DATES & SITES (all Friday nights)
- April 24: 5th Annual WNY Warm-Up @ SUNY Brockport (Rochester, NY area) (6:30-9 PM)
- May 29: 2nd Annual Scranton Spring Showcase @ Riverfront Sports (Scranton, PA) (6:30-9 PM)
- June 12: 9th Annual Summer Kickoff @ Impact Athletic Center (Clifton Park – Albany, NY area) (2 sessions – 5-7 & 7-9 PM)
- For: Girls in Classes of 2027-2029 (9th-11th grade)
- REGISTRATION: SPRING SHOWCASE REGISTRATION FORM LINK
- Payment: Venmo or CashApp (JeffMlinar for both); PayPal box below; inquire directly about other options
- Cost: $95 for one session, $175 for two, $225 for all three locations
- *these are showcases designed for the advanced HS player with desire to play at the college level*
Scholastic season in the books, AAU season underway – and that means it’s EST event season. Back at it for Year 12!
2026 brings another edition of the EST Spring Showcase Series. My goal remains to get eyes on more players from all corners of the extended coverage region while providing more convenient exposure & visibility opportunities. So this spring, I’ll be traveling to host showcases in all three points of the EST event triangle to provide those convenient settings for all.
First up is Western New York, as SUNY Brockport plays host to the 4th Annual WNY Warm-Up on April 24. Northeast Pennsylvania & surrounding regions take center stage in May with Riverfront Sports in Scranton, PA – a home of EST events each year since 2020 – hosting the 2nd Annual Scranton Spring Showcase on May 29. The Showcase Series finishes in my home area of the Capital District, with Impact Athletic Center just north of Albany hosting the 9th Annual EST Summer Kickoff on June 12.
Athletes can choose to attend one or multiple showcase events. Compete local for the convenience, hit the road to expand your horizons around different players and in front of different coaches, or do some of both. Registration for all sessions is taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Event format includes various settings of play with minimal down time to provide athletes different opportunities to compete & show their abilities in front of a large collection of college coaches & evaluators. 3v3 play allows participants to get into a rhythm, provide a different look, and maximize touches & “in-game reps”. There will also be a long stretch of traditional structured 5v5 run, with rosters geared to be competitive for all participants. In addition, all athletes take part in a focused skill session – always coordinated by current/former college basketball coaches or highly regarded development specialists.
Since the inception of Empire State Takeover – beginning with the inaugural Summer League in 2015 – EST events have grown into one of the premier opportunities in the Northeast to gain visibility & exposure to collegiate programs and other valuable outlets on a player’s journey, including regional/national evaluators and media. Well over 600 ‘ESTers’ have moved on to compete at the collegiate level or are committed to do so in the fall, and over a dozen have taken it a step further by playing professionally overseas. With that, events are always well-attended by college coaches, with dozens often across the baselines or sidelines (as many as 45 at a single event last year, at the Summer Kickoff) – even a few that played in EST events when they were in high school. In order to “showcase”, you need to be able to “show” someone. EST events provide that outlet in a major way, and this series will be no different!
Event days are some of my favorite days of the year, and I’m really looking forward to hitting everywhere with the Spring Showcase Series. Registration & payment links are at the top of the page, and a registered player list (updated daily or as time allows) is directly below. Hope to see you in the gym somewhere this spring!
REGISTERED PLAYER LISTS (updated as time allows)
5th Annual WNY Warm-Up @ SUNY Brockport (4/24) *final list*
