Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (2010-2011)
The Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) was founded in 2010. Teams were located up and down the Atlantic Coast from New York to Northern Virginia.
On Sunday, March 27, the ACPBL Championship Game pitted the ACPBL #2 seeded Garden State Rebels from the state of New Jersey vs. the hometown ACPBL #1 seeded Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers in front of a very large crowd at Atlantic Shores Christian School in Chesapeake, Virginia. The majority of the first half was controlled by the heavy favorite #1 seed Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers. The underdogs from New Jersey would scrap, fight and claw their way back in the game to cut the deficit to only 3 points at the half. The scrappy fighters from New Jersey would carry their late first half momentum into the 2nd half of the game and share multiple lead changes with the Trailblazers for the entire 2nd half of the game. The Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers led by 3-points when the smart veteran Bernard Clark (6'1''-G) (10 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists) of the Garden State Rebels was able to bate a Tru Hope defender into fouling him while attempting a 3-point shot with just 1.8 seconds left in regulation. Bernard Clark went to the line with hundreds of Trailblazers fans screaming, yelling and stomping on the bleachers, and with ice water in his veins hit all 3 foul shots to send the game into overtime. Overtime was a lot like the 2nd half of the game with several lead changes. With the game knotted at 93-93, the Garden State Rebels top scorer Justin Carter (6'3''-G, agency: Gamble Sports Management, college: Rutgers-Newark) (17 points, 3 rebounds) sank a 25-foot 3-point shot with just 24 seconds remaining in the game for a 96-93 lead. Tears started to fall from some of the Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers fans eyes, as Justin Carter appeared to spoil the party for the hometown fans. The only problem for the Rebels was that the Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers did not quit. A couple quick steals and turnovers culminated by a Donnie Stith (6'7''-F-85, agency: Gamble Sports Management, college: Tulane) (37 points, 8 rebounds) thunderous dunk put the Trailblazers up 97-96 with 7 seconds remaining in the game. The Garden State Rebels were able to get off two shots in the last few seconds of overtime but both shots fell short as they were well defended by the Trailblazers. 'This was a 48 minute heavy weight prize fight, I dont feel either team lost today, the Rebels just ran out of time', stated ACPBL commissioner James R. Schutz 'Hats off to Finals MVP Donnie Stith of the Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers who played the best game of his life'. The Playoffs had began Saturday March 26 with QuarterFinal Game between the Hudson Valley Kingz and the Beltway Bombers, see her down the full results: Quarter-finals: Hudson Valley Kingz 110 Beltway Bombers 134 Semi-finals: New York Lions 130 Garden State Rebels 133 Semi-finals: Beltway Bombers 113 Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers 132 Championsip Game: Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers 97 Garden State Rebels 96 OT Hugh Jones League MVP - March 16, 2011 ALL LEAGUE TEAMS ANNOUNCED: HUGH BABY SHAQ JONES NAMED ACPBL PLAYER OF THE YEAR!!! ACPBL HEAD COACH OF THE YEAR Emory Addison ACPBL PLAYER OF THE YEAR (LEAGUE MVP) Hugh Jones (6'3''-F-80) ACPBL 1ST TEAM ALL LEAGUE Hugh Jones Beltway Bombers Justin Carter (6'3''-G, agency: Gamble Sports Management, college: Rutgers-Newark) Garden State Rebels Donnie Stith (6'7''-F-85, agency: Gamble Sports Management, college: Tulane) Tru Hope Trailblazers Marcus Fisher (6'4''-G/F-83, agency: Gamble Sports Management) Beltway Bombers Antoine Morgano Garden State Rebels ACPBL 2ND TEAM ALL LEAGUE Prince Jackson (6'6''-F-84, college: Dominican, NY) Hudson Valley Kingz Telron Spell (6'4''-G/F-82, college: Bridgeport) Westchester WildKatz Doug Herring (6'1''-G, college: Utica) Hudson Valley Kingz Anthony Cox (6'9''-C-83, college: Farmingdale St.) New York Lions Brian Graves (6'2''-G-85, college: Catawba) Tru Hope Trailblazers South Team wins ACPBL All-Star Game - Mach 28, 2011 A standing room only crowd of 700+ fans packed the gymnasium on the campus of Atlantic Shores Christian High School in Chesapeake, Virginia on Friday March 25, 2011 for the ACPBL All-Star game. The night started off with a bang (literally) as Vincent Brooks (6'1''-G-85, college: Brookdale CC) of the Garden State Rebels won the 2011 