Midnight Basketball
Midnight Basketball – Season 10 Overview
The City of Atlanta's Midnight Basketball League celebrated a milestone tenth season, continuing its mission of providing a safe, structured, and empowering environment for young adults through sports, mentorship, workforce development, health resources, and community engagement. Since its launch, Midnight Basketball has served as more than just a basketball league—it has become a platform for crime prevention, leadership development, and positive community impact.
Season 10 Participation
- Women's Division: 8 teams | 81 players
- Men's Division: 16 teams | 169 players
- Total Participation: 24 teams | 250 players
Season 10 Champions
🏆 Men's Champion: Yakem
🏆 Women's Champion: Team Us
Host Recreation Centers
Season 10 games were held across six City of Atlanta recreation centers:
- Rosel Fann Recreation Center
- Thomasville Recreation Center
- Adams Park Recreation Center
- William Walker Recreation Center
- Grove Park Recreation Center
- C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center
These facilities provided accessible locations throughout Atlanta, allowing participants from multiple neighborhoods to compete, connect, and engage with valuable community resources.
Community Impact
Throughout the season, participants had access to workforce development opportunities, health and wellness resources, educational programming, mentoring, and community services alongside league play. The program continues to demonstrate the power of sports as a vehicle for positive youth and young adult development while strengthening neighborhoods across Atlanta.
Season 10 Sponsors
The success of Season 10 was made possible through the support of dedicated community and corporate partners:
- Atlanta Fulton Recreation Authority
- Department of Parks and Recreation
- Atlanta Hawks
- QuikTrip
- Benchmark Management
- A National Limousine
- Kroger
- Atlanta PAL
- Elaine Sterling Institute
- HealthChex
- Coca-Cola
Special recognition is extended to the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority, the Atlanta Hawks and QuikTrip for their partnership and support of the new uniforms and Season 10 Championship, helping commemorate a decade of community empowerment and crime prevention through Midnight Basketball.
Season 10 marked another successful year of competition, mentorship, and community engagement, reinforcing Midnight Basketball's role as one of Atlanta's premier youth and young adult development initiatives.
For more information about team participation, organization partnerships, and potential support, contact Senior Advisor Ramondo Davidson at rdavidson@atlantaga.gov, or complete this form.Thank you to our Top Partners