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| Baltimore Area News |
February 25, 2007
DUE TO THE BAD WEATHER MOVING INTO THE BALTIMORE AREA TODAY, THE 14U TRYOUTS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 12:30PM MARCH 4, 2007 AT GOLDEN RING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
For more information, contact us @ 443-600-6049
Golden Ring Middle School
6700 Kenwood Avenue
Baltimore, Md. 21237
February 23, 2007
15U & 16U Tryouts will be held at Golden Ring Middle School March 3rd and 4th , 2007 at 3:00pm. Everyone is welcome to tryout for Baltimore Select/Team Downtown Locker Room. Tryouts will be held at Golden Ring Middle School on March 3rd and 4th , 2007 at 3:00pm!!!
16U Tryouts Saturday March 3, 2007 @ 3:00pm
15U Tryouts Sunday March 4, 2007 @ 3:00pm
For more information, contact us @ 443-600-6049
Golden Ring Middle School
6700 Kenwood Avenue
Baltimore, Md. 21237
February 18, 2007
Baltimore Select 12U Teams goes undefeated in Potomac Valley
Baltimore Select's 12U team continued its winning ways by going 11-0 in the Potomac Valley Winter League. This afternoon the Select squad played Severna Park in the Championship game and came out winners 47-37. The team is lead by Coach Ken Gibson, who once again has this team playing well early in the season. The squad will continue to practice and get prepared for the MJM Capital Events Tournament in a few weeks. Great job kids!!!
February 12, 2007
Walbrook standout looking to stay home a play college ball
Walbrook senior and Baltimore Select player may be leaning towards staying home to continue playing ball at the collegiate level. Baltimore Select coaches recently had a conversation with Mr. Thompson (Kevin's dad) and he informed us that a decision to a local school may come soon. We will keep you posted.
February 5, 2007
Selby named to MAIT All-Tournament Team (Montverde Academy Invitational)
Baltimore Select standout and current John Carroll freshman standout guard Josh Selby has been named to the Montverde Academy Invitational (MAIT) All-Tournament Team. Selby, the only freshman and one of just two underclassmen to receive the honors, scored 43 points over the three-game tournament, good enough for a 14.3 average. The full All-Tournament Team is listed below along with MVP and MOP honors and the order of finish. The All-Tournament Team includes players signed with ACC powers Maryland (Adrian Bowie) and Florida State (Solomon Alabi), among others.
The entire Patriots squad, which finished fourth in the tournament behind three teams ranked nationally in the USA Super 25, received praise from some pretty high places. Montverde Head Coach Kevin Sutton said, “I really enjoyed watching [the Patriots] play. I was more impressed and so was our community with how your kids handled themselves.” Tony Dorado, Director of NIKE Grassroots Basketball, was very complimentary as well, estimating the Patriots may have at least a half dozen Division I prospects on the roster, and noted that JC’s youth will also serve it well into the future. HoopGroup advance scout Tom Strickler agreed, commenting that there may be as many as nine college prospects on the roster, depending on their continued development, work, and exposure. John Carroll also received an official invitation to next year’s City of Palms Basketball Classic, the #1 rated high school tournament in the nation (according to HoopScoop Online).
Results of the Montverde Academy Invitational:
Montverde Academy defeated Montrose Christian in the final, 62-47.
Order of Finish:
1.) Montverde (FL)
2.) Montrose Christian (MD)
3.) LeFlore (AL)
4.) John Carroll (MD)
5.) Kathleen (FL)
6.) South Lake (FL)
7.) Reserve Christian (LA)
8.) Mount Dora (FL)
All Tournament Team
Gary Clark
(Senior) Montverde Academy
Gabi Belardo
(Junior)
Montverde Academy
Adrian Bowie
(Senior)
Montrose Christian
Tristan Spurlock
(Sophomore)
Montrose Christian
Christopher Blake
(Senior)
LeFlore High School
Derrick Young
(Senior)
LeFlore High School
Josh Selby
(Freshman)
The John Carroll School
Kevin Foster
(Junior)
Kathleen High School
February 4, 2007
14U Tryouts will be held at Golden Ring Middle School Saturday February 17, 2007 at 12:00pm. Everyone is welcome to tryout for Baltimore Select/Team Downtown Locker Room. Tryouts will be held at Golden Ring Middle School on February 17, 2007 at NOON!!!
