Author: Ryan Mack
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Blue Magic wins 2025 Rumph Championship
By Colin Schofield The 20th Danny Rumph Classic featured everything fans could have hoped for from Thursday to Sunday and it was only fitting that Championship Monday gave them the same treat. Blue Magic led TBB for virtually the entire game, leading by as many as 21 in the second half. Suddenly, a switch flipped…
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Rumph Championship opens up with youth showcase games
By: Colin Schofield Championship Monday at the 20th annual Danny Rumph Classic was kicked off by the boys and girls showcase event. Local middle schoolers had the chance to compete in front of the crowd at the DAC before the championship between TBB and Blue Magic. Girls Showcase Game The evening started with a showdown…
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Wallace earns women’s showcase MVP honors
By Colin Schofield The second annual women’s pro showcase tournament championship at the Danny Rumph Classic gave the fans at the Daskalakis Athletic Center a hard-fought, defensive battle. Team Harper came out hot to snatch to lead by double digits for much of the first half. But, Team Candy found its groove and spiced things…
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Team Harper wins Rumph Classic Women’s championship
By: Colin Schofield Day four of the Danny Rumph Classic kicked off with the second annual women’s pro showcase championship. Team Candy and Team Harper earned wins on Saturday and faced off Sunday afternoon for the right to be crowned champions. Team Harper held control for the entire first half with strong defense and the…
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Rumph Semi-Finals: Blue Magic and TBB earn spots in championship
The penultimate day of the Rumph gave the fans at the DAC a treat. Following the Women’s championship, the afternoon’s main course saw two men’s semi-final matchups for a spot in Monday night’s finals. Sunday saw Rumph Center take on Blue Magic, but all eyes were on the main event. After a game of fireworks…
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Morgan State legend Stanley Davis shines at the Rumph
For Stanley Davis’s entire life, he has been overlooked. Since the Chester, Pennsylvania, native was five years old, there was someone always looking past the hard work that he had put in. So, how did he get past that? He worked. The childhood slights became the perfect stepping stones for Davis to grow a chip…
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Rumph Day Three: L.O.E. and Rumph Center punch ticket to Semi-finals
By Colin Schofield Day two at the Danny Rumph Classic gave the fans of the Daskalakis Athletic Center four games of high-level basketball that featured multiple close finishes and standout performances. When the final buzzer sounded, two teams were officially eliminated from the field, leaving four teams vying for the crown. Today, matters further intensified…
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Day Three at the Rumph: Women’s Semi-Final Action
By Jacob Moreno The first two days of the 20th annual Danny Rumph Classic was exclusively men’s action, but day three got started with the second annual women’s showcase. Four women’s teams duked it out to start day three for the right to play in the women’s showcase championship Sunday afternoon. Game One It took…
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Day Two of the Rumph: Rumph Center Staves Off Elimination
Day one of the Danny Rumph Classic featured jaw-dropping action from start to finish. Between TBB’s perimeter avalanche against Rumph Center and Jordan Hall’s 50-piece, the Daskalakis Athletic Center was buzzing. Heading into night two, every team aimed to keep the momentum as the chance of elimination upped the stakes. Game One From the opening…
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Jordan Hall shows there’s ‘levels’ in 50-point outburst
In the Rumph’s Day 1 night cap, Blue Magic went into halftime with a chance to seal the deal against Develop now. Despite a nearly cleared out gym as the clock struck closer to midnight, both teams were neck and neck. Blue Magic went into the intermission up by 11 points and a chance at…