Throughout the existence of our club, our teams have won multiple tournaments in the US and abroad. Brooklyn Rage is the only Russian-speaking club that’s become a member of AAU (one of the strongest youth basketball leagues in the US). Moreover, since 2002 our club consistently competes in the national youth basketball tournament – GYMRAT with impressive results.

GymRat CHALLENGE is the single largest event of its kind in the eastern United States, and the third largest event of its kind in the entire North American Continent. With a HUGE field comprised of some of the top club basketball programs in North America, the GymRat CHALLENGE boasts an indisputable prominence and acclaim from teams, coaches, and scouting services across North America. In 2011, the Memorial Day Weekend event hosted a RECORD SETTING 240 teams representing twenty U.S. states and two Canadian provinces covering a geographic reach from deep-south to north of the border, and beyond.

Brooklyn Rage - Vladimir Zhovnir
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Our club aims to take part in as many events as possible and showcase our teams’ talents. Since 2000, we’ve been actively taking part in Makkabi games. We’re also well known for organizing events such as Brooklyn Cup, Memorial Basketball Tournament, Youth basketball Tournament, etc.

Most recently, we’ve won 1st place in the Kings Bay Basketball Tournament (age group 9-11), as well as hosted a friendly International Tournament for girls from Kiev (12-14 years old).

In June of 2008, we organized first ever International Brooklyn Cup Tournament for junior teams. This event was a huge success, and our teams were subsequently invited to participate in an equivalent type of tournament in Kiev, Ukraine, that included teams from Spain, Itally, Ukraine and US.

Since the inception of the club, 17 of our players have gone on to play for their college basketball teams, helping them win multiple honors and championships in New York. One of our players Yuriy Matsakov was signed by a professional basketball team Brooklyn Wonders.