Eastern Athletic Association of the Deaf (EAAD) held 77th Annual Men’s and 33rd Annual Women’s Region Basketball Tournament on March 29-30, 2025 at Framingham, MA.
EAAD kicked off with 10 Men Teams and 2 Women Teams, as for 2 Women teams Eastern Storm and Maryland Crossover bypassed tournament according to EAAD Bylaws on number of teams, and to attend NDBO Tournament.
Men’s Tournament kicked off on Saturday with 7th seeded Northeast Dynamite losing to 10th seeded Nighthawks 56-54, on other side of bracket 8th seeded DMV Diplomats roamed over 9th seeded Philadelphia Hustle 104-47, 4th seeded Empire City defeated 5th seeded Gotham City 79-69 to earn semifinal berth, 3rd seeded DC Elite Hoyas smothered 6th seeded Rochester Venom 99-48 to move to semifinals, 2nd seeded Matrix powered over Nighthawks 98-29 to enter semifinal game, 1st seed and last year Champion District City 95ers defeated DMV 61-49 to move into semifinals. On Losing Bracket Philadelphia Hustle lost to Northeast Dynamite 64-59 to earn Dynamite a 9th place finish, DMV runs over Gotham City 108-65, Rochester Venom defeated Nighthawks 77-51 then lost to DMV in 5th place game by score of 114-88 to allow DMV Diplomat an 5th Place finish. Semifinals Games kicked off with DC Elite Hoyas handling Matrix 82-73 finish to earn a champion berth, DC 95ers manhandled Empire City 103-68 score to return to Champion Berth. 3rd place game saw Matrix revived and defeated Empire City by score of 94-39 to earn 3rd place finish. Champion Game saw action with DC Elite Hoyas battling with DC 95ers with 95ers patient and moving the ball around gave them advantage and came out on top to defeat Hoyas by score of 77-68 to earn EAAD title.
Men’s Final Standings
Champ- District City 95ers
Runner-up- DC Elite Hoyas
3rd Place- Matrix
4th Place- Empire City
Men’s Awards
MVP- Andy Cruz
District City 95ers
MOP- Orion Palmer
DMV Diplomats
Coach of the Tournament
Keith Westhoelter- DMV Diplomats
All Stars
Adam Pagan- District City 95ers
Anton Jackson- District City 95ers
Jake Schwall- District City 95ers
Tony Tatum- DC Elite Hoyas
Lawrence Watson- DC Elite Hoyas
Shawn Daniels- DC Elite Hoyas
Rainel Urbi- Matrix
Brian Cristobal- Matrix
Victor Cruz- Empire City
Erick Rodriguez- Empire City
Orion Palmer- DMV Diplomats
Jesse Steingieser- DMV Diplomats
Quinton Ferrell- Rochester Venom
Christian Gonzalez- Nighthawks
Vernon Lane- Gotham City
Justin Currus- Northeast Dynamite
Bode Aggas- Philadelphia Hustle
Source: EAAD Facebook Page