Recreation and Culture


Camp Directors - Tom Blackford - Co-Director (left) and Stu Maloff - Owner/Co-Director (right).

"FUN-damental Basketball Camp has always had a 5-1 Camper-Staff Ratio. This shows our dedication to providing outstanding individual attention and being an ultimate instructional camp." - Stu Maloff
Camp History
Stu Maloff
  • BS in Elementary and Early Secondary Education (K-9) at SUNY Plattsburgh
  • MS in Elementary Education at SUNY Cortland
  • 4th grade teacher Westchester Elementary School Broward County Schools- Coral Springs, FL
  • Former 4th grade teacher in the North Syracuse Central School District
  • Over 15 years of coaching and camp experience
  • Boys' Varsity Basketball Coach - Canastota (NY) High School
  • Boys' Varsity Basketball Coach - Auburn (NY) High School
  • Boys Assistant Varsity Coach Jamesville Dewitt High School, NY
  • Basketball Director Village of Manlius Recreation Dept. NY - 8 years
  • Student Assistant Coach Plattsburgh St. Basketball - 4 years
  • Coach Golden Valley, Adirondack, and Future Stars Basketball Camps
  • Volunteer Coach for West Boca Basketball League (WBBL)
  • Volunteer Coach for the Coral Springs Basketball Club (CSBC)

" I have known Coach Maloff for the past 8 years and watched him build FUN-damental Basketball Camp from the ground up.  He is a self-made basketball guru who has great passion for the game of basketball and for teaching the game of basketball.  His love of the game is reflected in the smiling faces of his campers.  He takes great pride in the athletes learning the fundamentals of the game while having fun.  My daughters and many of my players from Jamesville-Dewitt have attended Fun-damental Basketball Camp and all have had a great experience."

Bob McKenney
Head Boys' Varsity Basketball Coach
Jamesville-Dewitt High School

2008 New York State Boys' Class A- State Champs

2004 New York State Boys' Class A- State Champs and New York State Class A Federation Champs
A perfect season (29-0)


"If you come to this camp we will guarantee that you will get tremendous individual and team instruction" - Tom Blackford
Tom Blackford
  • Boys' Varsity Basketball Coach- Fayetteville-Manlius (NY) High School
  • Former Boys' Varsity Basketball Coach - Hamilton (NY) High School
  • 308-137 Lifetime Record as Varsity Coach
  • 6 Sectional Titles
  • 5 Regional Titles
  • 5 Trips to the State Final 4
  • 1 NY State Champ Runnerup (2001)
  • 2 NY State Championships (1994 & 2000)
  • 3 Time Coach of the Year
  • Former High School Coach of NBA Player Adonal Foyle
" Coach Blackford is able to bring out the best of every player he coaches, and is a teacher and a mentor in all capacities. He has coached my sons and taught them the game of basketball including sportsmanship, competiveness, and the desire to achieve at a higher level. FUN-damental Basketball Camp has helped my younger son improve his game, competing against players from other regions. He looks forward to the camp every year."

Douglas Marcellus- Hamilton, New York (NY)