10U Massachusetts State Bronze Medalists

The Schedule for this weekend's tournament has been emailed to all of the coaches.

The Schedule for this weekend's tournament has been emailed to all of the coaches. 

If you are a relative or a friend,  contact your coach to forward you the schedule and directions.  Parents should NOT be contacting us directly regarding the schedule, rules, directions, etc. 

If you are a coach and you did not get the schedule,  then please email us.

 

2008 Wrap-Up!
This past spring 9 Boston Warriors AAU teams qualified for their respective AAU National Championships.

Boys Accomplishments

10U (Skoko) - Massachusetts State Bronze Medalist - Division 1
11U (Fish) - Nen England Championship Gold Medalist, Massachusetts State & NE Super Regional Quarterfinalist 
13U North (McKenna) – Massachusetts State Quarterfinalist - Division 2
15U Elite (Coughlin) – Massachusetts State Bronze Medalist  - Division 1
16U ELite – NE Super Regionals Semi-Finalist  - Division I
16U North (Curley) – NE Super Regional Quarterfinalist - Division 2
16U South (Williamson) – Massachusetts State Quarterfinalist - Division 2
17U Elite (Papas) - NE Super Regional Silver Medalist (Undefeated in the tournament) - Division 1
17U Sanders - Massachusetts State Tournament Quarterfinalist - Division 2
 

Boston Warriors Elite 17U makes it to the final 8

The two-day event that drew 88 teams in the 17-under division requires teams that advance to the evening championship round to play five games on Sunday, often turning the title contest into a war of physical attrition. The 17U team won there pool play and despite numerous injuries won the first game in the championship round.  The injuries caught up to the Warrirors as they fell by 3 points to the eventual Gymrat Tournament runner up The Raiders (out of PA) in the quarterfinals.  Overall team competed as well as any team at the tournament.

 

17:U All-Gym Rat Challenge Team 

Akeem Williams(5-11 PG) Boston Warriors Elite: Very quick floor general who is an outstanding passer, and runs the team under control. Also exhibited an outstanding shooting touch. 

17:U Honorable Mention All-Gym Rat Challenge 

Colin Halprin (6-5 PF) Boston Warriors North

Peter Lynch (6-6 PF) Boston Warriors Elite

Jeff Tagger Jr. (6-0 SG) Boston Warriors Elite

Joel Pollick (5-11 PG/SG) Boston Warriors-Sanders 

16:U All-Gym Rat CHALLENGE Team 

Rodman Noel (6-4 SF/SG) Boston Warriors-North: Long, athletic build with excellent shooting touch. Smooth player who can handle the ball, and keeps turnovers to a minimum. High energy performer. 

T.J. Jann (6-4 SG/SF) Boston Warriors: Very fundamentally sound with good range on his shot. Natural scorer who is also an unselfish player with solid hoops IQ. Athletic and quick who gets the ball to teammates in good spots. 

16:U Honorable Mention All-Gym Rat CHALLENGE 

Jeff Brewington (6-0 SG) Boston Warriors Elite

 

Reebok Headliner Tryout Camp - Event Recap

May 22nd, 2008                                                                        NewEnglandRecruitingReport.com

After a few days of deliberations, Reebok has announced the players who earned summer camp invitations from this past weekend’s Headliner Camp.  Here is a look at who is headed to the Reebok All-American Camp, the Reebok Breakout Camp, and the Reebok Regional Proving Ground.

Reebok Breakout Camp Invitations

James Rodriguez:  The point guard turned a lot of heads with his play this weekend.  He is a tough floor general who plays strong with the ball, gets his teammates involved, and can score in a variety of ways as well.

Reebok Regional Proving Ground Invitations

Akeem Williams:  He has a reputation for putting points on the board in a hurry, but on Sunday he showed he has plenty of ability passing the basketball as well.  Actually he looked pretty comfortable playing the point guard position as he controlled the tempo of the game and created shots for his teammates all while limiting his turnovers. 

Others Who Impressed

Peter Lynch:  He may not have been the most skilled or athletic player in the gym this weekend, but he gets the most out of himself.  He gives outstanding effort on every possession, is a very fundamentally sound player, and has the rare ability to impact the game without getting many touches. 

Massachusetts 16-Under and 17-Under AAU Recap

by Phil Kasiecki

MANSFIELD, Mass. - Over the past two weekends, the Amateur Athletic Union in Massachusetts called the Mansfield SportsPlex home. There, many divisions of its state tournament were held, including the 16-under and 17-under in the high school age categories.

Pool play was held the first weekend, featuring a few good games but a decided lack of competitive ones. As is often the case, it was mainly a warm-up to this weekend, when bracket play commenced on Friday night with three overtime games and continued through Sunday night.

Here are some notes on many of the players who competed here.

Class of 2009

Jeff Tagger (6'0" PG, Brockton (MA) Catholic Memorial HS)   Also a very good football player, he had a huge game in a losing effort when his team was knocked out, going for 39 points with eight three-pointers. From the point guard spot, he's a good distributor with above-average quickness and is athletic, although he showed more scoring ability than playmaking here, as he also scored 23 in an earlier playoff game. Also an excellent student, he's a mid/low-major prospect who is likely to get better offers for football.

