2006 National AAU Basketball Championship
Boys 15 & Under Division II
Kentucky Basketball Academy
Lexington, Kentucky
July 9-15, 2006
©2006 by Ron Harrison
Fifty-six teams were scheduled to compete for the Boys 15 & Under Division II National Championship. The teams were divided into fourteen pools as follows:
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POOL A |
POOL B |
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District |
Team |
District |
Team |
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Virginia |
Richmond Metro Gold |
SO Louisiana |
Louisiana Lightning |
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Indiana |
Indy Panthers* |
Central |
First Class |
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Connecticut |
Future Stars |
NE Massachusetts |
BABC |
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Ohio |
Club Ohio Cavs-Lee |
North Carolina |
Garner Road Bulldogs |
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POOL C |
POOL D |
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District |
Team |
District |
Team |
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Kentucky |
The Truth |
Arkansas |
Arkansas Wings-Red |
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Georgia |
Atlanta Cagers |
Maryland |
Severna Athletic Club |
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North Carolina |
NC Breakers |
SE Tennessee |
Idlewild Wildcats |
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Ohio |
Linden Parkside |
New Jersey |
Rahway Terminators |
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POOL E |
POOL F |
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District |
Team |
District |
Team |
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Potomac Valley |
Maryland Madness |
South Carolina |
Columbia Hoyas |
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Metropolitan NY |
Staten Island Stingrays |
Michigan |
Detroit Magic |
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Ohio |
Club Ohio Cavaliers |
Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico Sharks |
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NE Massachusetts |
Team New England |
North Carolina |
Montgomery County Kings |
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POOL G |
POOL H |
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District |
Team |
District |
Team |
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Middle Atlantic |
Capital Athletics |
Minnesota |
High Impact |
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South Texas |
SA Slam |
Central |
Illinois Defenders |
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Niagara |
Newburgh Zion Lions |
Gulf |
Missouri City Falcons* |
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SO Louisiana |
Louisiana Bayou Flames |
Virginia |
Virginia Warriors |
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POOL I |
POOL J |
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District |
Team |
District |
Team |
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Michigan |
Tri County Cobras |
North Carolina |
Garner Road Red |
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Georgia |
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
Pacific |
Eclipse |
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Virginia |
Suffolk Blazers |
SO Louisiana |
TCAA Monroe Bulldogs |
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Gulf |
Port Arthur Heat |
Niagara |
Central Western |
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POOL K |
POOL L |
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District |
Team |
District |
Team |
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Virginia |
Rising Stars |
Metropolitan NY |
Coast 2 Coast* |
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Potomac Valley |
Metro All Stars |
Virginia |
Prince William Pacers |
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North Carolina |
Triangle Thunder |
Maryland |
Maryland Waves |
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Ohio |
Cincinnati Royals |
New Jersey |
Central Jersey Hawks |
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POOL M |
POOL N |
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District |
Team |
District |
Team |
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Minnesota |
Southwest Heat |
Maryland |
Eastern Shore Hoopstars |
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North Carolina |
NC Wizards |
SO Louisiana |
Team Louisiana |
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Metropolitan NY |
New York Pride |
Georgia |
Griffin Grasshoppers |
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NE Massachusetts |
Bay State Magic-Spencer |
Connecticut |
Central CT Hoop Stars |
*Indy Panthers, Missouri City Falcons, and Coast 2 Coast were "no-shows" and forfeited all their games.
The following results were taken from the AAU website www.AAUboysbasketball.org by permission of the tournament host (Kentucky Basketball Academy). This is an excellent website that has information on all the national tournaments.
Thursday July 13th
Tournament Bracket Second Round
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Griffin Grasshoppers |
55 |
CT-Future Stars |
54 |
|
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Hoop Planet All-Stars |
73 |
Illinois Defenders |
46 |
|
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Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
72 |
Southwest Heat |
60 |
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Team New England Select |
60 |
Central Jersey Hawks |
45 |
|
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New York Pride |
66 |
BABC |
55 |
|
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Capital Athletics |
72 |
Garner Road Red |
40 |
|
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Team Louisiana |
69 |
KY-The Truth |
67 |
(OT) |
|
Rising Stars |
59 |
Detroit Magic |
53 |
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Griffin Grasshoppers
55 CT-Future Stars 54
Nicholas Taylor led the Grasshoppers with 35 points including 16 points
in the decisive fourth quarter. Luke Metarazzo led CT-Future Stars
with 27 points. Terrell Coward added 12 points.
