Basketball Organizations

The NBA and the WNBA are the pro basketball organizations. There are many NBA and WNBA all around. The teams consist of the best basketball players. Many guys and girls go into the organizations after competing on a college team and after going through college. There are also many that go into it straight out of high school. There are alot of teams in the NBA and WNBA. There are the LA Lakers and the LA Sparks. There are many different teams that are located all around the US. The Colorado Nuggets are another popular NBA team. Here are some different team members.

Carmelo Antony, Colorado Nuggets Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers

Lisa Leslie, LA Sparks Sue Bird, Seattle Storm

The Pictures above are of some basketball stars in the NBA and WNBA today.

There is also the NCAA. It is college basketball. Many students that are good at basketball get different kinds of scholarships if they play at a certian college. There are scouts that go around to various basketball games scouting the players, boys and girls, basketball abilities. They scout for colleges all around the US. You usually see college scouts at sub-state and state games. There are many girl and guy college teams around. Sometimes two or three teams in one state. Here are some pictures of some college players!

Diana Taurasi UCONNAaron Miles KU, Rob Little & Chris Hernandez, Stanford

There are also many High School organizations in every state. For example the KSHSAA. This stands for the Kansas State High School Athletic Association. This organization is for Kansas sports teams, not only basketball. There are other organizations like KSHSAA in other states to!