DPCC/TEAM UNDERRATED: My Site News
Tuesday, October 7
TEAM UNDERRATED 19U FALLS TO TEAM HERSH IN THE FUNSPORT FALL LEAGUE
Team Hersh, comprised of Jefferson players playing on their home court, had three blowout wins in Navy pool play. But this one was anything but easy, as Team Underrated took them into overtime before Hersh pulled out a 100-97 decision.
David Coley allowed Hersh to live for another day by drilling two threes in the final 13 seconds of regulation, the second coming just before the final buzzer to make it 89-89 and force the extra session. Coley then had the game-winner in OT, making two free throws to break a 97-97 deadlock with 5.1 seconds left.
Hersh led for most of the game and went up 63-52 midway through the third quarter. But Underrated began taking over and seemed on the verge of an upset when Cameron Barber broke free on a full court inbounds play and slammed home a dunk for an 87-83 lead with 21 seconds left.
But Coley had other plans with his two clutch shots and 8 points in overtime, giving him a team-high 29 points. Joel Wright added 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Davontay Gracedropped 18 points for the winners. Barber led all scorers with 33 points and had 11 rebounds for Underrated while teammate Jonathan Moore also reached the 30-point mark and grabbed 16 boards.
Defending champion Usual Suspects received 40 points from Sean Johnson and another dominating inside game from Derrick Williams in a 105-85 triumph over Bayonne Mean Machine. Williams recorded 29 points and a tournament-record 33 rebounds while Mike Taylor chipped in with 25 points for the Black pool winners. Bayonne, which pulled within 77-68 after three quarters before faltering in the final quarter, was paced by Ahmir Bailey with 23 points and Tarique Holmes with 17 points.
In the first quarterfinal, C-3 Elite overcame a poor start with a strong finish, ending the game with a 12-2 run, to down the B-Ballers 55-45. The Green pool winners failed to score for almost seven minutes after the tip-off. By then, the Ballers had a 12-0 advantage after a three by Ross Vizcaino.
Although the momentum had shifted, C-3 was not able to put together a sustained run until the final minutes. After another three by Vizcaino (16 points) knotted the score at 43-43 with 2:13 left on the clock, the Elite began its decisive run with Devon Davis feeding Kenneth Holley for a lay-up and then scoring himself on two straight drives to put the game out of reach. Davis ended with 16 points and 6 assists while Jamel Noel added 14 points for the Elite. The Ballers got game-highs of 14 rebounds from Shea Spence and 9 assists from Naquan Pierce.
The Brooklyn Ballers ran up a 29-4 first quarter margin and easily downed the Brooklyn Express 91-50. Jo Jo Swift led the Royal pool winners with 20 points and 7 assists, followed by Daniel Thompson with 5 threes and 19 points, and James Padgett and Dion Waiters with 12 points apiece. Justin Omogun recorded 14 points and 18 boards for the Express.
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Tuesday, September 30
TEAM UNDERRATED WINS 9U CHAMPIONSHIP
#1 seeded Team Underrated 9U team faced the #2 Showtyme for the Almighty League Championship Game. The game was an exciting game throughout. Both teams came out to play on both ends of the courts. There were several lead changes during the game. TU was down by 2pts at the half but came out of the gate and went on a 6-0 run. Showtyme came back to tie the game back. In the 4th Quarter Josh (Jaguar) Serrano came up with a big steal to put TU up by 4 pts. Showtyme came back to tie the game once again. Isaiah hit a 3pt shot to put TU up by 5 and then Quanel hit a 2pt shot to seal the game. The final score was 43-38 in a tough win. We had great defensive efforts by Ron (RonBolt) Fell, Matthew (Smooth M) Asenjo, Eddie(Fast Eddie) Calderon, Mike(Hot Rod) Pavinelli. The team was lead in scoring by Isaiah (Zeke) Mucius - 21pts (5 - 3pt), Josh (Jaguar) Serrano - 9pts, Jayson (The Glove) Robinson - 5pts, Camren (Agent 0) Wynter - 4pts, Ron (RonBolt)- 2pts and Quanel (Q) Robinson -2pts. Congrats to Isaiah Mucius for winning Almighty MVP as well as Joshua Serrano. The team finished the tourney 13-0. Congratulations goes out to Coach Matt and Coach Moe for a job well done.
Monday, September 22
SUFFOLK & NASSAU TOP 40 ALL-STARS ( HIGHLIGHTED PLAYERS HAVE OR DO PLAY WITH TEAM UNDERRATED) CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
The Suffolk Top 40 All-Stars have been chosen from the over 160 players that were nominated by their coaches to attend the Coaches Academy. They are:
In Game 1 / Thursday, October 2nd @ 6:00 pm
Black Team
Coached by William "Doc" Farrell, Bayport Blue Point
#1 Kamil Parzych, 6'3 Junior, Guard, Lindenhurst
#2 Chris Ammann, 6'3 Senior, Forward, Smithtown W.
