Mad Dogs Basketball Club

03/02/2026

Proud to call these guys Mad Dogs! 🏀

15/02/2025

Team Mad Dogs! 🏀🏀🏀

10/06/2024

I got the chance to meet Augustas Marciulonis, son of the great Lithuanian basketball star Sarunas Marciulonis at his very first game with the Lihuanian National Basketball team! He definitely is going to be a big part of the reason why the future of Lithuanian basketball is bright!

03/02/2024

Mad Dogs the next generation ! 🏀🏀🏀

28/12/2023

22/11/2023

Great in-depth article about Blake Schlib , who played several times wih the Mad Dogs in tournament competition, he’s a true professional and we wish him all the best in this new and exciting coaching chapter in his career!

In the 21 years since he left his home in Rantoul amidst uncertainty, Blake Schilb learned how to handle success and crushing disappointment. He learned how to handle responsibility and

27/05/2023

Mad Dogs Basketball Club hosted our third and final hoop session of the season , it was another close game and the kids had lots of fun !!! We are breaking for the summer, but stay tuned for future sessions…it’s so important to get these kids out of the house and away from the video games for two seconds so they can be part of a team that plays organized sports !!! 🏀🏀🏀

25/05/2023

ATTENTION 5-6 GRADE BASKETBALL PARENTS: The Mad Dogs Basketball Club is organizing one last basketball youth hoop session this Saturday from 10-12 at Brookens gym in Urbana!

If you are looking for a positive activity that will help your child grow in their basketball skills and self confidence this is for you!!! In last weeks session, we ran drills geared toward the team-oriented playing style critical in modern basketball in the first hour. Then in the second hour, we broke down into two well balanced teams for a competitive game that ended up being very close ! There’s were experienced youth coaches and referee to keep things running smoothly and offering guidance the whole way through!

We have ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT! These sessions are designed to be small so the players get more personal attention and maximum playing time . This will be the last session we organize before everyone breaks for summer so sign up today by messaging Mad Dogs Basketball Club on Facebook Messenger! Cost is only 25$ payable either in cash or electronically at the event .

20/05/2023

Mad Dogs basketball club hosted a great youth hoop session today , the boys had lots of fun ! Most of the participants already signed up for next Saturdays (May 27th) session but we still got a few spots open if you’re looking for a great way for your kid to gain experience while making new friends and having fun !

18/05/2023

Mad Dogs Basketball Club still has a couple slots open in this weeks youth hoop session! Time and place is Saturday May 20th from 10am-12 at Brookens gym in Urbana . We prefer 5th-6th grade boys but are willing to allow 4th graders if they have some experience .

HOW IT WORKS :
Experienced youth coaches will run drills in the first hour designed to be fun, but also to teach the modern team game in our basketball system. Second hour we will break up into two well-coached , well-balanced teams of 7 players each for an organized game with referee and scorekeeper! The teams are designed to be small for extra attention and big minutes for the players . Parents are definitely welcome to watch and cheer on their kid!!!

If you are interested the fee is 20$ payable either in cash or electronically at the event. We need to know in advance how many players are coming so message us through Mad Dogs Basketball Club on FB Messenger to sign your player up today and reserve their slot !!!

15/05/2023

ATTENTION: parents with 5th or 6th grade basketball players in the Champaign-Urbana area. The Mad Dogs Basketball Club is hosting a privately organized youth hoop session this Saturday (May 20th) from 10am-12pm at Brookens gym in Urbana!!!

HOW IT WORKS:
Two hour session . The first hour will be basketball skills training run by experienced youth coaches. Then in the second hour, we will break up into two coached teams,well balanced according to playing skill, who will play against each other in a real game!! There will be referees and scoreboard/scorekeeper to keep everything well run and organized . Parents are welcome to watch the game and cheer on their kid from the bleachers! Participants will be gaining valuable in-game basketball experience to improve as players and build up their self-confidence!!!

There are only 14 spots available, these are designed to be small sessions with a lot of personal attention and only enough players for two teams of 7 to play against each other. This is the way we believe for players to gain a lot of of valuable in-game experience. If you’re interested,message Mad Dogs Basketball Club through Facebook Messenger to sign up today…