Nike EYCL: Official Team List & Circuit Info

The circuit is almost here, and grassroots basketball enthusiasts are eagerly anticipating the first season of the Nike Elite Youth Champions League (EYCL) - a brand new elite grassroots basketball circuit that will feature 16 teams from across the country.

Nike has launched the EYCL circuit 13 years after the inception of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) in 2010. The EYCL is a new initiative from Nike aimed at providing another popular platform for basketball players to showcase their skills to collegiate coaches.

The winner of the 16-team circuit will earn an automatic bid to the illustrious Peach Jam and a chance to compete against the qualifiers from the 40-team Nike EYBL. The EYCL will play under the same rules as the EYBL.

The EYCL will play concurrently with the first, second, and fourth EYBL session stops. The following dates and locations make up the 2023 Nike EYCL schedule:

April 21-23 - Cass High School - White, GA
April 28-30 - Legacy Sports USA Bell Bank Park - Mesa, AZ
May 26-29 - Memphis Sports & Events Center - Memphis, TN

The following teams are official members of the EYCL:

Alabama Fusion
City Rocks HOPE (NY)
Team Final Red (PA)
Howard Pulley Panthers (MN)
Kingdom Hoops (IA)
Mac Irvin Fire (IL)
MOKAN Select (MO)
MeanStreets Blue Smoke (IL)
Rens United BC (NY)
Oakland Soldiers Select (CA)
Team DTermined (CA)
Team ISO Joe (AR)
Team Ramey (MO)
Team Thad Reform Sports (TN)
UPLAY (CAN)
Western Alliance UPLAY (CAN)

Of the 16 teams, four are former EYBL representatives; Alabama Fusion, Howard Pulley (MN), UPLAY (CAN), and the Mac Irvin Fire (IL).

Eight teams are affiliate teams of current NIKE programs; City Rocks HOPE (NY), Team Final Red (PA), MOKAN Select (MO), MeanStreets Blue Smoke (IL), Rens United BC (NY), Soldiers Select (CA), Team Thad Reform Sports (TN), and Western Alliance UPLAY (CAN).

Four teams are former independent programs; Kingdom Hoops (IA), Team DTermined (CA), Team ISO Joe (AR), and Team Ramey (MO).