After being notified Wednesday, two days prior to the start of the SNY Invitational, that Long Island University was no longer available to us, we worked through the night to come up with what we believed was a viable plan to move the event to St Raymond High School for Boys.  Unfortunately, as the details related to the large expected crowd and complex logistics became more clear, it was determined that St. Raymond’s facility could not adequately accommodate an event of this size on 24 hours notice.

While we regret the outcome – we are committed to making sure the four schools and all of the deserving Tri-State Area students receive their promised funding and scholarships.  We are disappointed this year’s tournament will not take place and apologize for any inconvenience this causes the teams, their fans and our corporate partners.  We are committed to the SNY Invitational maintaining its position in the community and it is our intent to pick up where we left off in 2013.

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Here are the scoring leaders for the SNY Invitational from this past weekend.

St. Anthony defeated Boys & Girls, 43-38, in the championship game, while Rice downed Mount Vernon, 77-70, in the consolation game.

Kyle Anderson of St. Anthony was named MVP and West Virginia-bound Jabarie Hinds of Mount Vernon received the Sportsmanship Award.

SCORING LEADERS

1. Jabarie Hinds, Mount Vernon, 27 ppg

2. Melvin Johnson, Rice, 21.5

3. Jermaine Sanders, Rice, 18 (more…)

NEW YORK – Bob Hurley didn’t get to 997 career victories without making some executive coaching decisions at tense moments.

With his team trailing by 12 points in the second half to Brooklyn Boys and Girls and on the brink of a major upset Saturday in the SNY Invitational championship game, Hurley made a critical call.

“We just went to what we call ‘Fist,’” Hurley said after St. Anthony, No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25, rallied to beat the No. 22 Kangaroos, 43-38, at LIU-Brooklyn for their first SNY crown and Hurley’s 998th career win.

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NEW YORK – Jabarie Hinds and Myles Mack seem destined for a Big East rivalry for years to come.

With Hinds headed to West Virginia and Mack to Rutgers, the two point guards are slated for annual showdowns for the next several years.

But on Friday night, Mack got the best of Hinds when unbeaten St. Anthony, No. 2 in the USA Today Super 25, beat Mount Vernon, 60-47, at LIU-Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the SNY Invitational.

“It was a matchup we had built for a lot of years,” said the 5-foot-9 Mack, who scored 12 points and dished 2 assists in the win. “He played very good the second half; he got his shots off. But we won the game so that’s all that matters.” (more…)

NEW YORK – Boys & Girls High School has twice won the Consolation game at the SNY Invitational, but they’ve never come home with the title.

They hope that will all change this year.

The Kangaroos advanced to the title game for the first time in the event’s four-year history with a 69-53 victory over defending champion Rice Friday night at LIU-Brooklyn. Boys outscored Rice 48-28 after trailing 25-21 at the break.

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NEW YORK — OK, which guy doesn’t belong?

Yeah, that’s right, it’s me.

But I found myself surrounded by these three hoops legends at the SNY Invitational and felt compelled to grab a snapshot.

From left, Tom Konchalski, a walking encyclopedia on the history of New York City basketball; me, a lowly blogger/reporter; Hall of Fame St. Anthony coach Bob Hurley, who enters this event with 996 career wins; and Howard Garfinkel, co-founder of the Five-Star Basketball Camp.

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