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May 3, 2012:
4th-8th Grade Summer Camp and 7th and 8th Grade Summer League Information is posted.
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Click Here for 7th-8th Grade Summer League Information
Sign up for Both Today!!!
April 20, 2012:
Congratulations to Ryan Jackson '11 on being named to the Division II Bulletin Freshman All-American Team. Ryan was one of only 10 Freshman from the entire country to be named to this team! Click Here to view the complete list.
Click here to view the article from the Lewis University website.
March 21, 2012:
Congratulations to Damonta Henry for being named Suburban Life Newspapers Player of the Year!
Damonta Henry was named Suburban Life newspapers Winter athlete of the year for west Cook County. He follows the footsteps of Bulldog alums Ryan Jackson and Chris Parrish, who were named players of the year by the Suburban Life in 2011 and 2008. Damonta is the first junior from RB to be named player of the year. Joining Damonta on the All-Area team was 6'7 junior, Miki Ljuboja. Seniors Luke Nortier and Louis Marino were named honorable mention all area.
Click Here to view the article on Damonta and the entire Suburban Life Newspaper All-Area team!
March 18, 2012:
Damonta Henry Named to Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Team!
Congratulations to junior guard Damonta Henry for being named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All State 4th Team for Class 3A and 4A. Junior Miki Ljuboja received votes and was just short of making the 4th team being named All State Special Mention, while senior Luke Nortier was named Honorable Mention. Congratulations to these three Bulldogs on this wonderful accomplishment.
Congratulations to David Aldape as he advanced to Peoria for the IHSA Country Companies Three Point Showdown. David shot among 32 of the best 3A shooters in the state and made 8 shots, putting him in the middle of the pack among the 32 shooters. 11 made three pointers would have qualified him for the final four. Great Job David!
March 9, 2012:
David Aldape Advances Downstate!
Congratulations to junior guard David Aldape for qualifying to go downstate in the IHSA three point contest. David tied for the lead with 8 made three pointers in the sectional final and now advances to shoot at the Peoria Civic Center on Thursday, March 15th at 5:00 in the IHSA Country Companies Three Point Showdown.
March 7, 2012:
Sean McGonagill '10 Named to All-Ivy League Team!
Congratulations to Brown University guard, Sean McGonagill '10 for being named to the All-Ivy League 2nd Team. Sean led the Bears in scoring (13.5 ppg) and assists (5.4 apg), and was 3rd on the team in rebounding with (4.3 rpg). His 5.4 assists per game were best in the Ivy league and 34th in the country. His 13.5 points per game placed him at 5th in the conference. In addition to that, Sean's 157 assists broke the Brown record for assists in a single season. Great job Sean!
Click Here to Read the Article About Sean being Named All-Ivy from the Brown Athletics Website
Varsity Bulldogs Fall to Crane in Regional Championship Game! Three Bulldogs Named 1st Team All-Conference!
The Varsity Bulldogs tremendous season ended at the hands of Crane in the regional championship game. Crane led pretty much from start to finish and withstood many Bulldog runs. The Dogs were never able to get over the hump. Crane led 14-8 after a quarter and 32-25 at halftime. The Bulldogs cut the Crane lead to 45-41 after thee quarters and cut the deficit to 3 numerous times throughout the 4th quarter, but could never get over the top, eventually falling 69-57. It was a tremendous season that say the Bulldogs win the Bill VandeMerkt Thanksgiving Classic and win their 11th straight Conference Championship. The Bulldogs also went 3-1 and finished in 5th place at the prestigious Jack Tosh, York Christmas Classic. Finally, the Bulldogs had a very impressive 16 game winning streak the second half of the season. The loss also marks the end of very impressive careers for our 5 seniors: Luke Nortier, Andrew Hanley, Louis Marino, Jordan Dahms, and Chris Duplancich. They made tremendous strides and gave all they had to our program over the course of their careers. They are tremendous kids and will be very successful in the future! The entire basketball program will miss them and wish them the best of luck!
