Spring Tryout Boys HS 2025

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Castle Spring Tryout 2025 Flier

Spring Tryout 2025

Castle Athletics has announced its tryout schedule for its Boys and Girls teams’ Spring and Summer travel seasons.  Previously, it posted the teams’ respective schedules, with teams, 12U-17U playing on the Puma NXT and Pro16 Circuits.  Last year, the Boys 13U and 14U teams won the Puma NXT and Zero Gravity National Championships and the Girls 14U team won the National Championship on the USJN Circuit.  Brian Rosen, Castle President, said that “this year’s schedules are the most comprehensive and competitive of any schedule for a NYC program and present the greatest opportunity for a player’s development and improvement by playing at the highest level of competition.”

The schedule, coaches and locations for the Boys and Girls’ team tryouts is as follows:

BOYS:

9/10U (Coach Wee Francis):

Saturday, February 22, 2025, 2:00pm at The Salvation Army

 

11U (Coach Pop Simmons):

Friday, February 21, 2025, 6:00pm at The Salvation Army

 

12U (Coaches Allen Coston and Darryl Tyson):

Tuesday, February 18, 2025, 6:00pm at The Salvation Army

 

13U (Coaches EJ Bell and Ghandhi Martin):

Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 6:00pm at The Salvation Army

 

14U (Coach Joe Hunter):

Thursday, February 20, 2025, 6:00pm at The Salvation Army

 

15U (Coach Mookie Stockdale):

Saturday, March 1, 2025, 2:00pm at Hostos Community College

Friday, March 7, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 2:00pm at Hostos Community College

 

16U (Coaches Jessie Sapp and Sean Adams):

Saturday, March 1, 2025, 4:00pm at Hostos Community College

Friday, March 7, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 4:00pm at Hostos Community College

 

17U (Coach Javonn “Hood” Holley):

Saturday, March 1, 2025, 12:00 noon at Hostos Community College

Friday, March 7, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 12:00 noon at Hostos Community College

 

GIRLS:

12U (Coach Rashien “Shiene” Little):

Monday, March 3, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

Monday, March 10, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

 

13U (Coach Anwar Gladden):

Monday, March 3, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

Monday, March 10, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

 

14U (Coach Chris Toro):

Monday, March 3, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

Monday, March 10, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 6:00pm at Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center

 

15U (Coach Darien Best):

Saturday, March 1, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

 

16U (Coaches Jeff Noel and Xavier Allen):

Saturday, March 1, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

 

17U (Coaches Marquee Poole and Baruch Bernard):

Saturday, March 1, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Saturday, March 8, 2025, 6:00pm at Hostos Community College

Locations:

Hostos Community College: 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY

Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center: 876 Schenk Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

The Salvation Army: 540 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY

BOYS

B8/9U

Thursday (2/22) at 2:00pm: Tryout at Mott Hall High School

Saturday (2/24) at 2:00pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

B10U

Tuesday (2/20) at 2:00pm: Tryout at Mott Hall High School

Saturday (2/24) at 4:00pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

B11U

Monday (2/19) at 6:00pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

Wednesday (2/23) at 6:00pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

B12U

Tuesday (2/20) at 6:00pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

Thursday (2/22) at 6:00pm Tryout at The Salvation Army

B13U

Tuesday (2/20) at 7:30pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

Thursday (2/22) at 7:30pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

B14U

Monday (2/19) at 7:30pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

Wednesday (2/23) at 7:30pm: Tryout at The Salvation Army

B15U

3/2 at 2:00pm: Open Run at Hostos Community College

3/9 at 4:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/11 at 6:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/16 at 4:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

3/18 at 6:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

3/23 at 4:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

B16U

3/2 at 2:00pm: Open Run at Hostos Community College

3/9 at 12:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/13 at 6:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/16 at 12:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

3/20 at 6:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

3/23 at 12:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

B17U

3/2 at 2:00pm: Open Run at Hostos Community College

3/9 at 2:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/13 at 6:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/16 at 2:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/20 at 6:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

3/23 at 2:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

GIRLS

Middle School Teams (G11U-G14U)

2/20 at 10:00am: Tryout at Mott Hall High School

2/21 at 6:00pm: Tryout at PJACC

2/22 at 10:00am: Tryout at Mott Hall High School

2/23 at 6:00pm: Tryout at PJACC

High School Teams (G15U-G17U)

3/2 at 12:00pm: Open Run at Hostos Community College

3/9 at 6:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/12 at 6:00pm: Tryout at Hostos Community College

3/14 at 6:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

3/16 at 6:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

3/19 at 6:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

3/23 at 6:00pm: Tryout/Practice at Hostos Community College

Locations

Hostos Community College: 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY

Mott Hall High School: 6 Edgecombe Avenue, New York, NY

PJAAC: 876 Schenck Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

The Salvation Army: 540 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY

Castle Athletics announced the balance of the tryout schedule for its Boys and Girls teams, including starting as soon as next week for the Girls’ Middle School teams.  Keeping its approach to draw student athletes from throughout the five boroughs, the Girls’ Middle School tryouts will be held at Mott Hall High School in Harlem and at PJACC in in Brooklyn over a four-day period.  The respective High School tryouts will be held at Hostos Community College in the Bronx starting on March 9, 2024.  To give student athletes more opportunity to refine their games, Castle will hold an “Open Run” for High School players prior to the commencement of tryouts on March 2, 2024 at Hostos, with Girls playing from 12:00noon to 2:00pm, and the Boys running from 2:00pm to 6:30pm.

Please see the annexed flyers for details on the respective tryouts.

            

Castle announced its tryout schedule today for its Boys 8U-14U teams.  Tryouts will be held from February 19, 2024 through February 24, 2024 at The Salvation Army, 540 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY, and Mott Hall High School, 6 Edgecombe Avenue, New York, NY.  Each team will have two sessions.  Players should arrive at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled tryout in order to register.

Teams schedules for the Spring and Summer seasons have been posted on the Castle Athletics website, www.castleathletics.org.  The seasons will run from late March through July and also include several NYC summer leagues.

Girls Middle School tryout schedule shall be posted later this week.Tryout Flyer

Castle Athletics announced today that its Boys (B12-17) and Girls (G14-17) teams will be joining the PUMA NXT Circuit this Spring and Summer.  Brian Rosen, President of Castle, stated that “the PUMA Circuit presents a great opportunity for exposure for our players and the chance to play against some of the best competition available. The PUMA NXT Circuit generates great activity amongst college coaches and we are excited to provide our players the chance to see different teams from different parts of the country.  We know this will elevate our student athletes’ game and further their basketball development.”  For the High School Boys, the Puma Circuit will take them to Rocky Mount, NC, Virginia Beach, VA, Wichita, KS, Cincinnati, OH, Philadelphia, PA, Phoenix, A, Indianapolis, IN and Omaha, NE.  The High School Girls will be heading to Cincinnati, OH and Philadelphia, PA. 

 

Castle shall be holding tryouts for the High School teams shortly and dates, times and locations will be posted on the Castle website.  Stay tuned.

The Castle Middle School Girls finished their march through the City is Mine tournament this past weekend, fielding a team comprised of players from the G13 and 14U teams.  The Girls captured the championship on Saturday, besting the Riverside Hawks 54-22 in a Semi-Final and then taking on and taking down the New York Gauchos 54–45 in the Championship.  The victories continue a great season and set the tone for the balance of the Winter season with upcoming Select Events and Marquee tournaments.

The teams will be holding tryouts in February for the Spring and Summer schedule.  Check the website for details.