Why The Staten Island Basketball League Matters Now More Then Ever by Craig Raucher-Founder and Commissioner -April 2025
As the Staten Island Basketball League (SIBL) moves through its 45th year speeding to the half century mark I find myself amazed at its longevity and growth. I want to share with you how such a league can stand for almost 5 decades hostin over 500 plus players while promoting friendship and high level basketball. […]
Simple Way To Eliminate Slippery Gym Floors- Craig Raucher-Commissioner Staten Island Basketball League-April 2025
The Staten Island Basketball League is a 45 year old highly competitive pick up b-ball league playing at P S 8 in Great Kills, Staten Island , New York. We play three times per week 49 out of 52 weeks per year. The gym is 70 years old and has the original wooden backboards and […]
BoneSmart® Welcomes Craig Raucher as Director of Professional Development
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA, October 10, 2024 – BoneSmart® is pleased to announce the addition of Craig Raucher to our executive staff as the Director of Professional Development. In this position, Craig will lead BoneSmart’s increased outreach to patients, surgeons, and the medical community in general. BoneSmart® is the largest joint replacement community in the world. […]
Staten Island Basketball League player: Lieutenant Michael Ricupero-New York City Police Department
Once every few weeks, Lt. Michael Ricupero rushes from the second floor of One Police Plaza, NYPD’s iconic headquarters in Lower Manhattan, to join fellow cops at a nearby scene of a crime. He leaves a large room packed with wall-mounted monitors and multi-screen workstations, high-fives several patrol officers on his way down, jumps in […]
The Longevity Of The Staten Island Basketball League-Craig Raucher : Founder And Commissioner
The pick up basketball article below was recently written by Thomas Lake of CNN Digital and it mirrors our league strongly. The Staten Island Basketball League, 45 years young, has provided a highly competitive run since 1980 having had over 450 players walk through the gym doors.The league is one of the oldest leagues in […]
