BLAZE FAMILY GATHERING 2012

*** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ***

In case you haven't already heard, we will be hosting our BLAZE FAMILY GATHERING at the BROWNSTONE Monday night, April 30th from 6:30 - 9:30 pm.  Joining us for the evening will be two very special guests.

JACK "BLACKJACK" RYAN, world famous basketball entertainer and a man considered by many to be the best shooter to never play in the NBA will get the crowd hyped with his unique brand of basketball entertainment and interactive fun.
 

 

McDonalds High School ALL-AMERICAN, KYLE ANDERSON 

Kyle, is one  of the TOP HS PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY and will be attending UCLA this coming fall.  He will be addressing all our players on the importance of their high school education and the dedication that is required to become a standout player on the HS level.

*** All players that attend will get a chance to meet Kyle and receive an autographed photo from one of the most successful HS players in NJ basketball history!  Don't miss this!

YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS RIGHT NOW AT THE PAYPAL LINK BELOW or

YOU CAN BRING A CHECK TO YOUR NEXT GAME or PRACTICE MADE TO  

BLAZE BASKETBALL CLUB.

*** Deadline for tickets is Wednesday APRIL 25th!

 

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CHOOSE QUANTITY DESIRED

1 Ticket $45.00 USD 2 Tickets $90.00 USD 3 Tickets $135.00 USD 4 Tickets $180.00 USD 5 Tickets $225.00 USD

SPRING HOOPS TOURNEY SCHEDULE POSTED

The SPRING HOOPS TIP OFF schedule for April 21/22 has been posted at the TAB ABOVE.
Please check the TEAM KEY and SCHEDULE to find out WHEN and WHERE your team plays.
Here are the codes for each team on the tournament schedule!
GIRLS:
10u Elite Pink Girls: G10: B2: IYB Blaze
13u Elite Purple Girls: G13/14: B2: IYB Blaze - Kanifa
14u Elite Lime Girls: G13/14: A3: IYB Blaze - Ben
17u Elite Girls Navy: G16: B2: IYB Blaze
BOYS:
9u Elite Boys Blue: B10: A1: IYB Blaze - DJ
10u Elite Adderly: B10: B1: IYB Blaze
11u Elite Gold Blue: B11: B4: IYB Blaze
14u Elite Snell: B14: B1: IYB Blaze
16u Elite Menner: B16: B3: IYB Blaze



BEST OF LUCK TO ALL BLAZE TEAMS COMPETING!

14u BLAZE ELITE BOYS RUNNER-UP to NJ CRUSADERS at GARDEN STATE BASKETBALL'S SLAMFEST 63-61

After an an overtime win against the host club Garden State Basketball Warriors, and two dominant performances against HoopDreams and Staten Island's Finest in the preliminary stages, the 14u BLAZE ELITE team advanced to the finals where they faced the New Jersey Crusaders who also ran through their bracket undefeated. 

At first glance it was easy to see our boys were out numbered and much smaller than the Crusader team.

With only 2 practices under their belt, the boys put forth a gladiator-like performance twice coming back from large leads to stay within striking distance.  With 2 minutes remain the boys took their first lead of the game by a single point 56-55 and found themselves tied with 16 seconds remaining.  After forcing the crusaders best guard into a difficult shot with 4 seconds remaining on the clock they were unable to secure the rebound and the Crusaders got the put-back bucket with 1.8 seconds remaining for the win 63-61.

Coach Michael Snell speaking after the game, was thrilled with the boy's effort and is confident there will be championships in his team's future.  While everyone contributed in all four games, standout performances were turned in by guard Tito Ramirez who lead the team in scoring all 4 games, Matt Coppola who complimented Tito on the offensive end and played tremendous defense, and Captain Sahil Bhanderi who was a beast on the boards and either blocked or altered several shots in each game.

Next up for the 14u Elite team is the SPRING HOOPS TIP-OFF at Ramapo College April 21/22.

BLAZE BASKETBALL WELCOMES KANIFA HICKS

We are very excited to announce the addition of Kanifa Hicks to our BLAZE Staff of Coaches.
Kanifa played 4 years at Division I, Wagner College in the Northeast Conference and has trained with Kent Culuko and IYB since the 7th grade.  Kanifa hails from Paterson, NJ and will bring a ton of experience to our girls Elite Level teams.

BLAZE BASKETBALL CLUB FAMILY GATHERING

If you haven't purchased your tickets yet for the BLAZE BASKETBALL CLUB Family Gathering at the BROWNSTONE and wish to do so via credit card or PayPal, please do so now.  We have a great and fun filled evening in store for you in The Grand Ball Room, with loads of items for silent auction. This is a great way to meet the other players and their parents in our growing family.

Please purchase your tickets below.

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CHOOSE QUANTITY DESIRED

1 Ticket $45.00 USD 2 Tickets $90.00 USD 3 Tickets $135.00 USD 4 Tickets $180.00 USD 5 Tickets $225.00 USD

Blaze Basketball Club

From this day forward our organization will be known as the Blaze Basketball Club.  We are excited to announce that we have been granted 501c3 status as a Not For Profit entity which will enable us to seek and accept outside financial support in the form of 100% tax deductible donations.

Our goal is to build the absolute best program and provide the most robust AAU experience for all of our athletes.  The additional funding raised via the generosity of these tax deductible donations will allow us to execute our vision much sooner and on a greater scale than originally anticipated.

For now the website will remain similar to what you see here, although it will soon be reachable by the domains www.BlazeBasketballClub.com and www.Blaze-Basketball.com.  A brand new web site is in the early development stages and we will keep you posted on its progress.

Thank you all for your assistance and support.
It is always appreciated and never forgotten.

BBC Management