92nd Street Y Fall 2011 season opener postponed

Team #7 Jon L - Purple did not show up for the Fall 2011 92nd Street Y Adult Basketball League A-Division season opener last night against Max's All Stars. League director, Mike Gordon, has given Max's All Stars the option to accept a forfeit win or play a makeup game. Max's All Stars are likely to accept the challenge of playing the makeup game at a later date.
Earl Mills, Corey Orgias, Branden Gibson, Patrick James, Reed Morgan and Kevin Major all showed up for the game and stayed to play a little friendly pickup basketball among themselves.

Fall 2011 Tri-Captains Named

Max's All Stars are proud to announce that Patrick James, Reed Morgan and Corey Orgias will serve as team Tri-Captains for the Fall 2011 season. Patrick James and Corey Orgias did not miss a game during the Summer 2011 season and have demonstrated the ability to lead this team with their actions on and off the court.
P.J. is a three-time champion with Max's All Stars and the longest tenured member on the team.
Corey was also a Tri-Captain along with Marvin Billups and John Simmons at SUNY Purchase in 2010-2011.
Reed has proven to be the ultimate team player. The ex-Tufts guard plays with reckless abandon, driving to the basket against bigger players, finishing and drawing fouls. He was co-MVP of the Spring 2011 McBurney YMCA Adult Basketball League (with Daniel Phillips) and now will join James and Orgias as team Tri-Captains this season.

New player added to the roster

Former Rockland Community College (2007-2009) and SUNY Purchase (2009-2011) forward, Kevin Major, will join the roster. Major is former teammates of Corey Orgias and Branden Gibson at SUNY Purchase. The 6'4" forward averaged 7.43 PPG, 4.16 RPG and 1.57 APG during his college career (113 games total).

Kevin Major will replace Eric Olsen, who suffered an injury, on the active roster.

Fall 2011 92nd Street Y Adult Basketball League A-Division Schedule Released

Max's All Stars will be competing in the Fall 2011 92nd Street Y Adult Basketball League A-Division. The team will be listed under "Team #5 - Max M - Maroon" in the league standings. Here is the game schedule:

Regular Season:
Date @ Time vs Opponent
Sunday, October 16 @ 6:15 PM vs Team #7 Jon L - Purple
Tuesday, October 18 @ 7:15 PM vs Team #4 Brandon A - Red
Tuesday, October 25 @ 9:15 PM vs Team #6 Jordon S - Green
Tuesday, November 1 @ 9:15 PM vs Team #2 Scott G - Carolina Blue
Tuesday, November 8 @ 8:15 PM vs Team #1 Eric F - Royal Blue
Tuesday, November 15 @ 9:15 PM vs Team #8 Chris C - Organe
Tuesday, November 29 @ 9:15 PM vs Team #3 Ray S - Black
Tuesday, December 6 @ 9:15 PM vs Team #6 Jordon S - Green

Playoffs:
First Round:
Tuesday, December 13 @ 7:15 PM 1 vs 8, @ 8:15 PM 2 vs 7, @ 9:15 PM 4 vs 5
Sunday, December 18th @ 6:15 PM 3 vs 6

Semi-Finals:
Tuesday, January 3 @ 7:15 PM Top seed vs Lowest seed, @ 8:15 PM Two other winners play

Tuesday, January 10 @ 9:15 PM Championship Game

All games will take place at the Lane Gym on the fourth floor of the 92nd Street Y May Center for Health, Fitness & Sport (address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128).

Max's All Stars officially register for Fall 2011 92nd Street Y Adult Basketball League A-Division

This past Thursday, September 15th, Max Margulis registered his All Stars for the upcoming Fall 2011 92nd Street Y Adult Basketball League A-Division. Games will be played mostly on Tuesday evenings beginning in mid-October. The schedule has yet to be released.

In addition to that, Max's All Stars are looking to compete in the Fall 2011 New York Alumni Sports Adult Basketball A-Division on Saturdays beginning in mid-October as well. Details are still being finalized for that.

Here is a look at the projected roster:
Name - Position

Branden Gibson - F

Corey Orgias - F

Earl Mills - F/C

Eric Olsen - G

Jerrell Lewis - G

Josiah Peay - G/F

Mike Viola - F

Nigel Byam - F/C

Patrick James - G/F

Reed Morgan - G

Max Margulis - Head Coach/General Manager

Jermaine Lewis - Assistant Coach

Max's All Stars win Summer 2011 season finale

Max's All Stars finished the Summer 2011 Basketball City Tuesday East A-Division season on a high note with a 78-65 win over the defending Spring champions, NECO. Former Hofstra forward and current New York Wizard, Darren Townes, played for NECO and had a good game. However, Max's All Stars were at their strongest with a lineup featuring Troy Whittington (26 points), Josiah Peay (who scored 6 points in his debut for the team), Earl Mills (6 points), Marvin Billups Jr (6 points), Branden Gibson and Eric Olsen (2 points each) joining regulars Patrick James (13 points) and Corey Orgias (17 points). After taking a 10-point halftime lead, Max's All Stars were sluggish at the start of the second half until Head Coach, Max Margulis, called a timeout to allow his players to settle down a little bit, reminding them that there was only 5:42 remaining in the season. The team proceeded to go on a roll towards victory after that. Max's All Stars finish the season with a 2-6 record.

Max's All Stars lose for sixth time in seven games

Max's All Stars lost for the sixth time in seven games this summer against DB-Medenilla by a final score of 63-53. Despite starting the game for the first 10+ minutes with only four players, the team held a slim 30-28 lead at halftime. But even with reinforcements showing up midway through the second half, Max's All Stars tired and could not hold on.
Nigel Byam and Earl Mills made their debuts, scoring 8 and 6 points respectively. Patrick James finished with 5 points. Marvin Billups Jr scored 8 points (all on FTs) in limited minutes. Corey Orgias and Jerrell Lewis led the team with 13 points apiece. Eric Olsen also played limited minutes.