#3 Connor Fedge, 6'2 Junior, Forward, Bellport
#4 Andrew Morales, 6'0 Senior, Guard, Lindenhurst
#5 Stephen Jackman, 6'6 Senior, Center, Northport
#6 Greg Kelm, 6'8 Senior, Center, Lindenhurst
#7 Jean Cherry, 5'10 Junior, Guard, Brentwood
#8 Tevin Thomas, 6'4 Senior, Forward, North Babylon
#9 Rob Hughes, 6'2 Senior, Guard, Riverhead
#10 Nick Sergio, 6'8 Junior, Center, Patchogue Med
White Team
Coached by Jack Agostino, Amityville
#1 Darien Croft, 5'11 Junior Guard, Amityville
#2 Elijiah Gonzalez, 6'3 Soph Forward, William Floyd
#3 Vitchel Toussaint, 6'0 Junior Guard, North Babylon
#4 Richard Hall, 6'0 Senior Guard, Bay Shore
#5 Antonio Scott, 5'9 Senior Guard, Bellport
#6 Trevor Jackson, 6'5 Senior Forward, Bay Shore
#7 Saheem King, 6'4 Junior Forward, Wyandanch
#8 JJ Moore, 6'5 Junior Forward, Brentwood
#9 Phil Izevbehai, 6'3 Senior Guard, John Glenn
#10 Marquis Frazier, 6'0 Junior Guard, Central Islip
Game 2 / Thursday, October 2nd @ 7:45 pm
Black Team
Coached by Steve Rebholz, Copiague
#1 Rob Carroll, 6'3 Senior Guard, Connetquot
#2 LeQuan Fulford, 6'3 Junior Forward, Riverhead
#3 Mervin Springer, 6'1 Senior Guard, Copiague
#4 Nasha Smith, 5'10 Junior Guard, Copiague
#5 Reginald Smith, 6'1 Senior Guard, Copiague
#6 Dantre Longshorne, 6'3 Junior Guard, Greenport
#7 Jordan Allen, 6'6 Sophomore Forward, Bay Shore
#8 Ben Resner, 6'2 Senior Point Guard, Harborfields
#9 Barry Ingram, 5'11 Senior Point Guard, Bay Shore
#10 Patrick Pasiescki, 6'7 Junior Center, Longwood
White Team
Coached by Jon Ward Adams, Center Moriches
#1 Marques Charlton, 6'2 Junior Guard, Deer Park
#2 Josh Malone, 6'5 Senior Guard, Deer Park
#3 Eddie Smith, 6'0 Senior Guard, Center Moriches
#4 Jordan Ward Adams, 6'1 Senior Guard, C. Moriches
#5 Reid Drzal, 6'6, Junior Forward, Bayport Blue Point
#6 Ryan Creighton, 6'4 Senior Forward, Greenport
#7 Curtis Williams, 6'6 Junior Center, Ward Melville
#8 John Nielsen, 6'2 Senior Guard, Port Jefferson
#9 Jon Ward Adams, 5'11 Junior Guard, C. Moriches
#10 Phil Mondesir, 5'11 Senior Guard, John Glenn
Nassau All-Stars Selected
Players for the Nassau Top 40 All-Star Doubleheader have been selected. They are:
6:00 Game Thursday, Molloy College in Rockville Ctr
White Team: Coach Tom Kinsella, Herricks HS
Dean Walker- 11 - Elmont
Bobby Thomas- 12 - MacArthur
Isaiah Watson - 11 - Elmont
Gregg Buckley - 12 - Oceanside
Justin Brown - 12 - Uniondale
Justin Wilson - 10 - Floral Park
Ryan Tolan - 12 - Island Trees
Marc Augustin - 11 - Valley Stream Central
Tim Krutzler - 12 - Southside
Brett Restrepo - 12 - Oyster Bay
Black Team: Coach Jim Hegmann, Mineola HS
Idris Alfrod - 12- Southside
Jamal Newman- 12- Elmont
Chris Malldin - 12 -Baldwin
Bobby Nagelberg - 12 - Division
Umar Saimpara - 12 - Uniondale
Daniel Lipp - 12 - Roslyn
Hashim Mitchell - 12 - Valley Stream Central
Terrence Murchie - 11 - Carey
George Beamon - 12 -Roslyn
Andrew Lichtenstein - 12 - Wheatley
8:00 Game
White Team: Coach Bobby Kopp, Syosset HS
Jonathan Hakimian - 12- Herricks
Jesse Winter- 12 - Southside
Andrew Flores - 11 - Floral Park
Leon Taylor - 11 - Southside
Azfar Khan -12- East Meadow
Kyle Schneider - 12 -Jericho
Ryan Kenny - 11 - Valley Stream North
Bryan Van Cott - 12 - Oyster Bay
Shaun Rani - 11 - Herricks
Devin Karch - 12 - Locust Valley
Black Team: Coach Sean Dooley, Pt Washington HS
Sean Canning - 12 - Massapequa
Adam Epstein - 11 - Port Washington
TJ Winters - 12 - Mineola
Ryan Goldstein - 12 - Port Washington
Everard Bisnauth - 12 - Valley Stream Central
Brendan Meehan - 12 - Southside
Hursel Forbes - 12 - East Meadow
Harrison Hefele - 12 - Friends Academy
David Fogel - 12 - Hewlett
Tom Hart - 12 - Island Trees
Monday, September 22
TEAM UNDERRATED 9U MARCHES INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP @ ALMIGHT FORCE
Team Underrated played Next Level in a semi-final game this past weekend. TU struggled from the field the 1st half and had a turnover every other possession. At the end of the 1st half TU only managed to score 4pts., to Next Level 9pts., During the 4th quater TU took the lead 10-9 holding down Next Level. Then Next Level hit a 3pt shot with 30 seconds left. They then took a 12-10 lead. With 1 second on the clock Korey Lee passed the ball to Isaiah Mucius where he shot the ball and hit a 3pt. shot to win the game and send TU the finals. TU managed to stay in the game with tough defense from Josh Serrano, Mike Pavanelli, Ron Fell, Camren Wynter, Eddie Calderon, Jayson Robinson, and Quanel Robinson. Congratulations goes out to Coach Matt and Coach Moe for a job well done.
Championship game is vs. Showtime, everyone come and support and wear your TU gear.
Sunday, September 28
TEAM UNDERRATED 19U TAKES 1ST LOSS AT IS8
Team Underrated from Long Island played N.Y.A.B.C. on Thursday at the iS8/Nike Tip-Off Fall Classic, It was in the word of iS8 Commissioner Pete Edwards, "A smacking at iS8," as N.Y.A.B.C. would go on to win, 86-75.
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N.Y.A.B.C., whose players were primarily from Christ the King HS in Middle Village, NY, totally dominated Team Underrated from start to finish.
