The Associates offers a program for developing basketball skills and sportsmanship for Nikkei and Asian boys starting at 2nd grade through high school. Our program starts with the instructional level starts with 2nd and 3rd graders, where they learn fundamentals. They do not participate in a league, but play in a few “friendship” jamborees. League roster teams are formed for 4th grade through high school and consists of two leagues: the Nikkei Youth Basketball Association (NYBA) and the Asian Community Basketball Association (ACBA). In addition, the Associates has open tournament teams for the 7th through 12th grades, that compete in tournaments outside of the league and high school season.