Patterson Pass Road in Livermore is already home to a number of destinations for sports enthusiasts (a Sports Mecca if you will), which includes Umigo Racing, Cabernet Indoor Sports and The Range football training center. A new facility is under development and slated to open next Spring, called Lost Worlds Adventures, a laser tag and indoor blacklight mini-golf theme park of sorts! And now, former Saint Mary’s College basketball player has brought hoops to the party. And he’s bringing it in a big way.
NB Courts (short for National Basketball) began a soft open in late summer and is in full swing now with five basketball courts “” three high school-length courts, one middle school (all four adjust to 8′ hoops) and one NBA court designed after the Golden State Warriors training facility. Jordan Boreman and partners have designed NB Courts to be the one-stop shop for all things basketball.
The facility allows teams and leagues to rent the courts, hosts high school and all-aged AAU tournaments every weekend, runs its own AAU programs for both boys and girls, and is currently developing a basketball training center called “The Lab” that Boreman hopes will open in January.
“We want this place to offer whatever a basketball player might want or need,” Boreman said. “I like to think of it as the Wal-Mart of basketball. You can go there and get whatever you need. We can help you get in shape, help you tune up your game, whatever.” Camps are starting this Winter and include specialty training by Armor Camps and National Academy of Athletics‘ Pick & Roll Factory, MLK Day Ball Handling and Shooting and President’s Basketball Game Day.
Boreman was a gym rat himself as a high schooler in New York. His coach had a tiny basketball facility that he let players use. Boreman said he and his friends had keys and would be there at all hours of the day and night.
NB Courts is offering memberships to The Lab that allows players to come in and work on any part of their game. There will be a fitness center, a dribbling court and a shooting court with shooting machines that rebound and return the ball. Memberships will also include discounts for personalized training sessions and other perks.
NB Courts’ AAU programs have teams from 8th grade through high school levels. Obviously, players who compete in their programs will have access to The Lab and other parts of the facility. If you’d like to learn more about the facility or its AAU programs, visit www.NBCourts.com