FBC Defenders

CONGRATULATIONS to the defenders program as they pulled together to make it to the final 4 in the Pacific Bracket at the 2011 US Invitational at Penn State! In the semi-final game the defenders finally lost one but that is not the real story of the game. They started with only 5 players against the Team Cisco from Quebec City Canada (11 players).  At the half the defenders were down by only 3 pts and Team Cisco realized they were in a dog fight. The start of the second half proved that the defenders were there to win it all but with 10 minutes left (16min half) a player fouled out of the game! Determined to fight until the end, cause that is what defenders do, the FBC Defenders switched to a diamond defense (with only 4 player eligible) and for the next 6mins 30sec the score differential was never more than 5 pts. Can you believe that?! But with 3mins 30sec left in the game fatigue finally overtook the defender and they eventually lost the game by 13pts. On that day the team showed everyone why their head coach refers to all players in his program, he is the founder, as SOLDIERS!!! Yes they lost the battle, but they WON the war! Stay tuned as the player stats will be posted on this website shortly…

The FBC Defenders are very proud to announce the selection of Taryana Kelly to the 2011 Allstar team for the Rose Classic Spring Tournament! Taryana played on the FBC Defenders team that won the Pacific Division by dominating the paint on both ends of the floor. Her selection to the allstar team is validation that this 6′2″ post has arrived! The allstar game is scheduled to be played on Sunday June 5th, 3 p.m., at 300 Adelphi Street, Brooklyn, NY.

Congratulations Taryana! We are all so very proud of you!

It takes more than one player to win a basketball game, but Jasmine Lytle certainly came close. Despite outscoring the entire Sayreville High School girls basketball team 18-16 in the first half Tuesday night, the New Brunswick High School senior forward needed a boost from a teammate down the stretch.

“She’s a great player, and it’s hard to win games when a girl scores almost as much as your entire team does” Sayreville coach Tara Currie said of Lytle. “She’s an animal who lives off the boards, and we didn’t achieve our goal in limiting her.”  Read More; Jasmine Lytle

Last season as a sophomore Janissa Delzo was a back to the basket post player. This season she has been asked to change position, move to guard, handle the ball, lead the team, create for her teammates and still find a way to score. She has done all this and more to earn a feature article in the January 26th edition of the Home News Tribune  girls basketball spotlight.

FBC Defenders, Jaymee Tucker, makes her debut in last minute of RU Women’s Basketball game against Providence University! Tucker a member of the most heralded Defenders class to date joined the RU team yesterday as a walk-on and will remain for the rest of the season!   Congratulations Jaymee! We are so very happy and proud of you! Dreams Do Come True

Dreams do actually come true! Today I learned that an FBC Defenders Alum will become a part of the RU Women’s Basketball Team this season! Yes, you read this correctly, we will have a member of the Defenders family dressed in an RU uniform!!! Jaymee and her mother informed the program yesterday @ the game that she will be joining the program, ‘Pending NCAA Clearance’. Very Proud Day!!!

The Quinnipiac University women’s basketball team won, 60-57, against Monmouth in its third Northeast Conference match-up of the season. With the win, the Bobcats improve to 6-8 overall and 3-0 in conference play, while the Hawks fall to 10-4 on the year and 2-1 in the NEC. “To date this is our biggest win going forward,” said Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri. “Getting a huge, tough-fought road win, against a talented Monmouth team, who’s off to their best start in school history, and considering the MAC day in front of a tremendous atmosphere, with over 1,000 people in the stands, shows were really pointing in the right direction and starting to understand what it takes to be a team.”

To Read the Article Click Link:  Quinnipiac

Coach Stone will return to practice, Friday, 7/30, to address the program. He will be unveiling details about Fall Program as well as the last 3 college exposure events. He will also be unveiling fall fundraisers that he has lined up for the program as well as addressing concerns regarding Ohio vs working RU Football Game Concession Stand that same weekend. So come out and witness the return of Coach Stone!

So proud of my SOLDIERS!, Defenders(STONE) finished the exposure period (battle baltimore 4-0, metro classic 4-0, Rose Summer Showcase 1-1) strong, 9-1. Congratulations! You’ve had a tremendous season! So Proud! Just So Darn Proud Of Every Player In Program. Defenders(Frederick) finished strong as well, improving with each game down the stretch. When most would have given up, these ladies beat the odds and fought through for victory or near victory, or even defeat, and grew with each game. I love you and am proud of you in ways you just can’t image. You inspire me to fight my way back to 100%. I will accept NOTHING less for myself because you have accepted nothing less. True inspiration!

Coach Frederick and Nicole you have done a tremendous job for the program. The way you guys stepped up when I went down is admirable. Best coaching staff in the world, any level, any pay grade! I will put you up against anyone!

Parents, without your unwavering commitment to me and this program there is no way I could have gone through these past weeks. NO WAY! I thank you one and all for holding together and allowing your girls the opportunity to see how good they could really become. For that I thank you all. I would also like to thank you for working so hard at the fund raisers. Because of that I am able to send those players who have been in the program from the beginning to Ohio at NO registration cost to them! Yes the club picked up the tab for registering 16 players @ $90 each. Also the club paid for the summer league games @ W 4th Street and CAS Douglas combined costed $1,650.

Finally there is Q James. The entire program owes you it’s very life for the 2010 season. You alone save our season because you stepped into the Administrator role and seamlessly guided the program through to this point and made it look effortlessly. I know for certain that is took tremendous effort on your part to manage the defenders commitments and your own. God Bless You! Thank You hardly seems adequate. Much LOVE!

John Stone
FBC Defenders AAU Club