Background of Organization

Mississippi Basketball and Athletics (MBA) Sports Facility is located at 2240 Westbrook Rd, Jackson, MS 39211. We are open Monday-Friday from 3:00pm-8:00pm, Saturday from 10:00am-4:00pm, and Sunday from 3:00pm-5:00pm. The MBA building comprises over 66,000 square feet and sits on 13 acres. By comprising five full-size hardwood basketball courts/volleyball courts, a 500seat football/soccer stadium with lights and 10 acres of open field, the MBA is one of the largest Youth facilities in Mississippi and one of the largest basketball facilities in the Southeast.

The MBA was acquired from the original owner in August 2009 by the MBA Foundation to primarily provide a comfortable and safe youth sports facility for the Jackson Area community. MBA targets its outreach to at rick youth and low-income families in underreserved communites in order to reduce youth crimes and health disparities that are currently associated with obesity.
To manage the facilities and programs of the center more efficiently and effectively, MBA is running the center on commercial but affordable bases so as to raise sufficient revenue to maintain and improve facilities at the facility and to provide high quality sports programs. MBA is currently being managed as a 501(c) (3) corporation under the MBA Foundation.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our Mission is to promote the total well-being of our clients and customers; embodying spiritual, mental and physical health. MBA shall strive to attain this trinity of health by providing state of the art recreational facilities and health and fitness services in a clean and a friendly environment in pursuant of our goals, we shall strive to employ the most qualified professional staff available and reward them equitably. Our ultimate aim is to improve the confidence, productivity and ‘quality of life’ of our clientele and their overall satisfaction in a socially responsible manner.

VISION STATEMENT

Our vision is to become a diversified sports center of choice in the Jackson Metro area and become a household word in youth and community programs in Jackson and its surrounding suburbs and in Mississippi and the Southeast. We shall continuously strive to improve our services and facilities.

At the MBA:

• • We average 4,500 youth league basketball players per month
  • We average 5,600 adult and youth open gym players per month
  • We have averaged  between 100 to 250 youth in our after school program
  • We have a total of 100 women in our boot camp and aerobic class
  • Our AAU Tournaments average 8,800 youth and family per event
  • Our High School and Junior High School average 2,800 youth and family per event
  • Summer and Holiday Enrichment camps have averaged between 250 to 500 youths

By offering the above programs we are keeping “at risk” youths in a safe and healthy environment, offering after school care for working Jacksonians, and promoting the game of basketball while all other facilities are closing their doors on basketball.

Our Sponsors

The MBA is proud of the following corporate sponsors:

• • Bank Plus
  • Miskelly’s Furniture
  • Brown Bottling

Target Segment
The services and facilities of MBA shall be targeted at both individual groups and corporate clients.