1 Antoine Morgano NJP 35.7 2 Fahreed Cheatham PJD 34.3 3 Nate Young MP 33.1 4 Doug Herring Jr. HVK 31.7 5 Terry Hosley BAS 30.6 6 Angelo Hernandez NH 28.8 7 Kurt Cuffy 524 26.2 8 Corriche Gaskin HVK 25.0 9 Marcus Ashton WIN 24.7 10 Anis Taylor PJD
24.4
Rebounds Per Game
1 Kurt Cuffy 524 16.9 2 Danny Thompson BAS 15.6 3 Anthony Cox HVK 14.6 4 Tyrone Hill PJD 12.6 5 Fahreed Cheatham PJD 12.6 6 Antoine Morgano NJP 12.1 7 Doug Herring Jr. HVK 12.1 8 Nate Young MP 11.0 9 Korey Riley JAG 9.9 10 Brian Leggett NH
9.8
Assists Per Game
1 Andrew Gould MP 9.4 2 Doug Herring Jr. HVK 8.8 3 Dele Ojo RV 7.9 4 Roman Perez JAG 7.6 5 Brian Smith BB 6.5 6 John Hawthorne 524 5.8 7 Jeremiah King NJP 5.8 8 Cedric Stewart MAS 5.6 9 Karim Telfair TSE 5.6 10 Mike Mckenzie BAS
5.5
Steals Per Game
1 Doug Herring Jr. HVK 2.9 2 Brian Smith BB 2.9 3 Antoine Morgano NJP 2.6 4 Aaron Collins 524 2.9 5 Cedric Stewart MAS 2.7 6 Dele Ojo RV 2.4 7 Rogers Barnes BB 2.8 8 Anthony Williams RV 1.9 9 Jeremiah King NJP 1.9 10 Curtis McCollum BKF
1.9
Blocks Per Game
1 Kevin Briggs HVK 4.9 2 Danny Thompson BAS 3.9 3 Kurt Cuff 524 3.1 4 Mike Anderson BB 3.4 5 Brian Leggett NH 2.2 6 Anthony Cox HVK 3.4 7 Onyie Onunaku WIN 1.6 8 Naji Turner BKF 1.6 9 Antoine Morgano NJP 1.3 10 Andre Hardy CAP
A weekend filled with intense basketball ended much like the 2015 championship. Defending champion New Jersey Thunder needed a late basket to win the APBL title, this time it was a one-point victory over Hudson Valley Kingz.
In a wild back-and-forth affair, New Jersey took a slim 22-21 lead after one quarter. Hudson Valley played much more confident in the second to lead at halftime 52-46.
Both teams made runs in the third quarter with the Thunder first. After the home team build up a six-point advantage 67-61, the Kingz stormed back and by the end of the quarter led 76-74.
A close fourth quarter followed with Hudson Valley building a five-point lead with 4:57 to play. New Jersey would not go down easy, but still trailed by five with 1:38 left. That margin was cut to one with :14 remaining. A foul was called on the next play and after two free throws New Jersey led 98-97!
Hudson Valley did not panic, taking possession with :09 to play. A drive to the paint by Shereef Taylor resulted in a pair of free throws for the Kingz, who led 99-98 with just :04 on the clock. After a timeout the Thunder inbounded the ball from half court and found a streaking Charles Funches (6'8''-F-88, college: Hampton) under the basket. Although contested Funches easily scored to make it 100-99. Hudson Valley called timeout, but threw the ball away and their shot at the championship. Past APBL champions 2011: Tru Hope Blazers 2012: Beltway Bombers 2013: New York City 524 2014: Metropolitan All-Stars 2015: New Jersey Thunder 2016: New Jersey Thunder
The 2018 American Professional Basketball League regular season has wrapped up and playoff matchups are set. APBL United (Northern Conference) and DE Eastern Shore Generals (Southern Conference) won their respective divisions to earn a first round bye. Action gets underway on Thursday, April 12 in The Bronx when Unbreakable Talent NYC take on Manhattan Pride. Northern Conference matchups 1) APBL United vs Unbreakable Talent NYC/Manhattan Pride winner 2) The Crusaders vs 7) New York Bla... [read more]
The 2018 American Professional Basketball League regular season has wrapped up and playoff matchups are set. APBL United (Northern Conference) and DE Eastern Shore Generals (Southern Conference) won their respective divisions to earn a first round bye.
