"Los Angeles County's basketball league for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
Established in 1990"
ABOUT LAMBDA BASKETBALL
Lambda Basketball was founded in 1990 by Mark Chambers, Martin Rodriguez and Thorn Edwards to give Los Angeles County's LGBTQ community and its allies a safe and inclusive place to play to the game of basketball.
Lambda Basketball originally started off as a place for our first travel teams to practice for national tournaments, but these practices later turned regular and on going open gyms. Leagues were eventually organized as participation in open gyms grew.
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Today, Lambda Basketball organizes league play two times a year and open gyms twice a week; and sends multiple teams to tournaments organized by the National Gay Basketball Association and Federation of Gay Games.
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We are a league of champions on and off the court!
MISSION STATEMENT
Lambda Basketball is an integrated and all-inclusive organization dedicated to providing the Los Angeles area LGBTQ+ community and its allies with a well-organized and friendly sporting environment. We are committed to uniting athletes, communities and cultures on and off the court while promoting health education and community service.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS: A TEAM OF PASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS
Aaron Morris
BOARD MEMBER Since 2009 and player on the Hollywood Blindside travel team
Andrew Moran
BOARD MEMBER Since 2008 and player on the Los Angeles Evolution travel team
Cameron Hailey
BOARD MEMBER Since 2018 and player on the SoCal Jurassics travel team
Erwin Brion
BOARD MEMBER ​ Since 2018 and player on the LA/OC Nightmare travel team
German Manjarrez
BOARD MEMBER Since 2021 and player on the SoCal Jurassics travel team
Jason Jaramillo
BOARD MEMBER Since 2008 and player on both the LA Metrostars and SoCal Jurassics travel teams
Kayla Ward
Michiel Thomas
BOARD MEMBER Since 2022
BOARD MEMBER Since 2019
Trong Nguyen
BOARD MEMBER Since 2017 and player on the LA/OC Nightmare travel team
Ty Millard
BOARD MEMBER Since 2018 and player on the SoCal Jurassics travel team