The Big Apple Basketball Challenge is a two day basketball event to showcase the top high school public league and catholic league teams.  The BAB Challenge is designed to show the supremacy of New York City’s catholic or public leagues on the basketball court.  The games are played at a very high level with bragging rights at stake. The 2007 BAB Challenge features 16 of the top New York City boys’ catholic and public high school teams.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007 @ BARUCH COLLEGE, NYC
Cardinal Hayes (CHSAA/Bronx) def. Thomas Edison (PSAL/Queens), 53-49

South Shore (PSAL/Brooklyn) def. All Hallows (CHSAA/Bronx), 53-47

Christ the King (CHSAA/Queens) def. Wadleigh (PSAL/Manhattan), 71-49

Holy Cross (CHSAA/Queens) def. Boys and Girls (PSAL/Brooklyn), 78-73 (2-OT)


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007 @ BARUCH COLLEGE, NYC
John F. Kennedy (PSAL/Bronx) def. Mt. St. Michael (CHSAA/Bronx), 73-56

Xaverian (CHSAA/Brooklyn) def. Wings (PSAL/Bronx), 57-52

Canarsie (PSAL/Brooklyn) def. Bishop Ford (CHSAA/Brooklyn), 74-62

St. Raymond (CHSAA/Bronx) def. Thomas Jefferson (PSAL/Brooklyn), 87-74
4TH ANNUAL
BIG APPLE BASKETBALL CHALLENGE

NYC CATHOLIC LEAGUE VS. PUBLIC LEAGUE
                                      
2006 RESULTS

CATHOLIC LEAGUE - 8 WINS, PUBLIC LEAGUE - 1 WIN

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007 @ HUNTER COLLEGE, NYC
Bishop Ford (CHSAA/Brooklyn) def. Banneker (PSAL/Bklyn), 58-56

Xaverian (CHSAA/Bklyn) def. Campus Magnet (PSAL/Bklyn), 61-59

Rice (CHSAA/Manhattan) def. Jefferson (PSAL/Bklyn), 67-50

St. Raymond (CHSAA/Bronx) def. Canarsie (PSAL/Brooklyn), 76-50


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007 @ BARUCH COLLEGE, NYC
Mt. St. Michael (CHSAA/Bronx) def. Wadleigh (PSAL/Manhattan), 56-54

Loughlin (CHSAA/Bklyn) def. Thurgood Marshall (PSAL/Manhtn), 75-54

Boys and Girls (PSAL/Bklyn) def. Archbishop Molloy (CHSAA/Qns), 66-57

Holy Cross (CHSAA/Queens) def. Wings (PSAL/Bronx), 71-59

Christ the King (CHSAA/Queens) def. Lincoln (PSAL/Queens), 73-66

2005 RESULTS

PUBLIC LEAGUE - 6 WINS, CATHOLIC LEAGUE - 5 WINS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2005 @ PACE UNIVERSITY (NYC CAMPUS)
1:30am – Thomas Jefferson (PSAL/Brooklyn) def. Bishop Ford (CHSAA/Bklyn), 55-47
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
BISHOP FORD - MICHAEL TROELLER, 98 AVG. & 1210 SAT
THOMAS JEFFERSON - KEITH SPELLMAN, 87 AVG. & 1OO% ATTENDANCE
MVP - EJ FOREMAN, 20 PTS
SPORTSMANSHIP - EION LEWIS, 16 PTS

1:15pm – Wadleigh (PSAL/Manhattan) def. Stepinac (CHSAA/White Plains), 66-53
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
STEPINAC - CHRIS CELONA, 94 AVG.
WADLEIGH - MICHAEL DZIEWIT, 89 AVG.
MVP - DOMINIQ JONES, 18 PTS, 6 ASTS, 6 REBS
SPORTSMANSHIP - MELQUAN BOLDING, 15 PTS, 9 REBS

3pm – St. Raymond (CHSAA/Bronx) def. Springfield Gardens (PSAL/Queens), 72-68
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS - MARIO NNANI, 83 AVG. & 98% ATTENDANCE
ST. RAYMOND - KENNY GASKINS, 85 AVG & 1000 SAT
MVP - DARYL BRYANT, 15 PTS, 9 REBS, 5 STLS, 4 ASTS
SPORTSMANSHIP - CHARLES JENKINS, 32 PTS, 6 ASTS, 6 REBS

4:45pm – Campus Magnet (PSAL/Queens) def. Holy Cross (CHSAA/Queens), 48-45
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
CAMPUS MAGNET - KING IMASUAM
HOLY CROSS - BRANDON LINTON
MVP - EVAN THOMAS, 19 PTS, 6 REBS, 3 ASTS
SPORTSMANSHIP - SYLVEN LANDESBERG, 19 PTS, 4 REBS

