Max's All Stars Fall 2016 92Y A-Division Final Results and Statistics

Here are the final results and statistics from Max's All Stars Fall 2016 92Y A-Division championship season. Link: https://gc.com/t/fall-2016/maxs-all-stars-57d80dbb614eef00235b0f8e/stats

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Max's All Stars win Fall 2016 92Y A-Division Championship

Last night, Max's All Stars won the Fall 2016 92Y A-Division Championship over DiVerse by a final score of 67-49. It was total domination from start to finish. Branden Gibson, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James, Shereef Taylor, Spencer Smith and Troy Whittington stayed focused, determined and motivated throughout to earn this victory. Corey Orgias also attended to claim this long overdue and well deserved title. This team overcame a lot to win this championship. Doug Herring (who was easily the Fall 2016 regular season MVP) left right before the playoffs to play professional basketball in Uruguay for Defensor Sporting Club. He was a huge part of our success this season and we are extremely grateful. Thank you to Herman Billups and Kevin Major for filling in at times this season as well. Kevin was part of our previous 92Y teams in 2011-12 and this championship is for him and all the guys who played with us during that period of time (Angel Gonzalez, David Seagers, Ronnie Worthen Jr among them). Thank you to all the players this season for making this dream a reality. These guys did not care about individual statistics or accolades - all that mattered was winning. They played hard and worked together with one goal in mind. Different guys stepped up throughout the season and everyone contributed. Thank you to all our supporters, everyone who came to watch our games and cheer us on - you guys are the best! Max's All Stars ended the season on a five-game winning streak and finished with an 8-2 overall record.

Box Score from December 13th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 67

DiVerse - 49

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Standing from left to right: Spencer Smith, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James, Max Margulis, Branden Gibson, John Simmons, Corey Orgias, Shereef Taylor and Troy Whittington.

Max's All Stars improve to 7-2 at 92Y; advance to championship game

Last night, Max's All Stars improved to 7-2 in the Fall 2016 92Y A-Division with a win in the semifinals over Riverside by a final score of 72-60. Branden Gibson, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James, Shereef Taylor, Spencer Smith and Troy Whittington all played hard and worked together to earn this victory. They put forth an excellent effort on both ends of the floor to earn a spot in the championship game.

Box Score from December 6th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 72

Riverside - 60

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Max's All Stars improve to 6-2 at 92Y

Last night, Max's All Stars improved to 6-2 in the Fall 2016 92Y A-Division with a solid win over Riverside by a final score of 60-40. Doug Herring, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James, Shereef Taylor, Spencer Smith and Troy Whittington all played hard and worked together to earn this victory. They put forth an excellent effort on both ends of the floor to close out the regular season on a high note. With the W, Max's All Stars clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Box Score from November 15th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 60

Riverside - 40

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Max's All Stars improve to 5-2 at 92Y

Last night, Max's All Stars improved to 5-2 in the Fall 2016 92Y A-Division with a dominant win over DiVerse by a final score of 82-47. Doug Herring, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James, Shereef Taylor, Spencer Smith and Troy Whittington all played hard and worked together to earn this victory. They put forth an excellent effort on both ends of the floor en route to the big W.

Box Score from November 8th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 82

DiVerse - 47

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Max's All Stars improve to 4-2 at 92Y

Last night, Max's All Stars started to get back on track in the Fall 2016 92Y A-Division with a win against Protect This House by a final score of 42-27. The game was shortened due to an emergency and ended with less than one minute remaining in the first half. Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, John Simmons, Kevin Major, Marvin Billups Jr and Patrick James all played well. The win improves Max's All Stars record to 4-2 with two regular season games remaining.

Box Score from November 1st, 2016

Max's All Stars - 42

Protect This House - 27

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Max's All Stars fall to 3-2 at 92Y

Last night, Max's All Stars dropped their second consecutive game in the 92Y Basketball A-Division vs Jokers by a final score of 60-51. Max's All Stars was shorthanded again with only five players (Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, Patrick James and Spencer Smith). They battled, leading 37-30 early in the second half - however, the team ran out of steam down the stretch without any subs. It was a sloppy game that featured poor officiating and a lot of missed opportunities. Next game is on Tuesday, November 1st at 7 PM.

