THE PERFECT MC FOR YOUR EVENT click here for more information     PHOTOS FROM THE 3 ON 3   Jenny Chan & Justin Kao - Hoosier East Champs at work   Ricky Vien of the Bearcats sending back a shot in the Streetball division   Streetball Division - George Chan playing Superman or is that really Quincy bodying up on defense? PHOTOS FROM THE 5 ON 5 FRIENDSHIP CUP Men's AAA - Will Cheung of the NY Rockits rising up for the block    Men's B runnersup: Team Faith

updated January 11, 2010 HEADLINES JEREMY LIN COMING TO NYC That's right. Jeremy Lin will be coming to NYC as he leads his Harvard Crimson basketball team in an IVY league battle against the Columbia Lions on Friday, January 29th on the campus of Columbia University. Game time is at 7pm at the Levien Gym, 3030 Broadway (Dodge Center - Columbia U.). Interested in attending the game to show your support? GREAT !!! Rallying the support of the Asian community to attend this game is local DREAMLEAGUE commissioner, Brian Yang. The DREAMLEAGUE is offering special ticket discounts for the game which is even better than you buying them yourselves at the box office. Click onto the link below for more info: http://dreamleague.org/season/home.php?season_id=2233 So join 200+ friends of the DREAMLEAGUE and Asian basketball community and show your support for Jeremy Lin, one of the best Asian American ballers in NCAA history.   PLAYER SPOTLIGHT LIN STUNS BC AGAIN For the second time in two years, Jeremy Lin and Harvard defeated Big East powerhouse, Boston College in what many consider a major upset in college basketball. An Ivy league school just isn't supposed to win these games. Only thing is someone forgot to tell Jeremy Lin as he dropped in 25 pts to lead Harvard to a 74-67 victory on 12/9/09. Click here for more on Jeremy. LIN CONTINUES TO SHINE Harvard's Jeremy Lin continues to amaze us as he notches a career high 30 points in a 79-73 loss to Big East powerhouse, Connecticut on Sunday, December 6th. Lin did this in only 24 minutes of playing time and topped it off with a coast to coast two-handed jam. For more on Jeremy, click here.   MAX ZHANG University of California at Berkeley It's due time we spotlighted someone else besides Jeremy Lin of Harvard. Here's another player from China who's slowly making a name for himself in college basketball. Max Zhang plays for Coach Mike Montgomery and the University of California at Berkeley Golden Bears. Click here for more. RESULTS NYC SABRES & HYPEBEASTS CAPTURE CHAMPIONSHIPS 12/19/09 The 2009 Give Me 5 Tip Off Classic came to a less than dramatic conclusion with area's first major snowstorm spoiling the travel plans of most of the out of state teams. But like that saying "THE SHOW MUST GO ON", the tournament was completed with the NYC Sabres capturing the title in the women's division and the NY Hypebeasts taking the Men's AAA championship. More to follow. RESULTS FROM DECEMBER 19 1ST PLACE - CHAMPIONS HYPEBEASTS - Men's AAA NYC SABRES - WOMEN'S RESULTS FROM NOVEMBER 14-15 1ST PLACE - CHAMPIONS NY ROCKITS AIA - Men's A TX THUNDER - Men's B MASAE - Men's B/C YOUNG LIFE ROCKITS - Boys 18u ASIAN COWBOYS - Senior 30+ over ROCKITS ALUMNI - Masters 40+ over 15th Annual Asian 3on3 Crowns New Champions It definitely wasn't the same ol' thing at this year's 3on3. This summer, the 2009 edition of the 15th Annual 3on3 saw the crowning of new champions in numerous divisions led by the the Asphalt Ninjas in the high caliber All Star division. Other champions of note include the Toronto Dragons who captured the women's division. Even the Junior Rockits got in the act by capturing the boys 10u Diaper Dandy division. More results will follow. Thanks and keep on hoopin it up.   There were only winners on Sunday's edition of the 15th Annual 3on3 sponsored by UNITED COMMERCIAL BANK as these lucky 1st and 2nd place 10 and under boys played in the DIAPER DANDY division. Coach Seng (left) and Coach Ralph (right) posing with the New Life Rockits.   2009 5ON5 FRIENDSHIP CUP USAB WARRIORS "A" CHAMPS FASTBREAK NYC CAPTURES MEN'S C ASPHALT NINJAS TAKE "B" AND "BC CROWNS   The second weekend saw the USAB Warriors defend their "A" division title from 2008 as they took care of business and defeated the Hypebeasts. In The BC division, it was the Asphalt Ninjas taking their second 5on5 title of the tournament. The Opening weekend of the 2009 5on5 Friendship Cup are in the books with the two teams, the Fastbreak NYC team and the Asphalt Ninjas taking home the CHIP. On Saturday, June 21, the Fastbreak NYC team led by Liren Teng, captured the Men's C crown by overtaking a much older veteran team of doctors, the CMC Mustangs (CMC = Chu Medical Center). On Sunday, it was the Asphalt Ninjas, a co-ed team that took home top honors. Jenny Chan, DJ Liu and the girls combined again with some serious ballers (Ian Yu, Howie "Big Boy" Chu, and Justin Kao, just to name a few) and proved once again that the girls got game. Pictures and more will follow - I HOPE !!! 