Rosters

The Staten Island Lightning typically selects 10 - 12 players per team. This is generally the norm and is based on the amount of playing time that is available through the course of the season. The Lightning family strongly emphasis that the more children that play, the better it is for everyone.  However, due the monetary and time commitment that AAU basketball requires, the Lightning aims to keep rosters at 12 or less in order to successfully manage playing time. 

2004 TEAM ROSTERS

11s and Under 12s and Under 13s and Under 14s and Under 16s and Under

11s-and-Under:

1st place: Staten Island Lightning Showdown, June 11-13

2nd place:  Hoop Splash, June 4 - 6

2nd place:  Southern Tier Rage Run N' Gun Classic, April 17-18

 

12s-and-Under:

1st place: Staten Island Stingray Classic, April 23-24

1st place: Southern Tier Rage Run N' Gun Classic, April 17-18

1st place: Rebounds Roundball Classic, May 1-2

2nd placeJKMBA Jamfest, April 3-4

2nd place: NEBA Basketball, May 22-23

2nd place: Hoop Splash, June 4 - 6

 

14s-and-Under:

1st place: JKMBA Jamfest, April 3-4

 

16s-and-Under:

2nd place: Southern Tier Rage Run N' Gun Classic, April 17-18

2nd place: Staten Island Lightning Showdown, June 11-13

 


16s and Under

HEAD  COACH:    Mike Paliseno

ASST. COACH:    Jim Kelly

ASST.  COACH:    Bill Larkin

 

 

NO. Player Position High School  
42 TREVOR GERARD Forward St. Peter's  
10 ERIC GIARRATANO Guard St. Peter's  
45 SAMIR HAMOUD Guard Curtis  
33 ROBERTO HENRIQUEZ Center Tottenville  
21 ANTWAN HICKS Forward Curtis  
24 MIKE LARKIN Forward Msgr. Farrell  
3 PAT McPHERSON Guard John F. Kennedy (N.J.)  
8 PETER RODRIQUEZ Guard St. Peter's  
34 MIKE SCHETTINO Center St. Peter's  
15 BRANDON STEIN Guard Port Richmond  
20 ANTHONY VENTURINO Forward St. Peter's  

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14s and Under

HEAD COACH:      Brandon Eddy

HEAD  COACH:    Jim Fleschner

ASST.  COACH:    Mike Anicito

 

 

 

NO. Player Position Home Parish / School
11 OMAR AZZAT Forward Holy Child
20 CHARLES FALL Center Our Lady of Pity
12 IBRIHAM FALL Center Our Lady of Pity
8 DEREK FIGUEREDO Guard St. John's Divine (N.J.)
23 OMAR ISSA Forward Our Lady of Pity
15, 10 MICHAEL KOLTASKY Guard St. Rita's
25 NICK OLSEN Guard St. Peter's H. S.
32 DOMINIC ORLANDO Forward St. Rita's
15, 6 ROBERT PFLEGING Guard Blessed Sacrament
30 KEVIN USZENSKI Guard St. John's Divine (N.J.)

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13s and Under

HEAD  COACH:    Mike Padmore

ASST. COACH:    Patrick Desir

ASST.  COACH:    Tunde Adedoyin

 

 

NO. Player Position Home Parish / School
32 ROBERT ARCHIPOLO Center St. Rita's
3 RICK DeSTEFANO Forward Marlboro Intermediate School
7 WILBERT FIGUEROA Forward St. Roch's
10 JOHN HOOD Guard Our Lady of Pity
1 STEVEN KENNEDY Forward St. Adalbert's
6 ALAN KOPELOFF Forward Gateway Academy
13 BLOOCHY MAGLIORE Guard St. Rita's
23 JON McBRATNEY Forward St. Rita's
15 ANTHONY O'CONNELL Guard St. Clare's
5 GABE PONTERIO Guard St. Rita's
2 VINCENT STEYER Guard St. Charles'

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12s and Under

HEAD  COACH:    Lou Iosue

ASST. COACH:    John Pansini

 

 

NO. Player Position Home Parish / School
8 DILLON CASSESE Forward  
21 ANTHONY CIPRIANO Forward  
3 EDDIE CONNELLY Forward  
5 JOSEPH CURCIO Guard  
45 VINCENT DACUNTO Forward  
24 MICHAEL KAHALY Guard  
32 LANCE LEGISTER Guard Our Lady of Pity
23 JAMES NORMAN Center  
13 MARK VILLA Forward St. Clare's

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11s and Under

 COACH:    Danny Fisher

 COACH:    Danny Brown

 COACH:    Mike Tanzosh

 

 

NO. Player Position Home Parish / School  
23 Jonathon Beyar Guard St. Rita's  
9 GREG CIVILETTI Forward Sacred Heart  
24 James Conroy Center    
13 KEVIN DRISCOLL Guard Sacred Heart  
8 Joseph Francolino Guard Blessed Sacrament  
2 Henry Hillier Guard St. Rita's  
20 John Olsen Forward    
10 Matthew Pulci Guard St. Christopher's  
7 Tariq Rodgers Center    

 


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