For more information, contact us @ 443-600-6049
Golden Ring Middle School
6700 Kenwood Avenue
Baltimore, Md. 21237
January 24, 2007
Strong is leading the Ducks
After key losses to graduation, Douglass is 14-0 and ranked seventh, but the Ducks think their opposition is underestimating them
By Lem Satterfield
Sun Reporter
A Select standout playing on the 16U squad this past summer, Omar Strong is part of a one-two punch at the guard position that has led the Douglas Ducks to a 14-0 start. Douglass guard James Walker heard from the critics before the start of the season. The word was that the Ducks were going to struggle after having lost key players to graduation.
"They started out as whispers," said Walker, adding that the whispers eventually became shouts. Not even a 14-0 start by No. 7 Douglass could quiet the noise.
"Even though we're undefeated, people still say, 'You haven't played anybody,' " said Walker, who, along with junior backcourt mate Omar Strong, a first-year starter, have sparked the Ducks' fast start. "Of course there's pressure, but being at Douglass, that sort of comes with the uniform."
Douglass' toughest challenges won't come until next month, when it faces a tough Northwestern squad and traditional league powers Lake Clifton, Dunbar and Walbrook.
"There's no such thing as a soft part of the schedule because we realize we have to respect everyone's game, no matter who we're playing," said Strong, the Ducks' point guard. "And it seems like with us being Douglass, everybody's going to play us as hard as they can. Whether you believe they're supposed to be bums or not, they're going to rise to the occasion."
The Ducks generally have been winners under 11th-year coach Rodney Coffield, who guided Douglass to Class 3A state titles in 2002 and 2004. But Douglass' run has been derailed in the regional playoffs the past two seasons.
The Ducks of 2004-05 finished 19-7, losing in the Class 3A North regional final to eventual state champion Randallstown. Last year's Ducks finished 17-4 after a 2A North regional semifinal loss to Milford Mill.
"We were disappointed, but we found out that we were not as good as we thought we were," Coffield said.
Said Walker: "We had beaten Milford Mill in the fall league, and I believe we already had it in our minds that it was going to be an easy win. But they came out and I guess they surprised us."
This season, it's the Ducks who believe teams are underestimating them.
Although 6-foot-6 center William Martin is back from last season's team and is averaging 10 rebounds, seven points and four blocked shots, gone are 6-4 forward Tyrone Flemming, who averaged nine rebounds, as well as 6-1 shooting guard Antione Smithson, who averaged 13 points, six rebounds, four steals and four assists.
"I don't think people expected us to be where we are because we lost guys like Tyrone and Antione," said Walker, 17, who shared point guard duties last season with Darren Thompson, who has graduated. "But I don't think they knew we had good players moving up from a JV that went 14-1 and was undefeated for most of the season. I don't think they recognized players like Omar."
Strong, 16, spent the summer working out to improve his strength and played Amateur Athletic Union ball with Baltimore Select's 16-and-under squad.
"Last year, I was 5 foot 7," said Strong, who weighs 150 pounds. "This year, I'm 5-9. So I'm not only a little stronger, but I'm also a little bigger."
Not only does Strong average 17 points, four assists, three steals and two rebounds - up from last year's 10 points, two assists, two steals and two rebounds - but he's also shooting 85 percent from the free-throw line.
"Omar is a point guard with excellent shooting range," Coffield said. "He complements James in several different ways - including with his ability to see the floor and find James, and with his ability to take the pressure off of James by consistently hitting the outside shot."
Strong's best game was in a victory over Washington's Theodore Roosevelt, as he scored 32 points and had four rebounds, four assists and three steals.
"Omar brings a lot to our team," Walker said. "He plays good defense, has good ball control, he's smart and can shoot the ball."
However, it is Walker, a "natural point guard and shooting guard," according to Coffield, who "is the definite leader of this team." A two-year starter, Walker averages 14 points, four rebounds, three steals and three assists.
