Back-2-Back

By Mike Kinney

Junior guards Kasim Chandler and Tariq Carey had already done plenty to help East Side keep pace with upset-minded Central.

But both knew their jobs would not be nearly done until one of them fed the ball to Aaron Bodie for one of his thunderous dunks. Because when Bodie soars high above the rim and throws one down, it’s always worth a lot more than the two points recorded in the scorebook.

Chandler did the honors with a feed in transition to Bodie, who finished it with a two-handed jam that highlighted an early fourth-quarter spurt and sent defending-champion East Side to a 59-50 victory in the finals of the Newark Public Schools Tournament yesterday before a capacity crowd at Barringer High.

``We had to get a dunk,’’ Chandler said. ``When we got that dunk, the crowd got going, our momentum got going and we started making a little run.’’

That dunk opened a 43-42 lead and Bodie scored again a half-minute later on a putback jam. Carey scored on a fastbreak layup 1:54 into the fourth quarter for a 48-42 lead it never relinquished.

It was not quite as stirring as East Side’s 29-12 fourth-quarter rally that beat University, 62-57, for last winter’s NPST crown. But it was darn good.

Chandler scored a game-high 19 points and also had four steals, Carey collected 18 points and nine rebounds and Bodie closed with 11 points and eight rebounds for East Side, No. 9 in The Star-Ledger Top 20. Central, ranked No. 13 and playing in its first final, received 14 points and six assists from senior guard Patrick Cole and 13 points and 12 rebounds from senior center Ramon Johnson.

Cole was an all-round spark for Central with his ability to locate open shooters or drive hard into the lane and Johnson was a steady presence off the low block. Their team had comeback opportunities, but was undone by 2-of-8 foul shooting in the fourth quarter, 4-of-16 for the game.

``Free throws cost us,’’ Cole said. ``Next time in practice, we have to stop messing around during free throws and take that practice more seriously. How you practice is how you play.’’

East Side likely would have won even if Bodie had kissed in Chandler’s skip pass off the glass instead of jamming it home. But the 6-6 junior is a gifted athlete whose feats are already well known among the student population. Chandler and Carey both understand how important a frenzied fan outburst can be to a run.

``Every time Aaron gets a dunk, the crowd gets up and we go from there,’’ Carey said. ``He’s an engine and he never stops working.’’

Carey was a scoring force in the second quarter with eight points, including four on feeds by Chandler and two on one of his three offensive rebounds. Chandler added seven points that period to help East Side to a 30-29 edge.

``Our coaches said play smart, share the ball and make hustle plays,’’ Carey said. ``Once that happened, things fell into place for us.’’

Cole scored six points and had two assists in the third quarter to help Central grab a 42-39 lead.

SHP Edges East Side In Thrilling Opener To Get SEC-American Season Off & Running

By Steve Tober
for sidelinechatter.com

NEWARK- Just another season opener you say…No way, not when two Top 10 teams tip-off 2010-2011 before a packed house, Down Neck, on a Friday afternoon in the hectic Brick City, where Essex County hoops fans willing to brave the holiday traffic in and around Penn Station and a snarled McCarter Highway found it all worthwhile once they sat crammed together while taking in a little primetime Jersey high school basketball.

Seton Hall Prep and Newark East Side treated the fans packed in the Red Raiders’ gym to a memorable debut to the regular season for both Super Essex Conference-American Division teams, each a favorite in their respective state sections this winter, Non-Public A for the Pirates and Group 3 for East Side, and if the first of possibly three meetings this season is any indication of what’s to come than brace yourself.

With junior center Stephon Mosley scoring eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter, Maryland-bound senior guard Sterling Gibbs pouring in a game-high 30 points, and junior guard Dallas Anglin putting together a solid 20-point, 5-steal performance in his Pirate debut, SHP hung on to edge the Red Raiders, 69-67.

With the two teams scheduled to meet again Thursday, Jan. 20 (7 p.m.) at SHP, and, perhaps, in an Essex County Tournament final the end of February, there could be plenty more fireworks from two teams that appear destined to cause all sorts of headaches for the opposition throughout this season.