Box Score from October 25th, 2016

Jokers - 60

Max's All Stars - 51

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Max's All Stars fall to 3-1 at 92Y

Last night, Max's All Stars fell to 3-1 in the Fall 2016 92Y A-Division with a shorthanded loss against Men's League by a final score of 62-59. Doug Herring, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James and Troy Whittington all battled hard, but without any subs the team fell short. Next game is on Tuesday, October 25th at 8 PM.

Box Score from October 18th, 2016

Men's League - 62

Max's All Stars - 59

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Max's All Stars improve to 3-0 at 92Y

Last night, Max's All Stars improved to 3-0 in the Fall 2016 92Y A-Division with a shorthanded win over Men's League by a final score of 73-68. Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, Herman Billups, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James and Troy Whittington all played hard to earn the victory despite not being at full strength. Marvin and Troy battled through injuries to complete the game and prevail. Max's All Stars led the entire game, by as many as 16 points at times, en route to the big win.

Box Score from September 27th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 73

Men's League - 68

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Max's All Stars improve to 2-0 at 92Y

Last night, Max's All Stars improved to 2-0 in the Fall 2016 92Y A-Division with a shorthanded win over Jokers by a final score of 86-78. Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James and Spencer Smith all played hard to earn the victory despite some questionable officiating. Max's All Stars led the entire game, at times by nearly 20 points, en route to the big win.

Box Score from September 20th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 86

Jokers - 78

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Max's All Stars win in return to 92Y A-Division

This past Tuesday, September 13th, Max's All Stars returned to the 92Y A-Division and won their Fall 2016 season opener vs Protect This House by a final score of 67-60. Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James, Spencer Smith and Troy Whittington all played hard to earn the victory. Some of the guys are shaking off some rust, but that's okay. It was great getting the squad together again, especially at the 92nd Street Y.

Box Score from September 13th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 67

Protect This House - 60

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Max's All Stars get the win at Foster Park by a final score of 44-34

Max's All Stars won their game tonight in the Foster Park Sports Youth Basketball League Senior Division by a final score of 44-34. Coach Patrick James led the team behind the efforts and contributions of Elian Davis, Karl Charles, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Marco Bazile, Rameik Golden, Stewart Talleyrand and Travis Sukhdevsingh. PJ said after the game that it was one of their best performances so far. The team stayed focused and played hard throughout to earn the victory. Max's All Stars end the Foster Park regular season with a 3-4 record.

Max's All Stars drop to 1-2 at Heart For The Game

Max's All Stars drop to 1-2 at Heart For The Game, losing vs Wolfhouse by a final score of 39-16. Elian Davis, Keshaun Cameron, Malek Graham, Savdeep Gill and Travis Sukhdevsingh played the majority of the first half because Darryl Ottley, Karl Charles, Keone Billey and Marco Bazile showed up late. In fact, the entire team was late and tip-off was delayed by 30 minutes as a result. Unfortunately, Max's All Stars got off to a slow start and struggled throughout the game leading to the blowout loss. Max's All Stars has practice tomorrow and two games at Foster Park coming up this week.

Max's All Stars fall to 2-3 at Foster Park

Yesterday, Max's All Stars lost at Foster Park by a final score of 40-23. It was another low-scoring game for our young team. Unfortunately Darryl Ottley, Elian Davis, Karl Charles, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Malek Graham, Marco Bazile, Rameik Golden and Travis Sukdevsingh could not get on track offensively, but they played hard until the very end. This loss drops Max's All Stars record to 2-3 with two games remaining in the regular season.

