Hoop Group

Rob Kennedy is Founder/Director of Hoop Group. Rob grew up in the family’s camp business, Pocono Invitational, and started Hoop Group over 34 years ago. Rob has a unique perspective and rich understanding of basketball and the game’s history. Rob graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelors in Political Science. After coaching at Columbia and Monmouth University, he left coaching to establish Hoop Group as the gold standard in grassroots basketball. Rob worked for over 30 years as an Emmy award winning college basketball analyst for Comcast and ESPN. He also serves as the director of competition for both TBT and TST. Despite these many hats, you’ll still see Rob out on the courts at almost every Hoop Group event.