Best AAU Basketball Teams in Washington State
From Seattle to Statewide
AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) basketball teams are a popular option for youth players looking to sharpen their skills and gain competitive experience. These programs typically offer a couple of team practices per week, focused on skill development, team dynamics, and game strategy.
Below you can find a list of competitive AAU teams in Greater Seattle Area and their tryout dates. If you notice that something is missing or inaccurate, feel free to reach out to us.
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Seattle
Seattle Rotary Style
Nike EYBL and JrEYBL program, strongest teams in the state.
Seattle Select
Under Armour-sponsored club with a high-academic team track, college tours, and in-house development labs.
WA Supreme
Boys-only club serving grades 3-12, with practices split between Bellevue and central Seattle.
The Academy (Hoopland)
Tiered pathway from house league up to Tru Hoopland Adidas teams, based in its own North Seattle gym.
Laylow Basketball
Single-team boys program for one class (2030), playing out of the MLK Community Center gym.
Spartan (Shoreline)
Shorecrest-feeder select teams for 5th-8th grade, practicing three times a week under a shared coaching model.
Ballard Basketball
In-house leagues and camps with need-based scholarships; select teams moved to WA Premier in 2026.
West Seattle Reign
Volleyball-first West Seattle/White Center club; basketball is clinics and skills training, not club teams.
Benefit Park
Neighborhood-rooted South Seattle program started in 2023 by park regulars; fundraises for its girls team.
Seattle Vision Basketball
Developmental single-coach program with free tryouts, prioritizing individual growth over winning now.
Northwest Coastal
Grades 3-8 league built to bridge rec and select play, run out of its own North Seattle facility.
Emerald City Basketball Academy - Queen Anne (ECBA)
Training-first academy founded in 2000; AAU teams grades 2-12 out of its own 23,000 sq ft ECBA Courts gym.
Shoreline Sports Foundation
Shoreline nonprofit whose Spartan teams feed Shorecrest, paired with student-leader-run community events.
Apollo Academy
Seattle club for grades 4-12 that pairs AAU teams with an in-house sports psychologist for mental training.
KMBA (Korey Mickey Basketball Academy)
Girls-only high school showcase program built around NCAA-certified college viewing tournaments nationwide.
West Coast Jets
Adidas Gold Gauntlet program powered by Jet S.T.R.E.A.M. Academy, competing on the national shoe circuit.
Seattle Eastside
LocalHoops
Under Armour-affiliated Bellevue academy with a no-cut Lions League feeding its AAU travel teams.
Friends of Hoop (FOH)
Grades 3-12 program whose high school boys teams play in the Nike EYBL Champions League.
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(EBC) Seattle Eastside Basketball Club
Kirkland club with its own training center, AAU teams from 2nd grade and a no-cut development league.
Elite Sports Academy Basketball
Adidas 3SSB boys program with an unlimited-training membership and a post-grad prep academy in Issaquah.
Team Fuego
Boys-only feeder teams for grades 1-8 based at Pacific Courts' own gym in Newcastle.
Northwest Blazers
Girls program on the Under Armour UAA and Rise national circuits with a strong college-placement record.
Renton Select
Nonprofit serving the Renton School District area: boys grades 2-12 plus girls grades 4-6.
Global Basketball Club
Washington Premier
AAU arm of Fisher Sports Academy, coached by former pro and college players at Bellevue's Hidden Valley Gym.
Hoop Kulture
Redmond training academy with grade-banded group classes and seasonal AAU teams.
Northwest Storm
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue program bridging rec and AAU for grades 3-8.
Elevate Basketball Academy
Formerly Stuckey United; grades 5-8 train four times a week at the club's own Kirkland gym.
Partizan
Bothell club for grades 3-12 coached by former D1 and European professional players.
Northwest Rockets
No-cut fall and spring teams for grades 3-12 with paid professional coaches and unrestricted playing time.
Hoops4HIM
Christ-centered spring AAU program with Washington and Idaho teams; skills sessions led by ex-WSU coach Ken Bone.
East Seattle Elite
East Seattle Elite: Mercer Island spring/summer select for grades 3-8, based at the Boys & Girls Club Peak Gym.
Team Walton
Girls-only program led by former UW and WNBA guard Talia Walton with an all-women "women leading women" staff.
South Seattle
Northwest Greyhounds
Adidas 3SSB girls program pulling the top high-school talent from Washington and Oregon onto one roster.
Rainier Select Basketball (RSB)
Boys and girls AAU teams capped at grades 3-8, run out of Tukwila as a pure youth feeder program.
