Max's All Stars win Spring 2011 McBurney YMCA Adult Basketball League Championship

Max's All Stars won the Spring 2011 McBurney YMCA Adult Basketball League Championship with a win against "Bouncers" by a final score of 65-56. Daniel Phillips and Reed Morgan shared league MVP honors. Nikola Djurdjevic stole the show in the first half, attacking the basket, finishing his layups, drawing fouls and hitting free throws while chasing #3 of "Bouncers" on defense. Mike Viola helped close the game out with a huge three-pointer and clutch free throws down the stretch. Max's All Stars finished with an 8-2 record and were awarded with championship rings.

Spring 2011 McBurney YMCA Adult Basketball Champions
Standing (from left to right) - King Pommells, Eric Olsen, Therron Scott, Mike Viola, Patrick James, Daniel Phillips, Mike Klein, Max Margulis
Crouching (from left to right) - Nikola Djurdjevic and Reed Morgan 

Max's All Stars advance to McBurney YMCA championship game

Max's All Stars advanced to the McBurney YMCA Adult Basketball League championship game with a sloppy win against "Jesus Shuttlesworth" in the semi-finals by the score of 57-35. Nikola Djurdjevic, Daniel Phillips, Mike Viola, Patrick James and Reed Morgan got the team off to a 17-1 start in the first quarter and never looked back. "Bouncers" won the other semi-final game and will face Max's All Stars in the championship game next Tuesday.

Max's All Stars get redemption over "Bouncers" in McBurney YMCA regular season finale

Max's All Stars ended the McBurney YMCA Adult Basketball League regular season with a redemption win over "Bouncers" by a final score of 62-51. The team played very well and overcame some rather poor officiating. King Pommells hit back-to-back 3 pointers in the 3rd quarter, Nikola Djurdjevic did a great job defending #3 for "Bouncers" (their best player) and the All Stars closed the game out after letting the opposition creep back within one point midway through the fourth quarter. Both teams clinched a first round bye in the playoffs. The teams split their regular season meetings (1-1), but Max's All Stars have a +9 head-to-head point differential.

Regular season finale rescheduled due to Passover

Max's All Stars regular season finale at the McBurney YMCA against "Bouncers" (who are currently in first place) has been pushed back a week from Tuesday, April 19th to April 26th. Tip-off time will remain at 7:30 PM. The playoffs will take place on Tuesday, May 3rd (first round), May 10th (semi-finals) and May 17th (championship game).
A scrimmage against The New School might take place on Friday, April 22nd at Washington Irving High School Check back here for more details.

Max's All Stars improve to 5-2 at McBurney YMCA with win over "Jesus Shuttlesworth"

Max's All Stars improved to 5-2 at the McBurney YMCA with a sloppy win over "Jesus Shuttlesworth" by a final score of 67-45. The team was at near full strength for the first time all season (nine players showed up), but struggled to play cohesive team basketball. One regular season game remains before the playoffs begin.

Max's All Stars improve to 4-2 at McBurney YMCA with win over "Pippen Ain't Easy"

Max's All Stars improve to 4-2 after a short-handed win over "Pippen Ain't Easy" by a final score of 65-48. Only six players suited up and took control of the game early. Midway through the second half, the game turned into a dunk contest as Mike Viola and Reed Morgan exchanged throw downs, but nothing highlight worthy. Head coach, Max Margulis, played significant minutes but failed to accumulate any statistics.

New player added to roster

Point guard, Michael Klein, has been added to the roster and made his debut last night at the McBurney YMCA. Klein is the former high school teammate of Eric Olsen at Marlboro (NJ) and has played in various intramural basketball leagues over the years. He was a member of the "3 Balls" intramural team at the University of South Carolina in 2009 when they won the 5th annual South Carolina Intramural Recreational Sports Association (SCIRSA) State Palmetto Classic Extramural Basketball Tournament, resulting in an automatic bid to the National Intramural Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA) Regional Basketball Tournament where they reached the semi-finals and earned the Sportsmanship Award.