Max's All Stars fall to 2-3 at Foster Park
August 3rd, 2016

Max's All Stars win at Foster Park, improve to 2-2

Yesterday, Max's All Stars won at Foster Park by a final score of 33-32. The game started an hour late and was disorganized (as Foster Park has been all summer so far), but Max's All Stars stayed focused and ready to play. Coached by Corey Orgias, Jermaine Lewis and Patrick James - our shorthanded squad of only six players built a big lead, squandered that lead, overcame a six-point deficit and hung on for victory. It wasn't pretty, but Darryl Ottley, Elian Davis, Karl Charles, Keone Billey, Marco Bazile and Rameik Golden all persevered to earn this win. Max's All Stars will be back in action at Foster Park later today.

Max's All Stars improve to 2-2 at Foster Park
August 2nd, 2016

Max's All Stars suffer heartbreaking one-point loss at Heart For The Game; fall to 1-1

Max's All Stars lost at Heart For The Game vs the BX Heavy Hitters by a final score of 30-29. Coached by Corey Orgias, our players (Elian Davis, Karl Charles, Keshaun Cameron, Keone Billey, Rameik Golden, Savdeep Gill, Sean Eustace and Travis Sukhdevsingh) all played hard. They got off to a solid start, going up 10-0 before things began to fall apart. Missed free throws was a huge factor in the loss along with other miscues such as failing to convert opportunities in transition, blown layups and some turnovers in crucial moments. Despite all these negative things, there were some positives. Max's All Stars started off strong and battled back from a second half deficit to take the lead late in the game. Unfortunately, our young team could not seal the deal down the stretch. Hopefully, this loss serves as a valuable learning experience and motivation for the rest of the summer.

Heart For The Game - June 30th, 2016

BX Heavy Hitters - 30

Max's All Stars - 29

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Max's All Stars win by forfeit over Team Mega at Heart For The Game

Max's All Stars won by forfeit vs Team Mega at Heart For The Game today. Elian Davis, Justin Cardenas, Karl Charles, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Malek Graham, Marco Bazile, Rameik Golden, Savdeep Gill and Travis Sukhdevsingh all came ready to play (Corey Orgias was ready to coach too) - but, unfortunately there was no game. Instead Max's All Stars scrimmaged against each other a little bit at Dry Dock Playground in preparation for the next game.

Max's All Stars struggle in unexpected doubleheader at Foster Park; fall to 1-2

Yesterday, Max's All Stars played an unexpected doubleheader in the Foster Park Sports Youth Basketball League Senior Division. In the first game, Max's All Stars lost by a final score of 62-51. Elian Davis, Justin Cardenas, Karl Charles, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Malek Graham, Marco Bazile, Rameik Golden, Savdeep Gill and Travis Sukdevsingh played hard, but little mistakes here and there prevented them from securing the win. After the game was over, the league asked if Max's All Stars could fill-in for another team that did not show up. Our coaches (Corey Orgias, Jermaine Lewis and Patrick James) asked the players if they wanted to play another game and they were very enthusiastic about it - they wanted to go again! Unfortunately, the kids were tired and played against a team that was somewhat older, bigger and more experienced. Max's All Stars fought hard, but dropped the second game by a final score of 54-36. Overall, this was a valuable learning experience for the Max's All Stars Youth Basketball Program and hopefully, it will serve as motivation for the rest of the summer.

Max's All Stars win their first game at Foster Park

Yesterday, Max's All Stars won their first game in the Summer 2016 Foster Park Sports Youth Basketball League Senior Division by a final score of 41-27. Our coaches, Corey Orgias and Patrick James, did a great job preparing the team and leading them to victory. They both agreed that it was one of our best performances to this point. Elian Davis, Justin Cardenas, Karl Charles, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Malek Graham, Marco Bazile, Rameik Golden and Travis Sukdevsingh all contributed, worked together and played hard to earn the win. Also, Savdeep Gill did not play due to injury but was vocal at the game - helping the coaches and supporting his teammates. It was an all-around team effort that resulted in a big W for Max's All Stars.

