The Junior Titans hold weekly community sessions in Sunderland and in Penshaw for girls and boys which are led by experienced  Basketball England qualified coach Simon Wood.  In the 2025/26 season, the Titans will have an Under 16 girls Junior National League team, Under 14 boys and Under 14 girls Durham League teams and a mixed Under 10 team in the Durham league Central Venue League.

Find out more and get a free first session by joining the Junior Titans Facebook Page 

Led by experienced head Coach Arnel Juan-Clemente, the Raptores have had a lot of success since their establishment in 2020.  They have Under 18 and Under 16 Junior National League boy's teams and also under 16, under 14 and  under 12  Durham League teams.  They also have several Durham League men's teams.

Check out the Raptore's club website: https://raptorebasketballclub.com/home

Starting on Wednesday 2 July, Wildcats are a community club exclusively providing beginners basketball sessions for girls and boys aged 6-10 years old - visit the Sunderland Wildcats Basketball Club website

Oxclose run weekly training sessions for children and adults.  In the 2025/26 season they will have an Under 16 Boys Durham League team (Oxclose Thunder on Facebook) and 2 adult TyneMet Basketball League teams (Beavers / Sharks).

For more information check out the Oxclose Basketball Facebook Group or email beavers.oxclose@tynemetbasketball.co.uk 

The Biddick Titans are one of the more successful Ladies teams in the Durham League - check out their Biddick Titans Facebook Page or email biddicktitans@outlook.com.

Their male counterparts are Biddick Storm who play in the TyneMet league - email biddick@tynemetbasketball.co.uk

Sunderland University have a well established basketball programme that enters Ladies and Mens teams in BUCS competitions and national and local leagues.  Visit the Sunderland University Basketball page 

Sunderland has many outdoor basketball courts  but on dry, mild weekend days and evenings, the double courts in Barnes Park are the only place to go for pick-up Basketball games of widely varying quality.

 Check its Courts of the World Page