1st Annual Gthing & BBall Spotlight Recap 2014
Gold Team 

IMANI LEWIS - Forward - 2018 - (WILLINGBORO, NJ)

Imani was getting an 1's  it seem like every time she crashed the boards, she always know where the ball was going to be, that is because she was playing on her home court which is Trenton Catholic where she will be attending next year. Lewis used her size and muscles to push some of the other girls around but luckily they were on her level in was not afraid to bang with her.

Ayana Johnson - Center - 2018 - (Elmwood, NJ) - The other 6'0 footer in this game, she dropped a few buckets in this ALL STAR game getting a couple of put backs from hanging around the rim.

Maria Devincenzo - Guard - 2018 - (Montgomery, NJ) - The small pesky point guard was all over the place in the J.E.M, she has a high motor in loves the game of basketball in plays both ends of the court very well.

Amaya Santiago - Guard - 2018 - (Elmwood Park, NJ) - The 5'8 guard is as strong as a ox, another NJ Sparks player that was in the Classic. She scored on a few occasion, Santiago is a great rebounder in can finish well at the cup when given the opportunity.

Nyah Garrison - Guard - 2018 - (Brookhaven, PA) - The PA baller came to ball as most do when they get on the court in play, Garrison went hard in the game like the report said she would. They say she is coming off of a broken leg, but Gthingbasketball could never tell.

1st Annual Gthing & BBall Spotlight J.E.M ALL STAR CLASSIC RECAP. GOLD TEAM!

KAIYA BURNETT - Guard - 2018 - Ewing, NJ - (CLASS OF 2018)

The guard was dropping buckets at the J.E.M ALL STAR CLASSIC, she was taking her good old time to get warmed up but by the fourth quarter Burnett was draining three's from all over the court, showing coach Lewis-El what he is going to be missing this fall.

Abbey Lawrence - Guard - 2018 - (Caldwell, NJ) - Little Abbey was on point like a true point guard should be. The Newark Tech freshman got everybody in to the flow of the game be for she even took one single shot, but don't make no mistake about her she can handle her own, with handling the rock and scoring some buckets.

Eve Crawford - Guard - 2018 - (East Brunswick, NJ) - One of twins like the other has so much upside that it's crazy. Eve came in to the All Star shooting very well knocking down a couple of tray's early in late in the this game. Coach Tiny Green said on twitter that the Crawford sisters will be taking over the Shore Conference for the next four years.

Ryan Robinson - Guard - 2018 - (Ewing, NJ) - There were a lot of guards in this game, in Ryan showed that she was one of them. Robinson went to basket hard every time showing of her strength and her will to get to the basket.

Natalie Rhine - Guard - 2018 - (Bensalem, PA) - All round good guard, she definitely show that at the J.E.M. Rhine See's the floor well and runs it well, she has a nice handle in can get to the basket with no problem an has the ability to create her own shot if necessary. 

1st Annual Gthing & BBall Spotlight J.E.M ALL STAR RECAP! GRAY TEAM!

Honesty Grayson - Guard - (Class of 2018)

Honesty was another player who like Danielle is one of the top 8th graders in the state and in the country, that's right country that played in this game. She woo the crowd with some of her acrobatic moves going to basket, she has been highly sorted after from all type of school and colleges since last year. This is a huge year for Honesty at the Life Center since most of the seniors graduated and went on to college.

Here are some more top performers from J.E.M ALL STAR game.

Miya Grimes - Forward - 2018 -(Lawrence, NJ) - CEO Mike Melton choose Grimes for MVP because of her hard work ethnic on the court, despite that there was a bunch of other talented girls on the floor, Miya was able to hang with some of the big dog's on the court this day. 

  

Ryan Weiss - Guard - 2018 - (Allentown, NJ) - Weiss showed her ability to score the ball from the outside, this past weekend Ryan got off to a good start controlling the pace and dish the rock off to her teammates. Getting coach bye her mom should give her a boost of confidence this year at Allentown High School.

Kaela Reed - Point Guard - 2018 - (Trenton, NJ) - The 5'1 guard was going straight to the basket no matter which tree was in her way, to be of the smallest player on the court, you wouldn't have never know that because when Kaela out there she plays way bigger than she looks.

Qiana Vigo - Guard - 2018 - (Ewing,NJ) - The strong guard came in playing hard right out of the gate, she drop a few buckets early in the game going hard to the rack. A nice size guard who will do anything to score. By the end of the game we definitely knew Trenton, NJ was in the house. 

