By: Troy MacNeill 

2023 AAU Basketball World Championships
Dates: June 30 – July 16
Locations: Clarksville, TN; Greensboro, NC; Hampton, VA; Orlando, FL; Westminster, MD
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ORLANDO, Fla. (June 29, 2023) – As the summer heats up, AAU Basketball reaches its biggest event of the year. Teams will be traveling from all over the world to compete in the 2023 AAU World Championships with hopes of being crowned one of the best AAU teams in the world.
 
For the fourth year since the rebranding of the AAU Basketball National Championships into a worldwide event, both boys and girls have been competing across various locations throughout June and July. More than 525 boys’ basketball teams will take to the hardwood.
 
Around 5,200 athletes will step on the court with hopes of winning an AAU World Championship. Athletes from 26 different states and four international territories will compete head-to-head.
 
Competition on the boys basketball side will begin on June 30 with the 7u/1^st Grade and 8u/2^nd Grade divisions facing off in Westminster, Maryland and the 10u/4^th Grade – 17u/11^th Grade East Coast Division III divisions going at it in Hampton, Virginia.
 
The AAU Boys’ World Championships tipoff on June 30 and run through July 16. The events will take place in Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, and Maryland. The top 16 teams at the AAU Boys’ World Championships will gain top seeding heading into next year.
7U/1^st Grade – June 30 – July 2 | Westminster, Maryland
8U/2^nd Grade – June 30 – July 2 | Westminster, Maryland
10U/4^th – 17U/11^th East Coast Division III – June 30 – July 2 | Hampton, Virginia
9U/3^rd Grade – July 4 – 7 | Orlando, Florida
10U/4^th Grade – July 12 – 15 | Clarksville, Tennessee
11U/5^th Grade – July 4 – 7 | Orlando, Florida
12U/6^th Grade – July 14 – 16 | Hampton, Virginia
13U/7^th Grade – July 1 – 4 | Greensboro, North Carolina
14U/8^th Grade – July 13 – 16 | Orlando, Florida
15U/9^th Grade – July 13 – 16 | Orlando, Florida
16U/10^th Grade - July 13 – 16 | Orlando, Florida
17U/11^th Grade - July 13 – 16 | Orlando, Florida
20 & Under – July 8 – 11 | Orlando, Florida
 
Joining in on the festivities will me the AAU Boys and Girls International Championships, the AAU Men’s and Women’s National Championships, and the Military’s Battle of the Shields. The Boys and Girls International Championships will be played on July 8 – 11 in Orlando, Florida. The AAU Men’s and Women’s National Championships and the Military’s Battle of the Shields will take place on July 7 – 9 in Orlando, Florida.
 

 

 

 

 

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The AAU Men’s and Women’s National Championships will be introducing a new division with the 23U Alumni Division. All players must have attended the same high school or college.

The Battle of the Shields will bring some of the best athletes from every military branch. They will compete on the court for the second year in a row. For more information on the Men’s and Women’s National Championships and the Military Battle of the Shields, click here.


 
AAU Girls’ Basketball divisions have wrapped up their 2^nd Grade – 8^th Grade divisions in Knoxville, Tennessee and continue on with the Midwest Championships, East Coast Championships, and the high school divisions. To read more about the 2023 AAU Girls’ Basketball World Championships, click here.
 

 

 

 

 

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