In 2015 our program introduced our season theme as WE ARE ELITE.

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1 In 2015 our program introduced our season theme as WE ARE ELITE. That statement above is not an opinion, instead it s a fact. Mass Elite is an ELITE level AAU program consisting of ELITE Players, ELITE Coaches and ELITE Teachers. The word ELITE gets thrown around a lot but many times it s just a word. ELITE can be defined as being in a higher class, being the best of the best and being hard if not impossible to beat. We focus on the journey of getting to the ELITE level. 99.9% of people are not born into greatness. It s impossible to be selected as ELITE unless you have earned that status. The greatest athletes, artists, musicians all embarked on their own individual journeys to be the best. They strived for greatness although it took them a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to that point. Our programs mission and goal is to give our student-athletes the tools necessary to eventually be the greatest or the best. None of our coaches or players are perfect, although what they all have in common is a determination and drive to succeed and be the best at that they do. None of our players are great but they are all on the path to greatness. Not only are our student-athletes striving to be ELITE players on the basketball court, they are doing the same in the classroom and in every aspect of their life. It s our players drive to perfection that make them among the ELITE. It s that intense and focused drive to greatness that distinguishes them from the rest of the group. WE ARE ELITE Coach Eric Polli

2 2015 SPRING SEASON 17 National Tournament Bids 4 AAU State Championships 3 NEAAU Super Regional Titles 4,000+ Power Ranking Points 40+ Tournament Championships 400+ Combined Victories

3 WE ARE ELITE 4 STATE TITLES 17 NATIONAL TOURNAMENT BIDS 3 NEW ENGLAND TITLES

4 CLASS OF 2016 Mass Elite 11 th graders enjoyed a standout Spring season both winning an State Championship and receiving lots of exposure from College Coaches. The team projects to have many potential collegiate players on the roster. *11 th grade AAU State Champions *National Tournament Bid *Ranked #3 in NEAAU Power Rankings The Class of 2015 enjoyed solid wins at the MIDDLESEX MAGIC First Shot defeating Shooting Stars and Rivals. Standout players at the First Shot tournament included Spencer Danforth (St. Johns Prep), Tighe Beck (Wakefield HS), Zack Bladd (Winchester HS) and Julian Nyland (Melrose HS). The following weekend they made it all the way to the tournament championship at the HOOP ROOTZ Gold Rush tournament, the following weekend they also showed well at NEAAU Super Regionals standout players included James Mackey (Burlington HS), Matt McCune (Malden Catholic HS), Jake Hill (Westford HS), and Adam Goldstein (North Reading HS). *The Class of 2016 also earned a title at MASS ELITE Hoopster Mania winning games by an average of 20+ points. The Class of 2016 also won multiple games at ZG State s defeating highly competitive South Shore Wolfpack and Central Mass Swarm teams. Top performers at the ZG State Tournament included Alec Buresh (St. Johns Prep) and Spencer Low (MASCO HS). The class played games in front of a good number of college coaches at the NERR Super 16 event, while in the process winning multiple games against CT Premier and Mass Fusion. In May, Class of 2016 earned our programs 4th State Championship of the 2015 Spring season when they won 5 consecutive games at the 11 th Grade AAU State Tournament, winning all games by an average margin of 20+ points. Teams defeated at the State Tournament included Bay State Magic, Mass Fusion, Central Mass Swarm, Team Mass and then defeating Mass Premier in the finals. This was the first State Championship won by our Class of 2016 in program history.

