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CYC Hoops Update
Written by Michael Mon   
Monday, 01 March 2010 15:14

This year's NACBAIT in Toronto is less than 3 months away.   We have a couple warmup tourneys in the meantime.  This year's Pre-NACBAIT will be held in New Jersey instead of Philly this year, since I just don't have the time to do it all by myself this year because I am expecting a baby to be born any day now.  So I spoke with NACBA Co-Chair Denny Lee and he offered up the support of himself and the NY Rockits.  Expect the same high level of competition & intesnity that this tournament usually brings.  We will just be in a different environment this year.  As far as I know, the China Dolls, CYC B, and CYC 18's already have made plans to attend.  I dont know about CYC A or the CYC 15's but I'm sure I will hear from everyone.  CYC A is also trying to get together to play in a local Indo-Pak type tournament to face some different competition.  It's going to be tough since many of the players would be flying in from the west coast, or driving in from the NYC area.  But I hope it all works out.

Pre-NACBAIT Classic dates are as follows: Saturday April 3rd- Womens, 18's, 15's at Drew University.  Saturday April 17th- Mens Elite at Citysports on 4.  Sunday April 18th- Mens Open, Mens Friendship at Citysports on 4.

For the Elite division, I know the Ny Rockits, NY Cruisers, Toronto Titans, CYC B, and the the Philly team that I coach (Philly Fastball) are already looking to attend.  I hear the Toronto Dragons may be looking to come down too, and last year the Toronto Kagers made the trip.  USAB usually also makes a good try at coming and so do the Boston Hurricanes and Philly Suns.  So there should be a good number of Nationals teams making up the field.  If CYC A fields a team, it would be a very good tourney.

The Rockits are also trying to get together a small tuneup tourney in NYC in May right before the Nationals. 

As for this year's Nationals- make sure you check out the deals on the nacbait website regarding Air Canada flights.  And also make sure you guys book your rooms quickly at the tournament hotel- the Hilton Suites, since it might be filling up and you guys want to be able to get the room types you want.  All the events will be held at the Tourney hotel, such as banquet, meetings, registration, social events, welcome party, etc. And in case you were going to ask- yes, you do need to get a rental car because you cannot walk to the hotel, or walk from the hotel to the gyms.  We will be at 2-3 different locations since no one gym can accomodate everyone. 

 
Winter 2010 Results
Written by Michael Mon   
Monday, 25 January 2010 10:51

On January 16th & 23, 2010, Washington CYC worked in conjunction with the newly formed Philadelphia Fastball team to host a Winter 2010 Asian Invitational basketball tournament in Philadelphia.  Tournaments were held for both 15 & Under Boys, and Mens Friendship level teams.  Be on the watch for a possible February event for Mens Open teams if gym space becomes available.

In the Mens Friendship division, 5 closely pitted squads took part in the Friendship Tourney at the newly built Fels High School.  Following round robin pool play, the playoffs began in the mid afternoon.  In the #4/#5 wild card game, the Philly Suns B and Phila Fastball B squared off for the rights to advance.  The teams had met earlier in the day, with the Suns B advancing 31-28 in a close one.  With elimination facing the loser this time around, as well as bragging rights for the city, both teams were pretty nervous.  The teams were attrocious in the first half, as Fastball B led by an anemic 4-3 score.  In the second half, Fastball B got their run game on with De Lin (9 pts, 8 boards, 1-3 ft) and Jimmie Poeng (5-9 ft, 3 steals) getting out into the open court.  Fastball B won by 10, 30-20.  Sam Jung paced the Suns B with 7 pts, and 2 assists (1-3 ft).  In the Semis, Fastball B had to play back to back against the top seeded and undefeated Lightyear Studio team.  Lightyear took advantage of the tired Fastball B team and raced out to a 22-10 edge.  Justin Luu was money from everywhere as Fastball tried both man and zone defenses.  Tang Vu (11 pts, 1 block, 2 treys) came off the bench in the second half to replace the weary Fastball B guys, and pulled his team within 3, but Lightyear was smart enough to ride the free throw shooting of PF Veng Ting (11 pts, 9-10 ft) to win 38-28.  In the other Final Four matchup, Fastball C would meet up with Armando Buligon's Ronin team.  Both teams came in sporting identical .500 records in pool play, so nobody knew what to expect here.  Ronin was led by the flashy and spectacular swingman Spenser Bartelbaugh and young PG Austin Buligon.  Fastball C countered with a lineup of new adds Christopher Kim (7 pts, 3 rebs), Minh Nguyen (5 pts, 1-1 ft), Daniel Su (6 pts), and Chien Ming Cheng.  Fastball C had little cohesion, but they were able to figure out how to space the court correctly as fellow rookies Ferd Mendoza (4 pts) and Yu Heng Guo (1 trey) were able to direct traffic.  Fastball took a slight lead as they led by 8 at the half.  But Ronin came back in the second half and got within 1, with Mel Fabian sinking a super deep threeball and with Austin Buligon (7 pts, 3-3 ft, 4 dimes) getting his guys out into transition.  Fastball pulled out a big win 33-28.

