F.A.C.E.S.: Exciting News!: Killer Bees represent NJ District AAU at Nationals
Tuesday, July 12Killer Bees represent NJ District AAU at Nationals
2011 13U Division I AAU 7TH / 8TH Place Game: F.A.C.E.S (NJ) 80, Sports Academy (LA) 71
The northeast United States was represented well by the F.A.C.E.S. organization from New Jersey. The group made their presence known to a national audience in pool play, claiming the #1 seed in Pool E, beating a favorite Athlete’s First squad from Oklahoma. Head coach Rob Cole and his program continued their run into the national bracket, advancing to the quarterfinals, and ultimately finishing as a top ten team in the country. An extremely balanced squad, forward Idris Joyner was a major presence for F.A.C.E.S. and received consistent contributions from Christian Ford, Raymond Montilus, and Jagan Mosely. One of the week’s biggest revelations was point guard R.J. Cole, who was playing a year ahead of his age/grade level. The 2017 floor general led a double-digit comeback in the medal game against Sports Academy, hitting a buzzer-beater as time expired to send the game into overtime, which F.A.C.E.S. eventually won. For Sports Academy, 6-foot-6 forward Wayde Sims and 6-foot-4 wing Donovan White were the team’s top performers. The Academy also received a number of impressive performers from forward Jayln Jones, who looks like he’ll develop into a nice perimeter prospect in the near future.