SEBL
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SEBL Metro Conference A-League Season MVP: Golden Ingle
SEBL Metro Conference A-League Tourney MVP: Ernest Scott |
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Baseline 2007
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Jones |
Spivey |
Johnson |
Ingle |
2007
SEBL METRO A-LEAGUE ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS
SEBL METRO A-LEAGUE OVERALL MVP:
Golden Ingle (5'11''-G-81) of Cartersville Baseline - BASELINE-1
SEBL METRO A-LEAGUE TOURNEY MVP:
Ernest Scott (6'7''-F-82) of Cartersville Baseline - BASELINE-1
SEBL METRO A-LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
Antone Anderson (6'4''-F-81) - SKYLINE
SEBL METRO A-LEAGUE CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR: Darnell
Barksdale, DOTS and Dexter Shaw, Celtics
METRO NORTH DIVISION…
1ST TEAM:
Golden Ingle - BASELINE-1
Jermaine Spivey (6'3''-G-72) of KTP Basket Kotka (FIN) - SERVPRO-1
Chris Jones (6'6''-F-82, college:
Reinhardt) - SKYLINE
Ernest Scott - BASELINE-1
Jonathan Johnson (6'6''-F-85, college:
S.Georgia Tech CC) - KNICKS-1
2ND TEAM:
MIKAIEL CARTER - CELTICS
Ronell Wooten (6'4''-F-85, college:
Kennesaw St.) - BASELINE-1
Shan Finley - SERVPRO-1
Lance Tippett (6'4''-F, college:
Miles) - CELTICS
Marcus Henderson (6'8''-F-79, college:
Athens St.) - BASELINE-1
3RD TEAM:
Darrell Wilkins (6'1''-G-84) - BC FORCE
MIKE HOWREN - VIKINGS
Antonio Cook (6'6''-G/F-80, college:
Tennessee St.) - SKYLINE
Dennis James (6'5''-F, college:
Georgia Perimeter) - WARRIORS
Eddie Lee Wilkins (6'10''-C-61, college:
Gardner-Webb) - KNICKS -1
4TH TEAM:
Ricky James (6'3''-G-84, college:
Atlanta Metro JC) - KNICKS-2
Andrew Jones (6'3''-F-83, college:
Purdue N.Central) - CELTICS
Jeff Croft - VIKINGS
B.J. Puckett (6'9''-F-83, college:
Clayton St.) - VIKINGS
Alex Cornett (6'11''-C) - SKYLINE
METRO A-LEAGUE NORTH PLAYER OF YEAR:
Golden Ingle
METRO SOUTH DIVISION…
1ST TEAM:
WALLACE PRATHER - J.SOUTH
CHRIS AGNES - DOTS
Adrian Jones (6'5''-F/G, college:
Georgia) - J.SOUTH
Xavier Trice (6'6''-F, college:
N.Georgia) - DOTS
Jamal Johnson (6'7''-C-81) of Soriano BBC (URU) - METRO STARS
2ND TEAM:
Antonio Bolton (6'2''-G, college:
Voorhees) - DOTS
Michael Sloan (6'4''-G-84) - LAKERS
BILLY BREWSTER - SPEEDBOYS
Mike Jones (6'8''-F/C-83, college:
Gardner-Webb) - TRI-COUTNY
Xavier Morton (6'9''-F/C-80, college:
Clark Atlanta) - J.SOUTH
3RD TEAM:
Brandon Kelley (5'11''-G-84) - METRO/SPEEDBOYS
GAVIN MONTGOMERY - BLACK MONOP
Richard Lusane (6'5''-G) - TRI-COUNTY
Josh Brewster (6'7''-F) - LAKERS
Marcus Byams (6'6''-F, college:
Georgia Southern) - SPEEDBOYS
4TH TEAM:
William Belton (6'1''-G) - BLACK MONOP
Mike Crain (6'2''-G) - TRI-COUNTY
MARIO CROMER - GORDON