"James is the young man with the most experience, and I depend on him to guide all of the younger guys," Coffield said. "James has a ton of energy - so much that I sometimes get tired just from watching him in practice. Plus, James is probably the quickest person on the team."
Walker's best outing was in a rout of Digital Harbor, when he scored 24 points - half on 12-for-14 free-throw shooting - and had nine rebounds, four assists and three steals.
"James comes from a family of basketball players, with a younger brother [Denzell, 14] on the JV at St. Frances, and an older brother [Demetrick, 21] who graduated from St. Frances," Coffield said of Walker, who said he attended Douglass "to be different from" his older brother.
"Once in a while, I'll look at the rankings and I wish we could play [No. 2] St. Frances, because I believe we're one of the best teams in the city and that we can beat anybody at any time," Walker said. "We're a good team with a great tradition. As long as we understand the hard work that has gone into building that tradition, we can continue to prove everybody wrong."
January 23, 2007
Selby almost got John Carroll past Mt Carmel in their second meeting of the year...
This was one of the most anticipated rematches in the MIAA B Conference and the highlights once again came from a Freshman point guard. Current Baltimore Select player Josh Selby played a great overall game finishing with 28 points and after talking with a long time NCAA D-1 college coach who attended the stated "Selby was the best player on the floor". Mt Carmel's standout guard, Troy Franklin made tough shots throughout the game finishing with a team high 19 points. Unformtunely this night Selby did not get much help from super sophomore Isaih Philmore. JC ended the rematch with a loss and we will look forward to a possible playoff rematch.
January 17, 2007
Boys basketball
No., School, Record
1. Towson Catholic 16-3
2. St. Frances 15-3
3. Mount St. Joseph 13-3
4. Broadneck 13-0
5. Walbrook 9-2
6. Randallstown 10-2
7. Douglass 9-0
8. Lake Clifton 9-2
9. Glen Burnie 11-2
10. Loyola 12-4
11. McDonogh 13-5
12. Cardinal Gibbons 11-6
13. Dunbar 6-2
14. River Hill 12-2
15. St. Vincent Pallotti 13-5
Other teams considered // Annapolis (9-3), Atholton (12-2), City (9-3), John Carroll (18-4), Parkville (9-2), Winters Mill (10-2).
January 17, 2007
Basketball matchup grows roots in Baltimore
By Paul McMullen
Sun Reporter
Originally published January 17, 2007
Gerald Brown and Gary Neal insist that it was not about them, that it was Loyola against Towson.
Sure, and you'll want to go to Shaquille O'Neal for free-throw advice and give Gilbert Arenas space off the dribble.
Monday night brought a Halley's Comet game to Reitz Arena, where Loyola and Brown played Towson and Neal. How often do Charles Street rivals who aspire to the title of Baltimore's team revolve around former AAU teammates who returned home after starting their college careers elsewhere and happen to be among the nation's top seven scorers?
"Gerald was wired for this one," Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos said. "During warm-ups, I found him sitting on the bench, trying to calm down. 'I'm too hyped up,' he said."
Those emotions date to the days when Brown and Neal were the wings on a Baltimore Select team that had Todd Galloway at the point and big men destined for March Madness charm, Carmelo Anthony and Jai Lewis. In the summer of 2001, as 16-year-olds, they reached the semifinals of the Adidas Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas.
"We lost to the Long Island Panthers," Neal said. "They had Charlie Villanueva, Curtis Sumpter, Allan Ray, Randy Foye, Francisco Garcia. Want me to go on?"
There being few strangers on an American basketball court in 2007, Brown and Neal did not need film study to note each other's tendencies. They were magnets Monday night, drawn together by the circumstances and their commonalities.
Neal is listed at 6 feet 4, 200 pounds, Brown at 6-4 and 195. Both have three-point range that extends a defense, the handle necessary to beat that pressure and body control that could get them work with Cirque du Soleil if pro basketball doesn't pan out.
These shooting guards take plenty of body shots, as Neal's right hand has been banged up since November and Brown's ailing left knee has had to be drained of fluid, but they have qualities that can't be quantified.
