Rob Taylor of the Buckeye Prep Report has an in-depth article on Nike Youth Basketball’s changes to their spring/summer circuit plans, announced last week in a meeting in Las Vegas.  Previously, Nike sponsored various traveling teams, tournaments for the traveling teams, and individual skills events and camps.

According to Taylor, Nike is planning on replacing the old standard travel team tournaments with the newly minted Nike Youth Basketball League.  Taylor states in the article that over four weekend, the 42 Nike sponsored travel teams will play in a league format in Virginia, Houston, Los Angeles, and South Carolina.  Each weekend will consist of 5-6 league games, culminating in a league championship.

Taylor’s report has the Nike Youth Basketball League schedule as follows:

• April 9 – 11 at the Boo Williams Invitational, Hampton Roads, VA
• April 30 – May 2nd, Houston, TX
• May 29 – 31, Los Angeles, CA
• July 12 – 15, Peach Jam at Augusta, South Carolina

The article states that positional “academies” and all-star events are still plan, without change.

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