Santa Monica Basketball Academy
Memorial Park, 1402 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
About
Santa Monica Basketball Academy offers youth basketball camps, clinics, and club teams that include ball handling, shooting, defensive skills, offensive skills, and scrimmage 5 on 5. The program includes Youth Basketball Camps, Saturday Morning Clinics, Saturday Night Hoops, SMBA Skills Training, Girls Skills Training, All Girls Teams, High School Camps, Club Basketball Teams, and both private and one on one lessons. Players also take part in speed and agility drills, dribbling practice, shooting practice, defensive skills practice, spacing and game play practice, team practices, skills clinics, Open Runs, and co-ed instructional clinics for all levels of basketball.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: Week-long Youth Basketball Camps from 9am–3pm during Spring Break, plus Saturday morning and Saturday evening training and play options
• Price: $11 per day for lunch at camp, with bacon or avocado available for $2 extra
Youth Basketball Camps run in single day and multi-day options, with Spring Break Camps offered in week-long sessions from March 30, 2026 to April 3, 2026 and from April 6, 2026 to April 10, 2026. Saturday Morning Clinics include Speed & Agility Training from 8am–9am and Basketball Skills Training from 9am–12N. Saturday Night Hoops includes Skills Training from 5pm–7pm, including a ball handling session from 5pm–7pm, followed by Open Runs from 7pm–9pm.
The program offers SMBA Club Basketball Teams, including 10U, 12U, and 14U teams for both boys and girls, with individual group teams each week and the option to pick a team name. SMBA Club Team players can attend Saturday Night Hoops free of charge, and all current club team players get 10% off full week camps. Open Runs attract top recruits looking to showcase their game and play with the best, and players play in the EYBL and AAU circuit. Talent Recruiting Services are also available.
Santa Monica Basketball Academy states that its goal is to teach basketball fundamentals and all it encompasses in mind and body, with a mission summarized as “teach. coach. confidence.” The program teaches fundamental skills and core values of the game, including teamwork, respect, determination, and community. A stated motto from Coach Wes is, “It's better to play and lose, then sit and win.”
SUBWAY has teamed up with Santa Monica Basketball Academy to provide lunch delivered to camp, with Subway lunch available for delivery daily or weekly, and Handel's ice cream is provided each Friday at camp. Handel's ice cream is described as “back each Friday.” SMBA is repped by NIKE, and SMBA uniforms are bought separately from a personal NIKE rep.
Players are asked to wear basketball attire including sneakers and to bring a basketball and plenty of water for hydration. For Open Runs, players must wear athletic attire, with no pajama pants, hoodies, hats, or beanies, and they are asked to bring water and snacks, take water breaks whenever needed, and bring plenty of water, with the note that players need to hydrate and will not be able to eat in the gym. The program notes that player walk-ins are welcomed and that families can “Build Your Squad” by gathering 5–7 players from the same grade level. Expert coaches are described as boosting player skills and game IQ, with a focus on fundamentals, teamwork, and competition.
Last updated March 25, 2026.
• Ages: 6–14 years old
• Schedule: Week-long Youth Basketball Camps from 9am–3pm during Spring Break, plus Saturday morning and Saturday evening training and play options
• Price: $11 per day for lunch at camp, with bacon or avocado available for $2 extra
Youth Basketball Camps run in single day and multi-day options, with Spring Break Camps offered in week-long sessions from March 30, 2026 to April 3, 2026 and from April 6, 2026 to April 10, 2026. Saturday Morning Clinics include Speed & Agility Training from 8am–9am and Basketball Skills Training from 9am–12N. Saturday Night Hoops includes Skills Training from 5pm–7pm, including a ball handling session from 5pm–7pm, followed by Open Runs from 7pm–9pm.
The program offers SMBA Club Basketball Teams, including 10U, 12U, and 14U teams for both boys and girls, with individual group teams each week and the option to pick a team name. SMBA Club Team players can attend Saturday Night Hoops free of charge, and all current club team players get 10% off full week camps. Open Runs attract top recruits looking to showcase their game and play with the best, and players play in the EYBL and AAU circuit. Talent Recruiting Services are also available.
Santa Monica Basketball Academy states that its goal is to teach basketball fundamentals and all it encompasses in mind and body, with a mission summarized as “teach. coach. confidence.” The program teaches fundamental skills and core values of the game, including teamwork, respect, determination, and community. A stated motto from Coach Wes is, “It's better to play and lose, then sit and win.”
SUBWAY has teamed up with Santa Monica Basketball Academy to provide lunch delivered to camp, with Subway lunch available for delivery daily or weekly, and Handel's ice cream is provided each Friday at camp. Handel's ice cream is described as “back each Friday.” SMBA is repped by NIKE, and SMBA uniforms are bought separately from a personal NIKE rep.
Players are asked to wear basketball attire including sneakers and to bring a basketball and plenty of water for hydration. For Open Runs, players must wear athletic attire, with no pajama pants, hoodies, hats, or beanies, and they are asked to bring water and snacks, take water breaks whenever needed, and bring plenty of water, with the note that players need to hydrate and will not be able to eat in the gym. The program notes that player walk-ins are welcomed and that families can “Build Your Squad” by gathering 5–7 players from the same grade level. Expert coaches are described as boosting player skills and game IQ, with a focus on fundamentals, teamwork, and competition.
Last updated March 25, 2026.
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