Mark McCarroll of 1.3/The Champs at the free-throw line. Photo: Trevor Kapp
When it started, it was a bright late afternoon in lower Manhattan. By the time it was finished, it was a chilly night. The playoffs have begun at West 4th St. (3rd St., 6th Ave.), and 1.3/The Champs has started its title defense. But […]

Lil Ra’s post game speech. Photo: Paul “PR” Rivera
When you’re on a bus with 12 ball players for a lengthy period of time you hear chatter about a little bit of everything from women, to music and mostly basketball. On the way down to the Hyperdunk Challenge presented by Nike, which paired the best that […]

Lil Ra giving Team New York instructions. Photo:Jonathan
Friday afternoon I took a ride with a team of New York City all-stars to the Nike Hyperdunk Challenge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. The squad consisted of Mike “King of New York” Campbell, John “The Franchise” Strickland, Nate Brown, Darryl “Showtime” Hill, Ira Miller, Mark […]

Coach Topper with the infamous T-Shirt. Photo: Randy Millard.
Nothing can stop NYC summer basketball, not even the current 90-plus degree weather that started last Monday and doesn’t appear ready to leave anytime soon. Even with the heat, summer leagues were still a go this weekend and there was even a decent turnout of players and […]

Sundiata Gaines shooting on right. Photo: Trevor Kapp
Four months ago, Sundiata “Yata” Gaines’ Georgia Bulldogs were the story of college basketball. After finishing the season just 4-12 in conference play, they upset Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Arkansas to win the SEC tourney, playing two games in one day after a tornado ripped through […]