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NYC Basketball culture and history documented. From the Asphalt to The Hardwood
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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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Video Recap of Dyckman vs Gersh Park from NY vs NY Season
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Photo Credit Scott Faytok: NJ Advance Media During the Holiday Hoops season, there were many great performances but many of them couldn’t top the performance from Ace Bailey at the Battle in New Jersey at Rutgers on December 29th. The Rutgers commit out of McEachern HS in Georgia went off for 40 points and 21…
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We are back with some Fall Ball content for you guys. Last Thursday’s Harlem World Classic Championship game ended up becoming a double-OT Thriller as Monsignor Scanlan behind 16 points from the super sophomore Dior Anderson defeated Scanlan 53-48 in OT. The game was a straight-grinder throughout. late in the fourth quarter Eagle BX had…
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Last Tuesday, Nike’s NY vs NY tournament made their way over to the Watson Classic in the Bronx where the home team was seeking their first home win in four years. Team Tri-State was looking to get back on track after losing to Dyckman on Week 1. Going into the 4th quarter it looked like…
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On June 29th -30th , I was in Orlando , Florida for the NBPA Top 100 camp where we got to see some of the top players in the nation. Many of these players at the camp represented the tri-state area. We focused on some of those athletes as well as other athletes from across…
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One of the most anticipated weeks of the NCAA tournament has arrived and we got some action in our own Backyard as the NCAA East Regional returns to MSG for the first time since 2014. This year is special because if you know each roster contains players from the NY Tri-state area. From Harlem, to…
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The 2023 PSAL title game may have ranked as one of the top 5 championship games in league history! It was An All-Brooklyn battle as Eagle Academy … Postseason Defining Moments: EDDIE FOR THE WIN Eagle Academy Brooklyn Claims First PSAL CITY Title (Video Recap)
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The 2023 PSAL title game may have ranked as one of the top 5 championship games in league history! It was An All-Brooklyn battle as Eagle Academy Brooklyn led by LIU Commits Eric Acker and Trey Sheppard went up against Division rival Thomas Jefferson led by the deadly backcourt trio of Sophomores Connor Sprattley, Tristan…
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On January 9th, I had the chance to interview two of Duke’s Future Stars Kyle Flipowski and Dereck Lively II. Lively and Flipowski just played in a big game against each other at the Empire Invitational in Brooklyn. Led by Kyle’s 22 points. Wilbrahamson and Monson beat Lively’s Westtown School (PA) 59-54. In this interview,…