Pennsylvania's Largest and Most Successful girls and boys AAU basketball Program

Boys 2026 – Hoop Group HGAL – Britto

Team Staff

Head Coach: Joe Britto  Britto@susqu.edu  570-452-2611

Head Coach Joe Britto

Practice Schedule

Mondays 730pm – 9pm and Fridays 6pm – 730pm at Advanced Hoops 

Tournament Schedule

Date Tournament Location
3/29 – 3/30 Zero Gravity – Rumble for the Ring Spooky Nook/Manheim, PA
4/11 – 4/13 Hoop Group – Pitt Jam Fest Pittsburgh Convention Center/Pittsburgh, PA
4/19 Team Final Red – Get Live Event Allentown, PA
5/10 Rare Footage Classic Allentown, PA
5/16 – 5/18 Hoop Group – Spring Jam Fest Spooky Nook/Manheim, PA
7/9 – 7/11 Hoop Group – Atlantic City Jam Fest Atlantic City Convent Center/Atlantic City, NJ
7/12 – 7/13 Hoop Group – Summer Jam Fest Spooky Nook/Manheim, PA
7/18 – 7/20 Hoop Group – Summer Finale Spooky Nook/Manheim, PA

Britto played two seasons at UMass Dartmouth where he averaged 15.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, earning Little East Conference Player of the Week three times. He spent the first two collegiate basketball seasons with Dean College averaging 14 points and seven rebounds at the then-junior college. Britto helped the Bulldogs win a regional title, earning all-tournament and Second Team All-American accolades.

Following his collegiate career, Britto traveled the world playing professional basketball. He started his professional career in 2005 where he played in France, Portugal, and Africa for the Cape Verdean National team. He has also played in China (CBA), Mexico (LNBP), and America (WBA, ABA, USBL, Pro Am). He reached the NBA Developmental League in 2009.

He also completed an internship at Bucknell University with the strength and conditioning program, working with all of the men and women sports teams. Britto earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice in 2012 and a Master of Science in Exercise Science in 2017 from Bloomsburg University.

Britto entered coaching in 2012 when he assisted Bloomsburg for a season before taking over the head coaching position at Southern Columbia High School. He helped lead the Tigers to a 74-48 record with four playoff appearances including two of those runs going into the state tournament in five years at the helm.  Most recently, Coach Britto was offered a spot on the coaching staff of Susquehanna University where he is today.  

Team Roster

Player NameSchoolJersey Number
Ethan Hammer Bishop McDevitt
Jaxson DavenportCentral Dauphin
Patrik DeniscoBishop McDevitt
Colin Bernstein Warwick
Keaton WilliamsCentral Dauphin
Nate GallagherSouthern Columbia
Elijah WelshCumberland Valley
Jaiyon LewisHarrisburg
Mekhi SlappySusquehanna