Reign City Rebels
Boys program on the Made Hoops circuit, based in Kent.
Gorin Basketball
Basketball arm of Gorin Sports Academy's Tukwila multi-sport facility, fielding 9U through high-school teams.
Kent Elite
Low-travel boys and girls teams playing mostly local WA and OR tournaments; rosters set at open gyms.
Emerald City Basketball Academy (ECBA)
Kent adidas 3 Stripes Gold program and year-round training academy founded in 2000, serving grades 2-12.
NW Legends
Pacific Northwest's only Nike Girls EYBL program; teams named for Sue Bird and Jewell Loyd.
FBC Seattle (NWA)
PUMA grassroots circuit girls program (FBC West Coast) for grades 2-8; nonprofit with 250+ college alumni.
Tacoma area
Slow Grind Elite
Isaiah Thomas's Tacoma program, adidas-sponsored with 15U-17U teams on the 3SSB circuit plus 7th-8th grade.
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T.O.T ACES
Tacoma nonprofit founded by former UW guard Venoy Overton, run on a 'committed players only' development track.
Team Wilder
Nonprofit boys program founded by ex-USC guard Quincy Wilder, pairing teams with Q-Time mentorship training.
Game Time
Tacoma nonprofit (est. 2012) with its own sports complex, running K-12 hoops inside a whole-child mentorship model.
FW Hornets
Federal Way club fielding boys and girls teams at most grades 4th-8th in Sno-King and Winter Peak leagues.
Goal Getters Basketball Club (GGBC)
Federal Way club with girls 3rd-8th plus high school and boys 1st-7th, and its own SteadyGRIND training arm.
Tacoma Swish
Tacoma 501(c)(3) boys club recognized by the City of Destiny Awards for serving underserved local youth.
PNW Jr Vets AAU
Federal Way nonprofit on the adidas Jr 3SSB circuit, low-cost boys teams from elementary through high school.
PNW Ignite Basketball
Enumclaw girls program run by Can't Stop Me Basketball Training, with strength work at Plateau Athletic Club.
ProTech North
Fife arm of the ProTech network (also Vancouver and Portland), boys 3rd-8th across four seasons a year.
Northwest Magic
Puyallup club with Nike EYBL girls and Super 24 boys circuit teams, plus a K-3rd grade Headstart feeder.
No Limits Academy (NLA)
West Seattle and White Center academy running grades 2-8 camps and teams out of community-center gyms.
Royal T Basketball
Puyallup multi-sport nonprofit whose feeder and AAU basketball programs are offered completely free of charge.
True Aspiration Athletics
Girls-only club practicing at Lakes High School in Lakewood, fielding elementary and middle school teams.
Northwest Nightmare
Small girls-only AAU club practicing out of Aylen Jr High in Puyallup.
Team Redline
AAU teams run out of the Redline Athletics sports-performance gym in Gig Harbor, which trains ages 8-18.
Ace Hoyas
Spanaway-based boys club that won multiple 2025-26 Washington state 8th-grade titles.
Northwest Greyhounds
The Northwest's only adidas 3SSB program, drawing top WA and OR talent to its 14U-17U teams.
Narrows United
Faith-based Gig Harbor program formed by the 2026 merger of Narrows Elite and Tacoma United.
Everett Area
WBA
Wildcat Basketball Academy: Mill Creek/Everett AAU plus year-round skills training, grades 4 through HS.
Mill Creek Warriors
Affordable Mill Creek club for 4th-8th grade boys and girls playing DY Sports league and tournaments.
Team Perseverance
Boys 3rd grade through 17U club on the PUMA/NXTPRO circuit, based at the Everett Boys & Girls Club.
North City Basketball
Long-running Mill Creek program fielding both boys and girls teams at every level from 10U to 17U.
PNW Rain
Runs its own Valley Dreams Sports Hub gym in Burlington, with both basketball and volleyball programs.
Profound Basketball Academy
Snohomish program for grades 4-11 built around a sport-psychology curriculum alongside skills training.
D-1 Elite
Marysville club on the Super24 Next Wave circuit, run by ex-NCAA D1 sharpshooter and Euro pro Jared Stohl.
Fusion Elite Basketball
Boys and girls select program on the Puma NXT/PRO16 circuit, in Everett, Lake Stevens and Edmonds gyms.
Finesse Inferno
Edmonds academy with a tiered path from 1st-grade Mini Infernos to a 5th-8th academy and AAU teams.
