The 2026 EST Fall Showcase Series

DATES & SITES (all Sundays)

September 20: Western New York (SUNY Brockport – Rochester, NY area) (two sessions: 10-12:30 & 12:30-3)
September 27: Lower Hudson Valley (Hackley School – Westchester County, north of NYC) (one session, 1-4 PM)
October 11: NY Capital District (Union College in Schenectady – Albany, NY area) (two sessions: 10-12:30 & 12:30-3)

For: Girls in Classes of 2027-2030 (9th-12th grade)
REGISTRATION: FALL SHOWCASE REGISTRATION LINK
Payment: Venmo or CashApp (JeffMlinar for both); PayPal link (slight upcharge for service fee) at Fall Showcase Series PayPal; inquire directly about other options
Cost: $95 per session
*these are showcases designed for the advanced HS player with desire to play at the college level*

*Reese Duprey* is a prime example of how athletes can utilize this platform to turn the corner & boost recruitment. The Plattsburgh area standout has been a steady presence at Albany EST showcases and even attended the *WNY Warm-Up* at Brockport (pictured here). Strong showings helped move the needle toward D2 & nationally competitive D3 opportunities.

Fall menus are getting released. Spirit Halloween is already open. It’s not blazing hot anymore. It might not say ‘fall’ on the calendar, but it’s around the corner. Year #12 of Empire State Takeover fall event season is upon us!

Time for the EST Fall Showcase Series. My goal remains to put the focus on more players from all corners of the extended EST coverage region while providing more convenient exposure & visibility opportunities. So this fall, I’ll be traveling to host showcases in different points of the EST event triangle to provide those convenient settings.

The opening session opens the door for Western New York & beyond, as SUNY Brockport (just west of Rochester, NY) plays host to a Fall Showcase day on September 20. The following Sunday, September 27, marks a first for EST with a so-called ‘downstate’ session. The beautiful Hackley School campus in Tarrytown, the heart of Westchester County north of NYC, hosts a Lower Hudson Valley session. The Showcase Series closes in my home area of the NY Capital District, and it’s a full circle moment as Union College in Schenectady – the original host of EST events dating back to summer 2015 – hosts EST’s traditional “second Sunday of October” fall event on October 11. Both 9/20 and 10/11 are multi-session events with morning & afternoon options; 9/27 at Hackley is a single session day.

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.

One of the shining stars of April’s *WNY Warm-Up* has become one of the shining stars in Upstate New York. *Eva Dixon* has emerged as one of NY’s top 2029 PGs and holds early offers from *Buffalo*, *Le Moyne*, & *St. Bonaventure* – and this may just be scratching the surface.

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 is also 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. Over 750 ‘ESTers’ have moved on to compete at various levels of college basketball, and now approaching two dozen have taken it a step further by playing professionally across the globe & now in the WNBA as well. 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) – including some 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.

Event days are some of my favorite days of the year, and I’m looking forward to the Fall 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 fall!

One of the best still on the board from the EST coverage region in the 2027 class, *Ella Trimarchi* – pictured here at last year’s Fall Showcase Series session at Impact – has been a prominent presence at EST events since middle school.

REGISTERED PLAYER LISTS (updated as time allows)

