The goal of the Brookline Mens Basketball Program is the same as that of the school academic programs: excellence. In this context, excellence includes commitment to the physical and emotional well-being, and social development of student-athletes. It also includes the development of their sense of citizenship, dedication to sportsmanship and fair play, the development of individual and team skills, the exertion of best effort, the will to win, and general conduct that brings credit to the High School and is a source of pride and enthusiasm for all members of the Brookline community.

The measure of “excellence” when applied to Brookline Basketball means also a level of performance that frequently will produce winning seasons and the realistic opportunity to compete for team championships. It requires that students engaged in the basketball program are students first, that they be eligible to play according to this criterion, and that they progress satisfactorily towards graduation.