Welcome to West U YBL
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CORE VALUES OF WEST U YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Skill Development
Sportsmanship
Teamwork
WEST U YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE (YBL)
2025-2026 SEASON UPDATES:
WELCOME to the 2025/2026 Season of West U YBL Basketball
Another exciting season is underway!!!
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All 3rd and 4th grade practices on Dec 6th will be held at West U Baptist - the CityRise Bellaire gym is unavailable. And as part of this holiday season, both West U. Baptist and CityRise Bellaire gyms will not be available on Dec 13th. On Monday, Dec 8th, a Signup Genius will be released for 3rd and 4th graders to pick practice times at West U Methodist on Saturday and Sunday. During the Christmas Break, there will not be any practices on either side of Christmas, December 20th or December 27th. Practices resume on January 3rd at the originally assigned times and locations. No more blackout dates are planned for the new year!
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Game Schedules can be viewed on this website under "Game Schedules". Check with your coach if there are conflicts. We are trying to minimize as many reschedules as possible
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Each team will play a minimum of six regular season games. 3rd grade and older will have playoffs for the top four teams in each division.
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All games and practices are held at West U Baptist, CityRise Bellaire, West U UMC, or other potential gyms in the West U area.
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Practices will be held on Saturdays and games are played on weeknights at area gyms.
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The season will end in late January 2026.
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We are looking forward to a great season!
Open to All
The League will be open to boys and girls currently in 2nd through 6th grade. Residency in West U is not required.
There will be a minimum of four teams in each grade/gender group for that particular grade/gender group to operate. Teams will play at least six regular season games. Full refunds will be issued if a grade level does not have a minimum number of teams.
Practice Venues
All games and practices will be held at West U Methodist, West U Baptist, or the CityRise Bellaire. Most practices will be on Saturdays.
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Parent Coaches
Parents or volunteers will coach the single-grade boys and girls teams. Team rosters will be finalized and then practices begin.
Games and Practices
There will generally be one game and one practice per week. Breaks will be taken for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the season will end in late January 2026.
Practices started on Saturday, October 28th. The practice schedule is published on this website.
Games began the week of November 6th. Game schedules will also be published on this website when finalized.
Directions to Gyms
All games and practices will be held at West U UMC, West U Baptist, or CityRise Church-Bellaire.
PLEASE NOTE: NO food or beverages other than water are allowed in the gyms.
West U Baptist
6218 Auden St, West University Place, TX 77005, USA
Entrance to the gym is located on Amherst (one-way street going west) across from the West U Fire Station. The gym is located on the 2nd floor and is accessible by stairs or elevator. Street parking is available across the street from the gym entrance. See attached map.
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West U UMC
3611 University Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Gym entrance is on the west side of the campus near the parking area. Take the stairs to the 2nd floor gym. Additional parking is available on the south end of the parking entrance and on University Blvd.
CityRise Church-Bellaire
4601 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77401
Parking is available on the South Side of the church property. Entrance to the gym is located on the East side of the church, parallel to Ave. B.
CONTACT WEST U YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE
To learn more about our league or for help registering your child, please contact us by filling out the form below: