Best for a Carroll family whose kid wants competitive club basketball, with a developmental on-ramp.

Basketball
Recreational & Competitive
Group classesIndoorSummer campsSession-basedSummer seasonFall seasonWinter season
Info@PrimeHoops.com
Operates out of Carroll Middle School, 1800 E Kirkwood Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
Operates out of (Main)Carroll Middle School, 1800 E Kirkwood Blvd, Southlake, TX 76092
Grapevine Fieldhouse3000 Grapevine Mills Pkwy Suite 329, Grapevine, TX 76051
$300 - $675

$300 - $675

  • Winter seasonal registration is a flat per-season fee with an early-bird discount for signing up by November 21, 2026.
  • A one-time uniform fee applies to first-time players and carries over to future seasons.
  • The Developmental skills division is a lower flat fee, and the club states it will refund the difference to any player who registers for a team but is then placed in Developmental.
  • The 2026 summer camp was priced per week.
  • All figures are published on the club's Winter '26 Teams and Summer Camp pages and are paid through the linked registration portals; no phone-quote or member/non-member pricing applies. See the structured price fields for current amounts.
Season dates & schedule · Class schedule

What's offered

A club-basketball program organized in three divisions: Tournament Teams, hand-picked by the staff for players ready for the highest level; Club Teams, which play in a local league; and a Developmental skills group. - Teams practice twice a week in Carroll ISD gyms, at Carroll Middle School, where evaluations are also held; practice times are published on the club's Winter '26 Teams page. - The winter season starts with practices on November 16, 2026 and a first game on December 7, and runs into March. Teams play 10 games plus playoffs for the top four teams in each division, on Thursday, Friday or Sunday, at the Northlake Children's Health StarCenter in Northlake. - Boys are evaluated from 1st/2nd grade (playing in the 2nd-grade division) through 8th, with winter practice groups for 3rd–8th grade; girls are evaluated 4th–8th, and the girls' practice group is listed as 6th–7th on the teams page and 4th–8th on the girls' registration page. - Separately, the Developmental division has no teams and no games — it is a skills group for younger or newer players working toward a club-team spot. - A summer day camp ran four separate weeks in June and July 2026 at the Grapevine Fieldhouse in Grapevine, open to grades 2–9 at all skill levels, 9am–2pm daily. - Registration for the seasonal program runs through a TeamSnap portal linked from the club's Winter '26 Teams page; camp registers separately.

Fall 2026

Aug 24 – Nov 1

  • Registration opensPastJul 20, 2026
  • Early-bird endsPastAug 21, 2026
  • Evaluation dayPastAug 22, 2026
  • First tournamentPastSep 12, 2026

Practices

  • 3rd Grade BoysMon, Wed · 5pm–6pm
  • 4th Grade BoysMon, Wed · 5pm–6:15pm
  • 5th Grade BoysMon, Wed · 6:30pm–8pm
  • 6th Grade BoysMon, Wed · 6:15pm–8pm
  • 6th–7th Grade GirlsMon, Wed · 5pm–6:30pm
  • 7th Grade BoysTue, Thu · 5pm–6:30pm
  • 8th Grade BoysTue, Thu · 6:30pm–8pm

Games · Tournaments around the DFW area, sorted by skill level (Elite/Competitive/Beginner) — five tournaments between Sept 1 and Nov 1, each with a three-game guarantee, roughly 15 games per season. Boys' teams play Saturdays only; girls' teams play Saturday and Sunday, with pool play and then single-elimination bracket play on day two. Exact tournament sites are set week to week.

Winter '26

Nov 16 – Mar 14

  • Registration opensPastOct 20, 2026
  • Evaluation day (7th-8th grade boys)Nov 10, 2026
  • Evaluation day (1st-6th grade and girls)Nov 11, 2026
  • Early-bird endsNov 21, 2026
  • First gameDec 7, 2026

Practices

  • 3rd Grade BoysMon, Wed · 5pm–6pm
  • 4th Grade BoysMon, Wed · 5pm–6:15pm
  • 5th Grade BoysMon, Wed · 6:30pm–8pm
  • 6th Grade BoysMon, Wed · 6:15pm–8pm
  • 6th–7th Grade GirlsMon, Wed · 5pm–6:30pm
  • 7th Grade BoysTue, Thu · 5pm–6:30pm
  • 8th Grade BoysTue, Thu · 6:30pm–8pm

Games · 10 games plus playoffs for the top four teams in each division, on Thursday, Friday or Sunday, at the Northlake Children's Health StarCenter (13850 Chadwick Pkwy, Northlake).