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Griffin Grasshoppers |
10 |
10 |
13 |
22 |
- |
55 |
|
CT-Future Stars |
14 |
12 |
12 |
16 |
- |
54 |
|
Griffin Grasshoppers |
(55) |
- |
Coggins 2, Jester 8, Taylor 35, Woods 2, Talmadge 4, Massey 2. |
|
CT-Future Stars |
(54) |
- |
Jefferson 1, Edwards 4, Pope 6, Metarazzo 27, Nolan 4, Coward 12. |
Hoop Planet All-Stars
73 Illinois Defenders 46
Nicholas Henry and Issiah Grayson led Hoop Planet with 14 and 13
points respectively. Chase Saunders and Brandon Stanciel led
the Illinois Defenders with 14 points.
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
14 |
22 |
21 |
16 |
- |
73 |
|
Illinois Defenders |
1 |
15 |
12 |
18 |
- |
46 |
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
(73) |
- |
Bethly 7, Patton 3, Frank 3, Henry 14, Grayson 13, Atkins 6, Gissentanner 4, Riley 3, Stone 6, Vaughn 4, Whigham 8. |
|
Illinois Defenders |
(46) |
- |
Bicek 3, Foster 4, Ondik 3, Saunders 12, Stanciel 10, Watt 5, Venson 9. |
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats
72 Southwest Heat 60
Corderio Maclin, Melvin Morgan, and Darius Whitson paced
the victors with 15, 15, and 14 points respectively. Mike Felt and
Tyler Pendleton led Southwest Heat with 19 and 14 points
respectively.
|
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
15 |
15 |
15 |
27 |
- |
72 |
|
Southwest Heat |
10 |
8 |
16 |
26 |
- |
60 |
|
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
(72) |
- |
Morgan 15, Whitson 14, Brunetti 8, Williams 2, Hart 4, Hampton 5, Todd 8, Maclin 15. |
|
Southwest Heat |
(60) |
- |
Vorwald 9, Felt 19, Pendleton 14, Omot 9, Gimmestad 6. |
Team New England Select
60 Central Jersey Hawks 45
Brendan Rollins and Derek Retos led the victors with 19 and 11
points respectively. Lemuel Walker and Gutridge led Central
Jersey Hawks with 12 and 11 points respectively.
|
Team New England Select |
17 |
16 |
4 |
23 |
- |
60 |
|
Central Jersey Hawks |
11 |
5 |
11 |
18 |
- |
45 |
|
Team New England Select |
(60) |
- |
Retos 11, Nally 5, Schlehuber 3, Casey 6, Muto 6, Dolphin 4, Rollins 19, Donnelly 4. |
|
Central Jersey Hawks |
(45) |
- |
Gutridge 11, Metzger 2, Reeves 6, Dombrowski 6, Walker 12, Hicks 1, Pearson 1, Blumel 6. |
New York Pride
66 BABC 55
Andre Pope, Aubrey Henry, and Jordan Farkas led New York
Pride with 24, 17, and 10 points respectively. Mike Byron, Lucas
Thompson, and Fabrice Dragon led BABC with 17, 14, and 10 points
respectively.
|
New York Pride |
21 |
16 |
19 |
10 |
- |
66 |
|
BABC |
9 |
18 |
14 |
14 |
- |
55 |
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New York Pride |
(66) |
- |
Neff 3, Farkas 10, Pope 24, O’Neill 2, Rifkin 3, Henry 17, Clark 6, Bluming 2. |
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BABC |
(55) |
- |
Dragon 10, Thompson 14, Bowen 2, Bannon 3, James 2, Kershaw 3, Byron 17, Fuller 4. |
Capital Athletics
72 Garner Road Red 40
Jordan Smith, Jordan Hill, Nathaniel Scott, and Andre
Campbell led Capital Athletics with 14, 11, 10, and 10 points
respectively. Robert Edwards led Garner Road Red with 10 points.
