The Jr. NBA League was created for 11-13 year old (Year 7 and Year 8) boys and girls to play basketball and represent one of the 30 NBA teams. The league is organised and operated by Basketball England in partnership with the NBA.
Our objective is to leverage the excitement of the NBA to inspire more children to get involved in basketball through a fun and positive experience with the sport. The league also aims to promote NBA values such as sportsmanship, teamwork, attitude, respect and healthy living through league games and other activities and events.
From being the first Jr. NBA league globally, 24 leagues now span all regions in England, including opportunities to play in leagues at years 7 and 8 in the East of England, East Midlands, North-West, North East, Yorkshire, London, South East, South West and the West Midlands. There are also dedicated girls leagues for years 7 and 8 in London.
For the 2023/24 season there were 720 schools and over 10,000 children involved - making it one of the largest Jr. NBA league in the world!
Within each league, schools are drafted to one of the 30 NBA teams and split into six localised divisions across East and West Conferences - just like the NBA.
Each school plays eight regular season games in four triangular fixtures against the schools in their division.
At the end of the regular season, the top eight schools in each conference proceed to the playoffs for two knockout rounds, with the final four schools in each league playing in the Jr. NBA Finals to be crowned the league Champions and take home Championship Rings.
Each school will receive a Jr. NBA Basketball England kit of their NBA team and it's completely free to enter.
the 2024-25 Jr. NBA Draft
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The Expression of Interest (EOI) for the 2024/25 Jr. NBA season is now closed. Please send a message to [email protected] to find out if there are any spots left in your area.