In the first quarter, Sean Johnson carried his team from inside, midrange and out, giving N.Y.A.B.C. an early lead. They would extend the lead to ten points with 3:18 left, ending it up by 14 points with foul shots by Newtown HS senior Isiah Lee
Tony Munnerlyn, a senior at Bayside HS, started the second quarter with a three pointer from the corner to extend N.Y.A.B.C.'s lead to 17 points before Wyandanch junior, Andre St. Vital broke the drought offensively if only for a moment.
J.J. Moore from Brentwood HS and Cam Barber tried to spark it up for Team Underrated, dropping N.Y.A.B.C.'s lead to 9 points but Johnson kept driving and scoring. Team Underrated did make a slight dent in the lead as the half ended, with N.Y.A.B.C. up by 13 points. Johnson scored half of N.Y.A.B.C.'s 50 first half points.
Team Underrated came out in the second half trying to fire on all cylinders as Barber would go hard to the hole but N.Y.A.B.C would step it up as well. 6-foot-6 sophomore Chris Ortiz and Munnerlyn would play big on the inside for N.Y.A.B.C. as Johnson cooled off a bit and the Queens team's lead grew to 17 points with 3:05 left in the third quarter. A Munnerlyn three pointer would extend N.Y.A.B.C.'s lead to 22 points to end the quarter
In the final quarter, Team Underrated would never be able to fully rebound from their deficit, as they would go down fighting but would nonetheless go down to N.Y.A.B.C..
Johnson would lead all scores with 32 points while Barber led Team Underrated with 20 points.
Monday, September 15
TEAM UNDERRATED 19U IMPROVES TO 3-0
Team Underrated 19u Team improved its record to 3-0 over this past weekend, by defeating the 2 time defending champs (Shooting Stars) who havent lost in game in 2 years. The game started off with Shooting stars going up by 9 to start off the 1st quater. After Team Underrated got their poise back it was all about business. The game see-sawed back and forth until the 4th quarter when Team Underrated gained control and mometum of the game. Shooting Stars had an opportunity to send the game into overtime but the shot fell short. Team Underrated received contributions from the entire roster but notably: John Ward-Adams (Center Moriches) 17pts., 2assist, and 2 steals, Andre St. Vistal (Wyandanch) 17pts., 3assist, and 4 rebs, Jonathan Moore (Brentwood) 16pts., 7 rebounds, and 3 steals, Cameron Barber (Wyandanch) chipped in 12pts., 12rebs., and 5steals. We than travelled to Brooklyn to play a 9am game vs. B'Ballers (Kennedy High School) who was a scrappy relentless team that pretty much had the same identity as Team Underrated. Team Underrated would command an early 16pt lead until B'Ballers stormed back to get within 1. Team Underrated took the challenge and went on a run of their own to take a commanding 10pt lead and win by the score of 79-71. Jonathan Moore (Brentwood) led the way with 20pts., 7rebs., and 5blocks, Cameron Barber (Wyandanch) 19pts., 2assist, 8rebs., and 4steals, Jordan Ward-Adams(Center Moriches) chipped in 12pts., and 4steals, John Ward-Adams (Center Moriches) paced us with a solid 10pts. and 5 assist. Pat Paisecki (Longwood) 6pts., 6rebounds, and 2blocks.
Tuesday, September 9
IS8 / NIKE TIP-OFF CLASSIC TEAMS 2008 (19U)
Team Underrated 19u played its 1st game at the infamous IS8 tournament and defeated L.T.M.R. (New Jersey) 91-71. Team Underrated entered the tourney with a young group but a lot of fire power. Several players led their teams in their high school play-offs last year. This team is comprised of team players and players that play defense. We had 3 players Senior Chris Mauldin (Baldwin), Senior Mike Kelley (St. Anthony's) and Junior Curtis Williams (Ward Melville) who didnt play well in their 1st IS8 experience but are looking to bounce back in our next game.
Cameron Barber (Wyandanch 2008) gave us some needed leadership, aggressiveness and strength. Cameron finished the game with 12pts., 7rebounds, and 3assist. Junior John Ward-Adams (Center Moriches) led us in scoring with 21pts.(5-3pters), 3assist,and 4steals. John set the tempo in the 3rd quarter by hitting back to back 3pters which built Team Underrated lead which we never relinquished. Older brother Senior Jordan Ward-Adams (Center Moriches) scored 10pts., and 5assist, Junior Andre' St. Vital (Wyandanch) played stellar in the back-court with John scored 17pts., and dished out 3assist. Junior phenom Jonathan "JJ" Moore played very well also, contributing 17pts., 3assist, 9rebounds, and 2 blocks. Junior Pat Paisecki (Longwood) came on strong in the second half by chipping in 6pts., 6rebounds, and 2 blocks. Senior Justin Williams (Malverne) caught an emphatic 2 hand dunk off a pass to electrify the huge crowd. Justin coasted and chipped in 6pts., 3assist, 6rebounds, and 2 steals.
Our next game is against Shooting Stars 9/13 at 2pm @ IS8
Saturday, August 16
BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT 12U REGIONAL REPORT
COURTESY OF MIKE MELTON, (BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT)
Delaware Hawks
The time has come where we rank the Top 10 teams in our region. Our ranking criterion includes state and regional finishes, top tournaments attended, head to head competition and AAU national play. All facets of this criterion will be looked at when ranking the teams. We also will be listing the MVP of the summer and other awards. Here’s a look at 12U Division.
Basketball Spotlight Tri-State Top 10
1. Delaware Hawks- The Hawks finished #6 in the nation and had a terrific run this year. They won their regional crown for the 4th time and took home the championship in the Spring Fling, DC Assault Classic and Charm City Classic. They faced many of the top teams in the region and came out on top in many of the encounters. The earned this number 1 spot.
