The 2005 Beach Basketball Camp took place June 24-25-26 at the Long Beach Pyramid. Twenty-two teams, including teams made up of players from twenty different Southern California Community Colleges, the club team Compton Magic and a team assembled of players from various schools, competed in the event. And everyone had their chance to show their skills as I managed to see all 22 teams at least once.
I've listed the scores of the 14 games I saw on the links below - click on the link to see the box scores. I've also put together my usual assortment of player ratings, and I've selected all-star teams and a Most Outstanding Player. Click on the appropriate links for all that.
On Team Names: Since these are, strictly speaking, travel teams and not official school teams, they played under names not associated with any school. However, each team was made up of players who are expected to attend the same school in the fall, and most if not all were coached by members of that school's coaching staff. So...to make it easier to find what you're looking for, I've listed the team's showcase name but also put the school name in parentheses. For example, the team from Chaffey is as follows: Cucamonga (Chaffey). That is, they played under the name "Cucamonga" and it was made up of players who are expected to attend Chaffey College this fall.
What's Posted: There are box scores from the games I saw, a brief game-by-game summary for all 20 games, individual game player ratings and all-star teams. As you might expect, it's just about impossible to keep records on the 200 or so players involved without there being some mistakes. I've made an effort to be accurate, but if anyone finds any mistaken identifications, please tell me! I'll change them as soon I as know better!
On the Box Scores: The game format was two 20-minute halves with running time (the clock stopped on shooting fouls). Each game took about an hour and obviously the stats are going to be affected by the shorter playing time. As a rule of thumb, I'd recommend multiplying all the numbers by 1.5 to get an accurate comparison with a regular season game. So if someone scored 10 pts in a Showcase game, it would be comparable to 15 pts in a regular season game. The same goes for the other stats, particularly rebounds and assists.
On the Player Ratings: I use 2 formulas, each of which rate each player for each game I saw them play. The first is a player rating that is a slight modification of what the NBA Draft Camp uses: Index=pts+rebs+asts+blk+stl+3pt+fg-fga+ft-fta-turns. This measures a player's performance, and also puts a premium on efficiency since missed shots and turnovers reduce the rating. The second is an "activity rating": ARF=fga+fta+reb+ast+blk+stl+turns. This measures if a player was active or aggressive, not how successful the results were. Missed shots and turnovers actually increase the rating. Still, as John Wooden noted, the team that makes the most mistakes usually wins (because by being aggressive they risk mistakes but also makes plays that win games). And the idea of this rating is to show which players were out there making things happen.
I saw every team. But not every game. Since there were two or three games going on simultaneously, I just focused on one game at a time. And I had to chart a rather complicated course through the schedule to make sure I saw all 22 teams. So if I missed what seemed a compelling matchup, it was probably because another game offered me my only chance to see another team or teams.
On Mistakes: Again, I've tried to be accurate on the box scores but I'm sure there are mistakes. And again, if I've misidentified a player, I'd be happy to correct any errors if someone lets me know about it.
And finally: Thanks to Etop Udo-Ema, who put together a great event and, at least as importantly for me, invited me there to cover it!
Featured Attractions
Game-By-Game Summary
All-Star Teams
Player Ratings: Performance Index
Player Ratings: Activity Rating Formula
The Bolts (Cypress) 59, Team 605 (Cerritos ) 55
Team LB (Long Beach) 62, The Buzz (Fullerton) 59
Van Nuys (LA Valley) 62, Team 605 (Cerritos) 54
V-Town (Ventura) 82, The Dawgs (East LA) 78
S. Orange County (Saddleback) 77, El Centro (Imperial Valley) 43
Palm Springs (Desert) 57, 3 Point Play (SD Mesa) 35
Compton Magic (club) 76, San Marcos (Palomar) 61
Cucamonga (Chaffey) 73, Inland Empire (Riverside) 61
The Entertainers (LA Trade Tech) 65, S. Orange County (Saddleback) 44
No Limit (Victor Valley) 66, 3 Point Play (SD Mesa) 54
Cucamonga (Chaffey) 97, San Diego Cougars (various) 60
N-Flight (Pasadena) 46, S. Orange County (Saddleback) 43
Westside (West LA) 51, Oceanside (Mira Costa) 44
Inland Empire (Riverside) 63, Team DCB (Barstow) 46
