photo courtesy of thecapitalclassic.com
The Capitol Classic has featured some of the best young ballers in the country ready to make the transition from playground, high school and AAU onto the major college level. For over 30 years, the game has provided a sneak peak at the marinating talent that will soon blossom on national tv. […]

Mix*tap*ing (verb): To humiliate a defender or defenders with deceptive and sudden movements, leading, or not to a bucket.
Check the clip below and let me know if this qualifies as a “mixtape?” Is this a two for one here on the humiliation scale? Feel me on the simplicity…Give me a primo backdoor cut and the […]

I’ve coached several players over the years on the playground and AAU. Some of my favorites have been Ray Mercedes (Cornell), Jeff Greer (Rutgers) and Ricardo Greer (Pitt), Kasib Powell (Texas Tech), Kenny Harley (Boston College), Chudney Grey (St. John’s), Anthony Brown (Northeastern), Bobby Willis (Lehigh), Kwame Washington, and Dennis McCullough (Tuskeegee Institute). In 2004, […]

Several New York City playground guards are excelling on the collegiate level this year.
Notable Players:
Corey Fisher, Nova/EBC
Gavin Grant, NC State/EBC
Jessie Sapp, G-town/EBC
Mike Coburn, Rutgers/Dyckman
Gary Forbes, UMass/EBC/Dyckman
Three who don’t get the light they deserve are Russell Robinson, Kansas/Dyckman, Edgar Sosa, Louisville/Dyckman, and Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall/Dyckman/Kingdome.

Photo: Seton Hall Basketball
The surprise of the group is […]