4 Summer Camps Concluded
  • Jun 15–18ConcludedMon–Thu · 9am–2pm
  • Jun 22–25ConcludedMon–Thu · 9am–2pm
  • Jul 6–9ConcludedMon–Thu · 9am–2pm
  • Jul 27–30ConcludedMon–Thu · 9am–2pm

Cost · Summer 2026 (concluded): $300 per week, grades 2–9, 9am–2pm daily (drop-off from 8:30am, pickup by 2:30pm).

Details

June 15–18, June 22–25, July 6–9, and July 27–30, 2026 · Grapevine Fieldhouse

Our take

Prime Basketball is a Southlake-based youth basketball club that traces its roots to a California AAU program and relocated to Texas, where it now runs team and camp basketball for players from roughly 1st through 8th grade (boys are evaluated through 8th, girls 4th through 8th). It is organized in three divisions, and which one a family wants matters. Tournament Teams are hand-picked by the staff for players it judges ready for the highest level of competition, and Club Teams play a league schedule. The Developmental division is the opposite by design — no teams and no tournaments, just a skills group for younger or newer players working toward a club-team spot, at a lower fee the club will honor even if you register for a team and get placed there instead.

The winter program is unusually specific about logistics, which is useful for planning. There are set evaluation days before teams are formed, practices happen twice a week grouped by grade on set weeknights, and the season runs on a published calendar from mid-November into March, with league games at the Northlake Children's Health StarCenter on Thursdays, Fridays or Sundays. Practices are held in local Carroll ISD school gyms; the summer day camp moves to the Grapevine Fieldhouse and opens to all skill levels.

Coaching is the club's clearest calling card. The founder is a California high-school state champion and college player who now runs a varsity high-school program, and the program director played Division I basketball and has built a training career the club describes in national terms. Several other coaches carry college and professional playing backgrounds. For a Southlake family, the honest read is that this is competitive club ball with real intent — the Developmental track and the open-enrollment camp are the softer entry points, not the core of what Prime is.

Local Tips

Prime runs out of local school gyms rather than a facility of its own, so the practical details live on its Winter '26 Teams page and are worth reading before you commit:

  • The season starts with evaluations at Carroll Middle School, held by grade over two evenings — players are assessed and then placed on a team, so registering is not the same as being on a roster yet.
  • Practices are twice a week and grouped by grade on fixed weeknights; check which nights your child's grade falls on before you sign up: 3rd–6th grade boys and the girls' group practice Mondays and Wednesdays, and 7th and 8th grade boys Tuesdays and Thursdays.
  • In winter, teams play a league at the Northlake Children's Health StarCenter, 10 games plus playoffs for the top four teams in each division, on Thursday, Friday or Sunday, so plan for the drive to Northlake.
  • There's an early-bird discount for signing up by November 21, and first-time players pay a one-time uniform fee that carries into future seasons; the Developmental skills division costs less than a team spot.
  • The summer camp is a separate program in a separate city — in 2026 it ran four weeks in June and July at the Grapevine Fieldhouse in Grapevine, 9am–2pm, open to all skill levels.
  • There is no phone number published anywhere; questions go to Info@PrimeHoops.com or the contact form, and registration runs through a TeamSnap portal linked from the site.
Carroll ISD Connection

The tie here is practical and direct: Prime holds its player evaluations and its twice-weekly practices in Carroll ISD school gyms, with the fall evaluation day at Carroll Middle School. That means a Southlake family's child is very likely practicing in the same district buildings they attend school in, on weeknights during the fall. Prime is an independent club rather than a Carroll ISD program — it is not affiliated with the district's own athletics — but its day-to-day footprint is inside Carroll ISD facilities, which is what makes it a convenient option for Dragons families who would rather not drive far on a school night.

Credentials

Prime was founded by Frank Allocco Jr., a Saint Mary's College player and three-year starter who led Northgate High School to a 1995 California state championship and now serves as head varsity coach at Clayton Valley Charter High School. The program director is Connor Jean, who played Division I basketball at Loyola Marymount University in the WCC and earned an MBA at the University of West Georgia; the club credits him with an extensive private-training career developing college, high-school, and professional players. Other coaches include Deonta Terrell, a 2018 NJCAA national champion and MVP who played at Triton College and Texas A&M–Commerce and professionally overseas; Gregg Brunner, a University of Iowa standout and multiple-time All-Big Ten selection who played in the NBA Summer League and a decade professionally in Europe; and Larry Bush, a former UNLV player. Several coaches emphasize fundamentals-first youth development across the elementary-through-high-school range.

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