“A great high school basketball game between two teams that really played hard,” said SHP veteran coach Bob Farrell, happy to escape Ironbound with a season-opening win. “They are a real excellent team with great penetrators.

“I told our kids that playing on the road we will have to overcome adversity and our kids, for the most part, did that.”

When Anglin connected on a free throw to give his team a 69-66 lead with 5.1 seconds left, the cagey, experienced coach made a critical decision, one which would ultimately pay off: foul the dribbler and force East Side to try and score off an offensive rebound to tie or win the game.

SHP fouled East Side’s superb junior point guard Kasim Chandler (18 points, 4 steals) with 2.5 seconds showing and the Red Raider made the first free throw and purposely missed the second.

However, a tap by sophomore forward Will Joyce was well off the mark and junior center Aaron Bodie’s off balance put-back also was off target.

It was a very long 2.5 seconds since the clock operator failed to start the scoreboard clock right away, but the Pirates survived the extended extra couple of ticks and came away with the win.

“Last year, when we played here, we were up three at the same juncture and they had the ball,” recalled Farrell. “I told our guys to stay on the shooters and don’t get sucked in, but we got sucked in, they missed a wide open ‘3’ and I said I wasn’t going to take that chance again.

“I wanted them to win on an offensive rebound…The timekeeper said to me he was watching play and was sorry….It was some exciting basketball game, that’s for sure!”

East Side’s splendid 6-2 junior guard Tariq Carey (18 points) scored six points in the final 1:20 and his two free throws with 53.1 seconds left brought the Red Raiders to within 66-64.

After a Mosley layup off a nice feed from Anglin with 43 seconds showing, Carey hit a runner, to make it 68-66, with 29 seconds still left.

A key block by SHP junior guard Zahki Davis led to the ball going out of bounds and the Pirates regaining possession with nine seconds remaining.

Anglin missed the front end of a two shot opportunity at the charity stripe, but made the second, setting the stage for the coach’s decision to foul and not allow the tri-fecta to tie.

“He’s been doing this for 34 years and Coach Farrell knows everything about basketball,” said SHP sophomore swingman Spencer Weisz, who didn’t score, but had a fine floor game (12 rebounds, five assists). “We have total faith in our coach and if he wants us foul we’re going to foul.

“Heck, it all worked out in the end and we earned a hard-fought victory against a very good East Side team!”

Anglin, watching his backcourt mate Gibbs put on yet another superb show, his classmate Mosley come up big with key buckets and rebounds in the fourth quarter, and the rest of his teammates hold off a splendid Red Raider squad in a classic season opener, couldn’t help but soak in the afterglow of a fine debut for all, including himself.

“This is a great way to start the season, against a very tough team, but we knew it would be hell coming in here,” said Anglin, who played his freshman season at St. Peter’s Prep before transferring early in his sophomore year (Jan. 11, 2010) to SHP and sitting out the rest of last season. “Sterling is simply clutch and Stephon is a great prospect whose in my grade and I love playing with him.

“This is a great group of guys and coach Farrell has us ready for every situation. It definitely was a tough game, but we’re thrilled to begin the season with a big victory, that’s for sure!”

Seton Hall Prep (1-0) 14 24 17 14 -69

East Side (0-1) 15 16 19 17 -67

SHP: Sterling Gibbs 7-2-10-30, Dallas Anglin 5-1-7-20, Stephon Mosley 4-0-4-12, Spencer Weisz 0-0-0-0, Elijah Brown 1-0-0-2, Kelly Willoughby 0-0-0-0, Zahki Davis 2-0-1-5. Totals: 19-3-22-69.

East Side: Kasim Chandler 1-3-7-18, Tariq Carey 6-0-6-18, Aaron Bodie 6-0-2-14, Jamal Reid 4-1-2-13, Will Joyce 2-0-0-4, Omar Martinez 0-0-0-0, Shaquan Johnson 0-0-0-0, Victor Oliyani 0-0-0-0, Abdul Lewis 0-0-0-0. Totals: 19-4-17-67.

Top 20 Preview: Newark East Side

Head coach: Bryant GarvinLast season: 19-7 NJ Hoops Final Ranking 17thPostseason: Advanced to Group 3 North 2 semifinals, Advanced to Essex County semis
OverviewAn excellent group of juniors and a big time sophomore. If they play together and stay focused it could be a memorable year.

