Back L-R Adam Whitlock, Nick Leasure, Lawrence Nourzad, Demetris Smith, Jarrell Turner, Nate Velasco, Coach Chip Ivany, Front L-R Deon Mitchell, Mike Hardge

Friday 31, 2009

End of Summer Tournament – Ennis, TX Championship Game!!!

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 73   DC Kings 17U 57

We Win the Championship to close out the AAU Summer Season!

After playing their hearts out against the Dallas Mustangs in the Semi-Final Game, the team came out flat and a bit tired in their 3^rd game of the day.  The DC Kings was fired up and ready at the start jumping out to a 15 pt lead at the start of the 1^st half, but everyone got their second win and cruised to the victory after closing the lead to only 1 pt by half time, trailing 30 – 29.

This game was the Deon Mitchell (2011 Pflugerville HS) show, and both teams seemed to watch in amazement as he poured in 36 pts for the game, at one point hitting 8 straight 3’s!  He was also 6 of 6 from 2’s for the game and had 3 steals.

It has been a great summer and thanks to all the boys for playing hard and representing their team, themselves and their families well.  Have a great rest of the summer and an exciting school year!

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Deon Mitchell                  36 pts          3 rebs          3 stls

Jarrell Turner                 8 pts            2 stls

Mike Hardge                    8 pts            6 rebs

Demetris Smith                7 pts            5 rebs          6 blks

Nate Velasco                   6 pts            6 asts           3 stls

Nick Leasure                   6 pts            3 rebs

Adam Whitlock                2 pts            4 rebs

End of Summer Tournament – Ennis, TX

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 80   Dallas Mustangs 74

The team led the whole way in this very hard fought game against a very good Dallas Mustangs Team that includes the #1 Ranked Player in Texas in Class of 2011, LeBryan Nash.  Our team played with great passion for the entire game and out hustled and out shot the Mustangs for the full 32 minutes.  Demetris Smith (2010 Pflugerville HS) got the best of the matchup and led the team with 25 pts and 6 rebs.  He also had the best dunks, with a power slam with Nash in pursuit.  Deon Mitchell had 18 pts and 5 asts, Jarrell Turner (Pflugerville HS) had 12 pts and Adam Whitlock (2011 St. Michael’s Academy HS) had 10 pts to round out the 4 players in double figures. 

We head to the Championship Game against DC Kings 17U team.  Let’s go get another Trophy!

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Demetris Smith                25 pts          6 rebs          2 asts

Deon Mitchell                  18 pts          3 rebs          5 asts

Jarrell Turner                 12 pts          2 asts

Adam Whitlock                10 pts           2 rebs          4 asts

Nick Leasure                   8 pts            3 rebs         

Nate Velasco                   5 pts            3 asts

Mike Hardge                    2 pts            3 asts           3 stls

End of Summer Tournament – Ennis, TX

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 85   CJ Miles All-Stars 83 OT

In this 1^st Game of Bracket Play it was nip and tuck the whole way.  Both teams played hard the entire game, but we pulled out an Over Time win 85 – 83.  Again, Deon Mitchell (2011 Pflugerville HS) led the scoring with 24 pts, followed by Demetris Smith (2010 Pflugerville HS) with 21 pts, and Jarrell Turner (2010 Pflugerville HS) with 18pts.  We now advance to play the Dallas Mustangs Blue, as we continue Bracket Play. 

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Deon Mitchell                  24 pts          4 rebs          4 asts

Demetris Smith                21 pts          7 rebs          5 stls            5 blks

Jarrell Turner                 18 pts          2 rebs          2 asts

Nick Leasure                   9 pts            2 rebs         

Nate Velasco                   7 pts            3 asts

Mike Hardge                    4 pts            3 asts

Adam Whitlock                2 pts            2 rebs          1 blk

End of Summer Tournament – Ennis, TX

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 78   DC Kings 68

The team took control in Game 2 and maintained a steady lead throughout the game, mainly with inside play and drives to the basket.  Deon Mitchell (2011 Pflugerville HS) led the scoring with 24 pts, followed by Demetris Smith (2010 Pflugerville HS) with 23 pts.  Nick Leasure (2010 St. Michael’s Academy HS) also finished the game in double digits with 12 pts on great inside play.