2009 CHINESE NATIONALS SEATTLE BLADERUNNERS SAN FRANCISCO ARC ANGELS TORONTO CCYAA MASTERS USAB WARRIORS 18'S REPEAT AS CHAMPIONS 5/25/09 The 29th Annual North American Chinese Basketball Association Invitational Tournament (CHINESE NATIONALS) held this past Memorial Day weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on the campus of Nova Southeastern University crowned it's 2009 Champions with numerous teams repeating and defending their 2008 crown. The Seattle Bladerunners (Men's Elite), San Francisco Arc Angels (Women's Open), Toronto CCYAA Masters (Senior 35+) and the USAB Warriors (Junior Men's 18u) all were victorious again. In the Boys 15u division, the Toronto CCYAA 15's were also crowned champions along with the Philly Suns C team which captured the Men's Friendship division. For a complete recap of this year's tournament, please go to www.nacbait.com. THEY CAME TO PLAY CHICAGO TRIWAYS TAKES TWO Saturday, April 15, 2009 Remember the name - CHICAGO TRIWAYS - because that's the name of the team that took top honors in the Men's AAA and Women's Open division of the 12th Annual Asian Basketball Classic held on the weekend of April 18-19, 2009 at CITY SPORTS ON 4 in Englewood, New Jersey. Making their first trip to participate in the 12th ABC Classic, this Filipino-based team played superbly and at times dominated the other teams on their way to claiming the coveted championship trophy and showing local ballers from NYC/NJ/DC/Philly/Boston that midwest basketball is alive and well. For complete results, please click here. MVP - Alexis Jenkins - Chicago Triways N.Y.C.E. AND MASAE REIGN ON SUNDAY Sunday, April 19, 2009 Sunday hoop action was BIG, as the Boys 18u and 15u divisions got to showcase their skills. With over 17 teams participating in both divisions, it was one of the biggest turnouts for an Asian hoop tournament in quite some time. When the final buzzer sounded, it was the N.Y.C.E. (New York City's Elite) team that took home the "CHIP" in the Boys 15u and MASAE (Boston) in the 18u divisions. Complete results and pics will be posted in the coming days. Watch for it. ROCKITS ALUMNI OUTLASTS PHILLY TO TAKE MEN'S B CROWN Saturday, April 25, 2009 With 8 teams and 2 courts, the Men's B division proved to be a survival of the fittest as the Rockits Alumni outlasted the Philly B team to capture the Men's B championship of the 12th Asian Basketball Classic. Both teams played consecutive games from the quarterfinals to the championship leaving players on both teams tired and cramped. The low scoring game saw the Rockits Alumni team narrowly pulling away with under 1 minute left in the game. More to come FROM THE 2009 PRENACBAIT - USAB WARRIORS AND NY ROCKITS EACH TAKE 2 3/23/09 That's two championship each. It started on Saturday, March 21st when the USAB Warriors defeated the NY RL Cruisers handily. Then on Sunday, the little ones got their chance as the 13u team for the USAB Warriors also took top honors in the 13u division. Also, on Sunday, March 22nd, it was the resurgent Young Life Rockits who captured the CHIPS in both the hotly contested Boys 18u and 15u divisions. Other winners at the 2009 Prenacbait were the Toronto CCYAA in the women's division and the Philadelphia Suns in the Men's Friendship division. For complete results, go to www.washingtoncyc.com 2nd Annual "THE BALL IS IN YOUR HANDS" BOSTON MASAE, NY LADY CRUISERS and ROCKITS ALUMNI VICTORIOUS AT GIVE ME 5 TIP OFF CLASSIC 2009 Men's B Champs - Rockits Alumni The 2nd Annual Give Me 5 Tip Off Classic held on Saturday, November 15th at Ramsey High School and the Joseph Lawrence Health and Recreation Center brought together 17 teams from the Boston, Philadelphia, and New York/New Jersey area for a day of exciting hoops. There were no losers but three teams did distinuguish themselves as they claimed championships in their respective divisions: Boys 18U - BOSTON MASAE, Women's - NY LADY CRUISERS, and the Men's B - ROCKITS ALUMNI. Complete tournament results, coming soon. Really. IN MEMORY OF Robert Lee (1958-2006) (Founder of the NY Cruisers Athletic Association) HEARTBREAKING LOSS written by Paul Gong Robert passed away on Saturday, December 30th, 2006.Robert was an individual dedicated to the kids of NY Chinatown, founding the NY Cruisers in 1980. He has been an icon in NY Chinatown Asian basketball and a strong supporter of establishing a "Youth Center" in the NY Chinatown area. He was active in many of the Friends of Columbus Park's activities, participating in our "Sports for KIDS" program at PS 124; showing films in Columbus Park and in trying to make New York's Chinatown a better place to live. For more on Robert, please go to www.nycruisers.org For more info: email rockits@asianhoops.com