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NYTimes - Hype and Reality Collide, Leading Star to Cincinnati

SNY.Tv - Can Stephenson boost Bearcats?

ESPN - Hoopster Stephenson headed to Cincy

Baltimore Sun - The end of the Born Ready saga

I wanted to publicly thank both St. John’s University and Manhattan College for conducting team camps in the month of June for the local high schools. Read more…

RU’s Mike Coburn to Compete for Team Jamaica

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (June 24, 2009) - Rutgers University junior guard Mike Coburn (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) will compete for the Jamaican National Basketball Team. Coburn, who is of Jamaican parentage, was named to the team this past Saturday in Kingston, when the Jamaican Basketball Association launched its ‘Team Jamaica – Road to London’s 2012 Olympics’ campaign. Read more…

KANSAS, NIT TIP-OFF HIGHLIGHT HOFSTRA NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Hempstead, NY (June 29) - The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team will open the 2009-10 regular season with an away game against possible preseason No. 1 Kansas, as it faces one of its most challenging non-conference schedules in its history. The Pride will also participate in the NIT Season Tip-Off, the Aeropostale Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden, and ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday. Read more…

courtesy: NBE Basketball Report

HOOP GROUP HBC METRO SUMMER SHOWCASE (PART I)

HOOP GROUP HBC SUMMER METRO SHOWCASE (PART II)

HOOP GROUP HBC SUMMER METRO SHOWCASE PLAYER REVIEWS

Coach Hassan Bilal: Wed. 6/24 the 16U NY Panthers beat Back to Basics in the Dyckman Summer League. We improved to 2-0. We had a great total team effort, which was led by Davonne Henry - who poured in 31pts. Davonne has scored a combined 63pts. in our first two games. Our next game is Monday 6/29 @ 6pm versus the NY Gauchos.

Long Island Lightning Game Over Classic

Players at All Levels Do New York Proud at 5-Star

Local All-Stars at 5-Star

Rumble in the Bronx Pics 2

Rumble in the Bronx Pics 1

Notes From the Editor - Rumble in the Bronx recap

New Heights’ Youngsters Grind out a Great Win

Rumble Playoff Overview

Gayot wins 16U MVP, already looking to next season

Locals Do Work in a Great Day of Hoops at Manhattan College

Dylan Kitts

At work on the court

Asphalt Green Summer Shootout Youth Basketball League

Asphalt Green will host its indoor/outdoor youth basketball League starting Wednesday, July 8. It is open to boys & girls teams ages 11 & under, 13 & under, 15 & under, and 17 & under. Asphalt Green is located at 555 East 90^th Street in Manhattan , just off the FDR. Games will be played both indoors on the Murphy center court and outdoors on the new Asphalt Green regulation size court!(weather permitting). For more information or to enter a team, contact Tony Wright at 646-981-2328 or twright@asphaltgreen.org

The KEITH LEWIS MEMORIAL TEACH OUR YOUTH BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT CLINIC

will be held Saturday August 1, 8, 22, and 29 from 9am to 12 noon

Ages are from 8 to 12 years old.

Where in Soundview park on Seward Ave & Metcalf Ave

Price is Free

For registration contact: Coach Allen @ 917 939 9371 or email at nycoacha@aol.com

Limited enrollment

The Champions of the GameOver Classic @ Island Garden

14 Under Champs Playaz

15 Under Champs Lightning Dingle

16 Under Champs Rising Stars

17 Under Champs Team Unity Detroit

Today is Father’s Day @ Island Garden with the GameOver Classic and here are some players with their Dads.

Peter Tre' Aguilar and Dad

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Coach Wande/Adams

The Brooklyn Bears, a new AAU program based in Brooklyn are looking for 14u players. We will be holding our first tryout June 25th 6pm SHARP at  7415 Fort Hamilton Pkwy , Brooklyn. If you or your son is/are interested in trying out for the team, and are 14 or under contact us  brooklynbearsbasketball@gmail.com. In your email please include date of birth, height weight, position, playing experience, junior high school attended/intended high school. Please email us before the date of the tryout so we can have an idea of how many players will be attending. Thank you.

Coach Glen Steinberg: The New York Warriors competed in the shootout tournament in Pennsylvania this past weekend. Competing on our team were Devin Karch (NY) who was all-state this year , played in the Empire games and will be playing at NYU next year, Ismael Pierre (NY) who was all-conference as a 10th grader this year in the top conference, Eric Ohora (PA), Keith Whitenight (PA), Jason Desimone (NY) who is a National Adidas Phenom 150 attendee, Tydell Pierre (NY), and James Reiner (NJ). Playing in two divisions, playing up we were able to make it to the semis. We won the other division beating Hoop City in the championship game and going undefeated throughout.

Ralph Baker:  Adam Sandler/Chris Rock Film - Kid Search for basketball players - June 27-28

A local New York casting agency working with a new film project featuring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock is searching for some ridiculously talented youth basketball players to appear in the film.  The casting agency will attend Shock Exchange Comes to Harlem on June 27-28 at City College in search of players.

For those kids who are participating, please make sure that (i) you bring your “A-game” and (ii) you bring along your parents in case you get discovered and need to be contacted later.  If you have any questions you can contact me at 917-697-8168 or email coachbaker@newyorkshockexchange.com.

To learn more go to http://www.newyorkshockexchange.com/content/view/90/3