The Cruz brothers – Joe and Randy – have done it again! Yes, they have produced yet another trailer in anticipation of the summer season at Orchard Beach in the Bronx.
With the advancements in gadgets and gizmos, Joe and Randy Cruz have been the ones to intelligently market their tournament through their website – Hoopsinthesun.net – as well as other outlets like Facebook, Twitter, and Skype.
Peep this new trailer, not only of legendary moments in HITS history, but the marriage of street basketball and technology!
Roman Perez is street basketball. For those of you who have seen Rodney Park’s (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) own son take the reigns in the summer, you know what the kid can do!
Dubbed “Da Gift,” Perez has played in summer tournaments in almost every borough in New York City, not to mention doing work on the high school and intercollegiate levels. Now, Roman has taken his shot in his native country of the Dominican Republic, where he shines on the hardwood.
You may have seen him on the AND 1 Mixtape Tour, where he was given the nickname, “The Problem Child.” You might have peeped him in a summer league in North Philly. If you were in Queens on Saturday, you probably even Read More »
Last week, the temperature was warmer than the typical weather of previous January and winter seasons. As it reminded us of the soon-to-be summer season, we anticipate great tournaments like Hoops in the Sun at Orchard Beach in the Bronx, New York.
Thanks to the Cruz brothers, we have a trailer to get us ready for the outdoor game once again!
Congratulations to the Bronx’s own Kareem Reid, who was named to the American Basketball Association’s (ABA) All-Decade Team for his standout play with the Arkansas Rim Rockers. More notably, Reid was dubbed the ABA Player of the Decade.
**Note: Kareem Reid was featured on the June 2007 cover of Bounce Magazine
The rest of the ABA All-Decade team include: Read More »
Tonight, Gauchos Gym in the Bronx will showcase two alumni games for Manhattan Center High School for Math & Science. The women’s game will start at 6:30, and the men’s game follows. Be sure to come early (even if you want to just peep the men’s game!) because the gym will be packed. Attendance of Manhattan Center alumni alone plan to pack Gauchos Gym! Read More »
In case you missed my coverage of the Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC) this past summer, Sundiata “Yatta” Gaines led team Prime Time to a championship and earned MVP honors at Rucker Park.
**Note: Bounce Magazine’s own editor-in-chief Sean Couch even dubbed Yatta as NBA-bound at the beginning of the summer.
Casey Lee has a passion for the playground that transcends into helping the community. He was an intern with the Philadelphia Department of Recreation and the Entertainers Basketball Classic (EBC) at Rucker Park. Casey earned his Bachelor's degree from Temple University (Philly) in Sport & Recreation Management.
