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Buy a M14HOOPS Franchise

M14HOOPS is a youth basketball development franchise serving players in grades K–12 through year-round skills training, camps, clinics, competitive teams and AAU programs. Founded in 2009 by a former collegiate and professional player in Aurora, Illinois, the brand built its reputation across the Chicago suburbs before expanding into a multi-location network and franchising its model to operators in new territories.

The business is facility-based and territory-led. M14HOOPS runs dedicated basketball centres, including a flagship 53,000-square-foot, six-court facility in Chicagoland and a second company location in Indianapolis, with units now open across cities in the Midwest, South and West. Programming covers private instruction, group skill development, speed and agility work, and AAU teams that compete on Adidas-affiliated circuits.

What sets the brand apart is its proprietary, process-driven development system, documented across a library of coaching manuals rather than depending on any single coach. The curriculum blends fundamental skills with advanced movement work and aims to deliver consistent player development across every location.

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Why buy an M14 Hoops franchise

Buying a M14HOOPS franchise offers entry into the youth basketball category, a year-round, enrichment-focused segment of youth sports with resilient family demand. The brand pairs a mission-led appeal, helping young athletes develop on and off the court, with a structured operating system that gives owners a defined curriculum, coaching manuals and an established brand identity to build around.

The model is built around recurring program enrollment rather than one-off sales, supported by strong player retention at the founding locations and outcomes the brand can point to, including high rates of players advancing to high-school teams. Affiliation with Adidas-sponsored AAU circuits adds competitive credibility that helps a local operation attract serious players and families. Because most franchises are still young, an existing resale may offer an established facility, enrolled players and trained coaching staff already in place.

M14HOOPS Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2009

    • Franchising Since

      2021

    • New Startup Cost

      $108,880 – $165,500

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $50,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $10,000

    • Royalty Fee

      8%

      of weekly Gross Sales

    • Marketing Fee

      1%

      of weekly Gross Sales (up to 1%)

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      15

    • New Units Opened *

      0

    • Units Transferred *

      0

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $271,301

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

M14HOOPS – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    New owners receive 12 classroom hours, while operators complete a two-week, 40-hour-per-week classroom and live-training program at the Aurora, Illinois or Indianapolis centres. Support continues with weekly professional-development sessions, weekly calls with M14 directors for the first 10 weeks and bi-weekly calls for the following year, plus an on-site visit during the unit's first major event and help hiring and training coaching staff using the brand's manuals. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer training and system access M14HOOPS provides incoming owners and which existing coaches stay on.

  2. Ideal Owner

    M14HOOPS suits hands-on, community-minded operators who are passionate about basketball and youth development and comfortable running a facility-based business. The role is operations- and people-led: managing coaching staff, coordinating year-round programs and camps, and building relationships with players and parents. A background in coaching, sports management or education helps, but the brand's manuals and training mean deep technical expertise matters less than energy, organisation and a commitment to following the proven system and its standards.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    M14HOOPS has built recognition mainly through performance and player outcomes rather than franchise-industry awards. Its AAU teams compete on Adidas-sponsored circuits, the Adidas 3SSB series for girls and the Adidas Gold Gauntlet for boys, a credibility marker in competitive youth basketball. The brand also points to strong player retention and a high rate of athletes advancing to high-school teams at its established locations. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reputation, player reviews, referral sources and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    M14HOOPS operates in the US youth sports market, where the Aspen Institute's Project Play estimates the youth sports economy now exceeds $40 billion, with family spending on youth sports rising roughly 46% over five years. Basketball is consistently among the most-played team sports for American children, and demand for structured, year-round skill development continues to grow alongside competitive travel and AAU play. For resale buyers, local demand depends on youth population, school and league activity, and competition from other training providers in the territory.

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