Max's All Stars lose a tough one at West 4th

Yesterday, Max's All Stars lost a tough game at West Fourth Street against Sean Bell All Stars by a final score of 109-89 with only six players. Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James and Rob Thomas battled all game - playing well in the 3rd quarter to cut the deficit to just nine points. Unfortunately, Max's All Stars ran out of steam in the 4th quarter and could not complete the comeback.

Max's All Stars improve to 2-0 at Gun Hill

Max's All Stars improved to 2-0 at the Gun Hill Classic with a convincing 76-52 win against Vinny Black All Stars. Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, Kevin Pegram, Patrick James, Rashawn Veada and TJ Curry overcame a 10-point deficit in the 3rd quarter by finishing the game on a 46-12 run. Everyone worked hard and played together to close out an important win.

Max's All Stars fall at Tri-State Classic

Max's All Stars lost their first game at Tri-State Classic against Team Melo/Terror Squad by a final score of 73-57. Branden Gibson, Brandon Coerbell, Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, Kevin Pegram, Patrick James, Rashawn Veada, Rob Thomas, Roscoe Johnson Jr, Stefan Bonneau and Troy Whittington played hard despite some very questionable officiating and mishandled substitutions. However, Max's All Stars will be back in action tomorrow to turn things around.

Max's All Stars win Gun Hill season opener

Max's All Stars won their Gun Hill Classic season opener against Ocean's 11 by forfeit today. Corey Orgias, Nick Smith, Patrick James, Rashawn Veada, Rob Thomas, TJ Curry and Troy Whittington all showed up ready to play - but there was no opponent. So, the team played a little pickup 4v4 and enjoyed a day off. Max's All Stars will be back in action next weekend.

Max's All Stars win at West 4th vs NYC Jaguars

Max's All Stars secured an important win at West Fourth Street today against the NYC Jaguars by a final score of 112-101. Good ball movement, solid defense and good old fashioned hard work by Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Cory Quimby, Jason Lewis, Marvin Billups Jr, Rashawn Veada, Rob Thomas and Shaun Diaz helped Max's All Stars complete a 4-0 weekend with this victory. Everyone worked together and contributed - doing the little things that were necessary to capture this W.

From left to right: Cory Quimby, Jason Lewis, Corey Orgias, Rashawn Veada, Shaun Diaz, Max Margulis, Rob Thomas, Marvin Billups Jr, Branden Gibson

Max's All Stars Win Spring Hoops Showdown Championship

Yesterday, Max's All Stars won the Spring Hoops Showdown Championship by winning three games at Peter Minuit Playground on Park Avenue between 108th & 109th Street. This marks a repeat championship for Max's All Stars after they won the Fall Hoops Showdown in October 2013 at Hooperstown. In the first game yesterday, Max's All Stars defeated the Gray Team by a final score of 53-34. Then in the semifinals, they defeated the Blue Team (who featured Nick Smith and some of Upstate NY's finest) by a final score of 37-30 - setting up a championship game rematch against the Black Team. Just like in the Fall though, Max's All Stars dominated in the final game - winning by a score of 52-39 to claim the $1500 prize and repeat as champions. Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, Kevin Pegram, Marvin Billups Jr, Rob Thomas, Shaun Diaz and Stefan Bonneau (who was named MVP for his efforts) all played hard and worked together throughout the day to secure the championship for Max's All Stars. Also, thank you to all the friends and family who came to support the team - it was a great day for Max's All Stars and we are grateful that you were all part of it!

Players: Corey Orgias, Branden Gibson, Marvin Billups Jr, Shaun Diaz, Doug Herring, Rob Thomas, Stefan Bonneau, Kevin Pegram - Coach: Max Margulis - Tournament Director - Johnny Rodriguez

Max's All Stars drop a heartbreaker at West 4th

Max's All Stars dropped a heartbreaker in overtime at Kenny Graham's West Fourth Street yesterday by a final score of 81-80 against United Brooklyn. It was a tough game, but Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Darryl "Truck" Bryant, Doug Herring, Marvin Billups Jr, Nick Smith, Patrick James, Rob Thomas and Troy Whittington battled to the very end - overcoming a 26-10 first half deficit to comeback and force overtime. There were some issues with the score-keeping at times in the second half that definitely contributed to the loss, but no sense arguing over spilled milk now. Just got to focus on the next game which will take place tomorrow, June 1st at 2:30 PM.