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Travel Basketball In New Canaan, Ct

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Boys Travel Basketball in New Canaan, CT

Fairfield Fierce enjoys welcoming New Canaan basketball players to our program.

It has been a delight to watch long-time Fierce players blossom into stars for New Canaan High Schools, including St. Luke’s School — a local preparatory school with an excellent basketball program.

Whether you play New Canaan travel basketball or recreationally, we have a basketball program for you.

Fierce Basketball Alumni from New Canaan, CT

• Ethan Crawford, St. Luke’s School

High School Basketball in New Canaan, CT

High Schools in New Canaan, CT with focused basketball programs:

• New Canaan High School
• St. Luke’s School  (private)

Basketball Courts in New Canaan, CT

Other places to play basketball in New Canaan, CT :

• Grace Farms

The Fierce is an AAU basketball program that is based out of Fairfield, CT.

229 Eastfield Drive, Fairfield, CT 06825

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High Rise Basketball was founded in 2011 by Bobby Spezzano & Drew Gladstone, two former collegiate players from Fairfield County, CT. What started out as a summer basketball camp has evolved into a full service, year-round player development organization featuring over 20 programs for boys and girls ages 5 & up. Through camps, clinics, leagues, travel & AAU teams, private & group training, High Rise has been able to not only introduce and teach the game to tons of young players, but has also helped to develop players to play at the high school, college and professional levels as well. From our beginners programs to our highest level of college and professional training, we believe that the values taught and lessons learned from the game of basketball are ones that will prove to be extremely valuable in life!

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Meet The Coaches

Nate Jean-Baptiste Program Director/Partner

Nate Jean-Baptiste comes to High Rise after a successful career playing professionally in Europe. A native of the Far Rockaway section of Queens, NY, Nate played along side High Rise Co-Direction Bobby Spezzano at Concordia College, graduating with a degree in business management in 2007. While at Concordia, Nate led the Clippers to the 2007 NYCAC semi-finals for the first time in the schools 125 year history while leading the league in 3-point percentage. Following Concordia, Nate took his talents to Germany to play for the TSG Schwaebish Hall Flyers for the next 3 seasons. In his first season, he led the team to a league Championship (2008). While with the Flyers he racked up accolades for Top Playmaker in 2008 & 2009, Best Newcomer in 2008, and was awarded Defensive Player of the Year in 2008, 2009, and 2010. He last played with Hannover Korbjaeger during the 2011-2012 season. Nate has been apart of the High Rise family since 2011, acting as a camp counselor and during the 2013 camp season, he became Camp Commissioner, running all 5 weeks of summer camp. Nate is involved with all facets of High Rise with an emphasis on skills training for players of all ages and abilities.

Bobby Spezzano Founder/Director

As a high school junior, Bobby Spezzano helped lead the 2001-2002 Greenwich High School (GHS) Varsity team to its first divisional title, with a school best record of 22-4. Bobby went on to become the Captain of GHS Varsity during the 2002-2003 season, before attending Concordia College on an athletic scholarship for four years. Bobby has been personally training young players in the area for over 6 years and has also coached the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich 8th Grade Travel Team for 3 years. He currently coaches in the New Canaan Basketball Association travel program, where during his first year there (2012-2013), he brought his 8th grade team to the FCBL ‘AA’ Championship game. After coaching for different AAU programs in the area, in 2012, Bobby expanded the High Rise brand to include an AAU division, coaching the 15 & Under team. He is also a certified referee in the state of Connecticut.

Abigail Corning Head of Girls Basketball

Abigail (Corning) Kielty-Corning joined the High Rise staff in September 2022 as the Head of Girls Basketball.. A 2014 graduate of Fordham University, Corning led the women’s basketball program to an Atlantic 10 Championship (she was named tournament Most Outstanding Player) and automatic NCAA bid in her senior season.   A 2-year co-captain and 4-year starter, Corning netted over 1,000 points during her career as a Ram.  As a versatile guard, Corning played every position between point guard and small forward.

After graduation, Corning joined the Fairfield University Athletics marketing department, focusing on community initiatives and increasing brand presence in soccer, basketball, and lacrosse.  She left Fairfield in 2017 to join her alma mater’s coaching staff as the Director of Basketball Operations, a position which she held until December 2020.  In her 3 seasons on the Fordham staff, she handled all scheduling & travel planning as well as academic and compliance oversight.  She changed career paths in 2020 and now works for American Express on their Consumer Marketing team.

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The New Canaan Basketball Association's (NCBA) mission is to create a positive, rewarding and competitive travel basketball experience for boys and girls in grades 3-8 in New Canaan. The NCBA is run by parent-volunteers.  