2. Gauchos- The Gauchos stormed through their region again and also won the Blow Up Tourney and MLK Classic among others. Down at the 12U Nationals they made a deep run advancing to the Elite 8 before falling. They finished #13 in the country when it was said and done. They were fun to watch.
3. Team Underrated- The MDC Champs also won the Metropolitan Districts D2 title.They also won te Game Over Classic and the IS8. They have some key pieces and will be making some noise for years to come. They played a few D1 teams and gave them the business, so don’t be mistaken by them playing D2. I like their style.
4. King Street Kings- KSK had an impressive resume this season. They won numerous tournaments including the NJ State Title, Hoop Group Round Ball Classic, Delaware Super Regional and Team Kobe Classic. They also finished runner-up at the Basketball Spotlight MDC, DC Assault Classic and Game Over Classic.
5. Youth Interlock (Team Nelson)- Youth Interlock finished 2nd in their regional and made it to the semifinals at the MDC. I was really impressed with them at the 12U Nationals. The boys from Chester knuckled up and made it to the Sweet 16. They showed tremendous heart. It will be interesting to see them next year.
6. Team Kobe- Team Kobe showed flashes early in the season at the Feb. Maryland Invitational. They have one of the top players in the region in Brandon Austin and they also made some serious noise at the Nationals. The finished 12th in the country.
7. Riverside Hawks- The Hawks finished runner up in their regional tourney and made advanced out of pool play at the nationals. The fought hard in many tournaments and were always a team to be reckoned with.
8. Long Island Trotters- The Trotters were a tough team to beat and carry one of the top players in the region in Thomas Holley. They represented themselves well at the MDC and advanced out of pool play at the 12U Nationals.
9. Westchester Hawks- The Westchester Hawks probably would have been higher on our ranking if their squad would have stayed together longer. They lost some key players mid way through the season which hurt their chances at the nationals.
10. NJ Pirates- The Pirates rugged style helped them finish 2nd in New Jersey. They also played well and made it to the semifinals at the Blow Up Tourney. If they can keep their squad together they can continue to grow for years to come.
Player Of The Year
Wa’mere Murphy (Delaware Hawks)- The Hawks flew past competitors all year and Murphy was the main catalyst getting it done. His athletic play along the baseline and in the lane proved to be too much for the opposition. He scores with ease and can be relentless on the boards at times. He also seemed when the games got bigger Wa’mere performed bigger on the stage.
Newcomer Of The Year
Brandon Austin (Team Kobe)- This Austin’s first year playing and he attracted much attention. The 6’2 guard had to play the post position because of the lack of size Team Kobe possessed inside. But when he got a chance to take defenders on the perimeter it was curtains. Next season he should be even better with a year of experience under his belt.
Basketball Spotlight All Summer Teams
ALL Mid Atlantic Region
Wa’mere Murphy (Delaware Hawks)
Austin Tilgman (Delaware Hawks)
Jorge Rodriquez (Delaware hawks)
Brandon Austin (Team Kobe)
CJ Wolfe (Team Kobe)
Malik Smith (Team Kobe)
Sheppard Gardner (Youth Interlock)
Mahir Johnson (Youth Interlock)
Andre Merrell (Chester Pride)
Trevion Anderson (Chester Pride)
Lewis Todd (God’s Property)
ALL New Jersey
Mike Silverthorn (King Street Kings)
Dylan Elliot (King Street Kings)
Austin White (King Street Kings)
Mike Runcie (King Street Kings)
Nassir Barrino (NJ Pirates)
Isiah Briscoe (NJ Pirates)
Al Jahaad Bradford (NJ Pirates)
Chance Ellis (NJ Pirates)
Kyle Carrington (JSL Hoops)
Maurice Diawara (JSL Hoops)
Deante Cole (Trenton B&G)
Wade Baldwin (Trenton B&G)
Tarin Smith (Team Boss)
Matt Forst (Team Boss)
Jake Dadika (CJ Jammers)
All Metropolitan Region
Malachai Richardson (Gauchos)
Tiquan Givens (Gauchos)
Dakari Johnson (Gauchos)
Steven Bush (Gauchos)
Joshua James (Gauchos)
Chris Davis (Team Underrated)
Timmie Quashie (Team Underrated)
Stephen Pitts (Team Uderrated)
Thomas Holley (LI Trotters)
James Richardson (Westchester Hawks)
Cheddi Mosley (Westchester Hawks)
Matt Blackwell (Westchester Hawks)
Jerron Love (New Heights)
Shavar Newkirk (Riverside Hawks)
Koree Hargraves (Riverside Hawks)
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Thursday, August 28
TEAM UNDERRATED TAKES 1ST AND 2ND AT LONG ISLAND LIGHTNING SUMMER LEAGUE
Team Underrated 9u Team and our 11u Team matched up in the Championship of the Long Island Lightning Summer League, with the 11u Team coming out victorious. Both teams displayed some good basketball over the summer and showed the Metro area that we are a program to be reckoned with in the near future. Congratulations goes out to Coach Matt and Coach Moe for a fantastic summer, this team is comprised of 9u players who played against 5th and 6th graders. This group defeated alot of older teams in their quest to make it the Championship. In the semi's they beat St. Pats Heagherty 49-36. In the Championship game the 9u team didnt back down and stepped up to the challenge of playing our 11u team. Our 9u Team managed to score 27 points and was led in scoring by Joshua with 14pts. Isiah 5pts., Camren 2pts., Quanel 2pts., Korey 2pts., Jayson 2pts., and Ron chipped in 1pt.