ACPBL Slam-Dunk Contest by jumping over a 6'2' fan whom he pulled from the packed stands and delivering a thunderous dunk that shook the back board. Local hero Jamal Robinson (6'5''-F/G-73, college: Virginia) of the Tru Hope Trailblazers won the 2011 ACPBL 3-point shooting contest. The all-star game was full of scoring, dazzling passes and alley-oop dunks. Fans watched as the ACPBL South All-Stars dominated early taking leads as high as 27 points. The North made a furious second half comeback to pull within in 6 points. In the end the South All-Stars pulled it out 154-145. Marcus Fisher (6'4''-G/F-83, agency: Gamble Sports Management) of the Beltway Bombers was awarded the prestigious ACPBL All-Star Game MVP trophy after scoring 47 points in leading the South to victory. The other best performers at the winning side were Donnie Stith (6'7''-F-85, agency: Gamble Sports Management, college: Tulane) at 22 pts and 2 rebs and Brian Graves (6'2''-G-85, college: Catawba) with 20 pts, 10 assists. J.J. Walsh (6'5''-F-85, college: St.Joseph's, NY) was the leading scorer for the North with 33 points, followed by David Acree (28), Michael Dodd (6'4''-G/F-86, college: Hunter) and Prince Jackson (6'6''-F-84, college: Dominican, NY), with 18 apiece ACPBL All-League teams full listing - Mar 17, 2011 Here down there is the full listing of the Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League All-Star Teams for the 2010-11 season, as released by the league fron office yesterday. As Justin Moore has yet posted, Hugh Jones (6'3''-F-80), aka 'Baby Shaq' has been named the ACPBL Player of the Year, while Emory Addison of the Tru Hope Trailblazers is the 2010-11 ACPBL Coach of the Year. HEAD COACH OF THE YEAR Emory Addison ACPBL PLAYER OF THE YEAR (LEAGUE MVP) Hugh Jones ACPBL 1ST TEAM ALL LEAGUE Hugh Jones Beltway Bombers Justin Carter (6'3''-G, agency: Gamble Sports Management, college: Rutgers-Newark) Garden State Rebels Donnie Stith (6'7''-F-85, agency: Gamble Sports Management, college: Tulane) Tru Hope Trailblazers Marcus Fisher (6'4''-G/F-83, agency: Gamble Sports Management) Beltway Bombers Antoinne Morgano (6'5''-G/F-86) Garden State Rebels ACPBL 2ND TEAM ALL LEAGUE Prince Jackson (6'6''-F-84, college: Dominican, NY) Hudson Valley Kingz Telron Spell (6'4''-G/F-82, college: Bridgeport) Westchester WildKatz Doug Herring (6'1''-G, college: Utica) Hudson Valley Kingz Anthony Cox (6'9''-C-83, college: Farmingdale St.) New York Lions Brian Graves (6'2''-G-85, college: Catawba) Tru Hope Trailblazers ACPBL 3RD TEAM ALL LEAGUE Vinnie Darpino (5'9''-G, college: Kean) Westchester WildKatz Michael Dodd (6'4''-G/F-86, college: Hunter) Westchester WildKatz Marcus Hall (6'5''-G-87, college: Robert Morris) Buffalo Stampede J.J. Walsh (6'5''-F-85, college: St.Joseph's (NY)) New York Lions Derryck Alexander (6'5''-F-85, college: Rutgers-Newark) Garden State Rebels ACPBL 4TH TEAM ALL LEAGUE Myron Howe (5'11''-G) Tri-City Suns David Acree (6'0''-G, college: St.Joseph's (NY)) New York Lions Greg Gamble (6'4''-G-87, college: Buffalo) Buffalo Stampede Camontae Griffin (5'9''-G-86, college: St.Mary's (MD)) Beltway Bombers Angelo Hernandez (6'3''-G, college: N.Carolina A&T) Beltway Bombers ACPBL 5TH TEAM ALL LEAGUE Ed Jones (6'7''-F-86, college: N.Carolina A&T) Beltway Bombers Derick Payne (6'6''-F-83, college: Bowie St.) Beltway Bombers Jason Clark (6'8''-F-82, college: Virginia) Tru Hope Trailblazers David Bailey (6'8''-F-83, college: Prince George CC) Tri-City Suns Jamal Robinson (6'5''-F/G-73, college: Virginia) Tru Hope Trailblazers ACPBL 6TH TEAM ALL LEAGUE Steven Miles (6'2''-G-81, college: American) Beltway Bombers Eric Joe (6'2''-G) Tru Hope Trailblazers Afalobi Ajumobi (6'7''-F-86) Garden State Rebels Charles Walker (6'4''-G/F, college: D'Youville) Buffalo Stampede Jamaal Wise (6'5''-F-83, college: Rhode Island) Beltway Bombers Joseph Flegler (6'0''-G-85, college: Savannah St.) Beltway Bombers Vincent Brooks (6'1''-G-85, college: Brookdale CC) Garden State Rebels ACPBL announces All-Star Game rosters, Slam Dunk and 3-Point contestants - Mar 19, 2011 The Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League has announced the 32 players selected for the 2011 Atlantic Coast Professional Basketball League (ACPBL) All-Star Game. The All-Star Game will take place on Friday March 25, 2011 @ 8:00pm with the North taking on the South. Fans are encouraged to arrive early so they can see the ACPBL Slam Dunk and 3-point contest-taking place prior to the all-star game. The Atlantic Shores Christian High School in Chesapeake, Virginia will be the site of the all-star game on March 25 as well as the playoffs on March 26 and 27.
