After a four-year hiatus, Alumni Basketball Day was back in action! The much-anticipated tip-off between alumni, current students, and faculty took place on Sunday, March 24, at 2 PM in the SKS Athletic Center. It was a fun afternoon filled with excitement and incredible talent on both sides of the court. This year, the Alumni Team took home the win with an 87-74 score over the SKS Student/Faculty Team.

Enthusiastic Storm King graduates spanning several decades filled the alumni bench, including John Lopes ’01, Victoria Dos Santos ’11, Trevor Hughes ’13, Chris Smith ’22, Precious Omoshola ’23, Sele Birchwood ’09, RJ Delahaye ’22, Dennet Rivera ’03, Shauntice “Puddin” Hunt ’01, and Richard Bailey ’02. There were two “honorary alum” appearances made by Andrew Baynes and Ugo Nwa Chukwu. To show their support and cheer them on, the other alums in attendance were Storm King School Trustee Johnathan Flores ’12, Daniella Jones-Baynes ’97, Dick Broughton ’54, and Jim Perlberg ’70.

Former SKS basketball coach Kevin Houston refereed the game alongside faculty member and Associate Dean of Students Sara Sandstrom. At half-time, the students took part in a half-court shot contest, with two students winning prizes.

Throughout the game, the Alumni Team kept the heat going until the very end, playing our talented student-athletes and faculty members.  The crowd cheered as the alumni sank the final basket and defeated the home team. In the end, the students weren’t too upset by this year’s loss and were highly impressed by our skilled alumni. All had a great time and agreed that the most important thing was getting back on the court at their alma mater, seeing one another, and having fun.