Core City Hoops is based in Windsor (Ontario, Canada) and has been around since 1988, when Pete Cusumano and his friend, Arvin White, decided to create a basketball club which would give kids from the core part of Windsor an affordable opportunity to play ball within a club, with Travel/Rep teams, as well as house leagues and camps.

We are a club which relies very heavily on fundraising and grants, as we charge our kids a nominal fee to be a part of our club. This makes it affordable for everyone, giving each player excellent coaching and mentoring from our valuable volunteer staff. By having everyone help out, we can continue with this goal.

Our travel teams try to keep costs down by only participating in one or two out-of-town tournaments, and by arranging for local tournaments or games. Often we will arrange round robin tournaments within a day's drive (i.e. Sarnia, Chatham, Stratford, London, or Michigan) to allow our kids the opportunity to play first-class basketball but without spending maximum dollars.

Our house leagues are for kids in Grades 1 through to 8, and we hold these at different times of the year. Again, the cost to join this is very nominal, and we teach the basic elemental skills as well as the concept of teamwork and cooperation.