East Side Escalades

The East Side Escalades Basketball Club (ESBC) is one of the premier AAU basketball organizations in NYC.  We are a comprehensive and competitive program providing multiple hours of instruction each week for players of all abilities. We offer full-time basketball teams as well as skills development clinics for girls and boys, ages 8 to 17. Our practices focus on team development, individaul skill work, and stength, agility, and conditioning drills. We teach a Read and React offense, similar to many of the top high school and collegiate basketball programs in the country, which encourages sharing the ball and creates scoring opportunities for all players. No one player is the focus. We pride ourselves on our man-to-man, "Pack Line" defense, which demands hard work and communication.

ESBC has been developing players in Manhattan for over 15 years. Founder and Co-Director Mike Finnen is well known in the Manhattan youth basketball community for teaching young players the fundamanetals of the game and then developing those players into highly talented individuals that can be assets at any level. Our highly dedicated and passionate staff works hard to create a fun and energetic environment for each player to develop and ultimately reach his or her athletic potential. Several of our coaches excelled at the high school and college level as players or coaches.

Our team practices and clinics are all in Manhattan on the Upper East and West Side, Midtown and West Harlem and are scheduled to offer multiple opportunities each week so families can find a time that works for them. See the schedule tab for practice times and locations. ESBC offers scholarships based on merit and need. We have had several, multi-year ESBC players go on to play college basketball at some of the top academic colleges in the country, including Williams College, Colby College, Worcester Polytechnic Institue (WPI), Kenyon College, Vassar College and Skidmore College.

Interested in joining us? Contact below for information:

Co-Director, Ryan Kriftcher

Ryankriftcher@gmail.com

516-776-8006

Co-Director, Mike Finnen

able1420@aol.com

917-204-5486