Team Nikos Club Basketball Academy

Team Nikos has exceeded our expectations for our son and our family. We have been with Nikos for four years and the advances that he has made as a player, on and off the court, have been significant. The philosophy behind Team Nikos is one that aligns with our family values and what we want to instill in our children - work hard, be a team player, and you will see results. Team Nikos takes "one team, one unit" to heart and there is no other club that we would want our son playing for! We are fortunate to have had Steve Williams as not only the leader of Team Nikos, but as our head coach. He is tough on the kids, leads by example, and sets his expectations high so that the kids get out of their comfort zone and strive to be their best. The kids respect him and want to do their best for him. I would highly recommend Team Nikos to those families who truly want their kids to put in the hard work and be pushed to do their best with coaches and trainers who believe in them.

We’ve had 5 kids ranging ages 5-11 involved with Team Nikos club & the Academy/Training program over the last two years. The club offers amazing coaching at all ages and a fun & competitive atmosphere. With the training included in the club price, it ads a lot of value to skill development in addition to the playing opportunities. Another overlooked point for the club is there are a LOT of tournaments at our home court (Ladera Sports Center) which is convenient and saves a lot of drive time over the weekends vs driving all over so cal. A solid blend of fun, competition, great training and games/reps will definitely get your child to the next level. Strongly recommend Team Nikos and hope to see you at the club. The Macrae’s

Great experience! I’ve had 2 boys go through the Nikos program, 7th grade through high school. Both boys have had exceptional coaches at every grade level. They thrived as players in this environment. Both contributed significantly to their high school teams due to their training with Nikos. I highly recommended becoming apart of the Nikos Family.

Our son has played with Nikos for five years. We are extremely pleased with his development over the years. Great club and phenomenal facility! Would definitely recommend Team Nikos!

Team Nikos is a great basketball program! My daughter and son have both been a part of it for the last two years. No other program has a top of the line facility like they do. Each team practices on a full court. They also include academy training with their program two days a week. If your kids love basketball and want to improve there is only one place to go, TEAM NIKOS!

So I left a bad but honest review of Niko's on Yelp and one other place. In response the owner of Nikos, Steve William's called my work cell in a fit of anger while I was at work and after the second f-word I hung up on him because one of my co-workers was right next to me. He immediatly called the owner of our current basketball program, 5onfivebasketball and told him that my family was banned from setting foot at Ladera Sports Complex permanently! REALLY!!! I would not trust any positive reviews of Team Nikos. After posting the Yelp review, five positive reviews showed up a few days later to counter my bad review. They will do or say anything to get you to make that big NON-REFUNDABLE payment for the year. Their previous ad's promised two coaches for every team but we only experienced that for a few months on one of my son's teams. Their marketing would make you believe that they have the best qualified coaches in SoCal, but lookup their coaches stats yourself. Not one of them even comes close to the credentials of the coaches at 5onfivebasketball. (Payton Banks, 30th best in Div 1 3 pointers, Terrence Samuel, NCAA Div 1 Champion at UConn) Their new head trainer Jason Wright is a good coach from what I hear, but Nikos bio on him made him look like a NCAA leader when he only led his conference in a few categories. Nikos is all marketing and hype, with a no refund policy. Avoid them at all cost!

One of the best facilities and venue for young talent. Everyone at Team Nikos is very polite and friendly. We are so happy to be a part of the team Nikos family.

We have absolutely loved our experience with team NIKOS. The staff is friendly, helpful and so patient and the facility is super clean!