights runners up. FYA took the 13U title, defeating Brentwood's Finest in the chip of a very strong division, and the Baldwin Blue Devils came out on top in the 10U division, also coming from behind to defeat the Great Neck All-Stars. The Varsity Division Champion was never decided, with the final called off after tempers flared late in the second half of the hotly contested match-up between Team Buckets and The Long Island Knights. To recognize their outstanding seasons up to that point in very competitive divisions, Team Buckets was awarded the 17U Title, and the Knights the 18U MORE LATER
Long Islanders Help Riverside
After re-launching their program, the Riverside Hawks, for many years one of the dominant basketball programs in the metropolitan area, are enjoying success on the national level once again. Surprisingly, Long Islanders are playing a part in the renewed success of the Manhattan based program. Bellport's Armand Correa was part of their 16U team
that finished in the Elite 8 of the AAU Super Showcase, beating nationally ranked Team Takeover along the way, while Stephan Milhaven from Port Washington and Josh Clark, who will be attending St. Mary's this year, helped lead the 14U team to an 8th place finish at the D2 Nationals.
13 SUMMER TRAINING TIPS
By Alan Stein, CCS, CSCS, StrongerTeam.com
Whether you are in high school or college, the fall semester will be starting soon, with preseason team training workouts soon to follow. Hopefully you have been putting in work all summer and are prepared to make a great impression on your coaching staff upon your return to school. This article is collection of thoughts and suggestions to make sure you maximize your workouts over the summer. For those of you in high school, most of the premier camps and AAU events will be winding down by late July; which gives you the month of August to focus on your training.
Basketball Tips:
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2010-2011 Rules Changes
In a continuing effort to keep our readers up to date, we are pleased to offer this first look at RULE CHANGES for 2010-2011. The state of the game remains excellent. Rules changes for the coming season are minor and tend to focus on clarifying existing rules.
2010-2011 RULES CHANGES
CONCUSSIONS - Rules 2-8-5 and 3-3-8 - changes the guidelines and procedures for identifying and handling players who suffer a concussion. These are designed to provide extra protection for players and give greater clarity for coaches, trainers and officials.
HEADBANDS and WRISTBANDS - Rule 3-5-3a - changes the list of permissible colors to include any single, solid school color.
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT - Rules 10-3-6i and 10-5-5 - adds specific wording to address acts wherein a player leaves the playing court in order to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation. Also strengthens the wording for team members leaving the bench area or the court for an unauthorized reason.
2010-2011 MAJOR EDITORIAL CHANGES
SUBSTITUTIONS - Rule 3-3-1a (note) and 4-34-2 - clarification of existing rules concerning when a sub is (or is not) properly reported. Also clarifies the distinction between being a player or bench personnel at the end of a quarter, after a time out and starting a new quarter. Further clarifies that all team members are considered bench personnel during an intermission for the purpose of penalizing unsporting behavior.
SCHOOL LOGOS - Rule 3-4-2d - modification of where logos and mascots can be positioned on jerseys
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - Rule 3-5-2 - clarification of requirements for legal guards, casts, braces and face masks.
BALL AT DISPOSAL - Rule 4-4-7d - clarifies that the ball is "at the disposal" of the player when it is available after a goal and the official begins the throw-in count.
BALL AWARDED TO WRONG TEAM - Rule 7-6-6 - clarifies that when the ball is erroneously awarded to the wrong team, the mistake must be rectified before the throw-in ends.
2010-2011 POINTS OF EMPHASIS
The following are deemed to be points of emphasis for officials, coaches and players in the coming season:
1. Enforcement of Rules
2. Sportsmanship
3. Perimeter Play
4. Closely Guarded Situations
5. Verticality
RESULTS FROM THE ONE DAY
SUMMER
EXPLOSION !
LongIslandBasketball.com's One Day Summer Explosion was held at Interstate Sports Academy in Sayville, and featured 14 straight hours of non-stop basketball action. It was a great day, with lots of great teams and players on the courts. The first championship was awarded in the girls division, with the 12U Lady Lions taking home their first title of the season with a convincing win over Good Shepard in the final. Next was the boys 11U division, where the Aviator Angels stopped the Wildcats, and then the boys 13U, where Brentwood's Finest overwhelmed the Long Island Knights/Butts in the chip. The 14U boys was a great matchup between the Long Island Knights -Prendergast and the Unique All-Stars, and the Knights came home with the hardware, while in 15U boys, it was the DAC Marksmen over the Long Island Knights - Mosley in a very exciting and balanced division. The High School Division was dominated by the Long Island Knights - Mosley, who beat the Long Island Heat in the championship game. Our thanks to everybody that participated!
ATTENTION AAU PLAYERS, COACHES, PARENTS AND FANS:
Longislandbasketball.com wants stories, photos, scores, game recaps, rosters, and any other information you can provide about your summer AAU teams. This is a great opportunity for the Long Island basketball community to hear about how its top players are performing on the AAU stage, and to learn about any rising stars who are making names for themselves on the summer circuit. Send everything to mail@longislandbasketball.com--and don't be shy, we're looking to post news about all age groups and skill levels!
One Day Blast!HIGHLIGHTS
Whenever the excellent Alaska Mountaineers team and their head coach, Long Islander Rick Henderson, make the long trip down to play in one of our tournaments, it's a special occasion, and this year, they chose the One Day Blast played May 22nd at Interstate Sports Academy. Our own Long Island Knights/Mosley team ended up winning the division in impressive fashion, defeating the Mountaineers, Lightning/Dingle, and the Valley Stream Warriors - all excellent teams - to take home the title. There were also other exciting results at The Blast. In the 13U boys division, the Wildcats joined an elite list of teams that are 3 time Long Island Basketball.com Shootout Champions, dominating a solid lineup of teams in their age group. The Valley Stream Shooting Stars, Onpoint Cyclones, and Aviator Angels AAU programs all moved up on another select list - most program championships - as the Shooting Stars took home the 13U girls title, the Cyclones the 11U boys, and the Angels the 10U boys. Thanks to everybody that participated in a terrific event, and to the folks at ISA for hosting it.
Long Island's
All-New York State Players
New York State Player Of The Year: TOBIAS HARRIS
CLASS AA
Tobias Harris, Half Hollow Hills West
Tavon Sledge, Half Hollow Hills West
Darien Davis, Longwood
Tajric Boggs, Longwood
Shaquille Moseley, Uniondale
Bolade Akingboye, Uniondale
Marc Augustin, Valley Stream Central
CLASS A
Achraf Yacoubou, Long Island Lutheran
Sheldon Hagigal, Westbury
Matt McLeod, Harborfields
Khaleev Ginyard, St. John the Baptist
Joe Gibbons, St. John the Baptist
Chauvaugh Lewis, St. Mary’s
Miles Prendergast, Bayport-Blue Point
CLASS B
Dashawn Moorer, Malverne
Jonathan Ward-Adams, Center Moriches
Qualice Jones, Wyandanch
CLASS C
Tim Pandolfi, Stony Brook
Jon Cepelak, Southold
Joe Todero, East Rockaway
CLASS D
Dantre Langhorne, Greenport
CHAMPIONS GALLERY
JUNE SHOOTOUT CHAMPIONS!
After 12 straight hours of non-stop hoops action, the following teams were crowned June Shootout Champions:
11U: South Shore Bulldogs
13U: Da Fam Club
13U Girls: Valley Stream Shooting Stars
14U: Suffolk Lightning
May Mayhem
CHAMPIONS
17U Reach 1 Teach 1 DEF LI Knights
15U Reach 1 Teach 1 DEF SI Stingrays
14U NY Knights DEF Aviator Angels
14U Girls Running Rebels DEF North Fork Crush
13U FYA DEF Kendal Madison
11U Aviator Angels DEF South Shore Bulldogs
11-10U Great Neck All-Stars DEF Renegades
SPRING ONE DAY
RUMBLE CHAMPS
17U Long Island Heat
16U LI Knights/Jacob
14U LI Knights/Prendergast
13U Wildcats
12U Onpoint Cyclones
11U Onpoint Cyclones
10U Greak Neck Adidas All-Stars
Big Spring Shootout
Champions
18U LI Knights/Defenders
17U Team Buckets
15U Team Buckets
14U Rising Stars
13U Wildcats
12U Girls LI Lightning/Bianco
10U Brentwood Bulldogs
Fox Elected Metro AAU Governor
Jim Fox was elected as the new governor of the New York Metropolitan AAU organization, which encompasses 18,000 athletes participating in 30 sports. New York Metropolitan AAU is one of the largest AAU districts in the entire country. National AAU membership exceeds 600,000 athletes. Jim is currently the CEO of Island Garden Basketball in West Hempstead, NY and the Executive Director of Long Island Lightning Basketball, which is one of the largest AAU basketball organizations in the country. Jim also was appointed the Boys Basketball Chairman of the New York Metropolitan District. He oversees the Boys Basketball Membership of 6,500 athletes as well as all district championships and sanctioned AAU tournaments. New York sent 75 teams to compete in AAU National Championships
Dave Mock Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our friend Dave Mock, the voice of Nassau County basketball and of Westbury High School. He died December 26th at the age of 41 after suffering a stroke back in September. All of us that knew him know what a good soul he was and how passionate he was about basketball, his home town of Westbury, and his career as a broadcaster. He will be sorely missed and no Nassau County playoff game or Westbury home game will seem the same without him. A memorial will be held for him next Saturday January 9, 2010 at 3pm at Westbury Community Church, 700 Prospect Avenue, Westbury
Dr. J Trivia
We all know Roosevelt's Julius Erving was named one of the 50 greatest basketball players of all time, but those of you that never got to see him play probably assume it was all because of his ability to score, often with spectacular dunks. That's certainly part of it, but when Dr. J retired in 1987, he was #1 on pro basketball's career steals list and #6 on the career blocked shots list. That' s a rare combination of skills, and only a small handful of players in NBA history appear in the top 6 on the career scoring, blocked shots and steals lists.
