The Southern AAU (SAAU) was founded in 1892 and is comprised of the states of Louisiana & Mississippi. The basketball program came to prominence in 1980 when Metairie hosted the newly minted AAU National Championships. Since that time, SAAU has seen a large share of prominent AAU members who have gone on to both outstanding NCAA & NBA playing careers as well. SAAU has been blessed to have many AAU clubs and coaches who remain active for over 20-25 years.

SAAU Boys Basketball offers State Championships (which allow teams discounted entry fees & seeding position at the AAU World Championships) in a format of both combo age AND grade based division in: 9u/3rd, 10u/4th, 11u/5th, 12u/6th grade, 13u/7th grade, 14u/8th grade, 15u/9th grade, 16u/10th grade & 17u/11th grade. Additionally, many AAU clubs host licensed invitational events as well. The largest event is the State Championship which is part of the Louisiana Governor's Games series.