Streetball legend Jack “Black Jack” Ryan was recently interviewed on www.streetball.com. Jack Ryan appeared in the 14th issue of BOUNCE and has numerous posts about him on BOUNCE Magazine Online.
Bounce is giving away a pair of tickets to the SNY High School Invitational played at New York University’s Coles Sports Center on Saturday, January 24, 2009. The facility is located on 181 Mercer Street in New York City. The giveaway also includes two gift bags with SNY merchandise. The four invited teams are Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson, which are presently ranked on Rivals.com in the top 100 in the country, Boys and Girls, which was ranked on Rivals earlier, and a young and talented St. Raymond’s team.
In order to win answer this question…
What four high school players have graced the cover of Bounce Magazine?
The first to get it right will win. Respond in our comments section, leaving your e-mail address for us to contact you. The winner will be announced on Thursday, January 22 at 12:00 pm. If you see your answer don’t get discouraged, if the winning commentor does not respond, the next responder will get the tickets and gift bags.
Here at Bounce we’re not huge on the NBA. But hey, the League is hoops, and basketball is love. The dedicated folks over at TNT’s Game Night preview/halftime program are always down to satirize some event…
Vote Smush Parker and other NYC Ballers for the D-League All-Star Game in Phoenix!
For the second consecutive year, the D-League will be representing at NBA All-Star weekend. This year’s festivities will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. The NBA All-Star game will be played on Sunday, February 13th, with the D-League All-Stars putting in work the day before at 2pm. Bobbito hit me off with some info regarding NYC players that can be voted into the game by you, the fans. NYC-bred players that put it down summer after summer include Smush Parker, Cory Underwood, Curtis Stinson, Larry Ayuso, and Gavin Grant. Read More »
After our Columbus playground sessions, we went up on Lafayette Street to eat breakfast and taste again Eileen Cheesecakes , New York City’s best. Then, Times Square to meet a hometown friend who was in NYC at the same time. It was around 5 pm and we hadn’t played ball yet.
Back in 2004, I went lucky to get in touch with Bobbito. He always helps me to find a run, to see games, to live my passion and explore NYC. On this 23rd September he told me he had a Basketball City league game in Trevor Day school on 87th St. off Central Park West, unfortunately the rosters were fixed so we couldn’t play. We watched Kool Bob Love doing his thing, he made 6 of his 7 threes in the first half and finished with 25 points. His young intern Andre Johnson was on the opposing team, the kid is quick, not afraid to drive in the paint and can kill you with his special crossover. That happened to Bobbito as he was guarding the 17 years old fella, however the mentor rarely misses an opportunity to teach Andre a new bball lesson. Bobbito’s squad won the game by 15 points, a good performance considering the level, some former D1 & overseas players usually compete in this winter league.
Bouncemag’s own Bobbito Garcia – a.k.a. Kool Bob Love – took a 20-second T.O. in order to field some questions for my burgeoning basketball blog. If you thought the world was separated by six degrees, Bob cuts that in half. His basketball, music and entertainment resume nearly choked the seemingly endless capacity out of my Gmail.