CNIBA Cleveland Northern Ireland Basketball Academy

Creating Opportunity Through Basketball

The Cleveland Project expands opportunity through education and sport, empowering young athletes in Cleveland and Northern Ireland. We develop school-aged youth in Northern Ireland through basketball coaching, competition, and mentorship, using sport to foster growth and cross-community engagement. We support Cleveland’s student-athletes with postgraduate scholarships, enabling them to continue their education and playing careers overseas—while also serving as coaches and mentors in the Northern Ireland basketball program. Through the Ohio tax credit initiative, we provide educational resources for disadvantaged youth in Cleveland, ensuring brighter futures through access to opportunity.

By bridging basketball, education, and opportunity across Cleveland and Northern Ireland, The Cleveland Project opens doors for young people to grow as athletes, scholars, and leaders—creating a future where talent and ambition are never limited by circumstance.

Registration is open for our next program year. Inquire below.

"I love, I LOVE coaching enthusiastic kids! And the Cleveland Project has been very successful at getting school kids to be enthusiastic about basketball. I’m so happy to be part of this program to help these kids further themselves mentally and physically."

— Coach Kelvin Troy

Rutgers University '77-'81, Basketball Ireland Hall of Fame inductee

The Cleveland Project

In the first two years, our program has exploded. Year three will be even larger.

2021: 1,450 participating youth

2022: 3,600 participating youth

2023: 4,100 participating youth

2024: 6,525 participating youth

2021: 6 tournament days

2022: 12 tournament days

2023: 15 tournament days

2024: 18 tournament days

2021: 12 participating schools

2022: 20 participating schools

2023: 29 participating schools

2024: 41 participating schools

2021, 2022: 0 participating clubs

2023: now adding club participation!

It's always a good day for basketball 😃
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If you've played this game then you know this moment 🔥

#ClevelandProjectNI #NorthernIreland #SportNI
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Schools coaching is back on for Term 3 🙌

#ClevelandProject #NorthernIreland #SchoolBasketball
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⭐ Congratulations to the Cleveland Rockets players Caitlyn Gloeckner, Megan Ormiston and Georgie McGrath on their Basketball Ireland National League All-Star Teams 2024/25 ⭐

Let's go Rockets!!! 🚀

#ClevelandRockets #BasketballIreland
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🔄 Pass. Move. Repeat. 🏀

Teamwork in action as our schools hit the court for some sharp passing drills! 🔥
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 #BasketballBasics #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork #YouthBasketball #SkillsInTheMaking
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We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Cavan Eagles Basketball Club for their incredible effort and dedication in organising the Cross-Border / Cross-Community Schools Basketball Festival on April 9th, 2025.⠀
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In partnership with The Cleveland Project Northern Ireland, Virginia College, and Cavan County Council, this unforgettable event brought together 16 schools—8 from Northern Ireland and 8 from Cavan—for a powerful day of sport, unity, and connection at Virginia College and the Virginia Show Centre.⠀
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Thank you for creating a space where young athletes could compete, connect, and celebrate community through basketball. Your commitment to bringing people together across borders and communities is truly appreciated.⠀
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Here’s to the power of sport—and to the clubs like you who make moments like this happen! 👏🏀⠀
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@cavaneagles ⠀
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#CrossCommunity #CommunitySport #CrossBorder #NorthernIreland #Ireland #BasketballForAll #BasketballNI #BasketballIreland ⠀
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It's that Cleveland Blitz time of year! ⏰😆👋
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