The Nova 94 Feet AAU youth basketball program was founded in 2012. Its aim was to provide well-coached, competitive youth basketball teams for the Northern Virginia community. In its first year, Nova 94 fielded 4 Boys’ teams. The program quickly grew from there, fielding 11 teams in 2013, including our first Girls team. By 2014, we had teams for both boys and girls in nearly all age groups and had grown to one of the largest AAU basketball programs in the DMV. Also in 2014, Coach Bruno Corras and his Elevate Elite Girls HS teams joined the Nova 94 family. This partnership has blended so well that our entire Girls program is now branded as Elevate Elite.
Most recently, we have had as many as 39 teams, with both boys and girls teams in all age groups, from 1st through 11th grade. Our teams have achieved great success at the National level. In 2018, Nova 94 9U Boys and 14U Boys each won its respective AAU D2 National Championships–the first two titles in our program’s history. In 2019, our Girls 17U Adidas Platinum Gauntlet team won the highest division at the prestigious Run for the Roses event in Louisville, KY, beating the consensus #1 team in the country in the championship. In addition, we have had many teams medal with top ten finishes at both AAU D1 and D2 National events, and other National events including Adidas Gauntlet and USJN.
For the last 6 years, we have been affiliated with the Adidas Gauntlet grassroots program. Our program is one of 32 Adidas 3SSB Girls programs in the country, and the only one in the DMV. Our Boys’ HS teams compete on the Adidas Silver Gauntlet Circuit and in other exposure events.
We started NOVA 94 Feet in order to provide a fresh opportunity for kids that want to compete at a higher level of basketball. Our goal is to not only instruct your children on how to better play the game of basketball but also to become better kids in all aspects of their lives. Our focus will be to impress upon the players the importance of intensity, teamwork, dedication, instruction, and fun. These fundamentals are important to not only each child’s basketball endeavors but to all of their interests in life.
Our coaches are all dedicated to youth basketball and have coached AAU/Select basketball teams in the past. The coaches of NOVA 94 and Elevate Elite will instill in your kids the importance of teamwork, not only through their work on the court but also as part of required team community service projects and charitable endeavors. All NOVA 94 Feet and Elevate Elite players must excel not only on the basketball court but in the classroom as well, in order to be members of the team.
NOVA 94 Feet, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) designated, Virginia non-profit corporation. NOVA 94 Feet is funded primarily through tax-deductible contributions. NOVA 94 Feet shall not discriminate based on race, religion, sex, age or national origin. If you are interested in becoming involved with NOVA 94 Feet and Elevate Elite, either as a player, coach, trainer or just to make a donation, please contact us at director@nova94feet.com.