2023 Wiz Kids 17u Roster
More than 30 years ago, Wiz Kids Basketball started as a small basketball recreation program in the Bronx, and over the years it evolved into Wiz Kids Books B4 Basketball Organization. It has grown to serve over 650 children annually, aged 5-18, primarily from the Metro New York area. In the years that have followed over, 1400 children have passes through the Wiz Kids program and 90% have gone on to post-secondary institutions. The Wiz Kids successful basketball alumni list is impressive. The program’s mission is to improve the quality of life for student-athletes in their community by increasing educational opportunities and assisting their student-athletes in achieving a secondary education with the support of sports and mentoring.
Their 2023 17u team is coached by Wiz Kids legendary founder, Clarence “Mugsy” Leggett. His roster is as follows:
#1 Elijah Moore (2024) 6’5 guard, Cardinal Hayes High (Syracuse University commit)
#2 Drew Feinstein (2023) 6’3 guard, Mount Sinai High
#3 Jalen Lyn (2024) 6’4 guard, Tennessee Prep Academy
#4 Fazl Oshodi (2024) 6’3 guard, Friends Central High (PA)
#5 John Berbano (2024) 6’2 guard, Greenwich Country Day School (CT)
#10 Frank Wilson (2023) 6’5 guard, Half Hills West High
#11 Ian Jackson (2024) 6’6 guard, Cardinal Hayes High (University of North Carolina commit)
#22 Ian Abreu (2024) 6’5 guard, Loomis Chaffee School (CT)
#24 Braylan Ritvo (2024) 6’8 forward, Archbishop Stepinac High
#33 Ziyade Ndancky (2023) 6’10 forward, Middletown High
#34 Daouda Cisse (2023) 6’6 small forward, The Cinema School
#35 Alhasan Jallow (2024) 6’8 forward, James Monroe High