Middle school teams (grades 5-8) compete in the Fairfield County Basketball League (FCBL). During the winter season, teams generally practice 2-3 times per week and have 1-3 games per weekend, excluding holidays. The NCBA collaborates with New Canaan High School's varsity boys and girls basketball coaches to recruit, train, and oversee coaches for all middle school travel teams. 

NCBA's pre-travel program is run by Mike Evans and open to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade boys and girls. The program varies by grade, but includes weekly practices and potential scrimmages against teams from surrounding towns. Practices and scrimmages will usually take place in Norwalk or New Canaan.

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• win when we can, have fun all the time

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Congrats to Darien YMCA 7G, winners of the A bracket with a 34-29 hard fought win over Fairfield FBA Black 7G on Wednesday. On Thursday, Ridgefield takes on St Theresa for the 8G-A final, and Westport PAL takes on New Canaan for the 8G-B final, both at Saxe Middle School.

6th and 5th grade Boys Brackets are now live. To view the address of the gym you are playing at, go to the Schedules tab on your team page, and click on the gym name.

Brackets are Live!

After both playing up a grade a winning as 7th graders in the 8th grade division, Ridgefield and St Theresa met for all the marbles in 8th grade A division finals. Ridgefield held off a big St Theresa rally, and hit a 3 pointer with 17 seconds left to win 42-39!

Inspired by a huge hometown crowd, New Canaan played excellent defense all night and rolled to a 41-26 8th grade B championship over Westport.

A number of FCBL teams have been competing and taking home the hardware at winter tournaments. Above Fairfield FBA Black 8B won the top Gold Division at the Vertical Hoops Winter Championships at Mohegan Sun. Also winning were Shelton Black 5B, Milford 5G, Westport Blue 6G, Westport 7G, St Mark 7/8B, and Fairfield FBA Black 8G.

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2023-2024 FCBL Season is Underway!

The 2023-2024 FCBL winter travel basketball season is underway with teams competing in early season tournaments in Milford and Mohegan Sun this weekend.  All schedules are now in place and non-league games are underway. 

Girls Schedule Meetings

We wrapped up 2 action packed nights of FCBL Girls schedule meetings in Westport with 107 teams and over 1,500 games for the winter season.

Annual Coaches Scheduling Meetings

We have posted the dates and times of each grades scheduling meetings.  See you all there in November!  Registration ends October 29th!

Welcome to the New FCBL website!

Welcome to the NEW FCBL website. Registration is now open!

Player Profile: New Canaan Basketball’s Will Bozzella and his return to the floor

Ian Nicholas, Reporter @IanNicholas25

New Canaan Boys basketball has risen to heights they have not reached in decades over the last three seasons. 5th-Year Head Coach Danny Melzer has guided the team to a 36-15 record since the start of the 2018-19 campaign, and their first state championship win since 1962. But successful coaches often need their star players, such as former Rams Matt Brand, Alex Gibbens, and Ryan McAleer. 

Two of the three senior captains on this year’s squad have seen plenty of court time the past two seasons. Leo Magnus is a lengthy, athletic 6’5 forward who’s heading to Colorado College to continue his basketball career next year. Christian Sweeney is a 3-sport athlete who has been a regular rotation player on the hardwood since his sophomore year. But who exactly is point guard Will Bozzella both as a player and a person?

“It’s unfortunate to watch the injuries that he’s had to go through because I think he could’ve had one of the best high school careers that you could see in New Canaan,” assistant coach Michael Tiscia said. “And to watch him go through those [injuries]were heartbreaking. I look forward to seeing him as a senior.”

This is high praise for a student-athlete who before this February hadn’t played in a varsity game since March 19, 2019; the Rams state title win over Granby. But the praise has been well-earned for a player Coach Melzer describes as “the ultimate team guy.” The story of Will Bozzella’s high school career is one filled with injuries and personal struggles, but with one constant: his perseverance. He has endured two major knee injuries, one that wiped out the entirety of his junior campaign, but has finally worked his way back onto the floor. 

Even Will’s 4th grade teammates felt that he was bound for high school stardom. “You could always tell he had great instincts, and a knack for being a great point guard,” Leo said. “He knows how to involve his teammates and get guys open shots. You could see it when he was 9 years old. It translated to the high school level.”

Will impressed Coach Melzer and his staff early on, and they felt that they had something special on their hands. “He never was the most athletic kid on the floor, never the quickest or fastest or highest jumper. He still isn’t,” Coach Melzer said. “But, he still figures out a way to get to where he needs to go every time. That’s a credit to how intelligent he is and how instinctual he is.”

