Highland Jr. Bulldogs Basketball (HJBB) is a non-profit organization located in Highland, Illinois. It was created to provide boys and girls in the community the opportunity to learn and develop their basketball skills in a competitive environment.
Jr. Bulldogs Academy
The Jr. Bulldogs Academy is an off-season program for Highland CUSD #5 boys and girls interested in playing basketball. HJBB is offering this program to teach 3rd-6th grade boys and girls fundamental basketball skills and team drills. The Academy is ran by former and current Highland High School/Middle School coaches, former and current college/high school players as well as volunteer HJBB coaches and basketball enthusiasts. Academy is held on Sunday nights at Highland High School. For 2023, we will begin on Sunday, April 2nd and continue through the end of August.
HJBB gives an opportunity for kids living in the CUSD #5 school district to be involved in a competitive basketball environment where they can practice basketball skills and compete in local tournaments. Through fundraising efforts and corporate donations, HJBB is able to provide our individual teams with equipment, uniforms, insurance and qualified instruction at an affordable cost.
Originally launched as the Highland Shooters in 2015, Highland Jr. Bulldogs Basketball (HJBB) has grown to include 13 teams for 3rd-6th grade boys and girls.
In the 2023/2024 basketball season, HJBB is grateful to have 30 committed volunteer coaches and board members working to provide kids the opportunity to play competitive basketball.
Entering the 2023/2024 season, we have over 100 kids participating in the program on 13 different teams ranging from 3rd grade to 6th grade.
There are many ways to get involved with your local community and HJBB certainly offers a lot of options as well. If you have an interest in coaching, fundraising, sharing updates via social media or helping behind the scenes, we probably have a way for you to contribute.
If you want to know the latest in HJBB news and help us share information such as tryout dates, local summer camps, open gyms, etc, please join us on Facebook and help us share HJBB news.
There are multiple ways to get involved and help with the HJBB mission. Whether it's serving as a board member, coaching or volunteering your time in other ways we want to hear from you.
As a non-profit organization, HJBB relies on donations and local corporate sponsors to help offset the cost of equipment, insurance, uniforms, tournament fees and more.
