Future Bright For 2025 UMass PG Signee Danny Carbuccia

The New York point guard selected the Minutemen over St. John's and others

It’s not often an incoming recruit can be seen as experienced, but if that can ever be the case, it’d be the case with 2025 UMass point guard signee Danny Carbuccia.

The 5-foot-10, 172-pounder plays for a powerhouse high school at Archbishop Stepinac. He plays his summer ball for one of the nation’s top AAU programs, the PSA Cardinals.

And, he’s already participated in elite international competition as a member of the Dominican Republic’s U18 team in the FIBA Americas Championship.

“Super excited about adding a point guard who has been exposed to basketball at highest level in high school, AAU and internationally,” UMass head coach Frank Martin said in a statement.

“Danny has played on every stage and as your consummate throwback point guard, he gets everyone on the team shots and when the game is on the line he makes the best plays.”

Carbuccia also seriously considered Seton Hall and Hofstra, but told lohud.com that his relationships with the Minutemen coaches gave them the edge in the end.

“That was really the main thing,” he said. “Then, after going to visit, I just felt comfortable and felt like UMass was the right place for me. … The facility was dope.”

Stepinac head coach Pat Massaroni also credited the diligent efforts of Martin and his staff.

“Frank Martin recruited Danny the hardest over the last 8-10 months,” Massaroni said. “They really ramped it up during the June live period and mapped out their vision for him.

“They will be graduating a point guard and their style of play excites Danny. They also discussed the success Frank’s had with Dominican and Puerto Rican guards and the relationships he built with those players.”