5 CLASS OF 2017 Mass Elite 10 th graders build off an incredibly strong 2014 Spring AAU season earning 3 National Tournament Bids and finishing as finalists at the AAU State Tournament and also winning a Silver Medal at the NEAAU Super Regionals. They also finished in the ELITE 8 at the GymRat Challenge in Albany, NY and won many other competitive tournaments throughout the season. *Silver Medal at NEAAU Super Regionals *3 National Tournament Bids *Ranked #1 in NEAAU Power Rankings Class of 2017 went undefeated at the MIDDLESEX MAGIC First Shot defeating NE Storm, Middlesex Magic and The Rivals. Top performers at the First Shot event included - Joey Luchetti (Lawrence Academy), Thomas Greaney (Bedford HS), DJ Frechette (Nashua HS), Ryan Veguilla (Bishop Fenwick HS) and Mike Demartinis (Burlington HS). They also won 4 games throughout the weekend and finished as tournament finalists at the NH Spartans tournament defeating NE Storm, ASA Hoops, YES Basketball and the NH Fire. The momentum continued as they won a tournament championship at the annual HOOP ROOTZ Gold Rush event - going an impressive 5-0 on the weekend and winning games by an average margin of 20+ points per game. Teams defeated at the Gold Rush included Shooting Stars, Boston Panthers, NH Rivals, Downeast Basketball Club and South Shore Sonics. The Class earned their 5th consecutive National Tournament Bid at NEAAU Super Regionals winning 3 games by an average margin of 15+ points per game. Since the Spring of 2011 they have attended AAU Nationals held in Hampton VA, Memphis TN, Orlando FL and Little Rock AR. Teams defeated throughout the weekend included Boston Warriors, South Shore Wolfpack and and the NH Fire. Our Class of 2017 met very high expectations at the preliminary rounds of the AAU 10 th Grade AAU State Tournament going undefeated with an impressive 6-0 record. This Class has earned 8 National Bids over the previous 5 years the largest number of National Bids for a specific grade level in our programs history. Top performers at the State Tournament included Devon Chase (Stoneham HS), Derek Lamparelli (Rivers), Cam Shelmsire (Bedford HS), Trey Carrier (Wilton/Lyndeborough HS), Avery Davis (Melrose HS), Sean Prendergast (Melrose HS), Joe Okafor (Phillips Academy) and Dave Richard (Austin Prep HS). Our Class of 2017 always makes a deep run at the AAU State Championships and this year was no exception playing all the way into the Final Four.

6 CLASS OF 2018 Mass Elite 9 th graders enjoyed a memorable season earning a National Tournament Bid and also winning many other top tournaments throughout the season. *National Tournament Bid *Ranked #3 in NEAAU Power Rankings Class of 2018 also combined to win 6 games at the MIDDLESEX MAGIC First Shot and BOSTON BOBCATS Silver City Classic. Standout players during opening weekend included Nate Hobbs (St. Johns Prep), Max Hurley (Tyngsboro HS), Mari0 DiBenedetto (Winchester HS), Xahn Frater (Bishop Guertin HS) and Giovanni Ciampa (Tewksbury HS). They continued their dominance combining for 8 victories this weekend at the HOOP ROOTZ Gold Rush event winning games by an average margin of 15+ points per game against Northeast Finest, Middlesex Magic, New Haven, Central Mass Thunder, MABC and the SNEBC Shockers. Our Class of 2018 was one of the most talked about groups at the event. Standout performers from Gold Rush included from both squads throughout the weekend included Jack Cowan (Bedford HS), Nate Hobbs (St. Johns Prep), Quentin Harris (Belmont Hill), Marcus Barker (Peabody HS), Jack Slattery (Chelmsford HS), Giovanni Ciampa (Tewksbury HS), Chris Matthews (Catholic Memorial HS), Angel Mejia (Methuen HS), Yanis Nyantenji (Bishop Guertin HS) and Skye Boykin (Nashua HS). They also had a strong showing at NEAAU Super Regionals combining to win an impressive 4 games. Following the impressive performance at Super Regionals, they had an incredible weekend at MASS ELITE Hoopster Mania winning a combined 11 games and defeating recognizable programs such as BSS, ASA Hoops and The Rivals. Top performers at Hoopster Mania from the Freshmen Class included Matt Amentola (Malden Catholic HS), Tony Agor (Nashua HS), Jack Slattery (Chelmsford HS), Paul Armstrong (Tyngsboro HS), Ernie Brand (Waldorf HS) and Stephan Wallace (Lexington Christian). Class of 2018 enjoyed a stellar weekend at the ASA May Madness, combining to win 10 games winning all games by an average margin of 20+ points per game. Teams defeated at May Madness included BV Chaos, Boston Warriors, C4, NE Storm, Bay State Magic, Bay State Jayhawks, Central Mass Warriors, Silver City Sharks and the Mass Hoop Jaguars. The class also earned the tournament championship at the Boston Warriors Hoop Summit being led by strong performances from both Jared Mason (Tewksbury HS) and Ben McNaughton (Catholic Memorial HS). The Class also had a strong showing at the GymRat Challenge winning multiple games against the Syracuse Nets and CWB. Standouts at the GymRat included included John Korte (Watertown HS), Stephen Reddy (Austin Prep HS) and Jack Slattery (Chelmsford HS). They also won multiple games at the NERR Super 16 defeating both CT Elite and Metro Boston.