NEWARK EASTSIDE
Point guard Kasim Chandler is one of four very good juniors for the Red Raiders.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Tariq Carey Wing
Aaron Bodie Post
Kasim Chandler Point
Jamal Reid Combo
Will Joyce Wing
Ismael Sanogo Wing

Akbar Hoffman Wing

Backcourt
A potent three guard lineup of explosive scorer, 6-foot-2 Jr. Tariq Carey. 5-foot-11 Jr. Jamal Reid and quick penetrator 5-foot-9 Jr. Kasim Chandler. A very dangerous high scoring group provided they share the ball and play together.
Frontcourt
6-foot-6 Jr. Aarom Bodie is an excellent leaper and good a few putback dunks every night. He is capable of a double/double every night. 6-foot-3 So. Will Joyce is an exciting prospect who can also score in bunches and go get the ball off the backboard.

Bench

There is not great depth although the reports on freshman Ismael Sanogo are good.

Coaching
Year's back the administration went with almost co Head Coaches in Bryant Garvin and Anthony Tavares. They have done a remarkable job working together and creating a winning program.
Season Prediction
Our pick for the Group 3 title although Teaneck will provide a major challenge. The interesting aspect of the roster is there are no seniors in the nucleus.

NJHoops Preseason Top 5? Let's Go!

Joyce Visits St. Joes

Will Joyce Loved his second unofficial visit to St. Joes and sent a picture to prove it. He also picked up interest from Drexel.

Carey's EGC Recap

Tariq Carey The Newark (NJ) Eastside guard finished with 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals for the NJ squad on Sunday. Carey has bounced around the AAU scene, playing some with the NJ Playaz last summer and indicated he is now playing with the NY Panthers. Carey is looking forward to the upcoming high school season and is putting the recruiting process aside for now as the number of schools showing interest in him continues to grow.

“It’s going good,” Carey told Jeff Borzello Sunday night, “but I just took a step back to just focus on my game because I really don’t want to worry myself about that right now. I’m not making the decision right now, so until then, that’s when I’ll worry about it. But it’s going good overall.”

As for the schools, Carey updated NBE off the top of his head, but there are more and more schools showing interest that he is having trouble remembering them all.

“Clemson, Virginia Tech, Creighton, Wake Forest, Villanova, Providence, Seton Hall, Notre Dame and Duquesne, and a lot of others,” Carey said. “I can’t remember all of them right now.”
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Tariq Carey, 6'2", Newark East Side, NJ: Skilled at getting to the basket off the bounce. Inconsistent finisher when he gets there. Didn't shoot the ball particularly well in this contest.

Top 3 prospects in the game from a VU perspective: 1. Anderson, 2. Jefferson, 3. Arcidiancono - with Arcidiancono making the list more based on past performance than this game. Fincher, Anglin, Carey and Walker are worth keeping an eye on as well.

Andre Flanigan Adjusts to College Life

Flanigan new coaches at La Roche College in Pittsburgh, PA has high praise for the freshman and is saying he is working hard on and off the court. Andre sent all of the East Side coaches a text message saying thanks for all of our help and we just wanted to return the love and wish you much success. Keep up the hard work Dre. He will be wearing #11 this year.

The Hot Seat Featuring Rob Cole (F.A.C.E.S.)

Being a former AAU coach and director, I understand some frustrations that might enter the mind of a head man. Therefore we have developed a forum for coaches to get out how they feel respectfully. This column is called the “Hot Seat”. Next on the Hot Seat will be none other than Rob Cole (Director and Head Coach) of F.A.C.E.S. Basketball Program.

Welcome To The Hot Seat

BS: What are your thoughts about last season?

RC: We had a great season! 16 tournaments (8 championships, 2 runner-ups, 4 Final Four, and 3rd place AAU National “Classic Bracket” Champions). WOW! Who could ask for more?

BS: What did you think about our final top 10?

RC: Nothing, just one perspective on an entire season of basketball.

BS: How do you feel about the new grade exception rule?

