COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Oct. 20, 2025) - USA Basketball and Nike announced today that the 2026 Nike Hoop Summit will be held April 11, 2026, at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The 27th edition of the event features a men’s and women’s game of the top American high school seniors taking on a World Team of the top 19-and-under international players. Tickets for the 2026 Nike Hoop Summit are now on sale at www.usab.com/tickets.
“USA Basketball is looking forward to hosting the Nike Hoop Summit with our longtime partner Nike in Portland,” said USA Basketball CEO Jim Tooley. “This is a signature event to bring the game’s top talent to the Moda Center for an exciting doubleheader.”
The women’s game will tip at 4:30 p.m. PT with the men’s game set for approximately 7:00 p.m. PT.
The 2025 Nike Hoop Summit men’s game saw the first overtime in the event’s history as the USA went on to defeat the World, 124-114. Backed by 24 points each from AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr., the U.S. held off a late rally and went on to outscore the World 26-16 in the extra period. In the women’s game, the Americans pulled away late with Jasmine “Jazzy” Davidson scoring a team-high 17 points and Sienna Betts adding 16 points and nine rebounds to lead the team. The USA women had six players score in double figures in the 90-78 victory.
There have been an impressive 310 Nike Hoop Summit men’s alumni drafted into the NBA with 16 being the No. 1 overall selection and 100 picked in the top 10. Additionally, 45 NBA All-Stars have appeared in a Nike Hoop Summit men’s game, including 2025 NBA All-Stars Jaylen Brown (2015), Jalen Brunson (2015), Cade Cunningham (2020), Anthony Davis (2011), Kevin Durant (2006), Darius Garland (2018), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2017), Tyler Herro (2018), Kyrie Irving (2010), Jaren Jackson Jr. (2017), Nikola Jokic (2014), Evan Mobley (2020), Jayson Tatum (2016) and Karl-Anthony Towns (2013, 2014).
On the women’s side, three alumni have been selected in the WNBA Draft since the game’s inception in 2023 with Ajsa Sivka (2024) being the most recent in 2025, Nyadiew Puoch (2023) in 2024 and Shaneice Swain (2023) in 2023. From the 2024 game, Morgan Cheli (University of Connecticut), Kendall Dudley (UCLA), Joyce Edwards (University of South Carolina), Jordan Lee (University of Texas), Sarah Strong (Connecticut) and Allie Ziebell (Connecticut) helped their respective teams to reach the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four last spring.
Coaching staff and rosters for the 2026 USA and World teams will be announced at a later date.