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High School Update Jan 2012 

This year's Sweet Sixteen team members are tearing up the metro region.

Brendan Crowley   Leading scorer for Rye Neck 

Max Twyman  Leading Scorer for Rye HS

Justin Nolan  One of the top two scorers for Tuckahoe

Matt Henson  Leading scorer for Pelham

Jack Jamilkowski one of two top scorers for Blind Brook

Matt Balag and Mychal Coleman  Starting front line for Sacred Heart, one of the top ten small schools westchester Putnam

Charles Lawrence 4th leading scorer in NJ

Billy Kelly Starting pg for Kennedy

Jay McKay  Leading scorer for Lehman

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The Minutemen Basketball Club will be conducting  Basketball Fundamentals & Skills Clinics  for 4th, 5th and 6th graders  and  for 7th and 8th graders in Yonkers.   All Sessions will cost $20.00 per player.  Clinic dates and times for January and February will be posted in December. December dates will be posted as soon as a new gym has been located. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Brown by email tombbcoach@gmail.com or phone 914-806-6017. 

ALL TRYOUTS FOR THE SPRING 2012 SEASON WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE IN JANUARY. PLEASE NAVIGATE OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MINUTEMEN ATHLETIC CLUB. WE WILL HAVE MULTIPLE TEAMS IN GRADES 4 THRU 12 AND STRIVE TO BE THE PREMIER AAU BASKETBALL PROGRAM IN NEW YORK. WE WELCOME ALL PLAYERS INTERESTED IN BASKETBALL WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT LEARNING AND PLAYING THE GAME AT A HIGH LEVEL.

If you have any questions about our program, please email us at tombbcoach@gmail.com or bbcoachs@aol.com. 

                                 SWEET SIXTEEN !

MINUTEMEN WHITE U 17s had a great run at this year's AAU National Championships in Orlando Florida making it to the SWEET SIXTEEN in a dramatic fashion.

89 teams qualified for this prestigious event, from over  thousands of eligible squads from around the country.

Minutemen White had a great regular season in which they did well in both the Div I and Div II regionals and won 4 tournaments throughout the spring.  They came into the National Championships with over 23 wins.  In Orlando, they started against a good club from the Miami area, the Miami Pre Heat.  The game was close and MM were down 2 at half but they defended well.  Defense told the tale and Minutemen prevailed in the second half pulling away with  3 minutes left to win by 16.

Next up were the NJ Tarheels with a 6' 9" center and a deep squad.  In a tightly contested battle, the Minutemen shut out their leading scorer who had 25 in the first round but the size of the Tarheels prevailed and the Minutemen lost a close one.

It was do or die and the next round saw SEBA, a highly regarded program, duel the Minutemen for the right to move on to the Championship bracket.  the game was played on one of the showcase courts in the Milk House and numerous college coaches filled the stands.  Multiple lead changes throughout the game with great shooting by SEBA.  Minutemen go down by 8 in the fourth quarter.  Minutemen went 9 deep, offense and defense switches, down the stetch playing a suffocating man full court defense led by Jay McKay, Billy Kelly and Mark Zientek. Max Twyman, Tom Fleming and Matt Henson hit big shots. Minutemen go up 3 with less than  a minute to go. Best shooter on SEBA nails a bank shot 3 to tie.  20 seconds left, time out.  Minutemen ball, Brendan Crowley splits the defense and scores on a drive to go up 2,  Justin Nolan steals the inbound and Minutemen go on to Championship round.  The Tournament officials call it one of the best comebacks of the entire tournament.

Minutemen finish second in pool play; next up the Arsenal coming off of 3 straight wins in their pool.  Lots of size, dunking showcase style, clearly a big talented rugged team. The Minutemen are tougher and take their big men out of the game, Brendan Crowley tough at pg, Matt Henson, Max Twyman, Tom Fleming, Justin Nolan , Jay McKay and Matt Balag hit the boards big time.  The bench contributes mightily, Billy Kelly, Mark Zintek, Charles Lawrence brillant on defense.  Great contributions by Jack Jamilkowski and Mychal Coleman. Decisive win in last minute 55-45.