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Deon Mitchell                  24 pts          6 rebs          4 asts

Demetris Smith               23 pts          4 rebs          4 stls

Nick Leasure                   12 pts         

Adam Whitlock                7 pts            5 rebs

Nate Velasco                   5 pts            3 rebs           5 asts

Jarrell Turner                 3 pts           

Mike Hardge                    2 pts            3 asts

Lawrence Nourzad           2 pts 

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 76   Westside Hawks 64

This 1^st Game was never in doubt as the team had 4 players in double figures scoring and proved too much size for the undermanned Hawks team.  

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Deon Mitchell                  16 pts          5 rebs          6 asts           3 stls

Demetris Smith               13 pts          10 rebs        5 blks

Mike Hardge                    12 pts          2 rebs

Jarrell Turner                 11 pts          2 asts           2 blks

Nick Leasure                   9 pts            5 rebs          2 stls

Nate Velasco                   8 pts            2 asts

Adam Whitlock                5 pts            2 asts           2 stls            2 blks

Lawrence Nourzad           2 pts

The Center Stage – Las Vegas, NV

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 75   Basketball BC CAN 76

We had a 5 pt lead with 3.1 seconds left and lost at the buzzer on a 3 pt shot….I don’t know what to say.…we were all in shock!

The team played hard all game and seemed in control even at the end, but the wheels came off.  Deon Mitchell (2011 Pflugerville HS) led the scoring with 25 pts, followed by Demetris Smith (2010 Pflugerville HS) with 19 pts.

It was a good showing by the team and a great summer of travel.  We hope to have one more to go in Dallas to finish out the summer season.

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Deon Mitchell                  25 pts          3 rebs          4 asts

Demetris Smith               19 pts          4 rebs          3 stls

Jarrell Turner                 9 pts            2 asts

Adam Whitlock                6 pts            2 rebs

Nate Velasco                   5 pts            2 asts

Mike Hardge                    5 pts            3 rebs          2 stls

Lawrence Nourzad           2 pts            3 rebs

Nick Leasure                   2 pts            2 rebs

Logan Webb                    2 pts            3 rebs

The Center Stage – Las Vegas, NV

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 62   Vegas Rebels NV 67

This game was dominated by Deon Mitchell (2011 Pflugerville HS), as he could not be stopped driving to the basket, making one acrobatic shot after another, leading the team with 32 pts on 12 of 20, 2’s and 2 of 7, 3’s.  Nate Velasco (2010 Gregory-Portland HS – Corpus Christi) added 8 pts and 4 stls. The team got off to a slow start and trailed by as many as 19 pts, but came back strong with a chance to win it in the end. 

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Deon Mitchell                  32 pts          5 rebs          3 stls

Nate Velasco                   8 pts            4 stls

Logan Webb                    7 pts           

Demetris Smith               6 pts            7 rebs          3 stls

Jarrell Turner                 5 pts            3 stls

Lawrence Nourzad          4 pts            3 rebs

The Center Stage – Las Vegas, NV

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 60   JFV Jaguars CA 37

Everyone contributed in this lopsided win, spreading the scoring around, with Nick Leasure (2010 St. Michael’s Academy) leading the way with 15 pts on 7 of 8, 2’s.  Nick made everything around the basket with a very solid effort.  The team only made three 3 pt shots today, but it did not matter as they were an efficient 21 of 38 from 2’s.  Demetrius “Cleveland” Smith (2010 Pflugerville HS) did a great job cleaning the boards with 8 for the game, including 3 offensive.

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Nick Leasure                   15 pts          3 rebs

Adam Whitlock                8 pts            4 rebs          3 asts

Mike Hardge                    8 pts            3 rebs          2 stls

Nate Velasco                   6 pts            4 rebs          2 asts

Lawrence Nourzad          6 pts            2 rebs

Deon Mitchell                  5 pts            5 asts           2 stls

Demetrius Smith             5 pts            8 rebs          3 asts           3 stls

Logan Webb                    5 pts            3 rebs

Jarrell Turner                 4 pts            3 rebs

The Center Stage – Las Vegas, NV

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 77   Raising Champions – NY 71

 The team got off to a great start and kept it going throughout in the opening game against Raising Champions – NY, taking a 34 – 27 Halftime lead and winning 77 – 71.  Two sophomores led the way with Deon Mitchell (2011 Pflugerville HS) scoring 25 pts on 4 of 5, 2’s and 5 of 7, 3’s, and Adam Whitlock (2011 St. Michael’s Academy) adding 19 pts on 2 of 2, 2’s and 5 of 7, 3’s.  Deon also brought his complete game with 5 rebs and 7 asts.

