Ben Magnotta

AFGO @DukeAthletics | Ithaca ‘26 | Founder @NEPAHoops @NEPALacrosse | Freelance 📝 @HoopLove215 | Fmr Ops: @CornellSports @UMTerps @Cuse @PennMensLax @SuperBowl

[Duke Athletics @DukeATHLETICS]

SUPERS SECURED 🔥

Congrats to @DukeSOFTBALL for taking the Durham Regional after a huge win over Arizona! 🏆

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@ZakWolf22 @PremierLacrosse @PLLWhipsnakes @joekeegs Congrats Zak! Awesome opportunity.

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💪💪😈

[NCAA Softball @NCAASoftball]

BLUE DEVIL TOP 🔟 DUB 😈

No. 14 @DukeSOFTBALL defeats No. 9 Tennessee, 6-3!

#NCAASoftball

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Excited for this next chapter of @NEPAHoops.

Looking forward to working with @RobKennedyHG and @PoconoInvite as coverage resumes across Northeast PA 🏀

[NEPA Hoops @NEPAHoops]

NEPA Hoops is officially back.

We’re excited to announce that @NEPAHoops has been acquired by Pocono Invitational Basketball Camp, with coverage resuming immediately across Northeast PA.

Conference play is here — and so are we 🏀

#NEPAHoops #District2 #LIAA #WVC @PoconoInvite

[Ben Magnotta @Ben_Magnotta]

A true first-class production at Wilkes-Barre Area by A.D. @HansonCoach and his staff! You won’t be disappointed going to a @WBAPackBball game. Electric atmosphere with gobo lights, new videoboards, interactive fan breaks, a student broadcast crew led by @johnmendolashow, Pep Band… you name it. Kudos!

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Congrats Zach and @AHCometsBSOC on your STATE TITLE!! A thrilling game and historic first-ever title for the program. So proud!!

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@spendeck18 Thank you for the support, Spencer! Wish the same to you… stay well!

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@Jeff_Frank22 @Riverfront_NEPA Thank you and appreciated you stepping in as fill-in coach, plus stopping by many weekends to check out the action! Best of luck this season.

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Thank you to everyone who’s supported @NEPAHoops through an incredible and successful 10-month run. This chapter has been something I’ll always be proud of. Excited for what’s ahead, and grateful to be part of such a special basketball community. 🧡

[NEPA Hoops @NEPAHoops]

THANK YOU, NEPA 🧡

After an incredible and successful 10-month run, @NEPAHoops is shutting down operations and closing this chapter.
What started as an idea became something much bigger… a platform, a community, and a voice for local basketball.

The work, time, and energy behind it have been worth every bit. It’s time to step away on a high note, proud of what’s been built and the moments shared along the way.

Thank you to everyone who followed, supported, and believed in what we did.

💬 From the Founder/Owner, @Ben_Magnotta (20; full-time college student in Ithaca, NY; 2023 Abington Heights graduate):
“The support and rally from NEPA surrounding NEPA Hoops since day one has been incredible. From the end of non-conference play in December through the heart of league play in the new year, we provided an outlet for all 39 District II boys programs, later expanding to girls coverage during postseason play.

From thrilling district upsets to emotional moments inside Mohegan Arena and historic state runs, to the All-Star Games at Marywood, celebrating seniors from both the LIAA and WVC, this journey has been unforgettable.

We continued into the summer with AAU coverage and launched the Fall Exposure League (FXL) for 7 weeks September-October, which brought together 72 players and multiple college coaches from across the region. With live box scores, leaderboards, and full media coverage, it set a new standard for exposure and development in our area.

NEPA basketball is special, thriving, and the best is still ahead. I’m proud of what we built in just ten months and grateful for every moment — from December 2024 to now. Thank you to our talented media team, all the coaches, the student-athletes, and everyone who supported along the way.

From January through March, we reached 12.2M+ views, 9.7K followers, and 374K interactions across our content, and another 1.7M+ in the past 30 days through the FXL. Seeing local basketball covered on that scale has been truly special.

