Coach Educator Husband Father of two @empireyouthathletics Program director LuHi Girls @luhigbasketball Varsity Assistant Coach
Long Island, NY
Joined April 2020
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Leon Pursoo retweeted
Some highlights from our huge OT win at Hoop Group Atlantic City Jam Fest with Empire Youth Athletics
Grateful to have led the team in scoring and to be recognized as HG Jam Fest Stand Out
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@CoachJared_
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@TheHoopGroup
Leon Pursoo retweeted
16u HGSL takes down AKT HGSL 64-52 to advance to final 4:
2028 Deven Mudgil- 19 pts(6 3’s)
2028 Makhi Reeves- 16 pts, 13 reb
2028 Syl Smart-Abbey- 13 pts, 9 asts
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@HoopGroupEamonn
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Leon Pursoo retweeted
The FULL Thursday Standouts from Atlantic City Jam Fest👀🔥
Matt Rooney
Jerry Johnson 📷 (@TEAMPAHOOPS)
Luke Byrer
Max Frey
Kyle Dixon 📷 (@EliteMarston_)
Caleb Jones📷 (@EliteMarston_)
Malachi John
James Moran-Rose
Noah Farley
Nick Lang
Ryan Reid
Amare Long
Darrian Richardson
Andrew Fitzgerald
Joshua Phanor
Jakeem Carroll
Buddy Denard
Lucas Dillon
Bryson Mercedes
Dante Baither
Caleb Baker
Alex Trombley
Surafia Norries
Nico Fox
Christian Chartier
Ty Harrison
Max Sheth
Brayden Martin
Nico Antoniacci 📷 (@NEPA_Elite)
Ben Edmonds
Carter Bass
Brycen Orcutt
Tyson Robinson
Connor Noel
Marino Graham
John Klopfer
Christian Zarzycki
Harley Agnew
Kayden Smith
Payden Fitzgerald
Cayden Dones 📷 (@ValentesRocks)
Ethan Suhajda
Julius Woods
Owen Stearns
Karell brown
Jack Stevens
Noah Quigley
Benjamin Passila
Malik Ferran
Tyler Lombardi
Liam Avon
Jason Geltzeiler
Adin Goldschneider
Reed Flood
Harley Agnew
Stephen St. Amand
Ibukun Odutayo
Devantey Perkins
Tink Shelton
Pierce Blackwell
Cole Zalewski
Jared Velez
Tavin Penix
Derek Gomez
Christopher Ross
Owen Kovacs
Deven Mudgil
David Watson II Henry
Michael Wight
Gloire Malala
Frankie Hoynowski
Lenox Nickles
Kevin Reyes
Simas K.
Mike Abreau
Ivan Adames
Brady Conklin
Leon Pursoo retweeted
16u HGSL picks up a big victory over NJ Shoreshots HGSL 58-55!
2028 Deven Mudgil- 21 pts(5 threes)
2028 Makhi Reeves- 10 pts, 12 reb, 2 blocks
2028 Kosta Walsh- 9 pts, 8 Reb,3 asts
Onto the elite 8
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Leon Pursoo retweeted
Empire 17u Rivers ends the day with a big W in Elam Ending OT!
2027 Ivan Adames- 36 points(10 3’s)
2027 Andreas Donas- 16 pts , 12 Reb
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@IvanJAdames
@HoopGroupEamonn
Leon Pursoo retweeted
Hey college coaches! This is my Hoop Group Atlantic City Jam Fest and Summer Jam Fest schedule. @TheHoopGroup @EYA_Basketball @CoachJared_ @CoachDerekKlein @LPursoo
Leon Pursoo retweeted
Ivan Adames
Empire Youth Athletics #13
First three Hoop Group tournaments in the books. Grateful for the opportunity to compete, improve, and keep building. More work ahead, continuing to lock in 🔒
@EYA_Basketball @CoachDerekKlein @CoachJared_ @LPursoo @TheHoopGroup
Leon Pursoo retweeted
Empire 17u Rivers 3-1 weekend @TheHoopGroup Pitt JamFest.