1st Annual Gthing All Star Recap 2014

Danielle Robinson - Guard - (Class of 2018)

This year was the first time Basketball Spotlight had a girls game, Spotlight hooked up with Gthing Basketball in they assemble twenty of the top talented girls around the state for the J.E.M Classic All Star game.

Danielle Robinson the Newark, NJ baller and 17U in under invitee for the USA team showed why she is one of the top 8th graders in the country, she has all the necessary tools to become a great D-1 player in the future. She ran the floor like a deer on offense and defense. Robinson dropped buckets from all over the court, she is very strong in can get to the basket with ease.

Here are some of the other top performer for Gthing & BBall  J.E.M All Star Classic Gray Team Performers:

Molly Collins - Point Guard - 2018 - (Lacey Twp, NJ) - The sharp shooter came to the J.E.M All Star Classic still shooting like she was doing all AAU  season, Collins who can play the one or two should be fine going to the level.



Maryam Crawford - Point Guard - 2018 - (East Brunswick, NJ) - A mere image of her sister they play almost the same type of basketball. Crawford started of a little slow but she started to pick up her pace as the game went along.  

Jaylenn Spaulding - Forward - 2018 - (Lawrence, NJ) - The Forward played well around the rim consistently getting put back after put back. She a little under sized for her position but she seems to get the job done.

Charlotte Stern - Center - 2018 - (Voorhees, NJ) - Charlotte was a monster on the boards, she showed a lot of potential in this game letting people know you will be hearing her name for the next few years, she has a nice touch for a big also.

Gthing & Basketball Spotlight J.E.M. ALL STAR CLASSIC GIRLS ROSTER

1st Annual Gthing & BBall Spotlight Official Roster Class Of 2018

Gthing & Basketball Spotlight J.E.M. ALL STAR CLASSIC GIRLS ROSTER

The Gthing & Basketball Spotlight J.E.M. All Star Classic is proud to announce that we are adding a girl’s game to the event. The girl’s roster is below and please make sure you report to Trenton Catholic Academy at 11:15 am on August 16th.

White Team
Ryan Robinson (Ewing, NJ)
Imani Lewis (Willingboro, NJ)
Natalie Rhine (Bethlehem, PA)
Maria Devincenzo (Montgomery, NJ)
Kaiya Burnett (Ewing, NJ)
Ayana Johnson (Ewing, NJ)
Eve Crawford (East Brunswick, NJ)
Abbey Lawrence (Caldwell, NJ)
Nyah Garrison (Brookhaven, PA)
Amaya Santiago (Elmwood Park, NJ)

Black Team
Jaylenn Spaulding (Lawrence, NJ)
Miya Grimes (Lawrence, NJ)
Ryan Weiss (Allentown, NJ)
Kaela Reed (Trenton, NJ)
Qiana Vigo (Ewing, NJ)
Charlotte Stern (Voorhees, NJ)
Danielle Robinson (Newark, NJ)
Honesty Grayson (Brick, NJ)
Molly Collins (Lacey TWP, NJ)
Maryan Crawford (East Brunswick, NJ)



DOWN AT THE CHIP WERE THE DM PANTHERS TRYING TO REBOUND FROM A TOUGH SCHEDULE AT THE 17U NATIONALS IN WASHINGTON,DC.

Casey Thomas (DM Panthers)

Gthing Basketball was in the building supporting it's hometown team the DM Panthers at the Blue Chip Tournament in Manheim, Pa. They started of a little slow but was able to pick up some momentum later in the tournament.

Top Performers

Casey Thomas Center (DM Panthers)-This is Thomas last year on the AAU circuit, she didn't want to go down without a fight. Casey had a rough start in the first game but pick it up in the rest of the them, she was a beast in the paint, scoring and rebounding. Thomas showed a bunch of low post moves showing off her size and strength at times over powering her opponents.

Gracie Sacco Guard (DM Panthers)-The young guard went in did her thing this weekend at the Blue Chip Tournament, she showed her great ball handling skills going around and threw different defenders time after time, Sacco has a killer cross-over and a step back jump shot that will leave you watching with your mouth wide open, Gracie will be one of the cores to the Panthers  team for the next few years in then some.

Skylar Glass Guard (DM Panthers)- Another young guard who played along side of Sacco this weekend at the Blue Chip tournament, she came from out of know where but when it was all said in done people in the crowd wanted to know her name. Glass is the type of guard who loves to control the offense, she has a nice pace with her game but can pick it up at anytime on the floor. Skylar can handle the rock, she was also splitting defenders and going in and out of traffic with ease, the Panther even went coast to coast on a few different occasions letting people know she is the next up in coming DM Panther.