What was Brown doing, guarding Neal, and vice versa? Aren't scorers supposed to get a rest at the other end?
"Gary's not one of those guys who's gonna say, 'Give me No. 10, so I can rest,' " Tigers coach Pat Kennedy said. "Against Delaware, we went to a triangle-and-two [defense]. I wanted to put him out top, but he said, 'No, let me have the 6-7 kid.' He loves to play those guys. If he could match up against anyone in this game, it would be Gerald."
Ditto for Brown. After Neal hit a third step-back jumper off the dribble, Brown stepped in.
"I wanted Gerald to avoid guarding Gary, try to keep him fresh," Patsos said. "That worked for about four minutes. Gary was shooting right over Marquis Sullivan, and after the second media timeout, Gerald looked over and said, 'I'm guarding him.' OK."
What were Brown's keys on Neal?
"I tried to keep Gary from putting the ball on the floor and getting his pullup [jumper]," Brown said. "I wanted to play a physical game, not let him get his feet set to shoot, ride him all the way to the basket."
And how about Neal, when he was checking Brown?
"The first thing I want to do is make sure he doesn't catch the ball," Neal said. "If he does, pressure him, keep my hand up so he doesn't get an open look at his jump shot, then I want to make him dribble into my help. After that, if he's talented enough to make the shot, more power to him."
At the half, 30 of the 65 points had been scored by Neal and Brown. After the break, Brown got blocked by Winstonn Tubbs, but collected the ball and drove the baseline for an elegant up-and-under shot.
Defended by 6-8 Omari Isreal, Neal countered with a three in the left corner, elevating off one foot and somehow getting square to the basket. Another three, this one over Brown, gave Towson a 49-38 lead.
Neal has made 88.3 percent of his free-throw attempts this season. Fouled in traffic, he went to the line as Patsos vainly tried to convince referee Brian Kersey that another Tiger was the shooter. Neal's focus generated heat throughout, as he admonished point guard C.C. Williams for passing to Tubbs on a fast break instead of him. After Sullivan made his fourth three-pointer, Neal told assistant coach Eric Skeeters to remind Tim Crossin to deny him the ball.
Loyola got within four points and Brown stripped Neal, but that only led to the play of the game, as the Towson senior grabbed the loose ball and scored over Isreal and 6-7 Michael Tuck.
Towson's 70-62 win featured Neal's 33 points, the most against Loyola this season. He was 9-for-15 from the field, making him 21-for-34 in his past two games. The Tigers have yet to allow a 30-point scorer this season. Brown got 26, but the junior took 24 shots and was running on fumes, as he made just one of four free-throw tries in the second half.
Neal, who set a Towson record last season with a 26.1 scoring average, improved this season's mark to 25.2, tops in the Colonial Athletic Association. Brown's average is 23.4, best in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
A crowd of 2,842, Loyola's biggest this season, watched the show.
"I'm not crazy right now, because that's the kind of excitement I want here," Patsos said. "That was great for Baltimore. Both of us want to get to the NCAAs. If not, maybe we'll see that again in the NIT."
January 17, 2006
12U - 17U Schedules NOW POSTED!!
January 15, 2007
Smith, Brown follow Dorsey's lead, land on their feet in migrations after stardom at Douglass five years ago
Two years ago, Joey Dorsey's potential was being promoted by Dick Vitale, but Tyler Smith was idling away at a famous friend's mansion in Denver and Gerald Brown was wasting time in West Baltimore. That was not the way it was supposed to be for the best basketball team ever out of Douglass High.
Tyler would call and remind me one of Joey's games was coming on TV, as if I didn't know that," Brown said. "That motivated us. I was happy for Joey, but at the same time, I know that Tyler and I wanted to show what we could do." Five years after Douglass had a perfect season, the Ducks' big three - finally - are all making it in Division I at the same time.
Smith, The Sun's Player of the Year in 2001-02, is the do-it-all small forward for Colorado State, his fifth school since Douglass.
Brown found a home in his hometown, as he has Loyola College contending in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the first time since 1994.
Dorsey continues to develop at Memphis, where his power game has always been a concern to the rest of Conference USA.