Will Lewis (6'8''-F-84) - LAKERS
Gene Williams (6'8''-C) - J.SOUTH
METRO A-LEAGUE SOUTH PLAYER OF YEAR: CHRIS AGNES - DOTS
METRO A-LEAGUE ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM:
BILLY BREWSTER - SPEEDBOYS
ANTRON PIPPEN - BASELINE-1
Antone Anderson - SKYLINE
JAKP MALLORY - DOTS
Chris Morgan (6'0''-G-84, college:
Wallace St. CC) - CELTICS
Adrian Jones - J.SOUTH
Victor Saxton (6'6''-F-77, college:
Cent.Florida) - SERVPRO-1
Marcus Henderson - BASELINE-1
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SEBL City B-League
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Wilkins |
Henderson |
Spivey |
Cook |
Jones |
2007
SEBL ALL-CONFERENCE CITY B-League AWARDS
CITY CONFERENCE B-LEAGUE OVER-ALL
LEAGUE MVP:
Mikaiel Carter
CITY CONFERENCE B-LEAGUE TOURNAMENT MVP:
Jermaine Spivey (6'3''-G-72 college:
New Orleans)
CITY CONFERENCE B-LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE
YEAR:
Marcus Henderson (6'8''-F-79, college:
Athens St.)
CITY CONFERENCE B-LEAGUE COACH OF THE YEAR:
David Archer
CITY EAST DIVISION
1ST TEAM:
Mikaiel Carter - BASELINE-2
Jermaine Spivey - BASELINE-2
Michael Reynolds (6'3''-G-84) - FUTURE ENT.
Kashif Gumbs (6'0''-G-87, college:
State Fair CC) - SUMMER HILL
Chris Jones (6'6''-F-82, college:
Reinhardt) - BASELINE-2
2ND TEAM:
Chris Morgan (6'0''-G-84, college:
Wallace St. CC) - SUMMER HILL
Darrell Wilkins (6'1''-G-84) - FUTURE ENT.
Lamar Hudson (6'0''-G-74, college:
ServPro-1) - SIXERS
Antone Anderson (6'4''-F-81) - BASELINE-2
Marcus Henderson - BASELINE-2
3RD TEAM:
BLAKE KING - SIXERS
JARON APPLIN - TRINITY
Antonio Cook (6'6''-G/F-80) of Cartersville Baseline -
BASELINE-2
BRANDON HARRIS - SUMMER HILL
BRIAN STEVENSON - FUTURE ENT.
4TH TEAM:
MARLOW SIMMONS - SUMMER HILL
Dexter Shaw (6'3''-G-89) - FUTURE ENT.
COREY WARN - SIXERS
DEE HENDERSON - SUMMER HILL
MARCUS MCELRATH - SUMMER HILL
CITY B-LEAGUE EAST DIVISION MVP:
Mikaiel Carter
CITY WEST DIVISION
1ST TEAM:
Jay Nelson (5'9''-G) - CEDARTOWN
Shan Finley - SERVPRO-2
MIKE HOWREN - BC HOWREN
Victor Saxton (6'6''-F-77, college:
Cent.Florida) - SERVPRO-2
Jonathan Johnson (6'6''-F-85, college:
S.Georgia Tech CC) - KNICKS-2
2ND TEAM:
BOBBY SMITH - SERVPRO-2
ERIC JARVIS - BC HOWREN
NAJEE SMITH - CEDARTOWN
CEDRIC MCCLINIC - ADAIRSVILLE
WESTON PRICE - CEDARTOWN
3RD TEAM:
TIM ASKEW - SERVPRO-2
Ricky James (6'3''-G-84, college:
Atlanta Metro JC) - KNICKS-2
JAMES WILLIAMS - ADAIRSVILLE
CHAD MURRAY - BC HOWREN
Eddie Lee Wilkins (6'10''-C-61, college:
Gardner-Webb) - KNICKS-2
4TH TEAM:
JUNIOR GONZALES - BC HOWREN
CHRIS CAREATHERS - CEDARTOWN
OB WILKINS - KNICKS-2
CYRIL WHITE - ADAIRSVILLE
DEVIN CARTER - SERVPRO-2
CITY B-LEAGUE WEST MVP:
Jay Nelson
Baseline-1
fights off DOTS, 76-68, to capture SEBL Metro A-League
Crown...