|
Capital Athletics |
22 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
- |
72 |
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Garner Road Red |
4 |
16 |
13 |
7 |
- |
40 |
|
Capital Athletics |
(72) |
- |
Smith 14, Young 7, Scott 10, Campbell 10, R. Hill 2, Davis 5, J. Hill 11, Rozman 7, L. Hill 6. |
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Garner Road Red |
(40) |
- |
Lucas 5, Montero 2, Strickland 7, Eldridge 4, Byrd 2, Davis 7, Ray 1, Edwards 10, Crumb 1, Toney 1. |
Team Louisiana
69 KY-The Truth 67 (OT)
Team Louisiana rallied to defeat The Truth in overtime. Antonio Holmes
and Javonna Dominique paced the victors with 23 and 19 points
respectively. The Truth was led by Nick Hudson, Cameron
Mattingly, and Tenal Roland with 24, 23, and 11 points respectively.
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Team Louisiana |
8 |
13 |
17 |
14 |
17 |
- |
69 |
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KY-The Truth |
14 |
8 |
20 |
10 |
15 |
- |
67 |
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Team Louisiana |
(69) |
- |
Eaglin 6, Lemieux 6, Robert 6, Holmes 23, Payton 5, Dominique 19, J. Thomas 4. |
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KY-The Truth |
(67) |
- |
Roland 11, Gaines 2, Hudson 24, Mattingly 23, Hillrich 2, Slone 2. |
Rising Stars
59 Detroit Magic 53
Clayton Rodney and Erick Green led the Rising Stars with 22 and
16 points respectively. Detroit Magic was led by Timothy Keith, Demario
Prince, and Amir Tarif with 14, 13, and 10 points respectively.
|
Rising Stars |
(59) |
- |
Green 16, Oates 3, Washington 1, Pierce 6, Hardware 2, Clayton Rodney 22, Calvin Rodney 8. |
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Detroit Magic |
(53) |
- |
Bryant 8, Keith 14, Person 7, Prince 13, Tarif 10, J. Williams 1. |
Friday July 14th
Tournament Bracket
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
82 |
Griffin Grasshoppers |
57 |
Quarterfinal |
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Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
51 |
Team New England Select |
49 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Capital Athletics |
65 |
New York Pride |
60 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Rising Stars |
63 |
Team Louisiana |
47 |
Quarterfinal |
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
77 |
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
63 |
Semifinal |
|
Rising Stars |
71 |
Capital Athletics |
57 |
Semifinal |
Hoop Planet All-Stars 82
Griffin Grasshoppers 57 (Quarterfinal)
Hoop Planet All-Stars outscored the Griffin Grasshoppers 30-14 in the final
quarter to pull away for an 82-57 victory. Manuel Atkins led the
victors with 27 points including four three point baskets. Nate
Gissentanner and Nicholas Henry added 14 and 11 points
respectively. Nicholas Taylor led the Griffin Grasshoppers with 25
points including four three point baskets. Aramis Jester added 15
points.
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
19 |
14 |
19 |
30 |
- |
82 |
|
Griffin Grasshoppers |
10 |
14 |
19 |
14 |
- |
57 |
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
(82) |
- |
Bethly 4, Patton 3, Frank 2, Henry 11, Grayson 6, Atkins 27, Gissentanner 14, Stone 7, Sealy 2, Vaughn 3, Whigham 3. |
|
Griffin Grasshoppers |
(57) |
- |
Coggins 4, Jester 15, Taylor 25, Woods 3, Talmadge 3, Massey 7. |
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats 51
Team New England Select 49 (Quarterfinal)
Barry Brunetti and Melvin Morgan paced the victors with 12 points
each. Kyle Casey led Team New England Select with 16 points.
|
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
12 |
10 |
9 |
20 |
- |
51 |
|
Team New England Select |
9 |
5 |
9 |
26 |
- |
49 |
|
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
(51) |
- |
Morgan 12, Whitson 5, Brunetti 12, Williams 2, Hart 8, Lampkins 2, Hampton 5, Maclin 5. |
|
Team New England Select |
(49) |
- |
Retos 9, Nally 2, Casey 16, Dolphin 8, Rollins 5, Donnelly 9. |
Capital Athletics 65
New York Pride 60 (Quarterfinal)
Jordan Smith, Lloyd Hill, and Jeffrey Davis led Capital
Athletics with 18, 17, and 10 points respectively. Andre Pope and
Josh O’Neill led New York Pride with 16 and 11 points respectively.