 Akeem Williams (5'10" SG, Brockton (MA) Avon HS)   Although he's more athletic than he looks, this three-point marksman could stand to improve his conditioning. That said, he isn't someone an opposing defense wants left open, and he showed that once again in going for 30 points (seven three-pointers) in a losing effort.


Providence Jamfest Results:

2008 PROVIDENCE JAM FEST 17 & UNDER ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Akeem Williams 5'10 2009 Boston Warriors    2008 PROVIDENCE JAM FEST 16 & UNDER ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM James Rodrigues 5'9 2009 Boston Warriors

Boston Warriors 17U team wins pool and is one of only 3 New England teams that finish in the Final 16.  If not for a heartbreaking loss in the round of 16,  the Boston Warriors would have been the only New England 17U team in quarterfinals. As written on the New England Recruiting Report:

Providence Jam Fest – Day Two Recap

April 27th, 2008
NewEnglandRecruitingReport.com

Many local teams defended their home turf on Saturday as a variety of programs from New England advanced into the gold bracket.  Here is a look at the teams that advanced in the 17 and under division.

 Boston Warriors – Not only did the Warriors win their pool, but they won their first game in the gold bracket before an unlucky end to their run.  With the game already in overtime and the score tied, the Warriors were called for a phantom foul that cost them a trip to the quarterfinals.  Akeem Williams continued to be a consistent scorer as he went for 22 points in their last game, while Nicco Demasco was very active in the paint and on the boards.

Here is the video of the big win over Upstate Basketball (of NY) in the round of 32:

The Boston Warriors are proud to host the 2008 13u Boys Massachusetts AAU State Championship Tournament

All documents needed for the tournament are below.

Division I Dates: May 2-4 & May 9-11 -Division Dates: May 9-11 

1. Warriors Spring Breakout Shootout I  4/4 – 4/6 @ Brandeis University

2.Warriors Spring Shootout II  April 18-20 @ UMass Boston

3.Massachusetts 13U (7th) State AAU Championship May 2-4 & May 9-11 @ Malden, MA

4.Warriors Spring Shootout III  May 16-18 @ Salemwood FieldHouse, Malden, MA

5.Warriors Pre-Summer Shootout  May 30- June 1 @ Brandeis University

To register for any (or all) of these tournaments, please contact (email or call) us at 978-460-2122 or Asfig@comcast.net and complete the registration form below:

CHECK OUT THE 17u Boston Warriors at the 2007 Nationals in Orlando, Florida.

1. Below video of the Boston Warriors on the main court of the Milk House in front of a packed house playing the Illinios Rising Stars and Marcus Jordan (Michael's son, #3). The Warriors played them tough with the Rising Stars pulling away at the end for a 71-61 victory. The Warriors came in 2nd in the pool (to the Rising Stars) and moved onto the National bracket.

 http://www.localreplay.com/team/videos.php?eason=6&id=438885&vidindex=0&key=4F3ED631E061DAEC&title=Rising%20Stars%20Gold%20Illinois%20vs%20Boston%20Warriors

Here is some more video for the 17U nationals:

 http://www.localreplay.com/profile/?id=621&sec=videos&vidindex=2&key=6A2B45AD4C9BCC37&title=Philadelphia%20Patriots%20vs%20Boston%20Warriors%20Gold

2. Here are some pictures of Boston Warriors at the 2007 Nationals in Orlando, Florida.

http://www.localreplay.com/sendtofriend/retrieve.php?link=923

Additional highlights included:

17U Gold team won the New England Championships
17U Gold advanced to the round of 16 (Out of 108 teams) in the 17U Super Showcase in Orlando
17U Gold team advanced to the Championship bracket at the 17U Nationals in Orlando (1 of only 2 Mass teams)
16U Elite team advanced made the Mass State Finals (lost in OT).
16U Elite team lost in the bronze medal game of Providence Jamfest (out of 72 teams)
16U Elite team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Albany Gymrat Challenge (out of 70+ teams)
14U Elite team advanced to both the Mass State Finals and NE Super Regional final (lost in OT)


Boys Accomplishments

10U Blue (Larovere) - Massachusetts State Semi-Finalist - Division 1
12U North Blue (Bennett) - Massachusetts State Quarterfinalist - Division 1
13U South Blue (Rosseel) – NE Super Regional Quarterfinalist - Division 2
14U Elite (Coughlin) – Massachusetts State & NE Super Regional Silver Medalists - Division 1
14U North (Bolduc) – Massachusetts State Quarterfinalist - Division I
14U South (Young) – Massachusetts State Quarterfinalist D2 - Division 2
15U Elite (Sanders) – Massachusetts State & NE Super Regional Quarterfinalist - Division 1
16U Elite (Papas) - Massachusetts Silver Medalist - Division 1
16U Green (Hrusovsky) - NE Super Regional Quarterfinalist - Division 1
16U North (Nally) - Massachusetts State Tournament National Qualifier - Division 2
16U West (Sanders) - Massachusetts State Tournament National Qualifier - Division 2
17U Gold (Desantis) - New England Championship Gold Medalist - Division 1
17U Blue (Sullivan) – Massachusetts State Bronze Medalist – Division 1