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Box Score from October 6th, 2019
Chiefs - 58
Max's All Stars - 48
ABC Hoops
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Max's All Stars is a New York City based basketball program that competes in various leagues/tournaments all year round. Indoors, outdoors, anywhere - Max's All Stars is up for any challenge! To learn more please visit our website: www.maxsallstars.com
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Max's All Stars drop season opener at ABC Hoops
On Sunday, October 6th, 2019 - Max's All Stars lost their Fall 2019 season opener at ABC Hoops vs Chiefs by a final score 58-48. Our team got off to a slow start and despite a valiant comeback effort, we were not able to pull it off in the end. It was a sloppy game overall - but Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Herman Billups, Marvin Billups Jr, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James and William Davis all played hard until the bitter end. Our next game is this upcoming Sunday, October 13th, 2019.
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Max's All Stars Hosts Second Annual Hall of Fame Game
On Monday, August 19th, 2019 - Max's All Stars hosted our second annual Hall of Fame Game at Basketball City. Marvin Billups Jr and John Simmons were the team captains. A draft was held on August 18th to determine the rosters for each team. The roster for Team Marvin was Damion Staple, Herman Billups, Kevin Johnson*, Kevin Young, Marvin Billups Jr (Captain), Patrick James*, Ronnie Worthen Jr, Shereef Taylor, Spencer Smith, Shereef Taylor and William Davis. Team John's squad featured Angel Gonzalez, Corey Orgias, Doug Herring, Jason Lewis, John Simmons (Captain), Kaheem Davis, Nikola Djurdjevic, Rob Thomas, Shaun Diaz and TJ Curry.
* - Kevin Johnson and Patrick James were traded from Team John to Team Marvin for future considerations prior to tip-off.
It was a highly entertaining and competitive game! Both teams played great! Team John took a ten-point lead in the fourth quarter, but Team Marvin kept fighting and overcame a seven-point deficit in the final minute. Down by three in the final seconds, William Davis hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game! In overtime, both teams exchanged baskets and after some controversial officiating the game was tied late. After Team John turned the ball over, Team Marvin got the ball back and called timeout with 00:01 left in overtime tied at 135. Shereef Taylor inbounded the ball to Herman Billups who hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the game for Team Marvin! It was an incredible finish to an amazing game! Herman's clutch game-winning three not only clinched the win for his team, but also earned him the MVP award. He finished the evening with 21 points/4 rebounds/3 steals/1 block. Full game stats are included below.
After the game we inducted four members into the Max's All Stars Hall of Fame - Rob Thomas (Class of 2018, but was not able to attend last year) and our Class of 2019 - Shereef Taylor, John Simmons and David Seagers (who was not able to attend this year). These men have made a tremendous impact on Max's All Stars over the years and we are thrilled to recognize their achievements. They have all earned their place in the Max's All Stars Hall of Fame.
Thank you to everyone who participated - all the players, fans, family and friends who came through to show us love and support. Thank you to Dave Schoenholt and Basketball City for providing the gym rental, referees, scorekeepers, filming the game and providing a championship trophy; Lifestyles Sports for the jerseys and CustomInk for the t-shirts; Crown Awards for the MVP trophy and Athletic Awards Company for the Hall of Fame plaques. Special thanks to Sadia, Mandy, Janiris, Denice, Sandra, Camry, Casey, Sarah Straub, the Gonzalez family, Kobe Smith, Carl Gibson and all the wives/fiancees/girlfriends/children/family members/friends/supporters for coming through as well. You guys are the absolute best! Love y'all!
* - Kevin Johnson and Patrick James were traded from Team John to Team Marvin for future considerations prior to tip-off.
It was a highly entertaining and competitive game! Both teams played great! Team John took a ten-point lead in the fourth quarter, but Team Marvin kept fighting and overcame a seven-point deficit in the final minute. Down by three in the final seconds, William Davis hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game! In overtime, both teams exchanged baskets and after some controversial officiating the game was tied late. After Team John turned the ball over, Team Marvin got the ball back and called timeout with 00:01 left in overtime tied at 135. Shereef Taylor inbounded the ball to Herman Billups who hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to win the game for Team Marvin! It was an incredible finish to an amazing game! Herman's clutch game-winning three not only clinched the win for his team, but also earned him the MVP award. He finished the evening with 21 points/4 rebounds/3 steals/1 block. Full game stats are included below.
