Congratulations to Allderdice Senior Jackson Blaufeld on being named the 2018 recipient of the Edward A. Wovchko Award as PBC Summer League Most Valuable Player. Jackson averaged 21.3 points a game in leading Allderdice to there first PBC Summer League championship in school history.
Jackson will be honored the weekend of January 26/27, 2019 during a game to be determined at the PBC High School Classic during PBC Hall of Fame weekend.
The 2018 PBC Summer league season ended with an amazing 4A-6A title game between Allderdice and Quaker Valley The Dice both came from behind and held on in the closing seconds to defeat Quaker Valley 46-45 behind Tourney MVP Jackson Blaufeld’s 22 points. QV played the title game without All Summer Championship tourney selection Danny Conlan, who left for family vacation. All Tourney selection Ryan Stowers led Quaker Valley with 19 points, missing a 3-point shot at the buzzer.
QV defeated Shaler and Moon to earn their spot in the title game while Allderdice defeated North Allegheny and Pine Richland to make the finals.
Congratulations to Buddy Valinsky and his coaching staff for there 1st PBC Summer league Championship.
Congratulations to Coach Bill Sacco and the Cornell Raiders as they completed an undefeated summer league season with a 65-60 victory over Vincentian in the PBC 3A/1A championship game. Cornell led at half time 32-23. Vincentian closed the lead to 1 on 3 occasions in the 2nd half but the Raiders held on in the final minutes for the victory.
Cornell defeated Aliquippa in the semi finals while Vincentian defeated Seton LaSalle in the other semi final. Congratulations Cornell on the victory and undefeated season.
Congratulations to Coach Keith Noftz and his staff for winning the 2018 PBC JV Championship with a come from behind 32-31 victory over Central Catholic. NA defeated Moon 50-41 in the semifinals to make it to the championship game while Central Catholic defeated Montour 49-48 to make it to the finals. Congratulations Tigers on an undefeated season.
Pittsburgh Basketball Club will kickoff its Silver Anniversary season September 1, 2018 with a very special Hall of Fame brunch at the Rivers Casino from 10 AM-1 PM.
A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT announcing the Silver Anniversary Hall of Fame class will be made June 28, 2018. This special Hall of Fame brunch class will be a very, very special tribute to our basketball tradition and I assure all fans of basketball in Western PA will want to be in attendance.
Tickets to the event will go on sale July 2, 2018 and the order form will be on line right here at pghbasketballclub.com .
The 2018 PBC Summer League Championships will tip off June 25, 2018 at Montour High School. Annually the top undergrad tourney of the summer, the league championships will crown 2 champions, one in the 3A-1A division and another in the 4A-6A division. We will also crown a champion in our JV Division.
The Night of Champions will Tip off June 28, 2018 at Montour High School. Please come support the teams as they battle for the coveted PBC Summer League Championship. The league playoffs tend to be an amazing preview of the upcoming season.
The 9th annual PBC Division II-III league will again be held at LaRoche College starting June 25, 2018. Featuring 10 area teams, the league remains the only college summer league dedicated to competition at the D-II and D-III levels.
Please take the time everyone and lets go out and support these kids. They play there butts off every night, many of them come to play after working a part time job during the day to go to school in the fall. Truly, student athletes competing.
Regular season play will tip off June 25, 2018 at the air conditioned Kerr Center on the campus of LaRoche College. The regular season will conclude July 18, 2018 with the league playoffs taking place July 24, 2018.
Below are the league schedules.
The PBC will host a Summer league for rising 7th grade (players grade in Fall, 2018) and 8th graders (players grade in Fall 2018) at Sto-Rox Middle School beginning in late May 2018.
Cost of the league is only $275 and will include 10 league jerseys per team. Space is extremely limited. We strongly suggest all teams incorporate younger players into this concept whenever possible.
Deadline to register is May 1, 2018. This league is for school based teams! NO AAU OR ALL STAR TEAMS.
Invitations to the 2018 PBC Summer League have been extended. We will be having leagues through out Western PA at the Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman levels.
Varsity Leagues will be fully compliant with WPIAL and PIAA regulations. Cost of the league will be $625 and will include 8 regular season games and 12 reversible jerseys.
The league will conclude as always with the 2018 PBC Summer League championships at Montour High School June 25-28, 2018 with Champions being crowned in the big school, small school, and JV and Freshman divisions. Applications are posted below. Deadline to register May 15, 2018.
2018 Varsity Summer League Application
The Scoring Factory, under the leadership of Coach Pete Strobl, will be hosting Youth Academies throughout Western PA in the spring of 2017.
With an emphasis on skill development, this is a great program for the aspiring basketball player. Coach Strobl is one of the nations leading skills development coaches and assists many area college players improve there game.
Any questions, please contact the Scoring Factory directly for enrollment information via the link below. When registering please use coupon code PBC18 for a 10% discount on your registration fee.
https://www.thescoringfactory.com/product/academy-tuition/
