News for California 2010
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1/19/2010 10:00:00 AM • Comments: 0
Click this link for the 2010 Hoophall Classic dunk contest highlight video.... Read More ›
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1/19/2010 9:50:00 AM • Comments: 0
Springfield, Mass. --- CoachesAid.com announces the 2010 Spalding Hoophall Classic All-Tournament Teams and Most Outstanding Players as voted on by members of the media. After recording 23 points, nine rebounds and three assists in No. 3 Findlay Prep's thrilling victory over top-ranked St. Patrick Sunday, Pilots' point guard Cory Joseph earned the event's Most Outstanding Player Award. Joseph was also selected to the Hoophall Classic All-Tournament 1st Team. Joining him are St. Patrick's Kyrie Irving, Half Hollow Hills West's Tobias Harris, St. Benedict's guard Myck Kabongo and Austin Rivers of Winter Park High School. Irving was the top vote-getter after a spectacular 30-point performance in St. Patrick's loss to Findlay Prep. Harris wasn't far behind after exploding for 35 points and 16 rebounds in his team's Saturday win. Kabongo recorded a double-double with 20 points and 12 assists to go along with six rebounds while Rivers excited the crowd and scored 21 points in Winter Park's win over Gonzaga College High School with a pair of impressive dunks. J.D. Weatherspoon of Columbus Northland and Kinston's Reggie Bullock were the top vote-getters for the All-Tournament 2nd Team. They were joined by St. Patrick's Michael Gilchrist, Mater Dei's Tyler Lamb and Tavon Sledge of Half Hollow Hills West. "This tournament really showed the strength of the point guard position and perimeter players," said Paul Biancardi, National Director of Recruiting High School-College Basketball for ESPNU. "The event was filled with high-profile teams and players. "To pick a First Team is a tough thing to do with many future McDonald's All-Americans at the Hoophall Classic." In the first ever voting for local All-Tournament Team and Most Outstanding Player, Sabis International Charter School of Springfield was well-represented. The Bulldogs put two players on the All-Tournament Local Team with Kamali Bey and Andre King earning spots. King was named the Most Outstanding Local Player for his efforts in Sabis' two Hoophall Classic games. Joining Bey and King on the All-Tournament Local Team are: East Longmeadow's Dan Martin, Tantasqua's Jake Gubitose and Jordan Smith of Springfield Central. Smith's classmate at Springfield Central Bri Malone was named the Girls Most Outstanding Player for her performance in the Golden Eagles' win over Minnechaug Regional Friday. All-Tournament 1st Team: Kyrie Irving, St. Patrick Tobias Harris, Half Hollow Hills West Myck Kabongo, St. Benedict's Prep Cory Joseph, Findlay Prep Austin Rivers, Winter Park High School All-Tournament 2nd Team: J.D. Weatherspoon, Columbus Northland Reggie Bullock, Kinston Michael Gilchrist, St. Patrick Tyler Lamb, Mater Dei Tavon Sledge, Half Hollow Hills West All-Tournament Local Team: Kamali Bey, Sabis Andre King, Sabis Dan Martin, East Longmeadow Jake Gubitose, Tantasqua Jordan Smith, Springfield Central Most Outstanding Player, National: Cory Joseph, Findlay Prep Most Outstanding Player, Local: Andre King, Sabis Most Outstanding Player, Girls: Bri Malone, Springfield Central ... Read More ›
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1/19/2010 9:45:00 AM • Comments: 0
Springfield, Mass. --- Everything about the win was fitting. For Gary McKnight to set the all-time California record for wins by a basketball coach, why wouldn’t he do it on the campus of the birthplace of basketball just blocks away from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame?Monday afternoon, thousands of miles away from the Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., in front of a packed Blake Arena, McKnight’s Monarch's defeated national power DeMatha Catholic (MD), 79-71 as McKnight re-wrote the California state record books.“Anytime you come back here to Springfield, the birthplace of basketball, it’s special,” McKnight said. “We’ve won two out of three times here, and it’s always special to come here, be able to practice here, look up and see all of the legends of the game looking down at you.”McKnight, in his 29th season, helped improve his team’s record to 16-1, but the record that mattered for the afternoon at least was McKnight’s. Instead, it was win number 844, passing former St. Joseph of Alameda and Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland head man Mike Phelps for sole possession of first place.And, of course, the record-setting win would come against DeMatha. It was appropriate for McKnight to set a coaching record like that against a team that was once led by the legendary Morgan Wootten, the nation’s all-time winningest coach, and someone McKnight has gotten to know over the years.“We played them back in 1984, when Morgan was coaching and we came up short on that night, so I guess now we’re tied,” recalled McKnight. “Coach Wooten was always very, very nice to me.”Wooten obviously knew how good of a coach McKnight was even before records started falling; Wooten appointed McKnight a coach in the McDonald’s All-American Game in New York City in 2001 following September 11.To no one’s surprise, McKnight’s players adore him. Monarchs forward Tyler Lamb, who will play next year at UCLA, had nothing but nice words for his coach.“Coach McKnight does so much for us on and off the court,” he said. “So for us to come out here and win this game for him, it’s awesome. To get him to be the winningest coach in California history on national TV, I don’t think there’s anything he wanted more.”McKnight says that he not only tries to engage his team on the basketball court, but off it as well, which is even more prevalent with a team like the Monarchs, who spend the season travelling the country. For Lamb, McKnight has not only taught him how to be a better player, but also a better person.“He’s taught me that just because you do good things for people, doesn’t mean you expect something in return,” he said. “(He’s taught me) just how to be a good person, and be humble, and that if you’re a good person, good things are going to come back to you.”Perhaps, that is the reason that McKnight now stands alone in California coaching history.... Read More ›
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1/18/2010 8:00:00 PM • Comments: 0
The fourth and final day of the Hoophall Classic in Springfield, MA. was the best day of competition the invitational had to offer.
Truly, the best was saved for last.
The Mater Dei Monarchs beat the Dematha
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1/18/2010 2:45:00 PM • Comments: 0
Another marquee matchup took place on day four of the Hoophall Classic. This time Westchester high school (CA) beat St. Anthony high school (NJ), 55-51.
It was a tough game especially with two dominant big-men on the floor. St. Anthony's rugged 6'6" power forward, Derrick Williams, took on Westchester's 6'9" center, Reggie Murphy, and Williams got the best of Murphy scoring a game-high 21 points.
After the game we spoke with Murphy, Jordin Mayes and Westchester head coach Ed Azzam about playing in the Hoophall Classic, adjusting to the cold weather, and the win.
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1/15/2010 2:15:00 PM • Comments: 0
2010 Hoophall Classic Day One;
Ryan Lindgreen talks with Sabis Bulldogs girls basketball coach, Tom Campagna, about the teams 52-37 win over Commerce.
If you're having trouble viewing this, click on this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR3U55_dcus
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1/13/2010 8:00:00 AM • Comments: 0
After the waiting and all the anticipation, the 2010 Spalding Hoophall Classic has finally arrived.... Read More ›
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