It’s been said once but needs said again, where is the love for
@DudkowskiJoey
? He WILL be one of the top players in the WPIAL next year. Nothing he can’t do on the court and always plays within the flow of the game. Great performance at the Pitt Jamfest.
@mwhiteburgh
@BREAL412
Caveman 2024 Ryan Ceh - Mars (PA) - 6’6 2024 GPA 4.5
Ryan’s stock is through the roof after his tremendous performances at Hoop Group’s AC Jamfest and Summer Jamfest
D1/D2/High Academic D3 colleges have inquired about Ryan in the past week‼️📈
Caveman 17U defeats a solid D1 Stars team 54-51.
@ryanceh1
lead the way with 24 points with 6 3’s. HEAT CEH!
@bradyn_foster22
knocks down two free throws to go up 1
@MajorRainey24
puts the game away with less than a second on the clock!!
@TheHoopGroup
We ask of our coaches 3 things:
1. Build up and invest in each player ✅
2. Be a positive role model ✅
3. Support the development of each player by improving their skill and knowledge of the game ✅
Thank you to the 2022 Caveman coaching staff for a great spring season!
Bradyn Foster had a phenomenal weekend at Spooky Nook!
2 pt FG: 20-25 = 80%
3 pt FG: 6/15 = 40%
FT: 4/7 = 57%
62 pts/5 games = 12.4 ppg
Efficient, great handles, guards the perimeter, rebounds and shoots well from 3!
D1/D2 interest has been pouring in!
@bradyn_foster22
The off-season is when players get better. Fall League games are one of many off-season activities used to prepare for the regular season. Check out some highlights from this fall from some of the top programs in Pittsburgh! 🏀🚨⛹🏼♂️🔥👇🏽
AAU basketball gets a bad reputation sometimes.
There are wins & losses, recruitment journeys, and plenty of physical and mental growth along the way.
The BEST part is the opportunity to impact young men positively and build connections that will last a lifetime.
Beyond
Caveman Academy 17U Ruppert takes home the gold this weekend with a 5-0 record. The team first approach this group displays is fun to watch. They continue their terrific run this season and generating a ton of recruitment interest. Congratulations!
Congrats to our Caveman 2024s for bringing home the hardware this weekend🏅
This team is loaded with D1/D2/D3 talent📈📈
Next Stop:
@TheHoopGroup
Pitt Jam Fest
6’8” Class of 2024
@bradyn_foster22
has been expanding his options lately picking up more Division I offers👀
The big man can handle his business inside and also stretch the floor making him a multiple level scorer and a valuable asset to an offense. Defensively, Bradyn has
Congratulations to our Caveman guys that made a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WPIAL All-section team🔥
Nate Wesling
Jack Dunbar
Ryan Ceh
Jacob Dunkle
Boogie Brown
Mike Plasko
Zach Pollaro
Bradyn Foster
Cam Reigard
Jordyn Tavarez
Isaiah Jeter
David Kwiat
Shamar Simpson
Major Rainey
Caveman Alumni Spotlight: Noah Wright c/o 2022.
Noah had a breakout year as a junior on the Hoop Group circuit and was a star for Penn Trafford HS. As his senior year concluded, offers/interest fell through, but Noah’s hoop dreams lived on.
Noah joined Seton Hill as a team
An OG Caveman throwing one down for the crowd💥Jack Dunbar is a scholarship player!! 26pts vs Canon Mac. Jack continues to build on his breakout junior year and his spring/summer AAU seasons success‼️Keep grinding Jack📈
Great job to the Week 3 Caveman Fall League ⭐️All-Stars⭐️in the 3rd/4th Division!
Kaleb Wilson
Patrick Doyle
Bentley Zarnich
Briken Pirring
Mack Mulvihill
Demetrius Cunningham
Grant Fetterman
Brian Carswell Flannagan
Isaiah Mason
The Varsity Fall League Championship featured a matchup between
@PCC_Hoops
&
@DiceSports
. Both teams are unselfish and very well coached. Would not be surprised to see either team competing for their respective league championship this season. Maybe even a PIAA playoff rematch 🤔
Caveman Academy Tirado - 17U wins their opening round game 70-62 vs Syracuse City Rocks. Great team effort and battle back from an early deficit. On to the sweet 16 vs Connecticut Elite.
