As a parent with a child who loves playing basketball, I am always looking for new basketball leagues and training for him to try. This is how I know how overwhelming it can be as a parent.
These places in metro Detroit all have one thing in common, they all want to teach and train youth players in basketball and offer a fun experience.
Make sure to register as soon as possible, because these basketball leagues do fill up fast.
All Star Sports Center
This center offers basketball camps and leagues for ages 4 and up. Every player will receive a participation medal and first place champions will receive a trophy.
Detroit PAL
- Address: 1680 Michigan Ave., Detroit
The basketball camps that they offer are boys rec basketball (includes 8u, 10u, 12u and 14u divisions), girls rec basketball (includes 12u, 14u and 18u divisions), boys school basketball (grades 4-8), girls school basketball (grades 4-8), Little Hoopers and camps/clinics.
Greg Grant Sportsplex
- Address: 45300 Mound Road, Shelby Township
The Sportsplex offers basketball AAU club teams, camps, clinics, training and tournaments. For grades K-12.
HYPE Athletics
The HYPE Premier Basketball Leagues will consist of 10 regular season games, team practices, All-Star games and skills event, playoffs, game uniform and medals.
i9 Sports
- Bemis Jr. High School, 12500 19 Mile Road, Sterling Heights
- Bishop Foley High School, 32000 Campbell, Madison Heights
- Canton Preparatory High School, 46610 Cherry Hill Road, Canton
- Eagle Creek Academy, 3739 Kern Road, Oakland Charter Township
- Eppler Junior High, 45461 Brownell St., Utica
- Gabriel Richard High School, 4333 Whitehall Drive, Ann Arbor
- Geisler Middle School, 46720 W. Pontiac Trail, Commerce Township
- Immanuel Lutheran, 47120 Romeo Plank Road, Macomb
- Lutheran Northwest High School, 1000 Bagley, Rochester Hills
- Michigan Starts Sports Center, 65665 Powell Road, Washington Township
- Schoolcraft College, 18600 Haggerty Road, Livonia
Choose from a summer or fall basketball league for your child. i9 offers basketball programs broken up by grades PreK4-K, 1-2, 3-4 and 5-6. Coaches are volunteer parents that have been run through a background check and received resources and training.
Jr. Pistons
- Allen Park Recreation, 15800 White Ave., Allen Park
- Birmingham Family YMCA, 400 E. Lincoln St., Birmingham
- Carls Family YMCA, 300 Family Drive, Milford
- Farmington Family YMCA, 28100 Farmington Road, Farmington
- MACC Development-MACC Sports, 7900 Mack Ave., Detroit
- Macomb Family YMCA, 10 N. River Road, Mount Clemens
- Madison Heights Recreation, 801 Ajax Drive, Madison Heights
- Plymouth Family YMCA, 650 Church St., Plymouth
- South Oakland Family YMCA, 1016 W. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak
- The Compound Athletics, 43655 Utica Road, Sterling Heights
- The Michigan Playmakers, 29995 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington
The Detroit Pistons have partnered with already existing youth basketball programs around metro Detroit. It brings the Pistons franchise to young basketball players. All players receive a reversible Junior Pistons jersey to keep.
LK St. Clair
- Address: Cairns Community Center, 58 Orchard St., Mount Clemens
LK offers a bitty basketball program for kids ages 4-5. It is for players getting introduced to the game and wanting to learn some skills. They also offer a Train and Play Sports for ages 6-12. The train and play programs for basketball are divided into three age groups – ages 6-7, ages 8-9 and ages 10-12. All participants will receive a shirt or jersey.
Macomb Township Youth Athletics
July 29-Aug. 2, 2024
- Address: 20699 Macomb St., Macomb
Sign your child up for basketball camp for all skills and abilities that are provided by one-on-one Basketball Academy and Macomb Township Parks and Recreation. They’ll learn the fundamentals of basketball and play the game in a fun way. For ages 8-13.
Macomb Wildcats
- Address: 32995 Garfield Road, Fraser
Macomb Wildcats was created in 2023 and offers youth basketball for grades 1-8. All coaches, volunteers and affiliates involved with the program go through an ICHAT background screening.
Michigan Youth Basketball
- Macomb County – Shelby Township: Immanuel Lutheran School, 47120 Romeo Plank Road, Macomb (Saturdays) or Shelby Township Activities Center, 14975 21 Mile Road, Shelby Township (Sundays)
- Oakland County – Clarkston: Sashabaw Middle School, SMS Pine Knob Lane, Clarkston or Clarkston Jr. High School, 6595 Waldon Road, Clarkston
- Oakland County – Ortonville – Brandon: Brandon High School, 1025 S. Ortonville Road, Ortonville or other Brandon Schools facilities
- Washtenaw County – Chelsea: Chelsea High School, 740 N. Freer Road, Chelsea or other Chelsea Schools facilities
- Wayne County – Dearborn Heights: Annapolis High School, 4650 Clippert St., Dearborn Heights and O.W. Best Middle School, 22201 Powers Ave., Dearborn Heights
This eight-week youth basketball program has partnered with local school districts. Players will receive an NBA reversible team jersey. All officials are quality trained and volunteer coaches are trained and run through a background check. There are playoffs for grades 3 and up. You do not have to be from the area or in the school district to play.
OFH Youth Basketball League
- Address: Oakland Fieldhouse, 2139 Austin Ave., Rochester Hills
The girls basketball league is for ages 8-11 and the boys basketball league is for ages 8-15. There will be awards for the first and second place teams. Also, offers co-ed basketball camps.
Sterling Basketball League (SBL)
- Address: Located in Sterling Heights
This youth basketball league is for boys and girls ages 6-17. It is a nonprofit organization and in partnership with the Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation Department. Coaches and staff members are volunteers. The registration fee includes jersey and shorts, gym time, 8-10 games, referees, game score keepers and trophies.
The Compound Athletics
- Address: 43655 Utica Road, Sterling Heights
This sports training facility trains young athletes all the way to top-tier high school athletes in basketball. They offer training seven days a week along with camps, small group sessions, one-on-one training and the Jr. Pistons League. It is also home to the AAU team, Michigan Goonies.
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