- Delaney Battin (5’9″, 2027)
- Kylah Bednar (5’10”, 2027)
- Maddie Caron (5’5″, 2027)
- Kenzie Dermody (5’10”, 2027)
- Reese Duprey (5’10”, 2027)
- Lyla Duskee (5’7″, 2027)
- Raegan Evingham (5’9″, 2027)
- Emma Hill (5’4″, 2027)
- Molly Hitchcock (5’8″, 2027)
- Braelyn Isaman (5’7″, 2027)
- Ma’Kenzie Johnson (5’6″, 2027)
- Marianna Leslie (5’9″, 2027)
- Julia Lyman (5’7″, 2027)
- Bellarose Milligan (5’7″, 2027)
- Sicily Shaffer (5’9″, 2027)
- Clara Shannon (5’7″, 2027)
- Addison Thornton (5’7″, 2027)
- Charlotte Beaver (5’9″, 2028)
- Gianna Buchiere (5’6″, 2028)
- Maddie Chatt (5’8″, 2028)
- Bella Conroy (5’7″, 2028)
- Emmersen Crawford (5’8″, 2028)
- Mia DeMinck (6’0″, 2028)
- Mia Duskee (5’5″, 2028)
- Sophia Frayne (6’3″, 2028)
- Abby Gerstung (5’5″, 2028)
- Kate Heins (5’11”, 2028)
- Lily Johnson (5’4″, 2028)
- Elizabeth Kearney (5’8″, 2028)
- Denari Langston (5’10”, 2028)
- Madelyn Marcezin (5’4″, 2028)
- Amiyah Miles (5’7″, 2028)
- Leigh Nickerson (5’11”, 2028)
- Baya Oehlbeck (5’3″, 2028)
- Leigha Pokracki (5’9″, 2028)
- Brooke Reddington (5’10”, 2028)
- Samara Rizzo (5’4″, 2028)
- Gabby Schmidt (5’7″, 2028)
- Meya Smith (6’0″, 2028)
- Kadence Spino (5’9″, 2028)
- Stella Szabo (5’7″, 2028)
- Darianna Weathers (5’7″, 2028)
- Reilly Acosta (5’8″, 2029)
- Ja’Niyah Bell (5’9″, 2029)
- Clara Bogdan (5’4″, 2029)
- Lauryn Campbell (6’2″, 2029)
- Eva Dixon (5’4″, 2029)
- Harper Ferris (5’7″, 2029)
- Teagan Ferris (5’5″, 2029)
- Izzy Foster (5’3″, 2029)
- Bella Hammoud (5’3″, 2029)
- Riley Hodkinson (5’9″, 2029)
- Raylee Jones (5’4″, 2029)
- Avery Kroening (5’10”, 2029)
- Annie Lindstrom (5’7″, 2029)
- Emalyn Mucher (5’8″, 2029)
- Sophia Roides (5’6″, 2029)
- Kenyon Storandt (6’0″, 2029)
- Shirley Thompson (5’10”, 2029)
- Jacklyn Townes (5’6″, 2029)
- Layla Vasciannie (5’6″, 2029)
- Alicia Wood (6’1″, 2029)
2nd Annual Scranton Spring Showcase @ Riverfront Sports (5/29)
- Esther Davis (5’7″, 2027)
- Victoria Fall (5’7″, 2027)
- Gianna Gennarelli (5’5″, 2027)
- Raelynn Parks (5’11”, 2027)
- Sicily Shaffer (5’9″, 2027)
- Maddie Chatt (5’8″, 2028)
- Sophia Frayne (6’3″, 2028)
- Kate Heins (5’11”, 2028)
- Lily Johnson (5’4″, 2028)
- Elizabeth Kearney (5’8″, 2028)
- Kylie Stockton (5’7″, 2028)
- Chloe van der Sommen (5’6″, 2028)
- Dylan DeChant (5’7″, 2029)
- Cassie Dudek (5’8″, 2029)
- Danielle Ennist (5’10”, 2029)
- Bella Hammoud (5’3″, 2029)
- Riley Hodkinson (5’9″, 2029)
- Lavin Vecerkauskas (5’11”, 2029)
- Alicia Wood (6’1″, 2029)
9th Annual Summer Kickoff @ Impact Athletic Center (6/12)
- Brenna Bolton (5’3″, 2027)
- Annabel Conway (5’5″, 2027)
- Lyla Duskee (5’7″, 2027)
- Victoria Fall (5’7″, 2027)
- Molly Fitch (5’9″, 2027)
- Rosilee Forrest (5’10”, 2027)
- Jordan Gennoy (5’7″, 2027)
- Emma Larson (5’11”, 2027)
- Raelynn Parks (5’11”, 2027)
- Taylor Schultz (5’8″, 2027)
- Addison Thornton (5’7″, 2027)
- Julia Viglucci (5’5″, 2027)
- Chloe Angello (6’0″, 2028)
- Violet Berry (6’0″, 2028)
- Mady Brennan (6’1″, 2028)
- Maddie Chatt (5’8″, 2028)
- Bella Conroy (5’7″, 2028)
- Bella Craig (5’7″, 2028)
- Mia Duskee (5’5″, 2028)
- Sophia Frayne (6’3″, 2028)
- Jalyssa Garcia (5’6″, 2028)
- Megan Goodell (5’10”, 2028)
- Sam Goodell (5’8″, 2028)
- Kate Heins (5’11”, 2028)
- Lily Johnson (5’4″, 2028)
- Elizabeth Kearney (5’8″, 2028)
- Isabella Keling (5’9″, 2028)
- Jayse Keville (5’11”, 2028)
- Juliana Manginelli (5’3″, 2028)
- Kylie Stockton (5’7″, 2028)
- Kailey Weber (5’11”, 2028)
- Reilly Acosta (5’8″, 2029)
- Charlotte Baroody (5’9″, 2029)
- Alyssa Coons (5’5″, 2029)
- Cassie Dudek (5’8″, 2029)
- Laney Dwyer (5’6″, 2029)
- Danielle Ennist (5’10”, 2029)
- Olivia Giufre (5’6″, 2029)
- Bella Hammoud (5’3″, 2029)
- Riley Hodkinson (5’9″, 2029)
- Callie Jensen (5’10”, 2029)
- Charlotte Mueller (5’7″, 2029)
- Avery Ostrander (5’9″, 2029)
- Niki Palas (5’5″, 2029)
- Savannah Schneidawin (5’9″, 2029)
- Maddy Swint (5’8″, 2029)
- Sophia VonFricken (5’7″, 2029)
- Madi Wyckoff (5’2″, 2029)