After the game we inducted four members into the Max's All Stars Hall of Fame - Rob Thomas (Class of 2018, but was not able to attend last year) and our Class of 2019 - Shereef Taylor, John Simmons and David Seagers (who was not able to attend this year). These men have made a tremendous impact on Max's All Stars over the years and we are thrilled to recognize their achievements. They have all earned their place in the Max's All Stars Hall of Fame.
Thank you to everyone who participated - all the players, fans, family and friends who came through to show us love and support. Thank you to Dave Schoenholt and Basketball City for providing the gym rental, referees, scorekeepers, filming the game and providing a championship trophy; Lifestyles Sports for the jerseys and CustomInk for the t-shirts; Crown Awards for the MVP trophy and Athletic Awards Company for the Hall of Fame plaques. Special thanks to Sadia, Mandy, Janiris, Denice, Sandra, Camry, Casey, Sarah Straub, the Gonzalez family, Kobe Smith, Carl Gibson and all the wives/fiancees/girlfriends/children/family members/friends/supporters for coming through as well. You guys are the absolute best! Love y'all!
- Click here to visit the Max's All Stars Hall of Fame.
- Click here to view photos from the Second Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game courtesy of Shereef Taylor (Eye of Asaad).
- Click here to watch full game highlights from the Second Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game.
- Click here to watch the Second Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game Mixtape.
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| Back row (from left to right): Kevin Johnson, Jason Lewis, Corey Orgias, Spencer Smith, Herman Billups (MVP), Damion Staple, Patrick James, Marvin Billups Jr (captain), Max Margulis, Kevin Young, Nikola Djurdjevic, Angel Gonzalez, Doug Herring, Kevin Major, Rob Thomas, TJ Curry, Shaun Diaz, Shereef Taylor, William Davis. Front row (from left to right): John Simmons (captain), Kaheem Davis (with his son, KJ). |
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| Box score from the Second Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game Final Score (OT): Team Marvin (white jerseys) - 138 Team John (blue jerseys) - 135 August 19th, 2019 Basketball City |
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Max's All Stars win 20th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division Championship
This past Saturday, March 16th, 2019 - Max's All Stars won the 20th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division Championship held at the Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center. Our team went 5-1 en route to repeating as champions! Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, John Simmons, Kaheem Davis, Marvin Billups Jr, Nikola Djurdjevic, Shereef Taylor, Spencer Smith and William Davis played hard, sacrificed and worked together to earn this title. After winning the first two pool play games with relative ease against Raptor (38-21) and Pay2Play (54-41), it looked like Max's All Stars would coast to another championship. However, a loss in the third pool play game against CTE-4-Three (37-33) served as an important wake-up call for our team that helped us refocus and lock-in. In the fourth pool play game, Max's All Stars defeated Cross Insurance by a final score of 58-50. At the end of pool play, three teams were tied for the top-2 seeds with a 3-1 record. Brickhouse earned the #1 seed, leaving Max's All Stars and Instinet to shoot it out for the #2 seed. The tiebreaker was a three-point shooting contest. Instinet shot the ball first and made it. Spencer Smith matched that made three-pointer. Then Instinet shot the ball a second time and missed. Spencer calmly nailed a three-pointer to clinch the #2 seed and all-important bye straight to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Max's All Stars defeated Cross Insurance for the second time by a final score of 49-28 to earn a spot in the championship game against Instinet. In 2017, Max's All Stars suffered a heartbreaking double-overtime defeat in the semifinals against Instinet. Two years later, we avenged that loss with a victory against Instinet in the championship game by a final score of 49-43. Winning vs Instinet definitely made this championship victory so much sweeter. Marvin Billups Jr and Spencer Smith were named co-MVP's. This is the first time in tournament history that two players shared MVP honors. It was tough to name one MVP because everyone contributed and was a huge part of this championship. This was truly a total team effort. Thank you to all the players for making the trip and leaving it all out on the court. Thank you to Bob Forlenza for organizing a great tournament as always. Big thank you to ARTEMIS, Inc. for sponsoring our team. It is an honor to compete in this tournament in support of the Nashoba Learning Group and the MGH Lurie Center for Autism. Also, shout-out to Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center for hosting this great event. Ten years after Hofstra Club Basketball made their first trip to Boston for the NIRSA NCCS Regional Tournament, Max's All Stars continued the tradition and brought another championship back to New York. This is the fifteenth championship in team history.