Next game, winner advances to Sweet Sixteen. The secondgame in the day for the Minutemen The opposition: a well rested undefeated team from Oklahoma, BARTLESVILLE BRUINS ASSOCIATION.  They are a loaded team with matching 6'6' forwards, quick guards.  Finished first in their pool and dominated in regular season winning one of the toughest tournaments in the Texas/Oklahoma area.  Minutmen go up in first half, everybody plays well, Jack Jamilkowski and Charles Lawrence lead the charge in support of the starters. Twyman, Henson, Mckay Nolan  and Fleming battle the bigs off the boards. The Bruins mount a big comeback charge and take the lead with a 3 point bank (deja vue for the Minutemen!) and go up by 1 with sixteen seconds left.  The crowd is loud on both sides.  Coach lets the Minutemen go in transition, Brendan Crowley splits the middle, again.  He's fouled with 5.2 seconds left!  He makes both, last seconds' shot by Bruins falls short against defensive pressure by Kelly, Zintek and Lawrence.  Minutemen are in the Sweet Sixteen!

Next up: Louisiana Roadrunners.  Big, quick and good shhoters, a tough competitive club who are the state Champions and have crushed their opponents in their undefeated run to the Sweet Sixteen.  They go up early, Minutemen make a charge late in second half to bring it to 8, Roadrunners open the floor and go into a delay which ends the Minutemen's impressive National Tournament run. Louisiana goes on to win the National Championship.

What a season, what a Tournament! Over a thousand teams vie to compete in the AAU National Tournament, the best show up in Orlando.  A great accomplishment to be among the SIXTEEN best teams in the country.

Congrats to the players and coaches.

Brendan Crowley  Rye Neck HS    Matt Henson Pelham HS   Max Twyman  Rye HS   Jay McKay  Lehman HS

Justin Nolan Tuckahoe HS    Tom Fleming  Dobbs Ferry HS     Jack Jamilkowski Blind Brook HS

Charles Lawrence  Teaneck HS    Billy Kelly  Kennedy HS    Matt Balag  Sacred Heart HS

Mychal Coleman Sacred Heart HS      Mark Zintek  Masters School

Coaching staff;

Thanks to Tom Brown, Todd Hummell, Rob Holford and Mike Mcdonnell for their help in the regular season and preparing the team for Orlando.

Special thanks to Brian Stafman, Bill Henson, and Frank Kelly for their help in Orlando with a big nod to Frank Kelly, Jr.

To  the parents, your support was wonderful!

Coach Steve Marcellino

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May 22-23

Minutemen White Juniors wins Chase the Game Winner Take All Championship for second year in a row.  Team will be going to the AAU National Championships in Orlando, Florida at the end of July.

May 14-16

Minutemen White advance to Elite Eight NY Metro Championships

May 6 - May 8

Congrats to:

 April 30 - May 1

Congrats to:

Minutemen 6th Grade Barry Barefoot Champions Chase the Game

 Minutemen Red 17U 2-1 in Hardwood Classic

Minutemen Raimundi 15U   Hooperstown Champions

Minutemen White 17U  5th Place NY Metro Division 1 Regionals

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Congratulations to the U 17 11th annual Minutemen Invitational Championship Teams

Blue Division                  New York Falcons

Red Division                 Minutemen White

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Hooperstown Challenge Results

April 8- 11

Minutemen White  17s Champions 

Minutemen 16s  Joe and Nathan Champions

Minutemen 15s Brown Champions

Minutemen 13s Silvio  Champions

12th Grade Regionals

Minutemen Fred  Champions qualified for AAU Nationals in Orlando 

Hudson Hornets Tournament 

Minutemen White 17s 2nd Place

Minutemen Red 17s 4th place 

Easter Shootout 

Minutemen White 17s 1st place 

Minutemen Red 17s  4th Place 

Way to bring home the Gold!

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CONGRATULATIONS on a Great 2011

Another great year with 9 teams qualifying for the National Championships. Our 17s continued their tradition of excellence advancing in a National Championship for the 7th straight year! 

Our graduates going to wonderful colleges all around the nation such as Iona, Claremont McKenna, Mount St Mary's, NYU, Michigan, Hartwick, Manhattanville, SUNY Albany, Mount St Vincent, Fordham, Fairfield, University of Tampa, and the University of Rhode Island.

