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BELOW LEFT: Team captain of Bed, Basketball and Beyond , Alex Juffer, attacks the basket in a game against the DirtyDogs. "IMBA is both the most diverse and passionate activity out there. It brings people from all over the school together to share a common love. Putting a ball in a hoop," said Juffer. BELOW RIGHT: A true "thug" from Thug U, Pat Melia prepares to shoot against SC Boys Lax. "We fell a little short of our goals for our last season as seniors," said Melia.
Nick Stoicheff, a 2003 graduate of State High, once dazzled students and other spectators on the IMBA court as part of the 2003 championship team, "Hoodrich." "I've always been in coaching and it seemed like a perfect fit to give back to a program that brought me so many great memories," said Stoicheff. Serving as a referee for the North league for the past three years while balancing work life as well as being full-time head coach of the nationally acclaimed Federals baseball team, Stoicheff, continues to give back to the community while remaining an IMBA legend. BELOW LEFT: Chris Borden of Milwaukee's Best finishes strong at the rim in a play-off game in the Winner's Bracket. Milwaukee's Best fought through a tough regular season to see its season end short with a loss to Thug U. "All in all it was a fun year and our team definitely surprised a lot of people with the success that we had, and we are excited to continue our success into next season," said Borden. BELOW RIGHT: Commanding court General for Hoodrich Reloaded, Mi ke Long, drives the baseline on Gilly Motta in a semi-final match up. Hoodrich went on to a convincing win to earn a spot in the championship. "We were strictly about business. When we stepped on the court we expected to dominate teams, and for the most part that was what we did," said Long. Hoodrich Reloaded took back the IMBA North championship, by a score of 46-41 , a title it claimed during the 2003 season.
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