Coach Kareem travelled outside of the country and couldnt finish up the summer. Coach Dre took over the last 3 games for the 11u and came away with a comparison to Team Underrated 11u team of last year. In the championship game the 11u Team received strong contributions from everyone with Darrius and Adam making good steals and good passes. The team was led in scoring by Mel 12pts., Christian 9pts., Brendan 8pts., Zach 6pts., Pat 6pts., Tavon 6pts., and Justin chipped in 6pts. Congratulations goes out to this team for a fantastic summer. This team travelled to the Nationals with only 6 players and played very well. A special thanks to Coach Kareem for coming in taking over the team. This team along with our 9u and 10u teams are the future of the program and look to be some of the top teams in the Metro area.
Congratulations to our 9u Team: Joshua Serrano, Eddie Calderon, Isiah Mucius, Jayson Robinson, Ronald Fell, Camren Wynter, Quanel Robinson, Matt Asenjo, and Corey Lee.
Congratulations to our 11u Team: Zachary Locker, Patrick Jackson, Mel-Shawn McPherson, Christian St. Vital, Darius Chester, Brendan Erhart, Adam Abreu, Tavon Ghinyard, and Justin Leornard.
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Wednesday, August 27
SKILLS CLINIC
Team Underrated 1st Skills Clinic was a huge success. We would like to thank St. Johns the Baptist for their continued support to make this event happen. Special thanks to the Team Underrated Staff for making the transition of the event go smooth.
Team Underrated invited guest speaker Eric Smiles (Head Coach- Farmingdale State University) for the 1st day and Brian Huber of (Fundamental Sports Training) was the invited guest for the second day.
There was great competition at all levels and the kids worked real hard in all stations.
Tyler Collins winner pair of NIKE sneakers
Michael Alston winner pair of NIKE sneakers
Michael DeJesus winner of Team Underrated hoody
Juan DeJesus winner of Team Underrated hoody
and several other campers won Team Underrated bags.
Good job to all participants...
| Qiyam Wiliams |
| Elijah McNeil |
| AJ Alleyne |
| Robert Harris |
| Clifton Jean Louis |
| Tyler Collins |
| Shakim Flippen |
| Michael Moates |
| Michael DeJesus |
| Michael DeJesus |
| Matt Sutton |
| Keith Williams |
| Keith Robinson |
| Jovanni Moreno |
| Joel Fernandez |
| Charles Joyner |
| Ant'wanPevy |
| Akil Spruill |
| Thomas Bonelli |
| Ray Wardell |
| Michael Barry |
| Michael Alston |
| Mel-shawn McPherson |
| Luke Perlowski |
| Kieran O'shea |
| Josh Ringen |
| Jack Campo |
| Dante Williams |
| Connor Panzner |
| CJ Davis |
| Breund Murphy |
| Austin Walters |
| Aaron Pulver |
| Ruben Allen |
| Patrick Jackson |
| Matthew Ryan |
| Juan DeJesus |
| Jonathan Link |
| Christian Vital |
| Brendan Erhart |
| Brandon Hodge |
| Taylor Huyghue |
| Quanel Robinson |
| Malcolm Wynter |
| Julian Jones |
| Daeon Marshall |
| Andre Edwards II |
| Shawn Iglesias |
| Ronald Fell |
| Camren Wynter |
| Timothy Krantz |
| Joe Gewolb |
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Tuesday, August 26
TEAM UNDERRATED 15U TYSHAWN BIERRA MEMORIAL TOURNEY CHAMPS
Team Underrated was invited to share a day of basketball with T.K. All-Stars in honor of Tyshawn Bierria, a former player of TK All-Stars who was murdered while attending college at Delhi C.C. in upstate NY.
Our 17u team won its first game and loss the second
Our 15u team made it to the championship and beat the host TK All-Stars.
Thursday, August 21
SUMMER RAFFLE WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR RAFFLE WINNERS
Grand Prize Winner- Mrs. Chambers (4 Mets Tickets, w/Parking and 1 night stay at Hotel Affinia Dumont)
2nd Prize Winner- Brenda Bowen (4 Mets Tickets, w/Parking)
3rd Prize Winner- Renee Locker ($100.00 Pace Steakhouse)
4th Prize Winner- Scott O'Brien ($100.00 Pace Steakhouse)
5th Prize Winner- Joe Hopkins ($50.00 Pace Steakhouse)
6th Prize Winner- Lynn Patrick ($50.00 Pace Steakhouse)
7th Prize Winner- Rhonda Henry ($50.00 Ruvo Restaurant)
8th Prize Winner- Mickey McKeithan ($50.00 Ruvo Restaurant)
9th Prize Winner- Ike-Barbershop II ($25.00 Billies Saloon)
Thursday, August 21
2008 SUMMER LEAGUE
THE SUMMER PLAY-OFFS ARE HERE: TEAM UNDERRATED HAS POTENTIAL TO CAPTURE SEVERAL CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. (COME OUT AND SUPPORT)
ISLAND GARDEN 5TH & 6TH GRADE DIVISION
TEAM UNDERRATED-MATT 9U ADVANCED TO THE SEMIS
TEAM UNDERRATED-KAREEM 11U ADVANCED TO THE SEMIS
(IF BOTH TEAMS WIN, IT WILL BE A TEAM UNDERRATED CHAMPIONSHIP)
ELMCOR SUMMER LEAGUE
TEAM UNDERRATED-DRE 12U WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP VS. RIVERSIDE CHURCH
TEAM UNDERRATED-ROBINSON 14U 2ND PLACE VS ELMCOR
AFRICA PARK SUMMER LEAGUE
TEAM UNDERRATED-RUIZ 12U LOST IN QUARTERS
TEAM UNDERRATED-MARK 10U WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM UNDERRATED-MOE 16U WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP
NBAC SUMMER LEAGUE
TEAM UNDERRATED-MARK 10U VS BRENTWOOD (AUGUST 21)
GO HARD GO HOME (RIFLES)
TEAM UNDERRATED-MARK 10U
TEAM UNDERRATED-DRE & RUIZ 12U
ALMIGHTY FORCE SUMMER LEAGUE
TEAM UNDERRATED-MATT 9U
TEAM UNDERRATED-RUIZ 13U
TEAM UNDERRATED-ROBINSON 14U
TEAM UNDERRATED-MOE 16U
LINCOLN PARK SUMMER LEAGUE
TEAM UNDERRATED-DRE 13U ADVANCED TO THE SEMI'S VS. NY PATRIOTS 8/26
Tuesday, August 12
COLLEGE UPDATES
A special congratulations goes out to Elijah Swinton. Elijah will be attending Morehouse College on a full academic scholarship.