Seth Greenberg To Be Honored
The April 18th National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum Induction Ceremony has a definite basketball flavor this year - Virginia Tech Basketball Coach Seth Greenberg, a long Island native, is one of the inductees, and Duke Guard Jon Scheyer, a key member of this years' NCAA championship team, is the 2010 Jewish Scholastic Athlete of the Year. Both will be in attendance at the ceremony held at The Suffolk Y JCC, 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack, starting at 10:30a.m. For more information, call Chris at (631) 462-9800, ext. 125.
Interesting Reading
Article on PSAL schools recruiting middle schoolers for sports STORY.......Article about college standout Sylven Landesberg and his uncommon approach to the offseason STORY
Editors Notebook
Basketball has become the number one participatory team sport in the country, with 23 million boys and girls playing the game nationwide........CJ Lipscombe, a graduate of Deer Park High School, was hired as Head Coach at Ocean Prep Academy in New Jersey.....
Interesting reading: Road Trip - Florida assistant coach Rob Lanier gives SLAM an inside look at the live recruiting period........Interesting interview:
Coaches Internship Program
Gus Alfieri and Ron Alfieri, championship coaches and directors of the All-American Basketball Camp, are offering a free basketball coaches internship program this summer to qualified and enthusiastic coaches. Each intern will be taught to be a better coach! DETAILS
Gus Alfieri and Ron Alfieri, championship coaches and directors of the All-American Basketball Camp, are offering a free basketball coaches internship program this summer to qualified and enthusiastic coaches. Each intern will be taught to be a better coach! DETAILS
Jerry Powell
Many of you are familiar with Long Island's Jerry Powell, widely considered to be one of the top basketball trainers in the country. There is a good article about him in the DAILY NEWS
Weiss, DeBonis Get Call To Hall
LWA's Jeff Weiss and Freeport's Bob DeBonis will both be inducted into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame next month. The induction ceremony is March 27 at the Glens Falls Civic Center during the Federation State Championship Tournament. Coach Weiss has coached Lawrence Woodmere since 1988, compiling a career record of 396-130. He has taken LWA to five Federation finals, winning in 1999 and 2002. Coach DeBonis is in his 30th year as a coach, the last 17 seasons at Freeport, and has 361 career wins.
AAU And IHOOPS Join Forces
iHoops, the official youth basketball initiative of the NCAA and NBA, and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) have agreed to have the AAU become an official program partner of iHoops and to endorse iHoops educational and overall basketball programming efforts. MORE
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Time to review a few basics!
Athletes Graduation Rates
The NCAA's latest graduation numbers show nearly four out of five student-athletes earn their diplomas on time, an all-time high, and federal statistics show athletes are more likely to graduate on time than other students. GO TO STORY
Federation Tournament To Move
This will be the last year the Federation State Championships will take place in Glens Falls - at least for awhile. Although Long island bid for the tournament, it was awarded to Albany 2011 through 2013. Glens Falls has hosted the Federation tournament since 1981, but attendance had been poor in recent years.
Hoops For Haiti Big Success!
The Hoops For Haiti fundraiser at the Island Garden was a big success, raising over $12,000 for the people of Haiti. Our sincere thanks to everyone that participated! The 3 on 3 Champions were:
Boy's Varsity: Team Dirk
Girl's Varsity: Lipinski Angels
7th/8th Grade: Pythagorean Theorem
5th/6th Grade: The Stars
2nd/3rd/4th: Port Powerhouse
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Long Island All Star Challenge
St. Anthony's Nico Roberts sparked the NSCHSAA to a 20 point lead, and then the catholic league All-Stars held off a Suffolk County rally for a 96-85 victory at the first annual George Davila Long Island All Star Challenge held at St. Joseph's College. The event was a big success, with a surprising crowd for what turned out to be an entertaining game. Stay tuned for more info and for photos! ROSTERS
Jenkins Tops In Metro Area
Hofstra junior guard Charles Jenkins earned the Haggerty Award as the top player in the Metropolitan New York area for the second year in a row in a vote of the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association. Jenkins also earned the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year honor this season, as well as honorable mention All-America honors from the Associated Press, this season after averaging 20.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. He finished the year ranked 20th in the nation in scoring and was one of only five players in the country who averaged at least 20 points, four rebounds and three assists.
Stony Brook's El Amin All Met
Muhammad El-Amin of the Stony Brook University men's basketball team has been named to the 2010 Division I All-Met First Team, the first player in program history to earn first-team honors.
Steve Pikiell Coach of The Year
Stony Brook head coach Steve Pikiell was selected as the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Coach Of The Year. In his fifth season at the helm, Pikiell guided SBU to a record-breaking 2009-10 season. In addition to claiming the schools first ever America East regular-season title, Stony Brook set Division I program records for overall wins (22) and conference wins (13) and earned its first postseason berth in its Division I history. Named the America East Coach of the Year at the conference's annual awards banquet on March 5, Pikiell was also selected the America East Coach of the Year by Sporting News. Pikiell has led Stony Brook to 38 wins over the past two seasons and its first back-to-back winning seasons since the program jumped to Division I.
On April 22nd, Stony Brook University Director of Athletics, Jim Fiore, announced that Pikiell's contract has been extended through the 2014-15 season.
Editor's Mailbox
Garden City's Kyle Skramko was one of 16 national finalists in the NBA FIT/WNBA FIT Challenge, representing Long Island at the NBA All-Star Game. There were more than 100,000 participants in competitions hosted in 35 cities across the country. The FIT Challenge is a fitness and agility competition ..... Senior Tom Brown (Bayport-Blue Point) scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds in Ithaca College's win over Elmira. With the 81-52 win, Ithaca clinched a spot in the Empire Eight Conference tournament....
MSG Varsity Mascot Contest
MSG Varsity is kicking off a new contest open to all high schools in the Cablevision service area called MSG Varsity’s Mascot Dash to the Desk. The contest offers schools the opportunity to submit a photo of their school mascot online at msgvarsity.com from April 14-21 to be eligible for the grand prize – a brand new mascot costume for their high school (worth up to $6,000) and a guest appearance by the school’s mascot on MSG Varsity’s signature daily sports show, High School SportsDesk, on Cablevision’s iO TV (Channel 14). Online voting will determine the 20 finalists that will go on to compete in the final sprint to win the grand prize. Online voting will also determine the Mascot Dash to the Desk Champion. The grand prize, 2nd & 3rd place winners will be announced on June 6th.
District Championships
The following teams have advanced to the AAU Metropolitan District Championship Games 5/31:
17U D1: Westchester Hawks vs Rich Soil
16U D1: Riverside Church vs Gauchos
15U D1: LI Lightning/McNeil vs Gauchos
14U D1: Juice All-Stars vs Gauchos
12U D1: New Heights vs Team Scan
9U: Gauchos/Williams vs Gauchos/Swinton
The District Championships are conducted at the D1, D2, and D3 levels. More finalists willl be determined this weekend.
Mitaritonna Will Stay
Hills West Coach Bill Mitaritonna has reconsidered and will return to coach the defending Long Island champion Colts next season.
Moore Scores 26 At Jordan Game
Brentwood's JJ Moore, who finished his high school career at prep school, clinched the victory for the Suburban Team when he stole a pass and hammered home a tomahawk dunk for a 137-133 win over the New York City Team at the Jordan Classic Regional Game. MORE
LI Players At McDonald's Game
North Babylon's Bria Hartley had 17 points in the girls McDonald's All-America Game, including 15 in the second half, and Hills West's Tobias Harris had 13 in the boys game.