7 CLASS OF 2019 Mass Elite 8 th graders earned an astounding 4 National Tournament Bids also winning an AAU State Championship and also earning an NEAAU Bronze Medal after an impressive performance at Super Regionals. *8 th Grade State Champions *Bronze Medals at NEAAU Super Regionals *4 National Tournament Bids *Ranked #2 in NEAAU Power Rankings *Class of 2019 went undefeated at the MIDDLESEX MAGIC First Shot defeating NE Storm. RI Magic and The Rivals. The team won games by an average of 15+ points per game. Top performers throughout the weekend at the First Shot included -Ryan Culhane (Burlington MA) Christian Beck (Tyngsboro MA), Evan Cook (Dunstable MA) and Nicholas Karns (Marblehead MA). *They also enjoyed a dominating performance at the NH Spartans tournament finishing 5-0 on the weekend and winning the 8th grade tournament championship. Teams defeated at the Spartans tournament throughout the weekend included Boston Bobcats, C4, NH GymRats and ASA Hoops. The group kept up there momentum at the NEAAU Super Regionals earning Bronze Medals and winning three games. Teams defeated at the Super Regionals included Boston Bobcats, Mass Premier and South Shore Wolfpack. Standouts included Pete Kapanidis 19 (Bedford MA), Scott Beattie 19 (Westford MA), Evan Cook (Dunstable MA), Mitchell Monette (Dracut MA) and Sean Hurley (Burlington MA). They won 3 additional games at the Hoop Rootz Gold Rush tournament defeating Middlesex Magic, Bay State Flash and the Blazers including standout performances by Nick Mangino (Boxford MA), Stephen Anthony (Wilmington MA) and Nick Pappas (Peabody MA). Following this they won 4 games and finished as finalists at ASA April Attack defeating Mass Premier, STARS, Kingston Thunder and Silver City Sharks including great performances from Cam Impemba (Burlington MA), Will Manzi (Groton MA) and Jack Woods (Peabody MA) Our Class of 2019 also impressed at the MASS ELITE Hoopster Mania combining to win 7 games. The Class also showed off their talent and depth at the AAU State Tournament finishing with an undefeated 10-0 record also earning a 8 th grade State Championship, 3 National Bids and 3 appearances in the Massachusetts Final Fours.

