27/11
- Alston defies
the odds
Rafer Alston has endured a form of prejudice
that has nothing to do with race or
religion. Old-fashioned NBA types tend
to glare icily at Alston and mutter,
"He's one of them street-ballers. Another
undisciplined playground kid. If we
get too many of them in the league,
well, there goes the neighbourhood.
27/11
- Randy Gill
Better known to the streetball community
as "White Chocolate," has
agreed to lend his uncanny abilities
to a team destined to make its mark
in ABA history, the Maryland Nighthawks.
Last year, Gill dazzled audiences nationwide
with his wicked ball-handling skills
and deadly jump shot as champion and
$100,000 winner of MTV's "Who's
Got Game" streetball challenge.
25/11- AND1 MIX TAPE
TOUR UPDATE
- Seth Berger, founder and CEO of basketball
footwear and apparel company AND1, today
announced that the company will launch
a 12-city Winter Tour in 2005, AND1
Streetball Live. The Tour begins January
7th in Denver, Colorado and wraps up
on March 19th in Columbus, Ohio and
is produced by RCA Group. "In the last
five years, we've brought AND1's style
of playground ball to America's top
markets, Europe and Asia," said Berger.
"Now we're taking the game, its
stars and its attitude, to even more
cities here at home where there are
countless basketball fans who might
not have made it to one of our summer
events yet.
16/11- Article on
YPA's Myree Bowden
Alas, we are finally back with our second
featured former Stockton Athlete. As
College Basketball gets ready to open,
we thought we would let you into the
world of former University of the Pacific
guard Myree Bowden. Myree graduated
last spring with a degree in communication,
and has become a working man. We sat
down with Myree last week and asked
him about his time at Pacific, as well
as what he has been doing recently.
9/11
- Second Annual
SBA All-Stars CIAA Alumni
Street Ball Show Challenge
The Street Basketball Association, LLC
(SBA) has renewed their partnership
with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (CIAA) co-produing the SBA
Street Ball Show featuring the SBA All-stars
and CIAA Alumni All-stars for its 2005
Basketball Tournament in Raleigh, NC.
The
And1 Mix Tape Players are takin' over
courts one country at a time. Jump on
board as they invade the city streets
and conquer everything from the courts
to the culture in Paris, Barcelona,
London, Milan, and Frankfurt. This is
the first And I mix tape tour overseas
adventure, featuring previously unreleased
footage, music by Jadakiss, Jin, Attitude,
and more, plus the Paris dunk contest,
Helicopter bursts on the scene, and
Team And I vs. Team And I with money
on the line. On Sale 16th
November
9/11
- Raptors hit
the road for six tough tests
"Rafer's playing really well,"
said Mitchell. '' He's doing what we
knew he could do.'' Alston averaged
15 points, eight assists and just two
turnovers in three games, earning a
nomination as the Eastern Conference
player of the week.
9/11
- SBA All-Stars
Produce "The Show"
The SBA Sports Management and Entertainment
Group and Dance Empowerment of Calvert
County co-produced a version of the
SBA Show, called the "First Annual
'Be Cool, Stay in School' All-star Basketball
and Dance Classic. A sold-out crowd
at Patuxent High School in Southern,
Maryland had an opportunity to witness
the SBA's Street Ball Show, an urban
phenomenon that combines the amazing
talents of the top professional street
ball players in the world with Hip-Hop
music and well choreographed and entertaining
dance routines.
4/11
- Seahawks hit
the streets
WARRNAMBOOL basketballers Curtis Small
and Nathaniel O'Brien will take on household
USA names when they embark on a streetball
tour of Australia on Sunday. The Seahawks
players have been selected in a national
team to take on the USA And1 Mixtape
team on its tour of Australia.
2/11
- Alston in
spotlight
Vince Carter wants out. Rafer Alston
has never felt so in. Two sides of the
professional sporting world found in
one city, on one team. Depending on
the moment, the game, and the mood,
for all his gifts, Carter will lack
energy, enthusiasm and toughness. Energy
is part of what defines Alston and,
when the NBA season begins for the Raptors
tomorrow night, he greets this newfound
opportunity - not to mention riches
- with almost boyish optimism.