AAU Districts and Nationals
This year's AAU District Championships are for teams ranging from 9U to Senior Boys, and at Levels l. ll and lll. In order to qualify for the Nationals this year, all you have to do is participate in the District Qualifier.
MORE INFORMATION You can also call Jim Fox directly at 516-351-6642. He can help with all registration issues and answer any questions.
Harborfields Camp Champs
Steve Pikiell's Stony Brook University Team Camp was a huge success, with 20 top high school teams participating this year, but it was Harborfields that stole the show, following up their impressive Spring League championship with a big win over Brentwood for the Stony Brook Team Camp title. The Tornadoes were a combined 20-0 in the two events!
Summer Leagues For Teams
Want to enter your team into a competitive summer league? We recommend the leagues at ISA in Sayville and the Island Garden in West Hempstead
Empire Games Open Tryouts
College players from Long Island, come represent Long Island at the Empire Games! Tryouts will be held for Long Island's open men's basketball team Tuesday 6/15 7:00pm - 9:00pm @ Stony Brook University and Wednesday 6/16 7:00pm - 9:00pm @ Stony Brook University. You must REGISTER ONLINE to attend the tryouts. Online Registration Ends: 6/15, 7:00PM Check eligibility rules
Napolitano New Coach At URCC
Greg Napolitano is the new varsity boys basketball coach at Upper Room. He has coached at St. Anthony’s High School, St. Joseph’s College, and has been a basketball trainer for Jerry Powell's Basketball Results. Coach Napolitano will be running a summer league and basketball camp at Upper Room this summer. If you have questions about either one, please contact him at greg.napolitano@yahoo.com or at 631-242-5359 ext 220
LIL Shouler Climbs Mountain
The Long Island Lightning/Shouler 11U team captured the championship at Hoop Mountain's New York Metro Showdown, going undefeated.
Knights Advance But Fall Short
LongIslandBasketball.com's Long Island Knights program took another big step forward when two of our teams advanced out of their pools at Hoop Mountain's New York Metro Showdown. The Mosley 17U team went all the way to the championship game before falling, while the 14U Prendergast team finished a strong 3-1, getting eliminated after playing back to back games in a hot gym. Another great weekend for the Knights program!
2010 AAU District Champions!
The Gauchos and LI Lightning tied for top program honors, taking 4 titles each, while the Juice All Stars had champions in two divisions. 322 Teams participated in the District Championships this year, a 10% increase over last year. The Champions were:
9U Div l - NY Gauchos
10U Div l - Riverside Hawks
10U Div ll - LI Lightning (Granville)
11U Div l - Juice All Stars
11U Div ll - Brooklyn Kings
12U Div l - New Heights
12U Div ll - LI Lightning (O'Keefe)
13U Div l - NY Gauchos
13U Div ll - Nor'East Lightning
14U Div. l - Juice All Stars
14U Div ll - Team Underrated
15U Div l - NY Gauchos
15U Div ll - Lightning/Thunder (Haber)
16U Div l - NY Gauchos
16U Div ll - LI Lightning (Nick)
17U Div l - Westchester Hawks
17U Div ll - NY Falcons
District Championships Monday!
It has been the tradition of New York Metropolitan AAU to host all of its Division l and ll boys District Championship Games on Memorial Day each year. This year all of the finals and also some of the semi-finals will be played on May 31. It is a tremendous day for youth basketball here in New York. All of the teams competing on Monday are eligible to move on to the AAU National Championships that will be held throughout the country this summer. Games begin at 9;00 AM and continue until 9:00 PM at the Island Garden. We invite everyone to come down and watch the best players and teams in the region compete for their respective championship. Long Island is well represented! DIRECTIONS
St. John's Signs Top Recruit
St. John's new head coach Steve Lavin inked his first recruit, who also happens to be a top-30 prospect and the L.A. player of the year. MORE
Cassara's First Interview
Hofstra's newly-named head coach, Mo Cassara, gave his first interview, in which he talked about his new position and answered some questions about his prior coaching experiences. Video of the interview is available HERE
Chris Casey News Conference
C.W. Post's new head coach, Chris Casey, was officially introduced at a recent press conference. The video of the conference is now available on YOUTUBE
Long Island and NBA Playoffs
Two former Adelphi coaches are playing roles in the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals. Steve Clifford, who coached Adelphi from 1995-1999, is an assistant with the Orlando Magic. One of Clifford's former assistants at Adelphi--Mike Longabardi--now sits on the Celtics bench.
EMPIRE GAMES TRYOUTS
The tryouts for the Empire Games Scholastic Team (high school aged players) will be June 7 and 9 at Farmingdale State College at 7:00 pm. The Empire games are an Olympic style event, where teams from Long Island, New York City, and upstate New York battle it out to determine who has the best players in the state. We urge all of Long Island's top players to participate. Its events like this that will help us to reestablish Long Island's reputation as a basketball hotbed, and help us to bring the college scouts here to see all the excellent players we have that are being under recruited. You must REGISTER to try out for the team.
Coaching Openings
Lawrence Woodmere Academy, one of Long Island's elite basketball programs, is looking for a girls varsity basketball coach and a boy's varsity assistant coach. Contact Jeff Weiss at jweiss@lawrencewoodmere.org
All Long Island Collegiate Team
The following players were chosen for the 2010 D1 All Long Island Collegiate Team. Congratulations to all of you and thank you for doing such a great job representing Long Island!
Tim Ambrose (OSNA) (Albany)
Ambrose, a junior guard, ranked among the top 20 in points, rebounds and assists per game in the America East Conference.
Akeem Bennett (W. Hemp.) (St. Francis, NY)
The junior guard led his team in assists and rebounds per game and was second in scoring. He was also named to the 2009-2010 All Northeast Conference Second Team.
Muhammad El-Amin (Stony Brook)
The senior guard was the top scorer on the America East Conference's top team. He also received Associated Press All-America team honorable mention honors.
Lance Feurtado (Uniondale) (Grambling)
The junior swingman led his team in rebounding and was second in scoring, and was in the top 12 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference in both scoring and rebounding.
Terrell Holloway (Hempstead) (Xavier)
The sophomore guard was a key contributor throughout the season for one of the Atlantic 10's best teams, averaging 12.1 points per game and leading the conference in free throw shooting at 84.5%. He was also instrumental in the Musketeers's run to the Sweet 16.
Charles Jenkins (Hofstra)
The junior guard was among the top 10 in the Colonial Athletic Association in scoring, assists, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, steals, and three point percentage. He was also selected as the 2010 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball Player of the Year.
Scott Machado (St. Mary's) (Iona)
The sophomore point guard led the Gaels in scoring, assists and free throw percentage, and was hailed by ESPN.com as "one of the best guards in the [Metro Atlantic Athletic] conference."
Tyrone Nash (LWA) (Notre Dame)
The junior forward started all 35 games for one of the top teams in the Big East, was second on the team in rebounding and had the squad's highest field-goal percentage.
Robby Ptacek (Bayport BP) (Central Ct.)
Despite his season being shortened by injury, the sophomore guard led the Blue Devils in free throw percentage and was second in scoring.
Michael Sands (Carey) (Yale)
The junior forward led the Bulldogs in rebounding and was second in scoring.
Al Skinner/BC Part Ways
Al Skinner--a Long Island native, and Boston College's all-time winningest coach--has parted ways with the BC basketball program. Although Skinner was not officially fired, the move had all the ingredients of a firing: Skinner's salary will be paid for the remaining three years on his contract, and BC athletic director Gene DeFillipo said it was clear that a change needed to be made. "Change is good sometimes. How many basketball coaches have been in the same position for 13 years? Very, very few," DeFillippo told ESPN.com. Skinner was hired at BC after coaching for nine seasons at Rhode Island, where he led the Rams to three 20-win seasons and four postseason appearances. The Eagles won a total of only 32 games in Skinner's first three seasons at BC, and finished in last place in the Big East in the 1999-2000 season. But in 2000-01 Skinner led the Eagles to a 27-win season, a Big East conference championship and a #3-seed in the NCAA tournament. He was named the National Coach of the Year for engineering the turnaround, which marked the first time a team had ever gone from worst to first in one season in the Big East. In 2004-05 Skinner's Eagles won their first 20 games--a school record--and went on to take a share of the Big East conference regular-season title. Skinner received Big East Coach of the Year honors that season. In 2005-06 Skinner guided the Eagles to 28 victories, the highest total in school history. The team received a #4 seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16. Overall, Skinner compiled a 247-165 record at BC and led the school to seven NCAA tournament births in ten seasons beginning in 2001. Despite Skinner's success, low attendance at home games was a continuing concern, as was Skinner's inability to land big-name recruits. "We want a coach who is going to play a very exciting brand of basketball," DeFillippo told ESPN.com. "...We want a team and a coach who will relate to our student body, to our faculty, to our staff, to our alumni and our fans. " Within days of Skinner's firing, BC announced the hiring of former Cornell coach Steve Donahue as Skinner's replacement. Skinner was also passed over in both St Johns's and Clemson's coaching searches despite interviewing for both jobs. But coach Skinner's impressive resume and success in turning lightly-recruited players such as Troy Bell, Jared Dudley and Craig Smith into NBA draftees suggests that he should receive another head coaching opportunity, probably sooner rather than later.