Click here to watch highlights of Max's All Stars from the 20th Annual Full Court Challenge.
Click here to see photos of Max's All Stars at the 20th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge.
Click here to watch highlights of Max's All Stars from the 20th Annual Full Court Challenge.
Click here to see photos of Max's All Stars at the 20th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge.
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| Max's All Stars 20th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division Champions William Davis, Corey Orgias, Spencer Smith, John Simmons, Marvin Billups Jr, Kaheem Davis, Max Margulis, Nikola Djurdjevic, Branden Gibson, Shereef Taylor |
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| Post-tournament awards banquet John Simmons, Kaheem Davis, Nikola Djurdjevic, Marvin Billups Jr, Branden Gibson, William Davis, Max Margulis, Corey Orgias, Spencer Smith, Shereef Taylor, Bob Forlenza |
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Max's All Stars awarded with Red Auerbach statue in recognition of 2nd Annual ZogSports DC Jingle Ballin' Winter Hoops Classic Championship
The ZogSports DC Jingle Ballin' Winter Hoops Classic Champions do not receive a cash prize or a trophy or t-shirts or anything like that. Instead the winning team gets to make a contribution to the charity of their choice. As champions, Max's All Stars is proud to make a donation to the Red Auerbach Youth Foundation. In recognition of our tournament victory and as a thank you for our charitable contribution Red Auerbach's nephew, Mr. Stewart Grossman presented us with this statue (autographed by Red Auerbach himself) - the same one given to the NBA Coach of the Year every season. Thank you Mr. Grossman, Hope Allen, ZogSports DC and most importantly all the players who took part - Branden Gibson, Chuck Thompson, Corey Orgias, John Simmons, Kevin Johnson, Marvin Billups Jr, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James and Shereef Taylor. Max's All Stars only played in two tournaments this year and won them both. One in Boston where Red Auerbach is a Celtics legend and the other in Washington, D.C. at the very same school his basketball coaching career began (Saint Albans). Max's All Stars proudly dedicates these two championships in honor of Red Auerbach. He remains a constant inspiration for our team.
Monday, December 3, 2018
Max's All Stars win ZogSports DC 2nd Annual Jingle Ballin' Winter Hoops Classic Championship
Yesterday, Max's All Stars won the 2nd Annual ZogSports DC Jingle Ballin' Winter Hoops Classic in Washington, D.C.! It was a very fun weekend for our team in the nation's capital! On Saturday night we attended the Washington Wizards game and on Sunday we competed in the tournament at Saint Albans School. Branden Gibson, Chuck Thompson, Corey Orgias, John Simmons, Kevin Johnson, Marvin Billups Jr, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James and Shereef Taylor all played hard and went 5-0 to claim the championship. Max's All Stars defeated Terps (51-47), Snowmen Brigade (46-41) and Fannie Pack (49-33) in pool play then took down Fannie Pack again in the semifinals (40-33) and Terps in the championship game in (57-53). This is the 14th championship in team history. Thank you to all the players for making the trip and bringing home this championship! Also, thank you to Hope Allen and ZogSports DC for hosting a great tournament!
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| Max's All Stars ZogSports DC 2nd Annual Jingle Ballin' Winter Hoops Classic Champions Kevin Johnson, Branden Gibson, Shereef Taylor, Chuck Thompson, Max Margulis, Marvin Billups Jr, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James, Corey Orgias, John Simmons |
Monday, July 30, 2018
Max's All Stars Hosts First Annual Hall of Fame Game
This past Saturday, July 28th, 2018 - Max's All Stars hosted our first annual Hall of Fame Game at Julia Richman Education Complex. Patrick James and Corey Orgias were the team captains. The roster for Team PJ was Damion Staple, David Seagers, Doug Herring, Kevin Pegram, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James (Captain), Shereef Taylor and William Davis. Team Corey's squad featured Angel Gonzalez, Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias (Captain), Jason Lewis, John Simmons, Kaheem Davis, Kevin Major, Marvin Billups Jr and Spencer Smith. It was a highly entertaining and competitive game! Both teams played great! Team PJ defeated Team Corey by a final score of 123-114. Doug Herring and Marvin Billups Jr were named co-MVP. After the game Patrick James, Corey Orgias, Branden Gibson, Marvin Billups Jr, Doug Herring, Spencer Smith, Rob Thomas and Troy Whittington were inducted into the inaugural class of the Max's All Stars Hall of Fame. Thank you to everyone who participated - all the players, family and friends who came through to show us love and support. Thank you to Indoor Hoops for providing the gym rental; ABC Hoops for bringing referees, scorekeepers and a photographer; Lifestyles Sports for the jerseys; Crown Awards for the MVP trophy and Athletic Awards Company for the Hall of Fame plaques. Special thanks to Sadia Alrobaie, Mandy Figueroa, Janiris De Jesus, Justinne Pegram, Elizabeth Palega, Chelsea P. Freeman, Shayla Diaz of Shayz Dayz, Shaun Diaz, Carl Gibson, Nat Harris and Jerrell Lewis for coming through as well.
