Wilmington Travel Basketball is excited to announce our plans for tryouts for the 2022-23 season!  Tryouts will be held at the Wilmington Middle School during the weeks of September 12th and September 19th.  There will be two sessions for each grade.  All players trying out will be required to register online before the tryout. 

You can register via the link below:

https://wilmingtonbbreg.sportngin.com/register/form/296590943

All players are required to attend one of the two tryout sessions and it is highly recommended to attend both tryouts.  If a player is unable to attend a tryout due to injury, please send an e-mail to WTB President, Joe Langone at president.wtb@gmail.com.

Girls and Boys teams play in competitive leagues against teams from neighboring towns and cities. The season begins in early November and ends in early March.  Teams will practice 2 nights per week during that time with most games on weekends.

The tryout schedule is as follows:

Monday 9/12

6:00 pm – 4th Grade Boys

7:00 pm – 5th Grade Boys & 8th Grade Girls

8:00 pm – 8th Grade Boys

Tuesday 9/13

6:00 pm – 5th Grade Girls

7:00 pm – 6th Grade Girls

8:00 pm – 7th Grade Girls

Thursday 9/15

6:00 pm – 4th Grade Girls

7:00 pm – 6th Grade Boys

8:00 pm – 7th Grade Boys

Monday 9/19

6:00 pm – 4th Grade Boys

7:00 pm – 5th Grade Boys & 8th Grade Girls

8:00 pm – 8th Grade Boys

Tuesday 9/20

6:00 pm – 4th Grade Girls

7:00 pm – 6th Grade Boys

8:00 pm – 7th Grade Boys

Thursday  9/22

6:00 pm – 5th Grade Girls

7:00 pm – 6th Grade Girls

8:00 pm – 7th Grade Girls

The Wilmington Travel Basketball Board of Directors have some key changes within our Executive Board that we would like to communicate.  

After five years as WTB President, Joe Maiella is taking on a different role on the board as our Director of Player Development.  We would like to thank Joe for his leadership and outstanding contributions to our board during his five years as President!  We’re very excited that he’s going to continue to contribute to building our program in his new role.

Joe Langone has been elected as the President of Wilmington Travel Basketball.  Joe has contributed to our board for the past four years in several roles.  Most recently, Joe was our Girls Program Director as he took on leadership responsibilities with many initiatives in our program.  We’re looking forward to Joe leading our board as we continue to build the WTB program!

Additional Executive Board changes are listed below:

• Phil Digiovanni, VP, Administration
• Ed White – VP, Girls Program Director
• Kerianne Barry – Secretary

Full roles and responsibilities for our returning board members can be found here on our website.

We have openings on our board!  These roles include Fundraising, Safety and Health Director, Social Media and Communications Director, and Assistant Coaching Director.  If you’re interested in joining the WTB Board, please send an e-mail to Joe Langone.  Joe’s e-mail address is president.wtb@gmail.com .  The e-mail should include the following:

• Reasons for wanting to join the WTB Board
• Background and relevant experience
• Role(s) listed above that you would be most interested in 

E-mail applications need to be sent in by Thursday, June 16th.  Upon the sending the e-mail application, the candidates will then have an opportunity to present at our June Board Meeting on Thursday, June 23rd.  

Travel Basketball Season Photos

The mission statement of the WTB:

Wilmington Travel Basketball, Inc. (WTB) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation whose mission is to promote the sport of basketball in a positive and enriching way among the youth of Wilmington.  

Visit us on Facebook: @ https://www.facebook.com/wilmtb/

Twitter: @WilmingtonTrav2

Instagram: wilmtravbasketball

President:  Joe Langone

Email: president.wtb@gmail.com

Vice President:  Dave Oatis

Boys Program Director

Email: daveoatis@gmail.com

Vice President:  Ed White

Girls Program Director

Email: eswhite31@gmail.com

Vice President:  Phil DiGiovanni

Administration

Email: philip.digiovannijr@gmail.com

Director:  Jeffrey Goldstein

Treasurer

Director:  Kerianne Barry

Secretary

Director:  Chris Malley

Registrar

Emai:  wtbregistrar@gmail.com

Director:  Laurie Gillis

External Partnerships

Director:  Erin Collins

Events

Director:  Suzanne Poyant

Merchandise

Director:  Mike Walsh

Equipment/Supplies

Director:  Joe Maiella

Player Development

Director:  Chris Harper

Coaching

Director: Julie Barrett

Coaching

Director: Teresa Smith

Fundraising

Director: Dennis Connolly

Social Media