Three Bulldogs were also recently named to the Metro Suburban Conference All Conference 1st team. Senior Luke Nortier and Juniors Damonta Henry and Miki Ljuboja were all voted to the team. Senior Louis Marino was named by the conference coaches to the 2nd team! Congratulations to all 4 Bulldogs!
Varsity Bulldogs Defeat Fenwick 72-57 to win 16th Straight Game in Regional Opener!
The Varsity Bulldogs started out slow and Fenwick hit some tough shots in the 1st quarter to lead the Dogs 16-10. However, the rest of the game was all Bulldogs. The Bulldogs led 34-28 at the half and 49-37 after three quarters, before building the lead to 18 points numerous times in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs finished with the impressive 72-57 victory. The Bulldogs showed great balance by placing 4 players in double figures, led by Damonta Henry with 21 points and 6 assists. Eric Loury has 13 points and three 3 pointers, while Miki Ljuboja had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Luke Nortier chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds. Louis Marino just missed double figures with 9 points on three huge three pointers. The win is the Bulldogs 16th straight victory and improves them to 23-4 overall. The Dogs look to get revenge on Crane from last year's sectional championship, on Friday, March 2nd at 7:30pm in the Regional Championship at RB. In addition to the win, David Aldape, Andrew Hanley, and Jordan Dahms all advanced to Friday's three point contest at 6:45.
Click Here to Read the Article from the Landmark regarding the game.
February 28, 2012:
Ryan Jackson '11 is named Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year!
Congratulations to current Lewis University guard, Ryan Jackson for being named Freshman of the Year in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Ryan was an all-state guard who graduated from RB in 2011 after a stellar 3 year varsity career that saw three conference championships, 2 regional championships, a sectional finals appearance, and many individual records and awards, including Metro Suburban Conference Player of the Year. Ryan has started all 26 games he has played in for the Flyers and is their second leading scorer at 12.8 points per game. Ryan's best games of the year have come against some of the best Division 2 teams in the country, including a career high 26 points vs. #19 Kentucky Wesleyan (who was in the top 10 at the time). Congratulations Ryan!
Click Here to Read the Great Lakes Valley Conference Press Release
Freshman A and B Teams Win Conference for the First Time in 4 Years!!!
The Freshman A Team beat Ridgewood 62-23 to clinch a tie for the conference title with Illiana Christian and Glenbard South. The Bulldogs played one of their most complete games of the season. The leading scorer was David Franco who dropped 14 points. Matt Nicolai scored 12 points and had 6 rebounds. Kevin Fitzgerald had a very good all-around game with 9 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Ryan Hanley also played a great game with 6 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Will Bloom scored 7 points and Jake Lucas contributed 6 points.
The B Team also won the conference title by winning 51-10. Nick Quarino led a very solid defensive effort. Jake Surprenant scored 18 points, Jordan Petronella scored 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Nick Fucinato had 9 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals.
With the freshman winning on both levels, it shows the overall strength of the basketball program as the Bulldogs won the conference championship on all four levels for the first time since 2007-08.
Varsity Wins 11th Straight Conference Title Outright and 15th Consecutive Game! Sophomore Finish 22-2 Overall!