Finished off the weekend with a dominating 98-62 win:
2027 Allan Dodson- 18 pts, 6 ast, 4 reb
2027 Joden Bolling- 14 pts, 5 Reb, 3 stls
2026 Amare Collins- 14 pts, 4 ast, 4 stls
Leon Pursoo retweeted
6’2 Guard | Class of 2028
Hoop Group New Jersey Warmup
Averaged 13 PPG, 45% from 3 this weekend vs strong competition. Stayed aggressive and kept competing.
@LPursoo
@CoachDerekKlein
@EYA_Basketball
@HGSL_HoopGroup
Leon Pursoo retweeted
2025-2026 Sophomore Season Highlights
All-County
17.0 PPG / 6.0 RPG / 3.0 APG / 2.6 SPG
56.6% FG
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@LPursoo
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Leon Pursoo retweeted
Highlights from Hoop Group NJ warmup.
3-0 with Empire Youth Athletics HGAL
Avg 22.0 ppg
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Leon Pursoo retweeted
A big congrats to Rhylin Fehrenbach on her commitment to Cornell University!
Rhylin is the 5th and final senior to commit to play at the next level from our 2026 class.
She joins Savvy Swords (Kentucky), Sanai Green (Duke), Olivia Jones (Vanderbilt) & Emily McDonald (Kentucky), a special class!
Empire Youth Athletics 15u HGAL team with a bounce back win this morning vs District basketball club HGSL 55-32.
Mahki Reeves 15pts 6reb
Kosta Walsh 11 points 4 steals
Sylvanus Abby Green 7 points 5 assist
Next up: Team Thrill 15u HGSL 4:50 pm
@HoopGroupAL @EYA_Basketball
Leon Pursoo retweeted
Highlights from a great weekend at Pittsburgh JamFest, 17u Platinum 2. @HoopGroupEamonn @HoopGroupAL
Finished 3-1 with Empire @EYA_Basketball under Coach Klein @CoachDerekKlein #1
@RecruitTheBronx @UndiscoverHoops @_BrianReichert @RealScoutBBall
Leon Pursoo retweeted
🔥@EmpireYouthAthl HGAL Spotlight.
15u Empire HGAL with a big first round win against NJ Panthers HGSL. Makhi Reaves led the charge, delivering an impressive performance with 28 points and 8 rebounds.
Leon Pursoo retweeted
Early battle 💨
@EmpireYouthAthl 59
@Nextplaybasket1 50
Impressed by:
Toby Hartman, Raymond Kinnard, Alex Ormond, Kuno Santos 👀
Carnegie Mellon, Arcadia, Nichols, Wilkes, Albright, Ithaca, Molloy, Case Western, and Wesleyan in attendance 🚀
📍 @TheHoopGroup Pitt Jam Fest
Leon Pursoo retweeted
Emmanuel “Manny” Ayeye 6’4 mr everything class of 2027 playing 17s we play up here never down.. I will tell every d2 in the tri state now buy stock now it’s a reason he playing 17s holy trinity stand out is going to make noise this spring/summer qualifier 🤩🤩🤩
Leon Pursoo retweeted
NEWS: Notre Dame Kate Koval (@kate_koval13) enters the transfer portal, sources tell @BTNScouting .
The 6-5 Forward is a Freshman from Kyiv,Ukraine. She's ready to help a team with her inside presence & length!
5.3 PTS | 4.7 RBS | 45.1% FG
#TransferPortal | #BTNScouting | Contact for more info
Leon Pursoo retweeted
Happy to announce the addition of ‘26 Emily McDonald (@Emily_McD18) to the LuHi family! Emily is a 5’11 guard & one of the biggest stock risers of the summer earning a bunch of offers, including Maryland, Indiana, Miami, Clemson, TCU & more! Can’t wait to get to work!