|
Capital Athletics |
14 |
20 |
15 |
16 |
- |
65 |
|
New York Pride |
16 |
19 |
11 |
14 |
- |
60 |
|
Capital Athletics |
(65) |
- |
Smith 8, Young 5, R. Hill 7, Davis 10, J. Hill 18, L. Hill 17. |
|
New York Pride |
(60) |
- |
Neff 3, Farkas 8, Dahill 8, Pope 16, O’Neill 11, Rifkin 2, Henry 4, Clark 6, Bluming 2. |
Rising Stars 63
Team Louisiana 47 (Quarterfinal)
Erick Green, Andrew Oates, and Clayton Rodney paced the
victors with 21, 14, and 12 points respectively. Oates connected
on four three point baskets. Harold Roberts and Kevin Eaglin led
Team Louisiana with 18 and 14 points respectively.
|
Rising Stars |
21 |
14 |
19 |
22 |
- |
63 |
|
Team Louisiana |
12 |
17 |
7 |
11 |
- |
47 |
|
Rising Stars |
(63) |
- |
Green 21, Oates 14, Pierce 8, Clayton Rodney 12, Calvin Rodney 6, Raynor 2. |
|
Team Louisiana |
(47) |
- |
Eaglin 14, Lemieux 2, Payton 4, Dominique 9, Roberts 18. |
Hoop Planet All-Stars 77
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats 63 (Semifinal)
Manuel Atkins led the victors with 29 points including five three point
baskets. Nicholas Henry, Issiah Grayson, and Cameron
Whigham added 12, 11, and 11 points respectively. Raajheim Hart and
Barry Brunetti led Memphis Idlewild Wildcats with 19 and 16 points
respectively.
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
22 |
19 |
17 |
19 |
- |
77 |
|
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
15 |
11 |
18 |
19 |
- |
63 |
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
(77) |
- |
Frank 2, Grayson 11, Atkins 29, Stone 6, Henry 12, Vaughn 2, Whigham 11, Gissentanner 4. |
|
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
(63) |
- |
Morgan 5, Whitson 5, Polk 2, Brunetti 16, Hart 19, Hampton 6, Todd 2, Maclin 8. |
Rising Stars 71
Capital Athletics 57 (Semifinal)
Erick Green and Calvin Rodney led the Rising Stars with 17 and 16
points respectively. Lloyd Hill and Jordan Smith led
Capital Athletics with 15 and 10 points respectively.
|
Rising Stars |
20 |
17 |
15 |
19 |
- |
71 |
|
Capital Athletics |
16 |
12 |
12 |
17 |
- |
57 |
|
Rising Stars |
(71) |
- |
Green 17, Oates 4, French 7, Washington 4, Pierce 6, Jordan 2, Comstock 4, Clayton Rodney 8, Calvin Rodney 16, Raynor 3. |
|
Capital Athletics |
(57) |
- |
Smith 10, Young 6, Campbell 9, R. Hill 6, Davis 2, J. Hill 9, L. Hill 15. |
Saturday July 15th
Tournament Bracket
|
New York Pride |
69 |
Griffin Grasshoppers |
62 |
|
11th Place |
|
Louisiana Bayou Flames |
61 |
Virginia Warriors |
56 |
|
7th Place |
|
Southwest Heat |
78 |
KY-The Truth |
72 |
|
6th Place |
|
Team Louisiana |
72 |
Team New England Select |
63 |
|
5th Place |
|
North Carolina Wizards |
49 |
North Carolina Breakers |
44 |
|
3rd Place (Classic Division) |
|
Newburgh Zion Lions |
54 |
High Impact |
37 |
|
Classic Title |
|
Capital Athletics |
64 |
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
56 |
|
3rd Place |
|
Rising Stars |
55 |
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
52 |
(OT) |
Championship |
New York Pride 69
Griffin Grasshoppers 62 (11th Place)
Andre Pope led New York Pride with 30 points including four three point
baskets. Kevin Dahill added 16 points. Nicholas Taylor
led the Griffin Grasshoppers with 21 points including three three point baskets.
