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HUSTLAZ MISSIONThe "Round Rock Hustlaz Organization" is a Non-profit 501(c)3 organization and an AAU Affiliated Level 3 Club Member dedicated to the youths of Central Texas and is in its fourth year of operation. We accept all basketball players that have the desire to improve and work hard to maximize their athletic potential. All players will be treated equally and we will work with each player to help give them the confidence and skill to help them play competitively. As a Hustlaz player, we stress teamwork, discipline, camaraderie, and unselfishness. No one player is bigger than the team, and the team is only as strong as its weakest player. If you think your child is a star and deserves star treatment, then maybe this is not the team for your child. If our "Mission" meets your goals and aspirations, please contact us.
HUSTLAZ VARSITY SHOW UP AND SHOW OUT AT THE 2009 TKO NATIONALS
August 11, 2009
I say we WON!! The Hustlaz Varsity team traveled to the TKO National Championship Tournament held in Arlington, Texas on August 6, 2009 through August 9, 2009. This event was organized and financed by the TWO Varsity player parents that have been there throughout the season. The players not only played with HEART, they gave their SOULS in this tournament. WE LOVE ALL THESE YOUNG MEN! THEY ARE OUR KIDS!! They are SO talented and they work hard and play as a team. We want to encourage them to continue to study hard, stay out of trouble and continue to work hard on and off the court. It will pay off. WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL OF YOU FOR SO MANY REASONS.
The Hustlaz Varsity WON our pool. COACH LAMONT MASON coached the team for this tournament and we could not have asked for a better coach. The players had an opportunity to reinvent themselves with a new coach and they stepped up to the plate big time and took advantage of the opportunity. Players on the team that were pigeon-holed as a certain type of player got the chance to show what they could really do. It was AMAZING to see the versatility, progress, courage and skill displayed as some of them stepped out of the box they had been placed in. We played the first game on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 9:00pm against TCU Select-Purple. We won the game 63-51. The STARS of this game was the HUSTLAZ TEAM, which includes the Coach.
What is interesting is we beat TCU-Select Purple by a 12 point margin. They only won one game in the pool. However, they ended up with a bronze placing in the tournament. HHMMMM!!!!
On Saturday, August 8, 2009 after a good days rest in Arlington at the hotel, we played TEAM ZOOM at 1:00pm. The 8th Hustlaz player joined us for this game, (He had car trouble and could not make the first game.) and we were fully staffed. The Hustlaz were impressive not only in their play, but because they did not discount anyone because of their size. The Hustlaz were focused and determined. Even though TEAM ZOOM stayed with us in the first half we pulled away and beat them and won 70 to 35. We played in the main gym this game which was broken up into four courts. The problem with this is that spectators could not see the clock from the stands. This was a real issue. We all know that timekeepers mess up sometimes AND THIS TOURNAMENT WAS NO EXCEPTION. Spectators had to go out on the gym floor to see the score during the breaks or sit at the end of the court behind the goal to keep track of the game as it was being played. If you were taping the game you had to make a choice. Who wants to tape a game where you can’t see the score? Especially when it is back and forth as a couple of the games were. This was poor planning on the tournament organizers part. They could have easily purchased table top time-clocks. People paid a steep admission price to get in and would have enjoyed the game more were they able to see the clock.
Our third game which was also played on Saturday was at 5:00pm and we played TEAM FORT WORTH. At the time we did not know this was that this was the TOURNAMENT’S HOME TEAM. We beat TEAM FORT WORTH in an exciting back and forth game. We beat them by a margin of 13. The final score was 70 to 57 Hustlaz. TEAM FORT WORTH won 2 games in the pool and ended up in the CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. Interesting is that on the Quick Scores website they don’t say who won the tournament. HHMMMM!!!! Again, the STARS for this game were the HUSTLAZ TEAM!
