THE IMPORTANCE OF ABC'S

The importance of ABC’s will never diminish. For the “Rising Senior” Student-Athlete, in addition to the ABC’s, the STUV’s take on a level of importance which demands proper preparation and performance. As a Student-Athlete begins the recruitment process, and families being their search for the “right” college or university, the first things they will hear from college coaches are their request for STUV’s (but in the reverse order): Video, Upcoming schedule, high school Transcript and Scores (SAT and/or ACT).

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WHY YOU NEED US

Now all you have to do is choose which college or university is the “right” one. With over 1300 (in basketball) to choose from, 341 at the D1 level, 290 in D2 and over 400 in D3 – plus almost 300 more in NAIA and a growing number of programs competing at other levels – there are a lot of options. We have identified 130 “high academic” schools which are non-BCS (the super-major top ranked) schools. It is this list at which we seek to match players and coaches. And in almost every case, the first thing the coaches will say, after introductions and pleasantries, is “can you please send me your video, upcoming schedule, transcript and scores". You can prepare for that. But figuring out which schools to contact?

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WHO WE ARE

It starts with people and relationships. Harvey Rubin began what has become the Academic Basketball Club twelve years ago and has developed a program measuring success with the growth and development of the players each year. Paul Krumins is a foundation in Fairfield County’s youth basketball structure and an integral member of ABC in addition to being the Director of Fairfield PAL basketball and a founding Board member of the Fairfield County Basketball League.

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THE FINE PRINT

The Fine Print is essential: all services are in compliance with NCAA Regulation 12.3.3.1 Talent Evaluation Services and Agents. A prospective student-athlete may allow a scouting service or agent to distribute personal information (e.g., high school academics and athletics records, physical statistics) to member institutions without jeopardizing his or her eligibility, provided the fee paid to such an agent is not based on placing the prospective student-athlete in a collegiate institution as a recipient of institutional financial aid. As such, our services are advisement only and do not include any action to solicit or arrange for financial aid on the behalf of the student-athlete.

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LATEST NEWS

Congratulations To:

  • Alex Gendelman ('12)
    - for making the team at Vanderbilt!
  • Pete Rankowitz
    – Washington U
  • Alex Squadron
    – Washington U
  • Sam Adler
    – St Lawrence
  • Weston Wilbur
    – Hamilton
  • Miller Staten
    – Union
  • Hunter Eggers
    – Franklin & Marshall
  • Sean Obi
    - Rice
  • Andy Kleinlein
    – Washington & Lee
  • Max Horvath
    – Macalester
  • George Giannos
    – Macalester
  • Connor McLeo
    d – Bates
  • Dylan Bliss
    – Grinnell
  • Ben Phelps
    - Covenant
  • Liam Naughton
    – Middlebury
  • Max McKee
    – Johns Hopkins
  • More to Follow

Once the games are done, it is time for the marketing and matchmaking. The top recruits are contacted by the coaches who are trying to sell their programs to the players and hoping to make a match. In almost all cases, the players know about the schools and it is a matter of presentation, expression of interest and building chemistry. Similarly, for the players not seen as top recruits, it is also time to market and make your own selections. Take a tour to visit many campuses in a geographic area during the summer and narrow the list of potential schools to a list preferred schools and campuses. Then contact the coaches at your preferred schools and ask them to review your video, transcript and scores.

Or, you can contact us. We offer a fee-based service to match the schools you are interested in (and helping you to make that list) and the coaches at those schools to evaluate your video, transcript and scores to find the match that is “right." Based on the process we have had success with our Academic Basketball Club AAU program – over the last 6 years, almost every player completing our program has earned offers of college uniforms. We have relationships with coaches at all levels with an emphasis and preference for the top academic schools in the country (and Canada). We also have long-standing relationships with coaches at most of the boarding schools in New England, New York and New Jersey. Following the advice of many satisfied families, we are “bottling the formula” and offering it to you.