From left to right: Karl Charles, Marco Bazile, Keone Billey, Rameik Golden and Elian Davis

Max's All Stars Spring 2016 ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League Final Results and Statistics

Here are the final results and statistics from Max's All Stars Spring 2016 ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League season. Link: http://stats.abchoopsnyc.com/teams/max-s-all-stars-jr

Link: http://stats.abchoopsnyc.com/teams/max-s-all-stars-jr

Max's All Stars fall in ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League semifinals vs Team Mega

Yesterday, Max's All Stars lost in the ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League semifinals vs Team Mega by a final score of 58-38. It was a close game early, but Team Mega pulled away late in the first half and never looked back. Darryl Ottley, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Luke Duggan, Malek Graham, Rameik Golden, Ricardo Velez, Sandeep Singh, Savdeep Gill, Sean Eustace, Stewart Talleyrand and Travis Sukdevsingh put in their best effort but came up short. Max's All Stars finish the season with a 3-4 overall record.

Box Score from June 19th, 2016

Team Mega - 58

Max's All Stars - 38

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Max's All Stars win ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League first round playoff game vs Flightz

Yesterday, Max's All Stars won their ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League first round playoff game vs Flightz by a final score of 35-34. It was a back and forth, seesaw battle between two evenly matched teams. Both squads struggled offensively throughout the contest, but late in the first half Max's All Stars heated up from behind the arc - Luke Duggan, Malek Graham, Ricardo Velez and Savdeep Gill all hit crucial threes. Late in the game, Gill lost his cool and was assessed a technical foul giving the Flightz momentum. Down three in the final minute, Gill atoned for his mistake by tying the game with a clutch three-pointer. Max's All Stars got the ball back in the final seconds and Keone Billey was fouled on a shot attempt as the buzzer sounded to end the game. Billey went to the line and calmly sank the winning free throw. Malek Graham was named player of the game for his efforts. Darryl Ottley, Keshaun Cameron, Rameik Golden, Sandeep Singh, Sean Eustace, Stewart Talleyrand and Travis Sukdevsingh also contributed to the first youth basketball playoff win in Max's All Stars history. This team showed a lot of heart - battling back from a late deficit and overcoming mistakes to earn victory.

Box Score from June 19th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 35

Flightz - 34

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Max's All Stars fall to 2-3 in the ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League after loss against Team Mega

Yesterday, Max's All Stars lost in the ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League against Team Mega by a final score of 60-33. Max's All Stars sputtered out of the gate as Team Mega dominated the entire first half. However, the team regrouped during halftime and performed much better in the second half. The coaches (Corey Orgias, Patrick James and Troy Whittington) and players (Darryl Ottley, Justin Cardenas, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Malek Graham, Rameik Golden, Ricardo Velez, Savdeep Gill and Stewart Talleyrand) showed a lot of heart by continuing to compete after getting punched in the mouth (figuratively) early in the game. This team has a lot of fight in them. Max's All Stars finishes the regular season with a 2-3 record and will play their next game in the playoffs.

Box Score from June 5th, 2016

Team Mega - 60

Max's All Stars - 33

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Max's All Stars defeat Bronx House; improve to 2-2 in the ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League

Yesterday, Max's All Stars won their second ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League game vs Bronx House by a final score of 42-34. Bronx House was late for the game, so ABC Hoops had to run the game clock until they arrived. For each minute the clock ran, Max's All Stars was awarded one point. The game began with only five minutes remaining in the first half and Max's All Stars leading 11-0. Our coaches (Corey Orgias, Patrick James and Troy Whittington) did a good job of keeping the kids loose and prepared during the long wait until the game started. Darryl Ottley, Justin Cardenas, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Luke Duggan, Malek Graham, Rameik Golden, Ricardo Velez, Savdeep Gill, Sean Eustace and Stewart Talleyrand all played hard and contributed to the win. They showed continued progress for the third consecutive week. Our players really competed, showing increased aggressiveness and toughness. This win keeps the positive momentum going for Max's All Stars as we head into our Memorial Day weekend bye and prepare for the stretch run.