The three juniors are making it a very warm winter for Douglass coach Rodney Coffield.
"I got impatient, waiting on Gerald and Tyler," Coffield said. "People in the city were forgetting about them, but I knew it was going to take some time. "For me," Coffield continued, "the irony is that Joey made it first. Tyler and Gerald had so much more basketball experience, they made Joey look good. They would get it to him in the open court, and he would throw it down. He looked great, but he was so raw."
Smith was the first one to wear a varsity uniform at Douglass and a reason Brown, a 10-12 teammate from the Robert C. Marshall Rec Center off Pennsylvania Avenue, transferred in from Dunbar in 2000. "I didn't want to go to Dunbar," Smith said. "I wanted to help Douglass do something special."
The Ducks' 2000-01 season ended with a playoff loss to Southern, but that summer, they won a serious recruiting competition for Dorsey, who had never played scholastic ball. After having been expelled from the city system, he was attending an alternative school.
While skilled perimeter players abound, there is a premium on big men, and Dorsey, now 6 feet 9 and 260 pounds, was the one who completed Douglass.
In December 2001, Brown fed Dorsey for the basket that beat Walbrook. The Ducks became the area's No. 1 team, held off Randallstown in a momentous region final and beat Gwynn Park in the state 3A final, where Brown, Dorsey and Smith combined for 59 of Douglass' 76 points.
As quickly as they had come together, the Ducks disbanded. Brown and Dorsey had high school eligibility remaining, but Douglass did not have the support system in place to get them to Division I. "We could only play so many games, and I felt the kids needed to go someplace else to get national exposure," Coffield said. "Besides, they were nonqualifiers; they needed to get their academics in order."
All spent the 2002-03 season at prep schools. In 2003-04, Smith was a freshman at DePaul, Brown was a second-semester addition at Providence and Dorsey needed another year of prep school in North Carolina.
Memphis coach John Calipari stuck with Dorsey as he got his academics in order, but Brown and Smith didn't take care of business in the classroom and tested the patience of their respective coaching staffs.
Ineligible at the end of his freshman season at DePaul, Smith enrolled at Manhattan in the fall of 2004 but withdrew before the start of practice and drifted to Denver because that's where childhood friend Carmelo Anthony was.
Two years and four days ago, Brown had eight rebounds and five assists in his only Providence start, against Villanova, but a month later he dropped out of school and returned to Baltimore, where his girlfriend was pregnant with his child.
J'linkai, a son, was born in November 2005. By then, Jimmy Patsos had Brown on scholarship, but even that was a struggle. To become a full-time student, Brown paid for about $4,000 worth of credits at Loyola in the summer of 2005, all the while dealing with the death of his mother, Carolyn, and other losses.
"My mom went into the hospital for surgery and never came out," Brown said. "She was the one who had told me to grow up. On top of that, I lost three friends that summer, two to drug violence and one on a dirt bike."
Smith escaped those mean streets and found a new start, courtesy of Anthony. Colorado State is in Fort Collins, an hour north of Denver, where Anthony stars for the Nuggets. Sterling, 90 minutes east of Fort Collins, is where Smith spent the 2005-06 season, at Northeastern Junior College.
Last summer, Smith was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession while driving a Dodge registered to Melo Enterprises. Smith "was very mad at himself," as his embarrassment was compounded by all that Anthony has done for him and his family.
As reported in The (Fort Collins) Coloradoan, Smith's mother, Donetta, is working and making her home there. One brother, Keenan, is playing for a local high school, and another, Troy, is a freshman at Northeastern Junior College. The household includes their sister Shannelle, 13.
According to The Rocky Mountain News, Smith was ordered to take part in a counseling program at Colorado State after his arrest. He was suspended for two exhibition games, but scored 26 points in his Rams debut and is second on the team in scoring (11.4 points per game), assists (2.7) and minutes (30.5).
Loyola takes a 9-6 record and a four-game winning streak into tonight's (7 o'clock, MASN) game against Towson at Reitz Arena thanks to the play of Brown, who is among the nation's top 10 scorers with a 23.3 average and leads the Greyhounds in rebounds (5.3) and minutes (35.9).
