HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2012
4th Annual
ASIAN HARDWOOD CLASSIC
Torne Valley Rec Center
Hillburn, NY

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012
5th Annual
GIVE ME 5 TIP OFF CLASSIC

Citysports on 4
Englewood, New Jersey

 

 

 

 


 


January 29, 2011

HEADLINES

SUNDAY-FEBRUARY 26, 2012

4th Annual
Asian Hardwood Classic

Torne Valley Rec Center - Hillburn, NY

THIS TIME THE MEN and WOMEN GET TO SHOWCASE THEIR SKILLS - The men and women finally get their turn in 2012 as ASIANHOOPS.COM is proud to be hosting the 4th Annual Asian Hardwood Classic on Sunday, February 26th, 2012 (same day as 2012 NBA All Star Game) at the Torne Valley Recreation Center in Hillburn, New York.

Divisions of play will consist of: MEN'S A; MEN'S B, MEN'S C and WOMEN.
(Each division will be limited to either 6 or 8 teams for scheduling purposes).

SIGN UP HAS ALREADY BEGUN. TEAMS ACCEPTED ON A FIRST PAID BASIS.
CLICK HERE For Information on how to sign your team up.

FINAL 2 DAYS TO SIGN UP


February 11, 2012

THE BALL IS IN YOUR HANDS

With the 2012 NBA season already in full swing, it was only a matter of time before Asianhoops.com hosted it's first hoop event for the 2012 season. The 5th Annual
"GIVE ME 5" TIP OFF CLASSIC
is scheduled for February 11, 2012. This year's tournament will be played at CITYSPORTS ON 4 located in nearby Englewood, New Jersey on Saturday, Feb. 11th and feature the following divisions: BOYS 15U and BOYS 18U.

CLICK HERE For Information on how to sign your team up.

2011 - 1st
Chinatown Community
Junior Basketball League

presented by

MANHATTAN BRIDGE ORTHODONTICS

hosted by the NY ROCKITS AIA

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY - A+

The 1st Chinatown Community Junior Basketball League concluded it's successful rookie season with Kalvin Lee of Manhattan Bridge Orthodontics, the tournament sponsor passing out trophies to all the players. Kalvin congratulated the kids and praised the parents for their dedication too. League Director Kevin Low was outstanding throughout the season and his host of volunteer coaches did a tremendous job of teaching the game of basketball and life. A second season is definitely on the horizon. Stay tuned.

Please click here for more information

For further information, you can contact Commissioner Kevin Low via email, hapkilow@yahoo.com.

RESULTS

2011 3on3 FAN-TASTIC


2011 All Star Champions - NY RL Cruisers
with tournament sponsor, Kalvin Lee of
Manhattan Bridge Orthodontics

Who would have thought that we'd still be around? But having just completed the 17th edition of the 3on3, it's you - the ballers who've made this event something special every summer -

THANK YOU !!!!

Sincere Thanks to our Title Sponsor - Manhattan Bridge Orthodontics, www.manhattanbridgeortho.com and our co-sponsors, Dennis Eyework, www.denniseyework.com and Well Luck Co., www.welluck.com for making this year's 3on3 - an event to remember.

This year's 3on3 FINALE was once again highlighted by the crowning of the All Star Champions, NY RL Cruisers (Tony Hu, George Chan, Chris Liu, Joe Kim). The division saw an influx of younger rising hoopsters competing against the big boys for the first time. Not too mention the return of competitive ballers like Ty Chan, Owen Wang, Will Cheung, after missing the last few editions. We even had perennial NACBA All Star, Hank Huang, who flew in from Arizona just to challenge for the CHIP. In order to be the best, you got to play the best. There are a lot of you out there who got game - so we hope to see you out there next year challenging and competing against the very best.

A complete wrap up for this year's 3on3 will be posted in the upcoming weeks.

 

 

5on5 Friendship Cup - Amazing

The weather for both weekend's of the 2011 5on5 Friendship Cup was ideal for hooping it up outside as all the participating teams expressed all the fun they had playing ball with their friends. There were no losers here. Everyone was a winner. Thank you for participating. See you next year.
For more results, click here.

 

 

April 16-17

LATE GAME HEROICS - AMAZING
It was an amazing first weekend of the 13th ABC Classic as numerous divisions were decided by late game heroics that carried their team to the championship. On Saturday, in the Men's AAA, the NY Cruisers, down 17 in the second half made an amazing comeback led by Ian Yu (tournament outstanding player) and the game winning shot by Tony Hu with 4 seconds left to defeat Boston Masae. The Women's division followed with the NY Lady Rockits, led by the play of Patricia Tiu (tournament outstanding player) and the game winning shot by Tracy Ng with 3 seconds left to catapult them to a victory over the Boston Lady Masae. On Sunday, the Boys 18u went down to a triple overtime thriller as Coach Robby Penalosa's "NYCE" team squeaked by Coach Vinny Nazarene's "MASAE" team. Finally, in the Men's A1 division, the Rockits U. took the chip over the NYC Falcons.
More exciting game action will follow as soon as I get a chance.