Cartersville, GA (Aug. 12, 2007) -
Baseline-1 held off a late rally by D.O.T.S.
to capture the 2007 SEBL Metro A-League Title, 76-68.
Fighting off a very good DOTS team, Baseline-1 had to go 10
of 10 at the line in the final 90 seconds.
Ernest Scott opened the game with a trey, but DOTS
answered immediately on a three by Daniel Johnson. DOTS went
up 5-3 on Randall Tatum's nifty drive to the cup, letting
the bigger Baseline team know early on they were not going
to back down.
Ronell Wooten drained a three on the next possession,
putting Baseline-1 back up by one.
DOTS badgered Baseline into several long misses over the
next couple of minutes, while getting a tip-in by Jakp
Mallory and two free throws from Langston Nolley. DOTS had
inched out to a 9-6 lead at the 13:40 mark. Shuan Stegall
dropped a 3-pointer to knot the score at 9-9, triggering an
8-0 run and seemingly waking Baseline up. Scott followed
with a back down, turn around jumper and
Golden Ingle drilled yet another three. Baseline was up
14-9.
Xavier Trice countered with a three of his own for DOTS,
to make it 14-11, then Nolley hit a nice 15 footer at the
top of the key.
Baseline began to establish some control pushing out to a
31-21 lead on two Stegall shots at the charity stripe. But,
again DOTS showed resolve. Defensive pressure forced
Baseline-1 to go cold. DOTS capitalized, as Tatum got
another penetration bucket and Johnson sank in the lane,
received a pin-point pass from Chris Agnes and kissed the
ball off the glass for a two. Agnes, DOTS's leading scorer
on the season, suffering from the flu and severely fatigued,
mustered consecutive buckets on dribble-drives to cap an 8-0
run. DOTS had fought back again, trimming the score down to
31-29. Ingle created some space to launch a 25-foot bomb to
shove Baseline back up by five. Then, Wooten forced Agnes to
cough up the ball in the lane and flipped a pass ahead to a
streaking Stegall, who slammed the ball home for two.
Mallory answered with an offensive rebound and put-back. He
also drew the foul and sank the shot. DOTS trailed 36-33,
when Scott buried another trey for Baseline-1 just before
the half. Baseline-1 carried a 39-33 advantage into the
intermission.
In the second half, Baseline was able to keep a 6-8 point
gap on DOTS, who struggled to get clean perimeter looks at
the basket against long defenders. Baseline moved out to an
11-point spread mid-way through the half. DOTS was not done
though. With the game seemingly in hand, Baseline-1 led
61-51 after an Ingle trey, followed by a Marcus Henderson
shot off the glass. After Baseline-1 miscues, Nolley and
James Taylor connected for DOTS to trim the score to 61-55
with 4:20 left. Scott got free for a dunk to put Baseline up
again by eight.
Xavier Trice shot back with a high-arcing three from the
right wing and DOTS trailed 64-58. Baseline's Henderson
missed a short shot in the lane. After drawing a foul on a
bump by Baseline's
Casey Moore at half-court, Agnes sank both free throws
to get DOTS to within 64-60. Ingle, brought the ball up
against pressure on the next possession. He spun off a
defender and went down the left side of the lane. His body
got twisted while trying to elude the defenders and he had
to scoop the ball off the glass with his right hand. The
ball dropped through the net, putting his team back up by
six with 2:08 left. Trice answered with a cool jumper on the
right baseline from about 12-feet. Then, DOTS began to foul.
