Friday, August 21
CT Knights Ladies Fall Ball & AAU Tryouts
CT Knights AAU/Y.B.O.A Basketball Tryouts for 2010 Season (Girls Only)
When: Nov 21st
Where: Weaver High School
What: AAU/YBOA Tryouts
Ages/Grades: 9yrs to 16yrs old or 4th grade to 11th grade
Times:
Cost/Dep: $200.00 (Dep is required if selected)
Contact Info: Tylon Smith Sr. 860-982-7837
Christine Smith 860-982-2211
Wednesday, September 2
Ladies Knights Casino Bus Trip
Ladies Knights Mohegan Sun Casino Fundraiser Bus Trip
When: October 24th 2009
Where: Mohegan Sun Casino
Bus Departs: 4:00pm (Bloomfield Commuter lot)
Bus Departs Mohegan Sun : 10:00pm
Cost Includes: $30.00
- Transportation
- $15.00 Food Voucher or Free Buffet
- 3 $5.00 Gambling Vouchers
Info: Can bring cooler, BYOB, Food/Snacks, etc...
* There will be a 50/50 raffle on the bus ride
Contact Info/Tickets: Amos Evans 860-548-1795
Karen Sheets 860-559-2940
Tuesday, August 4
CT Knights end of the Summer High School Jam
CT Knights will be holding a basketball tournament for High School teams Only.
When: Sept
Where: Masters School W. Simsbury CT
Who: High School Teams Only
Who: Boy's & Girls
Cost: TBD
Games: 3+ games (pool play)
Awards: Championship teams & All Tourny Team
Contact Info: Tylon Smith 860-982-7837 or 860-432-0803
Dawne Gittens 860-706-3758
To register please call Ty or Dawne
Wednesday, July 8
CT Knights 2009 Fall League
CT Knights Fall League will start registration this month
What: CT Knights Fall League
When: Sept 6th - Nov tbd
Where: Weaver High School
Who: ages 8 yrs to 17yrs
Cost: $ 125.00
Uniform: will be provided
Info: Fall league will be set up with stations working on Fundementals and two sets of games each day. There will also be educational stations - NCAA rules/regulations, Clearing House, College preparedness, Conditioning during off season etc.
Contact: Coach Ty 860-982-7837 for more details
** Registration forms will be mailed out to you, if you do not receive one please call Ty and I will get one to you.
Thursday, January 15
CT Knights will host 4 tournaments
2009 tournament schedule
April
- 18th - 19th Lady Knights Spring Tip Off (Boy's & Girls)
May
- 9th - 10th CT Knights Mothers Day Classic/YBOA State Qualifier (Boy's & Girls)
- 30th - 31st CT Knights May Madness (Boy's & Girls)
June
- 20th - 21st CT Knights Fathers Day Classic/YBOA Inv (Boy's & Girls)
Info: All tournaments professionally run, outstanding staff, Electronic score clocks, Board cert officials, Site cordinators are at each gym, Great facilities, plenty of parking and Charter buses welcome, Team discounts, Hotels, dining, Basketball Hall of Fame minutes away, great shopping facilities, outlets, Malls and outstanding competitionfor all.
