The Bay State Jaguars Basketball Club is a registered non-profit AAU basketball club for girls and boys between the ages of U10 and U17. The majority of our players reside in the greater Boston Metropolitan area, specifically the “Metrowest” region. Over the past several years our program has expanded and in 2010 we have thirteen girls’ teams and ten boy’s teams taking the court. During the past few years the Jaguars have concentrated on putting together teams that could successfully compete on a State and National level.
We salute these State Champion and National D1/D2 Tournament Qualifying teams:
2011:
15U Girls (Doner/Bikofsky) – Boo Williams Nike Invitational – Atlantic Division Finalist, D1 – MA State Champions, GymRat Challenge 15U Champions, Nike/USJN National Championships – 15U Semi-Finalist
14U Girls (Bollas) – D1 – MA State Champions
13U Girls (Doner) – D1 – MA State Tournament Bronze Medalist
12U Girls (Benzan) – D1 – MA State Champions, Nike/USJN – 12U National Champions
12U Girls (Goose) – D2 – MA State Tournament Semi-Finalist
13U Boys (Kline) – Super Regional Silver Division Champions
11U Boys (Devoe/Taylor) – Super Regional Gold Division Semi-Finalist, D1 – MA State Champions
10U Boys (Galletta) – D1- MA State Tournament Silver Medalist
2010:
16U Girls (Doner, Bikofsky and Hunt) – (D1) State Tournament Champions, Boo Williams Nike Invitational – Pat Williams Division – Final Four, 2nd Place – Division 1 National Championships Classic Bracket, Nike/USJN 17U National Championships – Division Champions (120 team pool)
15U Girls (Magpiong) – (D1) State Tournament Bronze Medal
14U Girls (Eustis) – 8th Place DII AAU National Championships
13U Girls (Bollas) – (D1) State Tournament Champions
11U Girls (Benzan) – (D1) State Tournament Champions
11U Girls (Goose) – (D2) State Tournament Silver Medal
14U Elite Boys (Benzan) – Super Regional Champions, (D1) State Tournament Champions
14U Boys (Davis) – (D2) State Tournament Champions
13U Boys (Gold) (Rogers) – 1st Place – Division III National Championships Classic Bracket
12U Boys (Henry) – Super Regional Semi-Finalist
11U Boys (Henry) – Super Regional Silver Medal Winners, (D1) 4th Place State Tournament
2009:
15U Girls (Doner, Bikofsky and Hunt) – (D1) Massachusetts State Champions
14U Girls (Hughes and Magpiong) – (D1) State Tournament Bronze Medal
13U Girls (Doner & Bikofsky) – (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal
12U Girls (Buonaiuto) – (D1) Massachusetts State Champions
12U Girls (Rosenfield) – (D2) State Tournament Bronze Medal
10U Girls (Benzan) – (D1) Massachusetts State Champions
15U Boys (Hoffman) – (D2) Massachusetts State Champions
13U Elite Boys, (Benzan) – 7th Place D1 AAU National Championships, Super Regional Champions, (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal
13U Boys (Ainge) – (D2) Massachusetts State Champions
12U Boys (Rogers) – (D2) State Tournament Silver Medal
11U Boys (Henry) – (D1) State Tournament Semifinalist
10U Boys (Henry) – (D1) State Tournament Semifinalist
2008:
16U Girls (Doner and Caligaris) – (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal
14U Girls (Doner, Bikofsky and Hunt) – (D1) Massachusetts State Champions
13U Girls (Hughes and Magpiong) – (D2) Massachusetts State Champions
11U Girls (Buonaiuto) – (D1) Massachusetts State Champions
14U Boys (Hoffman) – NEAAU Regional Qualifier Champions
12U Boys (Benzan) – (D1) State Tournament Bronze Medal
11U Boys (Henry) – (D1) State Tournament Bronze Medal, NEAAU Super Regionals Silver Medal
10U Boys (Henry) – (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal, NEAAU Regional Qualifier Champions, NEAAU Super Regionals Silver Medal
2007:
13U Girls (Doner, Bikofsky and Hunt) – (D1) State Tournament Bronze Medal
10U Boys (Coach Henry) – (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal
2006:
13U Girls (Casey) – (D1) State Tournament Bronze Medal
12U Girls (Bikofsky and Hunt) – Qualified for D1 Nationals at Super Regionals
10U Girls (Eustis) – (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal
10U Boys (Benzan) – (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal
2005:
13U Girls (Bikofsky) – (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal
11U Girls (Bikofsky and Hunt) – (D1) State Tournament Silver Medal
10U Girls (Ganser) – Massachusetts State Champions
2004:
12U Girls (Bikofsky) – (D1) State Tournament Bronze Medal
11U Girls (Casey) – (D1) State Tournament Bronze Medal
10U Girls (Bikofsky and Hunt) – (D1) Massachusetts State Champions
2003:
10U Girls (Baxter) - State Tournament Bronze Medal
Mission Statement
The Bay State Jaguars’ mission is to provide an excellent developmental basketball program in a competitive environment. The focus is on players who have a keen interest in basketball, who wish to improve their technical and team skills, and who have a desire to play competitively at the high school and perhaps the college level. We stress the development of sound basketball technique and team play. We encourage individual excellence in all our players.
The Bay State Jaguars are fortunate to have many superb coaches, both male and female, who absolutely love the game of basketball. Experienced, responsible, dedicated, enthusiastic and technically competent, they help all players to reach the next level in their games. While many of our coaches are parent volunteers, paid professionals coach some of our elite teams.
What is AAU?
AAU stands for the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union. In basketball, it is the state and nationwide program for the most competitive and committed players. The season runs from March to mid-June, however, some of our teams also play in the summer and fall.
The AAU program is entirely tournament based. Our teams enter an average of six weekend tournaments during the spring season. An effort is made to spread tournaments evenly over the time span. A typical tournament consists of four games, two each day. Coaches are responsible for selecting a variety of tournaments for his/her team. In addition, most of our teams practice twice a week for 1.5 to 2 hours each session.
Tryouts/Commitment/Selection of Teams
Coaches select their teams at tryouts held in January and February. Each age group will normally have two tryouts, typically spaced a week apart. It is recommended that interested players attend all tryouts.
Coaches will notify all participants of the tryout results via email or telephone.
The club is sensitive to the issue that many of our players may be participating in more than one athletic endeavor in any given season. We do wish to make it clear, however, that we are only seeking players that have a strong commitment to basketball and who are willing to devote the time and effort to improve their skills. While we recognize that many players play other spring sports, recreational players and those unsure of their desire to play the sport at a competitive level are not encouraged to join the club.
Playing Time
We believe that every player on each team should have playing time at every game that they attend. Our coaches are not encouraged to carry players whom they do not expect to play, or expect to play only rarely. It should be understood, however, that playing time will certainly not be evenly distributed among all players, particularly in the State Championship, and that the coaches will be making their playing time decisions based on commitment, performance, effort and the circumstances of each game.
Geographic Area
The Bay State Jaguars welcome all players in Massachusetts that want to be a part of our program. Although the club is based in the western suburbs of Boston, our players are from all over eastern Massachusetts. Examples include Acton, Brookline, Canton, Dedham, Dover, Franklin, Foxboro, Medfield, Medway, Melrose, Needham, Newton, Randolph, Sharon, Sherborn, Sudbury Wayland, Wellesley, Weston, and Westwood.