Author: Sam Cohn

By: Colin Schofield Day one of the 20th Danny Rumph Classic began with a blowout, 92-58 victory by TBB against Rumph Center, where seemingly every shot went in for TBB. Three of their players scored in double figures, led by Brooklyn Nets guard Tyrese Martin.  The 6-foot-6 guard guided TBB to an easy opening win…

Photo courtesy: Allie Ippolito / For The Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Isabella DiAmore spent time with Danny’s mom, Ms. Candy, for an inside look at the Daniel E. Rumph II Foundation and all she gives back to her community. We encourage you to check out DiAmore’s story here, as well as all the other Inquirer…

Photo courtesy: Philadelphia Inquirer; “Anton Klusener/ Staff Illustration. Photos: AP Images; Yong Kim/ Staff” Earlier this week, Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Gina Mizell recounted what has been an incredible journey the past two decades of the Rumph Classic. Danny’s Uncle, Marcus Owens, told her that the Sharif Bray’s 2011 game winner “was the seed that was…

The 19th annual Rumph Classic ended with a dominant performance by Team F.O.E. as they mercy-ruled Rumph Center 110-87, becoming five-time Rumph Classic Champions. Leading the charge for the new champions was former Miami Hurricane, Isaiah Wong. The Pacers guard poured in many effortless buckets finishing the night with 31 points.   Rumph legend Marcus Morris…

At halftime of Monday night’s championship, Senator Jimmy Dillon and Councilmember At-Large Isaiah Thomas presented a grant check for $75,000 toward the Daniel E. Rumph II Foundation and Philly Legendary Summer Hoops. Conversations between the senator and councilman have been extremely collaborative in helping to make the contribution – with backing from Senator Vincent Hughes…

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)…

For the first time in Rumph Classic history, Team Cloud and Team Candy battled Sunday afternoon for the right to call themselves the women’s tournament champion. Candy dominated en route to the final matchup, but they didn’t have the same luck Sunday. Cloud controlled the latter half of the matchup and took home the 50-40…