Aramis Jester chipped in with 10 points.
|
New York Pride |
16 |
15 |
14 |
24 |
- |
69 |
|
Griffin Grasshoppers |
7 |
15 |
12 |
28 |
- |
62 |
|
New York Pride |
(69) |
- |
Clark 6, Henry 2, Bluming 4, Pope 30, O’Neill 3, Neff 1, Farkas 8, Dahill 16. |
|
Griffin Grasshoppers |
(62) |
- |
Coggins 2, Jester 10, Ball 4, Taylor 21, Newsome 2, Woods 6, Talmadge 9, Amey 2, Massey 6. |
Louisiana Bayou Flames 61
Virginia Warriors 56 (7th Place)
Kevin Grayer and Darryl Allen led the Louisiana Bayou Flames with
12 and 11 points respectively. Manning and Bonds led the Virginia
Warriors with 19 and 14 points respectively.
|
Louisiana Bayou Flames |
5 |
12 |
20 |
24 |
- |
61 |
|
Virginia Warriors |
11 |
17 |
22 |
6 |
- |
56 |
|
Louisiana Bayou Flames |
(61) |
- |
Allen 11, Bell 5, Brown 2, Bryant 8, Domino 7, Grayer 12, Jackson 2, Mitchell 5, Robinson 9. |
|
Virginia Warriors |
(56) |
- |
Jones 9, Anderson 5, Bonds 14, Manning 19, Thomas 4, Johnson 5. |
Southwest Heat 78
KY-The Truth 72 (6th Place)
Tyler Pendleton led Southwest Heat with 24 points including four three
point baskets. Adou Omot, Tyler Gimmestad, and Mike Felt
added 18, 14, and 12 points respectively. Nick Hudson led The
Truth with 25 points. Dayvon Slone added 16 points including four
three point baskets.
|
Southwest Heat |
20 |
14 |
27 |
17 |
- |
78 |
|
KY-The Truth |
18 |
17 |
12 |
25 |
- |
72 |
|
Southwest Heat |
(78) |
- |
Vorwald 5, Felt 12, King 5, Pendleton 24, Gimmestad 14, Omot 18. |
|
KY-The Truth |
(72) |
- |
Slone 16, Jimenez 3, Morrison 5, Roland 9, Hudson 25, Mattingly 8, Gaines 2, Hillrich 4. |
Team Louisiana 72
Team New England Select 63 (5th Place)
Javonna Dominique led Team Louisiana with 22 points. Antonio
Holmes, Kevin Eaglin, and Gary Payton added 16, 11, and 11
points respectively. Derek Retos led Team New England Select with 23
points including five three point baskets. Tony Dolphin added 12
points.
|
Team Louisiana |
19 |
19 |
14 |
20 |
- |
72 |
|
Team New England Select |
11 |
11 |
18 |
23 |
- |
63 |
|
Team Louisiana |
(72) |
- |
Eaglin 11, Lemieux 5, Roberts 7, Holmes 16, Payton 11, Dominique 22. |
|
Team New England Select |
(63) |
- |
Retos 23, Schlehuber 2, Casey 8, Muto 6, Dolphin 12, Rollins 6, Donnelly 6. |
North Carolina Wizards
49 North Carolina Breakers 44
(3rd Place, Classic Division)
Donte Moss and Reginald Bullock led North Carolina Wizards with 15
and 11 points respectively. The North Carolina Breakers were led by Bond
and Phillips with 18 and 12 points respectively.
|
North Carolina Wizards |
9 |
18 |
10 |
12 |
- |
49 |
|
North Carolina Breakers |
8 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
- |
44 |
|
North Carolina Wizards |
(49) |
- |
Clark 2, Duncan 2, Wise 4, Hawkins 7, Brown 4, Bullock 11, Moss 15, Frost 2, Jones 2. |
|
North Carolina Breakers |
(44) |
- |
Bond 18, Phillips 12, Riddick 2, McKnight 6, Blow 2, Watford 4. |
Newburgh Zion Lions 54
High Impact 37 (Classic Title)
Michael McLeod and Harrison Larkin led the victors with 12 and 11
points respectively. Justin Kangas and Taylor Skoglund led High
Impact with 16 and 13 points respectively.
