NBA Math Hoops

NBA MATH HOOPS

The NBA Math Hoops community experience features a fast-paced basketball board game, curriculum, and event series for students in grades 3-8. The program is run by Learn Fresh, in partnership with NBA Cares and is also available online.

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Our Impact

Participants learn fundamental math skills through direct engagement with their favorite NBA and WNBA players’ statistics, competing in an in-class basketball league against their peers.

1M

Participating Students

250M

Math Problems Solved

92%

Percentage of educators reporting students positive attitude towards math

NBA Math Breaks presented by AT&T

Through NBA Math Breaks presented by AT&T, students’ learning can continue outside of the classroom. NBA and WNBA players walk students through basic math skills, which are embedded within and work beyond the core Math Hoops curriculum.

Day 1: Odd and Even Numbers with Allan Houston

NBA Legend Allan Houston teaches odd and even numbers in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T

Day 2: Prime Numbers with Allan Houston

NBA Legend Allan Houston teaches prime numbers in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T

Day 3: Square Numbers with Allan Houston

NBA Legend Allan Houston teaches square numbers in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T

Day 4: Perfect Numbers with Allan Houston

NBA Legend Allan Houston teaches perfect numbers in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T

Day 5: Quiz of the Week with Allan Houston

NBA Legend Allan Houston leads the quiz of the week in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 6: Shapes with Norman Powell

LA Clippers guard Norman Powell teaches shapes in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 7: Measurement with Norman Powell

LA Clippers guard Norman Powell teaches measurement and the metric system in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 8: Diameter and Radius with Norman Powell

LA Clippers guard Norman Powell teaches measuring diameter and radius in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 9: Calculating Area with Norman Powell

LA Clippers guard Norman Powell teaches how to calculate area in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 10: Quiz of The Week with Norman Powell

LA Clippers guard Norman Powell gives the end-of-week geometry quiz in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 11: Percentages with Jarrett Allen

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen teaches calculating field goal percentages in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 12: Percentages with Jarrett Allen

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen teaches calculating field goal percentages in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T

Day 13: Percentages with Jarrett Allen

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen teaches calculating effective field goal percentages in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 14: Effective Field Goal Percentages with Jarrett Allen

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen teaches calculating effective field goal percentages in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 15: Quiz of The Week with Jarrett Allen

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen gives this week’s end of week quiz in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 16: Calculating The Mean with Chiney Ogwumike

Los Angeles Sparks center Chiney Ogwumike teaches how to calculate mean in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 17: Median with Chiney Ogwumike

Los Angeles Sparks center Chiney Ogwumike teaches identifying the median in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 18: Mode with Chiney Ogwumike

Los Angeles Sparks center Chiney Ogwumike teaches finding the mode of a set of values in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 19: Range with Chiney Ogwumike

Los Angeles Sparks center Chiney Ogwumike teaches finding range in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

Day 20: Quiz of The Week with Chiney Ogwumike

Los Angeles Sparks center Chiney Ogwumike takes us through this week’s quiz in today’s NBA Math Break presented by AT&T.

2022 NBA Math Hoops National Championship

The 2022 NBA Math Hoops National Championship brought together 28 students from across the country for a weekend of learning, competition, and fun, and was co-hosted by Learn Fresh, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Sixers Youth Foundation. The attendees for the 2022 event, which took place from June 10-12 in Philadelphia, were drawn from over 200,000 students who participated in NBA Math Hoops programming during the 2021-22 season.