Changelog
What's new with Saturday Hoops NYC
June 30, 2026
Add to Calendar & a Couple of Fixes
Add your game to your calendar in one tap — Google, Apple, or Outlook — from the game page and your confirmation email, with native cards in Gmail and Apple Mail. Plus auto-rebalancing teams when someone drops, and a tighter pre-registration path for far-out games.
June 25, 2026
Better Share Links & a Round of Fixes
Links to past games now preview properly in iMessage, WhatsApp, and Slack — game date, a “Watch the Highlights” card, and the clip count, with a clean sign-in landing page. Plus fixes to waitlist cleanup, spot releases, one-click charging, and recruiting-leaderboard math.
June 8, 2026
A New Hero & Richer Player Profiles
The homepage hero is now a nine-clip reel from the new UWS gym. Player profiles gain a three-stat header, per-game clip counts on every date chip, a Played With ranking of top teammates, and purpose-built mobile layouts.
June 7, 2026
Teaching a Computer to Find Made Baskets
A behind-the-scenes look at rebuilding the made-basket detector with the latest AI tools — from 0/7 to 14/14 on a game it had never seen. The real lessons turned out to be basketball problems, not coding ones, with side-by-side video.
June 6, 2026
Your Reel, In Your Order
Reorder your starred clips on a new curation page — drag or use the arrows, with a live preview reel pinned up top. The profile reel now pauses on a closing-credits card between your starred and unstarred clips, with an edit shortcut in the player.
May 27, 2026
A Pricing & Sign-Up Update
Grandfathered members keep highlight access forever, while early sign-up moves under the $5.99/month Supporter plan. Non-members can now pre-register — save a card and only get charged six days out if a spot is available. Plus a transparent look at the numbers.
May 17, 2026
No more upsells for Supporters
The Account page no longer shows the “Buy a credit pack” CTA to active Supporters — they already get the $15 member rate per game. Your credit balance still shows for everyone.
May 16, 2026
Your Account, In One Place
A new Account page brings your subscription, credit balance, and full purchase history into one place, with one-click Supporter management. The top nav got a refresh, single-game highlight access is now 7 days, and lapsed viewers see a Become a Supporter card.
May 15, 2026
Faster Pages & Better Dates
The games page now arrives with content already loaded, leaderboard tabs switch instantly without jumping, and game cards show the right ET day from first paint. Plus a snappier checkout redirect and a Next.js 15 + React 19 upgrade.
May 3, 2026
Release Your Spot
Self-serve cancellations: drop your spot and the waitlist is emailed instantly — if someone takes it you’re credited, and Supporters releasing 48+ hours out are credited either way. Full games now show Join Waitlist, and you can take a spot back.
May 2, 2026
Rich Social Cards Everywhere
Every shareable page now has a custom Open Graph card — homepage, game detail, player profiles, leaderboard, pricing, and a quiet memorial for Nico. Plus brand polish and a publicly accessible leaderboard page.
April 29, 2026
Faster Pages & Smarter Game URLs
Leaderboards arrive with the standings already filled in and refresh the moment new data lands. Game URLs now point at exactly one game in NY time — no sibling-day collisions or phantom upcoming-game pages.
April 25, 2026
One-Tap Clip Sharing & Faster Avatars
Every highlight clip gets a Share button — a quick grab, a vertical 9:16 crop, or a branded vertical view, all watermarked. Mobile hands the file to your share sheet; desktop downloads it. Plus faster avatars across the app.
April 24, 2026
Night-Before Teams, a Playbook, and Expanded Profiles
Teams auto-assign the night before each game, with an email of your color and roster and three team cards on the game page. A new /playbook covers the rules, and profiles add pronouns, an Instagram handle, and a private gender field for balancing.
April 19, 2026
Player Cards, Public Profiles & Smoother Sign-Ups
New profile editor and public player pages with a trading-card hero, highlight reel, and past-games ribbon. 5-packs bought from a game auto-register you, the waiver hands you to Stripe, and a first-run tutorial covers hearts, stars, and hotkeys.
April 14, 2026
Past Games, Seasonal Leaderboards & Avatar Polish
Past game pages now render server-side and leaderboards default to the active season. Recruiting follows actual attendance, and every avatar falls back to the player’s email initial.
April 13, 2026
Highlight Reactions & Dashboard Video
Like other players’ clips, bookmark your own with stars, and open the dashboard to a playable reel of your last game. Games now stay current for three hours past tip-off.
April 11, 2026
Auth, Design System, Analytics & Cleanup
Custom-domain sign-in, a shared design system (Avatar and SectionLabel), Vercel analytics events, email dark-mode fixes, and removal of the old ShipFast boilerplate.
April 10, 2026
Leaderboards, Seasons & Early Bird Credits
Multi-category leaderboards with seasons and game-win tracking, plus a 17-credit pricing model with early-bird bonuses for booking your spot ahead of time.
April 8, 2026
Complete Redesign & Relaunch
Saturday Hoops, rebuilt from the ground up — a new design, a Supabase backend, a credit-based booking system, referrals, and plenty more.