The Championship game would boil down to Fastball C and Lightyear Studio.  Lightyear decided to spread out the attack in the first half, with 7 different players contributing to their 16 points, as they held onto 16-11 lead midway through.  In the second half, Fastball C lived up to their name as they started to play their famous style at both ends of the court.  The pace picked up and the deep bench of the C team led them to a 42-36 win and the first tourney title in their history.  Justin Luu had 12 pts/2-2 ft, and Veng Ting had 9 pts/5 rebounds for Lightyear, and MVP Ferd Mendoza had 6 for Fastball.  Bigman Chien Ming Cheng led fastball with 7 pts and 2 blocks.

Wild Card: Fastball B 30, Suns B 20.                                                                  

Semifinals: Lightyear Studio 38, Fastball B 28.  Fastball C 33, Ronin 28.

Finals: Fastball C 42, Lightyear Studio 36.

All Tourney Team: Ferd Mendoza, Fastball C (MVP); Yit Mun Lee, Fastball C; Justin Luu, Lightyear Studio; Veng Ting, Lightyear Studio; Jimmie Poeng, Fastball B; Spenser Bartelbaugh, Ronin; Kellen Ngo, Suns B.

The Youth 15/under tournament was an action packed day of pool play and single elimination playoffs for these exciting players.  Pool play made for a long day but two games worth mentioning were a Philly Young Suns upset of the newly formed Philly Fastball Juniors, and a thrilling Washington CYC 15's comeback win over the NY USAB 15's.  In the Semifinals, up first was NY USAB 15's v/s the Philly Young Suns.  The pool play matchup had produced a 61-22 drubbing of the Suns, but the playoff version was slightly closer as USAB wanted to reserve some energy for the Finals game.  USAB won 52-18,  Young guard Mitchell Cheung penetrated his way to 15 points and 2 dimes, and Thomas Cui also reached double digits with 10 and a trifecta.  Jonathan Lai led the Suns with 5.  In the other semifinals, the Fastball Juniors should have come in with a wave of confidence as they had upset the CYC 15's 41-40 in pool play.  Instead, they looked flat, coming off an uninspiring 29-26 loss to the Young Suns.  CYC was ready for the Fastball trapping and pressing style, as they countered with their own 3/4 court trap.  The mastra of press against a pressing team held true.  This caught Philly by surprise as all-universe 6-0 PG Drew Dowds (17 pts, 7-7 ft, 12 rebs, 2 assists) led the CYC attack.  With Fastball trying to play catchup against a polished CYC team, many of the fastballers got into foul trouble.  PG Ricky paced Philadelphia with 7 points, but CYC was able to get to ndout Peter Chin hit a  4 points.  But in the end, USAB was able to execute when it counted, and went to the Finals with a 36-22 win.

The Championship game was a rematch of a 42-36 CYC win over USAB.  The game started out with USAB taking a 6 point lead.  Lefty PF Erick Wong (12points, 7 rebs) got out to finish on the break, and USAB was pestering CYC's do-it all guy Drew Dowds by sticking smaller, quicker players on him.   CYC was forced to take a quick TO to change the game plan.  CYC changed their plan, but MVP Thomas Cui registered 3 of 5 triples in the first half to give New York an 18-13 cushion.  The two teams played about evenly at the start of the second half, but NYC’s lead swelled from 5 points to 11 in about a minute, as Kevin Cui and Erick Wong went on a 6-0 mini run.  Drew Dowds and 8th grade standout Peter Chin made a couple big shots, and big man Jason Lee popped a trifecta to get CYC within 4.  USAB started to buckle down a little on defense and did not allow Washington any more open looks.  USAB took home the hardware 43-36.  Both teams look solid heading into the Nationals.  

