Athletics—Basketball
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Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball
The basketball teams compete in the NYCMSBL. New York City Middle School Basketball League. Both teams practice in our gymnasium and our Boys team plays their home games at Port Richmond High School.
Our Coaches
Coach Rucker has just begun his 5th year at New World Prep as a Social Studies teacher. Coach Rucker is now in his third season as a coach for both the boys’ basketball and soccer teams. As a child, Coach Rucker was constantly involved in athletics. Playing hockey, baseball, basketball, and football both for fun and for organized teams. During his time as a coach, NWP has made 1 playoff appearance in boys basketball and has won three championship with the soccer program.
Coach McNeil has over 20 years experience in multiple sports as a scholar-athlete. In his time at Tottenville high school, Coach McNeil was a part of both baseball and football city championship teams. He then played Division 1 baseball for SUNY Buffalo. During Coach McNeil’s 5 years at NWP as a math teacher, he has coached for three of them. He continues to bring his desire to motivate scholar-athletes in and out of the classroom each year.
Since Coach Duffy could walk sports have been his preferred activity. As a kid he played football, baseball, and basketball. At Curtis High School he continued to play football and baseball, as well as golf. Coach Duffy is now in his seventh year as a math teacher and he is entering his 3rd year as a coach he looks forward to bringing a championship home to New World Prep!
Coach Abato is now in her second year here at New World Prep as a literacy leaders teacher. She is an avid sports fan and her number one team is the New York Yankees. She is a graduate of Pace University and holds a masters degree from CSI. She is excited to bring her love for teaching and motivating to the sidelines for her first season as a coach.