On Sunday, August 9, 2009, we began bracket play and the Hustlaz team played with the really tall trees in the bodies of the OKL RAGE. We were undaunted even though the game was scheduled to start at 8:00am. We were early and the other team was late. The referees for the game were on time and looking for parents to run the clock even though the tournament rules stated that TKO would provide this. So we all waited until they did. We had two women referees which was not a problem, it was just different. The game started 15 minutes late and there was no water to alleviate the players’ thirst in this gym. THIS WAS A REALLY TOUGH GAME!! The OKL RAGE lost all three games in their pool and I don’t see how they did because they were no joke. HHMMMM Maybe it was the referees? Don’t know. But at any rate this game could have gone either way. Coach Mason changed the starting lineup for this game and substituted differently. IT WORKED!! We beat the OKL RAGE and moved on to play the TCU Select-Purple at 11:00 AGAIN!! HHMMMM!!!! Credit for this win goes to Coach Lamont Mason and the TALENTED and ATHLETIC Hustlaz players.
At 11:00am on Sunday, we played our final game against the TCU Select-Purple. Is it just me or does anyone else see that something is wrong with this? Of the 16 teams in the Division 1 High School Pools, the Hustlaz did not play another team that won their pool or a team we had not played. TCU Select-Purple is the same team that only won one game in the pool which the Hustlaz WON. We lost this game. Credit for our loss goes to the REFEREES that were part of the other team and were giving instructions on the COURT to TCU Select-Purple players on where they should be on the floor. I PROMISE I’M NOT MAKING THIS UP. One of the Hustlaz players got fouled three times under the basket in front of the spectators trying to do a put back and the referees called a foul on him. We got beat up pretty bad this game with one of our players getting hit in the mouth and biting a hole in his tongue, another getting kicked in the head while he was on the floor and another getting poked in the eye. This is in addition to all the hacks and punches that were going on. The referees called a couple of technicals on US and the other team got to shoot 4 free throws. Our COACH got so mad and began letting them know about it aggressively, but they would not give him a tech. To add insult to injury, the timekeepers did not keep score correctly adding points to the other team when we scored and just generally messing up. Was it on purpose!!! HHMMMM!!!! The final score was 76-71 TCU Select–Purple.
I don’t know what is wrong with the ADULTS that throw these tournaments. It’s bad business and it sends a bad message to the kids. They want you to pay money to play in their tournament, but they slate their teams to win it. TKO is not the only ones to do this. In the Austin Ice Tournament in June of this year, the tournament organizers blatantly changed the schedule after the Varsity team (players, parents and coaches) had all studied it for the game time the next day before we left the tournament. We ALL saw that we were supposed to play at 1:00pm which made sense, since we had won all our games. They changed the schedule after we left and had us playing at 9:00am and they didn’t call us to let us know until game time and we had to forfeit. I wonder who won the tournament. HHMMMM!!!
I say we WON because people recognize winners and the 2009 Hustlaz Varsity Team are definitely WINNERS. Otherwise why would they try so hard BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY to take us out of the running. I think the ADULTS need to revisit the terms “GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP” and “FAIR PLAY” and “THE BEST TEAM WINS”.
Thanks for giving your HEART & SOUL in this tournament: Uriah, Terres, Stephen, Stacy, Riliegh, Lindsey, Jhordan & Delranaldo. Individual action pictures of each Hustlaz Varsity Player displayed below.
Team Win Loss
[A] Brandon Bass Elite 3 0
[A] TCU Select-Black 2 1
[A] El Paso Rockets 1 2
[A] Texas Warriors 0 3
[B] Hustlaz 3 0
[B] Team Fort Worth 2 1
[B] TCU Select-Purple 1 2
[B] Team ZOOM 0 3
[C] DFW Select 3 0
[C] GA Tornados 2 1
[C] Velocity Hawks 1 2
[C] OKL Rage 0 3
[D] TN Generation X Basketball 3 0
[D] Panthers 2 1
[D] We Got Next 1 2
[D] Cedar Hill Bulls 0 3
URIAH HALL
STACY JOHNSON
STEPHEN MANAGO
LINDSEY WILSON
JHORDAN MASON
RILEIGH LINVILLE
TERRES WILSON
DELRANALDO HALL
TKO Hustlaz Team Shots
More Action Shots of TKO Nationals.