This chapter closes with pride and appreciation for everyone who helped make it possible. Much love from #NEPAHoops 🏀 #WeAreNEPA 🧡

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@IsaiahTaveras @Cuse_MBB Congrats on the role!! Best of luck this season and keep shining!

[FOX56 Sports @FOX56Sports]

@NEPAHoops https://t.co/WZhx2Zevoz

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@Jared_Wagner5 Congratulations!!

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Great guy!! Well deserved. 🐢

[Jim Smith @TerpsADJimSmith]

Congrats to our 2024-25 Terp of the Year Mac Wallace! Mac has been a vital part of the Maryland Athletics Family for more than 30 years! He epitomizes the Terrapin spirit and represents excellence in everything he does in support of our programs! Congrats Mac! 🐢👏🎉

[NEPA Hoops @NEPAHoops]

📺 FXL ON THE NEWS‼️🎥

Big thank you to @WNEPSports’ Courtney Harrison (@HalfCourt24) for coming out to Riverfront Sports to cover Opening Weekend of the NEPA Hoops #FallExposureLeague 🙌

Catch clips of the action, coaches on the sidelines, and player interviews with:
🔸 2028 @AntoniacciNico (Riverside / Team Red)
🔸 2026 @TreyKeating30 (Nativity BVM-Pottsville / Team Grey)
🔸 2027 @Xaivierj2 (Selinsgrove / Team Grey)
🔸 2027 @DStish20 (Hazleton Area / Team Yellow)

Coverage spanned players from Central PA, NEPA, and the Lehigh Valley — plus a few words from the founder of @NEPAHoops.

We appreciate WNEP for spotlighting FXL, and thanks to everyone who came out. On to Week 2! 🔒🏀

#NEPAHoops🤞 #FXL

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@MattBufano NEPA’s @mikehartshorn43 is playing for Duq! AH ‘23

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@HansonCoach Hope you are well… pictures of the new video scoreboards look great!!

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Support local media! A great crew producing fantastic coverage here in NEPA. #WeAreNEPA

[NEPA Hoops @NEPAHoops]

With the 2025 PIAA football season kicking off tomorrow, #NEPAHoops wants to give a shoutout to the outlets that make NEPA football coverage special:

🙌 Joby Fawcett & @sportsTT staff
🙌 Chris Kucharski, Scott Mackinder, Rick Notari & the @NEPAFootball “NPF Network” crew
🙌 John Mendola of the @JohnMendolaShow
🙌 @the2kzelaya & the @SPORTS_WBRE crew
🙌 @SteveLloydWNEP, @HalfCourt24 & the @WNEPSports crew
🙌 Bob Ide & the @FOX56WOLF crew
🙌 @EPAFootball & @PaFootballNews regional staff

Support local media! Here’s to a great season ahead!

#WeAreNEPA 🏀🤝🏈

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📈📈 @HoopGroupEamonn

[Hoop Group @TheHoopGroup]

Year 1 ✅ @HoopGroupAL 🧡 @HoopGroupEamonn

Thank you to all of the programs, players, parents, college coaches & anyone else who helped make this year such a success for us.

This is just the beginning!

[Ben Magnotta @Ben_Magnotta]

@steph_garafolo @Coach_SFowler Congrats!! 👏 Best of luck

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@bensalembball @LMathletics @souderton_bball @NateRusike @FelsBasketball @Trey2wo @BSHS_Eagles_BBB @frank_gilbert26 @FordsBasketball @jaydenmoton11 @PeddieHoops

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📈 My Honorable Mention Standouts @ CoBL Exposure Camp for @hooplove215:

2026
Jacob Eberhardt
Billy Henigham III
Arjay Miller
Finley Pulsifer
Nate Rusike
Ramon Williams

2027
Treyvon Deadrick
Luis Encarnacion
Franklin Gilbert
Jayden Moton

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