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.
Patrick McGurl ASSISTANT HEAD COACH After growing up in New Jersey and playing multiple sports, Coach Pat has been around basketball most
of his adult life. Coach Pat played for Western New England College in the mid-eighties and was Co-
Captain in both Junior and Senior year.
Pat’s coaching experience includes AAU Head coaching stints with CT Wave boys and girls, including Ct
Wave girls National Team. Assistant coach for CT Gladiators boys AAU, and Head Coach for Ellington
Boys travel for 4 years. Coach Pat had the privilege and opportunity to coach two division I scholarship
basketball players. One in each women’s and Men’s college Basketball.
Currently, Coach Pat works for Lincoln Financial as a Director of Sales and Marketing where he has been
there for the past 14 years and is the father of 4 children.
of his adult life. Coach Pat played for Western New England College in the mid-eighties and was Co-
Captain in both Junior and Senior year.
Pat’s coaching experience includes AAU Head coaching stints with CT Wave boys and girls, including Ct
Wave girls National Team. Assistant coach for CT Gladiators boys AAU, and Head Coach for Ellington
Boys travel for 4 years. Coach Pat had the privilege and opportunity to coach two division I scholarship
basketball players. One in each women’s and Men’s college Basketball.
Currently, Coach Pat works for Lincoln Financial as a Director of Sales and Marketing where he has been
there for the past 14 years and is the father of 4 children.
