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Silicon Valley National Junior Basketball offers leagues, clinics, tournaments, and teams that include coaching, officiating, and scorekeeping. The program also runs Skill Development Basketball clinics and a Rookie Basketball Program that uses lowered rims.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Seasonal leagues and a Rookie Basketball Program with set weekend dates throughout the year
National Junior Basketball (NJB) is a nonprofit youth basketball organization founded in 1984 and has grown into a national youth league with over 25,000 participants in 6 states. In the Northern California NJB Region, there are about 8,500 boys and girls playing NJB basketball, and the Silicon Valley Section consists of 14 chapters with over 5,000 players. Silicon Valley NJB is a section of the Northern California region of National Junior Basketball and is described as “THE YOUTH BASKETBALL HUB FOR THE BAY AREA” and “Where Basketball is Fun-Tastic!” During the winter, Silicon Valley NJB is the parent organization to 12+ NJB chapters across the Bay Area.
The mission of NJB is to inspire youth regardless of race, creed, or national origin; to practice the ideals of health, citizenship, and character; to implant the game elements of safety, sanity, and intelligent supervision; to keep the welfare of the player first, foremost, and entirely free of adult quest for glory; and to emphasize teamwork for all participants. NJB promotes sportsmanship and uses a draft system, implementing the Griffin method, to ensure each team is equal in talent and size. Players must play in the respective chapter in which they reside in.
The National Junior Basketball League was founded by Dennis Murphy Jr. Mel Robertson was inducted into the NJB Hall of Fame in 2012 for over 22 years of service. Dennis Murphy Sr. was one of the founders of the American Basketball Association (ABA) that merged with the NBA.
Last updated June 18, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Seasonal leagues and a Rookie Basketball Program with set weekend dates throughout the year
National Junior Basketball (NJB) is a nonprofit youth basketball organization founded in 1984 and has grown into a national youth league with over 25,000 participants in 6 states. In the Northern California NJB Region, there are about 8,500 boys and girls playing NJB basketball, and the Silicon Valley Section consists of 14 chapters with over 5,000 players. Silicon Valley NJB is a section of the Northern California region of National Junior Basketball and is described as “THE YOUTH BASKETBALL HUB FOR THE BAY AREA” and “Where Basketball is Fun-Tastic!” During the winter, Silicon Valley NJB is the parent organization to 12+ NJB chapters across the Bay Area.
The mission of NJB is to inspire youth regardless of race, creed, or national origin; to practice the ideals of health, citizenship, and character; to implant the game elements of safety, sanity, and intelligent supervision; to keep the welfare of the player first, foremost, and entirely free of adult quest for glory; and to emphasize teamwork for all participants. NJB promotes sportsmanship and uses a draft system, implementing the Griffin method, to ensure each team is equal in talent and size. Players must play in the respective chapter in which they reside in.
The National Junior Basketball League was founded by Dennis Murphy Jr. Mel Robertson was inducted into the NJB Hall of Fame in 2012 for over 22 years of service. Dennis Murphy Sr. was one of the founders of the American Basketball Association (ABA) that merged with the NBA.
Last updated June 18, 2026.
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