Frequently Asked Questions

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If Pre-K-2nd grade, please start on our Camps page.  We believe in teaching fundamental basketball at the early ages to create an enjoyable experience for these young players as they learn the game we all love.

If 2nd-12th grade, please start on our Tryouts page (at the very top of our website).  Tryouts are held twice a year.  August tryouts are held for our Fall/Winter Supreme Basketball teams (2nd-8th grade) who compete during the months of October-February.  Also, our March tryouts are held for our Spring/Summer Supreme Basketball teams (3rd-17U) who compete during the months of April-July.  

Our Basketball teams practice twice per week during the season with games on the weekends.  Each Supreme Basketball team has about 8-10 players on it at a similar skill level to maximize development opportunities.

To learn more about our teams and which team is closer to your territory, please visit our Teams page.

*if in 2nd grade, you can choose to start either with Camps or with Tryouts.  This is an in-between age where some parents feel comfortable starting on teams in 2nd grade and some would rather just work on skills.  Either way we are ready to support you.

Please send us a message through our Contact page if you would like more information sent to you or want to talk with us over the phone about our leagues and tournaments.

If you are a program director/coach of a 2nd-8th grade team(s) looking to compete in our Fall/Winter CYBL league or tournaments, we suggest you visit our Leagues page and Tournaments page to review available options and register your program/team(s).  The best time to register for Fall/Winter events is during September/October each year.

If you are a program director or coach of a 3rd grade-17U team(s) looking to compete in the Spring/Summer, we suggest you visit our Tournaments page to review available options and register your program/teams(s).  The best time to register for Spring/Summer is during February/March each year. 

We are actively seeking more Referees to work as an independent contractor for Supreme Basketball leagues and/or tournaments.  This is a fun way to enjoy the game of basketball while getting paid.  You are making a great impact within the Lincoln Community when you referee youth sports.

If interested, please contact Montsho Wilson, Operations Specialist at Supreme Basketball, at montsho@supremecourtbball.com .

Referee opportunities:

* Fall 3V3 League

* October-December each year for Session 1 of CYBL

* January-February each year for Session 2 of CYBL

* November-February each year for tournaments run by Supreme Basketball

* April-July each year for tournaments run by Supreme Basketball

* June each year on Friday’s only for 3V3 league 

* June High School team summer league

Our goal for tryouts is to place all players of all skill levels on the appropriate team for them to continue to develop their skills in the best environment.  We have three team programs within Supreme Basketball and each program has multiple team skill levels at each grade.  They are: 

• East Supreme Basketball - welcomes any players in the city of Lincoln or surrounding territory.  Typically the roster includes players that live on the east half of Lincoln.  There are no hard boundaries though.
• Silver Hawk Supreme Basketball - welcomes any players in the city of Lincoln or surrounding territory.  Typically the roster includes players that live on the west half of Lincoln.  There are no hard boundaries though.
• Thunder Supreme Basketball - typically the roster has players who attend one of the Catholic Church affiliated schools in Lincoln.  There are no hard boundaries though.

To be fair in the roster build process, it is very important that your son only attends one programs tryouts.  This means only sign up for tryout for East or Silver Hawk or Thunder, not all three.

When you accept an invitation to join a team, each team will practice two times per week from October-February and play in the CYBL session #1, CYBL session #2, and multiple tournaments to be determined by your coach/parent interactions.

Tryouts are held in mid-August each year.  Registration links for all the above teams open up in June each year on our “Tryouts” page on our website.  Also, please register for our Newsletter so you are up-to-date on all announcements.

Our goal for tryouts is to place all players of all skill levels on the appropriate team for them to continue to develop their skills in the best environment.  We have three team programs within Supreme Basketball for the Spring/Summer AAU season.  They are: 

*Lincoln Supreme Basketball - practices will be held in Lincoln, NE at the Kinetic Sports Complex.  

*CNBA Supreme Basketball - practices will be held in Aurora, NE.

*Tri-City Supreme Basketball - practices will be held in Grand Island, NE and Kearney, NE and Hastings, NE.  

When you accept an invitation to join a team, each team will practice two times per week from late March-July and play in multiple tournaments to be determined in combination with Supreme Basketball and your coach and parent interactions after teams are set.

Tryouts are held in March each year.  Registration links for all the above teams open up in January each year on our “Tryouts” page on our website.  Also, please register for our Newsletter so you are up-to-date on all announcements.

Spring/Summer Supreme Basketball Teams costs:

-includes:  1) tournament registration fees, and 2) organized practices in elite facilities 3) experienced coaches

• Lincoln Supreme
  • 3rd-4th - $625 (+ Jersey)
  • 5th-7th - $875 (+ Jersey)
  • 8th - $1,000 (+ Jersey)
  • 15U-17U 
    • National - $1,200 (+ Jersey)
    • Regional - $1,100 (+ Jersey)
• CNBA Supreme
  • 3rd-4th - $475 (+ Jersey)
  • 5th-8th - $575 (+ Jersey)
  • 15U-17U - $525 (+ Jersey)
• Tri-City Supreme
  • 15U-17U - $725 (+ Jersey)

Fall/Winter Supreme Basketball Team costs:

-includes: 1) all CYBL league registration costs, 2) all Supreme Hoops tournament registration costs, and 3) organized practices in elite facilities.