Casey Moore sank two for Baseline, bringing the score to
68-62. Baseline's defense forced a missed three by Agnes.
Ingle was fouled and calmly sank the two shots with 1:32
remaining, extending the Baseline-1 lead back to 70-62.
Still showing fight, DOTS quickly found an open Nolley, who
drilled a 14-foot jumper. DOTS caught Ingle in a trap, who
threw the ball away. But, DOTS couldn't capitalize, as Trice
tried to hit Nolley down the court. The ball went off his
finger tips, back to Baseline-1 with 1:13 showing. Baseline
missed an opportunity to put a at least one dagger in the
coffin, when DOTS unsuccessfully tried to trap Ingle in the
back-court. Ingle got the pass off up the court to Stegall,
who had a clear left lane to the basket. As he glided
towards the basket, he saw Wooten coming from the right
side. Stegall was only a couple of feet from the basket, in
the air, but awkwardly lofted the ball for an alley-oop dunk
attempt for Wooten. Wooten was not expecting it and the ball
sailed over his head and was deflected out of bounds.
Baseline had missed a “golden†opportunity to go up by eight
with under a minute to go. Instead, Chris Agnes found the
strength to come down and drain a 24-foot tri-fecta, nipping
at Baseline's lead, to only trail 70-65. After a long miss
by
Ernest Scott, DOTS's Trice missed a three attempt from
the right side. The long rebound went to the left corner,
where Stegall grabbed the ball up, and tried to force his
way through two trapping defenders. He was called for the
offensive foul. DOTS again missed a short jumper, but Nolley
grabbed the offensive board and connected in the lane with
0:43 ticks on the clock. DOTS was with-in 70-67, with a lot
of time left. Ingle was fouled immediately - and again sank
the shots. Baseline was up by an unsteady five points. Chris
Agnes again drew a tough foul, crossing mid-court. He missed
the first, then was true on the second shot and DOTS was
down four, at 72-68 with 0:32 left. On the inbounds, Ingle
quickly flipped to Scott, who was promptly fouled. Scott
nailed both to give Baseline the six-point spread. Still in
the game, with 0:26 remaining, DOTS could not answer on a
long shot attempt and was forced to foul again. Scott, again
was good at the line on both. Baseline finally seemed to
have an insurmountable 76-68 lead with only 0:18 seconds
showing. DOTS couldn't muster another score, then declined
to foul again, as Baseline dribbled out the final 0:12
seconds to victory.
The fatigued and sick Chris Agnes finished with 18
well-deserved points for DOTS, while Nolley had 13, Trice 11
and Johnson and Mallory nine each. Tatum and James Taylor
rounded out the scoring for DOTS with 6 and 2, respectively.
For Baseline-1, Ingle and Scott each notched 20, while
Stegall had 16 and Wooten 11.
Casey Moore also had five, as Henderson and
Kashif Gumbs (6'0''-G-87, college:
State Fair CC) both contributed two for Baseline-1.
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There couldn't have been a better finish to the Metro
Confernce A-League Championship Tournament, with the top
seeds from the North and South Divisions facing off against
each others. DOTS, the South's #1 seed and Baseline-1, the
North's #1 seed. Each team, genuinely coached and eager to
display a level of team-work and comradere that does not
often occur in summer pro league basketball. The two most
deserving clubs, each with equal chance to claim the Title,
battling in the final game.
DOTS, in its second consecutive appearance in the SEBL Metro
Final Four, finished 8-3 overall and advanced to the Title
Game for the first time. Head Coach, Darnell Barksdale did a
great job with an undersized roster, who are a testament to
the philosophy of “team-work.†The DOTS offense primarily
flowed through Agnes, but everyone got involved and they
welcomed the defensive challenge of facing bigger opponents.