Justin Carter (6'3''-G) of Garden State Rebels Antoinne Morgano (6'5''-G/F-86) of Garden State Rebels Prince Jackson (6'6''-F-84) of Hudson Valley Kingz Telron Spell (6'4''-G/F-82) of Westchester Wildkatz Doug Herring (6'1''-G) of Hudson Valley Kingz Anthony Cox (6'9''-C-83) of New York Lions Vinnie Darpino (5'9''-G) of Westchester Wildkatz Michael Dodd (6'4''-G/F-86) of Westchester Wildkatz Marcus Hall (6'5''-G-87) of Buffalo Stampede J.J. Walsh (6'5''-F-85) of New York Lions Derryck Alexander (6'5''-F-85) of Garden State Rebels David Acree (6'0''-G) of New York Lions Greg Gamble (6'4''-G-87) of Buffalo Stampede Afalobi Ajumobi (6'7''-F-86) of Garden State Rebels Vincent Brooks (6'1''-G-85) of Garden State Rebels Charles Walker (6'4''-G/F) of Buffalo Stampede Head Coach: Khalil Stephens of Garden State Rebels
Hugh Jones (6'3''-F-80) of Beltway Bombers Donnie Stith (6'7''-F-85) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Marcus Fisher (6'4''-G/F-83) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Brian Graves (6'2''-G-85) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Myron Howe (5'11''-G) of Tri-City Suns Camontae Griffin (5'9''-G-86) of Beltway Bombers Angelo Hernandez (6'3''-G) of Beltway Bombers Ed Jones (6'7''-F-86) of Beltway Bombers Derick Payne (6'6''-F-83) of Tri-City Suns Jason Clark (6'8''-F-82) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers David Bailey (6'8''-F-83) of Tri-City Suns Jamal Robinson (6'5''-F/G-73) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Steven Miles (6'2''-G-81) of Beltway Bombers Eric Joe (6'2''-G) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Jamaal Wise (6'5''-F-83) of Beltway Bombers Joseph Flegler (6'0''-G-85) of Beltway Bombers Head Coach: Emory Addison of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers SLAM DUNK CONTEST PARTICIPANTS: Sean Powell (6'4''-F) of Hudson Valley Kingz Doug Herring (6'1''-G) of Hudson Valley Kingz Marcus Fisher (6'4''-G/F-83) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Chris Darnell (6'9''-F/C-86) of Beltway Bombers Derick Payne (6'6''-F-83) of Tri-City Suns Jenard Fleming (6'5''-G-87) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Eric Joe (6'2''-G) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Donnie Stith (6'7''-F-85) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Mike McDuffie (6'4''-F-86) of New York Lions Vincent Brooks (6'1''-G-85) of Garden State Rebels 3-POINT CONTEST PARTICIPANTS: Brandon Butler (6'0''-G-82) of New York Lions Corriche Gaskin (6'3''-G) of New York Lions Michael Dodd (6'4''-G/F-86) of Westchester Wildkatz Vinnie Darpino (5'9''-G) of Westchester Wildkatz Steven Miles (6'2''-G-81) of Beltway Bombers Hugh Jones (6'3''-F-80) of Beltway Bombers Prince Jackson (6'6''-F-84) of Hudson Valley Kingz Brian Graves (6'2''-G-85) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Donnie Stith (6'7''-F-85) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers Jamal Robinson (6'5''-F/G-73) of Norfolk Tru Hope Trailblazers |
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