2008 Nike Pro City champs Queensbridge. Photo: Alton Ritter
Nike Pro City
Prime Time entered the Nike Pro City (68th and Lexington Avenue) playoffs as the top seed. Queensbridge had to defeat X-Men to get in; they peaked at the right time and had the best player in the entire tournament in Houston Rocket forward, Ron Artest. […]

Mookie taking a free-throw at the Cage. Photo: Trevor Kapp
West 4th
The match-up Sunday at West 4th (3rd St., 6th Ave.) between John “Mookie” Thomas of Diamond and Speedy Williams of United Brooklyn was expected to be one of the better point guard battles of the summer. The game was also being played to decide who […]

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 […]

Q throwing down a reverse flush. Photo: Trevor Kapp.
Saturday afternoon was the Kenny Graham West 4th League’s 31st annual All-Star Game. The East squad suited up Corey “Homicide” Williams, who has been dropping 40 just about every time he laces them up, and Smush Parker. If you told me the two guards combined for 70 […]

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 […]