So last night I’m chilling after work, scrolling through Instagram, when boom – I see sick clips from the New Balance hoops circuit. Dudes flying around, crazy handles, you know the vibe. I wanna catch some games live this year. Problem? No clue when or where they’re playing. Time to hunt down the 2025 schedule.
The Annoying Search Begins
My dumb butt went straight to Google, just typed “new balance basketball circuit 2025 schedule” expecting magic. Big mistake. First page was stuffed with articles talking about last year’s games or some pro signing with NB. Zero actual dates. Clicked like ten links feeling like a clown.
Fighting Their Messy Website
Okay fine, went to the official New Balance sports site. Took forever to even find the basketball section – it was buried under running and tennis stuff. Found a “Events” page. Clicked it. Got a stupid splash page just showing one random game, no full schedule link anywhere. Seriously? Had to click “View All Events” hidden in tiny font.
Finally landed on a list… sorta. Stuff was loading weird:
- Dates looked chopped up – Like events missing weeks between them.
- Locations vague AF – Some just said “Los Angeles” or “East Coast.” Helpful, thanks.
- Filter didn’t work right – Tried sorting by date and it shuffled things randomly.
Spent like 30 minutes bouncing between their “Circuit” section and the main events page trying to piece it together myself. Wrote stuff down on scratch paper like it was 1999.
Putting It All Together
Took a coffee break – brain needed fuel. Came back and started cross-referencing the event titles and the few actual cities listed on different parts of the site. Saw some dates repeated under different headings? Realized some were qualifiers and some were regional finals. Their labels sucked.
Here’s the messy map I slowly built:
- Feb kick-off: Saw Orlando popping up a lot early Feb. Probable start point.
- March Madness overlap: Noticed Chicago and NYC popping mid-March. Smart, grab folks visiting for NCAA games.
- Summer Circuit: Dallas, ATL, LA spread out through June & July. Finally some specific venues appeared.
- Late Summer Grind: Philly and DC locked in for August. Dates seemed solid.
- Final Push: Boston pegged for early September – must be the finals vibe.
Checked team Instagram accounts I follow – yep, one had shared Dallas details matching my notes. Validation! Felt like I cracked some code.
Done (Mostly)
Called it quits after maybe 90 minutes total. Got the full run-down, though the site made it way harder than it should’ve. Found the core dates and key cities. Still fuzzy on exact locations for a couple spots – guess I gotta check closer to the dates. But hey, I know where to be now. Mission accomplished. Mostly. Time to plan some road trips!