Kozora (Mars) - 17
Zavasky (Pine Richland) - 15
Thomas (Greensburg Salem) - 10
Congratulations to Caveman 2024 Bradyn Foster on being named 3rd team All-State! Bradyn continues to prove why he’s one of the top players in the WPIAL!
@bradyn_foster22
Caveman Herbinko 6th Grade with a perfect 5-0 record this past weekend taking home the 🛳!
This group continues to get better both individually and as a team.
@Zacherbinko3
Congratulations to this group completing a 4-0 weekend. There are many not pictured that battled the month of July and got better. We challenged all of our teams by playing up an age level or two this summer and everyone responded to the challenge. Big things coming, stay tuned!
2024 Jack Dunbar was a star out in Spooky Nook!
From 2: 18/32= 56%
From 3: 18/43 = 41%
FT: 9/14 = 64%
99 pts/5 games = 19.8 ppg
Jack’s energy, motor, and scoring ability stand out and separate him from most! College interest in jack has exploded since the Jamfest!
@JDun45
17u HGSL and Academy showed out in the Spring Jam Fest in Spooky Nook.
Plenty of scholarship level talent on both teams and they’re only getting better 📈
These players go to war every time they step out on the court. 5-0 weekend and focused on getting better every game. This group will be ready for next weekend at the Pitt Jamfest.
Caveman Herbinko 6th grade strikes again! After a tough 1 point loss on Saturday, the team responded with two wins on Sunday to take home the Silver🥈. Great job boys!
@Zacherbinko3
Extremely blessed to receive my first Division 1 offer from the University of Toledo. Thank you Coach Massey and the rest of the coaching staff.
@Toledo_MBB
Class of 2025 Nate Wesling is as dynamic as it gets ‼️
Will be the guard to watch next year in 6A looking to lead
@BHSBoysBBall_
back to the WPIAL Championship 🔥 💪🏻
Congratulations to Caveman Academy 17U Ruppert on a fantastic weekend. Great wins over NJ Panthers and Diallo Elite HGSL teams before coming down to the buzzer in a tough loss against
@TTOBasketball
.
@TheHoopGroup
Caveman Academy 16U @ Spooky Nook at the HoopGroup Spring JamFest earlier this season. Unselfish, varsity impact players. Fun to coach and watch play! These players represented the WPIAL well and will be names you hear consistently this upcoming season. 👀
Congrats to all of our Caveman 2024s that were named to All-Section Teams‼️
Major Rainey
Jack Dunbar
Bradyn Foster
Boogie Brown
Ryan Ceh
Remi Black
Michael Plasko
Cam Reigard
Noah Thimons
Liam Mignogna
Nate Richards
As a program, we’ve been lucky enough to work with a ton of hardworking and dedicated players over the years. Here is a list of all the Caveman players that have made an all-section team over the past 3 years alone🔥
2024 Jack Dunbar
@JDun45
had an unreal AAU Season 🔥
Jack's prolific scoring, leadership, toughness, and infectious energy stood out. He is an ideal teammate.
Jack gained interest from a lot of LM D1/D2 colleges this spring and summer. Hard work pays off📈
24’ Ryan Ceh(
@ryanceh1
) had himself a week in Pensacola, Fl. 29.5 ppg, and a new career high of 33pts🔥 Mars goes 3-0 in the holiday tournament and brings home some hardware🥇🏆
It’s been a great summer with our guys!
17U has generated some buzz this year with multiple guys getting offered!
So excited to watch these men continue to grow and we expect big things to come!!