GTHING'S ONE ON ONE WITH KYLEE WATSON

KYLEE "KY" WATSON 

Gthing: What grade would you give yourself for this past AAU season?

Kylee: For this AAU season I would probably give myself a B. During, my season I had some games where I played really well and scored a lot of points. But one of my goals was to become a better passer and see the floor better and I feel I am making progress in that area. However, it would be tough to give myself an A because our team did not win our division in Jr. Nationals. And like any other player I still have areas that need improvement and I still have a lot to learn.    

Gthing: When GThing last watched you this AAU season, you looked great after some time off; why?

   

Kylee: I think one of the big reasons why I was able to bounce back after being sick was because I was able to start my middle school season on time. My coach at Belhaven- Brian Coyle – has really helped me develop my skills as a basketball player and I was lucky enough to start as a 6th grader on his varsity team that went 32-2 on the season. I also tried to get sessions in with Tori Cavalieri and Wayne Nelson. These 2 guys helped me excel my game in so many ways and always introduce me to new and challenging drills. 

                                                                    

Gthing: We heard about your illness; has it affected your game at all?

Kylee: Well, it slowed me down for a bit but now I’m fine. In some ways I think the time off helped me to appreciate the game more and realize how much I missed it. 

Gthing: Now that your one of the top 6th graders in the state of New Jersey; do you plan on following in your mothers footsteps as a basketball star?

Kylee: I appreciate the compliment because one of my goals is definitely to be one of the best players in the state. As far as my mom goes, she has always worked really hard to help me be the best player I could be. I remember when she coached my first AAU team when I was in 2nd grade! With her being a D1 player at U of Delaware, my goal has always been to reach that as well or even higher; I would love to play for a major college program like Notre Dame, UNC or UCONN.

GThing: We know you come from a family of athletes; so if you were a boy would you follow in your dad’s footsteps as a football player?

Kylee: This question made me laugh. Well, I guess if I was boy I would dream about making it to the NFL like my dad. I like to play physical in basketball so I guess football wouldn’t be that much different. Hahaha  My dad was always into the mental aspect of the game and I think that’s what helped him as an athlete so he always tries to talk with me about that stuff. 

Gthing's first live interview with Sadie Edwards

TEAM EXPLOSION

Gthingbasketball would like to congratulate Team Expolsion on there aau run this year. This was there first year on the aau circuit and they went out in made a name for themselves, they play on the 6th grade level and coach Blunt has them playing above in beyond there expectations.

CRAWFORD TWIN'S

DIAMOND MILLER

NICHEL TAMPA HIGHLIGHTS CLASS OF 2017

NICOLE (SHARP SHOOTER) JOHNSON

IMAGE PROFILE: EVE CRAWFORD (TEAM MILLER)

Name: Eve Crawford

Team: Team Miller

Class: 2018

State: NJ

Position: Point Guard

Profile: Almost a mere image of here sister, Eve has been putting in work for Team Miller so far this year. Crawford has a nice mid-range game, she can dribble under pressure, create her own shot, and she's not afraid of contact. 

 

DIARY OF A BALLER: AYMAYLA SHARIF (WILMINGTON,DE) PART #14

 

MAY "MONEY" SHARIF

 

Monday - This afternoon I went to Michael's an arts and craft store with my mom, her friend and my sisters. It was a lot of fun and nice arts and craft stuff there. After that I went to the basketball courts and worked on my foul shots.

Tuesday - Today wasn't that busy. This morning I went to the store with my mom. Later on I played 2k14 with my brother. After that I watched the NBA finals game Heat vs. Spurs.

Wednesday - This afternoon I went outside and dribbled the ball for a while. Then after that worked on my jump shot. Later on I just relaxed for the rested of the day.

Thursday - This evening I had basketball practice. Today I thought we had a good practice, we all hustled and worked hard. We worked on a lot of things that would help us get ready for this big tournament in Hershey next weekend.

Friday - This morning ate breakfast, then prayed. Later on I went Jumah, it was a nice khubah. After that rode my bike at the park with my cousins and sisters.

Saturday - Today I really do any thing. I played my little brother in 2k and madden. Then watched tv and chilled for rest of the day.

Sunday - This afternoon I went to my little cousins house for little while. We played 3 on 3 at the basketball courts. You already know my team won but it was fun. After that went home and watched the Heat and the Spurs game. The heat loss by like 18 points. I was mad that they lost. I really wanted them to win the championship this year.

