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