Wednesday, January 21
CT Knights Girls projected 2009 schedule
CT Knights Girls projected 2009 schedule
March
28 - 29 luck of The Irish 11u Tolland, CT
April
4 - 5 Elite 8 Show Down 13u, 15u Patterson, NJ
11 - 12 Off Off Off
18 - 19 Lady Knights Spring Tip Off All Hartford, CT
25 - 26 New Hampshire Rivals Spring Fling All Plaistow, NH
May
2 - 3 Adidas Queen of the court 13u, 15u Fairfield, CT
9 - 10 YBOA State Qualifier All Hartford, CT
16 - 17 Rage in the Cage 11u Hartford, CT
23 - 24 Commotion by the Ocean 13, 15 Kingston, RI
30 - 31 CT Knights May Madness All Hartford, CT
June
6 - 7 Warriors Weekend 11u,15u Windsor CT
13 - 14 Gym Rat Challenge 15u Albany, NY
13 - 14 CD Raptors DWI 13u Albany, NY
20 - 21 CT Knights Fathers Day Classic YBOA Inv All Hartford, CT
27 - 28
July
12 - 18 YBOA Nationals All Polk County, FL
* Schedule is subject to change
Sunday, January 18
CT Knights Boy's projected schedule 2009 season
CT Knights projected boy's schedule 2009 season
March
20th (only) Hoop Group Top 100 Clinic @ BU 12 - 14 Boston, Ma
21 - 22 Hoop Group Top 100 Clinic @ BU 15u - 17u Boston MA
28 - 29 Mass Appeal Mayhem 11u,13u(Ty) 17u Boston,MA
28 - 29 Bean Town Masacure 13u(Dawne) 14u, 15u(Dawne) Boston,MA
April
3 - 5 MABC Spring Showdown 4 11u - 16u Boston, MA
11th Only North Central Blaze Easter Classic 13u (Ty) 17u Fitchburg, Ma
17 - 19 Hoop Group Pitt Jamfest 15u - 17u Pitts, PA
18 - 19 Lady Knights Spring Tip Off 12u Chewy Hartford, CT
24 - 25 Hoop Group Prov Jamfest 15u - 17u Prov, RI
May
2 - 3 Northeast Hoops USA All Albany, NY
9 - 10 CT Knights YBOA States 10u - 17u Hartford, CT
15 - 17 Hall of Fame Classic 11u - 17u Springfield, Ma
23 - 24 Gym Rat Challange 15u - 17u Albany, NY
30 - 31 CT Knights May Madness 11u, 13(Dawne) Hartford, CT
June
6 - 7 TBD
12 - 14 Rumble In the Bronx 15 - 17 Bronx,NY
20 - 21 Knights Fathers Day Classic/YBOA Inv ALL Hartford, CT
27 - 28 TBD
28 - 1 Hoop MT Camp Super Week I
JULY
5 - 8 Hoop MT Camp super week II Stonehill College
5 - 8 Eastern Inv Basketball Camp Albright College PA
11 - 14 Eastern Inv Basketball Camp Albright College PA
11 - 12 Bball 5 on 5 Road 2 the Garden 13u(Ty) 17u NJ
22 - 26 Las Vegas Nationals 15,16,17u
27 - 31 Las Vegas Nationals 13u & 14u
Sept/ Nov
6th - 15th of Nov CT Knights Fall League All ages Hartford, CT
Friday, January 9
CT Knights 2009 Boy's & Girls Coaches
CT Knights coaches 2009 season
Girls
11u ~ Mike Stone
13u ~ Corey Googe
15u ~ Ricky Flag
Boy's
11u/12u ~ Ashon Avent
13u ~ Dawne Gittens
13u ~ Tylon Smith Sr.
14u ~ George Sutherland
15u ~ Dawne Gittens
15u ~ Sam Broome
16u ~ Charles Morton
16u ~ Pete Simpson
17u ~ Tylon Smith Sr.
Thursday, February 5
CT Knights ~ Mr./Mrs CT Knight Award
Past Mr. CT Knight Award Winners:
2004 ~ Tylon Smith Jr. ~ Kingswood Oxford
2005 ~ Donte Gittens ~ The Masters School
2006 ~ Joe Macon ~ Mitchell College
2007 ~ Rodney Daniels ~ Mitchell College
2008 ~ Winston Morgan Jr. ~ Corpus Christy
2009 ~ Marquis Little ~ HMMS
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Mrs. CT Knight Award Winners
2010 ~ ???????????
