PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2, 2025

CVB Contact: Scott Bruscato
Phone: 318.387.5691
E-mail: sbruscato@monroe-westmonroe.org

NXTPRO Sports’s 2025 PUMA Shoe Circuit Making a Stop in West Monroe

WEST MONROE, La. ― NXTPRO Sports is hosting a youth basketball circuit in West Monroe on April 4-6, 2025, at the West Monroe Sports and Events (WMSE) facility.

It’s the largest youth basketball circuit in the U.S. The circuit will host 55 events over the course of 14 weekends this spring and summer seasons. WMSE will host two of those stops.

“Our youth basketball circuit has seen tremendous growth over the last 24 months; growing from 35 events in 2024 to 55 in 2025,” said NXTPRO Sports’s Marketing Director Scott Thompson. “Our circuit serves as a platform to give young people the opportunity to compete at the highest level in grass roots basketball and provides a platform for college coaches to evaluate their talent.”

In 2024, NXTPRO Sports saw over 2,400 young athletes receive offers to continue their education through the game of basketball.

“We are thankful for our partnership with Scott Bruscato and his staff at Discover Monroe-West Monroe! They provide one of the best working relationships across America in the sports tourism industry!”, said Thompson.

Each team will arrive on Friday, April 4 and play games beginning 6 p.m. that evening, followed by all day games on Saturday and Sunday.

This youth basketball circuit is expected to draw in an estimated economic impact of $399,977.75 for Ouachita Parish.

About Discover Monroe-West Monroe

Discover Monroe-West Monroe promotes Ouachita Parish as a destination for leisure travel, conventions, meetings and sporting events, creating a positive economic impact for our local community through increased visitor spending and sales tax collections. For more information about Discover Monroe-West Monroe, visit https://www.monroe-westmonroe....