CAPITAL DISTRICT SENIOR BASKETBALL TO ROCK AGAIN THIS SEASON

 

SCHENECTADY AND ALBANY/TROY 9-10 LEAGUES MERGE TO FORM CAPITAL DISTRICT 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE.

THE CAPITAL DISTRICT 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE, A PRODUCT OF THE MERGER OF THE SCHENECTADY 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE AND THE ALBANY/TROY 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE WILL KICK OFF ITS SEASON ON THE WEEKEND OF DEC. 4-5. A TOTAL OF 12 TEAMS WILL DO BATTLE ON ALMOST ALL THE SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IN DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY IN AN EFFORT TO CROWN A 2021-2022 CAPITAL DISTRICT 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE CHAMPION.

THE LEAGUE WILL PLAY THE MAJORITY OF ITS GAMES AT A CENTRALIZED SITE -- THE DAGS GYM IN DOWNTOWN SCHENECTADY. SHEN HIGH SCHOOL EAST, LASALLE AND ALGONQUIN MIDDLE SCHOOL IN AVERILL PARK MAY ALSO HOST AN OCCASIONAL 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE GAME.

CHRIST THE KING HAS ENTERED A WHOPPING THREE TEAMS IN THIS YEAR'S LEAGUE. ST. MARY'S BALLSTON SPA WILL BE WELL REPRESENTED WITH TWO TEAMS AS WILL CLIFTON PARK WHICH ALSO SPORTS A PAIR OF 9-10 SENIOR TEAMS. AVERILL PARK, LASALLE, ALBANY JCC AND ST. CLARE'S -- ALL PAST MEMBERS OF THE 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE COMMUNITY -- RETURN TO PLAY AGAIN. THE PERTH RED STORM WILL BE MAKING ITS DEBUT, PLAYING IN ITS FIRST 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE SEASON. 

OVERALL, THE CAPITAL DISTRICT 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE WILL HAVE CLOSE TO 130 PLAYERS CONTINUING THEIR BASKETBALL CAREERS ON LOCAL BASKETBALL COURTS.

THE LEAGUE WILL PLAY A 16-GAME REGULAR SEASON. ALL TEAMS QUALIFY FOR THE POST-SEASON PLAYOFFS. MOST LIKELY THE LEAGUE WILL SPLIT IT'S PLAYOFF FORMAT INTO TWO DIVISION WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY POPULAR IN PAST SEASONS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THERE WILL BE AN NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET AND AN NIT TOURNAMENT BRACKET WITH THE WINNER OF EACH BRACKET TAKING HOME A CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.

AS ALWAYS, THIS WEB SITE WILL CARRY THE LATEST CAPITAL DISTRICT 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE NEWS INCLUDING SCHEDULES, RESULTS, STANDINGS AND LEADING SCORERS.

THE CAPITAL DISTRICT 9-10 SENIOR LEAGUE'S COMPANION LEAGUE, THE CAPITAL DISTRICT 11-12 LEAGUE, WILL ALSO RETURN TO PLAY IN THE 2021-2022 SEASON. THAT LEAGUE WILL FEATURE EIGHT AREA TEAMS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CAPITAL DISTRICT 11-12 LEAGUE, CHECK OUT THE LEAGUE WEB SITE AT  https://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=cap