Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Holiday Inn Express To Host Tip Off Classic (Booking Deadline Nov. 23rd)


The Holiday Inn Express will once again be the host hotel for the Basketball Spotlight Tip Off Classic. The 4th Grade (10U), 5th Grade (11U), 6th Grade (12U) Blue, 7th Grade (13U) Blue, 8th Grade (14U) Blue will be playing at Sportika and should choose the East Windsor Hotel. 

While 6th Grade (12U) Orange, 7th Grade (13U) Orange, 8th Grade (14U) Orange will play at Hoop Group Headquarters and should use the Neptune Hotel. 

Blue Division teams are usually by request or first time Basketball Spotlight Participants. 

CLICK HERE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS EAST WINDSOR REGISTRATION $92.00 Per Night 

CLICK HERE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS NEPTUNE REGISTRATION $85.00 Per Night  

Block Code: BSP

PLEASE NOTE ALL ROOMS MUST BE BOOKED BY NOVEMBER 23RD.

Diary Of A Baller: Christian Bliss (Flushing, NY) Entry #5

Christian Bliss

Hello Basketball Spotlight World, 

It’s Christian Bliss back again to let you know how my week went. 

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Monday, October 29, 2018

Basketball Spotlight Tip Off Classic Gets Early Interest!


The Basketball Spotlight Tip Off Classic is scheduled for December 8th and 9th. Some of the top teams in the region are locked in to go. Please make sure you register early because a sell out is imminent. 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
 
8th Grade Teams 
1. PSA Cardinals (Black) 
2. PSA Cardinals (Red) 
3. Playaz 
4. NJ Bulldogs 
5. Team IZOD 
6. Riverside Hawks (White) 
7. Riverside Hawks (Blue) 
8. East Coast Elite 
9. Jersey City Boys Club 
10. Expressions Elite (Rhode Island) 
11. Team Final/Fidonce 
12. Student Athlete Broncos 
13. T Town Ballers 
14. SBA Elite 
15. Hilltoppers Heat
16. Elmcore 
17. HDS
18. Courtmasters Elite
19. Kings Unlimited 
20. We R 1 (Flowers)
21. NJ Shore Shots
22. Sean Kirkpatrick Elite
23. NY Rens (Green)
24. Good NRGY
25. Philly Triple Threat 
26. NY Lightning
27. Castle Athletics 
28. Team POP
29. Milbank 
30. YW Ballers
31. Silverback Nationals 
32. All In
33. We R 1 (Muniz)
34. We R 1 (Milton)
35. BABC
36. We Run As 1 NYC
37.
38. 

7th Grade Teams 
1. NY Gauchos 
2. NY Rens 
3. NJ Bulldogs 
4. Playaz 
5. Riverside Hawks 
6. Jersey City Boys Club 
7. T Town Ballers 
8. Student Athlete Broncos 
9. Team Final/Fidonce 
10. Rising Phoenix 
11. Expressions Elite
12. Courtmasters Elite
13. Hilltoppers Heat
14. 845 Elite 
15. Sean Kirkpatrick Elite
16. NJ Shore Shots
17. G Town Basketball 
18. Team Action
19. Philly Blue Magic 
20. NY Lightning
21. Team Bos
22. Playtime Panthers 
23. Castle Athletics 
24. King Street Kings
25. Milbank 
26. Silverback Nationals
27. 
28. 

6th Grade Teams 
1. NY Gauchos 
2. Riverside Hawks (White) 
3. Riverside Hawks (Blue) 
4. NJ Bulldogs 
5. Jersey City Boys Club 
6. T Town Ballers 
7. Black Ops (Cole) 
8. MW Crusaders 
9. NY Rens 
10. Team Jacko
11. Hilltoppers Heat 
12. We R 1
13. Expressions Elite
14. 845 Elite 
15. Delaware Wolfpack
16. NJ Shore Shots
17. Castle Athletics 
18. King Street Kings
19. NY Gauchos (Mitchell)
20. Milbank
21. Student Athlete Broncos
22. YW Ballers
23. Rising Stars Elite
24. 