SUNY Brockport (9/20) post-event final list

Ryley Benner (5’5″, 2027)
Molly Hitchcock (5’8″, 2027)
Ma’Kenzie Johnson (5’6″, 2027)
Julia Lyman (5’7″, 2027)
Maya White-Dudhani (5’8″, 2027)
Mikeylah Biles (5’10”, 2028)
Gianna Buchiere (5’6″, 2028)
Maddie Chatt (5’9″, 2028) *D2 offered*
Sophia Frayne (6’4″, 2028) *D2 offered*
Abby Gerstung (5’6″, 2028)
Jazmyne Harvey (5’9″, 2028)
Kate Heins (5’11”, 2028)
Elizabeth Kearney (5’8″, 2028)
Maddy Marcezin (5’4″, 2028)
Amiyah Miles (5’7″, 2028)
Eva Monoski (5’7″, 2028)
Anna Musselman (5’8″, 2028)
Baya Oehlbeck (5’2″, 2028)
Leigha Pokracki (5’9″, 2028)
Samara Rizzo (5’5″, 2028)
Gabby Schmidt (5’7″, 2028)
Meya Smith (6’0″, 2028) *D1 offered*
Chloe van der Sommen (5’6″, 2028)
Saniyya Willis (5’6″, 2028)
Lily Baldwin (5’7″, 2029)
Ja’Niyah Bell (5’9″, 2029)
Astrid Bellamy (6’0″, 2029)
Clara Bogdan (5’4″, 2029)
Sydnei Davis (5’4″, 2029)
Alivia Duckles (5’9″, 2029)
Harper Ferris (5’6″, 2029)
Bella Hammoud (5’4″, 2029)
Jordynn Hazard (5’6″, 2029)
Raylee Jones (5’2″, 2029)
Avery Kroening (5’10”, 2029)
Annie Lindstrom (5’7″, 2029)
Arrianna McMahon (5’8″, 2029)
Emalyn Mucher (5’10”, 2029) *D1 offered*
Avery Ostrander (5’9″, 2029)
Juliana Rawson (5’11”, 2029)
Sophia Roides (5’7″, 2029)
Raine Rovente (5’11”, 2029)
Kenyon Storandt (6’0″, 2029)
Shirley Thompson (5’10”, 2029)
Bianca White (5’4″, 2029)
Alicia Wood (6’1″, 2029) *D1 offered*
Emma Wyant (5’4″, 2029)
Brooke Berna (5’4″, 2030)
Devon Bond (5’4″, 2030)
Julianna Goff (5’8″, 2030)
Ronnie Haddas (5’9″, 2030)
Emma Johnson (5’8″, 2030) *D1 offered*
Sydney Lyman (5’9″, 2030)
Emma Oehlbeck (5’8″, 2030)
Mila Santiago (5’8″, 2030)
London Singleton (5’11”, 2030)
Addy Stewart (5’10”, 2030)
Nala Wright (6’0″, 2030)
Mia Browngardt (5’7″, 2031)
Gia Hammoud (5’6″, 2031)
Hadley Hicks (6’0″, 2031)
Harper Hicks (5’11”, 2031)
Zoie Hillabrandt (5’9″, 2031)
Reilly Hoyt (5’4″, 2031)
Haley Kehoskie (5’1″, 2031)
Avery Noe (5’6″, 2031)
Teigen Porter (5’4″, 2031)
Alexandra Pouria (5’7″, 2031)
Aleeah Ross (5’9″, 2031)

Hackley School (9/27) post-event final list

Addison Fleming (5’10”, 2027)
Chloe Angello (6’0″, 2028) *D1 offered*
Valendena Arakas (5’11”, 2028)
Ava Birchard (5’8″, 2028)
Maddie Chatt (5’9″, 2028) *D2 offered*
Bella Conroy (5’7″, 2028)
Emma DeSilva (5’5″, 2028)
Emilee Doherty (5’9″, 2028)
Erin Gerken (5’10”, 2028)
Kate Heins (5’11”, 2028)
Liv Hughes (5’6″, 2028)
Lily Johnson (5’4″, 2028)
Juliana Manginelli (5’4″, 2028)
Sonya Prozes (6’1″, 2028)
Payton Rundell (5’6″, 2028)
Abigail Sliwa (6’0″, 2028)
Olivia Sliwa (6’0″, 2028)
Nicole Ulloa-Nieto (5’11”, 2028)
Reilly Acosta (5’9″, 2029)
Amaya Ahuja (6’0″, 2029)
Lola Bailey (5’6″, 2029)
Lily Baldwin (5’7″, 2029)
Emily Bresciani (5’6″, 2029)
Dylan DeChant (5’8″, 2029)
Aaliyah Douglas (6’0″, 2029)
Olivia Giufre (5’6″, 2029)
Alexis Moschetta (5’8″, 2029)
Shea Mullins (5’5″, 2029)
Abby Nadborny (5’7″, 2029) *D1 offered*
Maureen O’Donnell (5’5″, 2029)
Avery Ostrander (5’9″, 2029)
Jane Pease (6’2″, 2029)
Charlotte St. John (5’9″, 2029)
Jaidalyn Tejeda (5’3″, 2029)
Lavin Vecerkauskas (5’11”, 2029)
Amaya Yancey (5’6″, 2029)
Adelyn Zayac (5’9″, 2029)
Kayla Bera (5’8″, 2030)
Niamh Donnelly (5’7″, 2030)
Brynn Elfeldt (5’9″, 2030)
Maddy Ellwood (5’6″, 2030)
Kaylee Flynn (5’6″, 2030)
Seryn Luria (5’3″, 2030)
Lily Morgan (5’10”, 2030)
Zoie Hillabrandt (5’9″, 2031)

