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Traditional event pic 📸Summer Kickoff in the 518… always a special night. 112 players in the gym across two sessions. Pr...
06/14/2026

Traditional event pic 📸

Summer Kickoff in the 518… always a special night. 112 players in the gym across two sessions. Pretty much all regions of NY represented along with players from MA, PA, and VT.

Seasoned upperclassmen vets, promising up & comers, event first timers, and more. Some clawing to get on college radars, others that are being aggressively recruited already including a double-digit collection that hold D1 or D2 offers. Full row of college coaches. Familiar & new faces, compete/respond/grow, exposure opportunity… that’s what it’s about.

THANK YOU to all that made the 9th Annual EST Summer Kickoff a success!

Time for more house work catch-up and sleep 🙃

Who’s in :It wouldn’t be complete without the tone setter 🫡 speedy true PG that’s exceptional at creating the pace she ...
06/10/2026

Who’s in :

It wouldn’t be complete without the tone setter 🫡 speedy true PG that’s exceptional at creating the pace she excels in, defends at a high level 94 feet, great court vision in the half-court, and the list goes on. Just scroll her feed, I’ve said/posted it all 🤷🏻‍♂️

2027 Aliyah Pearson (Colonie/NY Havoc)… locked in 🔒

THIS FRIDAY at Impact (518) 📍
Closing up shop in the 7-9 group.
30+ college coaches anticipated.
Registration open but space is limited!

Info & Register at the link in the comments 🔗

Who’s in :Played the long game & now stands as one of Central New York’s top talents. 5’10” with length, bouncy wing at...
06/09/2026

Who’s in :

Played the long game & now stands as one of Central New York’s top talents. 5’10” with length, bouncy wing athlete developing through a lot of lead guard reps this spring. D2 offered with additional D2 & high-end D3 recruitment - and still not close to her ceiling 🚀

2027 Kylah Bednar (CNS Girls Basketball/Syracuse Nets)… locked in 🔒

FRIDAY NIGHT at Impact (518) 📍
Catch Kylah closing it out in the 7-9 group.
30+ college coaches expected.
Registration open but space is limited!

Info & Register at the link in the comments 🔗

Who’s in :High skill level, developing as a more well-rounded lead guard weapon, moxie for age… oh, and I guess she can...
06/09/2026

Who’s in :

High skill level, developing as a more well-rounded lead guard weapon, moxie for age… oh, and I guess she can shoot it a bit. Tracking toward being of the purest, most potent shooters the Capital District has produced in my time covering the game. The goods 🔋

2029 Avery Ostrander (BSPA DAWGS/NY HAVOC Player Development Program)… locked in 🔒

THIS FRIDAY at Impact (518) 📍
30+ college coaches anticipated.
Registration open but space is limited!

Info & Register at the link in the comments 🔗

Sunday coming to a close.My Prime Event people are back from Spooky Nook - ok, almost back.So for the last time this spr...
06/07/2026

Sunday coming to a close.
My Prime Event people are back from Spooky Nook - ok, almost back.

So for the last time this spring, psst…
IT’S EVENT WEEK ‼️

9th Annual Summer Kickoff in the Albany area at Impact Athletics NY THIS FRIDAY, June 12.

100+ players (over two sessions) with 30+ college coaches already communicating plans to attend. It’s an EST night in the 518. You already know 🤷🏻‍♂️

VERY LIMITED openings remain as event week begins! LINK IN BIO 🔗 for full event info & registration!

See you there 👋🏼

Who’s in :Reposting for the reorganized thread, but I’ll shout Chloe out daily 🤷🏻‍♂️ one of New York’s top small school...
06/05/2026

Who’s in :

Reposting for the reorganized thread, but I’ll shout Chloe out daily 🤷🏻‍♂️ one of New York’s top small schoolers & also one of the state’s more unique talents. 6 footer with length & ranginess, midrange game, knockdown perimeter shooting, functional handle away from the rim, and still building piece by piece. Already a hooper and serious long term potential 🚀

2028 Chloe Angello (Tuckahoe/Empire State Blue Flames)… locked in 🔒

Next Friday, June 12, at Impact (518) 📍
On board for a strong 7-9 PM session.
30+ college coaches expected.
Registration open but space is limited!

Info & Register at the link in the comments 🔗

Who’s in :The heat just turned up 🔥 quick, shifty southpaw PG that gets paint touches pretty much on command, makes thi...
06/05/2026

Who’s in :

The heat just turned up 🔥 quick, shifty southpaw PG that gets paint touches pretty much on command, makes things happen offensively off them, and matches that energy as one of my coverage region’s more feisty, pesky on-ball defenders. A 2027 to lock into now ⏳

Taniyah Monforte (Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake/NY Havoc)… locked in 🔒

Next Friday, June 12, at Impact (518) 📍
30+ college coaches expected in attendance.
Registration open but space is limited!

Info & Register at the link in the comments 🔗

Who’s in :New event, new post. At least I updated the pic 📸 emerging as a top dog in the 518. Wing with positional size...
06/05/2026

Who’s in :

New event, new post. At least I updated the pic 📸 emerging as a top dog in the 518. Wing with positional size, one of Upstate NY’s best shooters of the basketball with well-rounded game steadily building around that. D1 talent, D1 offered. Just scroll her feed for more of what I’ve already said 😂

2028 Kailey Weber (Shenendehowa/NY Havoc)… locked in 🔒

Next Friday, June 12, at Impact (518) 📍
30+ college coaches expected in attendance.
Registration open but space is limited!

Info & Register at the link in the comments 🔗

Who’s in :Made the trip to Brockport, put in work.Made the trip to Scranton, one of the best in the gym as a knockdown ...
06/04/2026

Who’s in :

Made the trip to Brockport, put in work.
Made the trip to Scranton, one of the best in the gym as a knockdown shooter & elite connector. Now she gets to stay close to home for once 😅 a vet in this environment & keeps getting better… now one of the 518’s best 2028s.

Maddie Chatt (Stillwater/Albany Capital's/ Team McBride Girls AAU Basketball)… locked in 🔒

Next Friday, June 12, at Impact (518) 📍
30+ college coaches expected.
Registration open but space is limited!

Info & Register at the link in the comments 🔗

Who’s in :I’ve beaten this point home since the winter, but one of the most rapidly developing players in my coverage r...
06/04/2026

Who’s in :

I’ve beaten this point home since the winter, but one of the most rapidly developing players in my coverage region with no signs of slowing up. 6’3” forward with a base of fundamentals, back-to-basket & face-up abilities, and an undeniable rim protector. Held down her home area at the WNY Warm-Up in April, now set to hit the 518 📍

2028 Sophia Frayne (Canandaigua/XGen Elite)… locked in 🔒

Next Friday, June 12, at Impact (518) 📍
30+ college coaches expected in attendance.
Registration open but space is limited!

Info & Register at the link in the comments 🔗

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