5th Grade Teams 
1. Riverside Hawks (White) 
2. Riverside Hawks (Blue) 
3. Team Jacko  
4. NY Rens 
5. TJ Lakers 
6. MPO Elite 
7. ASA Select 2026
8. NY Gauchos (Gowan)
9. Expressions Elite
10. T Town Ballers
11. League Bound Elite
12. NJ Shore Shots
13. Fidonce Basketbll
14. Playtime Panthers 
15. Castle Athletics 
16. King Street Kings
17. Milbank 
18. Rising Stars Elite 
20. Ivy Lions 

4th Grade Teams 
1. Riverside Hawks (White) 
2. Riverside Hawks (Blue) 
3. Nike Bounce 
4. TJ Lakers 
5. NY Rens (Blue) 
6. NY Rens (Black) 
7. MPO Elite 
8. Riverside Hawks (3rd)
9. NY Gauchos (Harris)
10. ASA Select 2027
11. Courtmasters Elite 
12. Jersey City Boys Club
13. Fidonce Basketball 
14. Philly Blue Magic
15. Kyrie/Strickland All Stars
16. Playtime Panthers
17. Castle Athletics 
18. King Street Kings
19. Milbank
20. Silverbacks National 
21. We R 1 (Future)
22.
23.
24.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Slam Dunk Breast Cancer 8th Grade Recap: Team Courage Top Performers!

Rahmir Barno (8th Grade MVP)

Tahaad Pettiford hit a three pointer as time expired to help Team Strength defeat Team Courage 82-81 in the Slam Dunk Breast Cancer 8th Grade Game. Here are the top performers from Team Courage. 


Spotlight Alum Scott Selects Maryland!

Donta Scott

Basketball Spotlight Alum Donta Scott has decided to attend the University Of Maryland. Scott played on the Spotlight circuit with Team Nelson and later Philly Triple Threat. The forward was regarded as one of the top prospects in his class. In high school Scott starred at Imotep High School and for Philly Pride AAU Program. 

Basketball Spotlight would like to congratulate Donta and his family on his commitment and remind him this is just the beginning. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you more top former players and their college selections.

Tahaad Pettiford Hits Game Winner!

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Diary Of A Baller: Christian Bliss (Flushing, NY) Entry #5

Chris and NY Rens

Hello Basketball Spotlight World, 

It’s Christian Bliss and I’m back to tell you how my week went. 

Slam Dunk Breast Cancer 8th Grade Recap: Team Strength Top Performers

Elliot Cadeau (8th Grade MVP)

Tahaad Pettiford hit a three pointer as time expired to help Team Strength defeat Team Courage 82-81 in the Slam Dunk Breast Cancer 8th Grade Game. Here are the top performers from Team Strength. 

Samir Thomas Is A Problem!

Monday, October 22, 2018

Slam Dunk Breast Cancer 6th Grade Recap: Team Survivor Top Performers

Judah Hidalgo (6th Grade MVP)

Team Spirit came back from a late deficit to defeat Team Survivor 70-69 in overtime to win the 6th Grade Game of the Slam Dunk Breast Cancer. Here’s a look at Team Survivor Top Performers. 

Cian Medley and Will Norman Represent At The Slam Dunk Breast Cancer

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Slam Dunk Breast Cancer 6th Grade Recap: Team Spirit Top Performers

Samaj Long (6th Grade MVP)

Team Spirit came back from a late deficit to defeat Team Survivor 70-69 in overtime to win the 6th Grade Game of the Slam Dunk Breast Cancer. Here’s a look at Team Spirit Top Performers. 

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Rahmir Barno And Terrell Pitts Hooping At Slam Dunk Breast Cancer!

Slam Dunk Breast Cancer Huge Success!

Slam Dunk Breast Cancer Honorees

First Of All I Want To Thank God For Blessing Us With The Idea and Opportunity To Do The Slam Dunk Breast Cancer. This Had To Be One Of The Best Events I Ever Was Apart Of. All Three Games Were Entertaining and Close. The Ceremony For The Women Was Very Emotional And Heart Felt. I Want To Thank Everyone That Came Out And Supported. Finally Thanks To The Honorees For Sharing Their Life And Time With Us. It Was Truly Their Day!

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Basketball Spotlight Tip Off Classic Registration Ready To Go!


