OUR STORY

For almost 20 years NABI has been known for being the largest and most prestigious all Native American Basketball tournament in North America serving high school age youth!  Since our inception in 2003 our supporters include the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, Nike N7, many Tribes and major corporations across the U.S.

Over 1500 athletes compete in the NABI basketball invitational sporting NABI Nation uniforms and play  400+ games in five days. To make it to the Championship games is to play on a pro-basketball court that includes all the bells and whistles in front of cheering fans and live streamed to thousands across Indian Country through the new  NABI Network platform. To win- is to win the prestigious solid bronze NABI Championship trophy created by world re-known Native American Artist Dave Montour, and proudly bring it back to the team’s community.

BUT NABI is much more than basketball!!

NABI believes using the love and sport of basketball is the perfect tool to unite thousands of Native/Indigenous youth and inspire them to continue to develop and play the sport of basketball, and to  use their talents and skills to pursue higher education while striving to become tomorrow’s leaders.

Through our week-long program our student athletes are exposed to many educational opportunities to include the NABI College & Career Fair, NABI Educational Youth Summit, and our NABI College Scholarship Fund.

We are proud that our mission has truly come full circle and our NABI Alumni continue to be an instrumental important aspect of our Educational Youth Summit by sharing their love of the game, the importance of participating in sports, their higher education journeys, and stories of their struggles and successes to inspire our young athletes. Some NABI Alumni have gone on to college basketball, WNBA, and professional careers in the fields of  law, medicine, community services and sports marketing to name a few.