 

Signing Off: May Sharif

DIARY OF A BALLER: AMAYLA SHARIF (WILMINGTON,DE) PART #13

MAY & MOM

Monday - Today I had Social Studies final's. I thought I did really on it. After finals at lunch. Then went home because we a half of day of school. Later on went outside with my brother and his friend and played basketball. After that went in the house and chilled for the rested of the day.

Tuesday - This morning I had English finals. I did good on it and found out I got a B on it. I was happy.

Wednesday - Today I had Math finals and I did okay on them. I hope I get a good grade on it.  Later on today I had gym for 2 hours. The first hour I played 5 on 5 with my friends. Then the next hour I did my own workout. I worked on my shooting and worked on some nice basketball moves. After that we had lunch and had some Rita's. I had my favorite kind Cotton Candy. It was so good. After that went home and relaxed.

Thursday - Today is my last day of school. I have Science finals today, my last final. The Science final was kind of hard but i tried my best and hope I did good on it. This evening I had basketball practice. We had a good practice with the few people that we had. After practice went home and watched the Finals. The Heat against the   Spurs.

Friday - This morning I went to the Track field. I ran 2 miles ( 8 laps ). After that I jumped rope for 10 minutes. Then took a break, then did 200 crunches, 50 push ups and 50 muscle builders. After that took a break. Later on went home and took a nap for a little while .

Saturday - Today wasn't busy as I thought it would be. This morning I went to a basketball workout. It was a fun 2 hours workout. Later on after the workout went home and relaxed for the rested of the day.

Sunday - This morning I work up prayed far and ate breakfast. After that cleaned my room and got dressed. Later on rode my bike at the park and had a water balloon fight with my mom, brothers, and sisters, it was really fun. After went home and went over some Quran. Then watched the Heat vs the Spurs game. It was a good game.

Signing Off: May "Money" Sharif 

NOW THAT THE AAU SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED, GTHINGBASKETBALL WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW GOOD PLAYER'S FOR 2014.

Name: Lauren Ross

Team: Philly Belles

Nickname: La-Buckets

Class: 2019

Position: Combo Guard

The Skinny: La-Buckets has just returned to her Belles team after trying out for the 17 under Women's basketball team. Lauren is a smart point guard who can do it all when it comes down to the guard position, a excellent defender who loves to play defense and has the same attitude for offense. 

Name: Diamond Miller

Team: Team Miller

Class: 2019

Position: Combo Guard

The Skinny: She is a 5'11 Combo Guard who has a crazy long wing span which makes her like 6'2. Diamond is very aggressive on defense against her opponents, she normally has a good size advantage which makes it hard for smaller guards to guard her.

Name: Kelly Jekot

Team: Philadelphia Comets

Class: 2016

Position: Point Guard

The Skinny: Jekot took her Cumberland Valley High School team to a State Title this year. Kelly is a outstanding guard who See's the floor very well because of her size, she is very strong and can get to the basket with ease.

Name: Amayla Sharif

Team: Philadelphia Belles

Nickname: May Money

Class: 2019

Position: Point Guard

The Skinny: May Sharif is now playing with the Belles after 4 years with the Philly Comets. She is now able to play the point position a position she has been dying to start at. Money is very athletic, in a great rebounder. One thing about May that she is a tough defender and can guard others at the 3 thru 4 spot because of her athleticism.                                                                                             

                                                                             

                                                                                                      Name: Mary Kate Gedaka

Team: Philadelphia Comets

Class: 2016

Position: ALL

The Skinny: Mary Kate is one South Jersey's top player's if you ask Gthing. She took her Gloucester Catholic High School team to the South Jersey Group 4 Non Public A Championship, despite the loss Mary was able to drop 30 points. She has a ton of moves around around the post area, Gedaka is a great finisher around the basket and she is a good rebounder.

Name: Honesty Grayson

Team: New,York Gauchos (Elite)

Class: 2018

Position: Point Guard

The Skinny: Honesty is one of the top 8th Grader in the country, she plays on a NY Gauchos Elite team that is already loaded with talent, but Grayson is use to those type of situation because she was the only 8th grader to play major minutes on her Varsity team which had tons of talent last year. She has great ability, on the court she is always calm but don't blink because she will blow right past you with her speed. Honesty has great ball handling skills to go along with a great jump shot.

