Baltimore Area News

August 25, 2003

Barksdale will heading to the state of Texas...

2003 Baltimore City Player of the Year, Maurice Barksdale, has decided to attend Junior College for at least one year in order to open up his recruiting. He had a great summer in the touraments he played with the Select program but in the end he decided to forgo a few offers by D-1 schools and attend JUCO. Head Coach Steve Spurlin from Blinn JC in Texas is excited about getting such a great player. We will keep you up to date with his recruiting. Congratulations Maurice!!

August 18, 2003

"Butts" gets National recognition...

Local player gets national recognition as Clark Francis and the HOOPSCOOP people have "Butts" preseason ranked among the top 250 players in the class of 2005. That is a feather in his cap and proves that he worked hard this summer. If "Butts" continues to work hard on and off the court at Walbrook, his stock can only rise during the next two years. Also listed as top 2005 players was Lake Clifton's Paris Carter.

August 15, 2003

The Big Fella will be heading to South Plains...

Dennard Abraham will be joining fellow Baltimore native, Davon Haskins, at South Plains JC in Texas. Dennard originally gave a verbal comittment to St. Louis University (Conference USA), but after not getting a proper test score to match his GPA, Abraham had to decide of many JUCO's. Because he is a 6'8 260 pound big fella with a soft touch, he was be recruited by a dozen Junior College from Florida, Texas, Kansas, Wyoming, California and Oklahoma. He eventually decided on South Plains after a conversation he had with his friend Davon (former teammate at Notre Dame Academy).

August 13 2003

Hatten signs with the LA Clippers

Baltimore native Marcus Hatten signs with the LA Clippers. Marcus signed as a free agent and will battle for time with the new look guard rotation with the Clippers. After spreking with Hatten a few weeks back at a Baltimore Select open gym, where Marcus, Todd Galloway, Keith Jenifer, Kenny Minor, Carmello Anthony and Tynell Dunkley where among the Select alumni playing in gym, Marcus told us here that he was close to signing. Congratulations Marcus!!!!

http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/clippersignhousehatten.html

August 12, 2003

Cheyenne Moore picks the Tigers...

After having a great summer with the Select program, Moore decides on the Clemson Tigers. Tigers started to pursue soon after he completed a successful week at the 2003 Adidas ABCD Camp in Teaneck, NJ. Assistant Coach Kevin Nickelbury contacted us to let us know that they were ready to pursue Moore. The 6'6 wing was the athletic, versitile player that Coach Oliver Purnell is looking for to help build the Tiger program. Moore can play all three guard positions and can give you eye catching, high flying dunks at anytime and can hit the three if you don't play up on him. Great choice for both the Tigers and Moore. Congratulations Cheyenne!!

August 3, 2003

Baltimore Select veteran chooses school

Erin Henderson, a dual sport athelete at Aberdeen HS, has chosen the University of Maryland to play Football. He has been with the select program playing basketball for three years but his passion is football. Erin plays both sports with the same kind of enthusiasm and toughness. Erin was the key figure on this years Select White team, that had an overall record of 17-3 this spring/summer. Erin will follow in his brother's (EJ Henderson) footsteps by attending Maryland, but Erin plans to excel as a quarterback not linebacker. He will play both basketball and football his senior season with Aberdeen. Congratulations Erin!!!!

July 27, 2003

The Big Time is over and Baltimore Select fared well...

The select team made it to the round of 32 at the 2003 Adidas Big Time Tournament. It started out with 400 teams fighting for the "Open" tournament championship and when pool play is complete, 128 teams battle for the Crown of the summer...THE BIG TIME CHAMPIONSHIP!

Cheyenne Moore earned a spot on the Big Time All Tournament Team. But throughout the week all of the players for the 2003 Select team put in work.

Gordon Brown had an exceptional touranment leading team in scoring and "hustling" in every game.

Darnell Harris is one of the best "pure" shooters ever to put on a select uniform. He showed his versatility by playing a litlle point a few games during the week and he even showed off his athleticism with a few high flying dunks.