 Every age division had something to shout about!  26 teams played over 750 games from Orlando to North Carolina to Massachusetts.  Too many championships to count!  Great job by players coaches and administrative staff particulary Tom Brown, Kristen Kilkenny and Todd Hummell. 

Thank you all.

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Players and Coaches: Please check out the Players Update Now and Then section of the website for the latest news on our student athletes. Please send us updated information on your accomplishments if we missed you on the site. Email us at bbcoachs@aol.com

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To our student athletes: Thank your parents for their love and support!
To our parents: Enjoy your child's triumphs and be there for the bumps; treasure the moment!

Guest Lecturers

Planned lecturers for 2011 will be:

Dr. Hal Wissel: Hal has been an NBA coach for many years and is one of the best regarded shooting coaches around. He trains NBA players and conducts clinics around the world on shooting technique. He has coached national championship college teams over a long and storied college career

Greg Butler: Greg will lecture on big man skills. As a college coach, an outstanding college player at Stanford and a NBA player Greg is an excellent teacher of the play in the post. He conducts camps both in the United States and abroad.

Patrick Scanlon: Pat is the head coach at Manhattanville College, one of the most successful small college programs in the metropolitan area. He teams have earned an NCAA bid and are competitive nationally. He is known as a superb motivator.

Timothy Paul: Tim is currently an assistant coach at Canisus College after starting his collegiate coaching career at Hofstra University. He previousl;y coached at Poly Prep in Brooklyn and at Good Counsel in White pPains.

Chuck Mancuso: Chuck was the Athletic Director and the most successful Head Basketball Coach at Mount St. Vincent College in their history. His players were known for their incredible hustle and determination.

Marc Chasnov: Marc is a renowned physical therapist and strength conditioning expert. He has treated and trained numerous world class professional and Olympic athletes. He is the author of the well received book "Healing Sports Injuries" and has been featured in many news articles.

Thomas Paul: Tom is currently an assistant at Adelphi University after a successful career there where he was the point guard on their NCAA team.

Mike McDonnell: Long time coach of the college division Empire States team and currently the varsity coach at Sacred Heart High School He is a tremendous student of the game with a great reputation throughout the Westchester Putnam basketball world.


THE PLAYERS

Our players come from a wide area of mid to lower Westchester County and areas of the Bronx,Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan as well as New Jersey. They come from both private and public schools. Currently enrolled are student athletes from Bayside, Croton, White Plains, Hawthorne, New Rochelle, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Sleepy Hollow, Peekskill, Pelham, Tarrytown, Harrison,Yonkers, Scarsdale, Throggs Neck, Morris Park, Kingsbridge, and Riverdale to name but a few areas.

They all have one thing in common: They want to become better at what they do!
We help them achieve that goal by instruction and execution of their skills in competitive games.


Games and Practice

Practice is generally twice a week with games on the weekends. The number of tournaments varies by age group. The younger teams compete locally. The older teams play in the tri state region. The High School teams play in the tri state region and are also given the opportunity to play in a National Tournament.

We also have relationships with and host teams from Ireland, England, Germany and South America as they progress. We have also been invited to play in China!


Educators and Coaches Comments

"The record says a lot about Steve. He coached for all the right reasons. Loyalty to school. Commitment to the educational value of athletics. Interest in influencing young people... he will take the experience of positively influencing hundreds of student athletes to guide others in making the right decisions on and off the court."

Tim Cohane Head Coach at University of Buffalo,
Dartmouth, Kings Point & Manhattanville

"Its hard for me to imagine anyone in the New York City area who knows more about amateur basketball. He is one of this rare people who manages a distinguished professional life (serving as a wonderful role model!) all while committing amazing time and energy to his passion of coaching."

Tom Weingartner
Athletic Director
University of Chicago

Steve Marcellino has ben a constant in Westchester basketball for years. He loves the game, knows the game and has alaways been very generous with his time and resources to give young players an opportunity to learn the game and have a positive experience.

Brian Curtin

Athletic Director

St Joseph's College

A former player and current Division I coach sums up our philosophy about being a true teammate:"If not for the sake of others, why would we be here? Be a great teammate!"

                             Tim Maloney

                   Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach

                             Baylor University