Midnight Madness is the biggest homegrown summer basketball tournament in the history of British basketball. No other summer competition has engaged more fans, provided more opportunities for players or done more to put UK summer basketball on the global map. A cultural phenomenon that has defined a generation and elevated the game at all levels from Street To Elite.
MM is more than a game - it's a 'movement' that empowers players to define their own shine, providing an equal opportunity for any player, no matter their background, to show up and show out and earn their spot on an international platform to show and prove they belong at the highest level, with the whole world watching.
This tournament is unlike anything else on the basketball circuit. We Ball Without Bias. Hype may get you to the door, but only your SKILLS will keep you on the floor. The ultimate 'pressure cooker' where legends are made and fakes get slayed in the most electric atmosphere you'll find in the UK. We showcase the winners each summer to a global audience and open up doors to help turn dreams into reality on and off the court. Hungry young guns go at established All-Stars in a 'winner takes all' battle for Hoops Supremacy - providing fans with the best in basketball entertainment, suspense and action-packed drama over the summer.
For 16 years straight, MM held the UK down worldwide, representing the under represented in places and spaces nobody could have ever imagined. New York, Chicago, LA, Miami, Washington, Paris, Milan, Madrid, the Caribbean and more. We did it all. LeBron, Busta, Chris Brown, PM on speed dial, About To Go In (you're welcome), TFB, DE and the birth of a whole dunk industry, all seeded in MM soil. For over a decade 90% of all GB Internationals and 75% of all prime time British pro's had earned their reps at MM. After a long reign at the top - the tournament took a well-earned and extended vacation to let the many seeds planted along the way, grow. Encouraging an inspired MM generation to go out and put their own mark on the game.
We're intensely proud of the massive MM family of players, coaches, clubs, leagues, creators, influencers, artists, activists and entrepreneurs who are out here truly making a positive difference and pushing the culture forward - but it's time...
Time to introduce a new era of creators and innovators who have been raised through the MM tree and are now ready to branch out and lead the iconic brand into new and exciting international territories.
Succession. Expansion. New Beginnings.
Time to bring back a new and upgraded era of MM for a new generation of hoopers who have yet to experience 'the Madness'. The young and hungry, who don't yet know what it really feels like to ball through the night to earn the right to play under the spotlights. To understand what it is to value every possession, to go after every rebound, every steal, block, dunk, three or assist with everything on the line. Make or miss - might just be the difference between joy or pain. All or nothing. Do Or Die. Show & Prove. Make the Elite Court and maybe, just maybe...earn that illusive Golden Ticket and take your game to the big stage and let the world know your name as they bear witness to who really reigns supreme.
Expect the unexpected.
It's time.
