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NYC Legend @hdache13 coming thru to chop it up. Make sure yall rune in..🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀Growing up in Harlem of New York City, Tim Gittens faced crippling hardships that could have made him another statistic.  However, Tim Gittens refused to walk the cyclic path of society's stigmatizations as an inner city youth and excelled despite the numerous setbacks… using basketball as a vehicle to maneuver through and conquer the path.

In the last 20 years Tim Gittens has become one of most influential basketball players. Tim Gittens was a collegiate all-star and had an impressive and extensive professional basketball career.  Gittens had an opportunity to play in the NBA and also dominated on teams in the USBL, ABA, China, Iran, Puerto Rico, and England; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters.  He proudly wears the number 13 on his jersey in honor of his late father, who was also a Harlem Globetrotter.  Gittens is most famous for playing in national and international streetball competitions; he began competing in these competitions as a child and was given a nickname, Headache. 

Headache became a dominating, feared force on the basketball court.  He became a founding member on the world renown, And 1 Streetball Team.  Headache was one of the most recognized players on the And 1 worldwide tour; a headliner for the nationally televised And 1 series, that aired on ESPN; and also a star on the And 1 Streetball Mixtape/DVD for 5 consecutive years.   He starred in the video game Street Hoops from Activision.  He has endorsed athletic apparel.  He has been featured in music videos, print ads and various publications.  Some publications have included: GQ, Dime, New York Times, Men’s Journal, and Forbes.  Gittens’ most recent film appearance, Doin’ It In The Park, features him alongside Julius “Dr. J” Erving and other streetball Hall of Famers.    

Through worldwide travels, Gittens noticed some issues and decided to do his part into creating a solution and positive/life-changing results.  Now he is an assistant coach in the WNBA with the Dallas Wings..Congratulations King

Melshawn Scott played for MLK High School where he avg 25 points as a sophomore but was forced to leave school after a situation he explains during the interview. He also played college ball at St Augustine in GA. Trouble had a way of finding the Harlem Legend but his journey to Redemption is one for the books.

Rich Brunson is entering his fifth season as the head coach of the Brookdale's women's basketball program. In his first three seasons, his teams earned their way to the Region XIX conference championships. In Brunson's first year (2016), he was honored with Region XIX, Coach Of The Year, as his Jersey Blues qualified for a trip to the national tournament. Coach Brunson produced two 1st team All-Americans and Players Of The Year; Che'Kasha Andrews (Willmington University), who is Brookdale's women's basketball all-time leading scorer, and Haley Dalonzo (NYIT).

Brunson was an assistant coach for the Brookdale's men's basketball program from 2012-2016. In his first season, the Jersey Blues were crowned the national champs and conference champs the following year as well. The men's program had an outstanding record of 102-25 in his four-year tenure.

Coach Brunson served as the boys assistant coach at Matawan High School, Piscataway Vocational High School, and Raritan Valley Community College. He also served as the Head Coach for New Brunswick Vo-tech and St. Peters (girls) High School.

Brunson has played a crucial role in over 74 players receiving athletic scholarships in major programs and professional careers overseas, including five NBA players. Brunson also serves as a Special Education Aide at Monmouth Regional High School.

Check put the exclusive conversation w/ playground Legend A-Butta as he talks about the basketball culture in NYC as seen through his eyes. This is one incredible story

NYC Great Daryl “Showtime” Hill @therealshow3.told y'all , it's was going to be epic🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
His nickname says it all, "Showtime".

Given to him in junior high school by a buddy, the "Showtime" moniker has stuck to Daryll Hill, the post-graduate at Milford Academy (Milford, Conn.). And he's known as "Showtime" on the playground courts at the famed Rucker League in New York City, where he's balled against the likes of Steve Francis, Jamaal Tinsley and Al Harrington. "On the playground, that's when I bring out the tricks," said Hill. "But when I play for my school, indoors, I change my game and it's all about winning."

And while all the And 1 Mix Tape moves may get him props on the playground, it's his true point guard game and it's inherent "winning" ways that's made Hill one of the hottest recruiting commodities with college coaches.
His nickname says it all, "Showtime".

Given to him in junior high school by a buddy, the "Showtime" moniker has stuck to Daryll Hill, the post-graduate at Milford Academy (Milford, Conn.). And he's known as "Showtime" on the playground courts at the famed Rucker League in New York City, where he's balled against the likes of Steve Francis, Jamaal Tinsley and Al Harrington. "On the playground, that's when I bring out the tricks," said Hill. "But when I play for my school, indoors, I change my game and it's all about winning."

And while all the And 1 Mix Tape moves may get him props on the playground, it's his true point guard game and it's inherent "winning" ways that's made Hill one of the hottest recruiting commodities with college coaches.

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