Chosen League 2008
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Games played at Cherashore Playground, 10th and Olney.
Maalik Wayns was named one of the MVPs in the Elite all-star
game at
NYC's Rucker Park 8/22/08.
(Photo by Rahim Thompson, The Chosen League.)
Maalik and the other MVPs. The others, L to R -- Dominic
Cheeks, St.
Anthony's; Lance Stephenson, Lincoln NYC; John Wall, Word of God.
(Photo by Rahim Thompson, The Chosen League.)
Dion Waiters and Maalik Wayns.
(Photo by Rahim Thompson, The Chosen League.)
Two of the Chosen League's headliners . . . Nurideen Lindsey
and Maalik Wayns.
(Photo by Rahim Thompson, The Chosen League.)
OJ Mayo . . . 2008 champs
RECAP OF CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
#2 OJ Mayo (7-1) defeated #8 Dime Magazine (4-4),
99-78, for the 2008 chosen league
championship.
-OJ Mayo is perhaps the greatest collection of talent (7 d1 scholarship
players, surpassing '04 Mitchell & Ness and '03 Kingpin with 4 apiece) on 1 team
in The Chosen League's 7-year history.
-The game was close until the 14-minute mark in the 1st half with the score
16-12 & Dime Magazine (also set a 1st in chosen league history by defeating
the 1 seed in the quarterfinals) and the lead; fueled by Ferg Myrick (28 pts, 13
reb) and his aggressive drives to the hoop.
-Then OJ Mayo went to a full court press, spearheaded by Maalik "Nova" Wayns (18
pts
6 ast 4 stls) & Lamar "Sa-Sa" Trice (7 pts 7 ast 2 stls). Their defensive ball
pressure on
the Dime Mag guards led to turnovers and crowd-pleasing finishes by
Devon "Big Show" White (24 pts 13 reb 4 blks) with thunderous dunks. The score
at
half was 57-22.
-The first 3 minutes of the 2nd half sealed the game when OJ Mayo went on a 12-0
run with the crowd enjoying the dribble penetration and nifty passes of
Wayns, leading to 2 three pointers from Miguel 'Her-Her-Hernandez" Bocachica
(9 pts) and Eddie "Easy" Frazier's (18 pts) acrobatic, left-hand finishes at the
hoop.
-The rest of the game was a showcase of OJ Mayo's talent for the crowd, who
enjoyed
the show and reacted to every sharp move. The OJ Mayo team truly lived up to
being the most talented team in the Chosen League.
*2008 OJ Mayo Roster*
*Maalik Wayns, Roman Catholic senior committed to Villanova.
*Tony Chennault, Ss. Neuman-Goretti junior committed to Wake Forest.
*Miguel Bocachica, freshman in the fall at Long Island University.
*Devon White, freshman in the fall at La Salle University.
*Dwayne Davis, freshman in the fall at Morehead University.
*Courtney Stanley, freshman in the fall at Loyola (Ill.) University.
*Lamar Trice, freshman in the fall at Mount Saint Mary University.
*Eddie Frazier, freshman in the fall at Delaware Technical JC.
*William Respes, senior at DeLaSalle.
Coach Fat Corey
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****Past Champions****
*2007-LePeristyle
Dwayne Davis-Morehead State
Devon White-LaSalle University
Tony Chennault-Wake Forest
*2006-Crescent City
Marcus Morris-Kansas University
Markieff Morris-Kansas University
Sean Evans-St. John University
*2005-Rasual Butler
Ivan Murray-Murray State
Troy Roundtree-Delaware State
*2004-Broad Street Bullies
Wayne Ellington-UNC
Gerald Henderson- DUKE
*2003-Urban Gear/Kingpin
Dionte Christmas-Temple
Stefon Jackson-UTEP
Khail Hartwell- Tennessee-Chattanooga
Maurice Thomas-Saint Bonaventure
*2002-Urban Gear/Kingpin
Mustafa Shakur-Arizona
ALL-STAR TEAMS