RC: Legalized cheating at the AAU level; AAU will get more teams competing at D2 and D3 level; disadvantage to those D1 teams and athletes that have competed against 3 grade exceptions at any given time, because they are now forced to play against unlimited 14-15 year olds that are bigger and stronger. I also think it will promote parents to hold their child back for the sake of dominating a particular age group just because the rules say they can.

BS: How will this rule affect your team?

RC: As a coach it’s a non-factor for me because I will continue to prepare my team to play the game of basketball. My players have always been undersized and under aged compared to many of our opponents, like David and Goliath. This year we may not win or have many runner-ups during high-profiled tournaments, but they will know we are in the building. As you know Mike we never back down, therefore with this new rule in effect we will get on the hardwood and do what we do best, PLAY BALL….BTA!

BS: What’s the first thing come to mind when you hear these words?

BS: King Street Kings?
RC:2010 12U NJ AAU District Champs

BS: Team Battle?
RC:2010 AAU National 5th place champions.

BS: AAU Basketball?
RC:Experience and exposure.

BS: Basketball Spotlight?
RC: Michael Melton.

BS:What your response to critics of your coaching style and forms of discipline?

RC: Mike and critics, “I’m not a politician! I develop the student athlete and prepare them for the game of basketball which I love. Those that appreciate and desire what I have to offer are in my corner and those that don’t are not. I judge the outcomes of my teaching/coaching by the many parents and athletes (old and new) that come to me and say “thank you for everything that you have done”. In life you agree to disagree. My coaching style and discipline will prepare them for life and future basketball endeavors. Pride, discipline, respect, and hard work are our motto and it works, evidenced by what you see on/off the court from my players and parents.

BS: If you left basketball today how do you think Rob Cole should be remembered?
RC: My accolades as a player and coach speak for itself. I got the job done on/off the court (player/coach). I don’t think but I know that I will be remembered as one of the best athletes and coach to ever have a hand in the game of basketball.

Reid Shines @ the Fall Jam Fest

We were at Seton Hall again on Sunday for the Hoop Group Fall Jam Fest. We saw 7 games in their entirety including 5 playoff and championship games. As usual we break down the top players in separate stories by grade and day to promote as many prospects as possible. There were some excellent performances by a few players. The top juniors we saw:
The top NJ juniors we saw.

Jamal Reid
5-foot-11 Combo
Roadrunners - Newark East Side HS
12 points, 2 treys, 2 rebounds
Scored well all weekend

TARIQ CAREY LIKES ACC; HAS EARLY FAVORITE

September 1, 2010 by NBE Blogger

Newark (NJ) guard in 2012 class is looking for respect as one of best in his class

by MATT WHITFIELD

Perhaps overlooked and underrated because he doesn’t play at one of Northern New Jersey’s perennial Top 25 USA Today programs, Tariq Carey feels he deserves some respect. Carey is an active guard with good athleticism and size for a rising junior. The Newark (NJ) Eastside product plays hard on both sides of the floor and has really improved his all-around. He has an ability to get into the lane and finish or distribute. Carey can score with contact at the rim and showed a much improved ability to connect from three-point range on the AAU circuit when NBE saw him with the NJ Playaz 16U team. Defensively, he is very aggressive and is adept at racking up steals and starting fast breaks.

With all that ability and an impressive list of schools involved in his recruitment, Carey is scratching his head when he looks at top 100 rankings around the internet.

“I definitely feel I’m underrated, but that comes with it [playing at Newark Eastside versus one of Northern New Jersey’s many prep powers],” said Carey recently at the Five-Star Super Session camp in Brewster (NY). “It’s really not a big deal to me, but as far as one to be noticed I feel I’m noticed, but I just want to be in the Rivals Top 100. I think I should be in the Rivals Top 100 and Scout.”

Carey however has gotten a good deal of interest from colleges at this early stage.

“Interest is [from] a lot of schools…Missouri, Creighton, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Villanova, La Salle, Georgia, so it’s a lot of schools,” said Carey. “As far as offers Georgia offered and Seton Hall, Creighton and Wake Forest are pending on the season because they are waiting for their 2011 class to be done.”

Carey says Notre Dame, Creighton and Wake Forest are recruiting him the hardest, but it is the ACC program of the group that stands out as he has grown up a fan of the Demon Deacons..

