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NYC Basketball culture and history documented. From the Asphalt to The Hardwood
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- HDNYC Honors: CHSAA Defensive Player of The Year and All City Defensive Teams
- HDNYC Honors: HDNYC PSAL Defensive POY Awards and All-City Defensive Teams
- A Look Back at The Dream lives On Classic: Rich Jackson Dominates With Ease, Hayes Remain Dangerous
- VIDEO REPLAY: Mount St. Michael dominates Monsignor Scanlan at home 78-51 (1/16/2026)
- A Look Back at the 11th Annual Shooting Stars Showcase
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They Say Defense Wins Championships and the winners of the HDNYC CHSAA Defensive Player of the Year award are an example of that. All players proven to be the best defender on their team and displayed big defensive performances to lead their team in some key games this past season. All three players are City…
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As we celebrate 10 years since we started Hoop Dreams NYC, we are bringing something new to our end-of-year coverage of High School Basketball called HDNYC Honors. This is our way of honoring the student-athletes in the NYC Area and recapping some of the action we have covered this season. Let’s start with the defenders.…
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The MLK Weekend was full of great showcases across the area with some great highly anticipated non-league matchups that have been talked about on social media for months. Last Monday, St. Raymond’s boys Varsity team in conjunction with 4Ryouth and the D. Lee Foundation had “The Dream Lives On” Classic honoring MLK and St. Raymond’s…
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This year’s Mount St. Michael squad may be one of the best young teams in the city. We got our first look at the young mountaineers this past Friday as they hosted Monsignor Scanlan in a late Friday night CHSAA “AA” matchup. The game was close throughout the first half but in the second Mount’s…
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A Look back at one of the best Showcases in the Month of January
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Our First Weekly Big East Conference column of the 2025-26 season.
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The St. John’s Prep Red Storm shocked the city when they moved up to the A Division after making the B division title game the previous year. Many probably thought that they wouldn’t adjust well but Coach John Kiggins and his staff developed their team and got some key transfers that would help them build…
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A look back at some of the Trending Topics and News from the Past Weekend in NYC high school Basketball as well as A look at the Week ahead curated by Editor in Chief Jaquam Bodden MAGIC MEL CHOOSES SAINT LOUIS Jermel “Magic Mel” made his commitment today to Saint Louis official on Nike’s Baseline…
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All eyes were on Newark’s Prudential Center last weekend for the NCAA’s East Regional. Duke, Arizona, Alabama, and BYU invaded downtown Newark and all games did not disappoint. Let’s take a look back at the action. Thursday, March 27th: Buckets Galore: Cooper, Love, and Sears Steal The Show Thursday night’s action gave fans two high-scoring…
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Photo Credit: St. John’s Athletics Full Circle Moments are a thing in sports and during St. John’s memorable run to the Big East tournament championship this season it’s quite known that Grad Transfer guard Kadary Richmond was about to do something that doesn’t happen often in NYC. Six Years ago, Richmond was on the rise…
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