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Coat donation for the homeless

We are very thankful Miya Gonzalez UAW Chairman, Coby Millender UAW & Local 551 members for creating a coat drive and donating them to Baylor Youth Foundation. We partnered with Grace Beyond Borders with director Marcus Martin who will definitely get them out to the people in need! I encourage you to help us in…

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Khaniah is headed to Vanderbilt University!

Khaniah surprised us all by announcing her university choice on Christmas Day! She will be taking her talents to Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. She now will be playing for former WNBA coach and player Stephanie White. Coach White coached the Indiana Fever & Chicago Sky. Khaniah Gardner has been with Baylor Youth Foundation since the…

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Blessing during the Holidays

Baylor Youth Foundation was selected by Notre. They will be releasing the Nike Kobe VI Protro “Grinch” in Green Apple/Black-Volt-Crimson today 12/23 via an online donation raffle at notre-shop.com. The raffle will go live on our site at 12pm CST and will run till 12PM CST tomorrow 12/24. The Baylor Youth Foundation and will be…

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American Conference Honor Roll

Asia Strong, 6’2 G/F, is on several rolls. She not only dominating on the basketball court. She dominating in the classroom. She just receiving another big accomplishment by being named the All American Conference Women’s Basketball Honor Roll. We are so proud! Great Job Asia!

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Baylor’s Alumni and Wichita State’s Asia Strong

We are extreme ecstatic for Asia Strong, 6’2, G/F who has been the leading scorer for two consecutive opening games. She is apart of the special group of Baylor Basketball players are dominating the college scene in 2020! After choosing the wrong college the first time around and then listening to me the second time,…

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Freshman Jaida McCloud starting and getting buckets!

Freshman Jaida is not only in the starting 5. She is ! Congrats to our Jaida McCloud! Starting as a freshman and scoring 19and scoring 19 pts, 7 rebounds & played 38 mins! Play Where the Elite Play! BaylorBasketball Where Champions Are Made!

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Saving our Children it is more then basketball

Kenny Doss was named the new Manchester Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator. He know will be serving the students on campus. Kenny Doss is the owner of a non profit organization called Bridging the Gap Globally based in the Chicago Englewood community which promotes non-violence was recognized through basketball tournaments, rallies and sadly funerals. Kenny did…

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Diamond is headed to Tennessee

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Diamond has signed and will be taking her talent to Lemoyne-Owens College in Tennessee. We are so proud of her! She has been with us since the 8th grade. Diamond attended Portage High School in Indiana. She has always been an athletic guard who has a tremendous…

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Lyndsey on the road to recovery

Lyndsey Hodges joined BYF in February 2020. We were looking forward to her dominated on the floor this season and it all came down to an halted after the Covid and a knee injury that would take over 6 months to recover. Lyndsey is was injured in practice. She did not get a chance to…

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Nakiyah is headed to Texas

It is not how you start the race. It is how you finish it. Nakiyah Callon has been apart Baylor Youth Foundation since the 8th grade. We often made jokes on how she was so tough and fearless as young lady. Nakiyah had some life changing obstacles and lost her grandmother that really took a…

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Following Your Dreams

BYF has placed over 5K student athletes into college since 2001. The pandemic has alter the way we have traditionally dealt with recruitment. It has brought on uncertain and stressful time for many student athletes and their parents. We are still assisting student athletes from 2020 prep and transfers. The high school boys 2021 classes…

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Sign, Seal and Delivered

The Morrow sisters will continue their basketball careers together. We are proud to announce that they have made a family decision and will be attending DePaul University. Nazlah Morrow joined BYF her junior year where we placed her at junior college where she proved and continue to sharpen her skills. In addition to earning NJCAA…