The 2X American Professional Basketball League (APBL) champion Beltway Bombers do not use the the "defending ". Bombers CEO and Head Coach Chaz Dudley has instructed his players and assistant coaches to not say defending champs. "It connotates a defensive posture" says Coach Chaz. "What we accomplished last year in winning our 2nd APBL chip was a great achivement, but this season is a new journey. We are not defending, we instead are aggressively pursuing our 3rd". While the Bombers are d... [read more]
The 2X American Professional Basketball League (APBL) champion Beltway Bombers do not use the the "defending ". Bombers CEO and Head Coach Chaz Dudley has instructed his players and assistant coaches to not say defending champs. "It connotates a defensive posture" says Coach Chaz. "What we accomplished last year in winning our 2nd APBL chip was a great achivement, but this season is a new journey. We are not defending, we instead are aggressively pursuing our 3rd". While the Bombers are dealing with several of their key guys going overseas, along with injuries to core players, they still have one of the deepest and most talented pro basketball rosters in the country. Returning players - Danny Sumner, Brandon Simms, Boo Jackson, Tim Steed, Stretch Veney, BJ Smith, Omar Zerbo, Kenny Roberts, Spider Hines, Dez Simms and Donald Vaughn. Additions to Bombers roster this season are - JJ Epps, Ty Fleetwood, Nubian Spann, Jon Hood, Teon Knox, Devonte Thomas, Carlton Johnson, Lee Manley and Antonio Wright.
When the Bombers have most of their key players on game day, they are extremely difficult to beat - especially at their CSM home arena.
Coach Chaz's message to his players is clear and convincing..."Hold each other accountable by setting the tone of not allowing anything to get in the way of us winning games and another chip"
A talented, unselfish and deep roster, along with having one of the most winningest pro basketball coaches in the country, suggests the Bombers have good odds of getting a 3rd APBL championship
The Empire State Basketball Club is new to the Atlantic Professional Basketball League but they are already making noise in their first season of competition. The team was started by APBL veteran Nate Young (6'7''-F-86). Prior to starting the team, Young spent five years playing and working with the Manhattan Pride. Young stated that his time with the Pride was a great experience but he felt that it was just time to move on and start his own organization. He praised the Pride organization... [read more]
The Empire State Basketball Club is new to the Atlantic Professional Basketball League but they are already making noise in their first season of competition. The team was started by APBL veteran Nate Young (6'7''-F-86). Prior to starting the team, Young spent five years playing and working with the Manhattan Pride. Young stated that his time with the Pride was a great experience but he felt that it was just time to move on and start his own organization. He praised the Pride organization, stating that they are still like family, that he learned a lot from the organization, and that his experience with them was priceless.
His mission with the Empire State Basketball Club is to build the community through basketball and community service. The team wants to continue to expand heading into the summer with basketball camps and other events for the youth. The team's goal for their players is to provide them with opportunities to play overseas. Young has experience and connections playing in South America which he feels will help the team accomplish this goal as they move forward.
Empire State is led by veterans Nate Young, Kareem Corprew (6'6''-F-88), Alonzo Robinson (6'1''-G), and Matas Rascius (6'7''-F, college: Baruch), all of whom have overseas and APBL experience. The rest of the team consists of Frenchman Hugo Willing, crafty point guard Nicolas Davis, athletic wing Bernard Jones (5'10''-PG), emotional leader Simuel Stevenson (5'10''-G)n, two-way player Jessie Dixon, dynamic guard Brian Payne, post player Mark Candelario (6'10''-C, college: Oswego St.), and high-energy defensive specialist Korede Griffith (5'11''-PG). The team is also coached by first-year head coach Anthony Lewis.
On December 6th, Empire State took on the undefeated NYC Crusaders. Empire State trailed by as much as 30 points before rallying to a 130-128 victory to end the Crusaders' undefeated start to the season. Empire State's top performers included Nate Young (37 points, 8 rebounds), Korede Griffith (24 points, 6 rebounds, 5 steals), Bernard Jones (29 points, 5 rebounds), Hugo Willing (9 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks), Simuel Stevenson (10 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists), and Nick Davis (21 points, 6 assists). The Crusaders were led by Isaiah Holman and Jean Martinez who finished with 38 points and 17 points, respectively.
The loss dropped the Crusaders to 5-1, while Empire State improved to 2-3 on the season. Empire State will face another tough opponent this weekend as they face the 2016 APBL runner-up, APBL United, on Sunday.
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