6:30pm – Boys and Girls (PSAL/Brooklyn) def. Xaverian (CHSAA/Brooklyn), 61-55
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
XAVERIAN - BRIAN MCKENZIE
BOYS AND GIRLS - CHRISTOPHER HARRIS, 82 AVG.
MVP - JAMINE PETERSON, 24 PTS, 14 REBS
SPORTSMANSHIP - BRANDON ROMAIN, 14 PTS, 5 REBS

8:15pm – Rice (CHSAA/Manhattan) def. Robeson (PSAL/Brooklyn)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
RICE - VINCENT JOHNSON - 87 AVG.
ROBESON - KYLE SIERRA
GAME MVP - MALCOLM GRANT - 21 PTS, 4 ASTS, 4 REBS
SPORTSMANSHIP - CURTIS KELLY, 12 PTS, 10 REBS


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2005 @ BARUCH COLLEGE

12pm –  LaSalle (CHSAA/Manhattan) def. Monroe (PSAL/Bronx), 57-45
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
MONROE -  ALWYN PALMER, 83 AVG.
LASALLE - JON CHERRY WOODE
GAME MVP - JON CHERRY WOODE - 17 PTS, 13 REBS, 5 BLKS
SPORTSMANSHIP - ANDRE HANNAH, 13 PTS, 6 ASTS, 4 REBS

1:45pm –  All Hallows (CHSAA/Bronx) def. FDA (PSAL/Manhattan), 51-37
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
FDA - KOUAKOU DOUGAN, 91 AVG.
ALL HALLOWS - NICK WALSH, 90 AVG.
GAME MVP - DARRYL CRAWFORD, 10 PTS, 3  ASTS, 3 STLS
SPORTSMANSHIP - CALVIN MACK, 10 PTS, 5 REBS

3:30pm – Cardozo (PSAL/Queens) def. Molloy (CHSAA/Queens), 75-62
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
MOLLOY - KEVIN GARLAN, 96 AVG. & 1200 SAT
CARDOZO - ILIR HASI, 99.71 AVG.
GAME MVP - SEAN CRAWFORD, 8 PTS, 7 ASTS, 4 STLS, 3 REBS
SPORTSMANSHIP - ROCCO RUBINO, 18 PTS, 9 REBS, 2 ASTS

5:15pm – Grady (PSAL/Brooklyn) def. Loughlin (CHSAA/Brooklyn), 68-56
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
LOUGHLIN - JAMES JOHNSON, 94 AVG.
GRADY - ANGELO LAROCHE, 91 AVG. - RANKED FIFTH IN CLASS
GAME MVP - WAYNE TURNER, 25 PTS, 4 REBS, 3 ASTS, 3 STLS
SPORTSMANSHIP - DEVIN EBANKS, 22 PTS, 5 REBS, 5 BLKS, 2 STLS

7pm – Christ the King (CHSAA/Queens) def. Banneker (PSAL/Brooklyn), 77-63
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS
BANNEKER - INFO. WILL BE POSTED SHORTLY
CHRIST THE KING - SHAWN BENNETT, 92.5 AVG.
GAME MVP - ANDREW GABRIEL, 12 PTS, 20 REBS
SPORTSMANSHIP - JAYTORNAH WISSEH, 14 PTS, 6 REBS
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2004 RESULTS

CATHOLIC LEAGUE - 7 WINS, PUBLIC LEAGUE - 3 WINS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2004 @ PACE UNIVERSITY (NYC CAMPUS)

12pm - Manhattan Center def. Nazareth, 63-58

1:45pm - Frederick Douglass Academy def. Fordham Prep, 55-28

3:30pm - Monsignor Farrell def. Christopher Columbus, 62-51

5:15pm - Benjamin Banneker def. Bishop Loughlin, 58-57

7pm - Christ the King def. Grady, 78-61


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2004 @ BARUCH COLLEGE

12pm - Bishop Ford def. McKinney, 51-44

1:45pm - Holy Cross def. Boys and Girls, 83-44

3:30pm - All Hallows def. Wings, 66-52

5:15pm - Archbishop Molloy def. Bryant, 70-44

7pm - Rice def. Cardozo, 66-39




Big Apple Basketball, Inc.
"Expanding Our Horizons"
Big Apple Basketball, Inc.
"Expanding Our Horizons"

Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9, 2007
@ Baruch College, NYC
(corner of E. 24th Street & Lexington Ave.)
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4 YEAR SERIES RECORD