Name: Nichel Tampa

Team: FBC

Class: 2017

Position: Combo Guard

The Skinny: Even though Gthing hasn't ever seen her play live, we heard from a very reliable source in the Dirty South that she is official. They say she has cat like speed when on the court, Nichel has very long range and can drain the three ball with ease. This past school year the freshman went out and put her name on the map at the Varsity Level.

Name: Jaala Henry

Team: Philadelphia Belles

Class: 2017

Position: Center

The Skinny: She is 6'3 in is still growing, this giant made it to the third cut of the 16 in under USA Women's Basketball Team last year at the age of 14. Jaala is a outstanding post player, moves well without the ball, loves to run the floor, a good defender with good shot blocking ability.

Name: Kylee Watson

Team: ShoreShots

Class: 2020

Position: Forward

The Skinny: 5'9 6th grader who loves the game of basketball, after a few months away from the game, she is now back on the court, doing her thing. She is very long and agile, Kylee loves defense, good defender, who can jump for her age, high motor, rebounds well and has a few moves.

   





SHARP SHOOTER NICOLE JOHNSON

NICOLE JOHNSON (CLASS OF 2018)

Nicole Johnson is just one of those type of kids that keeps on getting better in better every time you see them. Last week Gthing seen Nicole play at  Hoop Group in Neptune,NJ. It's been over a year since the last time we seen her play. At the Shore Shots Summer Showdown Nikki shot the lights out of the gym, in one game she hit 4 three's and in the second game she hit three three's to go along with a few 12 footer's and 18 footer's. Nicole is a good Combo Guard who loves to play at a fast pace, as I'm writing this article, I bet you she is probably some where draining three's as we speak.

IMAGE PROFILE: MARYAM CRAWFORD (TEAM MILLER)

Name: Maryam Crawford

Team: Team Miller

Class: 2018

State: NJ

Position: Point Guard

Profile: A very tough guard who can go with the best of them. She is strong of the dribble, Maryam loves to attach very hard and she isn't afraid of contact, Crawford also has a mid-range shot to also free here up.

IMAGE PROFILE: ALEXIS ADAMS (TEAM MILLER)

Name: Alexis Adams

Team: Team Miller

Class: 2018

State: NJ

Position: Center/ Forward

Profile: This girl has naturally raw talent, she is 5'10 and is strong as a ox. Alexis is a good rebounder who can get physical on the offensive side of ball and the defensive side, playing under coach Lance Miller she should develop well.  

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DIARY OF A BALLER: AMAYLA SHARIF (WILMINGTON,DE) PART #12

MAY SHARIF & DAD

Monday - Today I didn't have school because of Memorial Day. So I slept in until 12:00. Then later on I went outside and played basketball. After that me, mom and sister cooked out on the grill. I had some barbecue chicken and a turkey burger it was good. Later on I watched the the Nba playoff game Spurs against OKC. It was a good game but the spurs won that one.

Tuesday - Today I had basketball practice. It was an okay practice. We worked on a lot of good things that would help us this weekend.

Wednesday - Today wasn't busy. School was okay. All we did was study for our finals. After school walked to the store with my little brother and cousin. Layer on I went home and took a nap for a little while.

Thursday - Today I woke prayed and ate breakfast. Later on I just watched tv until it was time to catch the bus. School was okay. I got a 90% on my math quiz. I was happy. Later I played basketball in the gym. I worked on my foul shooting. Later on a watched the playoff game Okc vs. Spurs.

Friday - Today school was fun. We did a lot of fun things in gym, computer class and even my course classes. This afternoon i worked out by my self today. I did some good exercises. I also play basketball along with the workout. I did pounding drills with the basketball with right and left hand. Then I did some other dribbling drills. Later on I did shooting. I started out shooting in the middle of the court with one hand to get my rhythm in. Then I would move one foot back if I'm doing good with it. After that I did some push ups, sit ups and also some crunches. 

Saturday - This morning I had a game at 10:15 and my team and I had a great game. We won my more than 30 points. We all worked really good as team. I really help my team out by hustling more and getting to the foul line a lot. Also I had 10 points, 5 steals, 6 rebounds and 4 assist.  I thought I did good. Our next game was at 1:15 and we loss by a very good team. But I thought my team and I could did better to help us get the win.

Sunday - Today I had 3 games. This morning we played at 9:15 and we loss by 15 points. Our second game was at 11:00 and we played the rebels. We were up by 15 points and they came back on us. And we ended up losing by 6 points. The last game 3 players off my team combined with another team because we didn't have enough player that game. I thought as a team we all did good. We all hustle, boxed out, and did great on offense by setting up the defense and scoring easy baskets.

Signing Off: May"Money" Sharif