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  Maurice Thomas showing his hops at the Fear the Hop Tourney - November 23, 2011  
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TIGERS MOVE ONTO SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT -The Sectional Tournament begins on Wednesday, February 8th and the Tigers bring their #5 ranking into the tourney against #4 Buena. The game will be played at Mesquite High. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:45pm. See you there!

The top 4 teams from the Secytional will get an automatic bid to state tournament. BRACKET


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AIA POWER RANKINGS - Follow the Tigers on the AIA Power Rankings this season. These are used to determine the schools that will make the State tournament play-offs under the new alignment. The Tigers are in Division I, Section 2. POWER RANKINGS

HOW THE POWER RANKINGS WORK FOR 2011-12:

Division I Sectional Tournament (8 team bracket): The top eight (8) power ranked teams from each Section will make up the Section tournament. The bracket will be seeded according to their power ranking within their Section. The tournament will consist of three rounds and will be single elimination.

Division I State Tournament (24 team bracket): Four (4) teams from each of the three Sections for a total of 12 teams will earn an automatic bid based on how they finish within their Sectional tournament. The final 12 spots will be based on overall power ranking. The bracket will be seeded according to overall power ranking of the 24 teams. Teams seeded #1 to #8 will get a first round bye. The tournament will consist of five rounds and will be single elimination

SDSU TEAM CAMP CHAMPS - The Gilbert Tigers boys varsity team won the 2011 Steve Fisher San Diego State team camp championship on June 26th. This was the 2nd time the Tigers have been able to win this tournament in the last 4 years and this was also is their 2nd team camp championship this summer. The Tigers went 4 - 1 in pool play on Friday and Saturday by beating Canyon Crest, Poway, Escondido and St. Augustine with their one loss coming to Torrey Pines.

In bracket play on Sunday the Tigers dominated play and were able to win 4 straight games by beating Rancho Cucamonga, Saguaro, St. Augustine and then Poway again in the championship game. Congratulations to the Tigers for a well played weekend against some quality competition.

HELP THE PROGRAM AND GET A TAX BREAK - If you would like to contribute to the Tiger Basketball program you will be eligible for a 100% tax credit. The state of Arizona allows individuals and couples a 100% state tax credit on donations made to schools for extra curricular activities.

To contribute go the GILBERT DISTRICT WEB SITE fill out the on-line form and give them the instruction that you want to donate specifically to "Gilbert High School Boys Basketball" when you fill out the form. Or simply write a check (made out to Gilbert Boys Basketball) and mail it to the school address in care of Jay Caserio. You will receive documentation that verifies your donation for tax reporting purposes.

FORMER TIGER JOINS MCC - The Gilbert Tiger Basketball Program is pleased to announce the return of Elliot Fletcher from his LDS mission and decision to start his college basketball career at Mesa Community College. Elliot was a major part of the 2007 - 2008 season for the Tigers, which finished with a 20 - 8 overall record and a #2 ranking in the state. The Thunderbirds led by head coach Sam Ballard and assistant coach and former Gilbert Tiger, Mike Grothas, are excited about the 2011 - 2012 recruiting class and the future of MCC basketball.

   

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TIGERS WIN REGULAR SEASON FINALE- (02-03-12) The Tigers topped Mountain Pointe 62-49. RECAP

TIGERS WIN ON SENIOR NIGHT- (02-02-12) The Tigers topped Williams Field 49-20.   Gallery available at AZDEWPHOTO.COM

TIGERS GET BACK ON TRACK AGAINST BASHA- (01-31-12) The No. 7 Tigers beat No. 4 Basha for the second time this season, 75-54, in a critical Division I power points contest. The Bears boast three juniors - Torren Jones, Jaron Hopkins and Maurice Kirby - that may go on to play Division I college basketball, but Gilbert's unimposing group made this victory look even easier than the first.  


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MESQUITE GAME - (01/12/12) - The Tigers won their second game in a row with a solid win against Mesquite. The final score was 72-55. Lash (18), Martin (14)  and  Helvig (11) led the scoring.


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TIGERS LOSE SQUEAKER TO RED MOUNTAIN - (01/06/12) - The Tigers lost to Red Mountain on Friday night by a score of 56-55. Gilbert was down four and hit a three at the buzzer to come up a point short. Eric Crawford led the Tigers in scoring with 17 points.


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PHOTO OP FOR PARENTS AND FANS - Parents and fans of the Tiger program have the opportunity to purchase professional quality photos of players in select games throughout the season. These photos from the game can be purchased by players, parents and fans in an un-cropped professional quality format and size by visiting AZDEWPHOTO.COM

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TIGERS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE  "HOP" - Connor Helvig scored 17 points and Gilbert took advantage of a cold-shooting Mesquite team to beat the Wildcats 51-38 on Saturday night in the championship of the Fear the Hop Tournament at Mesa.

"Trying to get better- that's what we are trying to do in this tournament," said Gilbert coach Jay Caserio. "Obviously the win is nice, it's a bonus."

Gilbert defeated host Mesa in the second round by  a score of 50-34. In the first round of the bracket Gilbert defeated Hamilton 68-48 to advance on the winners side.

THANKSGIVING FEAR THE HOP  BRACKETS

 
   

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Contact the Coach -
If you would like to contact Coach Caserio regarding the Gilbert Tiger basketball program he would be more than happy to hear from you. The two ways Coach would like to be contacted are by calling him directly on his cell phone (480-293-4175) or by sending him an email message.
Coach's email address is jaykcaserio@yahoo.com

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