Caveman Academy 2024 pulls out a tough win in a high scoring shootout vs East Coast Power HGSL. 97 - 87‼️
Jack Dunbar - 28pts
Bradyn Foster - 14pts
Major Rainey - 14pts
Boogie Brown - 14pts
Ryan Ceh - 14pts
Remi Black - 13pts
The boys take on PA Coalition @ 730
Stay tuned👀
Caveman 16U HGSL brought their brooms 🧹🧹to the 17U division, finishing 4-0 and in first place out of 12 teams this weekend. 💪🏽🔥🏆
This group wants all the smoke 💨 💨 next weekend at the Caveman Classic‼️ Always ready for battle.
Elite 8 bound! Another impressive win for Caveman Academy, pulling off a close 42-41 victory against NY Lightning. Valuing every possession and trusting teammates - great display of a winning mentality. Next up: 7:00PM vs Higher Level.
Caveman 2024 Ryan Ceh is showing why he is one of the top shooters and prospects in Western PA‼️
At 6’6, he is long, versatile, athletic and can shoot the lights out. Ryan’s college interest continues to grow. D1/D2/high academic D3 all involved
Currently averaging 20pts 9rbs🔥
The farewell tour for Caveman Academy 2022. An extremely special group of players that will always be family. Can’t wait to see the impact each of these players have on their high school teams as senior leaders. This team will be missed!
Video creds:
@jaredcolton5
🎥 🔥
First workout in the books for Caveman 15u/17u HGSL✅ A big shout out to our partners,
@RunTheShow_
, for all the hard work they put in with our guys🤝🏼 They are some of the best in the business! This year is looking to be Caveman’s best year yet 🔥
Caveman Fall League 2022: 7th/8th grade highlights. This division has been fun to watch! Many down to the wire games and opportunities for players to make big plays in key situations.
These players get after it!!⛹🏼♂️⛹🏼♂️
2024
@ryanceh1
played extremely well for
@MarsHS_Hoops
in the Caveman Fall League.
6’6, athletic, shooting 40% from 3 in his HS career with a 4.4 GPA. His stock looks to continue to rise as we approach the regular season. College coaches need to take notice!
Player of the game award -
@DudkowskiJoey
. Limited McDonough in the second half, taking the challenge of guarding a prolific scorer. Hit timely baskets down the stretch including a big left handed finish to end NA’s final comeback effort. Handled pressure and played under control
17u Academy ends the Spring 3-1 at the
@TheHoopGroup
Southern Jamfest improving their Jamfest record to an impressive 8-4 with two Elite Eight finishes.
Couldn’t be more proud of this group of guys playing to their potential and making each other better each and every week 💪🏻
2024 Jack Dunbar went off vs Gateway! 29pts and a monster dunk at the end of the game to send Peters Township to the Pete!
Jack is one of the most electrifying players in the WPIAL right now!
Jack’s recruitment is gonna blow up here soon📈📈
@JDun45
Where’s the love for Joey “Duds” Dudkowski?? Inside and outside threat, tenacious on both ends of the court, and averaging 25 a game with 33 in his last game against NA. Tune in, this kid can flat out play!
@DudkowskiJoey
Jack Segall (2025) has one of the tightest handles in the WPIAL. Dropped 24pts on 8/10 from the field in a big win vs. Obama last night. Going to be a problem for
@BoysDice
@DiceSports
. Plays with exceptional pace and poise. Hard works pays off
@jack_segall
💪🏽💪🏽
Caveman Academy 8th takes home the championship 50-42 vs. Prospects 14U. Awesome finish to an undefeated weekend. Great group of players!
Orga, Belles, Miller (Shaler)
Dunbar, Miller (Peters Township)
Siket (North Catholic)
Koziara (Central Catholic)
Kijowski (Freeport)
Anyone else excited for HS basketball season?
There was a ton of great action this fall by many outstanding athletes that will be consistent contributors for their teams this upcoming season. Would not be surprised to see these programs rack up the W’s this year. 🔥🔥
Great opening round win for Caveman Academy Ruppert competing in the
@TheHoopGroup
Atlantic City Jamfest this week. 53-48 victory over ASA Hoops (MA). A tight game that was clinched with patient offensive possessions and key defensive stops. On to the round of 16 vs NY Lightning.
