Basketball is somewhat of a boom at ANS right now, coinciding with National Teams improving their world ranking to a position never before achieved, the professional league receiving recognition with the National Champions Real Esteli shining in Latin American competition, and Nicaraguan D1 college superstar Norchad Omier looking like becoming the first ever Nicaraguan to play in the NBA, in the coming years.

At ANS we have an incredible basketball program that is unrivaled locally with teams in 6 separate age group levels and over 130 students of all ages playing the game in after school sports, including a dedicated girls program from middle school and up (which we haven’t had for many years) and a Boys varsity team that will participate in the upcoming AASCA basketball tournament for the first time since 2019.

We are privileged to count upon a group of coaches who have experience at the national team and professional league level as coaches and/or active players, and have an ongoing relationship with the National Basketball Federation to host events aimed at the “formulation phase” of young players, in which select ANS students are able to participate. 

In October this relationship with the national federation will see our coaching team be invited to participate in courses of varying levels and topics run by the World Basketball Federation (FIBA), setting us up for more success in this sport.