
What we’re about
Adult basketball players- age 18 and up- male or female- wanting to play basketball in a structured game- this Meetup is for you.
Los Angeles Adult Basketball MEETUP group (welcome!) is intended to produce 50 nights of basketball per year (2 games/night), that you can play in, on a 'game by game' basis (1game commitment) at $17 per game. My name is Mikal Duilio and I want to play once per week in this manner so I am starting this Meetup. I have run adult basketball for 27years- and I am looking forward to meeting everyone. We will be 'live' with our first game sometime in the year 2023; that said I am new to Los Angeles (live in Santa Monica) so any advice on a gym to rent- shoot that over (I am starting the process of finding some gyms willing to rent). This MEETUP app will show the game(s) to choose from, typically showing options, 2weeks out (you simply look over those games/options and 'grab' a spot in the games you are available for).
About the game: 14 players (maximum) will show up to the gym & be divided into 2 teams. We will run a 54 minute basketball game (full court, 5vs5). Playing time will be equal. We have found that 54 minutes with no free-throws- is a thorough workout (even with 7 players/per side). Game format: we will require black vs white reversible jerseys (we can sell or loan jerseys at the gym for $22- if you need one). We jump the ball up officially, to start the game- and we will keep clock & score (this will feel like, look like and play like- a real game). We will have a supervisor/referee (myself) to keep things safe and moving well.
The point of this Meetup: is to create basketball for you that is not seasonal but rather- year around (50 Sundays per year). You can join as an individual or with your buddies, you can play 1 random day or you can play as many as 100 games/year, but your commitment is 1 game at a time.