The Basketball Spotlight Tip Off Classic Registration is ready to go. This event will be the first event of the year for many of the top teams in the region. We will have two divisions for each age group. Please make sure you register quickly because a sellout is imminent. 

Event: Tip Off Classic 
Date: December 8th and 9th 2018 
Ages: 4th Grade (10U) Thru 8th Grade (14U) 
Place: Neptune, NJ and Manalapan, NJ 
Cost: $350 Per Team (Multi-Team Discount Available) 

One Team Registration 

Multi Team Registration

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Diary Of A Baller: Christian Bliss (Flushing, NY) Entry #4

Christian Bliss

Hello Basketball Spotlight world,  

It’s Christian Bliss again and here’s how my week went. 

Monday, October 15, 2018

Slam Dunk Breast Cancer 8th Grade Roster


The 8th Grade Roster for the Slam Dunk Breast Cancer is below. The game time is 5:00 PM please be there at 4:00 PM to get uniforms and take pictures. Thanks for your support and participation in this event. 

 8th Grade Team (Courage) 
Coach: Carl Hines 
1. Will Norman (Lindenwold, NJ) 
2. Cian Medley (Sewell, NJ) 
3. Brian Dawkins (Philadelphia, PA) 
4. Jeremiah Jenkins (New Britain, CT) 
5. Kamal Lee (Sayreville, NJ) 
6. Ramir Barno (Philadelphia, PA) 
7. Calvin Moore (Trenton, NJ) 
8. Tyrell Pitts (Trenton, NJ) 
9. Devon Johnson (Pine Hill, NJ) 
10. Zion Stanford (Adult Large) Philadelphia, PA 

8th Grade Team (Strength) 
Coach: Mike Melton 
1. Jarrett Dingle (Hempstead, NY) 
2. Simeon Wilcher (Plainfield, NJ)
3. Elliot Cadeau (Florham Park, NJ) 
4. Mason Piorkowski (Hillsdale, NJ) 
5. Malachi Johnson (Irvington, NJ) 
6. Tahaad Pettiford (Jersey City, NJ) 
7. Maurice McKnight (Jersey City, NJ) 
8. Precise Clark (Brooklyn, NY) 
9. Jalen OBrian (Brooklyn, NY) 
10. Akil Watson (Middletown, NY) 

Game Time: 5:00 PM 
Report Time: 4:00 PM 

Place: Trenton Catholic Academy 
175 Leonard Ave 
Trenton, NJ 08610

Slam Dunk Breast Cancer 7th Grade Roster


The 7th Grade Roster for the Slam Dunk Breast Cancer is below. The game time is 3:15 PM please be there at 2:15 PM to get uniforms and take pictures. Thanks for your support and participation in this event. 

7th Grade Team (Pride) 
Coach: Kyle Carmichael 
1. Jaylen Mayo (Jersey City, NJ) 
2. Kabrian Goss (Trenton, NJ) 
3. Jaden Barnett (Elizabeth, NJ) 
4. Mike Jones Jr. (Ewing, NJ) 
5. Naiim Parrish (Howell, NJ) 
6. RJ Jones (Bronx, NY) 
7. Shamar Cox (Vineland, NJ) 
8. Anthony Gikes (Harlem, NY)  
9. Jaden James (Long Island, NY) 
10. Dahmyr Edwards-Chew (Ewing, NJ) 
* Tarik Watson (Middletown, NY) Injured!

7th Grade Team (Faith) 
Coach: Chris Hatchell
1. Amir Williams (Newark, DE) 
2. Dylan Seay (Brick, NJ) 
3. Mekhi Caldwell (Newark, DE) 
4. Isaiah Hynson (New Castle, DE) 
5. DJ Snead (Bensalem, PA) 
6. Yazir Tickles (Wilmington, DE) 
7. Ahmad Nowell (Philadelphia, PA) 
8. Kaafiq Myers (Philadelphia, PA) 
9. Thomas Sorber (Trenton, NJ) 
10. Samir Thomas (Somerset, NJ) 

Game Time: 3:15 PM 
Report Time: 2:15 PM 
Place: Trenton Catholic Academy 
175 Leonard Ave 
Trenton, NJ 08610