The PumaoutlethombreNXTPRO Circuit is a comprehensive series of events that culminates in the crowning of a national championship in the 17U, 16U, and 15U age divisions.
*There is also a 13U and 14U league. To learn more about these teams, click here.
The circuit is broken into two leagues, the PRO16 League and the NXT League. The PRO16 League are sponsored teams and the NXT league are teams working toward earning a sponsorship. These leagues offer multiple sessions throughout the spring and summer where teams compete against each other to establish a ranking within their respective leagues. These sessions occur on both non-live and NCAA live periods, bringing in hundreds of college coaches to watch, evaluate, and recruit players to their college programs.
There are two main differences between the NXT League and the other three shoe circuits’ second leagues. First, the NXT League games are held inside the same venue as the PRO16 League games. This makes it easy for college coaches to watch both the PRO16 and NXT teams without having to leave the building.
Second, NXT teams often get the opportunity to play against PRO16 teams during the season. These are where NXT teams get the chance to prove that they belong in the PRO16 League. Other shoe leagues do not offer their second tier leagues this opportunity.
At the end of the regular season, teams in each league are ranked according to the NXTPRO algorithm based on wins/ losses, strength of schedule, and point differential. Based on these rankings, teams advance to a designated national tournament. Basically, teams will earn their position in the tournament. Nothing is given.
In July during the NCAA Live Period, thePRO16 Leagueruns its national championship tournament. This tournament begins with pool play and then teams advance to bracket play. This is a unique format as the top 16 NXT League teams are invited to compete in this same tournament! No other shoe league offers this opportunity.
At the end of July, theNXT Leaguehosts is own national championship, inviting the top 150 NXT teams to compete. The winners of this tournament are automatically moved up to the PRO16 League the following year and receive a sponsorship. This is the opportunity that teams have been waiting for.
The PRO16 League is made up of the top teams in the NXTPRO Circuit and receive league sponsorship. With Select, the PRO16 teams are our top 17U, 16U, and 15U men’s teams and are sponsored by Puma. These teams may also play in additional tournaments but are required to play in a set amount of NXTPRO events. Players that tryout for Select but do not make a PRO16 team may still have the opportunity to play on one of our NXT teams. We typically have 12-15 NXT teams.
The NXT League is the next tier on the NXTPRO Circuit. These teams are fighting for the opportunity to move up to the PRO16 League and earn respect amongst the NXTPRO Circuit. They benefit by playing in the same facilities as the PRO16 teams and often get the chance to compete against PRO16 teams.
Our goal for our NXT teams is to provide a first class, value packed experience for the players. This includes more opportunities to be seen by college coaches and a chance to compete against the appropriate level of competition. Ideally, each year we will have at least one NXT team qualify for the PRO16 National Championship at the 17U, 16U, and 15U level.
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April 25-27 – Fort Collins, CO
May 2-4 – Seal Beach, CA
May 9-11 – Meridian, ID (Northwest Premier Invitational)
May 16-18 – Wichita, KS (Live Period)
**May 24-26 – Centralia, WA – eligible teams only
July 10-13 – Richmond, VA (Live Period)
July 17-20 – Bryan, TX (Live Period)
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Salt Lake to Denver, Southwest flight 1969, arrives 2:15 PM
Boise to Denver, Southwest flight 3594, arrives 12:35 PM
Boise to Denver, Southwest flight 1527, arrives 4:20 PM
Bozeman to Denver, Southwest flight 245, arrives at 12:15 PM
Portland to Denver, Southwest flight 1528, arrives at 12:15 PM
Spokane to Denver, Southwest flight 1277, arrives at 4:10 PM
Denver to Salt Lake, Southwest flight 1879, departs 9:25 PM
Denver to Boise, Southwest flight 205, departs 10:30 PM
Denver to Bozeman, Southwest flight 1516, departs 10:30 PM
Denver to Portland, Southwest flight 1173, departs at 10:30 PM
Denver to Spokane, Southwest flight 3621, departs at 10:50 PM
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Salt Lake to LAX with a layover in Las Vegas, Southwest flights 2458 and 2004, arrives 12:55 PM
Boise to LAX with a layover in Seattle, Alaska Flights 2251 and 505, arrives 12:56 PM
Spokane to LAX with layover in San Francisco, United flight 4763 and 5950, arrives at 12:56 PM
Portland to LAX, Alaska flight 1143, arrives at 12:56 PM
Bozeman to LAX with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 245 and 377, arrives at 2:30 PM
LAX to Salt Lake with layover in Las Vegas, Southwest flights 3489 and 3874, departs at 6:50 PM
LAX to Boise, Alaska flight 3356, departs at 7:45 PM
LAX to Spokane with layover in San Francisco, United flights 1756 and 5351, departs at 6:45 PM
LAX to Portland, Alaska flight 1101, departs at 9:15 PM
LAX to Bozeman, United flight 5757, departs at 7:40 PM
Boise to OKC with layover in Las Vegas, Southwest flights 2769 and 2114, arrives at 12:50 PM
Salt Lake to OKC with layover in Las Vegas, Southwest flights 1100 and 2114, arrives at 12:50 PM
Bozeman to OKC with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 245 and 2830, arrives at 4:30 PM
Portland to OKC with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 512 and 2404, arrives at 12:45 PM
Spokane to OKC with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 2237 and 2404, arrives at 12:45 PM
OKC to Boise with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 2046 and 205, departs at 8:50 PM
OKC to Salt Lake with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 2046 and 4689, departs at 8:50 PM
OKC to Bozeman with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 2046 and 1516, departs at 8:50 PM
OKC to Portland with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 2046 and 1173, departs at 8:50 PM
OKC to Spokane with layover in Denver, Southwest flights 2046 and 3621, departs at 8:50 PM
Simply put, these are specific leagues that invite specific teams to participate in their events. These teams are sponsored by the league with cash and apparel.
There are four shoe leagues currently in operation: The EYBL (Nike), 3SSB (Adidas), UA Association (Under Armour), and PRO16 (Puma). Each of these leagues feature the top players in the country and compete in a national schedule. Each league attracts college coaches from every level. Our PRO16 team regularly has 100-200 college coaches watch their games during the live periods.
Each of these shoe leagues offer sub-leagues that run events in conjunction with their main events. The sub-leagues are comparable to the best run independent tournaments such as Bigfoot Hoops, the Northwest Premier Invitational, and The Hoop Group.
Just like the independent tournaments, the sub-leagues do not sponsor teams or provide apparel. This is often a misconception as some teams imply they are affiliated with the top league and receive sponsorship.