Welsh Resigns
New Hofstra men's basketball coach Tim Welsh resigned after he was arrested and charged with drunken driving.
Tips On Basketball
Baldwin Blue Devils To Nationals
The Baldwin Blue Devils 17U boys are going to the AAU National Championships in Orlando. Coached by Ralph Crespo and Marcus Everton, the team is composed entirely of players from Baldwin and Freeport who've been playing together for a number of years. This will be their third straight appearance in the Nationals. Good luck guys!
Long Island Knights Update
LongIslandBasketball.com's new Long Island Knights AAU program continues to make a name for itself! The 18U Davis Team won the Rumble In Beantown Championship, while the 15U Fregosi Team took home the trophies at Hooperstown. The 13U Colarusso Team (pictured above) took second place at the Super Showcase in New Haven, and the 17U Mosley team finished 2-1 in their pool at the Gym Rat. Congratulations to all! If you'd like to join the Knights, REGISTER FOR A TRYOUT
Savino New Adelphi Coach
Dominick Savino has been named the new Head Men's Basketball coach at Adelphi. He was an assistant coach for the Panthers for the past three seasons and has almost 30 years of coaching experience. MORE
Joe Jones BC Assistant
Joe Jones--a graduate of Half Hollow Hills West--recently stepped down as head coach of the Columbia men's basketball team in order to join former Cornell coach Steve Donahue's staff at Boston College. "We are extremely grateful for all of Joe’s hard work on behalf of Columbia and our men’s basketball team over the past seven years," athletic director M. Dianne Murphy told the Columbia Spectator. "His commitment to Columbia, the men’s basketball team and our student-athletes made a tremendous impact. Our men’s basketball program is in much better shape now than when he first arrived, and for that we are very thankful."Jones was hired in April of 2003, and he inherited a team that had won only two games and had gone 0-14 in the Ivy League. In the 2003-04 season, Jones's first at the helm, the Lions won ten games and had a 6-8 record in league play. By 2006-07, the Lions were a 16-win team that was in competition for the Ivy League title. Overall, Jones compiled an 86-108 record, including a 39-59 record in the Ivy League, in his seven seasons at Columbia. Jones's teams were always strong defensively, and he will be an asset to Boston College as a defensive tactician. And if Jones succeeds as an assistant coach in the ACC, don't be surprised to see him take a higher-profile head coaching position in the near future.
District Championship Update
The following Long Island teams advanced to the semifinals or finals of the Metro AAU District Championships to be played 5/31
17U D2 - Rising Stars
16U D2 - Kendal Madison Playaz, LI Lightning/Nick
15U D1 - LI Lightning McNeil
15U D2 - Rising Stars, L.I.Lightning Haber
14U D2 - Team Underrated
13U D2 - L.I. Lightning Fradella, Rising Stars
12U D2 - L.I.Lightning O'Keefe
10U D2 - LI Lightning Granville
Coaching DVDs By LI Coaches
Championship Productions has a good selection of coaching DVDs made by some of Long Island's great coaches. CHECK THEM OUT
Community Sports Grants
Liberty Mutual's Responsible Sports Community Grants help provide precious financial resources – $2,500 grants, to local sports organizations across the country. CLICK HERE to begin the process of applying.
Long Island NBA Update
A.J. Price of Amityville had a strong rookie season for the Indiana Pacers, averaging 7.3 points and 1.9 assists in only 15.4 minutes per game. Price's playing time steadily increased throughout the year, jumping from an average of 8 minutes per game in the season's first two months to almost 20 minutes per game by April. Price will be in the second year of his two-year guaranteed rookie contract in 2010-11, which means that he'll be playing for his NBA life. He could very well have a breakout season.
Danny Green of North Babylon didn't play very much for the Cleveland Cavaliers, which wasn't too surprising considering that he was competing for minutes with someone by the name of Lebron James. Green's strongest stretch came in January and February, when he averaged 3.6 points per game on 58% shooting over 7 games. On the whole, though, Green spent much more time in a suit than he did on the court. Fortunately for him, the whole Lebron thing might not be as much of a problem next year.
Mike James, also of Amityville, struggled through an injury-plagued 2009-10 in which he played only four games for the Washington Wizards and averaged 4.5 points per game. James, who was in his second season with Washington, was bought out and waved by the club after they were unable to find him a new home at the trading deadline. The 34-year old James, who has played for nine different teams in nine NBA seasons, will be a valuable free-agent pickup for a team looking for someone who can provide veteran leadership and playoff experience.
Casey New Coach At CW Post
C.W. Post has hired Chris Casey, a former St. John's assistant, to take over as head coach. Casey served under coach Norm Roberts for the last six years and played a large role as a recruiter and opponent scout. He also had player development, on-court instruction, and practice and game preparation responsibilities. Before St. John's Casey was an assistant for three seasons at Central Connecticut State University, where he worked with forward Corley Edwards, who was a second-round draft pick of the Sacramento Kings in 2003. Casey also had prior head coaching experience at Rutgers University-Newark from 1998 to 2001.
Basabe To Iowa
Glen Cove's Melsahn Basabe, who goes to prep school, committed to Iowa of the Big Ten. Basabe was a late bloomer that grew 6 inches in high school, and is now 6'7 with a 7'2 wingspan. He is a big time rebounder on both ends of the floor.
District Championships
The following teams advanced to the AAU Metropolitan District Semifinals:
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Kendal Madison
LI Lightning/Nick
NY Falcons
OC Elite
14U
Minutemen
Newburgh East
Team Frenji
Team Underrated
Cassara New Hofstra Coach
Mo Cassara was named the new Hofstra University head men's basketball coach. Cassara comes to Hofstra after serving for the last four years as an assistant coach at Boston College. While with the Eagles, he was responsible for recruiting, scouting, on-floor coaching, off-season workouts and scheduling. He was originally hired to be an assistant to Tim Welsh, who resigned after being arrested for DWI. Cassara said he would retain Hofstra’s new staff.
Coen Signs Extension
Northeastern coach Bill Coen, who is from Port Jefferson, signed a multiyear contract extension after leading his team to back to back postseason appearances.
Cosgrove To Trinity College
Adelphi Coach James Cosgrove resigned to accept the position of head men's basketball coach at Trinity College in West Hartford, Connecticut. He leaves with a career record of 166-77.
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Defending Long Island Class D Champion Greenport took an early 14-6 lead, with Tremayne Hansen scoring the first two baskets of the game and adding a third, and Jalen Shelby adding back to back three pointers, but Randall Colson got Sachem East on a roll with a dunk, and back to back three pointers by Dan Candemeres and C. J. Everson gave them a 16-15 halftime advantage. East built an 8 point second half lead on two more 3's by Candemeres and led by 6 with 1:56 remaining, but Greenport rallied dramaticly to tie it at 40 all on a runner by Brandon Pettaway and a twisting/turning pull-up jumper by Dantré Langhorne just before the buzzer. In the 2 minute extra period, East drew first blood with 42 seconds remaining on a putback by Colson, and Candemeres iced it with two free throws to give them a 44-40 overtime victory and the Brookhaven Summer League Varsity Championship. In the JV final, upset minded Rocky Point took a 14-7 lead, but Riverhead went on a 13-0 run to move in front and led 33-23 with 2:55 remaining. A late run by the Eagles brought them within 5, but the Blue Waves held on for a 35-30 win.
LARGE SCHOOL VARSITY FINAL
Sachem East 40 Sachem North 33
SMALL SCHOOL VARSITY FINAL
Greenport 38 Mattituck 33
LARGE SCHOOL JV FINAL
Riverhead 38 Harborfields 35
SMALL SCHOOL JV FINAL
Rocky Point 30 Mt. Sinai 29
LARGE SCHOOL VARSITY SEMIFINALS
Sachem East 50 Longwood 32
Sachem North 49 Riverhead 43
SMALL SCHOOL VARSITY SEMIFINALS
Greenport 55 Shoreham/Wading River 46
Mattituck 52 Miller Place: 50
Tobias Cleared To Play
Tobias Harris, who broke a bone in his right foot at the McDonald's All-American Game on March 31st, has been cleared by the University of Tennessee medical staff and is working out at full speed in preparatiopn for the upcoming season.
