John Giammarco

Pittsburgh Basketball Club founder and director

[John Giammarco @escape3]

Boys Summer League schedules! A lot of excellent summer basketball to enjoy!

Summer championships June 22-25 2026

https://t.co/ZJq4VwGFId

[Mike White @mwhiteburgh]

This is tremendous.

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:

Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”

Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.

About 1.5% of those get drafted.

Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.

The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”

I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️

[Booker @RealBookerScott]

You may not know about this story, but former NFL QB Teddy Bridgewater went back to his high school to be head coach and was suspended a year for using his own money to pay for his underprivileged players' Uber rides, meals, and athletic recovery services. DeSantis signed a law allowing coaches to use $15k of their own money for underprivileged kids.

[John Giammarco @escape3]

Classy player! Love this!

[Brian McDuff @brian_mcduff]

Why didn’t he do fist pumps, wave to the outfield, and taunt the opponents dugout? Why was the whole team not at home plate to do some choreographed dance ritual?

[Jonathan Cain @TheJonathanCain]

Charlotte and Greensboro
SOLD OUT shows & insane energy!

Thank you to every single person who showed up, sang loud, and made these nights unforgettable. We don’t take a single moment for granted.

To everyone in Charlotte and Greensboro — thank you for the love, the support, and the atmosphere you brought into the room. Y’all showed OUT.

Still not over it.
More to come.

[UCLA Football @UCLAFootball]

Nobody brings the juice like Coach DiMichele 🧃

@Coach_DiMike is ON the mic! #4sup

[John Giammarco @escape3]

@BaseballMontour Great win!

[John Giammarco @escape3]

@BobGreenburg 🙏🙏🙏🙏 he was a good man

[Mike White @mwhiteburgh]

With Eli Heidenreich being drafted by Steelers, it brings back memories of locker room celebration I saw and will always remember.

It's Mt. Lebanon after beating Central Catholic in 2021 regular season. Eli No. 8 & team celebrating to old time song. Lebo won state title in 2021.

[Jonathan Cain @TheJonathanCain]

Check out this great review from my newest EP Only A Prayer Away from Michael Cavacini.

“The EP features six infectious songs that serve as a masterclass in songwriting. It is replete with the expert musicianship that Jon is known for—specifically that signature, emotive piano playing that can make a stadium feel like an intimate living room.”

You can check out the full review using this link

https://t.co/UB01W9bWRW

[Jonathan Cain @TheJonathanCain]

Des Moines and Lincoln - we’re sincerely sorry we had to postpone our shows due to illness. This is never an easy decision, and we know many of you made plans, traveled, and were ready to sing with us. Please hold onto your tickets while we address the current schedule. We want nothing more than to come back and make those nights unforgettable.
As always, we thank you for your patience, your loyalty, and your incredible spirit.

Thank you!

[Mike White @mwhiteburgh]

Chartiers Valley's T.J. McConnell of the Indiana Pacers is one of 6 finalists for NBA Sportsmanship Award.

T.J. in some pretty select company. Other 5 finalists: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Bam Adebayo, Al Horford, Derrick White and Harrison Barnes.

[Mike White @mwhiteburgh]

Div. 2 Elite 8 men's hoops at Duquesne U tomorrow. It's coming home for 2 coaches who played at WPIAL.

Seneca Valley's Easton Bazzoli has done great job 2nd year head coach at Gannon.

Nick Smith of North Hills is assistant head coach at Nova Southeastern No. 1 team in country.

[Arkansas Men’s Basketball 🐗 @RazorbackMBB]

CALL THE HOGS 🙌🐗🏆

[Greg Laurie @greglaurie]

So many of you responded to the story and clip from the powerful new song by Jonathan Cain of Journey, “Only a Prayer Away.”

Now here is the full song—paired with dynamic visuals of people coming to Christ at Harvest Crusades, along with some of their personal testimonies.

I believe this will truly inspire you. Take a few moments and watch.

[John Giammarco @escape3]

@TheJonathanCain Be safe!

[Joe Kinsey @JoeKinseyexp]

Remember RB Curtis Enis? He’s now an Ohio HS basketball ref who hasn’t been skipping arm day. (Via @Fritz_dacat)

[John Giammarco @escape3]

Great game!!

[Pittsburgh Hall of Fame and Sports Museum™ @PittsburghHOF]

45 years ago today in a hard-fought game, Pitt defeated Duquesne 64-60 for the Eastern 8 title at the Civic Arena before a packed house and a regional northeast tv audience, @Steigerworld on the call with Howard David. It was the pinnacle of that great local college basketball rivalry. Pitt, led by the great Sam Clancy, raced out to a big lead early behind some hot shooting by tournament MVP Lennie McMillian (who ended up playing professional basketball until he was about 50, a veritable Jaromir Jagr of the hardwood, but that’s another story!). Duquesne, behind more great names like Bruce Atkins, Tom Cvitkovic, and Andy Sissini, crawled back and were within 3 late, but that was still a two-possession game in those days before the 3-point line. Refereeing the game was one Gene Steratore Sr. A link to the full broadcast on WTAE is below and in our opinion this is still a great watch and a wonderful slice of Pittsburgh basketball history (with special guest appearances by Tiger Paul and the Eastern 8 “Hoopster Rooster”, not quite sure if Mossie Murphy also appeared). The Pitt warmup jacket pictured was worn in this very game. WVU made the semis of this tournament, and the semifinal doubleheader with Pitt blowing out top seed Rhode Island and Duquesne winning another hard-fought game against West Virginia was as great a day of basketball that anyone could have ever wanted. And we’ll take that old Civic Arena patchwork hardwood floor any day of the week over that Big 12 techno-floor! https://t.co/eWhAvLuK1u

[Jonathan Cain @TheJonathanCain]

Currently I’m on tour but here’s a throwback to a couple of weeks ago at UNLEASHED Conference and me singing a few of my NEW songs from my upcoming EP aswell as some older ones! This was a blast!