3STEP Sports Acquires Iconic Grassroots Basketball Brand Hoop Group

WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3STEP Sports, the nation’s largest and most impactful youth sports club and event operator, has acquired nationally-renowned Hoop Group, which has been synonymous with youth basketball player development for six decades. Hoop Group’s rich history dates back to 1963 when Bob and Pat Kennedy started a summer camp in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. Bob was a successful high school and college coach and Pat was heavily involved in women’s basketball. Soon t