Scotty McCrae who attended Lawrence Woodmere and finished his season at Carodzo spent last year at Eastern Wyoming CC will be attending University at Albany on a full scholarship. Scotty McCrae is a 6'8 wing that received many honors while attending Eastern Wyoming CC.
Shavar Burch who attended Upper Room Christian High School and most recently San Jacinto CC will attend Divsion II San Angelo State on a full scholarship. Shavar had a good career while at San Jacinto CC is expected to do very well at his new home.
Kenny Jones who attended Wyandanch High School and most recently graduated from Kentucky State just received a call to play overseas for this upcoming year. Kenny left Kentucky State breaking many records and will be honored in the school Hall of Fame.
Billy Butler who attended Floral Park High School will be attending Eastern Wyoming CC on a full scholarship as a true freshman. Billy Butler was one of the best guards on Long Island over the past 2 years.
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Thursday, August 7
11U @ NATIONALS
On the first day of competition the 11u Team Underrated boys walked away with an impressive win over IYB Ballers from New Jersey with a score of 60 to 35 with contributions from all six players with Patrick Jackson leading the way with 18.
Day 2 of the nationals Team Underrated fell to a very aggressive and talented Louisiana Celtics team 46-32.
Day 3 with the team needing a win they bounced back and beat the spirit filled Ballers from Georgia by score of 51-47 Christian Vital lead the way with 27 points next was Tayvon Ginyard with 10 points Melshawn Mcpherson with 8 points Patrick Jackson with 4 points and Adam Abrue with 2 points Drew Mancusi was a force on the boards pulling down 12 rebounds, with this win we placed 2nd in our pool.
Day 4 played the Charlotte Aces in the first round of playoffs. With only six players we were wearing down but showed no signs of fatigue in the first half of the playoff game jumping out to an early 18 point lead before Team Underrated allowed the team back in the game but ended up winning 42-33 to advance to the sweet sixteen.
Day 5 the kids were just worn out and still gutted out some good games only to end up on the losing end Team Underrated 41 to 52 merriting attention (finished 5th) .
Day 6 Team Underrated 6O to 73 Newbern Tarheel (finished 9th) from North Carolina.
Coach Kareem
"Team Underrated 11u team of 6 players should be highly commended along with Coach Kareem and assisted by Coach Jackson. The team is on the move and is currently in the Long Island Lightning Summer League with chances of making it to the championship game".
Coach Dre'
Thursday, August 7
TEAM UNDERRATED 10'S MAKING STRIDES
Team Underrated 10under making big strides under Coach Mark Hubbard. The 10-under team are now undefeated in summer league play at Africa Park, Go Hard Go Home and NBAC. (since this written the team suffered its 1st 2 losses in NBAC and Go Hard Go Home). The team is led by a group of hardworking young student-athletes Darius Chester, Johndee Baptiste, Chris Kelly, Devonte Dixon, Adonis Walthall, Andre Edwards II, Blake Thompson, Rickey Lewis, Malcom Winter, and Julian Jones. After wins over the Panthers in Go Hard Go Home, a tough win over Positive Direction in Africa Park Tourney, the team looks to be poised to make a run in the play-offs.
Team Underrated 10-under advances to semi-finals in Africa Park with a strong outing vs. Positive Direction. Rickey Lewis came up big off of the bench. CJ Kelly, Andre "Cookie" Edwards and Malcolm Winter gave Team Underrated a much needed boost early in the second half to put Team Underrated ahead for good.
Team Underrated 10-under takes 1st loss in Go Hard Go Home to the Panthers by 3. This was the second meeting with the Panthers. In their 1st meeting Team Underrated won by 18. Stay tuned for play-off updates....
Saturday, July 12
NIGEL CARTER MVP
Congratulations to Nigel Carter for winning the MVP at the St. Johns University Basketball Camp.
Saturday, July 12
TEAM UNDERRATED DAY
Team Underrated Day was a success on Sunday 29th, 2008. Team Underrated would like to thank St. John the Bapsist staff for allowing us to make this event a reality. We would also like to thank the parents, families, and guest who came out to support our event. Most importantly a great job goes out to all the Team Underrated players and opponents that participated on this day.
Team Underrated 10u was defeated by New Heights (Coach Greg Tejeda)
Team Underrated 11u was defeated by New Heights (Coach Greg Tejeda)
Team Underraed 12u defeated Unique All-Stars (Coach Torell Harris)
Team Underrated 13u defeated Suffolk Breakers (Coach Arthur Henry)
Team Underrated 14u was defeated by Buckets (Hank Williams)
Team Underrated 15u defeated L I Kings (Omar Kingston)
Team Underrated 16u was defeated by L I Kings (Omar Kingston)
Thursday, June 26
RIVERSIDE HAWKS AND GAME OVER CLASSIC UPDATES
Team Underrated 9u travelled to Manhattan and competed against some of the best teams in the country at the Riverside Hawks Tourney. The team finished 2-2 and lost in the semi's to Team Fast Break. This team has been together for only 4 months and have come together so well. The future is very bright for this upcoming phenom team. Coach Matt has done a great job with this group in his 1st year of coaching them. The 9u qaulified for the AAU Nationals this past May. The team has many years to come and will stay home this summer and compete in 3 summer leagues. (Island Garden Summer League, Almighty Force Summer League, Go Hard Go Home Summer League).
