NBN Sports Academy Hosts Nike Basketball Tournament

Nothing But Net Sports Academy (NBNSA) will host the Northeast Regionals for Nike’s Junior Elite Youth Basketball League (jr.EYBL) on May 9 to 11. The event showcases fourteen teams, each, from the 7th and 8th grade boys basketball divisions. Winners will compete to play in Nike’s Junior EYBL Championship to be held in July at Augusta, GA.

The tournament is the first of its kind to be held at NBNSA, located at 4101 Newport Gap Pike in Wilmington. Hundreds of supporters, guests, and spectators are projected to attend the event, each day.

Lonnie Wright, owner of NBNSA, says, “We, at NBN Sports Academy, are honored to have been selected by Nike to host this event. Not every facility gets a chance to hold a tournament of this magnitude, and we are excited to present the best that NBNSA has to offer.”

NBN Sports Academy, which opened its doors in June, 2024, houses 30,000 square feet of space supporting 3 high school-sized basketball courts. NBNSA also features video scoreboards, a concession stand, a mezzanine viewing area, and a modular design that can accommodate a host of indoor sporting and entertainment events.

More information on NBN Sports Academy can be found at www.nbnsportsacademy.net, emailing info@nbnsportsacademy.net or by calling 302-239- 4111. Interviews with NBNSA can be scheduled by contacting Mark Corrigan at NBNSAmcorrigan@gmail.com or by calling 302-290-4767.

Information on Nike’s Junior EYBL events can be found at https://nikeeyb.com/jreybl. Applications for media credentials can also be found on the same website.