Joe Hammond Sues Nike and Footlocker
February 7, 2010 by DotGuap
Filed under Streetball
A New York Streetball legend, Joe “The Destroyer” Hammond is suing Nike and Footlocker.
Joe Hammond, 61, known on Harlem blacktops in the 1970s as “The Destroyer” for his cocky, skillful basketball moves, filed suit in Manhattan federal court against Nike Inc. and Footlocker Inc. for the unauthorized use of his name on T-shirts, the New York Post reported Sunday.
Joe Hammond
The shirts read: “Joe The Destroyer Hammon” with a picture of a well-worn basketball hoop. Hammond’s last name is misspelled on the shirts, the Post said.
Hammond’s suit asks for $5 million, the Post reported.
“They put a shirt of mine in Foot Locker with no contract,” said Hammond, who once turned down a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
94 Inc Streetball
January 30, 2010 by DotGuap
Filed under Streetball
94 Inc is a new streetball team consisting of many previous players from the And 1 Mixtape Tour. The players include Andre Poole aka Silk, Baby Shaq, Jamal Wilson aka Springs, Kareem Ward aka Air Bama, John Humphrey aka Helicopter, Philip Champion aka Hot Sauce, Pat Robinson aka Pat Da Roc and Antwan Scott aka 8th Wonder.
It’s a little counter intuitive to call a streetball touring team 94 Inc, but nonetheless here they are.
Streetball Team 94 Inc
NBA All-Stars 2010
January 28, 2010 by DotGuap
Filed under NBA, Streetball
The NBA All-Star game features the best basketball players in the world. The starters for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference were recently announced.
For the West, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony, Tim Duncan and Amare Stoudemire are the starters. The Eastern Conference team features Lebron James, Allen Iverson, Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett and Dwyane Wade. My prediction is that the West will win the game with Carmelo Anthony being named the MVP.
NBA All-Star Starters 2010
Check out this great video featuring basketball highlights from the 2010 NBA All-Stars. J.Cole’s music is featured.
NBA All-Stars 2010 on Streetball.
High School Basketball Rankings
January 26, 2010 by DotGuap
Filed under Basketball Preps, Streetball
The high school basketball season of 2009-10 has seen some incredible teams thus far. Here are the latest High School Basketball Rankings. Yates is home to 1,200 students, 89 percent of whom qualify for free or reduced lunches. The school landed on the state’s “academically unacceptable” list in 2006 but worked its way off the next year and has maintained an “acceptable” rating since.
1. Yates (Houston, TX) 20-0 (2)
Standouts: Darius Gardner, 5’-9”, SR, G (Stephen F. Austin); Brandon Peters, 6’-2”, SR, G (Western Kentucky); Joseph Young, 6’-2”, SR, G (Providence); Elton Roy, 6’-2”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Columbia (Decatur, GA); Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA); Butler (Huntsville, AL); Westbury Christian (Houston, TX).
Yates Basketball
2. Northland (Columbus, OH) 11-0 (1)
Standouts: Jared Sullinger, 6’-8”, SR, C (Ohio State); J.D. Weatherspoon, 6’-6” SR, F (Ohio State); Trey Burke, 5’-11”, JR, G (Penn State); Jalen Robinson, 6’-7”, SO, F (West Virginia); Kechaun Lewis, 6’-3”, SO, G.
Top Wins: Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV); Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA); Bishop Luers (Ft. Wayne, IN).
3. Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV) 23-1 (3)
Standouts: Cory Joseph, 6’-3”, SR, G; Tristan Thompson, 6’-9”, SR, F (Texas); Jabari Brown, 6’-3”, JR, G; Nick Johnson, 6’-3”, JR, G; Godwin Okonji, 6’-8”, SR, C.
Top Wins: Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, NC); Winter Park (Winter Park, FL); Christ School (Arden, NC); Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV); Brehm Prep (Carbondale, IL); Huntington Prep (Huntington, WV); Mountain State Academy (Beckley, WV); St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ).
Loss: Northland (Columbus, OH).
4. Paterson Catholic (Paterson, NJ) 10-0 (8)
Standouts: Fuquan Edwin, 6’-5”, SR, G/F (Seton Hall); Kyle Anderson, 6’-7”, SO, G; Myles Mack, 5’-10”, JR, G; Derrick Randall, 6’-8”, JR, C; Jermaine Peart, 6’-3”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL); Winter Park (Winter Park, FL); Penn Wood (Lansdowne, PA); Huntington Prep (Huntington, WV); St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, NJ).
5. Bloomington South (Bloomington, IN) 14-0 (7)
Standouts: Matt Carlino, 6’-2”, JR, G (Indiana); Erik Fromm, 6-8”, SR, F (Butler); Dee Davis, 5’-11”, JR, G (Xavier); Spencer Turner, 6’-5”, JR, F; Desmond Marks, 6’-5”, JR, F.
Top Wins: New Albany (New Albany, IN); Lexington Catholic (Lexington, KY); Carmel (Carmel, IN).
6. Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA) 14-1 (11)
Standouts: Tony Chennault, 6’-1”, SR, G (Wake Forest); Danny Stewart, 6’-6”, SR, F (Rider); Tyreek Duran, 6’-1”, SR, G; Mustafa Jones, 6’-0”, SR, G; Lamin Fulton, 5’-9”, JR, G.
Top Wins: Montrose Christian (Rockville, MD); Christ the King (Middle Village, NY); Simeon (Chicago, IL).
Loss: Yates (Houston, TX).
