Nerlens Noel led BABC to the EYBL title in 2011.
Photo by Lonnie Webb
Nike's Elite Youth Basketball League will return for a third season this spring and summer, unveiling the schedule and a new web site Tuesday.
The first of four EYBL sessions tips in Minneapolis, Minn., April 20-22. Subsequent stops in Virginia, Texas and California lead up to the EYBL Finals at the Nike Peach Jam in North Augusta, S.C., in mid-July.
The league includes 40 teams, including defending champions BABC of Massachusetts and 2010 titlist Team Takeover of Washington, D.C. New or reconfigured teams include the Bluff City Legends of Tennessee, ICP/Rotary based in Portland, Team United of North Carolina and Texas Pro of Houston.
EYBL scheduleApril 20-22 – Session 1 (Minneapolis, Minn.)
April 27-29 – Session 2 (Hampton, Va.)
May 11-13 – Session 3 (Dallas, Texas)
May 25-28 – Session 4 (Oakland, Calif.)
July 12-15 – Nike Global Challenge (TBA)
July 18-21 – EYBL Finals at the Nike Peach Jam (North Augusta, S.C.)
Participating teamsAlabama Challenge (Montgomery, Ala.);
Albany City Rocks (Albany, N.Y.);
All-Iowa Attack (Ames, Iowa);
All-Ohio Red (Columbus, Ohio);
Arkansas Wings (Little Rock, Ark.);
Athletes First (Oklahoma City, Okla.);
BABC (Boston, Mass.);
Baltimore Elite (Baltimore, Md.);
Boo Williams (Hampton, Va.);
Bluff City Legends (Bluff City, Tenn.);
California Supreme (Los Angeles);
CIA Bounce (Toronto, Ontario, Canada);
CP3 All-Stars (Winston-Salem, N.C.);
Each 1 Teach 1 (Orlando, Fla.);
Georgia Stars (Atlanta, Ga.);
Houston Hoops (Houston, Texas);
Howard Pulley Panthers (Minneapolis, Minn.);
Inner-City Players/Rotary (Portland, Ore.);
Indy Spiece (Fort Wayne, Ind.);
Jackson Tigers (Jackson, Miss.);
King James Shooting Stars (Akron, Ohio);
Louisiana Select (Baton Rouge, La.);
Mac Irvin Fire (Chicago, Ill.);
Mean Streets (Chicago, Ill.);
Metro Hawks (New York);
MoKan Elite (Kansas City, Kan.);
New Jersey Playaz (Paterson, N.J.);
NY Lightning (Long Island, N.Y.);
Oakland Soldiers (Oakland, Calif.);
Playground Soldiers (Milwaukee, Wis.);
Southern Stampede (Stone Mountain, Ga.);
St. Louis Eagles (St. Louis, Mo.);
Team Final (Philadelphia, Pa.);
Team Florida (Tampa, Fla.);
Team Takeover (Washington, D.C.);
Team Texas (Dallas, Texas);
Team United (Charlotte, N.C.);
Tennessee Travelers (Nashville, Tenn.);
Texas Pro (Houston, Texas);
The Family (Detroit, Mich.)
For more information, visit,
nikeeyb.com.