The Varsity Bulldogs celebrated senior night with an intense, hard fought 60-56 victory over Ridgewood, to claim their 11th consecutive Metro Suburban Conference Championship and win their 15th consecutive game. The Dogs trailed 16-11 after one quarter and trailed 29-27 at halftime, before taking a 45-41 lead after three quarters and holding on for the victory down the stretch. Andy Maczurzak was phenomenal for Ridgewood scoring 35 points in a variety of ways. However, the Bulldogs had more balance and more weapons to help them to victory. Miki Ljuboja had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Hanley and Damonta Henry each chipped in 10 points. Henry had a solid overall game adding 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Luke Nortier had 8 points and 6 rebounds, while adding the biggest defensive play of the game with a key block on Maczurzak with 15 seconds left in the game. Henry and Nortier were 4-4 from the line in the final 30 seconds to secure the victory. The Bulldogs found a way to win this game despite being a very uncharacteristic 1-11 from the three point line. The Bulldogs improve to 22-4 overall and finished conference play undefeated for the second consecutive year at 12-0. The Dogs host the winner of the Fenwick-Little Village game on Tuesday, February 28th at 6:00pm. The Dogs are hoping for a huge crowd to cheer them on to victory. The Bulldog players and coaching staff would like to give a special shout out to the 6th Man student section for organizing a "white out" and being very supportive in helping the Bulldogs win this game! We hope to have a huge 6th Man on Tuesday!!!
Click Here to Read the Sun Times, yourseason.com article about the game
The Sophomore Bulldogs finished the season on a 13 game winning streak by dismantling Ridgewood 77-37. Unfortunately, Ridgewood's best player did not play in this game and it definitely affected them. The Sophomore Bulldogs finished the year tied with last year's team, for the second best record in the 104 year history of the school, 22-2 and 12-0 in the conference. Freshman Sam Johnson continued his solid play over the last two months by leading the Bulldogs with 16 points and 4 three pointers. Will Kincanon added his 2nd consecutive triple double with 12 points, 12 assists, and 12 rebounds. Kincanon had a very impressive 0 turnovers to go with the 12 assists. Center, Mike Davis had 12 points, while Christian Verdin added 8 points. Tony Sampson contributed 7 points off the bench. The win marks the end of a stellar two year sophomore career that saw Will Kincanon finish with a 44-4 record over his two years. This year's record has also capped off an amazing 108-12 record over the past 5 years for the Sophomore Bulldogs. The Bulldog coaching staff looks for great things in the future from the players on this current sophomore team!
February 15th:
Click Here for an article from Illinois Prep Bullseye highlighting our varsity and the sectional outlook
February 8th:
Click Here for an article about Miki Ljuboja from chicagohoops.com
February 6, 2012
Click Here for another great article by Taylor Bell about the Riverside Brookfield Basketball program from Comcast Sports!
February 1, 2012:
Click here to read a great article from Joe Henricksen's City Suburban Hoops Report about the Riverside Brookfield Basketball Program on February 1st!
January 30, 2012:
Click here to read the latest City Suburban Hoops Report Blog with a small article about Miki Ljuboja being one of the top breakout performers of the season!
January 27th, 2012:
Click Here to Read the Chicago Sun Times/Yourseason.com article about the Ridgewood game
January 19th, 2012:
Click Here to Read Joe Henricksen's latest Blog on yourseason.com's City-Suburban Hoops Report Blog. It has a nice mention about Juniors Miki Ljuboja and Damonta Henry.
December 12, 2011:
Click here for an article about Miki Ljuboja from ilprepbullseye.com
--Ryan Jackson led Lewis University with a career high 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in their 79-53 win vs. Olivet Nazarene on Saturday.
Click Here for an article about Miki Ljuboja from City Suburban Hoops Report
--Sean McGonagill led Brown University with a near triple double in their 90-80 win over Central Connecticut this past Saturday. Sean had 27 points, 11 assists, and 7 rebounds in the Bears win.
November 19th:
Congratulations to Dan Oswald '09 who led Illinois Wesleyan University with 16 points in their 102-62 win over MacMurray College.
November 13th:
Sean McGonagill '10 led Brown University to a season opening 86-66 victory over Johnson and Wales with 22 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds. Click here to read about Sean's game.
