QUICK HITTERS
December 19th & 20th at the Harwood Arena
on the campus of Kean University
Tickets On Sale Now!
Contact Steve Ott or Jon Korellis
732-50-BBALL (22255 )
Schedule of Games
Saturday Tip-Off (Dec. 19)
Home
Away
12:00 pm
Union
vs.
St. Joe's Metuchen
1:40 pm
Linden
vs.
Ridge
3:20 pm
Hudson Catholic
vs.
Don Bosco
5:00 pm
St. Pat's
vs.
Gill St. Bernard's
6:40 pm
Columbia
vs.
Seton Hall Prep
Sunday Tip-Off (Dec. 20)
Home
Away
12:00 pm
Paramus Catholic
vs.
Hun
1:40 pm
St. Anthony
vs.
Plainfield
3:20 pm
Newark Eastside
vs.
Lincoln NY
5:00 pm
Shabazz
vs.
Neptune
6:40 pm
Science
vs.
CBA
Venue/Directions
Saturday - December 19 & 20, 2009
Harwood Arena
1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083
About the Field:
Nationally ranked in the USA Today Super 25: #1 St. Patrick’s, #23 St. Anthony’s
The top 2 teams in New Jersey ranked by NJ Hoops: #1 St. Patrick’s, #2 St. Anthony’s
5 of the Top 10 teams in New Jersey ranked by NJ Hoops: #1 St. Patrick’s, #2 St. Anthony’s, #6 CBA, #7 Seton Hall Prep, #9 Shabazz
10 of the Top 20 teams in New Jersey ranked by NJ Hoops: #1 St. Patrick’s, #2 St. Anthony’s, #6 CBA, #7 Seton Hall Prep, #9 Shabazz, #11 St. Joseph’s Metuchen, #12 Plainfield, #14 Don Bosco, #17 Paramus Catholic, #19 Newark Eastside
COLLEGE BOUND
Steve Rennard
St. Joseph's Metuchen
Sr.
Pennsylvania
Kyrie Irving
St. Patrick's
Sr.
Duke
Chase Plummer
St. Patrick's
Sr.
UMBC
Josh Daniel
St. Patrick's
Sr.
Wagner
Derrick Gordon
St. Patrick's
Jr.
Western Kentucky
Devon Collier
St. Anthony's
Sr.
Oregon State
Derrick Williams
St. Anthony's
Sr.
Richmond
Ashton Pankey
St. Anthony's
Sr.
Maryland
Eli Carter
St. Anthony's
Sr.
St. Bonaventure
Pictures
Science Park Sr. Ken Ortiz
North Carolina bound Dexter Strickland of St. Patrick's
St. Anthony's Coach Bob Hurley
2008 Results
Saturday December 20, 2008 at Union High School
St. Joseph's Montvale
56
MVP: Joe Efese
MVP: Brandon Beckford
Bloomfield Tech
63
MVP: Christian Morris
Science
44
MVP: Ken Ortiz
Linden
39
MVP: Tevin Calhoun
Union
67
MVP: Aishon White
Christian Brothers
48
MVP: Pat Light
Sunday December 21, 2008 at Seton Hall University
MVP: Dwayne Guthridge
Mendham
55
MVP: Mark Cisco
St. Anthony's
37
MVP: Dom Cheek
Trenton Catholic
36
MVP: Dondre Whitmore
Plainfield
73
MVP: Isaiah Epps
Paterson Catholic
61
MVP: Lance Brown
Seton Hall Prep
66
MVP: Sterling Gibbs
Columbia
51
MVP: Ken Rubenstein
The last two games on Saturday were broadcast live on CN8
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Media Articles
"The Hoop Group Tip-Off Evaluations" (Basketball Spotlight News)
"Hoop Group Back at the Hall" (NJ.com)
"Sunday at the Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic" (Big East Basketball)
"Hoop Group Tip Off Classic" (GMC Hoops)
"Tip-Off Classic Day 1" (Zagsblog)
"Tip-Off Classic Day 2 " (Zagsblog)
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"The Hoop Group Tip-Off Classic is always one of the more exciting events of the high school hoops season because it brings together talented teams that don't normally play one another."
- Adam Zagoria, Herald News
Sponsors
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Tickets and Contact Information
All Questions or Concerns can be directed to :
Steve Ott Jon Korellis
ott@hoopgroup.com jon@hoopgroup.com
1930 Heck Ave, Bldg. #3, Neptune, NJ 07753
(P) 732-50-BBALL (F) 732-502-9636
Tip-Off Classic Division 1 Alumni
St. John Neuman Goretti PA
Joe Efese
St. Joseph's Montvale
Central Connecticut
Isaiah Epps
Plainfield
Pittsburgh
Towson
RJ Hall
Scott Machado
St. Benedict's
Iona
Sean McCurdy
St. Anthony's
Arkansas
Yves Mekomgo-Mbala
St. Patrick's
Lasalle
Sean Mulholland
Bishop Eustace
Lasalle
Alex Oriakhi
Winchendon
UConn
Walter Price
St. Patrick's
LIU
Terrence Roberts
St. Anthony's
Syracuse
Sean Smith
St. Anthony's
UNC Asheville
Tyshawn Taylor
St. Anthony's
Kansas
Terrence Todd
Neptune
Fairfield
Wes Wicks
St. Raymond's NY
FDU
Tony Wilson
Linden
UNCG
Photos courtesy NJHoops.com & Olschool Productions
All Time Boys Tip-Off Records
St. Anthony's
10
0
St. Benedict's HS
5
0
American Christian PA
2
0
Scotch Plains
2
0
Winchendon Prep MA
2
0
Depaul
1
0
East Lyme CT
1
0
Monmouth
1
0
Plainfield
1
0
Raritan
1
0
Union
1
0
Seton Hall Prep
5
1
CBA
7
2
St. Patrick's
9
3
Don Bosco
5
2
St. Raymond's NY
3
2
Bloomfield Tech
5
4
Hun
2
2
Cranford
1
1
Delbarton
1
1
Science
1
1
South Plainfield
1
1
St. John Neuman PA
1
1
Linden
4
5
Neptune
4
5
Paterson Kennedy
2
3
St. Joseph's Montvale
2
3
Mendham
1
2
Paterson Catholic
3
7
Newark Eastside
1
3
Columbia
1
4
Bergen Catholic
0
1
Bishop Eustace
0
1
Bloomfield
0
1
Camden Catholic
0
1
Chatham
0
1
Colonia
0
1
East Brunswick
0
1
Hackensack
0
1
Hudson Catholic
0
1
Irvington
0
1
Montclair
0
1
Morristown
0
1
Peddie
0
1
Rahway
0
1
Trenton Catholic
0
1
West Milford
0
1
Bridgewater
0
2
Paramus Catholic
0
2
St. Benedict's Prep
0
2
Essex Catholic
0
3
Elizabeth
0
4
St. Joseph's Metuchen
0
4
High Scorers
Michael Henderson
Linden
2004
38
Brian Dougher
Scotch Plains
2007
36
Earl Clark
Rahway
2005
26
Larry Anderson
Winchendon
2007
26
Randy Foye
Newark Eastside
2001
26
Samardo Samuels
St. Benedict's
2007
26
Ashton Gibbs
Seton Hall Prep
2005
25
Ricky Torres
St. Raymond's
2004
25
High Rebounders
Derrick Caracter
Scotch Plains
2003
20
John Kelly
Depaul
2002
17
Darryl Terry
Columbia
2004
16
John Oates
Don Bosco
2003
16
Mohammed Wilkerson
Linden
2006
15
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