East Coast Elite Sweeps Charm City Classic in Baltimore (May 30 – 31)
The ECE DE Panthers 16u & 17u won the Charm City Classic this past weekend in Baltimore, MD after winning the Silver Bracket at the Nike Invitational in Chantilly, VA two weeks ago. Congratulations to the team.
As a matter of fact, all the Delaware Area (ECE DE Panthers, Team DE & Chester Panthers) kids did an excellent job this weekend in Baltimore. For the 16u ECE DE Panthers, Tyaire Hudson played very well. He continues to put his tremendous ball handling skills on display with an ever-improving jump shot. Daniel Pittman has finally gotten his legs back under him after sitting out last season with a broken leg. He showed the spectators in Baltimore he is a strong ball handler and defender with a very effective jump shot. Shaun Martin is showing tremendous confidence on the court. He has improved his ball handling and passing ability and has a deadly jump shot. Those in attendance this past weekend witnessed his ability to shoot the mid and long range jumper. Lamon Church is in his first season with ECE has not disappointed the fans building on his tournament MVP honors at the Nike Invitational in Chantilly, VA he continues to be a dominating force on the court. He is truly a complete player. Angelo Blackson was his usual dominating self this past weekend. He also showed that he could knock down the mid-range jump shot, which is a compliment to his strong post game. Andre Horne joined ECE this weekend as he has done for other tournaments and continues to prove he is one of the best in his class. He continues to show he can knock down the long-range jump shot. He is a great addition to an already solid roster of players. Anthony Nash, Jr. also a new comer to ECE this year was equally impressive this weekend. He has showed tremendous improvement every week as he becomes more comfortable with his new teammates. Keep your eye on this kid.
Next up for the ECE DE Panthers 16u & 17u is Rumble in the Bronx the weekend of June 12th. I am sure the competition will be top notch. Gook luck team and keep up the good work!
Nike Baltimore Elite Invitational Recap (May 8 – 10)
The ECE Delaware Panthers defeated Maryland High Octane 68 – 48 in the 16U Silver Bracket Championship at the Baltimore Nike Invitational in Chantilly, VA. Although they did not win the Gold Championship Bracket the tournament Most Valuable Player Honors still went to the Panthers own - Lamon Church a 6'3" PG. He led the Panthers to a 50 - 48 semi-final win against Team Takeover Black. The Malvern Prep guard from Pennsylvania scored 21pts and dished out 5assts in the silver division championship game. Lamon is currently looking at scholarship opportunities from St. Joseph’s, Delaware and Umass.
AJ English 6'3" PG/SG formerly of the Delaware Panthers now playing with Nike Team Takeover out of Washington, DC and son of former NBA player A.J. English, Sr also had an outstanding tournament. AJ brings a fundamental style to the prep basketball scene with a solid all-around game but deadly from beyond the arc. A.J. lead Team Takeover to the 16U Gold Bracket Championship with a win over the Long Island Lighting 69 – 48.
EAST COAST ELITE BASKETBALL comes to DELAWARE
Delaware Panthers and Connecticut Skills have teamed up to be the foundation of EAST COAST ELITE. Along with the Panthers ICE Academy (Individual Character Enhancement Academy) they will provide an enhanced club basketball experience for Delaware youth. This experience will include speed, strength and agility training, tutoring/mentoring, S.A.T prep and summer jobs.
The partnership also includes enhanced equipment affiliations with Anaconda Sports, AND 1 & Russell Athletics for the 15, 16 & 17 year old teams. EAST COAST ELITE will feature Senior Team(s) Connecticut Skills, Coast-to-Coast (NYC), East Coast Elite Panthers, and East Coast Skills. All the other teams will maintain the Delaware Panthers name. Through our ICE Academy (Individual Character Enhancement Academy) players will learn and understand the importance of their education. With this in mind, players will be asked to participate in academic programs to keep their education at the forefront of their existence (i.e., S.A.T prep, reading assignments, seminars, tutoring & mentoring sessions). The Panthers and ECE will have also have 10, 11, 12 & 13 year-old boy's teams and 16-year-old girls. For tournament information see depanthers.org, skillscampsouth.com or Skillscamp.net