November 5th:
Ryan Jackson '11, made his college debut vs. De Paul tonight. He started for Lewis in their 70-63 loss for the Blue Demons. Ryan played 28 minutes and led the Flyers in scoring with 16 points and also contributed 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
October 31st:
The Bulldog Basketball coaching staff would like to thank the 38 campers that took place in the first annual Fall Day of Hoops Camp at RB for 4th-8th graders. It was a great afternoon of hoops and the coaching staff wishes all the players good luck as they tryout for their school and travel teams.
October 14th:
The Bulldog Basketball program is excited to announce the hiring of Brian Kusnierz as the new Head Freshman coach, replacing Jim Franko. Coach Kusnierz joins Coach McCloskey's staff, bringing along 10 years coaching experience at the college (7 years) and AAU level (3 years). Click here to read his Bio.
September 26, 2011:
September 15, 2011:
September 8, 2011:
Latest News:
May 3, 2012:
4th-8th Grade Summer Camp and 7th and 8th Grade Summer League Information is posted.
Click Here for Camp Information
Click Here for 7th-8th Grade Summer League Information
Sign up for Both Today!!!
April 20, 2012:
Congratulations to Ryan Jackson '11 on being named to the Division II Bulletin Freshman All-American Team. Ryan was one of only 10 Freshman from the entire country to be named to this team! Click Here to view the complete list.
Click here to view the article from the Lewis University website.
March 21, 2012:
Congratulations to Damonta Henry for being named Suburban Life Newspapers Player of the Year!
Damonta Henry was named Suburban Life newspapers Winter athlete of the year for west Cook County. He follows the footsteps of Bulldog alums Ryan Jackson and Chris Parrish, who were named players of the year by the Suburban Life in 2011 and 2008. Damonta is the first junior from RB to be named player of the year. Joining Damonta on the All-Area team was 6'7 junior, Miki Ljuboja. Seniors Luke Nortier and Louis Marino were named honorable mention all area.
Click Here to view the article on Damonta and the entire Suburban Life Newspaper All-Area team!
March 18, 2012:
Damonta Henry Named to Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All-State Team!
Congratulations to junior guard Damonta Henry for being named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All State 4th Team for Class 3A and 4A. Junior Miki Ljuboja received votes and was just short of making the 4th team being named All State Special Mention, while senior Luke Nortier was named Honorable Mention. Congratulations to these three Bulldogs on this wonderful accomplishment.
Congratulations to David Aldape as he advanced to Peoria for the IHSA Country Companies Three Point Showdown. David shot among 32 of the best 3A shooters in the state and made 8 shots, putting him in the middle of the pack among the 32 shooters. 11 made three pointers would have qualified him for the final four. Great Job David!
March 9, 2012:
David Aldape Advances Downstate!
Congratulations to junior guard David Aldape for qualifying to go downstate in the IHSA three point contest. David tied for the lead with 8 made three pointers in the sectional final and now advances to shoot at the Peoria Civic Center on Thursday, March 15th at 5:00 in the IHSA Country Companies Three Point Showdown.
March 7, 2012:
Sean McGonagill '10 Named to All-Ivy League Team!
Congratulations to Brown University guard, Sean McGonagill '10 for being named to the All-Ivy League 2nd Team. Sean led the Bears in scoring (13.5 ppg) and assists (5.4 apg), and was 3rd on the team in rebounding with (4.3 rpg). His 5.4 assists per game were best in the Ivy league and 34th in the country. His 13.5 points per game placed him at 5th in the conference. In addition to that, Sean's 157 assists broke the Brown record for assists in a single season. Great job Sean!
Click Here to Read the Article About Sean being Named All-Ivy from the Brown Athletics Website
Varsity Bulldogs Fall to Crane in Regional Championship Game! Three Bulldogs Named 1st Team All-Conference!