"It was hard to contain myself in practice last year," said Brown, who sat out last season as a transfer. "This year, I was ready to go."
Dorsey leads the Tigers in rebounding average (9.6) and field-goal percentage (.653). He got into foul trouble at both ends last season, as eight disqualifications limited his playing time and he made just 39.3 percent of his free throws, but Dorsey's improvement in those departments has been astounding.
Memphis won its fifth straight Saturday, when Dorsey played a season-high 33 minutes and made six of his nine free throws. He has raised his free-throw percentage 10 points this season and credits a tip he received last October from Larry Brown.
"He had Coach Cal [Calipari] take some extra motion out of my shot," said Dorsey, whose basketball knowledge is finally catching up to his physical skills.
"Every game I get in foul trouble, we lose, but I'm getting smarter there," Dorsey said. "I'm not taking any plays off. In a way, this is just like high school. The guards put up the shots and I get the rebounds."
That work is appreciated, as Dorsey's No. 32 jersey is the best-seller on the Memphis Web site. While Loyola and Colorado State will have to win their respective conference tournaments to get to the NCAAs, Memphis is the class of Conference USA.
"I trained with Tyler and Carmelo in Baltimore for a couple weeks last summer," Dorsey said. "Tyler was talking a lot of smack. I went to the Elite Eight last year. Tyler and Gerald have some catching up to do."
January 13, 2007
Stukes lifts Georgia to a big win over SEC rival
Former Select standout, Levi Stukes scored a game-high 23 points to lead Georgia past Vanderbilt 85-73 Saturday afternoon at Stegeman Coliseum. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 10-5 overall and 2-1 in the SEC, while Vanderbilt drops to 11-6 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.
Levi has taken over the role as team leader for the last three years and has put his offense on the shelf to help better the team. But, as you know, sometimes a scorer has to score to help the team and that is what Levi did last nght in the win over Vanderbilt. Levi came into the game as the bulldogs third leading scorer averaging just over 12 points a game. Unlike the past two years, Stukes has help at the guard spots with Mike Mercer stepping up and becoming an option for othe teams to think about. Due to the depth of the team, Levi also does not have to play 34 minutes a game as he has over the past two seasons Levi and the Bulldogs are enjoying an early 10-5 record and 2-1 in the SEC. Keep it up Levi !!!
January 10, 2007
Strong second half for Harris...LaSalle gets win over Duquesne
Despite being saddled with foul trouble and shut out in the first half, former Select standout and current college junior Darnell Harris (Baltimore, MD/St. Frances) scored 13 points in La Salle's (7-8,1-2) 79-63 defeat of Duquesne on Wednesday night.
Harris, who picked up to early fouls trying to draw charges, left the game with 14.15 to play in the opening frame and would stay on the bench until the start of the second half. Upon returning to action, Harris dropped the first of his three three-pointers just 85 seconds into the second half and finished with 13 points. He know has 893 career points.
January 10, 2007
Boys basketball
No., School, Record
1. Towson Catholic 13-2
2. Randallstown 9-0
3. St. Frances 11-3
4. Mount St. Joseph 10-3
5. Walbrook 8-0
6. Broadneck 11-0
7. Glen Burnie 9-1
8. Lake Clifton 7-1
9. Douglass 8-0 1
10. Cardinal Gibbons 11-2
11. Loyola 10-3
12. John Carroll 16-3
13. McDonogh 11-3
14. Parkville 7-1
15. City 7-2
Other teams considered // Annapolis (8-2), Atholton (9-2), Calvert Hall (10-7), River Hill (10-2), Winters Mill (7-2).
January 8, 2007
Selby leads John Carroll to a tough conference win 73-58 over Mt. Carmel
This was one of the most anticipated MIAA B Conference games of the year and the highlights came from a Freshman point guard. Current Baltimore Select player Josh Selby played a great overall game finishing with 31 points, though shooting only 17 of 26 from the line. He made clutch shots throughout the game, but the interesting and un-freshman like quality to get to the basket and get Mt. Carmel into early foul trouble was the difference. Selby shot very few jump shots throughout the game. After a stellar first half, Selby got a little wild in the second half with some unforced turnovers, but by the fourth quarter he took over the game. Great win for John Carroll and we saw a freshman begin to set his mark on the MIAA B Conference elite.
