Month: January 2017

LI NETS EARN COMEBACK VICTORY OVER ERIE AT HOME

January 4th, 2017

The Long Island Nets (7-14) came from behind to top the Erie Bayhawks (6-13) 114-107 today at Barclays Center. The Nets are now 1-1 in their season series with the BayHawks and 5-7 at home this season.

In his third game on assignment with the Nets, Atlanta Hawks forward Taurean Prince scored a game-high 22 points with eight rebounds, four steals and three blocks in 30 minutes.

Brooklyn Nets forward Chris McCullough, also on assignment with the LI Nets, and Long Island guard Yogi Ferrell each scored 19 points in the victory. McCullough also added nine rebounds and two blocks in his 38 minutes, while Ferrell tallied six rebounds, nine assists and two steals in 39 minutes for Long Island.

The BayHawks got off to a strong start in their effort, outscoring the Nets 34-28 in the first quarter on 56.5 percent shooting. Erie’s offense continued to roll in the second quarter, with the BayHawks shooting 63.2 percent from the field.

Erie held a six-point lead, 64-58, at halftime after leading by as many as 15 points. Guard Anthony Brown paced the BayHawks with 12 first-half points, while McCullough and Ferrell led Long Island with 11 points apiece.

The Nets made their comeback in the third quarter, outscoring the BayHawks 28-16 in the period and putting together a strong defensive effort. Long Island limited Erie to just 7-of-26 shooting (.269) in the quarter while outscoring the BayHawks 16-2 in the paint to take a six-point lead, 86-80.

Although Erie tied the game up three times in the fourth quarter and even held a five-point lead with 6:07remaining in the game, Long Island stood strong for the victory after a 10-1 run late in the period.

Forward Cliff Alexander led the BayHawks with 18 points and seven rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench, while Brown recorded 16 points and seven rebounds in 38 minutes.

Both Erie and Long Island saw six players score in double figures in today’s game, with three members of each team recording double-digit points off the bench.

Long Island will face Maine next on Friday, January 6, at 1:30 p.m. EST, while Erie will travel to Delaware to face the 87ers on Friday, January 6, at 7 p.m. EST.

About the Long Island Nets
The Long Island Nets are the NBA Development League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets. In the team’s inaugural 2016-17 season, the Long Island Nets play home games at Barclays Center and practice at HSS Training Center in Brooklyn. Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Presented by New York Community Bank will become the permanent home of the team starting with the 2017-18 season, following the venue’s extensive renovation. For more information, please visit longislandnets.comand follow @longislandnets on Twitter and Instagram.

LI NETS BASKETBALL – AFFORDABLE FAMILY FUN!

MORE HOT HOOPS AT ADELPHI SUNDAY BY GARY CHARLES

January 4th, 2017
From the guy who brought you the Fab 48 in Las Vegas, Fab 48 East coast in Pennsylvania, and the Tip of the Hats Hoop Classic, THIS SUNDAY is the 1st Annual Gary Charles Hoop Classic! January 8th, 2017 at Adelphi University – 1 South Ave. Garden City, NY 11530. iLuvBBall was there last year for the Tip of the Hat Hoops event and even brought you content from the Fab 48 East Coast. Now we are going to to be in full effect at the Gary Charles Hoop Classic! See you there!

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11:20 am
Our Savior Lutheran (NY) vs. Upper Room Christian School(LI)
D1 prospect Jared Rhoden of Our Savior is coming back home to Long Island with one of the most electric and exciting players in NY, Posh Alexander.  But will Upper Room with 3 potential D1 prospect spoil the Homecoming?

Jared Rhoden


Our Savior Lutheran’s Posh Alexander
Upper Room Takes ESCIT PrimeTime Xmas Shootout in NJ
Upper Room Christian team

1:00 pm

All Hallows vs. Lawrence Woodmere
Will 6’9 Aidan Igiehon (Top 100 sophomore) and Dana Dingle be ready to lead Lawrence Woodmere over All Hallows of the Bronx & D1 prospect Kiefer Punter?

Aidan Igiehon of Lawrence Woodmere Academy drives inside
Aidan Igiehon

Dana Dingle
Dana Dingle

2:40 pm
Copiague vs. Brentwood
The Young Boys of Brentwood (Zed Key & Bryce Harris) vs Up & Coming Copiague. Can Copiague finally knock off one of the main stays of Suffolk?

Zed Key & Bryce Harris

4:20 pm
Hills West vs. Hills East
Can Hills East and D1 prospect Savion Lewis finally be able to dethrone Hills West? Being 1 mile apart, Bragging rights are at stake!

Savion Lewis

6:00 pm
Holy Trinity vs. Baldwin
2 of the BEST Teams in Long Island are ready to go at it again! Elijah Bovell & Jabeon Bivens have revenge on their mind!(Baldwin lost to Holy Trinity by 2 over the Summer.), But will the 3 headed monster of Thornton Scott, Cameron Wynter, & Tyler Small be poise to do it again?.