The Varsity Bulldogs tremendous season ended at the hands of Crane in the regional championship game. Crane led pretty much from start to finish and withstood many Bulldog runs. The Dogs were never able to get over the hump. Crane led 14-8 after a quarter and 32-25 at halftime. The Bulldogs cut the Crane lead to 45-41 after thee quarters and cut the deficit to 3 numerous times throughout the 4th quarter, but could never get over the top, eventually falling 69-57. It was a tremendous season that say the Bulldogs win the Bill VandeMerkt Thanksgiving Classic and win their 11th straight Conference Championship. The Bulldogs also went 3-1 and finished in 5th place at the prestigious Jack Tosh, York Christmas Classic. Finally, the Bulldogs had a very impressive 16 game winning streak the second half of the season. The loss also marks the end of very impressive careers for our 5 seniors: Luke Nortier, Andrew Hanley, Louis Marino, Jordan Dahms, and Chris Duplancich. They made tremendous strides and gave all they had to our program over the course of their careers. They are tremendous kids and will be very successful in the future! The entire basketball program will miss them and wish them the best of luck!
Three Bulldogs were also recently named to the Metro Suburban Conference All Conference 1st team. Senior Luke Nortier and Juniors Damonta Henry and Miki Ljuboja were all voted to the team. Senior Louis Marino was named by the conference coaches to the 2nd team! Congratulations to all 4 Bulldogs!
Varsity Bulldogs Defeat Fenwick 72-57 to win 16th Straight Game in Regional Opener!
The Varsity Bulldogs started out slow and Fenwick hit some tough shots in the 1st quarter to lead the Dogs 16-10. However, the rest of the game was all Bulldogs. The Bulldogs led 34-28 at the half and 49-37 after three quarters, before building the lead to 18 points numerous times in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs finished with the impressive 72-57 victory. The Bulldogs showed great balance by placing 4 players in double figures, led by Damonta Henry with 21 points and 6 assists. Eric Loury has 13 points and three 3 pointers, while Miki Ljuboja had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Luke Nortier chipped in 10 points and 6 rebounds. Louis Marino just missed double figures with 9 points on three huge three pointers. The win is the Bulldogs 16th straight victory and improves them to 23-4 overall. The Dogs look to get revenge on Crane from last year's sectional championship, on Friday, March 2nd at 7:30pm in the Regional Championship at RB. In addition to the win, David Aldape, Andrew Hanley, and Jordan Dahms all advanced to Friday's three point contest at 6:45.
Click Here to Read the Article from the Landmark regarding the game.
February 28, 2012:
Ryan Jackson '11 is named Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year!
Congratulations to current Lewis University guard, Ryan Jackson for being named Freshman of the Year in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Ryan was an all-state guard who graduated from RB in 2011 after a stellar 3 year varsity career that saw three conference championships, 2 regional championships, a sectional finals appearance, and many individual records and awards, including Metro Suburban Conference Player of the Year. Ryan has started all 26 games he has played in for the Flyers and is their second leading scorer at 12.8 points per game. Ryan's best games of the year have come against some of the best Division 2 teams in the country, including a career high 26 points vs. #19 Kentucky Wesleyan (who was in the top 10 at the time). Congratulations Ryan!
Click Here to Read the Great Lakes Valley Conference Press Release
Freshman A and B Teams Win Conference for the First Time in 4 Years!!!
The Freshman A Team beat Ridgewood 62-23 to clinch a tie for the conference title with Illiana Christian and Glenbard South. The Bulldogs played one of their most complete games of the season. The leading scorer was David Franco who dropped 14 points. Matt Nicolai scored 12 points and had 6 rebounds. Kevin Fitzgerald had a very good all-around game with 9 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Ryan Hanley also played a great game with 6 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. Will Bloom scored 7 points and Jake Lucas contributed 6 points.
The B Team also won the conference title by winning 51-10. Nick Quarino led a very solid defensive effort. Jake Surprenant scored 18 points, Jordan Petronella scored 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Nick Fucinato had 9 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals.
With the freshman winning on both levels, it shows the overall strength of the basketball program as the Bulldogs won the conference championship on all four levels for the first time since 2007-08.
