{"id":1599,"date":"2026-05-31T05:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2026-05-31T05:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T05:41:20","slug":"for-54-years-the-boston-shootout-has-been-a-fixture-in-the-new-england-basketball-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1599","title":{"rendered":"For 54 years, the Boston Shootout has been a fixture in the New England basketball scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>When the Boston Shootout was founded in 1972, its goal was to showcase the area\u2019s premier basketball talent on the national stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1597\">Six high school postseason takeaways from Saturday, including a top-five falter and D6 track champs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In its early years, the tournament featured all-star teams from four cities competing in a single-elimination bracket. It quickly grew into one of the nation\u2019s premier grassroots basketball competitions, drawing future NBA stars such as Kobe Bryant, Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing, Grant Hill, and Marcus Camby.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>More than a half century after its inception, the event remains a fixture in the New England basketball scene each spring.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The 54th annual Boston Shootout is taking place this weekend at Catholic Memorial in West Roxbury, welcoming three prominent Northeast-based travel programs for two days of competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the event\u2019s opening game Saturday, the Boston Amateur Basketball Club\u2019s 16-under squad rolled to a 115-64 victory over the 18-under Connecticut HoopWave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s fun to play at home and have a good crowd, play a good team and just show who we are,\u201d said BABC forward Malachi Odugbela, a 6-foot-5-inch sophomore guard at St. Andrew\u2019s (R.I.) who led BABC with 24 points. \u201cWe know it\u2019s a very big event for us, and we try not to lose when we\u2019re playing in it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The Roxbury Boys &amp; Girls Club sponsored the Shootout until 1999, but financial challenges led the organization to cease overseeing the event. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>BABC founder and director Leo Papile \u2014 then also a senior member of the Celtics front office \u2014 stepped in to preserve the Shootout, and the BABC has run it each year since.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the youth basketball landscape has evolved, the Shootout has transitioned from a national all-star event with graduating seniors to a regional event with younger players competing for their travel teams. Still, many of New England\u2019s top talents take part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1595\">Here are the top candidates for California governor in Tuesday\u2019s primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn those days, it was critical for the graduating seniors to play in the springs,\u201d said Papile, now in his 49th season leading BABC. \u201cIt\u2019s different now, but we [take pride] in keeping it going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Papile\u2019s mind during this year\u2019s Shootout is Roscoe Baker, a local basketball legend who passed away May 17 at age 88. Baker was among the many community leaders who had a role in founding the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe do this for guys like Roscoe, and all the people that started it,\u201d said Papile. \u201cI was there [at the inaugural event], and a lot of my best friends that I played with growing up in Boston were on the \u201872 team. So we do it to honor the history and their memory.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>In the nearly five decades since Papile founded the BABC, it has become one of the country\u2019s top grassroots programs, producing 25 NBA players. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>BABC has teams at the 15-under, 16-under, and 17-under levels, with the bulk of its season taking place in April and May against a national schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 16-under group improved to 23-4 with Saturday\u2019s win over the older HoopWave squad in a dominant showing. Key contributors included Tilton (N.H.) sophomore guard Jordan Maxson (23 points), Darrow School (N.Y.) sophomore guard Braylon Washington (21), and Tilton sophomore center Salim Diaby (19).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re really optimistic about the next 13 months with these guys. It\u2019s a great group,\u201d said Papile. \u201cThey\u2019re fun to coach and they\u2019re fun to watch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1593\">Caleb Durbin shows signs of progress as the Red Sox pull away from the Guardians<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 54th annual Boston Shootout is taking place this weekend at Catholic Memorial in West Roxbury, welcoming three prominent Northeast-based travel programs for two days of competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>For 54 years, the Boston Shootout has been a fixture in the New England basketball scene - 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