 Demetris “Cleveland” Smith (2010 Pflugerville HS) also scored in double digits with 12 pts, and Nate Velasco (2010 Gregory-Porter HS) was 3 of 3, 2’s with some pretty fancy drives to the basket.

 Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Deon Mitchell                  25 pts          5 rebs          7 asts           3 stls

Adam Whitlock               19 pts          4 rebs

Demetris Smith             12 pts          3 rebs          2 blks

Nate Velasco                   8 pts            3 asts

Lawrence Nourzad          5 pts            3 asts           2 stls

Nick Leasure                   4 pts            2 rebs

Jarrell Turner                 4 pts            3 rebs

Center Stage – Las Vegas, NV

Pool Play Schedule

July 22, 2009

Game 1 – Spring Valley HS, Gym 1 – 1:25pm

Vs.  Raising Champions NY

July 23, 2009

Game 2 – Spring Valley HS, Gym 2 – 4:40pm

          Vs. SFV Jaguars CA

July 24, 2009

Game 3 – UNLV, Court 3 – 4:40pm

          Vs. Vegas Rebels NV

Team Delivers Great Father’s Day Gift with Overtime Win over Dallas Heroes!

Final Score 68 – 66 

 

 

L-R Coach Chip Ivany, Adam Whitlock, Demetrius Smith, Jarrell Turner, David Hahn, Paul Garnica, Cody Doolin, Deon Mitchell, Nate Velasco

 Full Tournament Team

  L-R David Hahn, Nate Velasco, Mike Harde, Demetrius Smith, Paul Garnica, Cody Doolin, Deon Mitchell, Jarrell Turner, Adam Whitlock

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Great American Shootout – Georgetown, TX Championship Final

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 68   Dallas Heroes (TX) 66 OT

Facing the Heroes for the 4^th time in 3 days, these teams were getting to know each other all too well, as it took Overtime to secure a very physical, hard fought 2-point victory.  Demetrius Smith led the way again with 24 pts and 8 rebs, matching the physical play of the Heroes’ large-body Big man (#32).  #32 put several of our guys on the floor, including “checking” Adam Whitlock into the bench chairs resulting in a deep gash just below his elbow that required stitches, as well as a scar to remember about 6” down his arm.  In spite of the hard physical play, this was a very entertaining game that required an extra overtime session to declare the CHAMPION.

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Demetrius Smith              24 pts          8 rebs

Deon Mitchell                    12 pts          4 rebs          4 asts

Paul Garnica                     12 pts          2 rebs

Jarrell Turner                     8 pts            4 rebs

Cody Doolin                        8 pts

Nate Velasco                      2 pts            3 asts

Adam Whitlock                   2 pts  

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Great American Shootout – Georgetown, TX Semi-Final

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 88   San Antonio RoHawks (TX) 76

For the 3^rd game in a row team had 4 players in double figures with a very balanced scoring attack making it difficult to defend.  Paul Garnica led the way with 23 pts on 5 of 5, 2’s and 4 of 6, 3’s.  Deon Mitchell could not be stopped on the dribble drive penetration and wowed the crowd with 21 pts on 7 of 13, 2’s and 7 of 8, FT’s.  Demetrius Smith cleaned up everything on the boards with 10 rebs, along with 18 pts.  

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Paul Garnica                     23 pts

Deon Mitchell                    21 pts          4 asts           4 stls

Demetrius Smith               18 pts          10 rebs        4 stls

Cody Doolin                      12 pts

Adam Whitlock                   6 pts            4 rebs

David Hahn                         6 pts            3 rebs

Jarrell Turner                     2 pts

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Great American Shootout – Georgetown, TX

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 70   CenTex Shooters (TX) 67

This 1^st game on Sunday proved to be as hard fought as the night before, with the team pulling out a victory by 3 pts on a miss to tie by the Shooters.  The team took their game inside the arc and to the FT line, but also shot an efficient 11 of 23 from the 3 pt line.  Adam Whitlock led all scorers with 14 pts, on 4 of 5, 3 pt shooting from the arc, hitting 4 straight in the 1^st half of the game.  Demetrius Smith was 4 of 4 from the line and Deon Mitchell was 4 of 4 from 2’s, mainly on dazzling drives to the basket.  This was a very balanced scoring attack, with 4 players scoring in double figures, and everyone making a contribution.