Hofstra vs Tar Heels
Hofstra will open its season at the 2010 Puerto Rico Tip-off when the Pride face North Carolina on Thursday, Nov. 18th at 5 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2. The winner faces the winner of the Western Kentucky - Minnesota game in one of two semifinals on Friday, Nov. 19th at 8:30 p.m.The other pairings feature 2010 Final Four participant West Virginia against Davidson, coached by Long Island's Bob McKillop, and Nebraska against Vanderbilt.
Central Islip's Rob Odom, an incoming freshman, will suit up for Vanderbilt. The championship game will take place Sunday, Nov. 21st at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Long Island Takes Silver Medal
Long Island, represented by the Sid Jacobson JCC 16U Team, advanced to the Gold Medal Game at the 2010 Macabbi Games, falling to Los Angeles 66-51 to bring home the Silver Medal. The games were played at the University of Nebraska/Omaha this year. The Long Island team went 4-0 in pool play, defeating Palo Alto 78-46, North Miami Beach 66-55, Omaha 86 – 58 and San Diego by 7 in overtime. In the San Diego game, Long Island rallied from a 9 point 4th quarter deficit, with LuHi's Zach Goodman nailing a long-range three to tie it with less than 2 minutes to go in regulation. Mikey Friedman (Syosset) led the way with 18 points in the 4th quarter and overtime periods, and Great Neck South's Daniel Belmont added 10 4th quarter points. In the Medal Rounds, they first defeated Israel 73 - 61, with Goodman, Friedman and Alec Ludwig (Great Neck) playing lock down "D" and scoring in double figures, and Roslyn's Andrew Wolfe dominating inside. They beat St. Louis 59-42 in the semifinals to clinch a medal behind 17 points from Goodman before falling to the team from L.A. in the final. The L.A. game was tied going into the 4th quarter but foul trouble was LI's downfall.
Sledge And Harris Updates
Since last season ended, there has been considerable speculation among our readers that Hills West stars Tavon Sledge and Tyler Harris would both leave the school and not return for another run at a state championship. To the best of our knowledge, none of the rumors are true and both will be back gunning for a second straight trip to Glens Falls.
AAU Nationals Update
A number of Long Island based teams participated in the 2010 AAU National Championships, which were played in facilities spread out around the country, including sites in Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. In the 11u (5th Grade) D2 Championship Classic Division, the Hollis All-Stars went 6-1 and defeated the Tennessee Thunder 33-30 in the championship game. The All-Stars managed to capture the title despite having only six players, all of whom were from Long Island or Queens. “This was a great experience, to see young players have the determination and the will to win,” head coach Donald Francois said. Francois’s team was the first squad to win a national championship in the 30-year history of the Hollis Biddies organization. And not only did they make history--they did it in heart-pounding fashion, winning six straight after dropping the opener, and beating a strong MABC team from Boston with a shot at the buzzer. In D2 of the 12u(6th Grade) division, the Bombers went 2-1 in pool play and lost their opening round game in the consolation tournament. Despite being hampered by player injuries and illnesses, Long Island Lightning--Law finished in third place in the 14u D2 Classic Division. After losing its first two games, the team found its footing and won four straight before falling 87-86 to the Spiece Indy Ice in a semifinal game that went into double-overtime. The Spiece Indy Ice went on to win the Classic division final by 20 points. LIL-Law won the consolation game to place third.
In the 16U D1 division, the Rising Stars went 3-0 in pool play but lost their first round game in the Championship bracket and lost their first round consolation game. In the 17U D2 division, Long Island Lightning- Smocovich reached the semifinals in the Classic Bracket. LIL-Smocovich beat Florence International BB 64-61, Titans Elite 49-35, and Arkansas Elite 77-55 before falling 56-48 to the Baldwin Blue Devils. The Baldwin Blue Devils lost two out of three in pool play but bounced back to claim second place in the Classic bracket. The Blue Devils defeated the Florida Tar Heels 66-57, the Providence Storm 71-48, the TAB Spurs 54-42 and Long Island Lightning- Smocovich 56-48 on their way to the championship game. The Blue Devils lost 73-43 in the final to the Fab 5. In the 17U D1 division, the Rising Stars won all three games to finish first in their pool before losing 68-51 to HYCP Elite in the second round of Championship bracket play. The Rising Stars defeated the Boston Warriors Elite 73-53 in their first consolation game, but lost 97-64 to Rich Soil (Team Next) in the next consolation game and were eliminated from the tournament. Long Island Lightning- Kelly qualified for the Classic bracket and defeated the NYC Jaguars 54-44 and Marktrail 69-54 before losing to the Tampa Titans 57-55, which eliminated them from the tournament.
Long Island Lightning- Dingle (Gold) went 3-0 in pool play and advanced to the Championship bracket. They defeated NC Athletics East 64-52. MBA Hoops Elite 69-63, and NC Athletic 80-66 before falling 90-55 to St. Louis Gameface. In the consolation bracket, LIL-Dingle beat South Florida Elite 74-73, Da House Lighthouse 82-74, and the NY Gauchos 62-58 to claim 6th place. Long Island Lightning- Dingle (Blue) went undefeated in pool play and qualified for the Championship bracket. They beat the LA Roundballers 72-51, the SYF Players 77-76, and Crusader Nation 61-53, before falling 61-54 to AR Wings Elite in the quarterfinals. LIL-Dingle then lost to St. Louis Gameface in the quarterfinal consolation. Congratulations to all that participated!
Empire Wrap-up
The Long Island Open Men's Team defeated the Adirondack Team 85-80 in two overtimes to take the Bronze Medal. Stony Brook's Dave Coley led the way with 23 points, and former OSNA star Benoit Bekono added 18. The Scholastic Team also made it to the Bronze Medal Game, but fell short in a re-match with the Western NY Team 75-64. Ward Melville's Curtis Williams was high man with 18 points and Amityville's Darien Croft added 17.
Charity 3 on 3 Friday July 30th
Elizabeth Contino, a basketball player, suffered a devastating injury this past winter due to a fall, and is facing a difficult recovery and substantial medical and travel expenses. To help aid her and her family, a 3-on-3 basketball fund-raiser will be held Friday, July 30th from 5pm-10pm at Northport High School. Donation is $30 per team. Please help by participating or donating! Thanks! INFO/REGISTER
Empire Update
After dropping their openers, both the Scholastic and Open Teams bounced back with wins over New York City. The Scholastic Team rallied from a 3 point halftime deficit to win by 3, with Floral Park's Shamoy Mcintosh leading the way with 22 points, including a game winning 3 pointer at the buzzer. Amityville's Darien Croft added 17. The Open Team came from 15 down to defeat NYC 87-76. Hofstra's Cornelius Vines finished with a game high 23 points and Stony Brook's Chris Martin added 22.
Harborfields Tops Uniondale
In a much anticipated summer league matchup, Harborfields defeated Uniondale 81-72 behind 33 points from Lucas Woodhouse, 24 from Justin Ringen, and 18 from Nick Fessendan.
Empire Teams Fall
Both the men's Scholastic and Open Teams suffered opening round losses to the host Western New York teams. The Open team fell 83-80 despite 24 points from Bayport-Blue Point's Robby Ptacek, and the Scholatic Team squandered a halftime lead and fell 67-55, with Amityville's Darien Croft picking up a game high 22 points.
Red Hot Summer Action!
Stamford, CT came from behind to defeat Malverne in the Varsity/17U Division Finals of the Summer Slamfest at the Island Garden, and the 16U Champion Westchester Warriors did the same, defeating the 15U Champion Capital District Raptors from Albany in the JV Final. It was the Long Island Knights taking the 14U crown, the Panthers were 13U Champions, and the 11U Wizards defeated the 10U Champion Baldwin Blue Devils in the Grade School Final. At the Annual Roosevelt Tournament, Harborfields continued their impressive summer with a win over the Rockaways in the Varsity Final. Justin Ringen scored a team high 19 points and Nick Fessenden had 18. Lucas Woodhouse was named tournament MVP. At the Beacon Summer Tournament, St. Mary's defeated Cordozo behind 20 points from Charles McCann and 15 from Chavaughn Lewis.
ASK THE REF!
Questions from all over the world keep pouring in, so its time for another special summer edition of ASK THE REF!
LI Knights ECN Champions!
