Albany City Rocks

Location: Albany, New York
Region: GBOA East
Coach: Jim Hart (Head Coach), John Murray (Asst. Coach)
NBA Alumni: 2, (James Thomas, Andray Blatche)
NCAA Alums: 70, (Paul Harris, Talor Battle, Jimmer Fredette, Mark Lyons, Brad Sheehan)
Founded: 1993
The City Rocks are a Nike based travel team located in up-state New York. They are the premier grassroots program in upstate New York, winning their association's AAU championships for the last ten years running! City Rocks has placed over 90 student-athletes at Division I institutions, and Andray Blatche and James Thomas are two City Rocks alumni to have the honor of playing in the NBA. Additionally, Charles Spencer and David Holloway went on to play in the National Football League. Over the years, the City Rocks have also been a great stepping stone for Coaches, with five former coaches moving on to the NCAA Division I and NBA Ranks. City Rocks Director Jim Hart also runs the prestigious Rumble in the Bronx Tournament at Fordham University each June.

# NameHT POS
Class High School Interests
11
Kyle Callanan
6'1"
G
2010
Mt. Anthony
Vermont, Fordham, Siena, New Hampshire
3
Derek Millinghaus5'9"
G
2011
Schenectady
 
22
Kameron Ritter
6'4"G
2010
CBA
Brown, Holy Cross, Siena
33
Shavar Fields
6'7"
F
2010
Albany Academy
Houston, Siena, Wagner, UMass
10
Mike Murray
6'2"
G
2010
LaSalle Siena, Dartmouth
3
Nolan Hart
5'9"G
2010Albany Academy
Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth, Fordham
44Chris Pelcher 6'9"C
2011
Albany Academy Fairfield,  Manhattan, Monmouth, Wagner
12
Taran Buie6'3"G
2010
Bishop Maginn Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Maryland, BC, Virginia
42
Will Regan6'9"F
2010
Nichols School

Arizona State, Stanford, Maryland, Fordham

Albany City Rocks: Taran Buie
Friday, 30 May 2008 23:28

Taran Buie is an extremely smooth guard who lets the game come to him. Regardless of having the ability to get his shot off at virtually anytime, he picks his spots well and has the adaptability to take whatever the defense gives him. He has multiple gears off the dribble and can almost put a defender to sleep before swiftly accelerating and blowing past him. While he can apparently glide to the rim, he can also stop in the mid-range area and rise over the top of the defense to get off his pull-up jumper. Buie, is being offered by Syracuse, Georgia Tech., Ohio State, Virginia Tech., St. John’s and a list of others. However, he is still unsigned and will be making a decision in the near future.