FAIRFIELD, Conn. – This August, Fairfield University Men's Basketball rising junior Joe Ganton will compete on the 2025 USA Garden State Basketball Tour. Ganton will join a roster of college-aged players with New Jersey roots and those who played high school or college basketball within the state.
 
"Basketball has been everything to me since I was five years old. To represent both the United States and the state of New Jersey on an international stage is a privilege and an honor," said Ganton. "I'm grateful to Fairfield Men's Basketball for preparing me for this opportunity."
 
Ganton's teammates with Garden State Basketball include student-athletes and alumni representing Rutgers, Wisconsin, and Vermont. Ganton hails from North Caldwell, N.J.; he was the Super Essex Conference All-Colonial Division Player of the Year and an All-State honoree at West Essex after averaging 23.8 points per game as a senior.
 
The USA Garden State Basketball Tour includes games against local professional level teams in Italy, Malta, France and Spain from Aug. 10-20. The team is led by Head Coach Fred Hill – a former head coach at Rutgers who was also an assistant at Marquette, Seton Hall, Villanova and Northwestern as a part of a career dating back to 1981.