Look out for Char Valley for years to come!!
Not many coaches out there like Coach Dot. A true student of the game and film room junkie, Dot’s teams are always well prepared and will not be satisfied with mediocrity.
Excited to watch this evolve. Congrats
@Coach_Dot_
and best
Caveman Academy takes home the silver championship in the JV division. The compete in these kids is remarkable. Next stop:
@TheHoopGroup
Spring Jamfest @ Spooky Nook.
Congratulations to our Caveman guys that made a 5A/6A WPIAL all-section team‼️
Jack Dunbar
Nate Miller
Joey Desabato
Boogie Brown
Nate Richards
Tyler Freas
Evan Gross
Michael Plasko
Ryan Ceh
Aidan Reeseman
Michael Plasko
Remi Black
Amon Hawthorne
Joe Marquis
Kai West
Tyler Pepin
Caveman Academy 2024 goes 4-0 on the weekend and takes home the gold in convincing fashion with a 61-29 win vs Pittsburgh Legendz.
These guys just keep getting better🔥
Next stop: Hoop Group Southern Jam Fest‼️
Looking forward to seeing this group grow this spring. After starting off 0-1, Caveman Academy Dot 16U rattled off 4 wins in a row to secure the Gold Championship this past weekend. A lot more work to be done but congrats on a good start to the season!
@Coach_Dot_
Caveman Varsity Fall League starts this Sunday!
All College Coaches are welcome to attend at no cost. Please reach and we would be happy to accommodate you. Thank you in advance to all those that have inquired thus far and have attended in year’s past. Looking forward to
The Shaler Area Gymnasium will be rocking on Tuesday, December 19th. Undefeated Hampton (5-0) is visiting Undefeated Shaler (6-0). A lot of Cavemen will be on the court so this is expected to be a game for the ages. (Not Prehistoric Ages)
As Caveman Basketball prepares for our upcoming 2024 Fall League, we had the opportunity to reflect and spend time connecting with leaders and individuals who have had a profound impact on our players and program over the past couple of years. This photo represents only around
Some photos of tonight’s opening round victory for Caveman Academy 17U. Great back and forth and Caveman holds on to win 58-57 to advance to the round of 32. Next game: 4:15pm Saturday vs Crown Basketball.
@TheHoopGroup
#HGJamFest
Congratulations to Major on a phenomenal career at Dice! We wish Major a speedy recovery. Although this chapter of his basketball journey ended abruptly, we know the next one is gonna be his best yet!
A bittersweet celebration last night.
@MajorRainey24
suffered a fractured patella that was surgically repaired yesterday. Into the OR at 2:00 and back to Dice with his incredible family for the celebration at 6:30! The embodiment of toughness raised by these wonderful people.
8th grade girls champions - Upper St. Clair
Keep your eye out for these girls on the varsity level in the near future. Very talented and displayed great team chemistry all weekend going 4-0 in a strong 8th grade girls division.
Congratulations!
@USCSchools
The final defensive stop! Caveman Academy Tirado 17U advances to the Elite 8, knocking off Connecticut Elite 53-52! Great back and forth game, big stops and big shots made.
Caveman Academy 16U Ruppert has challenged themselves all AAU season, competing at a high level consistently. They deserved to end the spring champions - these kids are winners on and off the court. Congrats and way to defend home court!
@Ruppert_Scott13
Let’s talk c/o 2024 Michael Plasko (
@michael_plasko
)
A scoring machine for SF‼️
22 v Trinity
37 v C Mac
27 v Montour
30 v Shaler
25 v Beaver
Mike’s a quick, athletic guard, who can shoot the lights out. He will be atop the WPIAL’s leading scorers.
Excited for the opportunity to continue to support our players on and off the court and showcasing what Pittsburgh hoops is made of!!
Looking forward to competing 🏀🔥
@HGSL_HoopGroup
🤝