North Sound Premier
Lake Stevens and Everett program serving Snohomish County, with boys and girls teams from 4th through 12th grade.
NW Blazers-PSA
Western Washington arm of the Under Armour-sponsored Northwest Blazers girls program; 3.5 GPA emphasis.
Bruin Select Basketball
Nonprofit Cascade High School boys feeder, grades 5-8, playing the WESCO youth basketball league.
Everett Hoops 31
Everett High School boys feeder team built around a single graduating class, 2031.
Triple Double Elite Hoops
8th grade AAU team coached by Tyler Keplinger in the Everett / Mukilteo area.
Kitsap
Narrows United
Faith-based Gig Harbor program formed by the 2026 merger of Narrows Elite and Tacoma United.
Drive Basketball
North Kitsap nonprofit led by the local high school head coach; its Poulsbo summer camp is the county's biggest.
Commit 360
Bremerton nonprofit for grades 4-11 that requires a 2.0 GPA, checks grades biweekly and provides tutors.
RAWW Hoops
All-girls Kitsap club with a three-tier development model, run by RAWW Athletics' performance-training gym.
Bellingham Area
D-Block Hoops
Bellingham boys-only club fielding 5th-8th grade travel teams in both fall/winter and spring/summer seasons.
Grit and Grind
Lynden-based Whatcom County club pairing AAU teams with bookable one-on-one skills training.
Team 360 Hoops
Bellingham boys program that adds strength, speed and athlete-nutrition coaching to its travel teams.
Locker Room
Ferndale gym running low-cost 3rd-8th grade AAU teams from October to March; paused for 2026-27.
Bellingham Sonics
Free-to-play Bellingham program: all four teams are fully underwritten by local business sponsors.
Dreams To Reality Elite
Whatcom County high-school-only program (15U-17U, boys and girls) aimed squarely at college placement.
Olympia, Centralia Area
Oly Basketball Academy
Only Thurston County club with its own gym (Oly Athletic Center); no-cut, K-12, up to Power 32 circuit.
West Academy
Thurston County boys 501(c)(3) founded 2016 under coach Mike Ward.
90TEN Training Academy
Centralia 501(c)(3) pairing mental-skills and fitness training with hoops; hosts Capital City 3on3.
South Sound Roots Academy
Nonprofit led by Tumwater HS head coach Josh Wilson; scholarships and clinics with Gonzaga/NBA alumni.
Central Washington
Yakima Flight
Free-to-play nonprofit founded 2021 for Yakima inner-city kids, 4th grade through high school.
Yakima Select
Yakima boys program with 2026 MLK 8th-grade and multiple 2025-26 state-qualifier titles.
Triple City Ballers
Tri-Cities club founded 2014 that ran its own TCB Circuit tournaments for 2nd-8th grade.
Pasco Basketball Club
Pasco club strongest on the girls side; PBC Select won 2025-26 middle-school state-qualifier titles.
South Washington Select
Boys and girls travel program out of southern Washington, 11U-17U.
Eastern Washington Elite
17u Adidas Gold basketball team based out of Eastern Washington
Kamiakin Basketball Club
Kennewick club fielding boys and girls from 3rd grade up, with its own summer league and skills camps.
509 Ballerz
Lower Yakima Valley boys club; 2026 MLK runner-up and 8th-grade state-qualifier champions.
Elite Basketball Club
Tri-Cities club concentrated on 5th-7th grade, with three Washington state championships.
Richland Gunners
Boys-only Tri-Cities club with grade-level teams from 2nd through 8th and several 2025-26 state qualifiers.
Spokane and Eastern Washington
Select Basketball
Puma-sponsored PRO16 circuit teams inside a 170-team, 1,600-player Northwest program running since 1998.
OHF Ballers
Nonprofit reaching low-income, at-risk Spokane youth in grades 3-12 through Title I schools; also fields flag football.
Spokane Elite
Volunteer-run 501(c)(3) boys club with free Saturday camps for grades 3-12; alumni include Tyson Degenhart.
Catch Spokane
Spokane nonprofit fielding 4th-12th grade teams and publishing The Hoop Guide, a local recruiting-advice blog.
Vancouver and Southwest Washington
Team Reign NW
Travel-team arm of Conboy Basketball, a Vancouver skills academy that has trained 500+ college and pro players.
Protech Basketball
Runs four tryout-based seasons a year - fall, winter, spring, summer - for K through 12th grade in SW Washington.
A1 Elite
Runs its own 7,000 sq ft Vancouver gym with an NBA-sized court and film room, serving grades 2-12 in WA and OR.