Union College (10/11)

Mora Bogart (5’11”, 2027)
Payton Comstock (5’10”, 2027)
Elizabeth Darling (5’5″, 2027)
Brinley Gandin (5’4″, 2027)
Mady Brennan (6’1″, 2028)
Maddie Chatt (5’9″, 2028) *D2 offered*
Bella Conroy (5’7″, 2028)
Bella Craig (5’7″, 2028)
Sy-nesa Crampton (5’5″, 2028)
Emma DeSilva (5’5″, 2028)
Izzy Espindola (5’6″, 2028)
Megan Goodell (5’11”, 2028)
Samantha Goodell (5’8″, 2028)
Natalia Gula (5’10”, 2028)
Jazmyne Harvey (5’9″, 2028)
Kate Heins (5’11”, 2028)
Lily Johnson (5’4″, 2028)
Elizabeth Kearney (5’8″, 2028)
Bella Keling (5’9″, 2028)
Jayse Keville (5’10”, 2028)
Anna Musselman (5’7″, 2028)
Mia Natale (5’5″, 2028)
Jules Otis (5’8″, 2028)
Emersyn Patenaude (5’11”, 2028)
Ja’Von Pierre-Louis (5’5″, 2028)
Payton Rundell (5’6″, 2028)
Morgan Ryan (6’4″, 2028)
Lola Sparks (5’9″, 2028)
Sabrina Tiberi (6’2″, 2028)
Kailey Weber (5’11”, 2028) *D1 offered*
Camryn Allen (5’9″, 2029)
Charlotte Baroody (5’10”, 2029)
Krycette Campbell (5’4″, 2029)
Alyssa Coons (5’5″, 2029)
Dylan DeChant (5’9″, 2029)
Guliana Demarest (5’4″, 2029)
Alivia Duckles (5’9″, 2029)
Aileana Engelson (5’10”, 2029)
Layla Estaris (5’5″, 2029)
Olivia Giufre (5’6″, 2029)
Bella Hammoud (5’4″, 2029)
Jordynn Hazard (5’6″, 2029)
Juliet Helinski (5’10”, 2029)
Holly Hirsch (5’5″, 2029)
Callie Jensen (5’10”, 2029)
Avery Mackenzie (5’5″, 2029)
Giuliana Masciarelli (5’4″, 2029)
Lanie Nelen (5’6″, 2029)
Maureen O’Donnell (5’5″, 2029)
Jillian Ogburn (5’6″, 2029)
Avery Ostrander (5’9″, 2029)
Julia Sbardella (5’4″, 2029)
Savannah Schneidawin (5’10”, 2029)
Colby Suydam (5’7″, 2029)
Maddy Swint (5’9″, 2029)
Kennedy Triblet (5’7″, 2029)
Arya Viger (5’4″, 2029)
Sophia VonFricken (5’8″, 2029)
Amirah Warren (5’9″, 2029)
Bryar White (6’0″, 2029)
Jade Wilson (5’10”, 2029)
Macy Young (5’7″, 2029)
Addy Zayac (5’9″, 2029)
Yahaira Amaya (6’0″, 2030)
Georgia Benner (5’9″, 2030)
Kayla Bera (5’9″, 2030)
Finly Birdsall (5’10”, 2030)
Reagan Charette (5’1″, 2030)
Lexi Craig (5’8″, 2030)
Annabella David (5’3″, 2030)
Niamh Donnelly (5’7″, 2030)
Leila Downer (5’7″, 2030)
Harper Eagan (5’11”, 2030) *D1 offered*
Brynn Elfeldt (5’9″, 2030)
Fiona Engelhardt (5’2″, 2030)
Kinley Flenory (5’4″, 2030)
Kaylee Flynn (5’6″, 2030)
Eoghann George (5’4″, 2030)
Ameerah Hamid (5’3″, 2030)
Emma Johnson (5’8″, 2030) *D1 offered*
Ariana Lampedusa (5’9″, 2030) *D1 offered*
Seryn Luria (5’3″, 2030)
Fiona Macdonald (5’7″, 2030)
Priya Nichani (5’5″, 2030)
Keira Organ (5’8″, 2030)
Nicola Power (5’4″, 2030)
Quinn Ryan (5’10”, 2030)
Yael Sanford (5’9″, 2030)
Mila Santiago (5’8″, 2030)
Annabelle Singh (5’5″, 2030)
Amanda Stewart (5’5″, 2030)