7. Montrose Christian (Rockville, MD) 11-1 (12)
Standouts: Terrance Ross, 6’-5”, SR, G; Joshua Hairston, 6’-8”, SR, F (Duke); Justin Anderson, 6’-5”, SO, G.
Top Wins: Columbia (Decatur, GA).
Loss: Neumann-Goretti (Philadelphia, PA).
8. St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ) 11-1 (18)
Standouts: Myck Kabongo, 6’-2”, JR, G (Texas); Gil Biruta, 6’-8”, SR, F (Rutgers); Aaron Brown, 6’-4”, SR, F (Temple), Mike Poole, 6’-5”, SR, F; Sidiki Johnson, 6’-7”, JR, F (Arizona).
Top Wins: St. Frances (Baltimore, MD); Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL); Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, VA); St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ).
Loss: Winter Park (Winter Park, FL).
9. St. Patrick (Elizabeth, NJ) 11-2 (4)
Standouts: Kyrie Irving, 6’-2”, SR, G (Duke); Michael Gilchrist, 6’-6”, JR, F; Derrick Gordon, 6’-3”, JR, G (Western Kentucky); Chase Plummer, 6’-5”, SR, F (UMBC).
Top Wins: Newark Memorial (Newark, CA); Centennial (Corona, CA).
Loss: Findlay Prep (Las Vegas, NV); St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ).
10. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) 17-1 (13)
Standouts: Jon Loyd, 5’-9”, SR, G; Anson Winder, 6’-3”, SR, G/F (BYU); Shabazz Muhammad, 6’-5”, SO, G; Taylor Spencer, 6’-2”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Lutheran (La Verne, CA); Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD); Scott County (Georgetown, KY); Columbia (Decatur, GA).
Loss: Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV)
11. Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) 20-2 (6)
Standouts: Doron Lamb, 6’-5”, SR, G; Roscoe Smith, 6’-8”, SR, F; Juwan Staten, 6’-0”, SR, G (Dayton); Pe’Shon Howard, 6’-3”, SR, G (Maryland); Baye Keita, 6’-11”, SR, C (Syracuse).
Top Wins: Callaway (Jackson, MS); Princeton (Cincinnati, OH); Dudley (Greensboro, NC); Columbia (Decatur, GA).
Losses: Westchester (Los Angeles, CA); Northland (Columbus, OH).
12. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) 17-1 (9)
Standouts: Gary Franklin, 6’-2”, SR, G (California); Keala King, 6’-5”, SR, G (Arizona State); Tyler Lamb, 6’-4”, SR, G (UCLA); Max Hooper, 6’-6”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD), DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD).
Loss: Gonzaga Prep (Washington, DC).
13. DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, MD) 18-1 (10)
Standouts: Victor Oladipo, 6’-4”, SR, G (Indiana); Jerian Grant, 6’-4”, SR, G (Notre Dame); Quinn Cook, 6’-1”, JR, G; Mikael Hopkins, 6’-8”, JR, F; James Robinson, 6’-3”, SO, G.
Top Wins: St. Frances (Baltimore, MD); Benedictine (Richmond, VA); Jefferson (Brooklyn, NY); Bishop McNamara (Forestville, MD); Good Counsel (Olney, MD).
Loss: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
14. Christ School (Arden, NC) 25-1 (15)
Standouts: Tony Kimbro, 6’-6”, JR, G; Damarcus Harrison, 6’-5”, JR, G; Eric Smith, 6’-0”, SR, G (South Carolina); Lucas Troutman, 6’-9”, SR, C (Elon).
Top Wins: Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, NC); Grace Prep (Arlington, TX); Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, NC); Norfolk Christian (Norfolk, VA).
Loss: Findlay Prep (Henderson, NV).
15. Ames (Ames, IA) 12-0 (16)
Standouts: Harrison Barnes, 6’-7”, SR, F (North Carolina); Doug McDermott, 6’-7”, F (Northern Iowa); Michael Weber, 5’-9”, SR, G.
Top Wins: Waukegan (Waukegan, IL).
Bounce Magazine Issue 23
January 25, 2010 by DotGuap
Filed under Ballers, News, Online Sports Executives, Streetball
Bounce Magazine
Legendary Rucker Coach Antonio “Mousey” Carela rocks the cover and talks about his interaction with Fat Joe, Puffy and the NBA stars he recruited to play uptown…”Street Dogma” explores the American National Dunking Ban caused by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and my pops Jim Couch, back in ‘67…our “How We Do “column features one of Philly’s finest – Mike Keyes – who demonstrates the KOBE TURNTABLE…get into it! The new comic strip – GAME FACES – tells the story of a young player on his quest to build his basketball FOCUS under pressure, a combo of metaphysical western urbanism with eastern morals and values. As the ball leaves his hands and rotates through the air the forces of the playground go into action…
Bounce Magazine issue number 23 features the legendary Streetball coach, Mousey, along with a nice segment on Streetball.com’s Founder, Ryan Mendez.
In the Bounce # 22 GAME FACES strip, the chosen one is shooting a free throw with the game on the line still with the ball in his hands. A group of men, who have ethereal and physical interest in his development, clash in the physical and mental realm, trying to influence the young player’s development in ways to benefit themselves…Issue #23 continues with Bobbito’s shoe review section – check the Super Pro-Keds (OFFICIAL), an in-depth feature on LA’s Drew League by Ali Danois, J-Love the 13 year old phenom, and the at-the-elbow game winner is some strong love from Dwyane Wade’s new shoe partner, Brand Jordan.
Source: Bounce Magazine