Heading into their 20-5 state championship season, Will, then a sophomore, was set to play a large role for the Rams leading the second unit. “He did a lot of things that summer and fall that showed me that he was ready. He wasn’t scared, he wasn’t afraid, he didn’t defer to everyone else,” Coach Melzer said. “When you play young kids, it’s not just about whether they are physically ready. Are they mentally ready? I knew he would be.”

The team and coaches trusted Will, and by mid-season, he was contributing to the Rams’ success. “Prior to his injury, he had a huge game against Greenwich. He had 14 points, knocking down some big 3’s in a pretty big game for us,” Coach Tiscia said. 

Shortly after, New Canaan traveled to play Danbury, where Will would experience his first major injury. “It was the Danbury game, and we were in a 1-3-1 defense late in the fourth quarter. I was playing pretty well. There was this kid, [Jah Joyner], and he was their best player last year. He faced up, he passed out, and then they shot a 3. I knew I had to box him out, and he was huge,” Will said.

Former Danbury Hatter Jah Joyner is a 6’5, 25 0- pound giant. He is currently a Division 1 football player at the University of Minnesota. Many considered him one of the most gifted FCIAC athletes of the time of the Danbury-New Canaan game. Will, a 6’2 sophomore at the time, took him on. 

Will described his attempt to box-out the now Division 1 football player. “In the moment, I thought ‘Oh my god. Let me try my best here.’ I jumped for the ball and I actually got the rebound, but then I landed and my knee gave way. I couldn’t really stand, knowing then that something wasn’t right.”

The official diagnosis was a partially-torn medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) in Will’s right knee. The majority of his teammates assumed his season was over right then and there, but he had other plans. “Since it was partially torn, my doctor said no to surgery, and instead try to get as much rest, ice, and physical therapy as I could,” Will said. 

With this plan, Will made progress. “My doctor did think that pushing it back for the season was a stretch, but I made really good progress in my [physical therapy]and the knee itself was strong, as strong or stronger than my other knee. My doctor then said if I played with a brace, I could get back in there.”

Will got back to playing, brace and all, his first game being in the first round of the 2019 state tournament. “First game back was against Griswold, and Coach Melzer was looking down the bench after someone screwed up a play,” Will said. Melzer’s eyes locked in on Will, and the hobbled sophomore was shocked he was actually returning to action for minutes.

“Melzer told me [before the game]that he wanted to put me in, but I took it with a grain of salt thinking he wouldn’t put me in for ‘actual’ minutes,” Will said. The brace was difficult to deal with according to him. “He puts me in, and I’m walking to the [scorer’s] table with this catastrophe on my leg (referring to his brace), giant and scary looking. It was restrictive, and I couldn’t really move side to side that well, but [I wore] whatever I had to wear to get back on the court, I didn’t really care.”

His steady, pass-first play off the bench helped guide the Rams to the promised land, even if it was premature to send him back on the court. “To be honest with you, he gutted it out his sophomore year,” Coach Tiscia said. “You could see he was still in pain, still limping around, even in games. But he was not going to let that stop him from getting out there and being on that championship run that we had. And to be able to see him at Mohegan Sun, get into that game in the state championship, it was great to see.”

Will’s gritty return from injury in 2019 also helped to show Coach Melzer more of Will the person, and not just the player. While he was still sidelined during New Canaan’s 52-49 win over Stamford that January, Melzer saw what kind of teammate he was. “If you remember the McAleer [game-winning] shot, if you watch everyone celebrating, you see one kid hobbling on one leg, running onto the floor, and it’s him. He can’t even move, but he’s just so excited for the team, that you see him hobbling around a big moshpit of people. That’s just him in a nutshell. He’s excited for others when they succeed.”

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New Canaan Travel Baseball has launched an introductory program for our 7-year old age group. The fundamental goal of this program is to understand the increased speed of the game and positional work in a controlled setting. 

Aspects like live pitching, baserunning, live at-bats, etc. all are incorporated into drills and practices throughout the winter to prepare these players for a competitive game setting.

The program is geared toward players seeking an advanced skill development platform and would be interested in being considered for the 7U spring and summer travel team.

Eligible players must turn 7 on or before May 1.

The clinic will run on Saturdays for six weeks in February and March (2/3, 2/10, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23) from 2-3p at Bobby Valentine’s Sports Academy and will culminate with an evaluation day on the final Saturday.

Spring and Summer teams will be determined based on participation levels, ability and readiness to compete in game settings.

For further information, contact Mike Tomsky (program-specific questions) or Mitch Hoffman (general travel baseball questions).

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Registration is open for the 2024 Winter Clinic through January 26.

The cost is $250.

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