St. Bonaventure has hired Dana Valentine as their newest Bonnies MBB assistant coach, per their website.
Valentine worked as an assistant at Putnam Science Academy and was heavily involved in helping land Pride, Thompson, and Adams-Woods.
Thank you PSA‼️The relationships made at 18 maple and in the Putnam Community will last a lifetime . Forever grateful
@PSAhoops
and
@CoachEspoPSA
for giving me an opportunity to learn from them and be a part of something special that they built from the ground up.
#Family
🤞🏾🥲
We’re so proud of Coach Valentine‼️18 Maple will always be home for him and we will miss him terribly but 💯 St. Bonnie’s is getting a 💎‼️ ❤️💪🏀
#psafamily
#mustangs
#alwaysfamily
Get familiar with
2024 6’8 mismatch Duane Thompson ‼️ The tape speaks for itself 💯 Currently holds offers from, Seton hall, Umass and Bryant.
Catch him this weekend with
@TNEBBallClub
16u competing in Iowa
@adidas3SSB
Congratulations to the entire Putnam Science Academy 2019 graduating class ‼️ Proud of y’all, one of your many accomplishments thus far. Continue to be great ‼️
My guy can go‼️
@BensleyJoseph_
Giving opposing PGs hell defensively, setting the table for teammates, plus knowing when to get his...man I’m expecting it to get spooky in Dallas‼️S/O
@TheHoopHustle
🎥
Appreciate you having me
#GoBonas
side bar .. I forgot to mention Yann when talking about our roster ! Got too hype talking about our guys lol Yann is a stud !!
🎙 I sat down with
@BonniesMBB
Assistant Coach,
@DanaJValentine
. We discussed this next chapter in his coaching career, being a part of the Bonnie’s staff and some of the newest members of the team.
Full:
🎙 I will be sitting down with
@BonniesMBB
Assistant Coach, Dana Valentine. Mark Schmidt announced the newest member of the coaching staff this week.
✍️The Bonnie’s got a great one in
@DanaJValentine
. Interview coming 🔜
No matter how many times we got down this year we kept fighting til the end. What is seen is temporary, yet what is unseen is eternal. We had a group of warriors in that lockeroom!!! Took a tough L to end the season 67-65...hats off to
@OSLBasketball
. We will be back
#PSAVARSITY
A lot of folks that work with black kids and claim to love and support them have yet to personally speak out against the injustices black people face in America. Don’t worry we see you! Silence is compliance!
#YouKnowWhoYouAre
#ShameOnYou
Losing sucks...but at the end of the day there was some unbreakable bonds formed this season and im grateful to have been part of that process..time to get back to work ‼️
What a debut for Daman Tate! He earned a double-double (26 pts., 10 rebs.) with four steals. McCoy (17 pts.), Hemphill (12 pts.) & Mathon (10 pts.) also reached double figures. We will next host the Crusaders Tuesday at 2 p.m.
#GoBU
Box Score -
Thank you to my guys Kyle Casey and Chris Zapata for coming through and talking with our
@PSAhoops
team about financial literacy‼️
Important topic that isn’t taught/talked about enough at this age💯
Don’t run down on Buddy Simmons‼️ He is not one of them‼️ Super competitive PG, tough, shoots it (47% from 3 this season with
@PSAhoops
) and has a feel for the game that’s well beyond his years. Running with
@ExpressionsBall
all spring and summer‼️👀
Sean McCarthy - Been the toughest SOB in the gym day in and day out for Varsity Elite. 6’5 lefty forward gets to the rim and has ability to stretch the floor, wins you 5+ games year 1‼️ Film Available‼️ D2s and high level D3s 👀👀👀
@PSAhoops
Hassan Diarra caps off his
@PSAhoops
career as the program’s All-Time Leading Scorer, a 2x National Prep Champ and cemented his legacy with a 29-point gem in a 79-71 win over NMH at the 2020
@PrepNational
@hassan_diarra11
= LEADER. WARRIOR. WINNER!
Thank you
@_TeamNewEngland
coaches, parents, admin and most importantly the players. Grateful for this program allowing me the opportunity to use the game of basketball to mentor young men 🙏🏾
Young fella
@mekhidedrick3
can really go 💯 college coaches this one you want to get in on now!! Will continue to put up big numbers at Springfield Commonwealth playing with
@ToneAnderson5
next season‼️
@mekhidedrick3
was our MVP this weekend
@TheHoopGroup
Southern Jamfest. Scored in multiple ways for the 🏆. Averaged 26pts for the weekend. Got to the basket at will and made the right decision off the screen every time.
@SpfldComAcademy
@ToneAnderson5
got something special💯⚔️⚔️
🎥 I sat down with
@BonniesMBB
assistant coach,
@DanaJValentine
to discuss the upcoming season. Click link for full interview. Looking forward to talking with Valentine throughout the season. Click Subscribe.
