The Pittsburgh Basketball Club extends its condolences to the family of PBC Legends Hall of Fame Class of 2016 honoree and Fox Chapel and Duquesne great Gary Nelson, who passed away at the age of 73.
Western PA truly lost one of it’s all time best today, both on the floor and off. Rest in peace my friend.
The 30th annual PBC Varsity Summer Leagues will kick off next week with Varsity games being held at our traditional sites at Montour High School, Moon High School, Cornell High School, Aliquippa High School, North Hills High School and Central Catholic High School.
The area’s top teams will be playing and we invite everyone out to enjoy the games! The annual PBC Summer League Championships will be held June 26-29, 2023 at Montour High School.
Listed below are the schedules for Varsity and Junior Varsity games. The Freshman league schedule will be completed under separate cover!
2023 PBC Varsity Master schedule All Sites
The 30th annual Pittsburgh Basketball Summer League will tip off the week of May 23, 2023 at gyms through out the tri-state area. We will have leagues in the Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshman divisions culminating with the annual Summer league Championships June 27-30, 2023 at Montour High School.
Schedule are being worked on and will be released shortly. As of this writing, the 2023 Leagues are SOLD OUT
The Pittsburgh Basketball Club Women’s Hall of Fame committee is very proud to announce the following have been selected to the PBC Women’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2023.
We will honor these amazing, coaches, contributors and student athletes at the Annual Women’s Hall of Fame Luncheon on November 4, 2023 at the banquet room at Rockefellers Grille. More information on tickets will be posted in the next few days.
To the following who have done so much for women’s basketball in Western Pa…..Welcome Home!!!
PBC WOMENS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2023
| LEGENDS DIVISION 2023 | |||||||
| NAME | HIGH SCHOOL | COLLEGE | |||||
| Catherine Jacob Krajewski | Penn Hills | University of Buffalo | |||||
| Melissa Charles Kubicsek | Carlynton | Point Park | |||||
| Carla Coleman | McKeesport | Penn State | |||||
| Cindy Dallas | Schenley | Illinois | |||||
| Erica Prosser | Oakland Catholic | Lehigh | |||||
| Lynndee Howell | Penn Hills | Duquesne | |||||
| Carmen Bruce | Schenley | Georgetown | |||||
| Kim Kuhn | Sacred Heart | Niagara | |||||
| Beth Friday Bovay | Upper St. Clair | Duquesne | |||||
| Laura Grimm | Serra Catholic | Colgate | |||||
| Elizabeth Proudfit | Washington | Harvard | |||||
| COACHES/CONTRIBUTORS DIVISION | |||||||
| Katie Foley | Pittsburgh Chapter of Women’s Basketball Officials | ||||||
| Paul Hindes | Baldwin High School | ||||||
| Jean Condo | Montour High School (in memory of) | ||||||
The Pittsburgh Basketball Club will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year! What started out as a Summer League in the middle of the Nike-adidas shoe wars of the early 90’s has turned into a community staple that assists thousands of youth of all ages to enjoy the game of basketball.
Amongst the many events planned for 23-24:
We will cap off the yearlong celebration with a “PBC at 30” celebration. Details of this will be announced shortly.
THANK YOU TO ALL FOR SO MUCH FOR SO LONG!
The Pittsburgh Basketball Club extends its deepest condolences to the family of Pittsburgh ICON and PBC Hall of Fame inductee Dick Groat who passed away at the age of 92.
Dick was truly one of the finest multi-sport athletes to ever come from Western PA where he had Hall of Fame careers at Duke University in basketball and of course as a Major League Baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Rest in peace our dear friend.
Congratulations to the following PBC-BC Bantam League champions crowned during the 2022-23 season.
3rd Grade
3rd Grade GOLD- Montour- Runners up: West Allegheny
3rd Grade BLUE -Central Valley- Runners up: Rochester
Upper Division
4th Grade-Aliquippa – Runners up: Seneca Valley
5th Grade-West Allegheny- Runners up: Aliquippa
6th Grade- Aliquippa- Runners up: Seneca Valley
Mid Division
4th Grade- Central Valley- Runners up: Beaver
5th Grade- Beaver Falls- Runners up: Burgettstown
6th Grade- Beaver Falls- Runner up: Blackhawk
Lower Division
4th Grade-Western Beaver- Runners up: Rochester
5th Grade- Western Beaver- Runner up: Cornell
6th Grade-Rochester- Runners up: Freedom
B Division
4th Grade- Moon Red- Runners up: Montour Black
5th Grade-Montour Black- Runners up: Moon Red
6th Grade-Moon Red- Runner up: Avonworth White
The 2023 PBC-BC Bantam Championships have begun. The Final Four in the Upper, Mid and 2 lower divisions will begin on February 27 with games being held at Montour, Cornell and New Brighton High School. Champions will be crowned in 4th, 5th and 6th grade in all four divisions. 12 champions total!
