King of Queens
FATHERS DAY WEEKEND
Tournament
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY JUNE 16 &17
153-27 88th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432
(Around the corner from Hillside Ave and Parsons blvd)
3 GAMES WINNERS OF POOL GO TO PLAYOFFS
This event is where names are made! Players compete in a 3 game minimum showcase tournament featuring some of the top teams in the area.
All of the local D2 and D3 colleges are invited, and many are in attendance. We started this event 3 years ago with only 8 teams, and it has doubled almost every year since its inception! Unlike other basketball events in the past, we are not trying to get every single team in the tournament nor are we hosting it in satellite locations miles away from the home venue. Our philosophy is “Quality over Quantity.“
We have many features that cater to the players and the attendees, such as the following:
All this combined creates the ambience and exciting game environment that you’ve come to expect from an iLuvBBall experience!
We plan on only growing the event to a max of 100 teams (and capping it at that number), making it manageable and maintaining the integrity of the event while giving our players and programs the MAXIMUM EXPOSURE that you’ve come to expect from iLuvBBall.com.
What we do best at iLuvBBall.com is promotion! Not only do we provide a platform for the players and programs to be seen with our events, but we also have live game announcers, professional hype men, social media coverage, website coverage, player profiles on our site, and game/highlight taping & production!
As a parent and a coach, I’ve always said “You don’t have to travel far to get your butt kicked.” This event is $375 for 3 games guaranteed and more if you advance (ALL REFEREE FEES INCLUDED). We’ve featured some of the Tri-state’s best talent at our past events, so you don’t have look far for competition. The event is conveniently played at beautiful multi-court facilities with concessions available for purchase. If you’re from out of town and want to attend, we’ve made it easy for you by partnering with nearby hotels that have convenient public transportation available. Once at the event, we offer raffles, sponsored prizes, admission fee buy-backs, and even cash prizes for our coaches, players, and attendees!
Plus, there will be sponsored prizes and awards for the winning teams and an on-premise iLuvBBall Pop-Up Swag Shop!
*Now check out some of the past highlights!
LONG ISLAND (December 26, 2017) – The Long Island Nets (14-7), the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, defeated the Erie BayHawks (7-13) 96-90 on Tuesday night at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. It was the first of three meetings between the two clubs this season.
Forward Thomas Wimbush (Seen in photo below) led the way for the Nets with a game-high 27 points, nine rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes off the bench. He scored 16 points the fourth quarter alone when he shot .625 (5-of-8) from the field. Wimbush shot .588 (10-of-17) from the field overall in the win.
The Nets began the game down by nine but rallied to end the first quarter tied up at 26 apiece. Despite trailing by as many as 22 points through the third quarter, guard Jeremy Senglin drained a three with just under three minutes remaining in the game to give the Nets their first lead of the night, 85-84. Long Island proceeded to outscore Erie 29-12 in the fourth for the comeback victory.
Erie center Jeremy Evans registered a double-double with a team-high 22 points and 15 rebounds in 31 minutes. He shot .889 (8-of-9) from the field and 1.000 (2-of-2) from 3-point range for the visitors. Forwards Jaylen Morris (14 points) and Raphiael Putney (21 points), and guard Craig Sword (10 points) also scored in double figures for the BayHawks.
Long Island guard Charlie Marquardt (Seen in photo below) made his professional debut in the Nets’ victory and made a 3-pointer as his first shot attempt to help start the Nets rally late in the game.
The Nets play their next game at home against the Westchester Knicks on Friday, December 29, at 7 p.m. ET. Right after the Long Island Nets’ High School showcase featuring;
Remember we told you about this kid here first @realiluvBBall as a player2watch. While many seniors are not averaging Double Double’s this sophomore is doing it for 4 straight games (10 counting Fall league). That’s every game Brentwood has had this season. Harris is Brentwood’s Athletic wing player who does it on both ends of the court. 16 points 18 Rebounds 5 Blocks 3 Assist and 3 Steals in his last showing. Brentwood’s Head Coach, Anthony Jimenez says “ I think a lot of people are going to take notice of who he is”. You can’t ignore him because he’s a beast!
The Windy City Bulls, presented by BMO Harris Bank, the NBA G League affiliate of the Chicago Bulls, fell in double overtime, 114-113 to the Long Island Nets Wednesday Night at Sears Centre Arena.
Windy City had four double-figure scorers led by Antonio Blakeney who poured in a game-high 38 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Ryan Arcidiacono scored a career-high 25 points and added seven assists, while Jaylen Johnson registered his fifth double-double of the season with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
Wednesday’s game was nip-and-tuck as both teams were within seven points of each other all night. Windy City struggled out of the gate, shooting 33 percent from the floor in the first quarter. Blakeney and Derick Newton combined for 18 points and four three-point shots in the opening period. The Bulls fell behind 16-9, but used an 11-4 run to take the four-point lead with two minutes remaining. Long Island, however, would close the stanza scoring seven of the final nine points to lead 27-26 at the end of the first.
Isaiah Whitehead, on assignment from the Brooklyn Nets, scored a team-best 26 points and added seven rebounds and five assists. Milton Doyle, who signed a two-way contract on December 18, tallied 23 points and eight rebounds, while Thomas Wimbush scored 16 off the bench.
The offense showed up in the second as both teams shot above 60 percent from the floor. Windy City grabbed their largest lead of the night at 39-35, but Long Island responded with a 23-12 run to lead by seven with under four minutes to play in the half. Both teams traded baskets to end the half, but the Nets lead by one possession at halftime, 64-62.
The third quarter mirrored the first, with both teams failing to score 20 points in the quarter. The two teams combined to shoot 28 percent from the floor, 11 percent from three, while turning the ball over 11 times. The 17-points scored by Windy City was their lowest third-quarter output of the season but the Bulls managed to outscore Long Island by one to make it a one-point game heading into the fourth quarter.
Antonio Blakeney took control in the final quarter of regulation as he scored seven points in the opening four minutes and 14 of the team’s 23 fourth-quarter points. The period featured three lead changes and six ties. Trailing by one with under a minute to play, Jaylen Johnson went 1-for-2 at the charity stripe to tie the game at 102 and neither team could convert another basket, forcing overtime.
Each team scored six points in the first overtime, with Windy City making its hay at the free throw line. The Bulls tied the game at 108 on a Blakeney driving layup with three seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, Whitehead missed a three-point shot to send the game into the second overtime.
In the second overtime, Antonio Blakeney made two free throws to give the Bulls a one-point lead with 1.7 seconds on the clock. After a reset timeout by Long Island, Milton Doyle scored two of his 23 points on a floating jump shot to beat the buzzer and give the Nets their 12th win of the season.
Check out the Long Island Nets Milton Doyles Game highlights
