The City League

08/08/2026

On Sunday, August 23rd The City League will be hosting some of Indiana’s best high school basketball players on Indiana’s Court, outdoors at the Indiana State Fair! Greg Rakestraw & Kristof Kendrick, will be on the call for “The Genius Games” on the ISC Sports Network. The two men will tell the story of the next crop of basketball genius’ to grow up in the Hoosier State as they go at it on the concrete at Indiana’s biggest party!

Stay tuned as we announce players and coaches who will help us celebrate the rich tradition and proud culture of Indiana High School Basketball.

08/07/2026

Indy Biz Pass is The City League 2026 Men’s Champion! Captain Ron Patterson’s team finished pool play with a 2-2 record and entered last Saturday’s tournament as a #4 Seed. They knocked off the Black Pool’s # 1 Seed Boys & Girls Club 70-45 in one Semi-Final to move to The City League Men’s Title Game.

Jalen Moore put his stamp on The City League in the championship game. The former Oakland standout controlled the contest, finishing with 24 points, 8 assists, and the game winning free throws for the Champs!

We have crowned ten men’s champions in our history but have yet to have a team go back to back! Will this Indy Biz Pass team be up for the challenge in 2027?

08/07/2026

Congratulations to Indy Black Professionals, Champions of the Women’s Division of The City League 2026! IBP finished pool play at 3-3 before making it clear that they had the best team in the league during their 3 game tournament run. They knocked off a Makayla Epps led #2 Seed Elevate Indianapolis 54-47 in the Queens of the Court Championship Game.

IBP put four players in double-figures in the title game.. Chelsey Perry (14), Mariah King (10), Aniya Pride (10), and Jenna Sullivan (10).

08/04/2026

The tenth edition of Championship Night at The City League will happen tomorrow night - Wednesday, August 5th - at the B***r Fitness & Learning Center! Chelsey Perry, Makayla Epps, Alan Arnett, Jalen Moore, and company will go at it on the ISC Sports Network for a combined $14K in cash money!

Epps is looking to be the 4th former Kentucky Wildcat guard (joining Julius Mays, Marquis Teague, & Bria Goss) to earn the right to call herself “Champion” at The City League.

After a five year drought, Arnett is working for his second TCL title. He won in The City League’s first season at the B***r Center in 2021.

Each in their second season competing on the hardwood on the campus of Arsenal Tech High School, Perry and Moore are shooting to lead their teams to the Promised Land for the first time! If they can do so they will join a long list of Indiana’s best who have hoisted The Lockefield and The Crystal Ball on The City League's final night!

07/30/2026

07/29/2026

We are on the cusp of a weekend full of excitement, agony, electricity, disappointment, and connection as we head into The City League's tenth tournament weekend.

Last summer, in preparation for our 10 year milestone, up & coming filmmaker Natasha Glenn documented the beauty and delved into some of the stories that make what we have created, as a city, so special.

Natasha spent last fall and this past spring talking to some of our players and leadership. In two weeks she will be hosting a premiere party to view the project that so beautifully tells the story and captures the essence of The City League.

Big thank you to Natasha and her team!

07/27/2026

The Battle for Indiana, FIBA style 3 x 3 tournament is back for a second year at the Indiana State Fair. On Saturday, August 22nd Indiana’s Court will host some of the best middle school and high school boys/girls, representing our state’s most prominent hoops communities. Who plays the best basketball in Indiana? Kokomo? Evansville? Fort Wayne? Indianapolis? Lafayette? New Albany?.. This question will be put to rest in just under a month at the Indiana State Fair!

07/18/2026

On Friday night, July 10th Darius Adams was in the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas representing himself and Indianapolis on the biggest 1 v 1 platform in the world! Fast forward six days later he was on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis, at The City League, trying move his Mambos Cheesesteak Grill squad to 2-1 against an Eron Harris led Public Advocates for Community Re-Entry (PACE) team.

We don’t know another competitor like DA. When asked why he plays in smaller local events like The City League, Darius’ response: “ Cuz I am really different. I will play in anything and give 110% effort because I love this s**t. That’s why I made it to where I am. I am who I am.” Darius’ warrior spirit represents the essence of why we love sport. We celebrate the great heroes of sports because they symbolize, for all of us, the possibilities of excellence!

Mambos achieved an 80-73 victory over PACE behind Darius Adams’ 23 points.

07/13/2026

After a big time win in their opener against the Horizon League, Irsay YMCA took a big step back in Week II. They suffered a 14 point beating by a good Everwise team in a game where they didn’t play well in the second half. The following night, July 2nd, the Sanayika Shields led group made a trip back to the B***r Center, as a team, to watch games before going out to a bar to spend time together. That was followed by a track workout and shoot around back at the B***r Center on Saturday morning. This was all in preparation to be ready for the undefeated Indy Black Professionals team they would face on July 9th.

After gritty, hard fought regulation in which Irsay was down by 9 points heading into the 4th quarter, the Brown sisters decided it was time to put this one to bed. Jillian, who was a finalist for the 2021 Michigan Miss Basketball at East Grand Rapids HS before heading to Northwestern & Virginia, played big down the stretch. She got a long offensive rebound off a missed three by Anna Poston, drove left to the baseline and found her sister, Olivia, open under the bucket. With the score tied at 54, Olivia caught the left handed bounce pass and went up for a layup before being knocked to the ground by the IBP defense. She stepped to the line, needing two free throws to win the game. Both shots hit the bottom of the net. Irsay wins the game and creates a log jam atop the standings in the Queens of the Court with three teams owning 2-1 records.

Jillian Brown led Irsay YMCA with 17 points and 15 rebounds.