We invite you to participate in the NEW YORK URBAN PROFESSIONALS SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE. The League welcomes both teams and individuals and features Men's and Women's Divisions. Fielding over 1,600 basketball teams in the past year, we are America's #1 league.

The Summer Season begins the week of June 18th and includes, 8 games plus Divisional and Interdivisional Playoffs! Last year, the Summer League fielded an incredible 357 teams, providing the best Men's and Women's competition in New York City!

The cost to participate is $1,210 per team and includes t-shirts plus all court and referee fees. Space is limited so sign up your team today. You can do it Online or Download a roster and fax or mail it in.

If you do not have a team, come to our Open Scrimmage at Julia Richman H.S. (68th St and 2nd Avenue) on Tuesday June 12th, at 7:00 PM. To be placed on a team, all players must pay $121.00 that night.

Sorry, no spectators at the Open Scrimmage!



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To be eligible to play in the league a player should be a college graduate or hold a professional position. In the case of company sponsored teams, players need not work for the sponsoring firm. Friends and alumni are welcome.

Individuals seeking to join who are not part of a team will attend our Open Scrimmage on June 12th, where teams are formed from our unaffiliated players. (See Join as an Individual on the left.),

NO TEAM? NO PROBLEM! THAT'S WHY 25 YEARS AGO WE INVENTED THE OPEN SCRIMMAGE!

The Open Scrimmage will be held on Tuesday, June 12th,, at Julia Richman H.S., located on 68th Street and 2nd Avenue. (enter via the first brown door off 2nd Ave.) and will begin at 7:00 p.m.

We get a large turnout at the Open Scrimmage by players of all abilities for both our Men's and Women's divisions. Come and play basketball and we will help you get you on a team with players on your level. Each team created at the Open Scrimmage has 10 players. Each player is entitled to play at least half the game.

NOTE: The cost to join as an individual is $121.50. No one will be placed on a team at the Open Scrimmage who hasn't paid that night. Also, do not come to the Open Scrimmage if you already have a team. Teams that need to recruit additional players may attend but should contact the league office prior to coming.

SORRY, NO SPECTATORS!

Games begin the week of June 18th and continue for the next 9 or 10. The top four teams in each division make the playoffs.

Games, including warmups, take approximately one hour and fifteen minutes; not one hour, like other leagues. Each game consists of two 24 minute halves, (22 mins. modified running time and 2 mins. stop time each half).

Game nights vary from Monday to Thursday each week. Teams play once a week with a bye week. Starting times vary among 6:30, 7:45, and 9:00 p.m.

Scheduling problems? Prefer one night or time and dislike another? Let us know at the start of the season. We'll work with you.

The key to having fun in any league is to play against the right competition. We have both the membership and the methods to make you happy!

The League welcomes teams and individuals of all ability levels. This Summer we expect to again field 350 teams and 35 divisions! Each division a little better than the next. With this many teams, no matter what level of player you are, we have a division for you. No other league in the country offers so much competition on so many different levels!

So get off the bench and get in the game!

The cost to play in the League is $1,215 per team and should be included with your application. The cost for individuals joining without a team is $121.50. Individuals must pay at the Open Scrimmage to be placed on a team. Prices include t-shirts and all court and referee fees. Checks should be made payable to the N.Y. Urban Professionals Athletic League (NY Urban is fine). You may also pay online by credit card once your team is registered

Presently, we only have enough gym space for 350 teams. If you're serious about playing, do not wait until the last moment to send in your roster. We don¹t want to turn your team away.

Each team will be provided with 10 League t-shirts at no extra cost. Team captains must pick up their team's shirts from our office the first week of the season.

Please note: Any group entering a team with more than 10 players must pay an additional $5.50 for each extra shirt it requires. Please be sure to indicate this on your roster.

We action never stops!

We plays four seasons a year. The Spring season begins in early April, the Summer season begins in June. Our Fall season begins in early September, and our 12-game Winter season begins in early December.

League rules follow those of the NCAA.