Congrats to the RENS 13U 7th Grade Team
1/6/14 - 04:16 PM
A big time congrats to the RENS 13U 7th grade team which captured the championship at the Gauchos New Year Classic' over the weekend. Coach Stevie Harris' quintet battled thru one tough opponent after another to go 5/0, defeating the host Gauchos 62/50 in the CHIP on sunday night. The tough minded team also won thrillers against well coached Riverside Church saturday evening, the always tough Metro Flyers in the quarterfinals, and a two point thriller versus the House of Sports five in the semis. Cole Anthony was the tourneys MVP. The veteran team has some new additions which when molded are going to make them into a major national powerhouse.
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7th Grade RENS Basketball Classic
12/19/13 - 12:57 PM
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Congratulations
8/16/13 - 09:33 AM
Jalen Carey - Combo Gaurd for RENS 7th Grade Team has been accepted to Dwight Englewood on academic scholarship. Congrats to the Carey Family.
6 Rens Players have been named to BBallspotlight JEM All Star Classic Game:
Judah McIntyre. - 6th
Cole Anthony - 6th
Marcus Patterson - 6th
Nayshon Hamlet - 7th
Marquis Nowell - 7th
Walter Talley - 7th
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RENS TAKES ALL AT THE KING JAMES CLASSIC!
5/1/13 - 09:56 PM
Coach Billy Council led his 7th grade Rens team through some tough competition this past weekend to capture the crown at the King James Classic 2013 tournament. Founded by Lebron James’ high school coach Dru Joyce, King James is popular not only because Lebron James lends his name to it but because of the high level of competition it offers. Forty top 7th grade AAU basketball teams from as far as California, Washington, New Mexico, Texas, Florida and Canada battled for the title.
New Rens walked away with a 7-0 record for the weekend, playing wth heart and tenacity. New Rens definitely brought the fight with them to Akron, Ohio, as they outplayed Wall 2 Wall in the quarter finals 53-43, then took it to the Metro Sixers 59-56 in the semifinals and then delivered the knockout in the championship game when Chicago Select went down 47-42. Mark Twain nicely put it, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." You can expect the best for this team is yet to come. Coaches and players alike have accepted their marching orders. Onward and upward they shall go.
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13U Rens Give Back
2/21/13 - 02:17 PM
On Tuesday, the Seventh Grade Rens continued in the footsteps of the All Star Weekend’s NBA Cares program when they offered an afternoon basketball camp for 40 youngsters ages 6 – 10 at Lower East Side’s P.S. 140. Consistent with the Rens mission of fostering in its players the importance of giving back to the community, Rens players led by Director of Basketball/Head Coach Billy Council and Assistant Coach/Program Coordinator Everton McIntyre gave up their vacation day to run the program. Basketball drills and pick-up games as well as trivia contests and obstacle courses led up to a three-point shooting contest pitting the program’s older youth and after-school staff against the Rens players. The tight competition ended in a highly contested split decision. The After-School Youth Development Program at P.S. 140 is part of The Educational Alliance, a community-based organization that offers a wide range of programs integrating education, social services and recreation throughout downtown Manhattan. The day was so enriching for all of the participants that it was impossible to determine who benefitted the most.
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Rens 13U Wins MITs Silver Division
2/18/13 - 02:16 PM
After beating Team NWK 78 – 70 in the semifinals of the Silver Division at the prestigious Maryland Invitational Tournament (MIT) this weekend, the Rens 13U squad, coached by Billy Council, clobbered the Bottom Ballers 66 – 46 to capture the title.
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