|
Newburgh Zion Lions |
19 |
9 |
11 |
15 |
- |
54 |
|
High Impact |
14 |
0 |
10 |
13 |
- |
37 |
|
Newburgh Zion Lions |
(54) |
- |
Schulte 3, Larkin 11, McLeod 12, Terrence Sturdivant 5, Theodore Sturdivant 4, Frazier 8, Gagliano 2, King 3, Monk 6. |
|
High Impact |
(37) |
- |
Golobich 2, Pervenanze 3, Skoglund 13, Kangas 16, Vuicich 1. |
Capital Athletics 64
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats 56 (3rd Place)
Jordan Smith and Lloyd Hill led Capital Athletics with 21 and 14
points respectively. Barry Brunetti and Raajheim Hart led Memphis
Idlewild Wildcats with 12 and 11 points respectively.
|
Capital Athletics |
16 |
12 |
13 |
23 |
- |
64 |
|
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
19 |
9 |
9 |
19 |
- |
56 |
|
Capital Athletics |
(64) |
- |
Smith 21, Young 9, Campbell 2, R. Hill 2, Davis 7, J. Hill 5, Detweiler 1, Rozman 3, L. Hill 14. |
|
Memphis Idlewild Wildcats |
(56) |
- |
Morgan 5, Polk 2, Brunetti 12, Nelson 2, Williams 4, Hart 11, Lampkins 6, Hampton 5, Todd 3, Maclin 6. |
Rising Stars 55
Hoop Planet All-Stars 52 (OT) (Championship)
Rising Stars rallied from a 34-27 halftime deficit to defeat Hoop Planet All-Stars 55-52
in overtime. The victors were led by Clayton Rodney, Erick Green, and Calvin Rodney
with 19, 13, and 11 points respectively. Manuel Atkins and Issiah Grayson led Hoop
Planet with 22 and 10 points respectively.
|
Rising Stars |
15 |
12 |
7 |
13 |
8 |
- |
55 |
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
19 |
15 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
- |
52 |
|
Rising Stars |
(55) |
- |
Green 13, Oates 6, Washington 2, Pierce 4, Clayton Rodney 19, Calvin Rodney 11. |
|
Hoop Planet All-Stars |
(52) |
- |
Frank 2, Henry 3, Grayson 10, Atkins 22, Gissentanner 4, Stone 2, Whigham 8. |
Conclusion
I have attempted to provide statistics for some of the key games in the tourney. I apologize in advance for any inaccuracies or misspelled names as I hurriedly transcribed the statistics from the scoresheets. This report is intended for entertainment, and the individual stats should not be used to ascertain individual records.
Congratulations to the Rising Stars (Winchester VA) for capturing the championship. They finished with a perfect 8-0 tourney record. They finished 3-0 in tough pool compeition and defeated Virginia Warriors 46-30, Detroit Magic 59-53, Team Louisiana 63-47, and a good Capital Athletics squad 71-57 to reach the title game. The Rising Stars faced a powerful Hoop Planet All-Stars (Stone Mountain GA) squad that had won their seven previous games by an average of 23.7 ppg.
Hoop Planet seemed to have the game in control as they led 34-27 at halftime and 40-34 at the end of three quarters. However, Rising Stars rallied behind the play of Erick Green and the powerful inside play of twins Clayton Rodney and Calvin Rodney to tie the game at 42-42 with 4:27 remaining in the game. The score was tied 47-47 at the end of regulation and Rising Stars eked out the victory in overtime. Congratulations to both teams for an excellent and exciting title game.
Acknowledgments
A special thanks to the Kentucky Basketball Academy family and the national AAU representatives for the hospitality extended me this week. Also, check out the following AAU website www.AAUboysbasketball.org for info on all national AAU events.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the tournament, teams, or players to me at prephoops@yahoo.com .
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other basketball events appear on http://www.kyprephoops.com.