“Yea right now there definitely number one,” said Carey of Wake Forest.

Carey has already visited the campus in Winston-Salem in June as he was down there for their Elite Camp, but he will likely return in the near future for another visit once basketball practice begins in October and take in a football game as well..

“They told me they wanted me to come down for their Midnight Madness and come down for any games, football or basketball,” said Carey.

Creighton also is likely to get a visit this fall from Carey and he also made an unofficial to Villanova with a few of his high school teammates.

“I actually went up there [Villanova] for an open gym and I played with the team,” carey said. “They invited us to an open gym. It was real good I played with Malk Wayns and Corey Fisher and I held my own.”

Despite Carey’s proximity to the Prudential Center, The Rac and Madison Square, he is not overly interested in playing in the Big East.

“I wouldn’t mind playing there [in the Big East] but as far as that being my main conference I want to be in now, the ACC is really where I want to play at,” said Carey.

Speaking to NBE last weekend at the Five-Star Super Session Camp, Carey indicated the areas of his game he will be working on the most before entering college as a freshman in the fall of 2012.

“Getting stronger, making my jump shot more consistent, basically strength and conditioning stuff like that,” said Carey.

Carey made the switch this summer from NJ Elite to joined Jimmy Salmon’s NJ Playaz AAU program and will likely see his game pick up even further over the coming months. For Wake Forest basketball fans and staff, Tariq Carey is on to keep tabs on in the coming months, even if other websites aren’t.

MVP Will Joyce

2013 SF Will Joyce stood out amongst his peers today at Albright College. He was the camps top 20 prospect All-Star game MVP. Information on the Camp is below.......

Hoop Group ELITE will be using an invitation policy to field 120 prospects for its 2010 Future All American Camp. 40 ELITE prospects from the class of 2014 and 80 ELITE prospects from the class of 2013 will take part in one of the best events in the country this summer.

Hoop Group ELITE has created a national committee of 25 high school and prep school coaches from across the country to help us identify the nation’s top young talent. Also, with the help of The National Recruiting Report, Hoop Group ELITE tracks the nations top high school basketball players throughout the year. Along with the hundreds of high school games we see throughout the high school season, we also see several prospects throughout the year at our Hoop Group ELITE Top 100 events, Hoop Group Jr. Elite events, and Hoop Group Jam Fests.

RHI Hoops International Standouts

Ata Robinson, 5’11, 165 pound point guard, Class of 2011, Newark Eastside – Quick floor leader/scorer that will attack the rim and finish via layup in heavy traffic, while also hitting occasional outside shots. Robinson must get stronger, and said of his development plan “I have to improve every aspect of my game”.

CLIPPERS SIGN FREE AGENT GUARD RANDY FOYE

The Los Angeles Clippers today signed free agent guard Randy Foye. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not announced.

A four-year NBA veteran, Foye played for the Washington Wizards last season averaging 10.1 points, 3.3 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 23.8 minutes in 70 games. Foye, 26, has played in 261 regular season games and brings career averages of 12.2 points, 3.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds from Minnesota and Washington to Los Angeles.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to add Randy to our team,” said Neil Olshey of the Los Angeles Clippers. “Randy is a player who has improved throughout his time in the league, and is someone who will provide on the ball defense, athleticism, intensity and an impressive ability to score to the group we already have in place.”

The Newark, New Jersey native began his career with Minnesota in 2006-07 and was named to the 2006-07 All-Rookie First Team after appearing in 82 games and averaging 10.1 points. The six-foot-four, 210 pound guard was originally drafted by the Boston Celtics with the seventh overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft and was involved in two draft day deals that brought him to Minnesota.

The former University of Villanova star improved his scoring and assists average in each of his first three NBA seasons, culminating in his career-best 16.3 points per game average in 70 games during the 2008-09 season. Foye joined the Wizards prior to the 2009-10 season in a trade that saw him go to Washington along with Mike Miller for Oleksiv Pecherov, Darius Songaila, Etan Thomas and a 2009 First Round draft pick. Last season, Foye led the Wizards in assists 21 times and scored a career-high 36 points on Feb. 20, 2009 vs. Indiana.