Pool Y:  Washington CYC 2-1, NY USAB 2 -1, Phila Young Suns 1-2, Phila Fastball Juniors 1-2.

Semifinals: NY USAB 15's def. Phila Young Suns 52-18.  Washington CYC 15's def. Phila Fastball Juniors 36-22.

Finals: NY USAB 15's 43, Washington CYC 15's 36.

All Tournament Team: Thomas Cui, NY USAB 15's (MVP); William Loo, NY USAB 15's; Drew Dowds, Washington CYC 15's; Jason Lee, Washington CYC 15's; David, Fastball Juniors, Hanlan Huang, Phila Young Suns. 

 

 

 
Mens Friendship Tourney- Jan 16th
Written by Michael Mon   
Thursday, 14 January 2010 15:50

Update on Saturday's Philly Friendship Tourney:

Fels High School is at a new location, please make sure you let your teammates know. Dont go to the old school.  The new Fels is only a few blocks away from the old one.

The address is 5700 Langdon, and the cross streets are Langdon & Sanger. The gym is new, and the school is huge. You should be able to see it. The gym is around the back and there is a big parking lot.

Please note that you may bring in drinks, but they are asking to try and not bring food. If you do bring food, please clean up after yourselves.

Waivers will be provided and all players MUST sign prior to playing. No exceptions. Rosters have been confirmed/received from all teams.

10:00: Ronin v Fastballonly B
10:50: Suns B v Fastballonly B
11:35: Lightyear Studio v Fastballonly C
12:20: Suns B v Fastballonly C
1:05: Ronin v Lightyear Studio

There are 5 teams, everyone plays 2 teams in pool play. #4 v/s #5 in a wild card game (13 min halves for this game) for the right to advance into the playoffs. The winner will play #1 seed. #2 v/s #3 in the other Semi. Seeding is based on won loss & point spread as is the usual protocol.

Certified referees will be provided for all playoff games & the wild card game.

All current NCAA Mens rules apply, in addition to all standard NACBAIT modified rules. This includes cursing/language. We will provide the game balls, unless you have a better/newer TF1000 than we do.

*Update on the 1/23/10 15&Under tourney will be out soon.

 
Winter Tourney Update
Written by Michael Mon   
Thursday, 07 January 2010 15:20

Friendship Division Update: Saturday January 16th at the new Fels High School from 10am-5pm.  Address is 5500 Langdon Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19124.  Rosters are due by Monday January 11th.  Waivers will be provided and must be signed by all participants prior to taking part in the event.  Entry fee is $245. All teams are guaranteed to play 3 games throughout the day. Registered teams: Phila Fastball B/C, Phila Suns B, Phila Lightyear Studio, Phila Ronin/FACAA.    We have room for 1-2 more.

Boys Youth 15/Under Update: Saturday January 23rd at Northern Liberties Rec Center from 8am-6pm.  Address is 321 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19123.  Rosters are due by Tuesday January 19th.  Waivers will be provided and must be signed by all participants prior to taking part in the event.  Entry fee is $245.  All teams are guaranteed to play 3 games throughout the day.  Teams: Phila Young Suns, NY USAB 15 Blue, NY USAB 15 Gold, NY Rockits, Washington CYC 15. We have room for 1 more team.

for more info, email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
Winter 2010 Asian Basketball Tournament
Written by Michael Mon   
Monday, 28 December 2009 14:57

We will be hosting our Winter 2010 Asian Basketball Invitational in January/February.

Entry fee: $245

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Format: All teams are guaranteed to play at least 3 games. Standard NACBA (modified current NCAA Mens) rules apply.

Saturday Jan 16th: Mens Rec/Friendship at Fels HS. Fels HS has now moved into a newly contructed building. The new gym is great for basketball! Limit of 5 teams.

Saturday Jan 23rd or Jan 30th: 15/Under Boys at Northern Liberties Rec Center.  Limit of 6 teams.

February date TBD: Mens Open/Elite at Temple University. We are awaiting a date, as many organizations that will be attending do not have their final Chinese New Year Schedule out yet, and many of these teams participate in Lion/Dragon dances to help celebrate the New Year. Limit of 12-16 teams.

More information, please contact Mike Mon at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
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