• 2nd-3rd Grade: 
• Note:  This covers both sessions of CYBL league and the three (3) tournaments that Supreme Hoops hosts individually in Lincoln
  • Players Needing a Jersey (jersey price included here)
    • One Time Online Payment - $425
    • One Time Offline Payment - $475
    • Online Payment Plan - $450 ($200 upon registration / remainder coming out on November 1st)
  • Players NOT Needing a Jersey (using last years jersey)
    • One Time Online Payment - $350
    • One Time Offline Payment - $400
    • Online Payment Plan - $375 ($200 upon registration / remainder coming out on November 1st)

• 4th Grade: 
• Note: Prices rise as five (5) tournaments are now included, as well as two (2) 90 minute practices per week (an additional hour per week of practice time), also still includes both session of CYBL League
  • Players Needing a new Jersey (jersey price included here)
    • One Time Online Payment - $575
    • One Time Offline Payment - $625
    • Online Payment Plan - $600 ($300 upon registration / remainder coming out on November 1st)
  • Players NOT Needing a Jersey (using last years jersey)
    • One Time Online Payment - $500
    • One Time Offline Payment - $550
    • Online Payment Plan - $525 ($300 upon registration / remainder coming out on November 1st)

• 5th-8th Grade: 
• Note: Prices rise as unlimited tournaments are now included (along with both sessions of CYBL league) and all 5th-8th grade players get 8 sessions (included in the price) at our speed/strength/agility facility at the Kinetic Sports Complex.
  • Players Needing a Jersey (jersey price included here)
    • One Time Online Payment - $750 
    • One Time Offline Payment - $800
    • Online Payment Plan - $775 ($300 upon registration / remainder coming out on November 1st)
  • Players NOT Needing a Jersey (using last years jersey)
    • One Time Online Payment - $675
    • One Time Offline Payment - $725
    • Online Payment Plan - $700 ($300 upon registration / remainder coming out on November 1st)  

Spring/Summer Teams:

9U-13U = 28.5 basketball and 10ft hoops

14U-17U = 29.5 basketball and 10ft hoops

Fall/Winter CYBL:

2nd-3rd grade = 27.5 basketball and 9ft hoops

4th-8th grade = 28.5 basketball and 10ft hoops

Supreme Basketball collaborates with Supreme Hoops (unaffiliated organization) who organizes a fall/winter league called CYBL (Championship Youth Basketball League), a September 3V3 league, and in the Summer they offer a 3V3 league in June each year and a High School team league in June each year.  Unaffiliated programs/teams are welcome to register through Supreme Hoops to have their teams play in these leagues.  Supreme Basketball is committed to bringing a majority of our teams to each of these events that we collaborate with Supreme Hoops, as well as our staff run the day of operations of the local events.

See Leagues page for more information or to register.

3-on-3 league is parent led for team creation.  What we mean by this is that parents should round up their own roster of players and register that roster all together at once.  Each team should consist of 3-5 players.  Each team needs to have one supervising adult at each game during the league in June and the league in September.  Teams will typically play two games each Friday in June (an example of the structure is game - break - game format), and each Monday evening in September.  

See Leagues page for more information or to register.

Gate Attendance fees are:

September 3V3:

• No Admission costs for any ages

Fall/Winter CYBL:

• Adults are $
• Kids ages 5-18 are $
• Kids 4 and under are free

**credit card only payments

June 3V3:

• No Admission costs for any ages

Summer High School League:

• No Admission costs for any ages

Please see league pricing and registration process at https://www.supremehoops.org/leagues

Fall/Winter CYBL:

2nd-3rd grade = 27.5 basketball and 9ft hoops

4th-8th grade = 28.5 basketball and 10ft hoops

League schedules are posted to Tourney Machine (please download the app on your phone).

Yes, there are gold medals for the champion of each bracket and silver medals for the runner-up of each bracket.  These will be at the scores table for you at the end of your game.  

*if you cannot find your medals after the game, please see our site director or gate workers.  

Tournament Gate Attendance fees are:

Fall/Winter:

• Adults are $9 daily or $22 weekend pass
• Kids ages 5-18 are $4 daily or $10 weekend pass
• Kids 4 and under are free

**credit card only payments

Spring/Summer:

• Adults are $11 per day or $26 weekend pass
• Kids ages 5-18 are $5 per day or $11 weekend pass
• Kids 4 and under are free

**credit card only payments

Please see tournaments pricing and registration process at https://www.supremehoops.org/tournaments or talk to Ryan Reeder at ryan@supremecourtbball.com 

Fall/Winter:

2nd-3rd grade = 27.5 basketball and 9ft hoops

4th-8th grade = 28.5 basketball and 10ft hoops

Spring/Summer:

9U-13U (3rd-8th grade) = 28.5 basketball and 10ft hoops

14U-17U (9th-12th grade) = 29.5 basketball and 10ft hoops

Tournament schedules will be posted to Tourney Machine (please download the app on your phone) on the Friday before the tournament (so usually 7 days before the start of the tournament).

Please visit our Camps page for more info.

• Basketball
• Water bottle
• Basketball shoes
• Ready to learn attitude