Friday, January 9
CT Knights up coming tournaments
CT Knights upcoming tournaments for 2009 season
April
18 - 19 Girls
May
9 - 10 Boy's & girls
30 - 31 Girls
June
20 ~ 21 Boy's & girls
Friday, February 8
2008 BOYS SCHEDULE
CT Knights BOYS 2008 Revised 5-22-08
April 5 - 6 Mass Premiere(H) ALL Foxboro,MA
April 12 - 13 Top of the Rock(H) 11,12C,12TY,13 Worcester,MA
April 19 - 20 DC Hoop Fest(H) 14-17(not 15) DC
April 26 -27 Prov Jam Fest(H) 14-17 Providence,RI
May 3 - 4 North East Hoops(H) ALL Albany, NY
May 10 - 11 Mass Appeal 11-17 Boston, MA
May 17 - 18 Basketball Hall of Fame 11u - 13u Spring, MA
May 24-25 Gym Rat (H) 14S,15u -17u Albany, NY
May 31 - 1 Breakers Challenge(H) ALL Providence, RI
June 7 -8 Cape Cod(H) 11-16Pete no 14S Cape Cod, MA
June 14-15 Fathers Day Classic 11-17 Hartford, CT
June 21 - 22 Coach Ty B-Day Weekend Party
June 28th BANQUET (Winding Trail) ALL Farmington, CT
June 28th - July 5th YBOA Nationals 11u,14u,15u Florida
July 5th - 8th Eastern Invitational NJ
July 6th - 10th YBOA Nationals 16u, 17u Florida
July 26th - Aug YBOA Nationals 12u, 13u Florida
July 20th -July 26th Vegas Main Event 15u - 17u Las Vegas NV
July 27th - 31st National Youth Basketball Championship 11u - 14u Las Vegas NV
Aug 4-8 CT Knights Fund Camp 9u-16u Hartford, CT
Sept 6th to Nov 16th CT Knights Fall League ALL AGES Hartford, CT
(H)= Hotels
*** Schedule is subject to change
Friday, February 29
Coach Ty's Corner
To All CT Knights Players:
Test your Basketball/CT Knight I Q and play 1 on 1 against coach Ty
Answers
Question 1: What is Coach Ty's faviorites: Rest,Teams, Favorite Color
Restaurants _________________ __________________
Sports Teams NBA_________________ NCAA_____________ MLB_________
Faviort Color ________________
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bonus question~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Question 2 : What is coach Ty's favorite Ice Cream
Ice Cream __________________
do your home work
Winners: No one
Record Wins / losses
Coach Ty 3 0
Players 0 3
Good Luck next time ha ha
Coach Ty
Friday, February 1
Winston Morgan remembers and speaks of Dr.Martin Luther King
On Jan. 21, sixth grader Winston Morgan Jr. from Keeney Street Elementary was one of 40 essay winners who read his essay “Freedom from the Heart,” about Dr. King and the importance of education.
“[ King] did something not just for black people, but for white people, as well,” Morgan said. “He fought for us all to be together and have equal rights.”
Morgan’s father Winston, who grew up during the struggle for civil rights, said that the country has come a long way in the 40 years since King’s death.
“To know that we have a black man running for President, when 40 years ago we couldn’t even live in the same neighborhoods, is an example how far we have come,” said Morgan, but he also acknowledged there is still a ways to go before Kings dream is fully realized .
Monday, January 22
New Changes for traveling out of the United States " Passport info"
If any one is planning to go to the Canada tournament this year please read the following information below
New Passport Rules
Maria Colenso
If I were a betting gal, I'd say chances are in my favor that, even if you are a traveler, you don't have a passport. Only about 27 percent of Americans have one. But, because of new passport rules taking effect in January 2007, all of that is about to change.
Below is the information you'll need to know about the new rules and how to apply for your first passport. And once you have that new passport, why not tell everyone where you got your first passport stamp on our travel message boards?
WHAT IS CHANGING?
Right now, if you like to cruise around the Caribbean or Mexico, you're probably used to packing your driver's license and birth certificate. There are big changes ahead for you.
Under the government's new Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, everyone (including kids) will be required to show their passport when traveling between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Bermuda.
The only exception will be if you travel to a U.S. territory, such as Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands. There, your driver's license and birth certificate will still be all you need.
WHEN WILL THE CHANGES TAKE EFFECT?
The deadline for when these new passport rules kick in keeps changing, so beware of outdated information. The current time line is:
If you're traveling by air, you will need your passport beginning on Jan. 23, 2007.
If you are traveling by land or sea, new passport rules will go into effect as early as January 2008.
APPLYING FOR YOUR FIRST PASSPORT
To get your first passport, you need to go (yes, I mean in person) to a passport agency. Bring with you:
* Two photographs of yourself;
* Proof of U.S. citizenship (ex: your birth certificate);
* A valid form of photo identification such as a driver's license;
* A passport application form.