The Long Island Knights/Davis 18U Team went undefeated on their way to the championship of the East Coast Nationals. DETAILS SOON
ONE DAY RAMPAGE CHAMPIONS
LongIslandBasketball.com's ONE DAY RAMPAGE featured good teams from all over the metro area. In the 12U Girls Division, the Future Stars from Westchester breezed to the title in impressive fashion. The 13U Boys A Division belonged to FYA from Brooklyn, while the B Division went to Long Island's Team Elite, a very good 12U team playing up. In the featured 16U Division, The Kendall Madison Playaz from out east took the crown.
Tim Casey 3 On 3 Champs
Despite being driven indoors by the rain, the annual Tim Casey Memorial 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament was a resounding success once again.Players from Cameroon, Costa Rica, Chile, Honduras and Portugal joined local standouts in four hotly contested divisions, and the champions were:
Open A -- Kelly Martin, Gerardo Suero, Keith Anderson, Benoit Bekono
Open B -- Andrew Heatherington, Ian Hanback, Juan Zeladon, Rodrigo Miranda
College -- Billy Grannaman, Trip Cardinale, Benjamin Leavitt
High School -- Steven Musgrove, J.J. Ortiz, Trey Lewis
Open B -- Andrew Heatherington, Ian Hanback, Juan Zeladon, Rodrigo Miranda
College -- Billy Grannaman, Trip Cardinale, Benjamin Leavitt
High School -- Steven Musgrove, J.J. Ortiz, Trey Lewis
Our thanks to everybody that participated!
Summer Crucial to Recruiting
For teenagers in most sports--basketball included--the glory of playing organized competition often comes in representing your high school. But when it comes to increasing your chances at a scholarship, summer basketball is where you need to shine. Why is that? Why does high school bring glory and school pride, but summer ball "pays the bills," so to speak? GO TO IHOOPS ARTICLE BY RYAN WOOD
LI Knights Summer Tryouts
The Sayville based Long Island Knights AAU program will be playing right through the summer. We are looking to add strong boys 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, 14U, 15U, and 16U players to our summer rosters. Estimated cost about $100 per player.
Deadline For LIL Summer League
The Long Island Lighting Summer League at the Island Garden will begin June 27. Teams will be accepted up to June 24. REGISTER
Deadline For Elite Mens League
The NCAA sanctioned Hoop Dreamzzz Adult Men's Summer League, one of the most competitive summer leagues in the country, will kick off on July 6th at the Island Garden. The deadline to register is June 28 REGISTER
St. John's Interested In Sledge
Former St. John's head coach Norm Roberts had trouble recruiting players from Long Island over the years, but it appears that recent Red Storm hire Steve Lavin is trying to reverse the trend. According to sources, Lavin has extended a scholarship offer to Hills West's All-Long Island point guard, Tavon Sledge, whose coach, Bill Mitaritonna, played for St. John's. If Sledge accepts the offer, he'll become a member of a recruiting class that already includes one of the top players in the country, and could play a vital role in helping coach Lavin return the Red Storm program to the top of the Big East. Those of you with a sense of history will remember that many of the good St. John's teams of past years featured at least one key player from Long Island - players like Bill Wennington, Zendon Hamilton, Shelton Jones, and many others.
Locust Valley based Team Elite Brewster Champions
Bottom Row: (L-R) Keandre Augustine, Daruis Chester and Joe Carney. Top Row: (L-R) Coach Wayne White Sr., Chris Billicic, William Billicic, Wayne White Jr., Coach Darren Chester and Tyler Stewart - not pictured Johndee Baptiste
Hofstra Season Ticket Offer
Hofstra, perrenially one of the top basketball programs in the metro area, is make a special offer of Nike apparel with the purchase of 2010-11 Hofstra Men’s Basketball season tickets. Fans who purchase two or more season tickets will receive an official Nike long-sleeve dry-fit gameday shooting shirt or a dry-fit Nike polo. Fans who order four or more season tickets will have the opportunity to receive the Nike ¼ zip sweatshirt. Season Tickets start at only $99! The 2010-11 13 game home schedule is highlighted by CAA opponents Old Dominion, George Mason, Northeastern, and Delaware. To order your tickets today call 516-463-7513. Don’t forget this offer is only good until NOON on Friday, July 9th.
11U Players For Nationals
Competitive Queens, NY AAU Travel team is looking for 11U eligible/5th Grade Players that would like to travel and Play in the National tournament July 18-24th in Coco, Beach Florida (would need to make your own travel arrangement asap)." For Try-out/Practice information Monday or Tuesday of next week of Please call Erick @ 646-339-5560 or email erickasenjo@gmail.com to express your interest.
Nassau vs Suffolk HS Challenge
Brentwood High School is hosting a Nassau/Suffolk Challenge for boy's high school varsity teams on December 11th, 2010. Three of Suffolk's top programs - Copiague, Bellport, and North Babylon - have joined the host team and signed on, and they are looking for four strong Nassau teams. Email Coach Jimenez at coachjwood@optonline.net.
Tyler and Harris Family Updates
There's a new Tyler Harris highlight video available on Youtube, which you can check out HERE. While you're at it, the Harris's Youtube channel features a bunch of great videos showing Tobias, Tyler and Tesia in action. In another video available HERE, , Tyler Harris discusses the schools that are recruiting him (including NC State, Seton Hall, UConn, and, of course, Tennessee) as well as the competition in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League. Tyler led the Albany City Rocks to four victories at the EYBL in Los Angeles, and helped the team advance to the Peach Jam, which will be held in July. He averaged 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists per game.
6'7 Kyle Williams from Freeport, who will be a freshman at St. John The Baptist this fall, was selected to play in the Top 40 Game at the Freshman All American Camp in Chicago.
Baldwin Over Uniondale For Title
In a rematch of last season’s Nassau County Class AA championship game, the Baldwin Bruins faced off against the Uniondale Knights for the Hempstead Summer League Championship. It was clear from the opening tip that there is no love lost between the two squads, and that both teams were going to compete with playoff-level intensity. The standing-room only crowd that packed the small Hempstead Recreation Center only added to the atmosphere. Uniondale took the lead early behind sharp shooting from Shaq Mosley, who nailed two three pointers in the game’s opening minutes, and Sean Brown, who grabbed nine rebounds in the first quarter alone. Eyituoyo Ofuya kept Baldwin in the game with six early points, but by the end of the first Uniondale had a 14-10 advantage. The Bruins came out swinging in the second quarter, ratcheting up their defensive intensity, and they managed to stifle Uniondale’s scorers, holding the Knights to only 9 points in the period. Baldwin’s shooters, meanwhile, found their mark, as Aaron Greene added 10 points in the period and Brandon Williams 7, and Kyle Richardson cleaned up under the boards with 6 rebounds. The momentum of the game was now clearly in Baldwin’s favor, as the Bruins’s aggressive defense disoriented the Knights and forced them into turnovers and bad shots. Baldwin looked like the more energized team, and they had a 30-23 lead going into halftime. The trend continued in the third period, with the Bruins wreaking havoc with their full-court trap, scoring 15 unanswered points in the opening minutes of the half. Baldwin’s run was catalyzed by Williams, who scored 7 of the 15 points, found his teammates for easy baskets on the break, and swiped the ball from Uniondale’s guards in the backcourt to set up the fast-break opportunities. Uniondale fought back behind strong play from Mosley, Roderick Epps and Kenny Woodard, who scored 15 of the team’s 18 points in the period, but after three the Knights still trailed, 51-41. The lead hovered around 10-12 points for the opening minutes of the the fourth quarter, until Uniondale’s full-court press started to rattle the Bruins, whose turnovers let the Knights climb back into the game. With 2:30 remaining the Bruins’s lead had been sliced to 4, but it seemed to be a case of too-little too-late for Uniondale, as the Baldwin boys regained their composure down the stretch behind some clutch baskets and free-throw shooting from Ofuya. Despite 8 points from Epps, the Knights just didn’t have enough left in the tank to close the gap, and Baldwin took home the summer league championship, 62-57. Greene led Baldwin with 19 points, and he was awarded the MVP trophy after the game. Ofuya had 17, and Williams added 16 points and 5 assists for the Bruins. Uniodale’s top scorers were Mosley, who had 15 points, Epps, who added 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, and Woodard, who had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. At the end of the day, one thing was clear to everyone in attendance: with the level of talent that was on display, this will not be the last time these two teams meet in a big game.
Hempstead Semifinals
VARSITY SEMIFINALS
Uniondale 60 Elmont 52
Baldwin 71 Harborfields 68
Finals will be played 7pm tonight (Wednesday)at the Hempstead Recreation Center at Kennedy Park in Hempstead
Uniondale - Baldwin Rematch!
