No Books No Ball Basketball Program

No Books No Ball Basketball Program No Books No Ball “Over 30 years teaching more than Basketball”

WWW.NOBOOKSNOBALL.COM Basketball aptitude can often translate into athletic scholarships.

The No Books No Ball (NBNB) Basketball Program is committed to increasing the high school graduation rate of at risk children and others within the communities that we serve. We believe that all students are capable of academic success and we seek to use basketball as a means to achieve that end. By linking athletic prowess with academic eligibility we want to encourage our student athletes to gra

duate from high school. Our longer term objective is to encourage our student athletes to attend college. We encourage our student athletes to leverage their basketball skills to get these scholarships to help defray the cost of today’s college education. Through NBNB, students learn the importance of team work, school work, discipline, perseverance, goal setting and other positive reinforcements. We strive to teach the Five Characteristics of Good Democratic Behavior:

Cooperate

Be Creative

Keep an Open Mind

Accept Responsibility

Have Concern for Others

09/05/2026

Another summer in the books! 🏀

Thank you to everyone who supported No Books No Ball throughout our Summer Safe Program. From the youth and families to our coaches, volunteers, partners, sponsors, and everyone who helped make this summer possible, we truly appreciate you.

Serving around 500 youth this summer, a lot goes into making this all happen. Thank you for your patience, support, and understanding throughout the summer.

Now it’s time for a much-needed break! Updates about our winter season will be posted at NoBooksNoBall.com. Registration will open in mid to late October, with our winter season starting in November as usual.

See you then ✌🏽

No Books No Ball — Over 35 Years of Teaching More Than Basketball 🚫📚🚫🏀

🚫📚🚫🏀 NBNB END OF SEASON JAMBOREE!We’re wrapping up our NBNB Summer League on Saturday, August 29th with our end-of-seaso...
08/24/2026

🚫📚🚫🏀 NBNB END OF SEASON JAMBOREE!

We’re wrapping up our NBNB Summer League on Saturday, August 29th with our end-of-season jamboree and championship games! 🏆

We’ll also have our annual back-to-school backpack giveaway, free haircuts and more for NBNB Summer League participants.

🏀 P*e Wee: 10AM–12PM
🏀 Juniors: 1PM–3PM

📍 Tony Richards Sr. Courts
1917 Washington St., Boston, MA 02118

It’s been a great summer! Let’s finish the season strong and see who brings home the championship! 🏆

Over 35 Years of Teaching More Than Basketball. 🚫📚🚫🏀

08/22/2026

Productive day at NBNB today with our P*e Wee and Junior divisions! 🏀

We wrapped up Skills & Drills, split everyone up into their teams, and now we’re getting ready for next week — our final week of the summer!

We’re closing things out with our End of Season Jamboree featuring championship games, our annual FREE backpack giveaway, FREE haircuts and more for all of our NBNB participants! 🎒💈🏀

It’s been a great summer, but there’s still some business to handle…

Who’s bringing home the championship?! 👀🏆

SEE YOU NEXT WEEK 🫶🏽

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Happy to share some of our NBNB alumni who are moving on to college! 🙌🏽🏀📚So proud of you all. To watch so many of you gr...
08/22/2026

Happy to share some of our NBNB alumni who are moving on to college! 🙌🏽🏀📚

So proud of you all. To watch so many of you grow from P*e Wees into young men and now take that next step is what NBNB is all about. Keep working, keep growing, and continue making us proud!

Apologies in advance if I forgot someone 😂 there’s so many of y’all! The NBNB family runs deep.

Over 35 Years of Teaching More Than Basketball.
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Happy Birthday to our Founder, Coach Tony! 🏀🎉Thank you for all of your sacrifices, time, effort, and most importantly, t...
08/12/2026

Happy Birthday to our Founder, Coach Tony! 🏀🎉

Thank you for all of your sacrifices, time, effort, and most importantly, the countless lives you’ve touched and hands you’ve helped uplift along the way.

For over 35 years, you’ve continued to pour into generations of young people, families, and the community. NBNB wouldn’t be what it is today without your vision, commitment, and love for the kids.

Today we celebrate you and give you your flowers. 💐

Happy Birthday, Coach Tony! 🧡🖤

07/18/2026

Legends Live Forever. 🚫📚🚫🏀

What an unforgettable day for the No Books No Ball family.

Seeing one of the Michael L. Bivins Courts renamed in honor of Coach Tony Richards Sr. is something we’ll never take for granted. For over 35 years, he’s dedicated his life to our youth and our community, always putting others first and proving that this program has always been about more than basketball.

Thank you to everyone who came out, celebrated with us, and has supported No Books No Ball throughout the years. This honor belongs to the entire community that helped build this legacy.

The work continues.

Still reflecting on a day we’ll never forget. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate 35 years of teaching more ...
07/16/2026

Still reflecting on a day we’ll never forget. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate 35 years of teaching more than basketball and honoring Coach Tony “T-Rich” Richards Sr.’s legacy. ❤️🏀

Recap video coming soon. 🙏🏽🚫📚🚫🏀

Friendly Reminder: There will be no basketball this Saturday as we take the holiday weekend off.We’ll be back on Saturda...
06/30/2026

Friendly Reminder: There will be no basketball this Saturday as we take the holiday weekend off.

We’ll be back on Saturday, July 11! 🏀

The schedule for July 11 will be announced on all of our social media platforms and sent out via email, so stay tuned.

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend. We’ll see everyone back on the court soon!

NBNB Family hope all is well.Registration is now live for the 2026 No Books No Ball Safe Summer Basketball Camp.Ages 7–1...
05/16/2026

NBNB Family hope all is well.

Registration is now live for the 2026 No Books No Ball Safe Summer Basketball Camp.

Ages 7–13 boys & girls
Saturdays | June 27, 2026 – August 30, 2026

Michael L. Bivins Basketball Courts at Ramsay Park
1917 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118

All program details, registration information, schedules, pricing, and camp expectations are available on our website. We encourage everyone to please read through the website before registering so you have all of the program information.

WWW.NOBOOKSNOBALL.COM

It will fill up fast don’t miss out 🫶🏽

Congratulations to NBNB’s very own Coach Jakhi Dean on graduating from New England Law Boston today.Jakhi has been apart...
05/15/2026

Congratulations to NBNB’s very own Coach Jakhi Dean on graduating from New England Law Boston today.

Jakhi has been apart of the NBNB family since he was 7 years old and for the last 4 years has served as a dedicated coach, volunteer, and mentor to our youth.

We are proud of you Jakhi and grateful to be apart of your village and journey. Your hard work, leadership, and commitment to giving back to the next generation does not go unnoticed.

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