Santa Barbara Breakers win WCBL crown - Jun 2, 2011 (by Gianni Pascucci)
The Santa Barbara Breakers Professional Basketball team won two games on saturday, May 28, to take back the WCBL crown that denied them in 2010, with a resounding 130-108 semi-final win over the Venice Beach Ninja's (3rd seeded of 8 teams) and 4 hours later, defeated the West LA Advantage 110-107 in the Championship Game at Santa Barbara High School Gymnasium [read more]
The Santa Barbara Breakers Professional Basketball team won two games on saturday, May 28, to take back the WCBL crown that denied them in 2010, with a resounding 130-108 semi-final win over the Venice Beach Ninja's (3rd seeded of 8 teams) and 4 hours later, defeated the West LA Advantage 110-107 in the Championship Game at Santa Barbara High School Gymnasium. In the earlier semi-final contest, the Advantage came back from a 26 point deficit to defeat the previous undefeated Nationwide Allstars (11-1) 120-115. The hero's for the Breakers were MVP Keith Closs (7'4''-C-76, college: Cent.Conn.St.) who set WCBL and Breaker Alltime Records with 25 rebounds and 13 blocked shots in the semi-final game. He followed this up with 11 rebounds and 6 blocked shots in the Title game and was supported fully by Tim Taylor (6'3''-G-82, college: Wayne St., NE) 's 31 points, Deon Marcus (6'8''-F-84) 's 26 points and the saavy defense of James Powell (6'2''-G-87, agency: Limelight Hoops, college: UCSB) and Anthony Danridge (6'5''-G/F-86, college: N.Mexico). In the Title Game, the Breakers trailed early 23-16 but got the transitional game ignited with the inserted bench additions of Stan Fletcher (6'4''-G-80, college: Moorpark CC) and Donald Lee (6'6''-F). At the end of the break, it was tied up at 28 apiece In the second quarter, the fastbreak tempo continued for the Breakers behind Powell's 9 and Marcus's 11 points, respectively. With the aid of Closs's patrolling of the paint, the Breakers gained a 61-46 until the Advantage finished the quarter off with a 7-0 run, resulting in a Breakers 61-53 lead at halftime. The third quarter witnessed the Breakers unleashing another 'tsunami attack' with the transitional game behind the smaller lineup of Taylor, Powell, Fletcher, Dandridge and Closs. This produced a 80-63 lead. But, like their previous game character, the Advantage staged a monolith defense, hit transitional 3's and when the dust cleared, the Breakers were holding on to a precious lead of 86-80 at the end of 3 quarters. The Breakers re-built their lead to 11 points in the 4th and final frame but gutsy play by the Advantage notted the game up at 105-105 with 40 seconds to play. An off balance 13 footer on the right wing produced a 2 point lead and off a missed jumper, Tim Taylor secured the defensive rebound and was fouled excessively by Jushey Rockett (6'6''-F-84, college: Alaska-Fairb.) of the West LA. James Powell sank the technical free throw and Taylor hit both of his charity shots for a 110-105 lead. David Vik (6'11''-C-72, college: Washington St.), 6'11 center for West LA, hit a quick bucket with 2.0 seconds to play. And just to keep the suspense and drama alive, the inbounds pass was deflected off a Breakers fingertips and the Advantage had the ball back for a possible 3 point shot attempt and tie. Fortunately for the Breakers, Vik's deep 3 pointer over the outstretched hands of James Powell was short and the Breakers recorded their 3rd WCBL title in 4 years. All WCBL Tournament selections, besides Keith Closs 's MVP award, went to Tim Taylor and Deon Marcus. Additional WCBL All-League Awards will be announced on June 3.
The Santa Barbara Breakers repeated as the WCBL Black History Classic champions by defeating the West Los Angeles Advantage 101-98 in dramatic fashion. This roller coaster of a game started with the Breakers trailing by 13 points in the first period. Breakers fought back with the help of Tim Taylor (6'3''-G-82, college: Wayne St., NE), the tournaments leading scorer, who scored a game high 30 points. The Breakers completed the thriller in the final seconds of the final period [read more]
The Santa Barbara Breakers repeated as the WCBL Black History Classic champions by defeating the West Los Angeles Advantage 101-98 in dramatic fashion. This roller coaster of a game started with the Breakers trailing by 13 points in the first period. Breakers fought back with the help of Tim Taylor (6'3''-G-82, college: Wayne St., NE), the tournaments leading scorer, who scored a game high 30 points. The Breakers completed the thriller in the final seconds of the final period. With the score tied 95-95, guard James Powell (6'2''-G-87, agency: Limelight Hoops, college: UCSB) received a pass in the corner and swished the three pointer for the lead with seconds remaining. The Advantage made things interesting as they were fouled on a three point attempt with five seconds left in the game. Advantage player Jamar Cramer (6'3''-G-72, college: LA Trade Tech) stepped up to the line and knocked down the first two free throws but fortunately for the Breakers, missed the game tying free throw. Tournament MVP Jerry Dupree (6'7''-F-81, college: USC) snatched the game winning rebound for the Breakers as time expired. The Breakers were crowned champions of the classic for the second year in a row. The Breakers also were victorious in their first game of the tournament with a 105-77 win over the Los Angeles Loop. The Breakers will begin their regular season on March 31 in Torrance, California. Their home opener is scheduled for Saturday, April 2.
Breakers Sign 3 players for 2011 Season - Jan 21, 2011 (by Gianni Pascucci)
The Santa Barbara Breakers have signed 3 players for the upcoming 2011 basketball season.
Dante Hunter (6'3''-G-83, college: Calumet), a point guard from Compton, California has agreed to play with the Breakers after being employed in Peru, Honduras and Columbia the past 2 years. He is a 2008 graduate of University of Purdue at Calumet in Gary, Indiana. Hunter averaged 16.3 points per game; 7.2 assists during his most recent stint in Columbia. He will begin play with the team this weekend [read more]
The Santa Barbara Breakers have signed 3 players for the upcoming 2011 basketball season. Dante Hunter (6'3''-G-83, college: Calumet), a point guard from Compton, California has agreed to play with the Breakers after being employed in Peru, Honduras and Columbia the past 2 years. He is a 2008 graduate of University of Purdue at Calumet in Gary, Indiana. Hunter averaged 16.3 points per game; 7.2 assists during his most recent stint in Columbia. He will begin play with the team this weekend. Terrence Worthy (5'9''-G-88) is a 2010 graduate of Concordia University of Irvine, California. Worthy has played on several tour teams but this will be his first opportunity with a professional team. He is expected to give the Breakers an up-tempo style of play with his outstanding quickness, ballhandling and playmaking abilities. Samuel Ekwe (6'8''-C), a 2008 graduate of University of Manilla, Philippines will also be playing in the Lynwood Classic this weekend. Ekwe brings great inside presence at both ends of the floor. The 6'9, 255 pounder will be counted on for rebounding and shoring up the Breakers post defense; something they have lacked at the power forward position in 2010. The Breakers will be participating in the Lynwood Classic this weekend in Los Angeles with their first games of the year this Saturday evening followed with two games on Sunday
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