A Great Field For Hoop Mountain Super Week II by Phil Kasiecki EASTON, Mass. – The month of July is upon us, and that means camps are in full swing at first. Team tournaments follow, but we start with camps, and that included Hoop Mountain’s Super Week II, held at […]

Summer Classic East Recap by Phil Kasiecki LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The month of July is a busy one for many, and that includes the Hoop Group. Just last week, they ran their recently re-branded Hoop Group Elite Camp, followed by a team camp. Friday and Saturday was their latest event, […]

How They Fared Before July by Phil Kasiecki The spring travel team season has come and gone. One thing that made this year decidedly different for me was that much more time was spent near the home area than in past years. The entire month of May featured events run […]

Team Boston Elite Invitational Recap by Phil Kasiecki BOSTON – The Team Boston Elite Invitational was held this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury. Not many team tournaments are held at this time of the spring, as events like the NBA Players Top 100 and […]

Rumble in the Bronx Recap by Phil Kasiecki BRONX, N.Y. – Annually the best team tournament in June, the Rumble in the Bronx almost lived up to its name in the wrong way. But all in all, the tournament saw the usual competitive games along with some elite individual talents. […]

The Importance of Character by Phil Kasiecki This column, originally published June 18th, includes a brief description of an on-court altercation between James Padgett (Brooklyn (NY) Lincoln HS) of the Juice All-Stars and Taaj Ridley (Bronx (NY) John F. Kennedy HS) of the Gauchos, a description which includes a statement […]

BABC Rules New England by Phil Kasiecki MANSFIELD, Mass. – Championship Sunday at the New England AAU Regional Qualifier was dominated by the premier team in the region. All three gold divisions were won by the team expected to win, although one team did have a blemish along the way. […]

Reebok Starts Process For Summer With Headliner Camp by Phil Kasiecki MANSFIELD, Mass. – Over 100 players from New England turned out for the second Reebok Headliner Camp at the Mansfield SportsPlex this weekend. It is one of a dozen such events held at various locations around the country during […]

Massachusetts 16-Under and 17-Under AAU Recap by Phil Kasiecki MANSFIELD, Mass. – Over the past two weekends, the Amateur Athletic Union in Massachusetts called the Mansfield SportsPlex home. There, many divisions of its state tournament were held, including the 16-under and 17-under in the high school age categories. Pool play […]

Next April May Not Include Live Events by Phil Kasiecki The month of April came and went this year with just two weekends for coaches to evaluate prospects at travel team tournaments. There’s a possibility the number of such weekends next April could be zero. On April 25, the NCAA […]