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̶̶M̶a̶x̶'̶s̶ Jackie's All Stars win Fall 2023 ZogSports Upper East Side 5-on-5 Basketball League Championship

October 26, 2023 -  ̶̶M̶a̶x̶'̶s̶ Jackie's All Stars win Fall 2023 ZogSports Upper East Side 5-on-5 Basketball League Championship
Our team finished the season with a 7-1 record. Thank you to our players - Angel Gonzalez, Gio Gabbidon, Kaheem Davis, Keone Billey, Kevin Major, Kevin Young, Marvin Billups Jr, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James, and Shereef Taylor. Love you guys! It was a fun season! Thank you to ZogSports!
Here are the final results:
Regular Season:
14-Sep vs Elite Unknowns (W, 78-30)
28-Sep vs Pippen Ain't Easy (W, 78-66)
5-Oct vs NY Wacers (W, 57-46)
12-Oct vs NY Wacers (W, 64-56)
12-Oct vs Pippen Ain't Easy (W, 76-63)
19-Oct vs FTI (L, 63-57)
Playoffs:
26-Oct vs Pippen Ain't Easy (W, 75-45) (Semifinals)
26-Oct vs NY Wacers (W, 61-40) (Championship)

From left to right - Kevin Major, Kevin Young, Max Margulis, Kaheem Davis, Angel Gonzalez, Jackie Margulis, Patrick James, Marvin Billups Jr, Gio Gabbidon, Nikola Djurdjevic, and Keone Billey

5th Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game

The 5th Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game took place on July 22nd, 2023 and it was incredible! This event generates a lot of hype every year and the 2023 edition did not disappoint! Team Reef defeated Team Troy by a final score of 93-89. It was another close, hard fought game (albeit a little bit sloppy and chippy at times, but nothing serious). Kevin Pegram finally won the MVP award, which was renamed in honor of Kiwan Smith. Pegram had yet another easy HOF Game double-double, finishing with 17 points/17 rebounds/6 assists/4 blocks for Team Reef. The way this event and the Max's All Stars family has grown over the years has been beautiful to watch. Thank you to all the players, family, and friends for attending. Additional thanks to The Windward School for hosting, The Dynasty League for providing referees/scorekeeping (Kevin Young too)/filming, Wooter Apparel for the new and improved jerseys, and Eye Of Asaad for the amazing photos. After the game, we all had a wonderful time at East End Bar & Grill!

From left to right - Corey Orgias, Kevin Major, Angel Gonzalez, Keone Billey, Justin Cardenas, Patrick James, Kaheem Davis, Spencer and Summer Smith, Max and Jackie Margulis, Troy Whittington, Kevin Young, Rob Thomas, Jason Lewis, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Reed Morgan, Nikola Djurdjevic, Branden Gibson, William Davis, Kevin Pegram (MVP), Herman Billups, Shereef Taylor, KJ and Luka Davis, Jordan and Taylor Gibson, Masyn Billups

Team Troy:
Name - PTS/REB/AST/STL/BLK
Troy Whittington - 29/15/2/3/3 (Captain)
Spencer Smith - 21/8/8/3/1
Kaheem Davis - 18/11/1/0/0
Justin Cardenas - 5/1/1/0/0
Corey Orgias - 0/1/1/0/0
Keone Billey - 8/2/1/1/1
Patrick James - 2/3/3/2/0
John Simmons - 6/3/3/2/0

Team Reef:
Name - PTS/REB/AST/STL/BLK
Shereef Taylor - 6/5/2/1/0 (Captain)
Marvin Billups Jr - 10/4/2/2/0
Herman Billups - 19/4/2/4/0
Kevin Pegram - 17/17/6/0/4 (MVP)
Branden Gibson - 12/10/1/1/2
William Davis - 23/6/3/0/0
Reed Morgan - 0/1/1/1/0
Kevin Major - 2/4/3/3/0
Nikola Djurdjevic - 4/11/1/0/4

From left to right - Max Margulis, Rob Thomas, Kevin Pegram (MVP), and Shereef Taylor
The MVP Award was renamed in honor of the late Kiwan Smith

2023 Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Achievement Award Recipients:
Angel Gonzalez
Carl Gibson
Kevin Major

Branden and Jordyn Gibson accepting the Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Achievement Award on behalf of Carl Gibson

Angel Gonzalez (R) and Kevin Major (L) accepting their Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Achievement Awards