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Archive for July, 2007

G.E.S.U.S. Out At AAU 17U Nationals

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball | No Comments »

(tournament coverage, photo, and video highlights here) G.E.S.U.S. Ball was eliminated Tuesday morning in the quarterfinals of the AAU 17U Boys Basketball National Tournament. The team coached by Lamont Strothers turned heads with a strong march through the tournament. G.E.S.U.S. swept ...

Rolling with G.E.S.U.S.

Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball | No Comments »

(tournament coverage, photo, and video highlights here) After spending only a season in the NBA with the Portland Trailblazers, G.E.S.U.S. Ball coach Lamont Strothers knows something about being overlooked. Despite a successful career in Europe, Strothers never made it back to ...

AAU 17U Nationals Live Blog Coverage

Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball | No Comments »

(tournament coverage, photo, and video highlights here) Ballgame. GESUS takes it 55-44. Wright finished with a game-high 18 points. He hit 9 of 12 foul shots. Weaver added 13. Derek Libbey led Maine with 16 points. Maine went on an 8-2 run ...

Hounds rally past Suffolk

Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball | No Comments »

(tournament coverage, photo, and video highlights here) The D-1 Greyhounds rallied from a 62-61 deficit to defeat the Suffolk Blazers Monday afternoon in the third round of the AAU 17U Boys National Tournament at Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Greyhounds, winners of ...

Suffolk Blazers Running With ‘Hounds

Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball | No Comments »

(tournament coverage, photo, and video highlights here) It was supposed to be Boo Williams' squad that faced Virginia's Suffolk Blazers this afternoon at The Milkhouse in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Instead, Virginia's state AAU champs are no more than spectators after ...

Two Virginia Teams Still Alive At AAU Nationals

Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball, Uncategorized | No Comments »

The sun set Sunday for 45 teams, including favorite Boo Williams 17U, at the AAU 17U Boys Basketball National Championship Tournament, and Monday’s sunrise brings a busy day for the 32 teams still competing for the national crown. (For full coverage ...

Greyhounds nip Boo in the end

Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball | No Comments »

Late on Saturday evening, a D-1 Greyhounds assistant coach was frantically seeking an explanation of tiebreaker rules after the Greyhounds lost a close battle in the finale of their pool play. The Greyhounds won that tiebreaker, and, with two victories ...

Boo Is Scary Good

Sunday, July 29th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball, Basketball | No Comments »

With pool play concluded at the 2007 AAU Boys Division I National Basketball Championship, Boo Williams has positioned itself as one of the teams vying for the crown. With a verbal commitment to the University of North Carolina already tucked ...

Boo Coasts On Day 1 at AAU Nationals

Saturday, July 28th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball | No Comments »

The Boo Williams AAU basketball bunch is doing it again. One year after losing its first game in the AAU's 17U National Basketball Championship game, Virginia's own Boo Williams Summer League team put on a shooting clinic to win both ...

AAU National Basketball Championships

Saturday, July 28th, 2007 Posted in AAU Basketball | No Comments »

The AAU National Basketball Championships are underway at World Wide of Sports at Disney and in other Orlando area venues. Check out all the news, photos, and video highlights of the Virginia teams and teams across the nation on ...