Athletes attacking the UHoop in No Backboard Basketball action

World's First Dedicated No Backboard Basketball Gym

The Home of
No Backboard
Basketball

Your coach. Your system. Two hours. Measured work.

Gilbert, Arizona
Opening September 1, 2026

The Futsal of
Basketball.

Swish.Speed.Skill.

A more demanding basketball environment built to develop better shooters, faster decision makers and more skilled basketball players.

Explore the Difference →
Player shooting at the UHoop during live No Backboard Basketball action

Swish.

16 inch UHoop. No backboard.

A traditional basketball rim is 18 inches. The UHoop is 16 inches with no backboard. There is no bank shot bailout.

Players must develop:

  • Touch
  • Arc
  • Precision

Smaller target.
Softer touch.
Cleaner shot.

Athlete dribbling at speed in live No Backboard Basketball play

Speed.

The game doesn't stop.

The ball stays live after made baskets. There is no waiting underneath the basket. There are no timeouts to solve the problem. Live substitutions keep the game moving.

Score and immediately defend. Give up a basket and immediately attack.

  • Live ball
  • No timeouts
  • Live substitutions
  • Immediate transition
  • Faster decisions

Train in a faster game.
Make your game feel slower.

High intensity finish at the UHoop under defensive pressure

Skill.

Apply basketball fundamentals under pressure.

  • Think.
  • Communicate.
  • Pass.
  • Finish.
  • Decide.

More problem solving.
More decisions.
More basketball.

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Practice Your System.
Scrimmage Our System.

Your team. Your coach. Your offense. Your defense. Your terminology. Your drills.

NBBL does not replace a team's basketball program. NBBL adds a different basketball environment to it.

  1. Athlete shooting at the UHoop during a training sequence
    Practice your system.
  2. Players competing in No Backboard Basketball
    Scrimmage our system.
  3. Player attacking the UHoop at the peak of a finish
    Take the benefits back to your game.

Team development

Bring Your Team.
Keep Your Coach.

Keep your coach and your system. Add a basketball environment that challenges your athletes and helps measure their work.

Club Team Training

Your club retains its coach, identity and development plan. NBBL supplies the UHoop environment and performance development layer.

Athlete competing at the UHoop in a measurable development environment

Roadmap

Don't Just Practice.
Measure the Work.

See the work.
Track the development.

NBBL is evolving toward a measurable development environment. These capabilities are on the roadmap unless already operational.

  1. Athlete Performance Tracking Vests
  2. Real time session reporting
  3. AI vision capture
  4. Automated clipping
  5. Personalized athlete clips
  6. Performance data
  7. Social media content
  8. Long term athlete development records
Club showcase action with referees and the UHoop

Competition

Train Here.
Then Compete Here.

NBBL Club Team Showcases

Four clubs.
32 athletes.
One controlled competitive environment.

Each club: up to 8 athletes.
Club registration: $360.

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Compete Locally.
Build an Audience.
Fund the Game.

Four clubs. Up to 8 athletes per club. $360 per club.

The controlled room inside the NBBL Gilbert gym
The room in the gym
Production setup connecting the game to an audience beyond the gym
The audience beyond the gym

Watch from anywhere.

$9.99 PPV

Live event access plus limited replay access.

Register Your Club →

Play the Game.
Build the Audience.
Share the Value.

Participating clubs can promote the NBBL Showcase livestream to their own communities. The club is helping create the audience around the event.

  • Livestream
  • PPV
  • Social media
  • Community
  • Family
  • Supporters
  • Parents
  • Grandparents
  • Family
  • Friends
  • Alumni
  • Supporters
  • Social followers
NBBL production area connecting the court to an audience beyond the gym
Competitive No Backboard Basketball action at the UHoop

Your Next Fundraiser
Could Be a No Backboard
Basketball Game!

Traditional fundraising asks families to buy something. NBBL gives them something to watch.

Your players compete. Your club promotes the event. Family and supporters watch remotely. Your club participates in the resulting event economics.

Basketball becomes
the fundraiser.

Turn Our Next Game Into a Fundraiser →

Showcase economics

The people who help create the audience participate in the value it creates.

  1. 01Event
  2. 02Audience
  3. 03Value
  4. 04Shared participation

The facility

Gym #000

The first physical home of No Backboard Basketball.

7,000+ square feet. Gilbert, Arizona.

  • Exterior
  • Court
  • UHoop
  • Bleachers
  • Stage
  • Production area
  • Classroom

About NBBL

Why NBBL?

A different game. A different vision.

NBBL was created to develop a different basketball environment built around no backboard play, faster decision making, skill development, competition and community.

Gilbert is the first physical home of that vision.

Mark Tee Armstrong, founder of the No Backboard Basketball League

Founder

Mark Tee Armstrong

Founder, No Backboard Basketball League
Creator of Basketball the Remix

Mark Tee Armstrong created the No Backboard Basketball concept and continues to lead the vision behind NBBL.

One gym is the beginning.

Gilbert is the first physical home of No Backboard Basketball. NBBL is building toward a broader basketball ecosystem connecting athletes, coaches, clubs, creators and supporters.

Learn About NBBL →
NBBL athlete attacking the UHoop, a basketball-first content environment

Your Content.
Our Court.

Wait.
They're playing
without a backboard?

A basketball first environment for basketball video, photography, athlete interviews, podcasts, social content, brand activations and commercial basketball production.

Use the gym.
Capture the game.
Tell the story.

Request Creator Access →

Start with your team.

Bring your coach. Bring your system. Bring your athletes. We'll provide a different basketball environment.

Practice differently.Compete locally.Measure development.Build an audience.Fund the game.

Ready to get started?

Selected package: Four Session Development Evaluation — $1,700

Prefer email? info@nobackboard.com