Justin Drummond is one of the most versitile players that we had this summer because he has the offense that we are looking for as a 6'6 guard, but he is also a underrated and tough defender.

Rising Juniors Carroll Mitchell and Edward Tyson got a taste of what will be in store for them in the 2004 campaign when they move into starting positions at the 1 & 2 guard spots.

Gordon Chase came off the bench to give quality minutes offensivley and defensively in every game. He is a tough player that can play inside and out.

Mitch Guest is a go hard, gritty guard that led us throughout the week coming off the bench for Carroll Mitchell giving us that bench strength at the guard spot along with Edward Tyson.

Big Brandon Albert, a 300 lb+, poward forward had an exceptional week playing alot of minutes. He has a soft touch and quick feet that you would not expect at first glance. Being a wide body he took down just about every rebound that came his way. Brandon is a dual sport player; he is one the best footbal player in the state of Maryland, currently getting recruited by Big East and ACC schools as a denfensive lineman but after the week he had he may be thinking about Basketball after his senior year.

On another note, the Baltimore Bombers fared well at the Big Time by also finishing in the Round of 32 of the "open" bracket.

For an overview of scores fo the 2003 Big Time go to:

July 19, 2003

Viva Las Vegas...

The Baltimore Select team will start its final journey this summer at the Adidas Big Time Tournament in Las Vegas starting July 22-26. The Select time will be trying to improve on their appearance last year.

This years team will comprise of more of the same great prospects to represent Baltimore in the biggest tournament of the season. The team will consist of Mitch Guest (Glen Burnie), Carroll Mitchell (Towson Catholic), Edward Tyson (Walbrook), Darnell Harris (St.Frances), Justin Drummond (McDonogh), Gordon Brown (St.Frances), Gordon Chase (St. Frances), Cheyenne Moore (South Kent Prep), Moe Martin (Calvert Hall), Brian Chesnut (Long Reach), Jason Killeen (Notre Dame Acad) and Brandon Albert (Glen Burnie). Unfortunately Will Thomas (Mt. St. Joe), a welcome addition to the Select team; will not be able to join the team for Vegas, he has to buckle down and finish summer school. We will miss him, but summer school is more important!!

For a list of when and who we play go to:

July 14, 2003

The evaluation period begins for NCAA coaches looking for 2004 talent and both Select teams were at events tournaments this past weekend.

The select program sent two teams out this weekend - the "White" team went to the HoopGroup Summer Jam Fest West Virginia and the "Orange" team went to the Adidas 3 Stripes tourny in NJ.

ORANGE TEAM

At the 24 team invitation only Adidas 3 Stripes tournament in Neptune, NJ this past weekend the Select team cruised thru pool play but ran into a familar foe in the quarterfinals. Darnell Harris (St.Frances), Carroll Mitchell (Towson Catholic), Cheyenne Moore (South Kent Prep) and Justin Drummond (McDonogh) played well for the select team. Moore(ABCD), Harris(ABCD) and Drummond(Eastern Inivitational) got tired as the weekend went on and Moore eventually called it quits before the quarter final game vs. Long Island, after spending all week doing extremely well at the Adidas ABCD camp where he was ranked the 29th best player in the camp. In other ABCD notes, Richard Dorsey could not play in the 3 Stripes tournament but played very well at the camp and was ranked the 30th best player. The coaching staff did not take individual scores for this tournament but the finals scores are as follows:

vs. Vince Carter Playaz 76-60 (W)

vs. Connecticut Select 74-64 (W)

Quarter Finals

vs. Long Island Panthers 58-74 (L)

"Orange" team record for the Spring/Summer is 21-6 thru 3 Stripes!!

WHITE TEAM

At the HoopGroup Summer Jam Fest WVU, the team went 3-0 in pool play and eventually lost in the first round of the playoffs (quarter finals). Jack McClinton (Calvert Hall), Sean Lewis (Aberdeen) and Moe Martin (Calvert Hall) played well over the weekend.

