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 Manhattan Pride finished a disappointing 2016-17 APBL season, seeded 8th in the APBL and with a loss in a play-in playoff game versus the NYC Black Eagles.
"This season was honestly a season I truly want to forget. We made great strides the previous season but then took numerous steps back this past season," said William Modeste. The previous season the Pride were seeded 4th in the APBL.
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The Manhattan Pride finished a disappointing 2016-17 APBL season, seeded 8th in the APBL and with a loss in a play-in playoff game versus the NYC Black Eagles.
"This season was honestly a season I truly want to forget. We made great strides the previous season but then took numerous steps back this past season," said William Modeste. The previous season the Pride were seeded 4th in the APBL.
"Disappointing, but successful. We played competitively and were in positions to win a lot of games heading into the final minutes of most games, but couldn't finish like we needed to pick up those wins. We had a very competitive roster with a lot of versatility," explained Seon Jack.
"I was proud of how we came out strong by winning our first two games," Idris Agbaje reflected. "It was one of the best starts to a season we've had as a franchise."
For Jack, closing teams out was just one of the many problems the team faced this season.
"Closing games and limiting our amount of ball turnovers as well as limiting opponents' offensive rebounds," said Jack.
One of the most glaring statistics against the Pride this season was free throw attempts. The team finished the season dead last in free throw attempts.
"The season ended more than a few weeks ago for us (the league championship game happened on May 13th) and the Pride are already having practices with a full roster of eager players wanting to set their mark starting with the APBL summer league," said Modeste.
With key players moving on to other teams, the Pride plans on completely changing their style of play and becoming a smaller and faster team. The team's biggest weakness last season was guard play and team chemistry. They hope to fix that by the time the new season begins in October.
"We are having weekly practices and gaining a good sense of what we need to do and how to play as a team," Modeste said. "The main goal is to implement a system where we can all be factors and play as a team and not individuals."
"We need to improve our defensive intensity - boxing out, rebounding, limiting second chance opportunities," said Agbaje.
"We need to try to implement a new style of play and build chemistry with the group of athletes that we are likely to be starting the season off with, as well as find potential players that can help us improve on our weaknesses," said Jack.
Agbaje adds, "One of our goals is to continue to build our team in order to compete within the APBL. We will use the summer league to build chemistry with the new players as well as with the returning players."
The Pride are currently 1-1 in the APBL summer league. They have a solid group of players that are eager to put their stamp on the team. Once the summer league is over, the Pride's offseason begins with only a few short months to prepare for the 2017-18 APBL season.
"This offseason will be one of our most uncertain and most important offseasons in team history because we will be trying to move away from the system that gave us our most success and implement a new style of play. As a result, how we prepare for games from the front office to the players will be different and the goal is to have everyone ready for the start of next season," Jack explained.
The biggest goal for the Pride is to rebuild a winning culture starting now.
"To have a team ready and in-sync to compete from the first game of the season is the goal," Seon expressed. "We will like to be in the top-4 rankings heading into the playoffs and have a deep run into the playoffs."
"We need to regain that edge we used to have, instill that with this new crop of talented players, and set our mark starting with the summer league," Modeste said. "I believe with the right mental focus and proper execution, we can make some things happen."
Player of the Year: Chris Collins, NYC 524 Rookie of the Year: Darien Davis, New York Crusaders [read more]
The top-ranked Beltway Bombers closed out the APBL season defeating second-seeded APBL United 123-105 to win the American Professional Basketball League championship.
The Bombers had seven players who scored in double-figures led by the championship game MVP Derrell Armstrong (6'1''-G-91, college: NC-Greensboro)'s 24 points. In a total team championship, Danny Sumner (6'7''-F-87, college: William & Mary), Boo Jackson, Brian Bridgeforth (6'10''-F), Jaymee Veney (6'0''-F) and Tim Steed (6'5''-G) all scored in double-figures for the Bombers. It was a tough hard fought win against a very talented United team. This is the Bombers second APBL championship in the last four years.
The #1 ranked Bombers closed out the #2 ranked APBL United 123 -105 to win the American Professional Basketball League championship. Bombers had seven players who scored in double-figures led by the championship game MVP - Derrell Armstrong's 24 points. It was a total team contribution, with Danny Sumner, Boo Jackson, Brian Bridgeforth, Jaymee Veney and Tim Steed all scoring in double-figures. It was a tough hard fought win against a very talented United team. This is the Bombers second APBL championship within the last four years.
2017 APBL Awards
Executive of the Year: Andrew Gould, APBL United Coach of the Year: Chaz Dudley , Beltway Bombers MVP: Shavar Richardson (6'3''-G-89, college: Florida Atlantic), APBL United Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Collins, NYC 524 Rookie of the Year: Darien Davis, New York Crusaders
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The #1 ranked Bombers closed out the #2 ranked APBL United 123 -105 to win the American Professional Basketball League championship. Bombers had seven players who scored in double-figures led by the championship game MVP - Derrell Armstrong (6'1''-G-91, college: NC-Greensboro)'s 24pts. It was a total team contribution, with Danny Sumner (6'7''-F-87, college: William & Mary), Boo Jackson, Brian Bridgeforth (6'10''-F), Stretch Veney and Tim Steed(6'5''-G) all scoring in double-figures. It w... [read more]
The #1 ranked Bombers closed out the #2 ranked APBL United 123 -105 to win the American Professional Basketball League championship. Bombers had seven players who scored in double-figures led by the championship game MVP - Derrell Armstrong (6'1''-G-91, college: NC-Greensboro)'s 24pts. It was a total team contribution, with Danny Sumner (6'7''-F-87, college: William & Mary), Boo Jackson, Brian Bridgeforth (6'10''-F), Stretch Veney and Tim Steed (6'5''-G) all scoring in double-figures. It was a tough hard fought win against a very talented United team. This is the Bombers 2nd APBL chip within the last 4 years. Courtesy of: theapbl.com
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