Team Underrated 10u travelled to the Bronx and competed in the Game Over Classic against some more of the top teams in the country in their respective age group. The team has been through some changes this year and is starting to come around as a team. This team is young too and has lots of potential. The hard work is definately paying off. Coach Hubbard is doing a great job in allowing the kids to find their identities as basketball players. The team will also be competing in 3 summer leagues (Island Garden Summer League, Africa Park Summer League, Go Hard Go Home Summer League)
Team Underrated 12u also travelled to the Bronx and competed in the Game Over Classic and captured their 6th title of the year. The team defeated Team Artest/NYC Jaguars, Connecticut Bombers, King Street Kings in pool play. In pool play Team Underrated scored 143pts while surrendering 80pts. In the play-offs we defeated TMT Express 47-12 and King Street Kings in the Championship 57-51. Team Underrated 12u will be travelling to the Nationals in Lexington, Kentucky as the #1 ranked Division II team in the country. Our goal is to come back with a National title and move into the Division Nationals next year. The team will be competing in several summer leagues as well: Elmcor, UDC, Lincoln Park, Almighty Force, Africa Park, and Go Hard Go Home.
Tuesday, June 17
TEAM UNDERRATEFD WEEKEND UPDATE
Team Underrated 12u team finished the Almighty Force Tourney with a 7-0 record and 1st place seeding in the play-offs. They finished the regular season vs. Long Island Trotters with several players missing. We had Jack Campo, Breund Murphy, Jovanni Mareno, Keith Ruiz, CJ Davis, Stefan Pitts, and Billy . We won 39-26 with a good defensive effort.
CJ Davis 18pts., 4 assist, and 6 rebounds
Breund Murphy 2pts., 11 rebounds, and 2 blocks
Stefan Pitts 5pts., 3 steals, and 6 rebounds
Keith Ruiz 5pts.
Jovanni Mareno 4 rebounds
Jack Campo 1pt., 5 rebounds, and 2 steals
Billy 8pts., 2 steals and 2 assist
Our 14u squad finished the regular season at 4-4. This team is comprised mainly of 6th graders.
Monday, June 9
TEAM UNDERRATED 9U AND 10U IN THE LONG ISLAND INVITATIONAL FINAL
Hello Parents and Kids,
I wanted to say congrats to the 9U and 10U team for a great weekend of basketball. The 10's team made great stride this weekend and really showed what talent they have and how they can play. There is no reason to keep your head down after loss like that. LIL Cleuss actually won the NY District last month. So this goes to show you how this team has come along. Coach Mark and Coach Wayne did a great job this weekend. I will be trying to get a new tournament on the schedule ASAP. I will let you know hopefully by Tuesday on the next tournament so that the 10's can carry the momentum they have.
Also Congrats to the 9U team for winning the LIL Invitational in a hair raiser type of game. A lot of parents on the sides were trembling during a great game against a team that matches up well with us. It was a great win for a special group of boys. Keep it going boys.
Thanks
Coach Matt
Monday, June 9
BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT NEWS
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Saturday, May 31
TEAM UNDERRATED INVADE NEPTUNE NEW JERSEY
Coach Andre Edwards, Team Underrated. Team Underrated 12U captured the Basketball Spotlight Memorial Day Tourney in dramatic fashion. The boys went 3-0 in pool play, beating the likes of NJ Pirates, Chester Pride, and GOD'S Property. In those 3 games TU averaged 53 points while surrendering only 30 points per game. In the play-offs our 1st round match-up was against Youth Interlock (Jameer Nelson) a very long and athletic team that finished 2nd in the Division 2 Nationals last year and is the #1 12u team in Pennsylvania. Youth Interlock went up in the 1st half by as much as 12 pts., TU managed to close the gap to 2 by the half. In the second half both teams traded baskets and tried to take advantage of each other's match-up problems. With 15 secondson the clock and time running down Stefan Pitts scored a basket from the short corner with 4 seconds remaining which ended up being the winning basket. In the game Chris Davis 14pts, and Timmy Quashie 15pts, paced the scoring while Mike Barry, Stefan Pitts, Aaren Edmead, and Akil Spruill played locked down defense and recorded some key rebounds and blocks. In the Championship game we had a match-up with NJ #1 team (King Street Kings) this team was big at the forward spots and altered a lot of shots and rebounded well against TU before we made adjustments and ran away with a 15pt. championship win. Christopher Davis received Mr. Memorial Day while Timmy Quashie and Stefan Pitts received all-tournament honors. All of this couldn't have been possible without the supporting cast of Nigel Carter, Akil Spruill, Kevin Little, Breund Murphy, Mike Barry, Aaren Edmead, Isiah McFadden, Connor Panzner, Jack Campo, and Shakim Flippen.
After the long weekend TU had to wake up Memorial Day to play a 9am game @ Island Garden for the semi's of the Regionals. TU came out sluggish and only 5 players to start the game and basically gutted out a close win after the rest of the team arrived. TU defeated NY Empire 45-35 behind Chris Davis 19pts., and Mike Barry 8pts. In the finals we defeated a very scrappy Rising Stars team that would not go away as they clawed and clawed before we ended the game with a 48-35 win. Team Underrated 12u is now 52-0 this AAU season which dates back to September of 2007 and we have 5 championships this year. Next up is Maryland Invitational in June. When we are on the road at out-of-state tourney's we are trying to represent NY to the fullest.
Our 11u finished the Basketbal Spotlight 2-1, the 13u were 1-2 and our 14u were 1-2.
Wednesday, June 4
SPOTLIGHT NEWS
Chris Davis scored 16 points and Timmy Quashie chipped in 14 markers as Team Underrated defeated King Street Kings 62-47 to win the MDC 12 and Under title. Mike Silverthon scored 13 points for KSK in the loss.