- Click here to visit the Max's All Stars Hall of Fame.
- Click here to view the box score from the First Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game courtesy of ABC Hoops.
- Click here to view photos from the First Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game courtesy of ABC Hoops.
- Click here to watch Max Margulis' pre-game interview with Nat Harris.
- Click here to watch highlights from the First Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game (Part 1).
- Click here to watch highlights from the First Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game (Part 2).
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| From left to right: Marvin Billups Jr, Kevin Major, Kevin Pegram, William Davis, Doug Herring, Corey Orgias, Max Margulis, Branden Gibson, Patrick James, Kaheem Davis, Jason Lewis, Shereef Taylor, Damion Staple, Spencer Smith and John Simmons |
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| Winners of the First Annual Max's All Stars Hall of Fame Game - Team PJ! From left to right: William Davis, Shereef Taylor, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James, Max Margulis, Kevin Pegram, Doug Herring, David Seagers and Damion Staple |
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Max's All Stars win 19th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division Championship
This past Saturday, March 10th, 2018 - Max's All Stars won the 19th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division Championship held at the Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center. Our team went 6-0 en route to winning the title! We did so with only seven players (Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, Jason Lewis, Kaheem Davis, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James and William Davis) for the first four games. Then Spencer Smith arrived and joined us for the semifinals and championship game, giving us the jolt of energy we needed to see this thing through. Branden Gibson won MVP and deservedly so, but this was truly an all-around team effort. Everyone stepped up and had an opportunity to contribute and shine. Branden did a little bit of everything - scoring in a variety of ways (3's, mid-range, post-up) and distributing the ball. Corey and Jason hit some clutch shots and stepped up as vocal leaders. They were basically playing and coaching. PJ locked up as always and was one of our primarily ball handlers. He did a great job. Nikola had a block party. Nobody could score on us down low. He also pulled down a ton of rebounds and scored a bunch underneath the basket. The Davis brothers, Kaheem and William, provided size and athleticism. They did a little bit of everything - attacking the basket, stretching the floor and playing aggressive defense. Spencer came in motivated for the final two games. He hit a bunch of 3's and also drove to the basket and finished with ease. We couldn't accomplish this without all these contributions. Some of the guys were still learning how to play with each other when the tournament started, but as the day went on we made tons of progress in a short period of time. It's amazing how smart veteran basketball players can come together and make it work the way our team did. Thank you to all the players for making the trip and leaving it all out on the court. Thank you to Bob Forlenza for organizing a great tournament as always. Big thank you to ARTEMIS, Inc. (Yuly Margulis) for sponsoring our team. It is an honor to compete in this tournament in support of the Nashoba Learning Group and the Lurie Center for Autism. Also, shout-out to Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center for hosting this great event. Nearly a decade after Hofstra Club Basketball made their first trip to Boston for the NIRSA NCCS Regional Tournament, Max's All Stars continued the tradition and finally brought a championship back to New York. This is the thirteenth championship in team history.
Click here to see photos of Max's All Stars at the 19th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge.
Click here to see photos of Max's All Stars at the 19th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge.
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| Max's All Stars 19th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division Champions Kaheem Davis, Patrick James, Jason Lewis, Branden Gibson, Max Margulis, Corey Orgias, Spencer Smith, Nikola Djurdjevic, William Davis |
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| Post-tournament awards banquet Corey Orgias, William Davis, Branden Gibson, Spencer Smith, Jason Lewis, Max Margulis, Patrick James, Nikola Djurdjevic, Bob Forlenza, Kaheem Davis |
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