Jersey Shore Basketball League: Legendary pro-am set to tip-off 57th season on June 24th

Throughout the first 55 years of history in the Jersey Shore Basketball League, Earl Foreman’s 55 points stood as the most points anyone had ever scored in a ‘JSBL’ championship game. Foreman, an accomplished player at Western New England College and later in the Eastern Basketball Association, set the JSBL championship scoring record in 1974 while playing for Larson Ford alongside former Monmouth College great Ron Kornegay. Both Larson Ford and Kornegay are still very much apart of the JSBL. Larson Ford remains in the league as the last remaining of the original franchises. Kornegay, a 2,526 point scorer at Monmouth and 2-time JSBL champion player, has been the JSBL commissioner since 2015. Both Foreman and Kornegay were present as recipients at the 2023 championship game when the league honored its 55th Anniversary Team. ABA and NBA superstars including Bob Verga, Kelly Tripucka, and the late Anthony Mason were among the players to receive the honor. Foreman’s record managed to withstand the likes of those players as well as over 180 ABA/NBA players that have appeared in the JSBL. The record seemed safe for the time-being until Diggy Coit showed up.

David “Diggy” Coit set the JSBL ablaze in 2024 from the get-go. The 5’11 guard was known for his scoring prowess at Northern Illinois where he scored just under 21 points per game. Coit would average 34.5 points per game in the regular season while playing for Sterns Trailer. With NBA defensive rules and spacing, Coit was virtually indefensible. In the 56th JSBL championship game, Coit would score 56 points on an efficent 22 for 38 from the field on his way to MVP in Sterns Trailer’s victory over Sea View Jeep. Coit would go on to play at Kansas where he started several games. He will finish his college career this upcoming season at Maryland. While Coit’s status regarding a 2025 JSBL appearance remains up in the air, here is everything we know for 2025 including information, preliminary rosters, and the league schedule.

 

The Jersey Shore Basketball League presented by Lomurro Law returns to Manasquan High School on June 24th

All games in 2025 will again be played at Manasquan High School with free admission. The first game is scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. with the late game tentatively scheduled for 8:30 p.m.

 

2025 Preliminary JSBL Rosters

*All JSBL Rosters are provided by the coaches. Players are not contractually obligated to play. Some players will be there every game, others part-time, and some will not show at all. This works both ways as occasionally a big name player will show up and play with little or no prior notice.*

*Former college players have been listed with their most recent college. Former Shore Conference athletes will have their school noted*

 

ACI/Robin’s Nest

Coach: Joe Fagan (Neptune HS)

Sam Fagan (Monmouth) (Neptune) 6’1 G

Sean Grennan (San Francisco) (Donovan Catholic) 6’3 G

Dwaine Jones (U of Charleston) (Neptune) 6’5 G

Jared Kimbrough (Hartford) (Neptune) 6’8 F

Naji Marshall (NBA) (Xavier) 6’6 F

Jimmy McDonnell (Temple) (Jackson Memorial) 6’10 C

Jagan Mosely (Georgetown) 6’3 G

Lucas Orchard (Monmouth) 6’3 G

Gio Panzini (Cornell) (St. Rose) 6’5 G

 

Intern Helpers

Coach: Randy Holmes (Jackson Memorial HS)

Brandon Alexander (Jersey Shore Breaks) 6’5 G

Qa’rraan Calhoun (Houston) (Raritan) 6’8 F

Jaymere Hadden (Stockton) 6’4 F

Noah Harris (Southern New Hampshire) 6’1 G

Mason Jones (Albertus Magnus) (Manchester) 6’3 G

Ray Salnave (UMBC) 6’2 G

Keyron Sheard (UT Chattanooga) (Red Bank) 6’2 G

Chris Smith (NBA) (Louisville) (Lakewood) 6’2 G

J.R. Smith (NBA) (Lakewood) 6’6 G

 

Larson Ford

Coach: Larry Marshall

Lucas Agbejemisin (Hun) 6’10 C

Jamie Calloway (Lackawanna) 6’1 G

Gene Campbell (NJCU) 6’1 G

Terry Copeland (Northern Illinois) 6’9 F

Zayier Dean (Western Texas) (Red Bank) 6’0 G

Peter Luster (Middlesex CC) 6’0 G

Melik Martin (Drexel) 6’6 F

Isiah McCallum (Rust) 6’7 F

Shahid Muhammad (Florida State) 6’10 C

Louis Roche (St. Elizabeth) 5’10 G

Ryan Zan (Fairfield) 6’6 F

 

Ortho-NJ

Coach: Jon Kaminski

Mike Aaman (Wagner) (Raritan) 6’8 C

Daryl Banks (St. Bonaventure) 6’3 G

Tommy Conniff (Lehigh) 6’11 C

Mike Dunne (Hartford) (Matawan) 6’4 G

Doug Edert (Bryant) 6’2 G

Aaron Goldstein (Staten Island) 6’0 G

Denzel Mensah (Penn State-Wilkes-Barre) 6’3 G

Kavion McClain (Monmouth) 5’10 G

George Papas (Monmouth) 6’5 G

Dan Pillari (Monmouth) 5’10 G

Louie Pillari (Monmouth) 6’6 G

Jaycen Santucci (Georgian Court) (Central) 6’4 G

Jesse Steele (Monmouth) 5’8 G

 

RKE Athletic

Coaches: Sean Gallagher and Mike Thompson

Ty Armstrong (East Central) 6’2 G

Kyle Cardaci (St. Peter’s) (Mater Dei Prep) 6’2 G

Jack Collins (Monmouth) (Manasquan) 6’5 G

Nick Davidson (Bloomfield) 6’6 F

Nico Galette (Youngstown State) 6’6 G

Peter Gorman (Ramapo) (Mater Dei Prep) 6’0 G

Ithiel Horton (NBA G-League) (Texas) 6’5 G

Dane Moran (Trinity) 6’9 F

Shack Scott (Wagner) 6’6 F

Dan Singleton (Montclair State) (Neptune) 6’4 G

AJ Sumbry (Wagner) 6’8 F

 

