Max's All Stars drop to 1-4 with third consecutive loss

Max's All Stars dropped their third game in a row, this time against Neverwuzes by a final score of 69-59. Branden Gibson finally made his debut for the team and made valuable contributions, hitting a few long threes. The team overcame a double-digit second half deficit, tied the game and took a two-point lead, but could not hold on. The game was called with 1:37 remaining due to dangerous wet floor conditions after Eric Olsen (making his season debut) slipped an fell. He was not seriously hurt. All games there were scheduled after the 6:15 PM time slot at Grace Church School were canceled or the remainder of the evening.
With three games left, Max's All Stars have a 1-4 record.

Max's All Stars add reinforcements with four games remaining this summer

Former Bard High School Early College guard, Denzil Davis, made his debut for Max's All Stars this past week. At BHSEC, he averaged 15.7 PPG, 9.38 RPG and 5.55 APG in 56 career games according to to the PSAL website. Davis is a student at the University of Albany where he plays intramural basketball.

Marvin Billups Jr, former SUNY Purchase teammate of Corey Orgias and Jerrell Lewis, is expected to make his debut for Max's All Stars during the fifth game of the season this upcoming Tuesday, August 9th. He averaged 20.7 PPG, 6.16 RPG and 2.02 APG in 84 career games at SUNY Purchase. 

Eric Olsen will also be rejoining the team. He was a member of previous championships (Fall 2008 and Spring 2011).

These moves were made necessary by injuries to Reed Morgan (back spasms) and Jason Lewis (knee). In addition, King Pommells and Therron Scott have not been as active with this squad as they have been previously.

Max's All Stars currently sit in last place with a 1-3 record (2 points behind DB-Covert Ops, DB-Medenilla and Neverwuzes) in the Summer 2011 Basketball City Tuesday East A-Division. Only the top four teams in the league qualify for the playoffs. 

Max's All Stars drop to 1-3 with loss against DB-Medenilla

Last night at the Loyola School, Max's All Stars lost for the third time in four games - this time at the hands of DB-Medenilla by a final score of 75-52. Max's All Stars got off to a hot start with a 10-0 run to open the game and led by as many as 14 points during the first half, which finished with them ahead by a score of 37-29. However, with only five players for the second consecutive game, Max's All Stars tired midway through the second half and were obliterated by a 46-15 margin. Denzil Davis made his debut for the team.
Reinforcements are expected to come next week as Eric Olsen will be rejoining the team along with newcomer, Marvin Billups Jr.

Max's All Stars lose heartbreaker against AXA-Howard in OT

Max's All Stars lost a heartbreaker against AXA-Howard in overtime by a finale score of 56-54 with only five players - Nikola Djurdjevic (3 points), Patrick James (5 points), Jerrell Lewis (8 points), Corey Orgias (15 points) and Mike Viola (23 points). The game was shortened because AXA-Howard showed up late, but provided Max's All Stars with the opportunity to improve a lot. The five players on the court were forced to trust each other and did. Mike Viola finally had breakout performance. Unfortunately, in the final seconds Orgias and Viola combined to miss 4 of 5 FT attempts that could've sealed the win, but c'est la vie. Max's All Stars will benefit from this effort in the long run.

Max's All Stars outlast DB-Covert Ops in double overtime for first A-Division win

Last night, Max's All Stars won their first game in the Summer 2011 Basketball City Tuesday East A-Division against DB-Covert Ops by a final score of 48-47 in double overtime. Troy Whittington (18 points) and Jason Lewis made their Max's All Stars debut. Corey Orgias hit two free throws in the second overtime to win the game and finished with 17 points. Reed Morgan chipped in 9 points as well. The team showed great improvement on defense and boxed out better, but the offense regressed. It was a very sloppy game full of turnovers and Max's All Stars are fortunate to have won. There is still a lot of room for improvement going forward, but the team is headed in the right direction.

Max's All Stars lose Summer 2011 Basketball City Tuesday East A-Division Opener

Max's All Stars lost their Summer 2011 Basketball City Tuesday East A-Division opener last night against the defending Spring 2011 champions, NECO, by a final score of 83-65. It was a close game in the first half, but things got out of hand early in the second half as NECO took control towards victory. Corey Orgias (22 points) and Jerrell Lewis (18 points) made their Max's All Stars debut. Nikola Djurdjevic came off the bench, provided a spark with his hustle and chipped in with 12 points. Reed Morgan scored 10 points as well. There were quite a few defensive miscues, missed layups, a couple of mishandled subs and a lot of 1-on-1 offense that need to be address going forward. However, the game was much closer than the score indicates and was encouraging, proving that Max's All Stars do have the talent to compete on this level.

Max's All Stars jump to Basketball City A-Division for Summer 2011

Coming off winning the Spring 2011 McBurney YMCA Adult Basketball League Championship, Max's All Stars have made a few roster changes. Key contributors Eric Olsen and Michael Klein along with long-time member, Darryl Harvey Jr, will not be returning for the upcoming summer league as the team transitions to a higher level of competition in the Basketball City A-Division.

Replacing them will be five friends of Patrick James:

1. Former SUNY Purchase F/C, Corey Orgias (6'5"). Orgias was named to the 2009-10 All-Skyline Conference Men's Basketball Second Team and Player of the Week (3/1/2010). During his time with the Panthers, they won back-to-back Skyline Conference Tournaments (2010, 2011) and a regular season championship in 2010-2011. In 79 games over three seasons, Corey Orgias averaged 10.6 PPG and 6.8 RPG. Orgias transferred to SUNY Purchase (D-III) after one year at the University of New Haven (D-II) and played six games in the Spring 2011 Ramapo Amateur Basketball Association Adult Men's Spring League, averaging 25.3 PPG.
2. Former SUNY Purchase PG, Jerrell Lewis (6'2"). Lewis signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball with the UNC-Charlotte 49ers (D-I) and spent two years on the team. He played alongside future NBA first round draft picks Rashad McCants at New Hampton Prep (where he spent four years, averaging 25 PPG and 7.0 APG as a senior) and Sebastian Telfair during his middle school years. Jerrell transferred to SUNY Purchase for the 2008-2009 season, averaging 18.4 PPG and 2.4 APG in 19 games.
3. Former Berkeley Carroll G, Jason Lewis. Jerrell's brother, former high school teammate of Patrick James and Reed Morgan. Jason has played on numerous teams with his brother, Orgias, James and Morgan.
4. Recent Williams College graduate, Troy Whittington. The 6'6" forward/center from Brooklyn averaged 10.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in 96 contests over four years of college. Coming out of Friends Seminary, Whittington had Division I offers from Ivy League schools before being recruited by Williams where he had an All American career.
5. Former Dominican College basketball player and current SUNY Purchase assistant coach, Branden Gibson. The 6'5" forward was a two-year starting captain at Newburgh Free Academy (graduated 2002) and played four games in the Spring 2011 Ramapo Amateur Basketball Association Adult Men's Spring League, averaging 15.2 PPG.

Everyone else from this past spring will be returning to the team in attempt to win a fifth championship overall. The league will begin play in July 2011.