Spotlight Players
Mr. Memorial Day- Chris Davis Guard (Team Underrated)- Davis was a scoring machine the entire tourney. His body mass allows him to get to the cup when he wants. In the finals he got bucket from the perimeter, in transition and in the paint.
Timmy Quashie Guard (Team Underrated)- Quashie showed an array of moves in the final. He has a burst of speed going to the hole and knows how to create separation from defenders. He has some razzle dazzle in his game.
Mike Silverthon Forward (KSK)- Mike brings his lunch pail every game. After a quiet first half he picked up the slacked in the second stanza. He fought to the end.
Austin White Guard (KSK)- White doesn’t garner a lot of attention because his play is not fancy but I like the steady and heady point guard. He knows how to set the tempo.
MDC 12 and Under All Tournament Team
Chris Davis (Team Underrated)- Mr. Memorial Day
Timmy Quashie (Team Underrated)
Stephen Pitts (Team Underrated)
Nassir Barrino (Playaz)
Shet Gardner (Youth Interlock)
Mahir Johnson (Youth Interlock)
Anthony Mosely (God’s Property)
Lewis Todd (God’s Property)
Najee Lucky (NJ Pirates)
Al Jahaad Bradford (NJ Pirates)
Andre Merrell (Chester Pride)
Trevion Anderson (Chester Pride)
William Taylor (Chester Pride)
Kyle Carrington (JSL Hoops)
Maurice Diawara (JSL Hoops)
Jerron Love (New Heights)
Thomas Holley (LI Trotters)
Shaquan Worthy (Trenton B&G)
Kayson Rudulph (Trenton B&G)
Wade Baldwin (Trenton B&G)
Tarin Smith (Team Boss)
Tuesday, May 27
TEAM CHAMPS AND MIKEY RUSSELL
Team Underrated (Kareem) 11U Team Champions at the
Spring Shoot-Out in Brewster New York
Aaren Lee, Valaughn Creekmore, Brendan Ehrhart, Justin Leonard, Tim Darby, Mel-Shawn McPherson, Patrick Jackson, Christian Vital, Adam Abreu, Zachary Locker, and Coach Morris Thomas
Miles Prendergast, Matt Milk, Coach Andre Edwards, Jamel Flash, Reid Drzal, Kiman Murray, Brian Van Cott, Ben Resner, David Cochran, Andre St. Vistal, Joe Gibbons Team Underrated (Edwards) 16U
NYCHoops caught up with Coach Petrie to find out how the controversial guard is progressing.
At season's end, Russell was voted by Newsday as Long Island's Player of the Year to the dismay of many. After serving an 8 game suspension, Russell did manage to lead his NYCHoops #2 ranked L.I. team to the Federation tournament in Glen Falls where they lost to Brandon Triche's Jamesville-DeWitt team.
Russell, a 5'11 senior point guard is blessed with a great handle, blistering speed, a long range jumper and natural leadership skills
Petrie says that due to problems with grades and the negative images of him, offers from D1 or D2 colleges have been lacking. Russell, however, is seeing strong interest from Junior Colleges such as Eastern Utah, Monroe, New Hampshire Tech as well as prep schools like Lee Academy. Many of them are looking to make sure the Russell is now on the straight and narrow.
Russell's basketball career was tainted in his junior and senior year. According to Petrie, the first incident occurred in the summer of his junior year where Russell was guilty by association. "There was a scuffle and he was in the vicinity," Petrie would say. Nonetheless the police were involved.
The second incident occured in his senior year at a school dance where a friend of his girl friend pushed him and according to Petrie, he retaliated by spitting at the person. That action resulted in an eight game suspension during the season. "That really hurt him," Petrie would go on to say.
Petrie says that the eight game suspension might have been a blessing in disguise. "Right now Russell is working on getting his grades and financials in order and looking to move forward and get his future back on track."
Tuesday, May 27
MDC SCOUTING REPORTS
Posted by Mike Melton
The 12 and Under Division will give Basketball Spotlight a chance to watch some new and upcoming talent. This is a wide open division and it
Delaware Hawks
2. Gauchos- The Gauchos stormed through their region again and also won the Blow Up Tourney and MLK Classic among others. Down at the 12U Nationals they made a deep run advancing to the Elite 8 before falling. They finished #13 in the country when it was said and done. They were fun to watch.
3. Team Underrated- The MDC Champs also won the Metropolitan Districts D2 title.They also won te Game Over Classic and the IS8. They have some key pieces and will be making some noise for years to come. They played a few D1 teams and gave them the business, so don’t be mistaken by them playing D2. I like their style.
4. King Street Kings- KSK had an impressive resume this season. They won numerous tournaments including the NJ State Title, Hoop Group Round Ball Classic, Delaware Super Regional and Team Kobe Classic. They also finished runner-up at the Basketball Spotlight MDC, DC Assault Classic and Game Over Classic.
5. Youth Interlock (Team Nelson)- Youth Interlock finished 2nd in their regional and made it to the semifinals at the MDC. I was really impressed with them at the 12U Nationals. The boys from Chester knuckled up and made it to the Sweet 16. They showed tremendous heart. It will be interesting to see them next year.
6. Team Kobe- Team Kobe showed flashes early in the season at the Feb. Maryland Invitational. They have one of the top players in the region in Brandon Austin and they also made some serious noise at the Nationals. The finished 12th in the country.
Wa’mere Murphy (Delaware Hawks)- The Hawks flew past competitors all year and Murphy was the main catalyst getting it done. His athletic play along the baseline and in the lane proved to be too much for the opposition. He scores with ease and can be relentless on the boards at times. He also seemed when the games got bigger Wa’mere performed bigger on the stage.
Brandon Austin (Team Kobe)- This Austin’s first year playing and he attracted much attention. The 6’2 guard had to play the post position because of the lack of size Team Kobe possessed inside. But when he got a chance to take defenders on the perimeter it was curtains. Next season he should be even better with a year of experience under his belt.
