Thursday, July 25, 2013 Matchups

37th Annual Hawaii College Basketball Summer League

NCAA Basketball

6:00 pm Game - Central Medical Clinic (5-1) vs Wealth Strategy Partners (2-4)
Last Meeting 6/29 - Central Medical won 103-77

7:30 pm Game - National Fire Protection Co. (4-3) vs Solar Universe (5-2)
Last Meeting 7/2 - National Fire won 85-79

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome Back Llewellyn Smalley!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Llewellyn Smalley was a two-time All American at Hawaii Pacific University, played professional basketball in Europe and is now the head coach of the Bay Area Shuckers of the American Professional Basketball League.  He is visiting Hawaii and will honor the League and basketball fans by playing in tonight's game!

Here are a few articles on Llewllyn's basketball career (courtesy of the respective publications):

Hawaii Pacific University

2011 Induction into the Wealth Strategy Partners' HPU Athletics Hall of Fame

        Honoring Outstanding Athletes, HPU Today - Winter 2011-12

Bay Area Shuckers Basketball

Severn, MD (May 1, 2013) – The Bay Area Shuckers announced Llewellyn Smalley has been named Head Coach of the American Professional Basketball League (APBL) team. Smalley, a former Shuckers player, was an All-American and Hall of Famer at Hawaii Pacific University, earned a tryout with the Los Angeles Lakers, and is a veteran of nine professional seasons.

“Llewellyn brings extensive knowledge of the professional game and a tremendous passion for basketball. He will bring a new energy to the organization and our style of play. We’re very excited to see what the 2013-2014 season brings,” stated Shuckers General Manager John Wolfe.

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana Smalley first gained notoriety on the court with Hawaii Pacific University. A three-year letterman for the Sea Warriors, Smalley was named All-American in 1997 and 1998 and is HPU’s all-time leader in points with 1,808. He also is tied for first in school history in games, is first in field goals, first in three pointers, third in rebounds and third in steals. For the 1997-1998 season Smalley was named the Hawaii Intercollegiate Athletic Conference MVP and the Far West Region MVP.  In 2011 he was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame.

Following his collegiate career Smalley was scheduled to go to camp with the Toronto Raptors, but with the National Basketball Association (NBA) lockout he never received his opportunity and would have to wait six years for another shot at the NBA. Smalley made his professional debut with the Dornbirn Lions, currently of the B Bundesliga in Austria, in the 1998-1999 season and averaged 42 points per game. In 1999-2000 he took his game to Italy for Snaidero Udine of Italy’s Lega 2 averaging 15.6 points per game.

In 2000-2001 he hit the courts in Turkey playing for Egepen Altay Izmir and again averaged in double digits; scoring 16.3 ppg. The 2001-2002 season saw Smalley continue his European tour playing for Golbey-Epinal of the French Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB), and tossed 17.3 points a game through the hoop.

In 2002 Smalley returned stateside and played for the Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs of the United States Basketball League under former NBA star Darryl Dawkins. After one season out of the professional ranks Smalley earned a tryout for the 2004-2005 season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the 2004-2005 season he had one of his best in pro ball averaging 22.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game for Joensuun Kataja of Finland. He continued to play in Finland from 2005 through 2007 for UU-Korihait Uusikaupunki of the top level Finnish professional league, the Korisliiga. In 2005-2006 he averaged 22.7 points per game and saw his team advance to the league semi-finals.

Smalley also played for the All-Army team for two years. In the 2011 Armed Forces Basketball Championship held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California from April 10 through April 17, 2011, Smalley was named to the All Armed Forces Team. In August of 2011 he was signed by the Shuckers and played in nine games, while also serving as a Player-Coach.

For more information visit Shuckers Basketball

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, August 7, 1997

Keep your guard up

Carter and Smalley are two of the most talented players in the NCAA Summer League

Basketball is never out of season, especially the way it is played by Anthony Carter and Llewellyn Smalley. Twice this summer, local sports fans were treated to one of the best deals imaginable -- Carter vs. Smalley in the NCAA Summer League.

The admission at Kaimuki High's gym was free. And so were the players -- free from the pressures of intense in-season competition; free to create, free to dominate.

Last night they combined for 88 points as Smalley's Pineapple Moon team beat Carter's Honolulu Ford squad, 123-113, in the league's regular-season finale.

Dunks, alley oops, long 3-pointers, behind-the-back dribbles and passes, change-of-pace drives -- even some dogged defense. The two most talented college basketball players in Hawaii, both guards, matched up and let it loose.

Read the full article in the ol' Honolulu Star-Bulletin