KIM League Basketball
The 2024-25 historic season marks our 60th anniversary of KIM League. The fall season celebrated with a brief ceremony on November 2nd and the fall session wrapped up just before Christmas break. The Winter session games kicked off on February 8th. See additional details on the flyer HERE.
The Winter season has games held at the YMCA and off-site locations of College Park Church and St. Peter Lutheran Church due to large numbers of participants.
NOTE: We generally offer Kim League Basketball for Pre-K, Kindergarten/1st, 2nd/3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and Middle schoolers. We typically have competitive and fundamental teams for some age divisions. Some age groups occur in the late fall and others begin in late January.
In the Spring and Fall, also look for Kim League Academy skills clinics held once per week for 5 weeks for 4th through 8th graders. These are skill building sessions designed for beginner and intermediate players but open to all skill levels.
READ MORE ABOUT OUR PAST KIM LEAGUE ACADEMY SESSION HERE!
Thanks to our 2024-25 60th Anniversary GOLD Sponsors: First Federal Savings Bank, Hoosier Real Estate Group, Incipio Devices, Optimist Club. Parrish Orthodontics, Trophy Center Plus and Zay Leasing. And, to our SILVER sponsors of Angela Becker Orthodontics, Beacon Credit Union, and Bippus State Bank! We appreciate your support!
When available: You may check out the game schedules at PlayerSpace.com
PlayerSpace.com is where you can find game schedules, Coach information, and rules for each league. Please use this resource as a tool to help keep you informed.
***If you qualify for FREE or Reduced lunches, you may qualify for financial assistance for Kim League. Please ask the front desk or check our website for information about how we can help. Our goal is to make sure every child that wants to play will have that opportunity.
Click HERE to obtain a “voucher” to save $10 on your registration fee.
KIM League Basketball celebrates our 60th year during our fall and winter seasons 2024-25! We are so excited to also offer BASKETBALL CHEERLEADING again this season. Head over to our CHEERLEADING page to learn more!
KIM League Basketball will embark on its 60th year of developing young boys and girls into better players and even better people. With the help of over 100 volunteers and workers, KIM League Basketball now includes nearly 500 kids and almost 60 teams.
A Brief History
KIM League Basketball originally was started by Ez Williams, a lifelong basketball fan, as the Y Midget League. A basketball league for boys in the 4th – 6th grades. Here is a little of the “rest of the story”.
Ez and Laberta Williams
One year, after returning home from the Huntington Basketball Sectional, and watching Huntington High School lose to one of the “County” teams, Ez decided something needed to be done to get Huntington High back to winning Sectionals. His plan was to start a boys basketball league in town. An organized, competitive league where boys would learn the basics of the game and develop their skill set. He found a willing partner in the Y and began the Midget League basketball program in 1958.
During the 1963-64 Midget League season, a young boy named Kim Howenstine collapsed while playing in a game at the Y. Kim died a few months later of brain cancer. His impact on the Midget League and more specifically, on Ez Williams, became evident when it was proposed the league be renamed “KIM League”. For the 1964-65 season and from then on, the Y’s basketball program has been called the KIM League. KIM League basketball has been instrumental in encouraging players to work hard and dedicate themselves to being better players and even better teammates.
One man’s beautiful vision of kids learning, growing, and improving together has become an iconic sports program for our Community.
Thanks Ez.