Westchester All-Star Basketball Game - 2025

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine - August 11, 2025

As reported last summer in MetroSports Magazine, the New York Metro area is a mecca of summer streetball leagues and tournaments. At venues like Gersh Park in Brooklyn, Orchard Beach Park in the Bronx, Archie Spigner Park in Queens, Gardella Park in White Plains, and Rucker Park, Dykman Park and Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan, summer streetball has been a fixture. Well, lets now add to that Yosemite Park!

No, not Yosemite National Park in California, but Yosemite Park on the border of Greenburgh and White Plains. Yes there is a park by that name on Yosemite Avenue with, among other amenities, an asphalt basketball court recently refurbished with support from the financial consulting firm, Earn Your Leisure. On Saturday, August 9^th, 2025, the inaugural Westchester All-Star Game tipped off on featuring the two teams with players having roots in the 914 area code. And what talented players they were.

In a tightly fought championship battle, over 250 combined points were scored with the game not decided until the final minute of play. Organized by ‘The Pound’ and the ‘Theodore D. Young Community Center (TDYCC)’, the two All-Star teams included ‘Team MEECH’ and ‘Team FRAGG’. 

Team MEECH was headed by Demetre ‘Meech’ Roberts, a local product of the Mt. Vernon High School basketball team who went on to play college basketball at St. Thomas Aquinas and Fairleigh Dickinson University. In his freshman year at college he was named East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year. Undrafted by the NBA, Meech went on to play professional ball in Europe, specifically Serbia.

Team FRAGG was led by Isaiah ‘Fragg’ Cousins, also a graduate of the Mt. Vernon H.S. basketball program who went on to a successful college basketball career at Oklahoma Univ. He was selected in  2^nd Round of the 2016 NBA  draft by the Sacramento Kings where he was assigned to their G-League development team. Subsequently, he went on to a contract with the Utah Jazz and then to play professional ball in Israel and Europe. Locally, Isaiah has also played in the Ferris World summer tournament.

The game got off to an early 3-3 score in the first 30 seconds of play and ended the first quarter with Team FRAGG ahead by a 12 point margin, 42-30. Team FRAG maintained their lead through the first half but, toward the middle of the third quarter, Team MEECH pulled ahead, 77-75, but that lead was short lived. Team FRAGG came back with a scoring vengeance ending the third quarter with a commanding 106-89 lead. But Team MEECH did not quit closing the gap to 106-100 just minutes into the fourth quarter, tying the score at 110-110 with four minutes remaining, and staying within two points as the final minutes ticked by. In the end, Team FRAGG won by the final score of 133-128.

With his 26 points scored, Team FRAGG’s Marques Henry was declared M.V.P. followed closely in scoring by Zay Murphy with 25 Points and Tavien Tyler with 22. High scorers on Team MEECH were Demetre Roberts with 20 Points  and Jimmy Bosque with 24.

The athletes competing in this event were true All-Stars. Members of teams were:

Team MEECH

Demetre ‘Meech’ Roberts –Mt Vernon H.S., STAC & Fairleigh Dickinson, East Coast Conference Rookie of the Year,  Undrafted NBA, Pro player in Serbia.

Darnell ‘Dink’ Glover, Roosevelt H.S. Yonkers, Varsity Basketball Captain, has played in the Ferris World

Joe Clarke – New Rochelle H.S., Dean College 2015 All-American team leading scorer, and then Eastern New Mexico University. Locally hes played in the Ferris World, Rucker Park, and Dykman tournaments.

New Rochelle H.S., Oklahoma City University, Played Rucker Park Tourney

Jimmy Bosque – Gorton H.S., Manhattan College, Pro player Hudson Valley Kings of American Professional Basketball League,  played as a member of the Harlem Wizards,played in Rucker Park

Torey Thomas – White Plains NY Trinity Catholic H.S., CT, College of the Holy Cross, Pro player in Europe and Russia, Undrafted NBA

Jaylen Savage – Elmsford NY, Alexander Hamilton H.S., Nazareth University, Empire 8 League Rookie of the Year, U.S. Basketball Writers Association First Team All area

DJ (Derrick) Felder - Saunders H.S., Herkimer College, NJCAA Division Player of the Year and First Team All-American 2019

Brandon Sinclair -  Mt. Vernon H.S., St Thomas Moore H.S. (CT), Northwest Florida College and now playing for St. Thoms Aquinas College. He’s played local streeball with Ferris World, Dyckman, EYL, and Unsung Yutes.

Eric Woodberry – Greenburgh, Woodlands H.S.,  Univ Mt St Vincent.

Aaron ‘the problem’ Williams – New Rochelle HS, Delaware State, NJCCA Player of the Year, played professionally in the American Basketball Association, and in Canada, Dominican Republic, Russia, and New Zealand.France, Israel, Kosovo. He has also played at Gersh Park.

Team FRAGG

Isaiah ‘Fragg’ Cousins – Mt. Vernon H.S., Oklahoma Univ, 2^nd Round NBA 2016 Draft Pick, plays profession, Sacramento Kings, plays professionally in Israel and Europe, played in Ferris World,

Randy Stephens – Mt. Vernon H.S., and a player with the Westchester Community College Vikings

Spencer Smith – White Plains H.S., and college ball at Post University

PJ Torres – New Rochelle H.S., Duquesne University and LIU, played at Rucker, West 4th Cage, East Coast Basketball League’s Petersburg Cavaliers.

Jay McGee -  New Rochelle H.S. standout.

Noah Morgan – Mt Vernon HS, Fairleigh Dickenson Univ, Eastern Michigan,  and Morehouse College, NEC Rookie of the Week 2017-18 season, Pro ball Europe.

Zay Murphy – White Plains HS standout.

Keyshawn ‘Keys’ Miller – Saunders HS, plays with John Jay College Bloodhounds where he’s earned an MVP award, named CUNYAC First Team All-Stars, and All-Metropolitan Basketball Writers’ Association Third Team Honors.

Manny Barkor – Mt. Vernon HS, played for Rockland Community College and now plays for Lehman College

Tavien Tyler – Mt Vernon H.S., Monroe University Mustangs, was a 2022 Nike Spring Classic Standout, 2025 The Pound Invitational All Star, played at Dykman and Ferris World

Brandon Harris – Alexander Hamiltion H.S., Sullivan CC, Herkimer College, now Russell Sage College where he is the 4^th highest scorer in the school’s history

Marques “Ques” Henry – Mt. Vernon H.S., Sullivan Community College, played for Team Frenji and at Ferris World with team Get Money”

With a Latin jazz festival taking place nearby in the park, action on the court was supported by the music of DJ Coley Cole and the real-time updates from the on-court announcer, M.C.: Kessy the Voice of Westchester. And our summary of this outstanding All-Star game wouldn’t be complete without recognizing the role of the “Theodore D Young Community Center” and “The Pound” and its CEO, Fred Bowers and for putting together this all star game.  And again, thanks to “Earn Your Leisure” for the use of their brand new basketball court.

Game photos available at: https://wr-photo.com/p789510334