Full interview:
Listen, if this doesn’t make your soul feel better...
Watch Caden Wu - all 5-3 of him, all the way from Wuhan, China to Putnam, CT - and his teammates react after he banks in a 3 for his 1st points this season in
@PSAhoops
varsity2 game.
#BestThing
#LongLiveSports
#NoYoureCrying
A LOT to be excited about in these clips college coaches‼️ Barry Evans Jr.
@PSAhoops
newest member .. catch him in July live period with Team Melo EYBL 👀‼️📈📈
The weeks “Horse Collar” goes to our fearless leader
@CoachEspoPSA
‼️‼️ The head of the 🐍 is back 🔥🔥🔥
Knocked down 7 times, got up 8‼️ Just in time for 💍 szn‼️
Welcome back to
#ClubDub
$po
One staying on the bookshelf, giving the rest of copies I have to young people in my community. ‘Our PSA’ has so many valuable lessons and real life experiences that helps put things into perspective . Salute
@PSACardinals
‼️
Happy Birthday to my brother and one of the toughest players I’ve ever been around
@Rip_quan5
‼️ Proud of you bro, my boy bout to go crazy this year at CofC 💯
All Mike Yagmin ever did was help get kids the exposure they needed. This guy helped New England basketball in so many indescribable ways. He was a nice soul with a fire and intensity to him that translated to his video coordinating and helping kids. May your soul rest, Yags. 💔
Best kept secret in NEW ENGLAND‼️
2023 Darryl Simmons
@ExpressionsBall
❌
40 minute scrimmage over the weekend 🎥
22 points 🔥
Toe to toe with Miami bound point Bensley Joseph 👀
#PSAhoops
The Future is bright 💯
Best feel in PSA since
@scoochstackin
Big thanks to the
#Bonnies
#7
Charles Pride (
@Sourrtv
) & Asst Coach Dana Valentine (
@DanaJValentine
) for joining us on our Team Unfurl Chalk Talk zoom call tonight! It was a great time w
@wojespn
leading a fantastic conversation! Big one at the RC tomorrow! LETS GET IT!
LJ Hicks is a JET‼️ 5’9 point guard from Gardner, MA and
@PSAhoops
fast as hell end to end, scrappy defender that shoots with range and is crafty around the rim. Going to make a college program very happy next year 💯
Incredible experience to be able to coach my alma-mater this weekend against some of the best competition in the tri-state area. Huge S/O to
@CoachAPopp
for the opportunity and to all 11 guys that contributed to a great weekend.
#TrustTheProcess
2020 Abdul Seck spent his snow day making this for our neighborhood cat.
He spent this semester absolutely killing it for
#PSAhoops
Varsity ‼️
Averaging over 20 PPG, the 6’2 Guard is ready for college B ball. 💯
High Character, in the gym, strong Academic 📈
Justin Rodriguez has been steady on both ends of the floor all year. D2’s In need of a high IQ guard that shoots it with range and can defend should be all over this kid ‼️
Putnam Science Varsity 69
Mitchell College 73
Justin Rodriguez led the Mustangs in the tough loss with 22 points while Tyler Henry added 18 as PSA drops to 7-3 on the season. The Mustangs return home for a Saturday afternoon contest vs Montmorecy College (Canada) at noon.
Some personal news: After 3 unbelievably enjoyable and successful years at Alfred University I am embarking on a new journey at Putnam Science Academy. Really excited to work with some great coaches and super high level talent on the court!
Message of the day from
#TNEAlum
⚔️ Moses Flowers, Daman Tate and Tyson Walker to our current
@TNEBBallClub
players...”PROTECT YOUR DREAMS” 💯✊🏾 Thank you guys for coming out and showing love
Welcome to the stable 🐎 Ugonna Kingsley‼️ The 6’11 NBA Academy Africa /
@TNEBBallClub
product has arrived and is ready to win a National Championship ‼️🔥🔥🔥👀
#PSAhoops
Varsity Elite Mustangs win ‼️ 89-76 against tough OverWin academy group. Today was Theo Benoit day the French sharp shooter finished with 31 (7 threes🔥🔥🔥) Alex Vertus 17p Edwin Daniel-Linares 13p LJ Hicks 11p Sean McCarthy 9p
Thank you to all the coaches I’ve had the opportunity to work with, parents who allowed me to coach their kids and most importantly thank you to the players for making this all work 💯
Hope everyone who didn’t see before is seeing clearly white privilege in how the “BLM” protests were handled and how this situation at the capitol is being handled. Smh!!
LJ Hicks will be a name to keep an eye on this season the 5’9 true point runs the show and can shoot it with range. Continues to improve each day...film available 👀👀