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Adam Whitlock                  14 pts          2 rebs  

Demetrius Smith               13 pts          6 rebs          2 stls

Deon Mitchell                     11 pts          4 rebs          5 asts           3 stls

Cody Doolin                       10 pts          2 rebs

David Hahn                         8 pts            5 rebs

Paul Garnica                       7 pts            4 asts           2 rebs

Mike Hardge                       7 pts            4 asts

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Great American Shootout – Georgetown, TX

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 81   Texas Hoyas (TX) 76

The 3^rd game of the day was close the whole way with the team winning ultimately by a margin of 5 pts on a late layup with the clock winding down.  Everyone contributed in this hard fought victory with 4 players scoring in double figures.  The team was still cold from the 3 pt line, shooting only 6 of 21 from the arc, with the exception of Adam Whitlock, who was 3 of 4 on 3 straight 3’s in the 1^st half.  Demetrius led the way on 9 of 12, 2’s for the game and 22 total pts.

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Demetrius Smith                22 pts          3 stls

Deon Mitchell                     15 pts          3 asts

Paul Garnica                      13 pts          4 asts

Cody Doolin                       12 pts          3 asts

Adam Whitlock                    9 pts          2 stls  

David Hahn                          6 pts          6 rebs          3 blks

Jarrell Turner                      2 pts

Mike Hardge                        2 pts           

Nate Velasco                                          2 asts           4 stls

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Great American Shootout – Georgetown, TX

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 59   Houston Lynx Blue (TX) 71

The cold shooting continued in the 2^nd game of the day with the team hitting just 4 of 28, 3 pt shots for the game.  There seemed to be a lid on the basket and the team could not duplicate their victory over the Lynx Blue team in the Pearland Classic Tournament earlier in the summer.  

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Demetrius Smith               19 pts

Deon Mitchell                    13 pts                   

Paul Garnica                     10 pts         

Cody Doolin                        5 pts

Mike Hardge                       4 pts           

Adam Whitlock                   3 pts

Jarrell Turner                     3 pts  

David Hahn                         2 pts

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Great American Shootout – Georgetown, TX

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 73   Next Level Kings (TX) 70

The team came out with great energy and desire to win, as they pulled out a close 3 pt victory for the 1^st game of the day.  Paul Garnica and Cody Doolin joined the squad from Max’s team, as we were short-handed due to injuries to the St. Michael’s players, Nick Leasure, Reed Norton and Lawrence Nourzad.  The team cooled off from the 3 pt line, hitting only 8 of 30 for the game.  Demetrius Smith led all scorers with 22 pts and 5 stsls, followed by Deon Mitchell’s 19 pts and also 5 stls.  Paul’s impact was felt as he also poured in 19 pts for the game. 

Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Demetrius Smith                   22 pts          5 stls

Deon Mitchell                        19 pts          5 stls 

Paul Garnica                         19 pts         

Cody Doolin                            9 pts           

Adam Whitlock                       2 pts  

Mike Hardge                          2 pts 

Friday, June 19, 2009

Great American Shootout – Georgetown, TX

Texas D-1 Ambassadors – Chip 84   Dallas Heroes (TX) 38

After splitting their two matchups earlier to the Dallas Heroes during the University of Texas Elite Camp, no one saw this 46 pt victory coming!  The team came out raining the 3-ball like never seen before.  The team led 50 – 24 at halftime, making 14 of 22, 3’s (64%) and only 3 of 10, 2’s during the 1^st half, and 19 of 36, 3’s (53%) for the game.  Demetrius led the way with 19 1^st half pts and 27 total pts for the games.  Deon Mitchell and Paul Garnica, who was helping out from Max’s team each added 19 pts and 18 pts, respectively.  Newcomer to the team, 7 footer, David Hahn, had a strong showing with 6 pts, 7 rebs and 3 blk shots.

 Texas D-1 Ambassadors Scoring

Demetrius Smith                27 pts          4 rebs          4 blks

Deon Mitchell                     19 pts          4 rebs          4 asts

Paul Garnica                      18 pts          3 asts

David Hahn                          6 pts            7 rebs          3 blks

Adam Whitlock                    6 pts

Mike Hardge                        5 pts

Nate Velasco                       3 pts