Trainers

Michael Rossetti

A graduate of Centereach High School, Michael Rossetti completed his high school career as the 2nd All-Time Leading Scorer in school history with 1,003 points. Through his four years, Michael received 10th Team All-New York State and 2nd Team All-Long Island honors under Coach Bob McNeely in 2002. While at Centereach, Michael participated in Soccer, Basketball, and Lacrosse, receiving the Golden Key Award and Most Outstanding Athlete in his senior year.

Michael attended Pace University on a full athletic scholarship from 2002-2006 where he received his Bachelor's degree in Finance. While at Pace, Michael was notably recognized for his leadership on and off the court. Serving as Captain in the 2005-2006 season, Michael earned the ECAC Merit Award in 2006.

Ralph Rossetti

Ralph brings over 15 years of on the court teaching and training experience to Rossetti Basketball. Ralph has worked extensively with all ability levels, creating curriculum and progressions for players and teams alike. Most recently, Ralph has been working with NBA, WNBA, G-League, among many other notable professional level players competing all over the world. Additionally, Ralph has carved out a niche of players at the Division 1, Division 2, and Division 3 collegiate level over the years that have raised their game through their consistent workout schedule primarily through his work.

Hunter Schenkel

Hunter Schenkel completed his playing career at Farmingdale State College (SUNY Farmingdale). Prior to SUNY Farmingdale, Hunter attended The College of New Rochelle for his first 3 years until the recent closure of the campus. A graduate of Sayville High School where he was a 3 year member of the Sayville Varsity Basketball team, eclipsing the 1,000 point milestone. Hunter led all of Long Island in scoring and was a 2-time All County selection, Most Outstanding Player of the Year and 10th team All New York State. In his 3 years as Captain of The College of New Rochelle men’s basketball team, Hunter scored a total of 1,503 points and was awarded the Division III Newcomer of the Year, HVIAC Player of the Year, USCAA Player of the Year, USCAA All American, All Metropolitan 3rd Team.

Ryan Hickey

Ryan Hickey was a graduate of Smithtown High School West, Class of 2013. He was a 3 sport Varsity athlete and 3 year captain of the Varsity basketball team. During his tenure at Smithtown West, Ryan’s accolades included Suffolk County Player of the Year, First Team All-Long Island, as well as scoring over 1,000 points. Before his senior season of high school, Ryan signed his National of Letter Intent at Michael Rossetti’s facility to play for Dowling College (Division II) on a full basketball scholarship. Ryan was the Captain for the Men’s Basketball Team at Dowling from 2014-2016, where he majored in Finance and graduated with his Bachelors in Finance in 3 years. He was also named a COSIDA Academic All-American during his Junior Campaign.

Alyssa Torres

Alyssa Torres attended both Long Island Lutheran and Connetquot High School. She was a two time All-League selection and two time MVP at Connequot with an All-County selection following her Junior season. Alyssa graduated from Long Island Lutheran High School in 2016 where she was a New York State Federation finalist. Member of the Rossetti Basketball family as a player for 8 years, Alyssa has been well accustomed to the culture that the program provides our clients.

Alyssa recently completed her Masters Degree from Merrimack College in Massachusetts, former member of the Northeast 10 Conference (NE-10) at the Division II level, and currently a Division I member as of the Fall of 2019 with the Northeast Conference (NEC). Earning a full scholarship, Alyssa and her team have reached the playoffs in 3 consecutive seasons with a 20 win performance in 2018-2019.

George Riefenstahl

George is a 2015 graduate of Bayport-Blue Point High School, where he was named All-County, his team captured the Class A Suffolk County Championship and he was named the League 6 MVP. Freshman year...Named Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year. Sophomore year...Named First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-Met. Junior year...Named First Team All-Skyline Conference, Second Team All-Met and D3hoops.com Third Team All-Atlantic Region. Senior year...Named First Team All-Conference, Skyline Defensive Player of the Year, D3hoops.com Second Team All-Atlantic Region, NABC Second Team All-Atlantic Region, All-ECAC Honorable Mention, Second Team All-Met and Reese's DIII All-Star Selection.