Congratulations to Gaithersburg's own and former I270 player Jordan Hawkins on his Men's D1 NCAA Championship win with UCONN and
being selected overall number 14 in the 2023 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.

I-270 Youth Basketball Welcome

Strongly serving Montgomery County's youths for over 45 years!

I-270 Youth Sports Club is the preeminent longest running competitive basketball program in Montgomery County.

The I-270 Youth Sports Club believes in developing our communities youths to have a strong sense of community spirit, to be people of high character, have a sense of fairness, and a relentless desire to achieve their fullest potential.

We achieve this through our competitive sports league which is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has served Montgomery County youth for over forty years of competitive basketball. I-270 Youth Sports serves over 400 players from ages 8 to 15 yrs in three divisions across nine (9) areas:

• Bethesda - Whitman & Walter Johnson HS clusters
  
• Clarksburg - Clarksburg HS cluster
• Darnestown - Quince Orchard HS cluster
• Gaithersburg - Gaithersburg & Watkins Mill HS clusters
• Germantown - Seneca Valley & Northwest HS clusters
• Olney - Sherwood HS cluster
• Potomac - Churchill & Wooton HS clusters
• Redland - Magruder HS cluster
• Rockville - Rockville HS cluster

Our league is unique in that we have strong and close relationships with the local high school basketball coaches. So much so that several high school varsity coaches serve and have served as Area Directors and team coaches. I-270 is a competitive feeder program into the local high school basketball programs that focuses on teaching basketball fundamentals as well as competitive fair play and sportsmanship. Many I-270 players go on to play for their respective high school programs. The league also has seen numerous former players excel at the collegiate level as well as several who have reached the professional ranks.

I-270 is sponsored by Dick's Sporting Goods. Games are played in area school gyms and officiated by IAABO referees. There is a 16 game regular season followed by a single elimination playoffs where all teams make the playoffs and are seeded based on their regular season standings. Trophies are awarded to the Champions in each division. There is also an all-star game for each of the 3 divisions at the end of the season.

Tryouts are held in early October with games starting in early November culminating with the Championships in February.

If you have a child serious about developing their basketball skills and competing against some of the top talent in Montgomery County then I270 is for you - come join us!

Congratulations to our 2023-24 I-270 Division Champions!

Bethesda Bantams, Potomac Juniors and Bethesda Seniors. The Potomac Juniors will represent I-270 March 23&24th, in the Joe Jones III cross county tournament at Hood College in Frederick, MD

The #3 seed Gaithersburg Bantams coached by Mark Simmons, Chris Apo and Ty Sanders were led by the offense of Tj Sanders and tough defense from Amir Ali but in the end it was clutch scoring by game MVP Luke Hottel and Cam McCormick down the stretch that powered Bethesda to a narrow come from behind victory with Hottel scoring the last 7 points for Bethesda. Bethesda was led by head coaches Adam Leucking and Marc Hausman whose game strategy contirbuted to Bethesda's victory. Congratulations Bethesda Bantams!

The Junior Championship featured a return matchup between #2 seed Clarksburg and the #1 seed Potomac. Each team featured extremely skilled and athletic players. Clarksburg coached by Vik Dua was led by Jordan Boyd, Dylan Turner, and incredible 3pt shooting from David Lin. But as was the result last season Potomac coached by Tino Nyawata, Dave Winokur, Claude Young, and Uche Nachuwku overcame an early deficit to storm back late in the second half led by game MVP Eli Jah and Kevin Roth. Congratulations Potomac Juniors!

The Senior championship also featured a rematch from last year's finals with  the #1 seed Bethesda coached by Adam Luecking against the upstart #7 seed Darnestown coached by Greg Garrett and Shaun Taylor. Bethesda had again domindated the regular season with a combination of skill, athleticism and high basketball IQ. But even with all their talent the surging Darnstown team which started the season 1-9 held a lead during most of the first half led by Declan Boisi and Kai Taylor. But in crunch time Marc Goldman, Jack Wills, and game MVP Connor Leucking proved too much and led Bethesda to a back-2-back championship. Congratulations Bethesda Seniors on a repeat championship!

Tony Destefano - Clarksburg. 2024 Dave Griffin Citizenship Award Recipient

Noah Pittman-Johnson, Gaithersburg. 2024 Jim Siron Hustle Award Recipient

I270 Frequently asked Questions (FAQs)

Weather Cancellations

In the event of inclement weather Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF) makes the decision on whether MCPS facilities are open or closed.
If there is winter weather, please check:

<www.montgomerycountymd.gov/cupf/info-cupf/emergency.html>

for closing status of Montgomery County Public School facilities or call the inclement weather hotline 240-777-2710.
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