Sea View Jeep

Coach: Tyler Schmelz (Red Bank Catholic HS)

Chris Brady (Monmouth) 6’10 C

Colin Cavanaugh (Wilkes) 5’10 G

Josh Cohen (USC) (CBA) 6’10 F

Alihan Demir (Minnesota) 6’9 F

Jesse Jones (Bridgeport) 6’0 G

Scottie Lewis (NBA) (Florida) (Ranney) 6’5 G

Roy Mabrey (Saint Anselm) (CBA) 6’2 G

Max Mahoney (Boston U) 6’8 F

Tyrone O’Garro (Fairleigh Dickinson) 6’6 F

Xander Rice (Monmouth) 6’3 G

Justin Robinson (Monmouth) 5’8 G

CJ Ruoff (Catholic) (Red Bank Catholic) 6’3 G

Collin Stewart (Monmouth) 6’7 F

 

Sterns Trailer

Coach: Christine Hatfield (St. Rose HS)

Peter DaCruz (Knox School) 6’9 F

Parker Dortch (Anderson) 6’7 F

Alanzo Frink (East Carolina) 6’8 C

Jalen Gaffney (Florida Atlantic) 6’3 G

Christian Lyons (Gloucester CC) 6’4 F

Kevin Mateo (Brookdale) 6’0 G

Rasheen Merlin (Winston-Salem St.) 6’9 F

Anthony Selby (Kutztown) 6’5 F

Larry Smith (Matawan) 6’1 G

Jakari Spence (Jacksonville) (Toms River North) 6’0 G

Rob Ukawuba (NJIT) 6’4 G

Derrick Woods (St. Peter’s) 6’8 F

 

WCT Warriors

Coach: Josh Peters

Jinop Dobuol (Monmouth) 6’8 F

Chima Ekekeugbor (Baruch) (CBA) 6’5 F

Tim Gjonballa (William Paterson) (Jackson Liberty) 6’9 C

Scott Gyimesi (Tufts) (Rumson-Fair Haven) 6’6 F

Griffin Linstra (Tufts) (Manasquan) 6’5 G

Zayon Marsh (Goldey-Beacom) 6’6 F

Jorge Mercado (Seton Hall) 6’4 G

Quinn Peters (Monmouth) (Manasquan) 6’6 F

Ryan Pettit (Lafayette) 6’1 G

Ryan Savoy (Nichols) (Lakewood) 6’4 F

Dan Vessey (Columbia) 6’3 G

Rey Weinseimer (Manasquan) 6’1 G

Andre Wells (William Paterson) (Matawan) 6’0 G

 

2025 JSBL Schedule

June 24

RKE Athletic vs. WCT Warriors, 7 p.m.

Ortho-NJ vs. Sterns Trailer, 8:30 p.m.

June 25

Intern Helpers vs. Sea View Jeep, 7 p.m.

ACI/Robin’s Nest vs. Larson Ford, 8:30 p.m.

June 26

Ortho-NJ vs. RKE Athletic, 7 p.m.

Larson Ford vs. WCT Warriors, 8:30 p.m.

June 30

ACI/Robin’s Nest vs. Intern Helpers, 7 p.m.

Sea View Jeep vs. Sterns Trailer, 8:30 p.m.

July 1

ACI/Robin’s Nest vs. RKE Athletic, 7 p.m.

Larson Ford vs. Ortho-NJ, 8:30 p.m.

July 2

Intern Helpers vs. Sterns Trailer, 7 p.m.

Sea View Jeep vs. WCT Warriors, 8:30 p.m.

July 7

ACI/Robin’s Nest vs. WCT Warriors, 7 p.m.

Larson Ford vs. Sea View Jeep, 8:30 p.m.

July 8

Intern Helpers vs. Ortho-NJ, 7 p.m.

RKE Athletic vs. Sterns Trailer, 8:30 p.m.

July 9

Intern Helpers vs. WCT Warriors, 7 p.m.

ACI/Robin’s Nest vs. Sterns Trailer, 8:30 p.m.

July 10

Larson Ford vs. RKE Athletic, 7 p.m.

Ortho-NJ vs. Sea View Jeep, 8:30 p.m.

July 15

Intern Helpers vs. Larson Ford, 7 p.m.

RKE Athletic vs. Sea View Jeep, 8:30 p.m.

July 16

Sterns Trailer vs. WCT Warriors, 7 p.m.

ACI/Robin’s Nest vs. Ortho-NJ, 8:30 p.m.

July 17

Larson Ford vs. Sterns Trailer, 7 p.m.

Intern Helpers vs. RKE Athletic, 8:30 p.m.

July 22

ACI/Robin’s Nest vs. Sea View Jeep, 7 p.m.

Ortho-NJ vs. WCT Warriors, 8:30 p.m.

July 23

TBA Regular Season, 7 p.m.

TBA Regular Season, 8:30 p.m.

July 24

TBA Regular Season, 7 p.m.

TBA Regular Season, 8:30 p.m.

July 28

Playoff Quarterfinal, 7 p.m.

Playoff Quarterfinal, 8:30 p.m.

July 29

Playoff Quarterfinal, 7 p.m.

Playoff Quarterfinal, 8:30 p.m.

July 31

Playoff Semifinal, 7 p.m.

Playoff Semifinal, 8:30 p.m.

August 4

Championship, 7:30 p.m.