Please join us at any one of the sites and pack the gyms for these future hoopers!!!!
4th Grade Division 1 Lower Championships with teams
5th Grade Division 1 Lower Championships with teams
6th Grade Division 1 Lower Championships with teams
4th Grade Division 2 Lower Championships with teams
5th Grade Division 2 Lower Championships with teams
6th Grade Division 2 Lower Championships with teams
4th Grade Division Mid Championships with teams
5th Grade Division Mid Championships with teams
6th Grade Division Mid Championships with teams
4th Grade Division I Championships with teams
The 2022-23 PBC-BC Bantam League Upper and Mid Level division regular season is scheduled to end in Mid February. Playoffs will begin the week of February 20 with first round playoff games at the gym of the highest seeded team with semi finals and finals scheduled for Montour High School the week of February 27, 2023. Championships are slated for March 2 and March 6, 2023.
Listed below are standings thru February 5, 2023. (Some results may not have been reported)
Upper Level Division
6th Grade Upper
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Aliquippa | 8 | 0 |
| Seneca Valley | 6 | 1 |
| Moon | 4 | 4 |
| Avonworth | 5 | 5 |
| West Allegheny | 3 | 5 |
| Montour | 2 | 5 |
5th Grade Upper
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| West Allegheny | 7 | 0 |
| Aliquippa | 9 | 1 |
| Avonworth | 8 | 3 |
| Seneca Valley | 2 | 3 |
| Montour | 1 | 6 |
| Moon | 1 | 6 |
4th Grade Upper
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Aliquippa | 7 | 0 |
| West Allegheny | 5 | 2 |
| Moon | 5 | 2 |
| Avonworth | 4 | 3 |
| Seneca Valley | 1 | 4 |
| Montour | 0 | 7 |
Mid Level Division
6th Grade Mid
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Beaver Falls | 5 | 1 |
| Blackhawk | 7 | 2 |
| Quaker Valley | 3 | 5 |
| Central Valley | 2 | 6 |
| Beaver | 2 | 6 |
| Hopewell | 1 | 8 |
5th Grade Mid
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Beaver Falls | 5 | 1 |
| Blackhawk | 7 | 2 |
| Burgettstown | 6 | 4 |
| Beaver | 3 | 5 |
| Hopewell | 3 | 7 |
| Central Valley | 1 | 7 |
| Quaker Valley | 1 | 8 |
4th Grade Mid
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Central Valley | 6 | 2 |
| Blackhawk | 6 | 3 |
| Beaver | 4 | 4 |
| Hopewell | 4 | 5 |
| Quaker Valley | 1 | 6 |
| Beaver Falls | 0 | 5 |
The 2022-23 PBC-BC Bantam League Lower Level division regular season is scheduled to end in Mid February. Playoffs will begin the week of February 20 with first round playoff games at the gym of the highest seeded team with semi finals and finals scheduled for New Brighton High school the week of February 27, 2023.
Listed below are standings thru February 5, 2023. (Some results may not have been reported)
6th Grade Lower Division I
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Rochester | 9 | 1 |
| Freedom | 8 | 2 |
| Cornell | 4 | 5 |
| New Brighton | 3 | 4 |
| Avonworth Black | 0 | 8 |
5th Grade Lower Division I
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Western Beaver | 9 | 1 |
| New Brighton | 8 | 1 |
| Rochester | 7 | 4 |
| Cornell | 4 | 4 |
| Western beaver Gold | 1 | 6 |
| Freedom | 1 | 9 |
4th Grade Lower Division I
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Western Beaver | 7 | 0 |
| Rochester | 8 | 2 |
| Cornell | 5 | 3 |
| Freedom | 1 | 9 |
| Quaker Valley White | 0 | 8 |
6th Grade Lower Division II
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Avonworth White | 6 | 3 |
| Moon Red | 5 | 4 |
| Montour Black | 3 | 5 |
| Quaker Valley Gold | 2 | 5 |
| Quaker Valley White | 1 | 4 |
5th Grade Lower Division II
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Avonworth white | 6 | 2 |
| Moon Red | 6 | 3 |
| Montour Black | 4 | 4 |
| West Allegheny grey | 1 | 7 |
| Quaker Valley Gold | 0 | 6 |
4th Grade Lower Division II
| TEAM | WINS | LOSSES |
| Aliquippa Red | 8 | 1 |
| Avonworth White | 6 | 3 |
| Moon Red | 4 | 5 |
| Montour Black | 2 | 4 |
| Quaker Valley Gold | 0 | 6 |
