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NYC Legend @hdache13 coming thru to chop it up. Make sure yall rune in..πππππππππππππππππππππππππππππGrowing up in Harlem of New York City, Tim Gittens faced crippling hardships that could have made him another statistic. Β However, Tim Gittens refused to walk the cyclic path of society's stigmatizations as an inner city youth and excelled despite the numerous setbacksβ¦ using basketball as a vehicle to maneuver through and conquer the path.
In the last 20 years Tim Gittens has become one of...
Published 01/11/24
Melshawn Scott played for MLK High School where he avg 25 points as a sophomore but was forced to leave school after a situation he explains during the interview. He also played college ball at St Augustine in GA. Trouble had a way of finding the Harlem Legend but his journey to Redemption is one for the books.
Published 06/20/23
Rich Brunson is entering his fifth season as the head coach of the Brookdale's women's basketball program. In his first three seasons, his teams earned their way to the Region XIX conference championships. In Brunson's first year (2016), he was honored with Region XIX, Coach Of The Year, as his Jersey Blues qualified for a trip to the national tournament. Coach Brunson produced two 1st team All-Americans and Players Of The Year; Che'Kasha Andrews (Willmington University), who is Brookdale's...
Published 05/28/23
Check put the exclusive conversation w/ playground Legend A-Butta as he talks about the basketball culture in NYC as seen through his eyes. This is one incredible story
Published 04/29/23
NYC Great Daryl βShowtimeβ Hill @therealshow3.told y'all , it's was going to be epicππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
His nickname says it all, "Showtime".
Given to him in junior high school by a buddy, the "Showtime" moniker has stuck to Daryll Hill, the post-graduate at Milford Academy (Milford, Conn.). And he's known as "Showtime" on the playground courts at the famed Rucker League in New York City, where he's balled against the likes of Steve Francis, Jamaal Tinsley and Al...
Published 04/04/23
Hip Hop Legend Capone
Published 04/04/23
All City, 3x City Champs &
1 State Champion Boys & Girls & Hilbert College Great Seton Hall Standout Coach Ruth Lovelace @ruth.lovelace.16 . Ruth was a certified Killer when she played at Boys & Girls.. She avg something like 38 points per game before accepting a letter of intent to attend @setonhallwbb ...
The Boys and Girls School of Brooklyn is known as one of the premier basketball schools in New York City and the city league is known as one of the toughest in the...
Published 03/09/23
Capone-N-Noreaga released their first single βIllegal Lifeβ featuring Mobb Deepβs Havoc in 1996 after signing to Neil Levineβs Penalty Recordings. The record laid the groundwork for N.O.R.E. and Capone to drop their debut studio album the following year. However,Β Capone was locked up after violating his parole, which led Noreaga to finish the project himself. Comprised of 20 songs,Β The War ReportΒ was released in 1997 and contains features from Mobb Deep, Busta Rhymes, Iman THUG, Troy...
Published 01/27/23
Basketballheadzz Presents: Hip Hop Legend Sadat X from the Legendary Group Brand Nubian amazing interview. He is definitely an official Basketballhead for real..He talks about his days with the Riverside Hawks, playing in the CHSAA and against some of the best ball players in NYC before joining the Legendary Group brandnewbianbrothers πππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
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Published 01/19/23
Steve Rivers lived in Bklyn until 1973 when at age 11, they moved to Uniondale NY.Steve began playing organized Basketball in the 6th grade and played for Lawrence Road JHS. In 1977, Steve went on to school at LI Lutheran HS where he gained honors as an All Long Island guard in both his junior and senior years.Steve received a full basketball scholarship to play at the Univ. of Maryland where he played with such players as Albert King,
Buck Williams, Ernie Graham, Adrian Branch, Herman Veal...
Published 01/09/23
Basketballheadzz Presents: Ep 120 Archbishop Molloy H.S Great, Holy Cross College Hall of Fame Inductee & Head Coach of @eagleacademybkbasketball @coachkevh14_ came thru for an amazing conversation about his incredible career..πππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
#nycbasketballhistory #nychighschoolbasketball #brooklyn #bronx #Queens #StatenIsland #Manhattan #longisland #westchestercounty #upstateny
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Published 12/22/22
Basketballheadzz Presents: Tonight 8pm my guy and former Bayridge summer league teammate NYC Legend @blackjackryan21
Jack Ryan, aka "Black Jack", aka "Water", is an American streetball player from Brooklyn, New York. Ryan's basketball exploits began at John Jay High School, where, as a senior, he averaged 26 ppg. Ryan later took his game to East 5th St. Park in Brooklyn, where he mastered the tricks and shots he became well known for. In his first season in a recreational league at West 4th,...
Published 12/06/22
BasketballHeadzz Presents: Awesome Interview w/ NYC Legend @iam_kareemreid πππππππ
His school career started with St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School. As a freshman on JV, the team went 33-1 and won the city championship. With the closing of the school. His search led him to another Bronx school, the famous basketball school St. Raymond High School for Boys. The reason he chose this school was because all of the members from his previous team decided on going to the powerhouse Harlem...