PLAYER SPOTLIGHT

"TONY WHO"
week of 12/1/10

His name is Tony Hu, and in the Asian basketball scene, he his widely considered one of the top hoopsters in the 21st century (sounds futuristic). A 6'2" power forward, he is what we call today a complete player. He plays both ends of the court. Defensively, he uses his size and experience to match up against many who are bigger and is a tenacious rebounder. On offense, he can hit the mid-range jumper consistently and is nearly unstoppable down in the low post. But what sets Tony apart is his ability to lead his team(s) to victory.
To read more, click here

CRUISERS DOMINATE AT PRE NATIONALS

CRUISERS WIN AGAIN !!!

ROCKITS TAKE 2 MORE IN PHILLY
USAB , MASAE, FASTBELLES
ALSO VICTORIOUS
1/8/11

The New Year started off with a bang as basketball organizations the NY USAB Warriors, New York Rockits Athletes In Action, Boston Masae and host Philadelphia Fastball as they claimed the coveted championships at the 2011 Philly Fastball Winter Invitational Basketball Tournament held on Saturday, January 8th at Temple University in Philadelphia. For the complete scoop on the tournament, go to www.philafastball.org.

Men's Elite - NY USAB WARRIORS
Friendship - NY ROCKITS U.
Boys 18u - BOSTON MASAE
Boys 14u - NY JUNIOR ROCKITS
Women's - PHILA FASTBELLES

 

PBM - NY COASTS TO CHIP
12/4/10

The Men's AAA (elite) division of the 2010 Give Me 5 Tip Off Classic saw the PBM - NY (Philippine Basketball Ministry) team go undefeated 4-0 to win the championship over the Toronto Dragons, 61-53. A complete recap will be posted soon.

THANKS TO ALL THE TEAMS FOR PARTICIPATING !!

 

JSAG JUST TOO MUCH
11/28/10

The Jersey Shore Athletic Group (JSAG) took home the championship trophy of the Boys 13u division by going undefeated and dominating throughout the day. The Junior Rockits had no answers to the stifling defense and offensive schemes of JSAG. A complete story will be posted soon.

 

ROCKITS DOUBLE UP
11/20/10

The NY Rockits organization captured the first two championships of the 4th Annual Give Me 5 Tip Off Classic on Saturday, November 20th by winning the Men's A & B divisions. In the Men's A division, the NY Rockits AIA squeaked by with a 38-35 win over Tristate Invasian. In the Men's B division, the YL Rockits outlasted the Philadelphia Fastball Only 40-30. For a complete tournament recap and pictures please click here.

THANKS TO ALL THE TEAMS FOR PARTICIPATING AND HELPING OUT WITH THE SCOREKEEPING.

 

2010 3on3
"AWESOME BABY"

The 2010 3on3 (16th annual) came to a magnificent end on Saturday, July 31st with the exciting championship finals of the Men's All Star division and Women's Open division. Both games went down to the wire with the NY Cruisers capturing their 6th 3on3 Chip for the Men and the NY Lady Rockits standing tall for the women. All told, in two weekends there were 19 champions crowned at this year's 3on3. A new record. More than that, over 800 players came down to play some 3on3 street basketball with their friends, relatives and teammates.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TO PLAY

 

USAB WARRIORS TAKE TWO
SLOWTIME VICTORIOUS

TRI STATE OLD SCHOOL &
YL ROCKITS ALSO WIN AT THE CUP

NY FORCE, BK THUNDER,
RAGING DEMONZ
CLAIM TOP HONORS
DURING 1st WEEK OF 5ON5

more to come

NY CRUISERS, FABA,
FASTBALLONLY AND USAB
VICTORIOUS ON 4/17-4/18 WEEKEND

CCYAA WOMEN,
USAB WARRIORS and NYCE
CAPTURE THE CHIP AT PRE NATS

The 2010 Pre Nationals came to its conclusion on the weekend of 4/17-18 highlighted by the outstanding play of the NY Cruisers as they marched to the Men's Elite Championship against some of the east coast's most talented Asian teams. On Sunday, FABA of Metro DC took top honors in the Men's Open division outlasting the Boston MASAE. In the Friendship division, Philly FASTBALLONLY suprised some with its victory over the top seed, NYC Falcons in the semifinals before defeating the Toronto CCYAA 18's in the championship. The Boys 13u division was probably the most exciting and most watched as three teams finished in a tie with 2-1 records, Philly Rising Suns, Junior Rockits, and the USAB Warriors. Using the tie breaking procedures, the USAB Warriors came out on top and took home the "CHIP".


2010 MENS ELITE CHAMPIONS - NEW YORK RL CRUISERS

The first day of the Pre Nationals didn't disappoint as each division was hotly contested. In the end, it was the CCYAA Womens team, USAB Warriors, and NYCE who claimed top honors and bragging rights in the Women's Open, Boys 18u and Boys 15u divisions, respectively.

For a complete wrap up of the tournament, please click here.


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


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