Both semifinal games in the Hempstead Summer League turned out to be great matchups. In the opener, Uniondale jumped out to an early 11-4 lead over Elmont behind some sharp shooting from Shaq Mosley, and led 14-8 at the end of one, but Elmont fought back and went ahead thanks to a scoring barrage led by Anthony Elechi, who had 10 of his game-high 23 points in the second period. The Spartans led 31-27 at the half, but Uniondale managed to cut the lead to one after three. The fourth quarter belonged to Uniondale, and especially to Roderick Epps, who scored 12 of his team’s 22 points down the stretch. Sean Brown’s play was also key, as he took advantage of a few nice passes from Mosley to score key baskets that helped swing the momentum of the game to the Knights. It was a 60-52 final. In the second semifinal matchup, Baldwin came out firing behind Aaron Greene, Brandon Williams, Eyituoyo Ofuya and Karim Daniel, taking a 19-13 lead after one. Harborfields answered back in the second, as Nick Fessenden scored 8 points in the low block, Joe Savaglia knocked down a few big shots from the wing, Lucas Woodhouse dished out 6 assists (he finished with 13), and Matt Mcleod cleaned up under the boards, and the game was tied at halftime. In the third quarter, Baldwin’s Ofrey and Williams supplied some much-needed scoring punch, but Harborfields kept pace and the game remained tied after three. The fourth quarter was a tight one. Baldwin took a 7 point lead early in the period, but the Tornadoes fought back, and a basket from Mcleod put them up one with two minutes remaining. Baldwin’s ferocious defense--along with some clutch late-game free throws from Greene, as well as buckets from Daniel, Ofuya and Williams-- turned the tide and sealed the game for the Bruins, as they escaped with a hard-fought 71-68 victory and a match-up with arch rival Uniondale in the final.
Floyd Over Longwood
William Floyd defeated Longwood 56-49 to capture the Butch Dellacave Summer League Championship behind a dominating performance from Anthony White. It was an intensely competitive game from start to finish, with Longwood jumping out to an early 11-2 lead behind a flurry of baskets by Paris Parks, but Floyd stormed back with a 24-8 run to go up 26-19 at halftime. A stellar offensive performance by White forced Longwood into a zone defense to start the second half, but Floyd’s shooters made Longwood pay and the Colonials were able to extend their lead. The Lions managed to cut it to five with 10 minutes remaining as their full-court trap initially rattled the Colonials, but Floyd regrouped and made all the shots they needed to make down the stretch to come away with the victory. The crowd was surprisingly raucous for a summer league game, and White put on a show that was worthy of attention. He dominated the game on both ends of the floor, blocking shots and grabbing rebounds by the bundle as well as orchestrating the offense. He created almost as many shots for his teammates as he drained himself, which was no small feat considering that he finished with a team-high 25 points. Not to be outdone, Parks was a one-man wrecking crew for Longwood, scoring an incredible 36 of this team’s 49 points. He showed of all the facets of his offensive game, beating his defender to the bucket on one possession and draining a three-pointer on the next. Looking ahead, it’s clear that Parks and White will be two of the top players on Long Island this coming season, and you can count on seeing more eye-popping performances from each of them. And stay tuned--both guys still have 3+ months of off-season time to learn some new tricks!
Full Butch Dellacave Results
Quarterfinals
William Floyd 54 Islip 37
Longwood 57 Lindenhurst 38
East Islip 34 Copiague 32
West Babylon 37 Deer Park 31
Semifinals
William Floyd 66 West Babylon 49
Longwood 51 East Islip 37
FINAL
William Floyd 56 Longwood 49
Early 2012 Mock NBA Draft
Its very early, but two Long Islanders are predicted to be taken in the 2012 NBA Draft by nbadraft.net.
They are Hills West's Tobias Harris at #14 and Hempstead's Terrell Holloway at # 59! If you remember, two Long Islanders were chosen in the 2009 draft: Danny Green and AJ Price! MOCK DRAFT
Updated College Commitments
Ramel Anderson (Upper Room) - Col. St. Joseph, Vt
Marc Augustin (VS Central) Columbia-Greene C.C.
Melsahn Basabe (Glen Cove) - Iowa
Kirk Bailey (St. Mary's) - Mercy
Mike Bonomo (Oceanside) - SUNY Cortland
C.J Brown,(Sewanhaka)-Queensborough C.C
John Brown (St. John The Baptist) - Dominican
Claudy Casseus (Uniondale)-Herkimer JC
Goey Charles (Uniondale)-Herikmer JC
Marques Charlton (Deer Park) - Clarkson
Chad Coachman, (Upper Room) - Western Texas JC
Brett Cohen (South Side) - Haverford
Cameron Cullen (East Islip) - Moravian
Matt Curry (Harborfields) - SUNY Geneseo
William Daniels (Upper Room) - Barry University
Darien Davis (Longwood) - Mohawk Valley CC
Ashanti DePass (Baldwin) - U. of New Haven
Jason Desimone (Port Washington) - NYU
Reid Drzal (Bayport Blue Point) - SUNY Brockport
Josh Elbaum (St. John The Baptist) - Vermont
Neil Fishenden (Sayville) - Molloy
Jamel Flash (West Hempstead) - Towson
Matt Geus (Kellenberg) - Elmira College
Joseph Gibbons (St. John the Baptist) - RPI
Chris Green (Longwood) - CUNY Staten Island
Fabian Green (Longwood) - Suffolk CC-Brentwood
Richard Hall (Bay Shore) - Kennesaw State
Tobias Harris (Half Hollow HIlls West) - Tennessee
Sam Hattin (Our Savior New American) - Erie CC
Lamard Herron (Westbury) - SUNY New Paltz
Dylan Horowitz (Half Hollow Hills East) - Ithaca
Phil Izevbehai, (John Glenn) - U. District of Columbia
Corey Jackson (Upper Room) - Long Beach State
Qualice Jones (Wyandanch) - Mohawk Valley CC
Maurice Kearney (Uniondale)-Suny Cortland
Jeremy Kipness (Massapequa) - New England College
Kyle Kube (West Babylon) - Concordia College
Cody Lohsen (Centereach) - St. Joseph's LI
Sean McCarthy (Kings Park) - SUNY Plattsburgh
Aaron McCree (Half Hollow Hills West) Herkimer JC Eric Mclean (Harborfields) - Washington U. St. Louis
Matt Milk (Upper Room) - St. Francis, NY
J.J. Moore (Brentwood) - Pittsburgh
Dashawn Moorer (Malverne) - Dowling
Jeremiah Mordi (VS Central) - Queens College
Chaz Morrish (St. Mary's) - Mercy
Terrance Murchie (Carey) - Mercy
John Nielsen (Port Jefferson) - St. Anselm College
Rod Odom (Central Islip) - Vanderbilt
Patrick Piasecki (Longwood) - Queens College
Chris Pisciotta (Kellenberg) - Mt St Mary's
Shaan Rahi (Herricks) - Keystone College
Matt Rigert (Deer Park) - New England College
Brandon Smith (Brentwood) - SUNY Cortland
Taylor Sowah (Miller Place) - SUNY New Paltz
Garen Spendjian (Glen Cove) - SUNY Cortland
Jonathan Ward-Adams (Center Moriches) - Navy
Jordan Wheeler (St. Dominic) - Livingstone College
Anthony Williams (VS Central) - SUNY Adirondack
Curtis Williams (Ward Melville) - Sullivan CC
If you know any others, LET US KNOW
NEW ADDITIONS ARE HIGLIGHTED
What's Wrong With College Ball?