January 6, 2007
Wheeler plays tough for Mt Carmel, but comes up short against conference foe
St. Mary's 78, Mt. Carmel 70
St. Mary's--Groce 12, Shriner 2, Hartman 18, Green 17, Lozzi 12, Quinn 12, Slichter 5. Totals 25 19-27 78.
Mt. Carmel C--Baylor 6, Wheeler 21, Kucinskas 7, Small 13, McNair 2, King 4, Franklin 11, Franks 6.
January 4, 2007
Former Select standout, Richard Dorsey, leading the Memphis Tigers to a No. 22 National Rankings
Former select standout Richard Dorsey is the glue that has propelled this young team into National Prominance this year. The junior forward has started every game for the Tigers this year and is not only there leading rebounder at 9.4 rpg, but is one of the best rebounders in the nation. With his chisled body and overwhelming athleticism, Dorsey has continuosly worked hard on getting better. The sky is the limit is what they are saying about him; the next Ben Wallace. Dorsey is also becoming a great shot blocker for the Tigers. If he continues to grow and work hard, the Tigers will be a force to recon with in March.
January 4, 2007
Dunkley leads Norfolk State to a 2-0 MEAC Conference record with a Double-Double over UMES (16pts and 10 rebounds)
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. – Calvin Brown (Mitchellville, Md.) and Tynell Dunkley (Baltimore, Md.) each recorded their second double-double of the season, combining for 34 points and 20 rebounds as Norfolk State snapped a six-game losing streak by beating Maryland-Eastern Shore 74-62 on Wednesday night at the Hytche Athletic Center.
Brown tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds and Dunkley had a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds for NSU (2-9, 2-0 MEAC), which won its 11th consecutive game over the Hawks (2-11, 0-2).
NSU shot 52 percent from the floor, its third straight game making at least half its field goals, but the Hawks kept it close by forcing 25 Spartan turnovers. The Spartans shot 50 percent in the first half, but UMES hit 5-of-11 from behind the arc and forced 13 turnovers. NSU needed a layup just before the buzzer by Dante' Drummer (Norfolk, Va.) to force a 35-all tie going into the half. NSU came out hot in the second half, scoring the first seven points to take a 42-35 lead on a three-point play by Brown with 17:07 left.
But the Hawks went on a 12-3 run, capped by an Antonio McMillion free throw, to claim a 47-45 edge with 13:14 left. But the Spartans reclaimed the lead for good with a 10-0 run, which included 3-pointers by Dunkley and Tony Murphy (Paterson, N.J.), to go on top 55-47 10:04 left. The closest the Hawks would get thereafter was six points, 64-58, with about three minutes left. But Brown and Murphy hit layups on consecutive possessions to stretch the lead back to double figures. Brown was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor.
McMillion and Ed Tyson (Baltimore Select) had 17 points apiece to lead UMES. Corey Brown added 12 and Jesse Brooks 10.
January 2, 2007
TC Stays atop the Sun Poll
Boys basketball
No., School, Record
1. Towson Catholic 10-2
2. St. Frances 10-2
3. Randallstown 7-0
4. Mount St. Joseph 8-3
5. Walbrook 7-0
6. Lake Clifton 7-0
7. Broadneck 9-0
8. Glen Burnie 7-1
9. McDonogh 12-1
10. Cardinal Gibbons 10-1
11. Loyola 9-1
12. Douglass 7-0
13. John Carroll 13-3
14. Parkville 6-1
15. Winters Mill 6-2
Other teams considered // Annapolis (6-2), Calvert Hall (9-5), City (6-2), Dunbar (1-2), Long Reach (6-3).
January 2, 2007
Former Select standout, Gerald Brown, scores a Career-High 33 Points to Lead Loyola to a 77-69 Win Over Marist
Baltimore, Md. - Junior guard Gerald Brown poured in a career-high 33 points to help lead Loyola to a 77-69 home conference win over preseason favorite Marist Tuesday night at Reitz Arena. The Greyhounds never trailed in the game in evening their record to 6-6 on the season and 2-1 in the MAAC. The Red Foxes fell to 10-4 overall and 2-1 in the league as it was defeated for just the second time in nine games.
