Day: August 5, 2024

The first week of August in Philadelphia is a special time.  Every year the Daniel E. Rumph II Foundation holds The Rumph Classic to honor the late Danny Rumph through playing the game he loved.  Not only is the Rumph a fun way to raise awareness, it also gives some old teammates the ability to…

Before 2009, Mark Tyndale was a Simon Gratz and Temple graduate who never personally met Danny Rumph. He was a gritty dude from North Philly with a knack for scoring. A desire to work his way up to the NBA through the G-League (formerly D-League). In the summer of 2009, just before training camp, Tyndale…

Bring your game, not your name. The phrase might as well be summer league basketball scripture. However, in some instances, it’s okay to bring both. Blue Magic’s Brandon “Bodybag” Moss did just that on Friday night at The Rumph Classic, scoring a game-high 27 points in his team’s 78-66 win over DevelopNow.  “(I want to)…

Philly basketball legend Cuttino Mobley strolled into the Community College of Philadelphia gym for the Danny Rumph Classic, just hoping to watch some good hoops. That quickly changed on Sunday morning. Day four of the Rumph featured an alumni game but the former NBA player chose to watch from the sidelines rather than lace his…