Passport agencies are usually a post office, government office or public library. You may not apply for your first passport online. To find an agency near you, visit: http://iafdb.travel.state.gov/.
Your first passport will get you through the next 10 years and will cost $97 if you're age 16 or older. Child passports last for five years and cost $82.
PASSPORT RENEWALS
Good news -- skip the lines and renew by mail.
College News!!! College News!!! College News!!!
Jared Jordan NAMED To MACC All-Rookie Team
Marist College men's basketball freshman Jared Jordan was named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)All-Rookie Team,announced this afternoon on the Pre-tournament Teleconference. Jordan is now one of five finalist for the MAAC Rookie of the year award,whice is to be announced on Friday at the Awards Reception at Pepsi Arena.
Jordan,a graduate of kingswood-Oxford High School, and played AAU basketball for Coach Tylon Smith and the CT Knights AAU basketball Club in Connecticut. Has made a name for himself as a rookie this season, playing in all 27 games for the Red Foxes, including 19 starts. He is averaging 6.7 points per game entering the tournament, and pulling in 4.3 boards an outing.
Most impressive perhaps is his ability to find the open player. He leads the team with 106 assists this year. It marks the third highest total for a Marist Freshman. With his three assists in the season finale at Manhattan, Jordan surpassed all-time leader Drafton Davis' rookie assist total of 105. Jordan's assist-to-turnover ratio is among
the best in the league at 2.3. In his 720 minutes,third on the team, Jordan committed just 48 turnovers. He finished the regular season third on the team with 29 steals.
Jordan earned MAAC Rookie of the week Honors three times this season.
Jordan is just the second Marist player to earn Maac All-Rookie honors since joining the league for the 1997-98 season.
Jordan stated that all his preparation for college came during the summer playing AAU basketball for Coach Tylon Smith and the CT Knights AAU basketball Program. "Coach Smith pushed me to do three things while I played for him,and they were to be the best I could be, to play smarter and work harder than my opponent, and to have fun. Those words and the phone calls from him during the season helped me stay focused at being the best I could be". Said Jared. "Coach Smith also taught me the only way a team can be successful if everyone gets involved and that was my job her at Marist". Said Jared Jordan.
Of note Jordan is the second Red Fox to earn MAAC All-Rookie Team accolades.
Hurricane Katrina Fund
To all parents, players, coaches and staff of the CT Knights.
At this point we are all familiar with the serious problems that occurred in New Orleans, Mississippi and other states that were affected by the Hurricane of Katrina. We would like to send our prayers to the families, business owners, Schools, Churches, Fire & Police Depts and to any one who has lost a family member, child, Mother, Father etc we send all of our love and you guys are in our thoughts and prayers each day.
The CT Knights Program has made a donation to the Hurricane Katrina Fund in the name of the CT Knights Program, in each players and coaches name.
Tylon Smith Sr.
ALUMNI
Tetrick Stonar University Of New Haven
Jeremy Freeman John Wood College Illinois
Sherrod Wright Rhode Island College
Jaymie Bryant Springfield College
Jerrell Hawkins Elms College
Jared Jordan Marist University
Andre Smith Buffalo University
Tommy foster Endicott College
Jason Gunn Elon College
Angel Dejuses Mitchell College
Stephen pusey Penn Valley college
Kyle Wolf Trinity college
Jeff Ewusie Southern University
Spencer Gusburg Trinity College
Kyle Ceplickie University of Vermont
Dane thompson Mitchell College
karl Brown Mitchell College
Greg Jubrey Teikyo Post University
CT KNIGHTS GIVING BACK
*CT Knights Giving Back to there Community *
I would like to say thank you to Tetrick Stonar, Sherrod Wright, Rico Delgado and Tylon Smith Jr. for Giving there time and for volunteering at Goodwill Industries. Goodwill is a day program in working with young adults with special needs. You players exemplify
outstanding team work and caring for others. This is what being a knight is all about.
From A proud Grand mother
* A Letter From A GrandMother to the Knights Organization *
Dear Mr. Smith
I was very impressed with the clinic on Nov 1st, especial with the attitude of the players and the camaraderie among the parents. My grandson thoroughly enjoyed himself and was quite impressed with the travel pictures.
Sincerely,
Jeanne A. Carter
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