Box scores:

vs Sports City, PA 67-59 (W)
P. Seymore 8, M. Smelkinson 11, C. Thomas 7, K. Mallory 4, J. McClinton 16, S. Lewis 8, M. Martin 11, B. Chestnut 2

vs Westfield Rams 65-58 (W)
P. Seymore 7, M. Smelkinson 6, C. Thomas 5, K. Mallory 9, J. McClinton 21, S. Lewis 11, M. Martin 6, B. Chestnut 0

vs Pittsburgh Stars 91-20 (W)
P. Seymore 20, M. Smelkinson 2, C. Thomas 8, K. Mallory 7, J. McClinton 20, S. Lewis 16, M. Martin 10, B. Chestnut 8

Playoffs
vs Positive Image 54-31 (L)
P. Seymore 7, M. Smelkinson 3, C. Thomas 3, K. Mallory 5, J. McClinton 3, S. Lewis 2, M. Martin 6, B. Chestnut 2

"White" team record for the Spring/Summer is 17-3 thru Jam Fest!!

July 8, 2003

Baltimore players doing well at the ABCD and Nike camps...

Richard Dorsey and Cheyenne Moore have turned up the heat and are recognized as two of the top 25 players at the 2003 Adidas ABCD Camp

http://www.hoopscooponline.com/members/adidasabcdc2003.html

Rudy Gay ranked as the #1 player at the 2003 Nike Camp

http://www.hoopscooponline.com/members/nikeaac2003.html

July 3, 2003

Busy July for the Select team and individual players...

July 6-11 - ABCD Camp - Darnell Harris, Richard Dorsey, Jason Killeen and Cheyenne Moore

July 7-10 - Eastern Invitational Camp - Moe Martin, Justin Drummond, Patrick Seymore, Keith Mallory and Mitch Guest **

Upcoming team events:

Baltimore Select/DTLR - Adidas 3 Stripes (NJ) July 11-13 and Adidas Big Time (Las Vegas) July 21-26

Baltimore Select/White - Hoop Group Summer Jam Fest (West Virginia) July 11-13

Baltimore Select 16's - will be announced

**A majority of the remaining Select/DTLR and "white" team members will be attending the Eastern Inviational camp at the end of July. We will keep you updated.

July 1, 2003

Baltimore Select wins the 13th Annual BET DC Pro-Am

The Baltimore Select-Orange team won the BET Summer Classic held this past weekend at George Washington University, 73-57 over DC's Assault. Tournament MVP, Darnell Harris (St. Frances) led the team in scoring in every game. Gordon Brown (St. Frances), Will Thomas (Mt. St. Joe - Catholic League Player of the Year) and Maurice Barksdale (Dunbar - Baltimore City Player of the Year) were all key figures in the tournament with Brown and Barksdale receiving all tournament selection. With this tournament championship in hand, Baltimore Select has reached the final four or better in all but one tournament this spring.

Box Scores:

vs. Long Island Panthers 77-72(W)
Maurice Barksdale - 8, Mitch Guest - 10, Darnell Harris - 19, Gordon Brown - 14, Gordon Chase - 3, Moe Martin - 0, Will Thomas - 4, Justin Drummond - 6, Aaron Agnew - 2, Jason Killeen - 0 and Richard Dorsey - 12

vs. Cecil Kirk 65-55(W)
Maurice Barksdale - 14, Mitch Guest - 4, Darnell Harris - 15, Gordon Brown - 11, Gordon Chase - 2, Moe Martin - 0, Will Thomas - 12, Justin Drummond - 1, Aaron Agnew - 0, Jason Killeen - 0 and Richard Dorsey - 5

Championship
vs. DC's Assault 73-57(W)
Maurice Barksdale - 17, Mitch Guest - 2, Darnell Harris - 16, Gordon Brown - 11, Gordon Chase - 3, Moe Martin - 0, Will Thomas - 10, Justin Drummond - 3, Aaron Agnew - 0, Jason Killeen - 0 and Richard Dorsey - 9

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