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*** NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE MAIN PAGE ***
 | NPBL All-Star Game announced | |
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The NPBL has scheduled its 2008 All-Star game for August, and the league officials have yet named the team rosters, as follows:
All-Star North Players
MacKenzie Clark (6'9''-C-83, college: Auburn-Montgomery) (Bulldogs)
David Ruffin (6'4''-G/F-84, agency: Rice and Rice, college: Hartford) (Bulldogs)
Darwin Young (6'2''-G-85, college: Buffalo) (Bulldogs)
Lester McNair (6'2''-G, college: Buffalo St.) (Bulldogs)
Willie Coleman (6'0''-G-84) (Hawks)
Tay Fisher (5'9''-G-86, college: Siena) (Hawks)
Amseshem Foluke-Henderson (6'6''-G/F-84, college: New Paltz St.) (Hawks)
Dayshawn Wright (6'6''-F-85, college: Mountain St.) (Hawks)
Telron Spell (6'4''-G/F-82, college: Bridgeport) (Monarchs)
Henri Burford (6'2''-G-80, college: Mt. St. Vincent College) (Monarchs)
Christopher Jean (5'7''-G-84, agency: Stefanou Sports Agency, college: Rensselaer Poly) (Monarchs)
Robert Rogers (6'4''-F) (Monarchs)
All-Star South Players
Brandon Weldon (6'0''-G-84, college: Mt.St.Mary) (Strikeforce)
Michael Parker (6'4''-G-80, college: Springfield) (Strikeforce)
Carl Lee (6'6''-F-82, college: Utah Valley St.) (Strikeforce)
Terrell Taylor (6'3''-G-81, college: Bridgeport) (Strikeforce)
Darnell Sneed (6'2''-G-70, college: Charleston So.) (Bayraiders)
Michael Antonio Manns (6'0''-G-69, college: Towson) (Bayraiders)
Javes Wiggins (6'7''-F-80, college: Md-Eastern Shore) (Bayraiders)
Arthur Shauenten (6'7''-F) (Bayraiders)
Eric Hill (6'4''-G/F-81, college: Mendocino CC) (Destroyers)
Timothy Polk (6'8''-F-82, college: Grambling St.) (Destroyers)
Faheed Cheatham (6'6'-F, college: Cheyney University) (Destroyers)
Sami Wylie (5'11''-G-84) (Destroyers) |
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| Delaware wins the NPBL title | |
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| | | In front of a record crowd of 700 fans, the Elmira Bulldogs felt to the Delaware Destroyers, 105-119 in NPBL Title Game on Saturday night. The game of the Bulldogs was conditioned by the loss of NPBL All-Star Lester McNair (6'2''-G, college: Buffalo St.), who suffered a game ending injury just a few minutes into the 1st quarter. Also, David Ruffin (6'4''-G/F-84, agency: Rice and Rice, college: Hartford), missed almost the entire 3rd quarter with leg cramping. The same, Ruffin finished with 33 points to be the game top scorer in losing effort. The Destroyers played a very good game, leading at the halftime by 2 points and keeping the head of the score for almost al the second part of the game. Their main performer was recent addition Sami Wylie (5'11''-G-84) who scored 27 points including five 3-point makes. |
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| Snow gets D-League tryout | |
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| | | Only some days before the NPBL Championship Game, the Elmira Bulldogs have lost one of their best players. Tychicus Snow (5'7''-G, college: Miss.Valley St.) will skip Saturday's title game, after being selected for the NBA Developmental League's tryout camp. Snow is one of only 200 players picked to try out. Last year, 33 of the 200 earned D-League contracts. Despite standing just 5-7, Snow stood pretty tall in Elmira, scoring more than 12 points a game, along with four assists. He even dunked off an ally-oop in a game, wowing fans and teammates alike. The D-League is hosting the three-day tryout in Georgia this weekend, during the NPBL's title game, set for Saturday at 7pm from the Chemung County YMCA. |
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| Bulldogs and Destroyers to play the Championship Game | |
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| | | The Elmira Bulldogs defeated the Hudson Valley Hawks 126-113 advancing to the 2008 NPBL Championship Game. David Ruffin (6'4''-G/F-84, agency: Rice and Rice, college: Hartford), the 2008 NPBL scoring champion, led the Bulldogs with 25 points. Marlin Johnson (6'4''-F-75, college: Monroe CC) scored 17 points and hauled in 12 rebounds while Brandon Lawley (6'6''-F-85, college: Mansfield (PA)) scored 14 points and hauled in 14 rebounds. MacKenzie Clark (6'9''-C-83, college: Auburn-Montgomery) finished with 15 points in the win, and the Hudson Valley Hawks were led by Tay Fisher (5'9''-G-86, college: Siena) who finished with 19 points. Whiule everyone was waiting for the Maryland Bayraiders, the Delaware Destroyers produced a big upset, defeating that team, 149-139 on the road, and will challenge Elmira for the NPBL title on next weekend. |
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| Bulldogs and Hawks to play the North Division Championship game | |