"Gerald Brown is one of the top players in the country and I'll let his numbers speak for themselves," third-year coach Jimmy Patsos beamed about his junior guard. "I was very pleased with the way Gerald played tonight. He rebounded and gave us a spark offensively and consistently took the big shot when we needed it."
Loyola opened the game with a three-pointer from freshman guard Brett Harvey and after ties at 5-5 and 8-8, the Greyhounds scored 14 of the next 16 points over the next 8:40 of the contest to grab a 22-10 advantage with 9:06 remaining in the first half, forcing Marist head coach Matt Brady to take a time out. Four different Greyhounds scored points with Brown and junior forward Michael Tuck scoring a three-point and a two-point basket each during the run.
The lead ballooned to 16 points with 2:32 left before intermission, but the Red Foxes cut it in half behind three three-pointers and trailed just 34-26 with 20 minutes remaining. Brown led all scorers at the half with 13 as seven Greyhounds collected assists on the 14 first-half baskets.
With Loyola leading by just nine at 43-34, the Greyhounds outscored Marist 14-5 over the next four minutes to grab its largest lead of the game at 57-39 with 11:29 remaining. The run was punctuated by a three-pointer from Brown, who collected five points during the stretch, the same as sophomore guard Marquis Sullivan.
The Red Foxes would not be denied as they cut the deficit all the way down to three at 64-61 with a 17-3 run over a four-minute stretch as junior forward Ryan Stilphen accounted for 10 of his 18 points with two buckets and six free throws. Following a Patsos-called time out, Brown connected on a three-pointer to push the lead back to six and finished the game connecting on eight consecutive free throws over the final three minutes to give him his career-high of 33.
"It was just one of those shots," Brown commented about the shot following the time out. "We've been working hard in every game and when I hit that shot, I knew it was going to go our way. Those Big 10 road games were a test for us and opened the doors for us to play well in games like tonight."
"Gerald Brown had a helluva game," Marist's Brady said following the contest. "We wanted to take away the drive and the three, but he was making the mid-range jumper all game. He had a lot of `catch-and-shoot'."
"The Big 10 trip was good for us even though we went 0-2 because if prepared us for the conference," Patsos said of his team's trip to the Midwest last week. "Our defense is picking up and that starts with Brett Harvey and Marquis Sullivan. We got good play out of our guards tonight and that was a key."
In addition to the 33 points, Brown played all 40 minutes and added six rebounds and three steals. Senior forward Josko Alujevic had 13 points and three assists and junior forward Omari Isreal added 10 points and four rebounds.
January 1, 2007
Former Select standout, Junior guard Darnell Harris, is putting LaSalle on his back in the tough Atlantic 10 Conference
Harris is one of the top 15 scorers in the Atlantic 10 at just over 14 ppg. In his 3rd season starting at the guard spot, this season Harris is looking to take over wheer All Atlantic 10 former LaSalle standout Steve Smith left off. Since he is a 3 year starter, all of the teams in the A-10 is coming after him on the defensive side. Harris is ready to begin the tough A-1 schedule and lead his team to March Madness.
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January 1, 2007
Former Select standout, Robbie Jackson, has moved into the starting lineup for Marshall
Coach Ron Jirsa has tried something new over the last 3 ganes, starting a 7'0 freshman. Former Baltimore Select standout, Robbie Jackson, has helped Marshall to a 2-1 record over the last three games with a huge win over ACC foe Virginia Tech and Ohio University with a loss to George Washington. Jackson began his career at Marshall over the summer taking summer classes and hitting the weight room. During his first few months at Marshall and under there weight training program, Jackson is in the best shape of his life. After speaking with Coach Ron Jirs regarding Robbie progress, coach is very happy with the committment Robbie has shown. He has lost over 25 pounds and gained muscle mass. Coach Jirsa thinks that if Robbie keeps this up over the next four years, Jackson will be a "Big" force to recon with for Marshall.
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