8 CLASS OF 2020 Mass Elite 7 th graders accomplished many big things this past Spring season winning both an AAU State Championship and also earning 2 bids to compete at AAU Nationals this Summer. *7 th Grade AAU State Champions *2 National Tournament Bids *Ranked #2 in NEAAU Power Rankings Class of 2020 went 4-0 and won the tournament championship at the BOSTON BOBCATS Silver City Classic. The team at the Silver City Classic won games by an average margin of 20+ points per game including wins against the NH Spartans, ICE and Boston Bobcats and being led by Jake Barisano (Westford MA), Edwin Perez (Beverly MA), Sean Culhane (Burlington MA) and Ryan Marcus (Wakefield MA). The class also enjoyed a strong showing NH Spartans tournament defeating YES Basketball and C4 including Aidan Kane (Sharon MA), Elijah Nieves (Beverly MA) and Michael Barrett (Andover MA). They also won there pool at the Hoop Rootz Gold Rush defeating NH Flight, Mystic Valley Pride and the University Stars. The teams at the event won games by an average margin of 15+ points per game including standout performances from DJ Gagnon (Dracut MA), Caleb Scott (Dracut MA) and Farai Zuvaradoka (Dracut MA). The Class of 2020 also won a tournament title at the ASA April Attack tournament winning 4 games by a average margin of 25+ points per game throughout the weekend the team defeated NH Spartans, ASA, Mass Premier and Boston Warriors. Standout performers at the ASA event included Victor Gachuki (Dracut MA), TJ Guerriero (Dracut MA), Tyler Nolan (Chelmsford MA) and Declan Morse (Westford MA). Our 7 th graders continued to roll our wins at the AAU State Tournament earned multiple National Tournament Bids combining to win 6 games. Teams defeated throughout the weekend at AAU States from our 7th graders included Evolution, Mass Fusion, ASA, Stars and Mass Premier. The class made another deep run at the NERR Super 16 Weekend event defeating top Connecticut programs CT Select, CBC and GHPA. Standout performers throughout the weekend included Ryan Marcus (Wakefield MA), Sean Culhane (Burlington MA), Luko Bobbo (Concord MA) and Aidan Kane (Sharon MA) Class of 2020 also earned a State Championship winning 4 consecutive games before winning the championship. At the Final Four Championships they opened the weekend with a dramatic win against a very talented Central Mass Warriors team, then advancing and defeating the Mass Crusaders in the tournament championship.

9 CLASS OF 2021 Mass Elite 6 th graders accomplished arguably the most productive season in our programs history winning a tournament championship and Gold Medal at the NEAAU Super Regionals while also earning 2 AAU State Championships and an incredible 4 National Tournament Bids *6 th Grade AAU State Champions (2 Titles) *2 National Tournament Bids *Ranked #1 in NEAAU Power Ranking Points Our Class of 2021 combined to win 6 games at the MIDDLESEX MAGIC First Shot and BOSTON BOBCATS Silver City Classic tournaments. The class continued there success at the NH SPARTANS Spring tournament winning the tournament championship throughout the weekend defeating NE Storm, ASA Hoops, C4 and NH Spartans all wins by a wide margin of 30+ points per game.. The Class of 2021 earned a tournament championship and Gold Medal at the NEAAU Super Regional s winning the second Super Regional title in Mass Elite history. This was the second consecutive Super Regional title won by our Class of 2021, last year they also earned a Super Regional championship. Throughout the weekend the team compiled an impressive 5-0 record, winning games by an average margin of 25+ points per game. Teams defeated throughout the weekend included Mass Premier, Northeast Xtreme, Central Mass Shamrocks and the Boston Bobcats. The Class won additional games at the ASA April Attack tournament winning games by an average margin of 25+ points per game defeating the Boston Warriors, Silver City Sharks and the Triple Threat Thunder. Class of 2021 enjoyed astounding success at the AAU State Tournament earning 2 State Championships in addition taking home 3 National Bids to compete at AAU Nationals events held throughout the Summer. Class of 2021 combined to win 8 games at the ZG State Championships winning yet another tournament championship and continuing to earn a reputation as one of the top 6th grade teams from the East Coast. 6th grade classes won all games throughout the weekend at ZG States by an average margin of 20+ points defeating Boston Bobcats, Mass Premier, Team Migs, Evolution, BV Chaos, South Shore Wolfpack and ICE Basketball. The success continued at the NERR Super 16 going 4-0 and winning all games by an incredible margin of 20+ points per game. Throughout the weekend at NERR the team defeated many top teams from CT these including CT Select, CT Nightmare and the CT Grand Sachems in the finals.

