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Staten Island Basketball League player: Lieutenant Michael Ricupero-New York City Police Department

Once every few weeks, Lt. Michael Ricupero rushes from the second floor of One Police Plaza, NYPD’s iconic headquarters in Lower Manhattan, to join fellow cops at a nearby scene of a crime. He leaves a large room packed with..... Read More

The Staten Island Basketball League – 44 Years Old and Speeding To The Half Century Mar

The Facts: 1) Founded  in 1980 and managed  for 44 plus years  by Craig Raucher 2) The league   has played for all of these years at the 85  year old Public School 8 in Great Kills, Staten Island.The school is..... Read More
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The longevity of the Staten Island Basketball League-Craig Raucher : Founder and Commissioner

The  pick up basketball article below was recently written by Thomas Lake of CNN Digital and it mirrors our league strongly. The Staten Island Basketball League, 45 years young, has provided a highly competitive run since 1980 having had  over..... Read More