Host Team Takes Two Titles in Inaugural Joe Brown Memorial Tournament by Phil Kasiecki SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The results of the first Joe Brown Memorial Classic would surely have made the man after whom the event is named a happy camper. The host team won two of the three […]

Rbk U Brings in a New Look in a New Location by Phil Kasiecki PHILADELPHIA – Reebok wanted to do something different this year in July. With Sonny Vaccaro having moved on and taking the ABCD Camp name with him, Rbk U was born and so was a move south […]

First Proving Ground Proves Successful by Zach Smart MANSFIELD, Mass. – New England Grassroots basketball and Reebok played host to the first-ever Northeast Proving Ground invitational camp this weekend in Mansfield, Mass. The combine featured some of the young talent from not just the northeast but also Chicago, Canada, and […]

News and Notes From Eastern Invitational by Ray Floriani EWING, N.J. – Long before there was an ABCD, Rbk U or LeBron James Skills Academy, you had Eastern Invitational. Today, the Eastern Invitational camp is still going strong. It is run by the Hoop Group and directed by coaches Lamar […]

Eastern Invitational Recap by Phil Kasiecki EWING, N.J. – While events chock full of big-time prospects get most of the publicity, the frenetic month of July also begins with a number of other fine events. One of the longest running ones is Eastern Invitational, run by the New Jersey-based Hoop […]

Jones is Mount Vernon’s Latest Product by Zach Smart MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – At first glance, the gym seems a bit mediocre. A standard-size basketball court, intriguing team logo at the center, two benches and sets of stands sitting across from each other, glass backboards and round, cylinder rims. Nothing […]

Friars May Be Poised For a Run in 2008 by Ray Floriani SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The old axiom tells us next winter’s champions are made in summer. Judging by their play in the Hoop Group Metro HBC Basketball Classic at Seton Hall University, St. Anthony’s will be primed to […]

Hitting the Century Mark in 2006-07 by Phil Kasiecki Every college basketball season has well over 4,000 games played involving Division I teams. If you figure each of over 330 teams plays an average of about 28 games, the total actually rounds up to 5,000 – but we won’t split […]

Metro Writers Honor Official by Ray Floriani SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – We have some items of importance from the notebook, starting with an award for an official. A number of players, coaches and personalities were honored at the Metropolitan Writers banquet this Spring. Among the group of very deserving recipients […]

Rumble in the Bronx Recap by Phil Kasiecki BRONX, N.Y. – Every year, there isn’t a more competitive team event in June than the Rumble in the Bronx. It brings together many good teams from the east coast, as well as a few from the Midwest and even the west […]