Author: Ray Dunne

Every time Jonathan Jones sits down to work, he’s reminded of his friend. In the Bowling Green, Kentucky, office where he runs his family’s construction business, there’s unsurprisingly a lot of Western Kentucky men’s basketball memorabilia. The Jones family have been longtime supporters of the program. However, one particular shadow box frame contains jerseys that…

There may be very few people who have been to as many Danny Rumph Classics as Bill Ellerbee. His attendance is not surprising, given the fact that he coached Danny Rumph’s father and has been known to be in the gyms where high quality hoops is being played. The legendary Simon Gratz High School basketball…

Tim Greene can see it all clear as day. The 2011 edition of the Rumph Classic is in its final seconds. The crowd has created a halfcourt box around the action.  As a young referee, Greene finds himself about to officiate a moment that will live on in Philadelphia basketball lore forever. He is not…

In Monday night’s championship game, Josh Sharkey watched from the bench as his squad fell behind by double digits in the game’s opening minutes. When his number was finally called, the 5-9 point guard dug in and immediately picked up the length of the floor on defense. Then came the defensive stops, clenching his fists…

Years ago, Lamar Stevens and Tony Carr were like many other kids in Philadelphia at the Rumph Classic–they wanted to be like the Morris twins. Marcus and Markieff Morris have always represented Philadelphia on the basketball court, even more so when it comes to the Rumph Classic. Known to show up and put on dazzling…

A quick dribble move and a stepback into a jumper from the free throw line. Nothing but net. From the baseline, an onlooker nodded and cracked a smile.  Philadelphia 76ers co-owner David Adelman couldn’t help himself as he enjoyed watching his forward Paul Reed, fresh off a three-year extension to stay in Philadelphia, knocked down…