 

Elijah Bovel

Jabeon Bivens

Tyler Small

There you have it! The iLuvBBall crew will be in the building and you should too! This is going to be a great High school showcase featuring some of the area best putting on a basketball show for the ages. Don’t forget to tell ’em where you heard about it.

The Empire invitational descends on Adelphi this Saturday

January 4th, 2017

The inaugural Empire Invitational will take place on January 7, 2017 at Adelphi University. Some of the top boy’s high school basketball talent in the tristate area will be on display. Teams will be drawn from New York City, Long Island, upstate New York and southern New Jersey.

The Empire Invitational is a New York based boy’s high school basketball event that will take place once a year. The event founder and director Pat Lawless is a national basketball recruiting analyst for MADEHoops.com & an NCAA Certified Scout. This event has some really good teams and players alike that will be present under 1 roof and we will be in attendance and look forward to a great weekend of high school boys basketball!

Here is the schedule and a list of some of the players that will be in attendance.

 

The Game Schedule goes as follows:

12:00 | Lawrence Woodmere vs. South Shore

1:30 | The Knox School vs. Our Saviour Lutheran

3:00 | Long Island Lutheran vs. Bishop Loughlin

4:30 | Cardinal Hayes vs. Albany Academy

6:00 | Our Savior New American vs. Pope John XXIII

7:30 | Baldwin vs. HS for Construction

Some of the top players that will be showcased at the event:

 Cincinnati Commit & Bishop Loughlin guard Keith Williams

 St. John’s Commit & Our Savior New American forward Boubacar Diakite

 Rutgers Commit & Our Savior New American forward Mamadou Doucoure

 ESPN’s 16th ranked player in the nation & Albany Academy’s Hameir Wright

 Bishop Loughlin point guard Markquis Nowell

 Cardinal Hayes point guard Joe Toussaint

 Lawrence Woodmere forward Aidan Igiehon

 Pope John XXIII forward Samba Diallo

 USA Basketball participant & Our Saviour Lutheran point guard Posh Alexander

BALDWIN MAULS THE MARAUDERS

January 3rd, 2017

We were on hand at Baldwin this Bruins vs the Marauders of Bay Shore’s Matchup. This was a good one. So far all the critics have the Baldwin Bruins, the reigning class AA long Island Champs as repeating out of Nassau. Well so far Baldwin is undefeated and the are facing a very good team in the Bay Shore Marauders. The Marauders are coming off a win and are looking pretty hot in Suffolk. the are very well coached by their 2 year coach C.J. Leary and the letter of the day is “D”. D for defense. Because if The Marauders do anything right, that’s play really good defense. Int the first qtr of this game it was all Baldwin. The young bayshore team looked as if the were out of their league. The Bruins went right at them they got immediate contribution from Elijah Bovel , and some really exciting moves from the last games standout player Jabeon Bivens.  On the bayshore side it was all Jose Rivera. He is one of the scoring super twins from the south shore of western Suffolk. his brother Angel seemed to be struggling in the first half so he was relegated to the bench while bro did the heavy lifting. Every time Baldwin came with a run jose answered with an acrobatic layup or a momentum breaking steal or deflection which converted to a Bayshore point. Though they were with 3 points throughout the momentum heavily favored Baldwin. The lead was no more than 5 points for either team in the first half. Baldwin takes the lead by 1 point. the score is 28 Baldwin – 27 BayShore.

Then in the 2nd half here comes Angel the other Rivera twin. this is probably Badwin’s worst nightmare, both the Rivera’s clicking at once. Levon Montgomery Bayshore’s big man makes some major contributions in the3rd quarter. He single handedly dominates the boards and chips in some offensive points to take some scoring pressure off of the twins. Then we get some more help from the point guard, Kyrie Sawyer. He pitched in some timely 3 pointers and a few acrobatic field goals. This game was great from beginning to end. But in the end the Bruins were just too much for the Marauders. The Marauders were a pleasure to watch in that they played great team defense, they had o quit in them, and had it not been for the offensive onslaught of the the dynamic duo of Bovel and the game MVP Jabeon Bivens they just might’ve came in and stole that game from the home team Bruins. Compliments to Coach Leary & his Marauders for making this as entertaining as they did. He did a great job of getting his players prepared and this team that went pretty far in the playoffs last year only to lose to the Suffolk champs by 2 points is expected to do really well this year again and we are looking forward to seeing these guys again.

On the Bruins… they got contributions from their guards Rhyjon Blackwell and Derrick Ruffin as well as the

(From Left to right Baldwin’s Assistant Coach Jon , Elijah Bovel ’17, Jabeon Bivins ’17, & Head Coach Coach Darius Burton)

Bayshore’s Kyrie Sawyer directing traffic.

Levon Montgomery Bayshore’s Big Man #player2watch

(From left to right #3 Kyrie Sawyer, #4 jose Rivera, #5 Angel Rivera & Coach C.J. Leary)