Grit and Grind: Your Guide to Hooping in Memphis
Grit and grind. It’s everywhere!
Grit and grind. It’s everywhere!
On towels, heard in sportscaster’s shows, and seen all around Memphis. The phrase ‘grit and grind,’ however was born out of an accidental moment of frustration in a Grizzlies game in 2011, but was rebranded and embraced it as Memphis’s own basketball style.
Although it was accidental, the saying permeates the very nature of culture and basketball in Memphis. Whether you are the next Ja Morant or just trying to stay in shape, below is our guide for hooping across the city, because after all, you got next!
Please check with specific community centers for updates on hours and permissions.
*As of early 2024, for all community centers, Memphis Parks will be implementing a new system encouraging visitors to sign up for memberships (it’s free!) to track community engagement and safety.
Berclair
Gaisman Community Center
4223 Macon Rd Memphis, TN 38122
Phone: 901-636-0761
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 8am – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Cherokee Heights
Cherokee Park
2999 Filmore Ave Cordova, TN 38114
Cooper-Young
Kroc Center
800 E Pkwy S, Memphis, TN 38104
Free for members, $5 for drop-ins
Cordova
Bert Ferguson Community Center
8505 Trinity Road Cordova, TN 38018
Phone: 901-636-0705
Free play for 18+ if MWF 11am-3pm
Free play for 18 and under is M-F 3-6pm
P7 Sports Academy
237 Woodland Lake Drive Cordova, TN 38018
Host tournaments or join a basketball team
Downtown
Tom Lee Park
Riverside Dr Memphis, TN 38103
Free play 6:00am – 8:00pm
East Memphis
Marion Hale Community Center & Willow Park
4791 Willow Rd Memphis, TN 38117
Phone: 901-636-0789
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 8am – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
First Evangelical Church
735 Ridge Lake Blvd, Memphis, TN 38120
Phone: 901-682-8452
Opens in April after court restructuring
Frayser
Ed Rice Community Center
2935 North Watkins Memphis, TN 38127
Phone: 901-636-0750
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 8am – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Denver Park
Tulsa at Bigelow Memphis, TN 38127
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
North Frayser Community Center & Pickett Park
2555 St Elmo Ave Memphis, TN 38127
Phone: 901-636-0792
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Rodney Baber Park
2215 James Rd Memphis, TN 38127
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill Park & Community Center
3910 Ridgeway Rd Memphis, TN 38115
Phone: 901-636-0780
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 8am – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Medical District
Morris Park
747 Poplar Ave Memphis, TN 38105
Summer hours: 6:00am- 6:00pm
Midtown
Glenview Park & Community Center
1141 South Barksdale Rd Memphis, TN 38114
Phone: 901-636-7080
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Memphis Sports & Event Center (Liberty Park)
995 Early Maxwell Blvd Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: 901-695-1209
Check the website for league information, free play, and camps!
North Memphis
Bickford Park and Community Center
232 Bickford Memphis, TN 38107
Phone: 901-636-4200
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 8am – 6pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Dave Wells Community Center
915 Chelsea Ave Memphis, TN 38107
Phone: 901-636-0717
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Douglass Community Center
1616 Ash St Memphis, TN 38108
Phone: 901-636-0778
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Hollywood Park & Community Center
1560 North Hollywood Memphis, TN 38108
Phone: 901-636-0784
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 8am – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Katie Sexton Community Center & Klondike Park
1235 Brown Ave Memphis, TN 38107
Phone: 901-636-0750
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Lester Community Center & Howze Park
317 Tillman Memphis, TN 38112
Phone: 901-636-0788
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Gooch Park
1974 Hunter Ave Memphis, TN 38108
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Orange Mound
Charles W. Davis Park & Community Center
3371 Spottswood Ave Memphis, TN 38111
Phone: 901-636-0728
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Charjean Park
2601 Ketchum Rd Memphis, TN 38114
Phone: 901-636-4200
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Orange Mound Park
2430 Carnes Ave Memphis, TN 38114
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Lewis David Park
Pendleton St at Deadrick Ave Memphis, TN 38114
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Parkway Village
McFarland Community Center
4955 Cottonwood Memphis, TN 38118
Phone: 901-636-0787
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Arthur Halle Stadium (Precinct Courts)
2602 Mt. Moriah Rd Memphis, TN 38115
Phone: 901-636-0787
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Raleigh
Cunningham Community Center & J.T Willingham Park
3773 Old Allen Rd Dr Memphis, TN 38128
Phone: 901-636-3037
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Raleigh Community Center & Harry Pierotti Park
3778 Powers Rd Memphis, TN 38128
Phone: 901-767-2889
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 10am – 7pm, