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13U Cavs Lost in Semifinal at Battle of NOVA

Battle of NOVA Invitational RecapDespite finishing 2-0 and securing first place in pool play for third time this season, the 13U NOVA Cavaliers dropped a tough one in the semifinal at the Battle of NOVA Invitational on Sunday.The Cavs used a stingy defense to stymie D1SA Spartans 44-24 in the opening game of the tournament, then defeated CYA 41-29 to stay unbeaten in the first day of action.  The 2-0 mark help NOVA earned an automatic bid into the semifinal against CBSA Hoyas.  However, being undermanned and out-sized, the Cavaliers dropped a hard fought decision to the Hoyas and failed just short of reaching to their first tournament final of the year.The tournament though was another strong showing by the […]

Kent Auslander Walking-on at University of Maryland

NOVA Cavaliers AAU Program would like to recognize former Cavs Kent Auslander as he attempt to walk on the University of Maryland Men’s Basketball team.  Kent averaged 15.0 ppg and led the Herndon Hornets to 6A North Regional Semifinal last season, where he was named first team Concorde All-Conference and second team All-Region during his senior year.As a Cavalier, Kent was named Big Shots Myrtle Beach Tournament MVP in 2013 and led the team to one of the best 17U seasons in program’s history.  Kent will be following his brother John’s path and attend UMD as a Terp.We wish Kent and his family all the best!!Click here to see Kent Auslander’s highlightClick here to see Kent Auslander’s profile on Vantage Hoops

Player Profile: Nate Roberts (Fairfax HS)

Basketball Profile Stats:Age: 17Height: 6’7”; Weight: 215 lbs.Wingspan: 83”Dominate Hand: RightPosition: PF, C2013-14 High School Stats:Minutes Per Game: 20.2PPG: 7.2; Season High: 16 pointsRPG: 4.2; Season high: 11 ReboundsBlocks Per Game: 4.3; Season High: 12 Blocks – School RecordAcademic Information:School: Fairfax High SchoolGPA: 3.9 (weighted)Awards for: Biology Academic Excellence, English Academic ExcellenceEnrolled in AP & honorsExtracurricular Activities: Latin Club Member Varsity Math Team Math Honor Society Math Tutor Youth Group LeaderVolunteer Work:Annual Night of Hope, Washington DCHospitality MinistryPress/News

15U Cavs Reach Big Shots VCU Gold Bracket Championship Game

Richmond, VA – The Cavs built on their momentum from last week putting together another great tournament in the Big Shots VCU Memorial Day 15U Blue Bracket.  Like the past two tournaments, the Cavs got plenty of work in the close game department with all 4 games being decided in the final minute.The Cavs first won 55-51 against Hoop Hill Elite.  Fortunate for the Cavs, they shot the ball really well as they struggled against Hoop Hill Elite’s pressure and stopping the drive.  The team knocked down 6 3’s and shot 17-22 from the line.In the quarter finals the Cavs squared off with the Virginia Heat for the second straight weekend.  The Cavs had a balanced scoring attack but failed […]

Game Schedule weekend of 5/31 – 6/1

NOVA Cavaliers 12U/6th grade (Weeren) and 10U/4th grade (Sullender) will participate in the Battle of Bull Run One Day Bump (host by Gainesville Elite).Below is the game schedule for the tournament:Battle of Bull Run

Vantage Hoops Big Shots VCU Recaps

See links below for tournament summaries of Big Shots VCU articles:Big Shots Virginia 15U RecapBig Shots Virginia 16U RecapBig Shots Virginia 17U Recap 

16U O’Donnell Take Big Shots VCU Silver Championship

NOVA Cavaliers Big Shots VCU Richmond Weekend RecapRichmond/Ashland, VA – For the fourth consecutive year, the NOVA Cavs AAU program attended the annual Big Shots VCU Richmond Memorial Weekend event.  They finished the weekend with perhaps the strongest performance at Big Shots VCU in club’s history.16U O’Donnell led the way with a impressive 16U Blue Division Silver Bracket Championship.  NOVA lost their opening round game to the eventual Gold Bracket Champion- NC Blazers, then immediately reeled off three straight victories over Juice All-Stars, East Coast Fusion, and Selma Thunder to reach the Championship game.  Chase Barrand led the Cavalier’s attack with 11.2 ppg and 2.2 apg in the tournament.  In the final, NOVA soundly defeated Team Hustle 44-27 to take […]

Game Schedule weekend of 5/24 – 5/25

NOVA Cavaliers 17U (Gray-Mendes), 16U (Lin), 16U (O’Donnell) and 15U (Sawitzky) will be participating in the Big Shots VCU Richmond Memorial  Weekend.  Below is the game schedule for each team:17U Blue Bracket16U Blue Bracket15U Blue Bracket

15U Cavs Win the Commonwealth Classic

Leesburg, VA – The 15U NOVA Cavs entered the Commonwealth Classic coming off a weekend which saw them play in 4 (lose 3) one to two possession basketball games in the Potomac Valley Regional Qualifier.  The close game experience helped this weekend as the Cavs found themselves in 3 more exciting finishes coming out victorious in all of them.The first game of the weekend put the Cavs up against LBA Attack.  In this game the Cavs were too stagnant in their zone offense and settled for some bad shots which opened up transition lanes for LBA. LBA capitalized on these mistakes taking the game 52-41.  The next two games now became must win if the Cavs wanted to advance out of their […]

Game Schedule weekend of 5/17 – 5/18

Commonwealth VA Basketball ClassicNOVA Cavaliers 15U and 10U will participate in the Commonwealth VA Basketball Classic (hosted by Loudoun Xpress AAU) in Ashburn, VA this weekend.  See link above for the game schedule.Under Armour Southern RegionalNOVA Cavaliers 12U will participate in the Under Armour Southern Regional (hosted by Zero Gravity) in Richmond, VA this weekend.  See link above for the game schedule.DC Invitational (Sat.)DC Invitational (Sun.)NOVA Cavaliers 16U (Knoche) and 13U will participate in the DC Invitational (presented by Harding Hoops) at Ellicott City, MD this weekend.  See link above for the game schedule.