Box Score from May 22nd, 2016

Max's All Stars - 42

Bronx House - 34

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Max's All Stars get first win ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League game vs Mo' Basics

Yesterday, Max's All Stars won their first ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League game vs Mo' Basics by a final score of 47-24. It was definitely a significant step in the right direction. The players (Darryl Ottley, Justin Cardenas, Keshaun Cameron, Keone Billey, Luke Duggan, Malek Graham, Rameik Golden, Ricardo Velez, Savdeep Gill, Sean Eustace, Stewart Talleyrand and Travis Sukdevsingh) and coaches (Corey Orgias, Jason Lewis and Troy Whittington) all worked together and showed continued improvement. Everyone contributed to this milestone win. Even though this is a big victory for the program, there remains a lot of work to do.

Box Score from May 15th, 2016

Max's All Stars - 47

Mo' Basics - 24

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Max's All Stars suffer heartbreaking defeat in ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League; fall to 0-2

Yesterday, Max's All Stars dropped a heartbreaker in the Spring 2016 ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League against Fulton Ballers by a final score of 42-37. It was a major improvement from our first game, but Max's All Stars still fell short due to a combination of turnovers and some questionable officiating down the stretch. Our coaching staff (Corey Orgias, Patrick James and Troy Whittington) and players (Darryl Ottley, Keone Billey, Keshaun Cameron, Malek Graham, Rameik Golden, Ricardo Velez, Sandeep Singh, Savdeep Gill and Stewart Talleyrand) showed tremendous progress. There is still a lot of work to do, but we are definitely on the right track. Also, special thanks to our special assistant Anthony "Smooth" Hardison for helping out and supporting the team.

Box Score from May 8th, 2016

Fulton Ballers - 42

Max's All Stars - 37

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Max's All Stars fall in ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League season opener

Yesterday, Max's All Stars lost their opening game of the Spring 2016 ABC Hoops Junior Basketball League against Boys & Girls Republic by a final score of 65-32. It was a tough way to start this new era of Max's All Stars, but an important learning experience for our young team going forward. The box score is pictured below.

Box Score from May 1st, 2016

Boys & Girls Republic - 65

Max's All Stars - 32

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Max's All Stars split youth basketball scrimmage doubleheader vs NY ISS Flightz

Yesterday, Max's All Stars split their youth basketball scrimmage doubleheader against the NY ISS Flightz - losing the first game, 43-38 and winning the second game, 43-30.

In the first game, Max's All Stars older participants (ages 15-16) coached by Corey Orgias and Jason Lewis got off to a slow start. However, they made a push in the second half to narrow the deficit before ultimately falling short. Here are the players and points scored:
Amara Samoura - no points scored
Compton McAddley - 0/2 FT
Darryl Ottley - 1/2 FT, 1 point
Isaiah Sears - 0/1 FT, 8 points
Jonathan Lloyd - 2/2 FT, 7 points
Justin Cardenas - no points scored
Keone Billey - 0/2 FT
Oddie Santana - 2 points
Rameik Golden - 1/4 FT, 9 points
Michael McCary - 3/4 FT, 9 points
Stewart Talleyrand - 2/2 FT, 2 points
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In the second game, Max's All Stars younger participants (ages 14-15) coached by Patrick James and Troy Whittington got off to a dominant start. They led 28-3 at halftime. However, the large lead led Max's All Stars to get a little bit sloppy in the second half even though the outcome was never in doubt. Here are the players and points scored:
Justin Cardenas - 2 points
Keshaun Cameron - 2/5 FT, 9 points
Luke Duggan - 1/2 FT, 5 points
Malek Graham - 1/2 FT, 10 points
Raj Topo - 5 points
Ricardo Velez - 2/2 FT, 4 points
Savdeep Gill - 6 points
Sean Eustace - 2 points
Sincere Latif - 0/1 FT
Travis Sukhdevsingh - no points scored
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Overall, it was a very productive and positive day for Max's All Stars Youth Basketball Program. A lot to learn from and build on going forward.