The Puma NXTPRO National Championships will be held in Mesa, Arizona, this weekend @ the Arizona Athletic Grounds facility, July 11-14th during the NCAA Evaluation Period. Our Arizona Preps' staff will be in attendance throughout the weekend to bring you some of our top Arizona performers from the event.
The NXTPRO Circuit is a comprehensive series of events that culminates in the crowning of a national championship in the 17U, 16U, and 15U age divisions under the Puma brand. The circuit is broken into two leagues, the PRO16 League and the NXT League. The PRO16 League are sponsored teams and the NXT league are teams working toward earning a sponsorship. These leagues offer multiple sessions throughout the spring and summer where teams compete against each other to establish a ranking within their respective leagues. These sessions occur on both non-live and NCAA live periods, bringing in hundreds of college coaches to watch, evaluate, and recruit players to their college programs.
In July during the NCAA Live Period, the PRO16 League runs its national championship tournament. This tournament begins with pool play and then teams advance to bracket play. This is a unique format as the top 16 NXT League teams are invited to compete in this same tournament! No other shoe league offers this opportunity.
At the end of July, the NXT League hosts is own national championship, inviting the top 100 NXT teams to compete. The winners of this tournament are automatically moved up to the PRO16 League the following year and receive a sponsorship. This is the opportunity that teams have been waiting for.
- July 11-14 – NXTPRO National Championship opening rounds in Phoenix, AZ (NCAA Live Period)
- July 19-21 – NXTPRO National Championship final rounds in Indianapolis, IN (NCAA Live Period)
