ABOUT

Edgemont Travel Basketball Inc. (d/b/a Edgemont Hoops) is a New York State nonprofit corporation overseen by a Board of Directors. It is registered with the Charities Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General and recognized as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service.

While Edgemont Hoops operated informally for many years, the program was established as a legal entity in 2019 by resident Jon Lewis. Jon acts as President of the organization.

Edgemont Hoops is managed on a pro bono basis by Jon with assistance from other volunteer taxpayers residing in the Edgemont School District. As an Edgemont-focused community organization, we are eligible to use school district facilities (under the district’s building use policies) for our programs.

Edgemont Hoops offers both recreational and travel/competitive programs, as well as basketball-playing opportunities for adults. The program’s overarching goal is to provide Edgemont residents of all ages and levels of skill and interest the opportunity to learn and enjoy the game of basketball.

All funds collected by the Edgemont Hoops legal entity, whether in the form of program fees or donations, are held in an entity-specific bank account and spent on basketball activities and equipment benefiting Edgemont youth. Our largest administrative expense is insurance, which the school district requires to utilize its gym facilities. Other major expenses are coaching and training fees, gym rentals, equipment, and accounting/tax.

All management and administrative functions of the Edgemont Hoops organization are performed on a volunteer basis by Edgemont residents.

Individual programs are priced to a) fund program-specific costs, b) recover program-wide expenses (e.g. insurance), and c) provide a reserve for equipment replacement, capital improvements (see below), financial assistance, and contingencies.

Edgemont Hoops seeks to improve the school district’s basketball facilities whenever possible. For example, in partnership with the E-Club, we donated surplus funds to the school district to improve the Greenville APR floor, a project that was completed during the summer of 2023.

Edgemont Hoops receives no taxpayer-supported funding from either the Edgemont School District or the Town of Greenburgh.

If you have any questions about Edgemont Hoops, or wish to donate to support Edgemont youth basketball, Jon Lewis may be reached via e-mail at jonlewis.edgemont@gmail.com or cell/text at (631) 316-0269.

NY STATE DOCUMENTS

BYLAWS

Effective January 30, 2020

MINUTES

IRS DOCUMENTATION

HOOP EDUCATION CENTER

1. THE PISTOL INVENTED THE “RONDO”
The ball fake move commonly credited to Rajan Rondo was in fact pioneered by Pistol Pete Maravich.

See how Edgemont’s Avery Yee used the move effectively in a playoff game.

2. DIMINUTIVE LEGENDS
Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues stood all of 5’3″ but nonetheless was a star point guard for famed Dunbar High School in Baltimore, where his tenacity led the team to a #1 U.S. ranking in 1983.

Muggsy had a successful career at Wake Forest and in the NBA. He remains an inspiration for vertically challenged basketball players everywhere.

3. SPORTSMANSHIP FOCUS

4. GLOSSARY
Posterizing a player involves dunking the ball over the top or in front of another player in such a forceful and/or picturesque manner that it may appear on a poster.

Putting someone on skates is when a player crosses the defender over so viciously that the opponent loses balance like a novice ice skater (break ankles \ synonym).

5. BACK IN THE DAY
Jason Williams was one of the NBA’s great showmen. See his incredible highlight reel.

6. QUOTES
“I like slam-dunks, take me to the hoop, my favorite play is the alley-oop, I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and go…” — Rapper Kurtis Blow in “Basketball.”

What’s wrong with [counting in] twos.” — Moses Guthrie, played by Dr. J in “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh.”