Trice showed a nice ability to play inside-out and Nolley is
a superb outside shooter. The other supporting cast of
guards, in Tatum, Taylor and Johnson, added a nice
compliment of guys who could score when needed. Tatum
displayed his ability to shoot the long ball and drive to
the hole. Taylor possesses a steady, yet versatile approach
and Johnson with his gritty notion to battle inside with a
surprising leaping ability. Mallory mopped up with many
offensive put-backs and gave a solid defensive, shot
blocking and rebounding presence in the paint.
Baseline-1 was able to put together a complete roster
for the 2007 summer season, while going 11-1 overall. Its
only trip-up was a mid-season loss to a then hot Servpro-1
squad. Baseline ran through the competition, before running
into a tough DOTS squad in the Championship Game.
Golden Ingle delighted the crowd with his fast paced
style of play, producing daring drives to the bucket and
NBA-range bombs against swarming defenses. For his efforts,
Ingle was honored, hands down, as the 2007 SEBL Metro
A-League Most Valuable Player.
Ernest Scott, with his uncanny inside-outside scoring
ability, consistently gave Baseline-1 clutch buckets,
hitting threes in bunches and posting up mismatches when
needed. Scott, who averaged 24 ppg in the playoffs was named
the Metro A-League Tourney MVP. Marcus Henderson experienced
a resurgence in the latter part of the season, which may
have been as important an ingredient to Baseline capturing
the Title. He defending very well in the post, making the
effort to change and block shots, along with rebound
consistently. He also stepped his offensive game up, with a
blend of confident mid-range jumpers and re-newed ability to
back his man down for an array of baby-hooks and curl shots
in the lane.
Ronell Wooten showed why he may have a shot at being
noticed by the NBA during his senior year at Kennesaw State,
with his ability to shoot for distance, penetrate to the
goal and play above the rim! He also is no stranger to
defense, as he worked hard to handle his man and execute
help-side when needed.
Shaun Stegall (6'7''-F-85) and
Rod Ashmore, both provided another scoring option, while
sharing time as starters for Baseline. Both can shoot the
three, as well as carry their defenders to the block.
Casey Moore, new to the Baseline family, came off the
bench to provide instant scoring and often guarded the
opponent's most athletic scorer. Casey can shoot from very
deep and has a penchant for getting to the basket as well.
He showed a lot of class in accepting his role as the
newcomer, when he quite obviously has traditionally been a
main cog for his previous teams.
Anthony Doyley, also a newcomer to the Baseline family,
showed a level of class, accepting a reserve role, while
still providing a high level of play on the court. He
provided steady, heady play at both guard spots, hitting key
jumpers and understanding when and where the ball needed to
be. After missing the quarters and semis of the playoffs,
Doyley suffered less minutes in the Final game, as a result
of an emerging combination of players during the games he
missed. He showed a lot class, in a supportive role in the
Final.
Kashif Gumbs also showed a level of maturity and class,
accepting a supporting role off the bench, when he has the
ability to put up 20 every night. The athletic, high-flying
Gumbs joined Baseline mid-way through the season, scoring in
double-figures several times despite his reserve role. The
19-year old, also played in the City Conference, earning
All-Conference honors. For his play this summer, Gumbs has
accepted an athletic scholarship offer to Belmont-Abbey.
Several key reserves helped the Baseline-1 squad at various
junctures during the season. Joe Hamilton played several
games, before leaving for a free agent camp. He subsequently
suffered and season-ending injury, and could not return to
the team, but provided high-flying, exciting offense for
Baseline, as well as superb shot-blocking ability. The Guard
trio of Mike Linley, Quan Martin and Antron Pippen provided
solid scoring and great defensive play during beginning and
latter part of the season. Linley, who played the first few
games, before suffering a season-ending injury provided
super back-up role to Ingle, coming in to give
high-percentage shooting from the perimeter and dependable
ball-handling. Martin and Pippen (son of NBA great Scottie
Pippen), both possess uncanny, athletic-styles of defensive
play, often unmercifully shutting down their defensive
assignments. They both turned their staunch defensive play
into offensive opportunities, while taking the ball to the
cup often.
