Author Archives: jmverlin

NEBL Recap/Notes: Wednesday, May 23

Posted on May 23, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – During the summer, many area high school teams are playing in summer leagues to begin to prepare for the 2013-14 season. The Northeast Basketball League (NEBL), hosted at the Mayfair Community Center, has some of the … Continue reading →

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Dalembert goes from blank canvas to James Madison

Posted on May 20, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – Before he announced his college decision, Yohanny Dalembert reflected on the journey he’d taken. After all, he’d come quite a ways. First was 1,500-mile trip from his hometown in Haiti to the suburbs of Philadelphia, escaping … Continue reading →

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Team Final wins two of three in Big Shots finals

Posted on May 19, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – The Team Final-hosted Big Shots tournament wrapped up on Sunday, with all the action converging at Archbishop Carroll for the 15U, 16U and 17U championship games. For recruiting notes from the final day of the two-day … Continue reading →

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Big Shots/Team Final notebook (May 19)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – A few notes from this weekend’s Big Shots event, hosted by Team Final. Took in games at Archbishop Carroll (17Us) and Shipley School (16Us) on the first day of competition: *All stats courtesy of Big Shots* … Continue reading →

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For Klinewski, Lafayette was the perfect fit

Posted on May 15, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – Matt Klinewski knew when he’d found the college for him. Even though dozens of schools had come calling over the last few weeks, with more likely to join in as the summer progressed, the junior from … Continue reading →

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Battle of Brotherly Love: Semifinal recap

Posted on May 15, 2013 by jmverlin

Jeff McDevitt (@JeffMcDev) & Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – The 3rd Annual Battle of Brotherly Love pits the neighborhoods of Philadelphia (and one suburban team) against each other to see which section of the city gets bragging rights for this year. … Continue reading →

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Triple Threat spoils Team Final’s big day at Mid-Atlantics

Posted on May 13, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – A big win for Philly Triple Threat in the 16U championship game stopped what would have otherwise been a dominant run for Team Final in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals on Sunday. After Team Final won the 14U … Continue reading →

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Lower Merion players young and old(er) come out for charity

Posted on May 11, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – The best thing about the action on the court at the Kobe Bryant Gymnasium on Friday night was that no matter what happened, the winner was certain to be Lower Merion. That’s partly because both teams … Continue reading →

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Welcome to CoBL: Year Two

Posted on May 7, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – Welcome to City of Basketball Love, year two. Okay, so it hasn’t been exactly one year since we launched–it was June 2, 2012, when Andy Edwards and I began the conversation that would end with the … Continue reading →

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Niagara-bound: FCS’ Karonn Davis makes collegiate decision

Posted on May 7, 2013 by jmverlin

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin) – After a long recruiting process that saw colleges from across the country vie for his services, Friends’ Central guard Karonn Davis chose Niagara University on Tuesday, becoming the first player to commit to new Purple Eagles … Continue reading →

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