CATHOLIC LEAGUE - 26 WINS

PUBLIC LEAGUE
- 12 WINS

2007
5-3 CATHOLIC LEAGUE

2006
8-1 CATHOLIC LEAGUE

2005
6-5 PUBLIC LEAGUE

2004
7-3 CATHOLIC LEAGUE
FEATURING

Sylven Landesberg, Holy Cross - Virginia

Erving Walker, Christ the King - Florida

Patrick Jackson, Boys and Girls - Rutgers

Darryl Bryant, St. Raymond - West Virginia

Yves Jules, Canarsie - Hofstra

Ryan Pearson, Christ the King - George Mason

Chaz Williams (jr.), Bishop Ford - Hofstra

Curtis Loving, Wadleigh

ALONG WITH MANY OTHER TOP RANKED NEW YORK CITY SENIORS AND UNDERCLASSMEN!
2007 GAME VIDEOS,

EVENT PHOTOS,

AND COMPLETE

GAME RECAPS -

INCLUDING

BOXSCORES ARE

AVAILABLE!
St. Ray's Darryl Bryant attacks the basket vs. Thomas Jefferson
Edison's Arthur Abbensett goes up vs. Cardinal Hayes
Music celebrity and star of VH1 show, "Gotti's Way", Irv Gottil (l) with Big Apple Basketball President, Jason Curry on Saturday at Baruch
Bishop Ford guard, Chaz Williams drives against Canarsie
South Shore's Salif Kante plays above the rim vs. All Hallows
Xaverian coach, Jack Alesi talks to point guard, Terrell Smith
Former New York Knick great, John Starks (l) stopped by on Sunday and chats with Jason Curry
Wadleigh's William Harrison (l) and Christ the King's Ryan Pearson rise high for the tip
Mount St, Michael's center, Brian McMahon lays it up vs. Kennedy
BAB volunteer's pose for a picture
Boys and Girls' David Imes (l) backs down Holy Cross' Sylven Landesberg
(l-r) BAB volunteer, Tarik Turner; K1X representative Cesar Vizcarrondo, South Shore MVP Sharif Muhammad; and BAB President Jason Curry
Jefferson's Allan Marshall slams home two versus St. Raymond
Cardinal Hayes senior, Corey Kiser powers to the basket versus Thomas Edison
NYC crowd takes in the action, while two fans check out the college stars of tomorrow
Canarsie's Yves Jules soars to the hoop vs. Bishop Ford
All Hallows coach, John Carey huddles with team during timeout vs. South Shore
Wings guard Kevin Opoku surveys the floor vs. Xaverian
The Askew dance team from Queens perform during halftime
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PRESENTED BY THE NEW YORK CORRECTION DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT UNIT:
(l-r) BAB volunteer Dwayne Archbold, Officer William Ryba, Canarsie's Yves Jules, Bishop Ford's , Officer Fred Fusco and BAB volunteer, Rod Williams
Former New York Knick announcer, Spencer Ross volunteers with Big Apple Basketball
NYC high school basketball legend, Pearl Washington (r) at Baruch on Sunday
Christ the King MVP doing post-game interview following victory over Wadleigh
Legendary Kennedy coach, Johnny Mathis chats with team during timeout vs. Mt. St. Michael's
BAB volunteer shows off SLAM magazine
Referees huddle during game
Former Christ the King and North Carolina star, Derrick Phelps (l) hangs out at Baruch with CK assistant, Nick Sanchez
BAB President, Jason Curry poses with young BAB fan
(l-r) BAB President, Jason Curry; MVP Sylven Landesberg and K1X representatives Cesar Vizcarrondo and Bernard Bowen
Irv Gotti sits courtside and checks out the action!
BAB volunteers hangout on court
BAB volunteer holds raffle prize donated by the NBA
Mount St. Michael's Sportsmanship recipient, Xavier Alder poses with Jason Curry and John Starks
St. Raymond MVP, Omari Lawrence poses with BAB staff, Jamal Phillips and Carlton Abraham
BAB volunteers hangout on the sideline and watch the action
Thomas Edison High School cheerleaders perform during halftime
BAB volunteer, Kai Dawes checking out
pre-game warm ups
Wadleigh's Malik Thomas shoots jumper over Christ the King's Dominykas Milka
Academic Achievement Award Winners receive free 1-year subscription to SLAM Magazine courtesy of SLAM: (l-r) BAB volunteer, Mark Williams, Thomas Jefferson's Davontay Grace, St. Raymond's Julio Gomez and BAB volunteer, Olivia Scarlett
BAB volunteers in action assisting with the event
2007 PHOTOS