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| | | The Elmira Bulldogs, winner's of 10 straight games and NPBL regular season Champions, will meet on June 21 the NPBL defending champion Hudson Valley Hawks on June 21 in the North Division Championship game in Elmira, NY. The Hawks defeated the Westchester Monarchs 126-110 in NPBL 1st round playoff action on the past weekend. Leading scorer for the Hawks was Tay Fisher (5'9''-G-86, college: Siena) with 36 points. Willie Coleman (6'0''-G-84) and Justin Skipwith (6'1''-G-83, college: Post) also had big games for the Hawks with 21 points a piece. Leading scorers for the Monarchs were Darren Travis (6'3''-G-84, agency: Tank Sports, college: Columbia Union) with 25 points, Telron Spell (6'4''-G/F-82, college: Bridgeport) with 23 points, and Henri Burford (6'2''-G-80) with 14 points. |
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| Week 12 results | |
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| | | The Elmira Bulldogs confirmed their supremacy winning the last two games of the NPBL regular season: on Friday night, they overcame the NY StrikeForce 140-110 in front of a new franchise attendance record of 500 fans. Once again, Elmira was led by the league's leading scorer David Ruffin (6'4''-G/F-84, college: Hartford) who finished with 28 points, followed by tiny Tychicus Snow (5'7''-G) who had a very impressive 23 points including an alley-oop dunk that brought all the fans to their feet. The best player in the StrikeForce was Carl Lee (6'6''-F-82, college: Utah Valley St.) who finished the game with 23 points. Two nights after, the Bulldogs defeated on teh road the Hudson Valley Hawks 133-128. The Hawks drop to 4-9 on the season and the Bulldogs improve to 10-3 and sit on top of the NPBL as the league prepares for post season play. Leading scorer for the Bulldogs were again David Ruffin with 40 points and Tychicus Snow with 27 points. Hawks leading scorers were Tay Fisher (5'9''-G-86, college: Siena) with 27 points 9 steals, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds, Dayshawn Wright (6'6''-F-85, college: Mountain St.) 23 points, and Robert Patterson-Brown (6'2''-G) with 18 points, and 5 assists. The main challenger of the Bulldogs for the league title should be the Meryland Bayraiders, winners over the weekend over the Avengers 116-97 to grab the South Division title. Darnell Sneed (6'2''-G-70, college: Charleston So.) led Maryland in scoring, ending the game at 45 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists and 8 steals. Javes Wiggins (6'7''-F-80, college: Md-Eastern Shore) played a a monster game of 30 points and 30 rebounds and Rick Lewis (6'7''-F, college: Benedict) played a solid game in defense |
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| Week 11 results | |
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| | | Only two NPBL games were played over the last weekend: on Friday May 23, the Hudson Valley Hawks took on the Delaware Destroyers and tied an NPBL record for most points in a regulation game, caming out on top 144-108. Leading contributors for the Hawks were Tay Fisher (5'9''-G-86, college: Siena) who had 33 points in 3 quarters, Amseshem Foluke-Henderson (6'6''-G/F-84, college: New Paltz St.) with 21 pts and 10 assists, and Brian Muse (6'4''-G/F) with 15 pts, 16 rebs and 6 assists. Hawks big man Dayshawn Wright (6'6''-F-85, college: Mountain St.) had 18 rebounds. Delaware was led by Solomon Sheard (6'9''-F/C-79, college: Paul Quinn) with 23 points and Sherman Brittingham (6'5''-F-82, college: California (PA)) with 19 points. In the other game, the New York Strikeforce travelled down to Woodlawn High School in Gwynn Oak, MD to take on the Maryland Bayraiders. The Bayraiders took the game with a 124-120 final score, but the match was very battled till the end. Michael Antonio Manns (6'0''-G-69, college: Towson) finished with 26 points and Darnell Sneed (6'2''-G-70, college: Charleston So.) was the game top performer at 37 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, and 10 steals. |
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| The Bulldogs bulk up their roster | |
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| | | The Elmira Bulldogs announced the signing of shooting guard, Jerry Cheves (6'3''-G-84, college: Brockport St.). Jerry just recently returned back to the States after leading the Belfast Star to the Irish Super League Playoffs for the first time in four years! He made a strong case for being the top American player in the Irish Super League by posting averages of 22.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists, while shooting a dazzling %44.8 from behind the arc. |
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