At Villanova, Foye enjoyed an illustrious four-year career that culminated in a senior season that saw him average 20.5 points per game and earn a spot on the 2005-06 NCAA All-American Team while also being named 2006 Big East Player of the Year.

Ten Commandments

High school basketball coaching legend and bonafide basketball genius Bob Hurley offered up what he called his “Ten Commandments” in a clinic, and I thought I’d share. He didn’t say if this was his original work or if taken from somewhere:

1. When a winner makes a mistake, he says, “I was wrong.”
-When a loser makes a mistake, he says, “It wasn’t my fault.”

2. A winner credits good luck for winning, even though it isn’t good luck.
-A loser blames bad luck for losing, even though it wasn’t bad luck.

3. A winner goes through a problem.
-A loser goes around it, but never past it.

4. A winner shows he’s sorry by making up for it.
-A loser says, “I’m sorry,” but does the same thing next time.

5. A winner knows what to fight for and what to compromise on.
-A loser compromises on what he shouldn’t, and fights for what isn’t worth fighting about.

6. A winner says, “I’m good, but not as good as I ought to be.”
-A loser says, “I’m not as bad as a lot of other people.”

7. A winner would rather be admired, more than liked, although he would prefer to be both.
-A loser would rather be liked than admired, and is even willing to pay the price of mild contempt for it.

8. A winner respects those who are superior to him, and tries to learn something from them.
-A loser resents those who are superior to him, and tries to find chinks in their armor.

9. A winner feels responsible for more than his job.
-A loser says, “I only work here.”

10. A winner works harder than a loser and has more time to give.
-A loser is always too busy to do what is necessary.

2012 Intro: Tariq Carey

By Tate Myers

DeaconSports.com
Posted Jul 5, 2010

Tariq Carey may not be a household name at this point, but expect that to change this summer. The 6’2 point guard out of East Side High School in Newark, NJ is looking to make his mark on the AAU scene.

Newark East Side, led by sophomore point guard Tariq Carey, enjoyed a terrific season last year going 20-7. Tariq Carey averaged over 14 points per game to go along with 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 block per contest.

This summer, Carey is playing with a new AAU team, the New Jersey Playaz, and is looking to make his mark on the national scene.

“AAU is going great so far,” said Carey. “I have known most of the guys on the team for a long time but this is my first year playing with them. We have been playing very well in the tournaments so far. We lost in the semifinals of the Rumble in the Bronx.”

Carey has a lot of the traits colleges are looking for in a point guard. First and foremost, he is a winner.

“I think my biggest strength right now is my competitiveness and toughness. I also have a good handle and speed as well the ability to finish at the rim. I am really working hard this summer on consistency with my jumper. I am shooting the three ball well this summer but I just want to keep working on it. Last week I was in the gym every day putting up 500-1000 shots.”

Not playing on a high profile AAU team the past few years may be the reason Carey is flying a bit under the radar at this time, but it is a role he doesn’t mind.

“I have always been the hunter and not the hunted. A lot of guys get more publicity than I do but that is OK. I am never satisfied with my game and will keep working to get better. Some people have me in the Top 100 right now but that is not good enough for me. I just want to keep improving.”

Despite the lack of national attention, many Division 1 schools have already picked up their recruitment of Carey.

“I hear a lot from Wake Forest, Villanova, and Notre Dame. Actually, Wake Forest is my dream school. I am a big Tim Duncan fan and have been since the 4th or 5th grade. I love the way he handles his business. I have been a big Wake fan since then.”

Carey was able to visit his “dream school” recently when he participated in the Wake Forest Elite Camp.

“Camp was great. It was even better than I thought. I actually did a report on Wake Forest in the 8th grade and to see it in person was even better than I thought. The campus was really nice as well as the facilities. It was big time. I was able to talk to both Coach Bzdelik and Coach Battle while I was there. They said they think I have a chance to be a special player and that my skill set reminds them of Jeff Teague which is a big compliment.”

Look for big things from Tariq Carey this summer. The young man is highly skilled and also highly motivated to go against the best players out there and prove himself. Just by talking with Carey you can tell he will not be intimidated by the competition and is actually anxious to go head to head with all challengers.