An interesting article from ESPN. They interviewed top college coaches with the promise of anonymity. On the subject of recruiting during the summer: "No one likes the constant travel, the bad basketball and the emphasis on individual skills instead of team play"
GO TO ESPN.COM
Nike Swoosh Long Island Report
16U FINALS
Pythons 50 Reach 1 Teach 1 47
14U FINALS
Team Underrated 35 Shore Shots 33
12U FINALS
Bunky Reid All-Stars 41 LI Heat 29
16U SEMIFINALS
R1T1 Hawks 59 Brentwood Ballers 37
Pythons 57 Lions 44
Pythons Nike 16U/LI Champs
The Pythons defeated the Reach-One-Teach-One Hawks 50-47 in the 16U championship game of the Nike Swoosh Summer League. On a beautiful night to be outdoors, the game was played in the cool open air of Martin “Bunky” Reid Park in Westbury. Although the Pythons led from start to finish, the Hawks were never out of striking distance and made a series of runs, but couldn’t manage to close the gap. Both teams looked energized from the opening tip, attacking the basket aggressively and going hard on defense to boot. Charles McCann and Dante Agnew from St. Mary;'s and Tiquan Garner from LuHi set the pace for the Pythons early, scoring all 15 of the squad’s first quarter points. Tony Wilson had 8 in the opening period for Reach-One-Teach-One, but after one they trailed 15-10. McCann continued to take it to the rim for the Pythons in the second quarter, generating contact and drawing fouls. Wilson matched his intensity for the Hawks, scoring on tough drives to the basket. At halftime, the score was 24-20 in favor of the Pythons, and they came out firing in the second half behind sharp shooting from Chancellor Ellis, who had 8 points in the third quarter. Floral Park's Shamoy Macintosh came alive for Reach-One-Teach-One, knocking down a couple of treys and scoring 9 points in the period after having only a bucket to his name in the first half, but after three his Hawks were down 41-31. Things started to get heated in the fourth quarter, as both teams attacked the basket and played tough, physical defense. The Hawks were able to capitalize on all the contact by drawing fouls, and Markell French and Mcintosh made the Pythons pay at the line, eventually cutting the lead to 3 with seconds remaining. They couldn’t come up with a steal on the final possession, however, and the Pythons got the victory. Wilson led all scorers with 20 for the Hawks, and Mcintosh added 17. McCann led the Pythons with 11, and Ellis had 10.
Herricks Oyster Bay Champs
Herricks defeated Lynbrook 56 - 51 in the inaugural varsity summer league championship held in the new Town of Oyster Bay facility in Hicksville. The league was run by the Nassau County P. A. L. Lynbrook advanced to the finals by defeating Kellenburg, while Herricks defeated Syosset in the other semifinal. Herricks was led by Jack Kim, Chris Guglielmi, George Malonoukos, and Andrew Fellus, and got solid contributions from Sudeer Nuggehalli, Lou Niklos, Austin Stoner, Mike Guglielmi, Alan Cho, Zach Aziz, Dan Jang, Shawn Matthew, and Paul Malonouko
LongIslandBasketball.com
SUMMER CHAMPIONS
10U SUMMER CHAMPION Baldwin Blue Devils
Pandales 5 Star All-Star
Steven Pandales, a rising senior from St.Anthony's High School, was chosen as an All-Star in the NBA Division of the 5-Star Camp in East Stroudsburg, PA
Jr NBA Fall Classic
The Jr. NBA has proven to be a great way to kick off the season. There will be a 6 game schedule plus playoffs, with all games at NYIT in Central Islip. $700 league fee includes officials and collectable Jr NBA t-shirts. Season begins September 23rd. Divisions by grade - 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10-12th. Maximum 12 man roster. If you'd like to be part of it or have any questions, email director James Howard at jnbaplayers@gmail.com or call him at 631-750-5485
Fall League At NorthSport!
Former St. Doms coach and current MSG Varsity commentator Rob Pavinelli will be opening his new NorthSport facility this Labor Day weekend. It is located on Route 25A in Northport. The facility will have two full sized basketball courts, which can be reconfigured into four practice courts. Many events are on the drawing board for the fall and winter, but the first one officially on the calendar is the Island Garden/NorthSport Fall League. For the past 12 years, the Island Garden Fall League has provided an opportunity for high school, AAU, CYO, Super League and club teams to kick off their season. This new venture will provide a venue close to home for teams in Suffolk County to play in the top fall league without having to travel to West Hempstead. The Fall League will be an 8 game league plus playoffs. Games are played 7 days each week and scheduling requests will be considered. The fee is $625 for 8 games and $350 for 4 games (no playoff eligibility). Referee costs are $36.00 per game. For more information about NorthSport or the Suffolk Fall League, please call Coach Pavinelli at 631-521-5168.
Nike Swoosh 16U Champion Pythons
Nike Swoosh 14U Champion Team Underrated
Knights/LP Fams Champions
The Long Island Knights defeated the Long Island Wizards 53-40 for the 14U championship of the Kings of the Court Tournament held at Coastal Sports in Hauppauge. The 16U Champion was LP Fams, a 63-43 winner over the Brentwood Ballers.
Non-League Games Needed
LuHi, an independant Class A school in Nassau County, is looking for varsity and jv games. Contact coach John Buck at John.Buck3@gmail.com or at
516-457-5789.
Smithtown Christian, a Class D school in Suffolk County, is looking for jv games. Contact coach Dan Skaritka at 631-255-1684
Huntington, a Class A school in Suffolk County, is looking for non-league varsity games for the upcoming season. Contact Coach Brad Reminick at breminick@hufsd.edu
St. John The Baptist of the NSCHSAA is looking for non-league varsity games and for teams interested in participating in their four team 2 day tournament during Christmas week. If interested please contact coach Jim Plate at jimp1152@aol.com
Island Garden Summer Champs
The Boys JV Final was one of the most exciting games at the Island Garden Summer League Championships, with LI Lightning/Law holding off a comeback effort by Flyers Red for a 56-50 win. In the Varsity Final, LI Lightning/Nick upset LI Lightniing/Cotumaccio (the #1 Seed) by the score 78-63. The first Summer League Division Champion was crowned on Wednesday night when, Team Elite downed FE Hoops in the 7th grade Division. Team Elite continued their season long dominance in the final by jumping out to an early lead and never allowing FE Hoops to threaten. The Shamrock Basketball Club came out on top in two Divisions - the 6th grade and 8th grade. In the 6th Grade, they downed LI Lightning for the championship. In 8th Grade, the held on to defeat a very spunky and aggressive USAB team. In the Girls JV Final, St. Hyacinth pulled off a stunning upset when they defeated first seed LI Lightning/Lepore 37-34.
FREE COACHES CLINIC
The first in a new series of coaches clinics will be held from 7 to 9pm on Monday September 27th at St. Edward's gym, 205 Jackson Avenue, Syosset NY 11791. These free clinics will be conducted by legendary championship coach Gus Alfieri, whose St. Anthony’s teams won four NSCHSAA titles going head to head with Frank Morris at St. Agnes, Bob McKillop at Holy Trinity, and Ralph Willard at St. Dominic, and whose 1973-1974 team is considered by many to be one of Long Island’s all-time best. Coach Alfieri will show you how to efficiently organize your practices, and will share his time tested methods of attacking defenses and defending the basket. He will also take questions, by e-mail and during the clinic, to help you resolve specific issues you may have with your team. REGISTER to assure your spot, and please come with sneakers and playing clothes if you can! .
Buckets S.O.N.I.A.Y Champs
S.O.N.I.A.Y. Inc would like to congratulate Hank Williams and Team Buckets for participating in and winning the Fourth Annual Cancer Awareness Basketball Tournament.
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TU Nike Champions
The Team Underrated 14U team, the Long Island Nike Swoosh League Champions, defeated teams from Manhattan and Queens in the preliminary rounds, and then defeated Brookyn in the final of the Nike Swoosh Tournament of Champions. Gabrielle Kilpatrick and Tyree Glascoe led the way, with significant contributions from Antwan Pevy and Marcus Hall. TU won the Long Island Championship on a last second shot by Brandon Tolliver.
New Varsity Coaches
The following are new boy's varsity head coaches:
Kyle Black - Bayport/Blue Point
Pierce Hayes - Longwood
Ken McCloud - Wyandanch
Chris Morra - Babylon
Tom Mulee - Sachem North
Brad Reminick - Huntington
If you know of any others, please let us know!
ASK THE REF!
Another preseason edition of Skip Yutzler's popular column. ASK THE REF!
Hofstra Basketball Schedule
A trip to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off from Nov. 18-21, including an opening round match-up with perennial power North Carolina, highlights the full Hofstra Men's Basketball 2010-11 schedule, which was released today. Although the Pride will not face Stony Brook this season, they will continue several other local rivalries with games scheduled against Iona, Manhattan, Rider and Wagner. SCHEDULE
Hagigal, Harris Leave Island
All State and All Long Island guard Sheldon Hagigal of Westbury, and All Suffolk County forward Tyler Harris of Hills West have both made last minute decisions to transfer to out of state schools for their senior years. Both of their local schools fell just short of winning New York State Championships last season, with Westbury falling in the State Class A Semifinals and Hills West in the Class AA Finals, and both were hoping for return trips upstate this year. The Green Dragons will be hard pressed without Hagigal, but with stars Tavon Sledge and Emile Blackman back, Hills West should still be a serious contender. Tyler Harris will be playing for his third team in the last three years.
Kendall Madison Takes Two
The Kendall Madison Playaz 14U & 16U won the Westchester Elite Spring Classic championship held in Mt.Vernon area on weekend of April 23-25.
Knick Head Coach Mike D'Antoni, whose son participated in the event, took a congratulatory photo with the team!
