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EXPLOSION BASKETBALL ACADEMY

Explosion Basketball Academy is a AAU program located in suburban Philadelphia, PA. Our mission is to promote the continued development of young players as it relates to the fundamentals of basketball, sportsmanship, and athletic competition.

Explosion basketball players participate in tournaments throughout the country, competing at the highest level, in an effort to maximize their potential and transform their skills from the basketball floor today, to the leaders of our communities tomorrow.

BERNARD BLUNT

DIRECTOR

Bernard Blunt Jr. grew up in Syracuse, NY and attended Jamesville Dewitt High School. In 1990, he led his school to both the New York State and Federation Titles. Bernard was named New York State Class B Player of the Year in 1990 and he was also New York first team all-state in 1988, 89 and 90. Bernard averaged 31 points per game as a senior, and became the third all-time leading scorer in New York State history (2,507). Bernard was invited to the prestigious Nike All American Camp during both his junior and senior years.

Post High School graduation, Bernard continued his basketball journey at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA. In 1990, he was named the 1st Freshman All American for Sporting News and was awarded the Big 5 and Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, Team MVP and Team Captain. Bernard started all 4 years at St. Joseph’s and made the 1st Team All Big 5 and Atlantic 10 each year from 1990-1993. Bernard was selected as a member of the U.S. Olympic Festival – East team in 1992. Bernard’s college play led to being named one of the 50 best ever college players (48) in Philadelphia by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bernard was inducted into St. Joseph’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 and into the Big 5 Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001. Bernard graduated from St. Joseph’s University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology.

Post college graduation, Bernard played professional basketball from 1995-2003 in both Asia and Europe and also played briefly for the NBA’s Washington Wizards.

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Chrisivalantis Apostolopoulus Joins University of the Sciences Roster

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September 9, 2021

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14U TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

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Day	Time	Team
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Name	Height	Position	School
Abobi Atler
Nick Bosch
Luke O’Donoghue
Luca Generosi
Jason Green
Sean Healy
Dean Koehler
Stevie Maniatis
Keagan McGee
Kaiden Robinson
Julian Rosetta
Trevor Smith

Name	Height	Position	School
Aden Bamgbose
Alfonso Caldwell
Vinny Carbonara
Miles Davis
Calvin Lewis
Colin Loftus
Andrew Mahoney
Anthony Zagame

ALUMNI

BERNIE BLUNT, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY TAYLOR BLUNT, UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY DANA KIEFER, BRYANT UNIVERSITY GABE MOSS, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LATRELL REID, ST. PETER’S UNIVERSITY CHRISIVALANTIS APOSOTOPOULUS, UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES BILLY FISHER, ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY CARL SCHALLER, GETTYSBURG COLLEGE ISAAC KENNON, PENN STATE ABINGTON ZAC GREEN, FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE - FOOTBALL AYANA JOHNSON, ROWAN UNIVERSITY DAKOTA MCCAUGHIN, NORTH CAROLINA UPSTATE DIAMOND CHRISTIAN, MERRIMACK UNIVERSITY LEAH JOHNSON, CENTRAL METHODIST COLLEGE CARLY RICE, GETTYSBURG COLLEGE PATRICK DUFFY, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY - FOOTBALL KYRA QUIGLEY, SCRANTON UNIVERSITY RILEY SHAAK, NC STATE - VOLLEYBALL GANNON MCKEE, PENN STATE ALTONA

TESTIMONIALS

I was able to pursue my dream of getting a pharmaceutical degree at University of the Sciences while playing basketball. We are more than a team, we are a family.

Chrisivalantis ApostolopoulusUniversity of the Sciences

Bernard took my own program to the next level by implementing some of what he does at Explosion. Not only was Bernard a good player, but he is a good coach. He is killing it on the AAU circuit right now.

Sam RinesRocktop Academy Director

My son Billy was one of the original members of Explosion. I can never thank coach Bernie enough for teaching Billy the right was to play basketball and helping him understand that year round skill development, workouts, and conditioning is the best way to prepare for higher level competition.

Tim FisherAssistant Coach / Parent

EXPLOSION BASKETBALL CLUB

Est. 2011

Explosion Basketball Academy is currently a member of the Mid-Atlantic AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Region and the National AAU organization.

The Club is eligible to compete in other local, state and national tournaments.