8th grade team. Dominique dribbing ball.
Austin Ice Tournament 6-28-2009
END OF THE HUSTLAZ ERA
June 29, 2009
The Hustlaz ended their season this past weekend at the Austin Ice Tournament held at St. Stephens School. All teams played well and enjoyed the tournament. It is a bittersweet end to a tumultuous year and for the most part a great five-year run of the Hustlaz organization.
The 8th grade boys played with so much heart in this tournament and even though they were playing stiff competition they never gave up. They say in basketball that you can’t coach Height and you can’t coach Heart. If these young men keep their heart and continue to play hard they will be an asset to any organization that they play for in the future. The players on this team deserve a standing ovation: Dominique, Markel, Travis, Marquan, Alex and Derrick.
The Hustlaz Varsity team has amazing basketball skills and they play well together. The issue with them as with most teenagers is for them to recognize that they do not know it all. Attitude goes a long way in being successful. If you learn to just be quiet and listen even when you do not agree, you will get so much more out of life. Uriah, Delranaldo, Jhordan, Stephen, Terres, Lindsey and Stacy could have won this tournament but mistakes were made throughout (on the court and off) and in basketball as well as life you will pay for them eventually.
The Hustlaz organization served a vital role in the community and we wish everyone connected to it much success in all future endeavors.
Juice does the Hustlaz Good!!
May 20, 2009
Who needs Milk when you've got Mango Juice?
At the USSSA Austin Qualifier School’s Out Tournament held this past weekend May 16-17, 2009 the Hustlaz Varsity played 5 games at Wallace Middle School in Kyle, Texas. We encountered good competition all weekend long. Even the one team we played that wasn’t very competitive played with a lot of heart. One referee was so bad, it was comical. Overall, it was a very good tournament.
The STAR of the weekend was Stephen Manago "The Juice", who had breakout games all weekend long. Stephen’s play was OUTSTANDING. He blocked shots, grabbed rebounds, hit threes, was on the floor hustling for the loose ball, made good passes to his team mates, took charges and hard fouls (he gave a few too) and made his free throws. It seemed like the Super-Powered Green Shorts he wore were everywhere at once. Even when the Juice knocked an opponent down, he helped them up. During one of the games someone in the crowd yelled “The Juice is Loose.” WOW!!! It just goes to show how GREAT our Varsity team is in that anyone of the talented players will step up at any given time.
They say in basketball you live by the three, you die by the three. Well, we were LIVING quite LARGE this weekend. It rained threes for our team. Stephen, Jhordan, Uriah and Riliegh all hit multiple threes throughout the weekend. The teamwork was so impressive as the Hustlaz helped each other. Delranaldo was the clean-up MAN this weekend. He rejected balls in all games and out jumped everyone consistently for rebounds and scored a lot on put backs.
Despite the loss of Andre due to a nasty wrist injury during the first game, the Hustlaz were able to regroup and continue to slay their opponents. We won four of the five games we played. GO HUSTLAZ!
Hustlaz Mix It Up in Port Arthur!
April 22, 2009
The Hustlaz Varsity traveled to the Port Arthur Beat the Heat Spring Jam this past weekend. However, there was no HEAT to beat just TORRENTIAL RAIN.
We played three games over the weekend. The first game at 8am on Saturday, April 18th was a CAKEWALK and our last game at 10:00am on Sunday, April 19th for many reasons was a HEARTBREAKER. As in other tournaments we have played this year the schedule was changed by the tournament organizers and we didn’t know when or who we were playing until practically the last minute.
At 2:00pm on Saturday, April 18th we played our best game against real competition the Port Arthur Flight. Rileigh Linville was the high scorer this game with 22 points. His teammates kept feeding him the ball since he had the HOT hand and was in the right place at the right time. Jhordan Mason, Riliegh Linville and Uriah Hall all started the game with three point shots. Delranaldo Hall and Uriah Hall (no relation) took their game up another level against these opponents. Both of these players stood out this game because they hustled the entire time and caused serious problems for the other team.
