Recruiting & Alumni
Recruiting
SportsRecruits, the exclusive recruiting tool of Upstate Franchise, is providing resources for families & college coaches in attendance at our events!
SportsRecruits will contact players & their families directly to provide access to a free SportsRecruits profile to complete. Athletes will be able to update their athletic and academic information leading up to, during, and after the event.
College Coaches will have full access to this information by simply logging in to EventBeacon, a product powered by SportsRecruits. This sideline evaluation tool will allow college coaches to access the most up to date athlete information, build a strategic recruiting schedule onsite, and focus their recruiting efforts on the players they are most interested in.
Rosters and schedules at Upstate Franchise recruiting events will be available via the EventBeacon app which is free for coaches. Check out this quick video for an overview of the app. Download EventBeacon to your phone or tablet prior to the event in order to:
- Access every student athlete’s academic and athletic information, take notes, and make evaluations.
- Build a tiered watchlist of athletes you want to recruit.
- See which athletes are interested in your program.
- Build a strategic recruiting schedule for yourself & your staff.
- Export of your notes, evaluations, and player data following the event.
- Sign in with your .edu email address and your SportsRecruits password. If you have not set one yet, simply click “reset password.” Reach out to help@eventbeacon.com for support.
UFBA Alumni
*note: this list is in progress and not complete. ALUMNI: please get in touch and let us know what you've been up to!
Derrick Kemp – University of Pittsburgh | Inaugural UFBA Player | Pittsford Sutherland Varsity Head Coach | 2025–26 Monroe County Division IV Coach of the Year
Isaiah Stewart – University of Washington | NBA – Detroit Pistons & Memphis Grizzlies | Co-Founder, Isaiah Stewart Vision Learning Center | Rochester Youth & Education Advocate
Dontay Caruthers – University at Buffalo | 2× MAC Defensive Player of the Year | NBA G League & Professional Europe | 2025 ENBL Defensive Player of the Year
Jalen Pickett – Siena College & Penn State University – NBA | Denver Nuggets & LA Clippers
Antwoine Anderson – Fordham University & University of Connecticut – Professional Europe
George Graham – Professional Overseas | Founder/Owner, Rochester Royal Ballers (ABA)
Supreme Hannah – Daemen University – Professional Europe
Dane Miller - Rutgers University & Currently Playing Professional Europe
Thomas Bryant - Indiana University & Los Angeles Lakers
Jalen Smith - Hilbert College, JV Coach at Notre Dame HS and Founder/Owner of City Rocks Genesee Valley
Jeremy Owens - Hilbert College
Bay Barley - Finger Lakes Community College
Redell Freeman - Gennesee Community College (Basketball)
Eli Jones - Niagara Community College
Juwan Smith - Alfred State University
Alec Doche - Hudson Tillotson (NAIA Basketball) - Currently Playing in Spain
Christian White - University of Syracuse
Tre LaMora - St. John Fisher
Torrence Dykes - Daeman College, Former Professional Player
Dayshun Much - University of Iona, Former Professional Player
Quan Herring - Brockport College
Gerald Drumgoole - University of Pittsburgh, University of Albany
James Engel - Alfred State University
Kyron Allen - New Mexico
Tommie Banks - Fredonia State University
Christian Harris - University of Albany
Devante Higgins - Deaman College, Brockport College
Jakhi Lucas - Onondaga Community College
Andy Lund - Nazareth College
Xavier Major Jr - Hilbert College
DeAngelo Moraza - University of Buffalo
William Paul - RIT, University of Buffalo
Phil Valenti - Monmouth University, University of Syracuse
Tyshun Walker - Mohawk Valley Community College