.@UAAssociation today announces its boys’ schedule and teams for the 2019 season, in addition to the creation of UA Rise and UA Future leagues. Read more here: https://undrarmr.co/2RZTrkh
Source: UAA Boys 2019 Announcement
First let’s share the teams participating in the UAA side of grassroots for the upcoming travel basketball season:
PARTICIPATING UAA 2019 TEAMS
- Arizona Powerhouse – Phoenix, Ariz. (16U only)
- Atlanta Xpress – Atlanta, Ga.
- B Maze Elite – Knoxville, Tenn.
- Canada Elite – Toronto, Canada
- DC Premier – Washington, D.C.
- District WAWG – Norfolk, Va.
- Florida Vipers – Miami, Fla.
- G3 Grind – Indianapolis, Ind.
- Grassroots Sizzle – Minneapolis, Minn.
- Houston Defenders – Houston, Texas
- Illinois Wolves – Chicago, Ill.
- KC Run GMC – Kansas City, Mo.
- Louisiana Elite – Baton Rouge, La.
- Mudiay Elite – Dallas, Texas
- New England Six – Hartford, Conn.
- New Heights – New York, N.Y.
- NY Gauchos – New York, N.Y.
- Ohio C2K – Lima, Ohio
- Oklahoma Run PWP – Tulsa, Okla.
- Philly Pride – Philadelphia, Pa.
- Team Breakdown – Miami, Fla.
- Team Charlotte – Charlotte, N.C.
- Team Felton – Greensboro, N.C.
- Team Rio National – Colts Neck, N.J.
- Team Thad – Memphis, Tenn.
- Team Thrill – Baltimore, Md.
- TX Hard Work – San Antonio, Texas
- Washington Supreme – Seattle, Wash.
- We R 1 – Newark, Del.
- West Coast Elite – Los Angeles, Calif.
- Wisconsin Playground – Milwaukee, Wis.
Under Armour has released the list of participating teams in the 2019 Under Armour Association (UAA) Boys circuit as well as a schedule of tournaments. The brand’s flagship grassroots platform, UAA has been a hotbed of high-level competition among the best youth basketball players. Taking over highlights on Instagram and Twitter feeds across the country, they follow in the footsteps of current League stars Josh Jackson, Terrance Ferguson and Hamidou Diallo.
2019 BOYS UAA SCHEDULE
- UAA I – Chicago, Supreme Courts, April 12-14
- UAA II – Kansas City, Hyvee Arena, April 26-28
- UAA III – New Jersey, Sportika, May 3-5
- UAA IV – Atlanta, Lake Point, July 11-12
- UAA Finals – North Atlanta High School, July 13-14
Now, let’s take a moment to explain why a brand like Puma or New Balance can disrupt adidas, Under Armour and Nike… well not Nike since every kid wants to wear Nike and Jordan Brand in basketball. Actually let’s not concede this as fact.
Every brand looking to gain access to the feet of the next generation of athletes is utilizing an antiquated system that leaves out the majority of kid’s feet in the U.S. Instead of laying out what has to be done or what could be done that would be much cheaper than outfitting boys teams and moving them all over the country, every basketball brand should contact me and allow me to consult them about how and why they have been missing out on a considerable grassroots marketing machine that inevitably reaches more athletes than consistently sponsoring the same set of kids in the Gauntlet, Peach Jam and UAA (adidas, Nike and Under Armour). There are more kids who won’t play D-1 basketball than there are kids who do play… and those kids actually buy the kicks.
