College Prep Basketball Tournament
Tournament History
Tournament # 1 - The Memorial Day College Prep Basketball (CPB) Tournament was a huge success thanks to each of the teams that came out to compete for the championship trophy. The double elimination tournament was only refereed by Coach Barber but the players organized everything as if they were young NBA general managers managing their own franchise. The hard fought championship game was won by the undefeated Team Blue as they upset Team Black 44-35. Thanks to all of the captains who submitted their team rosters to Coach Barber prior to the tournament. Thanks to the cameramen, refs, players, and scorekeepers for helping.
Tournament # 2 - Team Red defeated Team Blue to win the 8 team JUNE CPB tournament championship in thrilling finish. The Blue team was fouled as time expired while shooting a 3 pointer and the score was 26-23. With an extremely noisy crown the Team MVP Chris calmly went to the line and sank the 1st of 3 free throws. Unfortunately, the 2nd and 3rd free throws rattled in and out of the rim and the Red team went absolutely nuts cheering as if they won the NBA finals. The Green, Pink, and Black teams each came very close as they each picked up one 1 win in the tournament.
Tournament # 3 - Eight teams filled with high school & college level players competed for the CPB July tourney title. Each team played very well in the July tournament. Players came from Rockland County, Queens, Jersey City, Bronx, and nearly every high school on Staten Island. The undefeated White Team surprised everyone by defeating the Carolina Blue team 31-28 in the championship. The Royal Blue and Yellow teams had impressive blow out first round wins but they were unable to make it to the championship game. The Black and Red teams had good wins late in the tournament as well. The Purple team and Orange teams lost some very close games but played very well.
Tournament # 4 - Twelve teams filled with high school & college level players competed for the title. We had two incredible overtime games and another game that was decided by a single free throw . The Orange and Navy Blue teams each made it to the semi finals and played very well. The Sky Blue Team took the Green team to overtime and the Red Team played very tough quarter final games but could not pull out the victory. The Gold team, White team, Black teams each had tough losses early in the tournament but they played very well. Congratulations to Team Green for defeating team Royal Blue in a great championship game with a final score of 46-42.
Tournament # 5 - The Royal Blue team defeated the Orange team 32-31 to win the September College Prep Basketball Tournament in a thrilling finish. The Orange team missed the final free throw with no time left on the clock. The Navy Blue Team and White Team finished 3rd and 4th place. The Sky Blue Team and Yellow team finished 5th and 6th place. The Purple, Maroon, and Red Teams each played very competitive games.
Tournament # 6 - The all borough CPB all Stars played against the visiting Queens all Stars for a fun and friendly Thanksgiving indoors tournament. Team Yellow defeated Team Black to win a close Championship game. Both teams played good defense and had great ball movement!
Tournament # 7 - Team Sky Blue defeated Team Orange by 3 points to win the Championship game. Team Purple finished in 3rd place, Team Black finished 4th, Team White finished 5th, and Team Yellow finished 6th. Game of the night was Team Black vs Team Orange which was decided by 1 point at the last second.
Tournament #8 - Summary: Team Green lost the first game but fought back to win the chip versus the tough and previously undefeated Team White. 4rth place Team Black played very well and the 3rd place Team Sky Blue played great basketball as they came up short in two games by less than 3 points.
Tournament #9 - Summary: Team Sky Blue went undefeated to win the championship versus Team Royal Blue 31-27 . The 4rth place Team Red played very well and the 3rd place Team White played good basketball as they came up short in overtime in the semi-finals. Team Black finished in 5th place with two close losses.
Tournament #10 Champs - Team Burgundy
Tournament #10 - Summary: This tournament had the most overtimes and games decided by 2 points or less in tournament history!! TEAM BURGUNDY won the championship over TEAM ROYAL BLUE with the final score 25-21.
Tournament #11 Champs - Team Burgundy
Tournament # 11 - Summary: Undefeated Team Burgundy defeated Team Orange to win this double elimination tournament championship by 1 point in a close game.
Tournament # 11 - Summary: Undefeated Team Burgundy defeated Team Orange to win this double elimination tournament championship by 1 point in a close game.
Tournament #12 Champs - Team Green
Tournament # 12 - Summary: Undefeated Team Green defeated Team Orange to win this single game elimination tournament championship by 6 points in a close game. The toughest game: Team White lost in triple overtime to Team Green in the semifinals. The next tournament is April 29th.
Tournament # 12 - Summary: Undefeated Team Green defeated Team Orange to win this single game elimination tournament championship by 6 points in a close game. The toughest game: Team White lost in triple overtime to Team Green in the semifinals. The next tournament is April 29th.
Tournament #13 Champs - Team Burgundy
Tournament # 13 - Summary: Team Burgundy avenged their only loss of the tournament by defeating Team Royal Blue in overtime in a thrilling finish. Team Burgundy was down by 3 and made a clutch 3 pointer to send the game into overtime. In overtime, with only 1 second left, Team burgundy won by making two free throws to win the game. Team Royal Blue called timeout and shot a last second 3 pointer that rattle in and out as time expired. Great Championship game!
Tournament # 13 - Summary: Team Burgundy avenged their only loss of the tournament by defeating Team Royal Blue in overtime in a thrilling finish. Team Burgundy was down by 3 and made a clutch 3 pointer to send the game into overtime. In overtime, with only 1 second left, Team burgundy won by making two free throws to win the game. Team Royal Blue called timeout and shot a last second 3 pointer that rattle in and out as time expired. Great Championship game!
Tournament #14 Champs - Team Gold
Tournament #14 Summary: Team Gold won the 1st round by 2 points versus a scrappy Team Maroon 18-16. Then Team Gold went on to defeat Team Yellow 33-14 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Team Gold beat Team Blue, the youngest of the tournament in a very close game 33-29. Team Gold won the Championship by defeating Team Sky Blue in a very tough game 24-20.
Tournament #14 Summary: Team Gold won the 1st round by 2 points versus a scrappy Team Maroon 18-16. Then Team Gold went on to defeat Team Yellow 33-14 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Team Gold beat Team Blue, the youngest of the tournament in a very close game 33-29. Team Gold won the Championship by defeating Team Sky Blue in a very tough game 24-20.
Tournament #15 Champs - Team Royal Blue
Tournament # 15 - Summary: Team Royal Blue defeated Team Green to win the championship with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in this double elimination tournament. Great Championship battle as Team Green won game 1 but Team Royal Blue won the final 2 games in the best of 3 series!
Tournament # 15 - Summary: Team Royal Blue defeated Team Green to win the championship with a record of 4 wins and 1 loss in this double elimination tournament. Great Championship battle as Team Green won game 1 but Team Royal Blue won the final 2 games in the best of 3 series!
CPB Tournament # 16 (New Jersey) - Team Orange Tourney Champs
Team Orange (Carl) went undefeated throughout the entire tournament as they defeated Team Black (Frank) in a hard fought back & fourth championship game after being down 11-2 to start the game. The final score of the championship game was Team Orange 32 - Team Black 27. Congrats to 3rd place Team Burgundy (Matt), 4th place Team Sky Blue (Quran), 5th Place Team Pink (Aaron), and 6th place Team Royal Blue (Kenny).
CPB Tournament #17 - Staten Island - Champs - Team Purple
Congrats to team Purple (Jamal) for winning a close game in double overtime 43-42.
CPB 17U Brooklyn Basketball Tournament
Staten Island 17U CPB All Stars vs Brooklyn Who's Next All Star's
Staten Island 17U CPB All Stars vs Brooklyn Who's Next All Star's
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