Published 11/14/22
Basketballheadzz Presents: Awesome interview w/ NYC Great & ClevelandStateUniversityLegend Cori Coleman coming through to tell her storyπππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
Averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game as a senior...earned first team All-Manhattan and first team All-State as a junior...named the Manhattan Player of the Year following senior season...also earned first team All-City and first team All-State honors as a senior...named to the ESPN...
Published 11/09/22
BasketballHeadzz Presents: In Honor of Black History Month: Tonight 8pm NYC, Larenburg Institute & @northcarolinambb Legend and NBA Hall ofFameInductee @charliescott.33 ππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
Charlie Scott had reached a pivotal crossroads. At age 17, two years after he had moved by himself toΒ North Carolina from New York City, all his hard work had brought him to the moment he dreamed would be his escape from the streets of Harlem: acceptance of a major college scholarship. And it...
Published 10/26/22
Salesian H.S.,Westchester Community College Great & NYC Playground Legend @shanedribblemachine coming thru to tell his story. You already know my brother is not one to hold back so you already know it's going to be Epic..You don't want to kiss thisπππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
High School:Β Salesian High School (1990-94) where he played in the New Rochelle Class B Championship
College:Β West Chester Community College (1994-96) where he was named 2nd team All-American Conference MVP in 1996 β...
Published 10/21/22
Salesian H.S.,Westchester Community College Great & NYC Playground Legend @shanedribblemachine coming thru to tell his story. You already know my brother is not one to hold back so you already know it's going to be Epic..You don't want to kiss thisπππππππππππππππππππππππππππ
High School:Β Salesian High School (1990-94) where he played in the New Rochelle Class B Championship
College:Β West Chester Community College (1994-96) where he was named 2nd team All-American Conference MVP in 1996 β...
Published 10/12/22
BasketballHeadzz Presents: Brooklyn Legendary HS Coach Brooklyn Law & Tech HS Head Coach Kenny Pretlow Francis of Brooklyn after he graduates this spring...Awesome story from a coach that has been doing this since the 80's to the present ..
The selling point is, we put kids in college,β Levy said.
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Despite the size of the gym, the Jets are a team that hits from long range. Moreno practices some of his 3-pointers from just inside a doorway. βAll in all, itβs still a gym,β senior...
Published 10/03/22
Curtis High School Great @nemiath44 Few people have as much admiration for the SIHSL Tournament asΒ Red Tripp, the championship-game MVP while playing point guard for Curtis in 1999.
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βIt brings back a lot of great memories,β said Tripp, sitting at the press table during Wednesday nightβs semifinals at Wagner College. βNothing but good times.β
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Tripp (with ball) helped the Warriors finish 17-0 on Staten Island during his senior campaign of 1998-99.
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He was a smooth-dribbling,...
Published 09/25/22
NYC Legendary Head Coach Johnny Mathis ππππππππππππππππππππ
For most basketball coaches, seeing their team mired in a 27-point deficit would be cause for some angry barking, a clipboard fling, and a swig or two of Mylanta.
For John F. Kennedy head coach Johnny Mathis, itβs his medicine.
Mathis, a fixture at JFK since 1987, has had more to deal with than the average coach. Health issues have thrown him a curve the past several seasons, which has enabled the legendary coach to put subpar play...
Published 09/19/22
Long Island Basketball and Hempstead High School Legend, Rhode Island Standout and Professional Baller Kyle Ivey-Jones.. Kyle played for Legendary Coach Ted Adams. So you already know this is going to be a Legendary Evening..Kyle is the only player ever to start on four Long Island championship teams, he was also twice the MVP of the state public schools tournament and put his name at the top of the Tigers' career scoring list (1,701).
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After leaving Hempstead, he attended Rhode...
Published 09/12/22
Boys and Girls St Bonaventure Great & JV Head Coach at Brooklyn Technical High School Elmer Anderson @igotyoubasketball πππππππππππππππππππππππ
Elmer was part of one of the best backcourt in NYC History along side Dwayne "Pearl" Washington. Elmer held his own and was able to translate his game into one of the finest underrated point guards in NYC History. He also did it on the college level at St Bonaventure University where he is a Legend celebrated by his Peers & University....
Published 09/06/22
UNLV Great and NBA Veteran Ricky Sobers @rbsobers .
First UNLV player picked in the first round of the NBA Draft and first All-American in school history.
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The 6-foot-3-inch guard scored 855 points in 54 games for a career average of 15.8.
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The Rebels went 20-6 in his first season and 24-5 with an NCAA Tournament berth in his second.
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Quotable: βSobers played two years for us. The first year, he was a pain in the ass. The second year, he was sensational.β β Jerry...
Published 08/15/22