Varsity Wins 11th Straight Conference Title Outright and 15th Consecutive Game! Sophomore Finish 22-2 Overall!
The Varsity Bulldogs celebrated senior night with an intense, hard fought 60-56 victory over Ridgewood, to claim their 11th consecutive Metro Suburban Conference Championship and win their 15th consecutive game. The Dogs trailed 16-11 after one quarter and trailed 29-27 at halftime, before taking a 45-41 lead after three quarters and holding on for the victory down the stretch. Andy Maczurzak was phenomenal for Ridgewood scoring 35 points in a variety of ways. However, the Bulldogs had more balance and more weapons to help them to victory. Miki Ljuboja had 20 points and 8 rebounds. Andrew Hanley and Damonta Henry each chipped in 10 points. Henry had a solid overall game adding 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Luke Nortier had 8 points and 6 rebounds, while adding the biggest defensive play of the game with a key block on Maczurzak with 15 seconds left in the game. Henry and Nortier were 4-4 from the line in the final 30 seconds to secure the victory. The Bulldogs found a way to win this game despite being a very uncharacteristic 1-11 from the three point line. The Bulldogs improve to 22-4 overall and finished conference play undefeated for the second consecutive year at 12-0. The Dogs host the winner of the Fenwick-Little Village game on Tuesday, February 28th at 6:00pm. The Dogs are hoping for a huge crowd to cheer them on to victory. The Bulldog players and coaching staff would like to give a special shout out to the 6th Man student section for organizing a "white out" and being very supportive in helping the Bulldogs win this game! We hope to have a huge 6th Man on Tuesday!!!
Click Here to Read the Sun Times, yourseason.com article about the game
The Sophomore Bulldogs finished the season on a 13 game winning streak by dismantling Ridgewood 77-37. Unfortunately, Ridgewood's best player did not play in this game and it definitely affected them. The Sophomore Bulldogs finished the year tied with last year's team, for the second best record in the 104 year history of the school, 22-2 and 12-0 in the conference. Freshman Sam Johnson continued his solid play over the last two months by leading the Bulldogs with 16 points and 4 three pointers. Will Kincanon added his 2nd consecutive triple double with 12 points, 12 assists, and 12 rebounds. Kincanon had a very impressive 0 turnovers to go with the 12 assists. Center, Mike Davis had 12 points, while Christian Verdin added 8 points. Tony Sampson contributed 7 points off the bench. The win marks the end of a stellar two year sophomore career that saw Will Kincanon finish with a 44-4 record over his two years. This year's record has also capped off an amazing 108-12 record over the past 5 years for the Sophomore Bulldogs. The Bulldog coaching staff looks for great things in the future from the players on this current sophomore team!
February 15th:
Click Here for an article from Illinois Prep Bullseye highlighting our varsity and the sectional outlook
February 8th:
Click Here for an article about Miki Ljuboja from chicagohoops.com
February 6, 2012
Click Here for another great article by Taylor Bell about the Riverside Brookfield Basketball program from Comcast Sports!
February 1, 2012:
Click here to read a great article from Joe Henricksen's City Suburban Hoops Report about the Riverside Brookfield Basketball Program on February 1st!
January 30, 2012:
Click here to read the latest City Suburban Hoops Report Blog with a small article about Miki Ljuboja being one of the top breakout performers of the season!
January 27th, 2012:
Click Here to Read the Chicago Sun Times/Yourseason.com article about the Ridgewood game
January 19th, 2012:
Click Here to Read Joe Henricksen's latest Blog on yourseason.com's City-Suburban Hoops Report Blog. It has a nice mention about Juniors Miki Ljuboja and Damonta Henry.
December 12, 2011:
Click here for an article about Miki Ljuboja from ilprepbullseye.com
--Ryan Jackson led Lewis University with a career high 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists in their 79-53 win vs. Olivet Nazarene on Saturday.
