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| Last Updated Friday July 3, 2009 |
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 NACBA Top 30 Players to Watch in TorontoThe NACBA has released their annual top players you will want to check out at this year's 30th Annual North American Chinese Basketball Association Invitational Tournament. Which of the 30 players will perform to their expectations? |
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| Who Are NACBA's Dirty Dozen? Twelve unsung heroes who do all the little things under the radar to help put their teams in the best possible position to capture this year’s NACBA Mens Elite title. In honor of these key players, NACBA wishes to acknowledge the Dirty Dozen at this year's NACBAIT. |
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 NACBA Eh! - The 30th Annual NACBAIT Heads North of the Border to TorontoThe 2010 NACBAIT will be making a big return to Toronto during Memorial Day weekend. We expect over 80 teams this year to compete for Championships in 9 separate divisions. Be sure to stay on top of all this year's experience, as many exciting things are planned. |
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| NACBA Top 10 at 10 - The Women Have Game! 2008 marks the 10th year that the NACBA has officially hosted a Women ’s divisions. We honored the Top 10 players of the past 10 years, as well as our Most Outstanding player to date. These are the players who have made the biggest impact on our tournament. |
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Continued .... The first Quarterfinal game was the Chicago Dragons WW against the NY RL Cruisers. These two teams also met last year in the QF’s, with the Cruisers able to move to the Final Four in Philly. The Wing Wor guys had been looking forward to this showdown since last May. The Cruisers game plan was the same as last year’s as they began by feeding the ball to the voracious interior tandem of George Chan (7 pts, 3-4 ft) and Tony Hu (14 pts, 11 rebs, 4-5 ft). The halfcourt pace didn’t really seem to favor either team, as both teams seemed content to battle it out. Chicago got going, as Damean Clinton (15 pts, 5-6 ft) and Pat Chin (12 pts, 2 three-pointers) alternated possessions on offense, and their lead at the half was 22-16. At the start of the second half, Tony of the Cruisers was just too monstrous for the Dragons to hold down any longer. He was unstoppable, and equally unselfish as he passed out of double teams for open 3-ball looks from CB Liu (8 pts, 2 triples) and Stan Yeung (3 pts, 3 assists). The Cruisers grabbed an 11 point lead and looked like they could pull away in much the same fashion as last year. With their backs against the wall, Chicago did the unheard of, and inserted guard Brian Hale to check Hu. By using his strength and low center of gravity to prevent Tony from getting where he wanted, the smooth offensive flow of NY was interrupted. Chicago chipped away slowly and the lead was down to 5 with about a minute to go. Center Patrick Chin sank 2 ft’s to make it 40-37 in favor of NY with 30 seconds to go. That was followed by a Cruiser miscommunication, and an Andrew Tsai 3-pointer (his first triple of the game), as the score was tied 40-40. The Cruisers got the ball back but Chicago’s physical defense got them a possession with about 10 ticks left. Damean Clinton went to the hoop but missed, and the game was going into an extra session. The Dragons won the tap, and Clinton finished an old fashioned 3-point play. After that, the Cruisers missed and were forced to foul the rest of the way. Wing Wor made 7/8 in OT to seal the deal. Chicago Dragons 50, NY RL Cruisers 42 in a well played game by both teams.When the #4 Toronto Dragons (4-0) and the #12 Boston Hurricanes AAU (3-1) tipped off, it was a good bet that it would be a close game. These teams have met numerous times over the years and it has always a been nailbiter. For some reason, these two storied squads always meet in big games, and their personnel just seems to cause great matchups. Boston looked to have the deeper bench, and they pushed the pace in the first half. It was really neck and neck the whole half, as Boston distributed the ball to everyone for good shots. AAU’s Maneikis brothers were tough at both ends of the court, and unselfish on offense. Toronto on the other hand, relied on the penetration and creativity of high flying Kenny Ao (17 pts, 3-3 ft). The score was knotted at 20 midway through. Charles (16 pts, 3 treys) & Greg Maneikis (8 pts, 2 steals) were a dominant presence for the Canes in the backcourt, and the Canadians were lucky there wasn’t another brother to contend with. Twenty year old 2-guard Andrew Suen came on strong for the Dragons, calmly hitting 2 big three-pointers of his own. Boston was forced to foul at the end, and Toronto hit the big ones when they counted. Boston missed two golden opportunities as the clock ran down. Ricky Chan fouled out for the Canes, and all the momentum went the Dragons’ way. The game really could have gone either way, but the Dragons emerged with a 42-38 win and moved to the Final Four for the 3rd time in club history.  The #3 Norcal Hoopaholics would face the retooled #6 Washington CYC A squad in the last remaining Quarterfinal. The Hoopaholics were looking pretty good all weekend long, and were poised to reach the Final Four once again, so long as the seedings held true. CYC meanwhile, was also looking to head back to the Final Four for the 6th time since 1999. Ryan Dunn (16 pts, 7 rebs) of Norcal was simply on fire, while teammates Ross Lim (4 pts, 2-3 ft, 2 assists) and Conlan Kwong (2-3 threeballs, 2 assists) were also clicking early. The team formerly known as the SF Duke looked great. The Norcal guys were getting to the rim at their leisure, as the smaller CYC guards just weren’t tall enough to impede their progress. But Washington was effective when they had the ball too, as the score seesawed back and forth. Hank Huang (9 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal) fell into a rhythm for Washington at just the right time, and DC switched their lineup to become bigger on the boards. The move worked, as CYC began to pull away. A scary moment occurred as Cali was being pressured in the backcourt and lobbed the ball up to center Henry Hong near midcourt. Henry and guard Jeffrey Lee of DC collided midair, and somehow the bigger man got the worst of the deal, separating his shoulder and hitting his head on the court as he flipped over. After a few minutes, Hong’s teammates assisted him to the bench to await paramedics and the game moved forward. Play resumed, but then only moments later, all madness broke loose as Hong unexpectedly passed out on the sidelines, and ambulances were on the scene. Henry was rushed to the ER, and the game was postponed till Monday morning, with the score at the half Washington 26, Norcal 17. By Monday at 945 am, both teams were back in action (although Henry Hong sat this one out pending a return to SF for further medical examination). The Hoopaholics came out with a passion and tried to trap at every opportunity, anointing 6-4 Dennis Yuen (8 points, 8 rebs, 2 assists) as the one who would wreak havoc with his long arms and cat like reflexes. The strategy worked at first, as CYC didn’t expect the pressure. But the calming play of the Lee brothers (Jeffrey and Chris) settled CYC down and Washington was able to pass out of the traps and nail down open shots. Norcal needed to start fouling early, but Washington CYC made 15 of 17 free throws in the second half to win 56-43. Jeffrey Lee (12 pts, 4 dimes), Huy Nguyen (13 pts, 2-2 ft, 2 steals) and Daniel Liu (12 pts, 11 rebs) led CYC A. << previous mens elite open division continued >> |
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