WELCOME TO HUB CITY LOVE & BASKETBALL/LAFAYETTE BALLERS HOME PAGE
Join the fun in Lafayette, Louisiana with it's very own Professional Basketball team. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity being in the community amongst other athletes like yourself.
OUR MISSION
Here at Hub city Love and Basketball we foster a community-based
basketball experience, providing opportunities for players
to develop their skills, build camaraderie,
and engage in positive social interaction
through basketball.
ABOUT US
Lafayette Ballers is a professional basketball team located and operated out of Lafayette, Louisiana owned under the non-profit of Hub City Love & Basketball. Hub City Love & Basketballs CEO/Director Amanda Perero is a certified ABA league (American Basketball Association) team owner. Amanda has been working in the community with youth and had a youth basketball team called La. Knights, working with other AAU teams.
The American Basketball Association (ABA) is a men’s professional basketball league. The league has grown to become the largest professional sports league in the world, now having six leagues in Louisiana. Cities include Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Orleans, Lafourche, Lake Charles and now Lafayette. In 1999 Joe Newman and the late Richard P. Tinkham founded the league. It is the re-launch of the original ABA which merged with the NBA in 1976. Tinkham co-founded both the original ABA and the Indiana Pacers. Joe Newman was the CEO of Joe Newman Advertising, Inc. and Alliance Broadcasting Group, Inc. The ABA was established in 1967 and merged with the National Basketball Association in 1976 [New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets]. Some of the ABA notable players where: Julius Irving (Dr. J) George Gervin (The Iceman), Ricky Barry, Moses Malone along with, many others that came to be NBA players. The ABA was reformed in 2000 in partnership with the NBA and has been operating in harmony for the past 21 years.
MORE INFO: LOCATED ON THE EVENTS PAGE LOCATED ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER TAB
BASKETBALL TRYOUTS COMING SOON IN JUNE
$50 Registration Fee
Only 100 Entries Available.
Go to the Events/Tryouts tab on the right corner of this page to reserve your spot....
*20 Game season starts in October,
*10 Home 10 Away...
*ABA Certified team Nationwide with 6 teams in Louisiana.
BATTLE FOR GLORY YOUTH TOURNMENT
* Aug. 2nd-3rd
* Ages 10U-17U
* Last tournament of the 2025 summer season for Lafayette La.
* Two game elimination
* Winners get to show off their trophies kids/coach