Click Here for an article about Miki Ljuboja from City Suburban Hoops Report
--Sean McGonagill led Brown University with a near triple double in their 90-80 win over Central Connecticut this past Saturday. Sean had 27 points, 11 assists, and 7 rebounds in the Bears win.
November 19th:
Congratulations to Dan Oswald '09 who led Illinois Wesleyan University with 16 points in their 102-62 win over MacMurray College.
November 13th:
Sean McGonagill '10 led Brown University to a season opening 86-66 victory over Johnson and Wales with 22 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds. Click here to read about Sean's game.
November 5th:
Ryan Jackson '11, made his college debut vs. De Paul tonight. He started for Lewis in their 70-63 loss for the Blue Demons. Ryan played 28 minutes and led the Flyers in scoring with 16 points and also contributed 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
October 31st:
The Bulldog Basketball coaching staff would like to thank the 38 campers that took place in the first annual Fall Day of Hoops Camp at RB for 4th-8th graders. It was a great afternoon of hoops and the coaching staff wishes all the players good luck as they tryout for their school and travel teams.
October 14th:
The Bulldog Basketball program is excited to announce the hiring of Brian Kusnierz as the new Head Freshman coach, replacing Jim Franko. Coach Kusnierz joins Coach McCloskey's staff, bringing along 10 years coaching experience at the college (7 years) and AAU level (3 years). Click here to read his Bio.
September 26, 2011:
- Check out the latest article from Joe Henricksen's City/Suburban Hoops Report from the Sun Times, yourseason.com website. It highlights the recent Nike Mac Irvin Back to School Jam held at RB, as well as highlighting our team for the upcoming season. Click Here to view the article.
September 15, 2011:
- The Riverside Brookfield Basketball program would like to wish Mac Irvin a speedy recovery and we hope he gets well soon. Mac and his Mac Irvin Fire AAU program have been supporters of Bulldog Basketball the past few years and have been very genorous by donating shoes and gear to our program. Please keep Mac in your thoughts and prayers, as he is truly a class act in the Chicago area high school basketball scene. There was a great article about Mac in today's Sun Times that you can read by clicking here.
September 8, 2011:
- The Boys Basketball Program would like to thank Jim Franko for his 4 years of service to our program. Jim resigned this week as the head freshman coach and will be sorely missed by the entire program.
- Congratulations to 2011 RB Summer Shootout MVP, Keith Carter of Proviso East for committing to Loyola University today to play college basketball.
- Congratulations to former Bulldog Britt Davis '04, who caught a touchdown pass this past weekend for the Denver Broncos. Read about Britt's catch and pre-season with the Broncos here.
- Congratulations to Ryan Jackson ('11) who scored 29 points and led his team to the championship of the Sonny Parker College Players Summer League in Chicago on August 13th. Ryan was also named League MVP!
- Congratulations to Britt Davis ('04) who had one catch for 6 yards in the first pre-season game of the year for the Denver Broncos on August 12. Britt was also a key player on special teams for the Broncos.
- Tentative Varsity and Sophomore Schedules Have Both Been Released
- Check the Junior Bulldog Basketball Site for updates on tryouts, tournaments, practice and games.
- News Articles will be updated constantly. Be sure to check that link regularly.
- Tryouts for Varsity, Sophomore and Freshmen this year will take place on Monday, November 7th: All Players must have a physical on file in the athletic office in order to tryout.
- Congratulations to Sean McGonagill '10, who was named Rookie of the Year in the Ivy League this past season.
- Ryan Jackson '11 scored 9 points for the North team in the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association All Star Game on June 25th at Illinois Wesleyan University.
- The Bulldogs will have 5 alumni playing college basketball this upcoming season: Alex Dziagwa '11 at Augustana, Ryan Jackson '11 at Lewis University, Sean McGonagill '10 at Brown University, Terrence Reed '10 at Robert Morris College, and Dan Oswald '09 at Illinois Wesleyan University.