The Port Arthur Flight had the lead for most of the first half, however by halftime the score was 18 to 24 Hustlaz. Stacy Johnson joined the line up and played solid basketball. Terres Wilson and Lindsey Wilson (no relation) overcame CHOKING defense trying to get the ball in on several plays. Stephen Manago just took the ball out of the opponents hand on one play for the steal. Jhordan Mason and Uriah Hall both had amazing put back plays at different times in the second half after grabbing the rebound.
Turnovers were an issue for us this game as we overthrew a couple of passes in the first half and lazy passes toward the end of the game. The Flight played hard till the end and WE DID TOO! We won the game 35 to 42 Hustlaz.
Statistics:
Game #1: Uriah 16, Terres 10, Delranaldo 8, Lindsey 7, Jhordan 6, Stephen 6, Stacy 3, Rileigh 2 (Everyone scored this game). Final Score: Hustlaz 58, Cobras 17.
Game #2: Rileigh 22, Uriah 9, Jhordan 5, Delranaldo 4, Stacy 2, Stephen 2. Final Score: Hustlaz 42, Port Arthur Flight 35.
Game #3: Uriah 9, Terres 9, Delranaldo 3, Jhordan 2, Stacy 2, Lindsey 2. Final Score: Houston Elite 44, Hustlaz 27.
Hustlaz Varsity has the "RIGHT STUFF" for Success!!
April 7, 2009
The Varsity Team showed up and showed everyone what the RIGHT STUFF looks like at the 12th Annual Central Texas Shootout tournament this weekend. The Varsity schedule and location was changed in a move by the tournament organizers and we ended up playing at Crockett High School as we did the previous weekend. Some players were not able to make all the games, but the Varsity players played some amazing team ball against each opponent.
At the early morning game which started late, we beat the ATX boys who left in a “STATE OF SHOCK”. In fact, the last few seconds of the game they were trying to add more time on the clock, however the Hustlaz prevailed and we won the game by 2. Jhordan Mason had long stretches during the entire tournament where he did what he wanted when he wanted and scored at-will. Terres Wilson and Stephen Manago played aggressive, impressive ball all weekend.
At 11:15 am we played the JB Allstars and another one bites the dust. Justin Lindsey showed his entire range this game as he worked in the paint and made several threes. The leaping ability of the entire Hustlaz Varsity team is amazing. At one point in the game DaShone Coleman out jumped everyone on the floor and pulled down the rebound. The Hustlaz played good defense in all the games and the ball was always passed to the open man. All players scored this game.
At 6:50pm, we played the Austin And1 team and although it looked like they may have had us at for awhile, we pulled out the win. We won all games played on Saturday and it was awesome to watch different players step up at different times. Delranaldo Hall rejected several opponents balls in all games and showed his versatility. Rileigh Linville made some big shots in all the games in this tournament.
On Sunday, we played two games and won the first one against the Alief Hurricanes. The Hustlaz assists in this game were bigger than the shots made. Free throws this tournament were not an issue for our team. Even though we didn’t make them all, it was rare that we missed both of them. Lindsey Wilson had two tear-drop mid-range one-arm shots in a row that was done with so much finesse, it looked easy.
All the games were extremely exciting. In our final 2:30pm game we played the Cen-TX Shooters who have three 8 footers on their team (just kidding) and some really good shooters. The big men were really tall, however we were not fazed. Uriah Hall found his stride this game and hit some big shots against the big men and played excellent defense. The Hustlaz defense in this game was smothering. We lost that game just one short of the Championship round.
The Varsity Team is a force to be reckoned with. I don’t think anyone will underestimate our Varsity team again and they will be ready for us. I know we are up for the challenge.
Hustlaz MVP’s for this tournament in alphabetical order are:
DaShone, Delranaldo, Jhordan, Justin, Lindsey, Rileigh, Stephen, Terres and Uriah.
Great Team Ball!!
Photos of games in photo album
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