HEAD COACH & NORTHSTARS DIRECTOR
Ray runs the AAU (Amateur Athletics Union), organization, the Connecticut Northstars, which has become one of the largest boys and girls basketball programs in the state of Connecticut. Northstars has enabled hundreds of student athletes to play competitive basketball at the collegiate level. In conjunction with CT Northstars
Ray DaCosta co-founded the Connecticut Basketball Group, “C.B.G.”, to allow athletes the prospect of being recruited by Division 2 and 3 college coaches.
Prior to starting the CT Northstars & C.B.G., Coach Ray participated in the sport of Basketball for over 25 years throughout Connecticut. In 1983 Ray began directing the Catholic Youth Organization's basketball program, “C.Y.O.”, and continues to handle deanery matters including organizing and directing league games and playoffs.
Coach Ray has coached both boys and girls basketball from 6th grade to high school. Ray’s coaching experience has varied greatly from an assistant varsity girls coach at Weaver High School, girls freshman basketball at Enfield High, and boys’ high school basketball at Darian to coaching travel, C.Y.O., and aau teams.
Ray runs the AAU (Amateur Athletics Union), organization, the Connecticut Northstars, which has become one of the largest boys and girls basketball programs in the state of Connecticut. Northstars has enabled hundreds of student athletes to play competitive basketball at the collegiate level. In conjunction with CT Northstars
Ray DaCosta co-founded the Connecticut Basketball Group, “C.B.G.”, to allow athletes the prospect of being recruited by Division 2 and 3 college coaches.
Prior to starting the CT Northstars & C.B.G., Coach Ray participated in the sport of Basketball for over 25 years throughout Connecticut. In 1983 Ray began directing the Catholic Youth Organization's basketball program, “C.Y.O.”, and continues to handle deanery matters including organizing and directing league games and playoffs.
Coach Ray has coached both boys and girls basketball from 6th grade to high school. Ray’s coaching experience has varied greatly from an assistant varsity girls coach at Weaver High School, girls freshman basketball at Enfield High, and boys’ high school basketball at Darian to coaching travel, C.Y.O., and aau teams.
