Find the Best Basketball for Kids in Illinois
Below, you’ll find the 2023 Youth Basketball Directory – the ultimate list of indoor and outdoor basketball leagues, teams, camps and tournaments for boys and girls ages 3-14, organized in order of the most to least populated cities and towns in Illinois, updated for Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer 2023.
PlayNBasketball.com brings together the local IL community of recreational and competitive basketball teams, leagues, camps and tournaments for kids, so that it’s convenient to find your game in an area near you.
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Aurora
- Supreme Courts Youth Basketball
- This is a comprehensive youth basketball league, available for both boys and girls in 1st grade through to 12th grade. It is split into 3 divisions, for advanced, intermediate, and beginner basketball players. Games are played on Sundays, and seasons run for 12 games over 6 weeks (2 games per Sunday).
- 888 South Frontenac St, Aurora, IL 60504
- This is a comprehensive youth basketball league, available for both boys and girls in 1st grade through to 12th grade. It is split into 3 divisions, for advanced, intermediate, and beginner basketball players. Games are played on Sundays, and seasons run for 12 games over 6 weeks (2 games per Sunday).
Lisle
- Chicago Bulls Sox Academy
- This group runs youth basketball leagues for both boys and girls, from 4th grade through to High School. Leagues are played in the Fall and the Spring. Seasons consist of at least 10 games, and games are played on either Friday nights, Saturday afternoons and evenings, or Sundays.
- 6200 River Bend Drive, Lisle, IL 60532
- This group runs youth basketball leagues for both boys and girls, from 4th grade through to High School. Leagues are played in the Fall and the Spring. Seasons consist of at least 10 games, and games are played on either Friday nights, Saturday afternoons and evenings, or Sundays.
Western Springs
- Chicago LockDown Youth Basketball
- This league is available for children in Kindergarten through to High School. Leagues run in the Fall, the Winter, and the Spring and are available to both boys and girls. There are mandatory 2 practice sessions per week during the season, and the season runs for between 35 and 45 games in the Winter, and 12-15 games in the Spring.
- 4216 Grand Ave, Western Springs, IL 60558
- This league is available for children in Kindergarten through to High School. Leagues run in the Fall, the Winter, and the Spring and are available to both boys and girls. There are mandatory 2 practice sessions per week during the season, and the season runs for between 35 and 45 games in the Winter, and 12-15 games in the Spring.
Chicago
Naperville
St. Charles
Decatur
Rockford
Joliet
Springfield
Peoria
Elgin
Waukegan
Champaign
Bloomington
Evanston
Des Plaines
Berwyn
Wheaton
Belleville
Elmhurst
DeKalb
Moline
Urbana
Crystal Lake
Quincy
Rock Island
Park Ridge
Calumet City
Pekin
Danville
North Chicago
Galesburg
Chicago Heights
Granite City
Highland Park
Burbank
O’Fallon
Oak Forest
Alton
Kankakee
West Chicago
East St. Louis
McHenry
Batavia
Carbondale
Freeport
Belvidere
Collinsville
Harvey
Lockport
Woodstock
Zion
Edwardsville
Rolling Meadows
Loves Park
Blue Island
East Peoria
Darien
Charleston
Geneva
East Moline
Crest Hill
Jacksonville
Lake Forest
Macomb
Ottawa
Mattoon
Sycamore
Palos Hills
Marion
Fairview Heights
Yorkville
Country Club Hills
Prospect Heights
Dixon
Sterling
Mount Vernon
Washington
Canton
Lincoln
Hickory Hills
Wood Dale
Streator
Morris
Warrenville
Centralia
Kewanee
Palos Heights
Markham
Herrin
Effingham
Northlake
Pontiac
Taylorville
Plano
Wood River
Peru
Highland
Troy
Waterloo
