Max's All Stars reach semifinals of the 18th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division

This past weekend, Max's All Stars traveled to Boston and competed in the 18th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division. We finished 4-1 and reached the semifinals. We went undefeated in pool play with wins over CTE-4-Three (32-25), Brickhouse (61-45) and Raptor (58-30). Then we won our first round playoff game vs Pay2Play (39-23) before falling in the semifinals vs the defending champions, Instinet, in double overtime by a final score of 48-46. The semifinal game was tough. We got off to a slow start, but overcame a nine-point deficit to go up by seven before Instinet fought their way back to force overtime. The officiating was horrendous in the semifinal game, but fatigue was also definitely a factor. Despite falling short of our goal, there is a lot to be proud of. Max's All Stars battled all day despite missing a few key players. We played hard, worked together and overcame plenty of obstacles just to make the trip and have the opportunity to compete in this great tournament. Also, in the second game of the day Max Margulis recorded career win #200 of his coaching career. This is a very significant milestone in the combined history of Hofstra Club Basketball and Max's All Stars. So many great players have contributed to 200+ wins and 10 championships over the past 10+ years. Here's to many more! Thank you to Corey Bingham, Corey Orgias, John Simmons, Kevin Young, Marvin Billups Jr, Nate Jackson-Gause, Patrick James, Shereef Taylor, Spencer Smith and Troy Whittington for making the trip and competing. Shout out to Nashoba Learning Group and Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center for hosting a wonderful tournament yesterday. Thank you again to ARTEMIS, Inc. (Yuly Margulis) for sponsoring our team and to everyone who reached out and supported us this weekend - we are tremendously grateful for all the love! Hopefully, we can go again next year and bring home the championship!

Max's All Stars at the 18th Annual Full Court Charity Challenge in Boston, MA
March 11th, 2017

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

Link: https://gc.com/t/fall-2016/maxs-all-stars-57d80dbb614eef00235b0f8e/stats

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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