EBC HALL OF FAME SELECTIONS:
The Entertainers Basketball Classic after 28 years has made its first selection of 6 to be inducted into the EBC Hall of Fame.We want to thank the pioneers of The Entertainers Basketball Classic on June 17, 2006 at 2pm at Holcombe Rucker Memorial Park, located at 155th street and 8th avenue. Along with the celebration, we will be creating a group photo of every single Player, Coach, and Staff member who are our legends of the Tournament during its 25 years of existence. From past to present, this photo will be to summer basketball as the Jazz photo in harlem is to Jazz.
The Nominations:
Each category will have a total of 5 nominations in each category; the board will select the individuals to be inducted that year. Each year we will add another person to bring the nomination list to at least 5.
Players:
Wendell Ramsey – Winston Salem
Hilton “Imp Graham – Winston Salem University
Walter Berry – St John’s University
Dwayne “Pearl” Washington – Syracuse University
Kenny Hutchinson - Arkansas
Street Ballers:
Billy “Bang” Thomas
Tyrone “Fly Tye” Williams
Theodore “Easy Lee” Moye
Ed "Big Ed"
Groups:
Disco Four
Treacherous 3
Crash Crew
Disco Fever
Sugarhill Records
Referees:
Billy Baxter – St Augustine
Ed Warner – City College
Victor Jeffers
Richie Jackson
James Murray
Coaches:
Chuck Valentine
Ron Wright
Team Owners:
Sal Abbatiello– Disco Fever
Joey Robinson – Sugarhill Records
Cool G – Disco Four
“Kool Moe Dee” Mohandeas – Treacherous 3
Darryl “Darryl Cee”
Staff:
Earl Gaskin
Richard Wheeler
Cool Gee
Mister Magic
The Inductees for 2006:
Coach: Ron Wright
Team Owner: Sal Disco Fever
Staff: Earl Gaskin
Player: Dwayne "Pearl" Washington- Syracuse University
Player: Walter Berry - St John's University
Player: Kenny Hutchinson - Arkansas
Referee: Billy Baxter
Street Ballers: Billy "Billy Bang" Thomas
Street Ballers:
Group: Crash Crew
The awards will be given out to the inductees at the photo shoot, so please bring your family and friends to the ceremony to honor our legends of EBC.
Please send contact info to contact@ebcsports.com if you are one of the nominees or the
ones selected. Also, if you plan to come to the history making photo shoot or you know how to get in contact with anyone who needs to be present at the photo shoot, please have them forward their info to us. Thank you
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