10 CLASS OF 2022 and CLASS OF 2023 Mass Elite not only had success at the upper grades but also at the Elementary School level where are 4 th and 5 th grade teams enjoyed considerable success competing in some of the top AAU tournaments held in New England. *National Tournament Bid *Ranked #2 in NEAAU Power Ranking Points Class of 2021 enjoyed two big victories at the MIDDLESEX MAGIC First Shot defeating host club Middlesex Magic and the NE Storm. Top performers throughout the weekend included Patrick Delillo (Peabody MA), Luke Krikorian (Westford MA), Ethan Ewing (Westford MA), Mike Capachietti (Andover MA) and Ryan Maclellan (Bedford MA). They also made a deep run at NEAAU Super Regionals defeating NE Storm and the Central Mass Shamrocks and earning a bid to compete at AAU Nationals taking place this Summer. In there victories at Super Regionals the team won games by a margin of 20+ points showing off there impressive talent and depth. This was the 4th consecutive season that one of our top 5th grade teams has earned a bid to compete at AAU Nationals. *Class of 2021 also had a strong showing at the ZG State Championships winning 4 games throughout the weekend and finishing as tournament finalists. While competing in the ZG States they won all games by an average margin of 15+ points per game defeating Bay State Jaguars, Massasoit Warriors and the North Shore Bobcats. Standout performers at the ZG State Tournament included this past weekend included Griffin Eddy (Westford MA), Enqunife Chiboguwa (Methuen MA) and Luke Krokorian (Westford MA).

11 END OF SEASON AWARDS Prospect of the Year Patrick Delillo 22 (Peabody MA) Most Improved Player of the Year Ryan Marcus 20 (Wakefield MA) Team of the Year Coach Beers 6 th Grade National Team *Last year s winner Coach Frechette s 9th grade National Team Coach of the Year Coach Jay Beers *Last year s winner was Coach Tim Griffin ELITE Character of the Year James Mackey 16 (Burlington HS) *Previous winners Julian Nyland 16 (Melrose HS) and Noah Gray 17 (Leominster HS). *CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE*

12 2015 TEAM MVP s Griffin Eddy 5th Grade, Westford MA Harrison Lien 5th Grade, Georgetown MA Patrick Delillo 5th Grade, Peabody MA Jack Cloutier 6th Grade, Andover MA Ty Chan 6th Grade, Lowell MA Ethan O Hara 6th Grade, Manchester MA Charles Nogard 6th Grade, Arlington MA Ryan Marcus 7th Grade, Wakefield MA Luke Bobbo 7th Grade, Concord MA Caleb Scott 7th Grade, Dracut MA Farai Vuvarodka 7th Grade, Dracut MA Evan Cook 8th Grade, Groton MA Pete Kapanides 8th Grade, Bedford MA Ryan Culhane 8th Grade, Burlington MA Stephen Anthony 8th Grade, Wilmington MA Quentin Harris 9th Grade, Belmont Hill Giovanni Ciampa 9th Grade, Tewksbury MA Stanley Smudin 9th Grade, Natick MA Joey Luchetti 10th Grade, Lawrence Academy DJ Frechette 10th Grade, Nashua HS Thomas Greaney 10 th Grade, Bedford HS Spencer Danforth 11th Grade, St. Johns Prep Kyle Coughlin 11th Grade, Beverly HS Tighe Beck 11th Grade, Wakefield HS Matt McCune 11th Grade, Somerville HS 2015 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS Mike Capachietti 4 th Grade, Andover MA Luke Krikorian 5 th Grade, Westford MA Emil Rijo 6 th Grade, Methuen MA Bobby Sweet 6 th Grade, Acton MA Aiden Hawes 6 th Grade, Amesbury MA Ethan Cosgrove 6 th Grade, Northboro MA Aidan Callahan 6 th Grade, Rowley MA Aidan Kane 7 th Grade, Sharon MA Tyler Nolan 7 th Grade, Chelmsford MA Jason Kelly 7 th Grade, Tyngsboro MA Christian Hall 7 th Grade, Tyngsboro MA Scott Beattie 8 th Grade, Westford MA Nick Pappas 8 th Grade, Peabody MA Niall Dermady 8 th Grade, Sudbury MA Marcus Barker 9 th Grade, Peabody MA Zach Perez 9 th grade, Reading MA Chris Matthews 9 th Grade, Newton MA Michael Read 9 th Grade, Lexington MA Mike Demartinis 10 th Grade, Burlington MA Billy Ryan 10 th Grade, Peabody MA Julian Nyland 11 th Grade, Melrose MA Jake Hill 11 th Grade, Westford MA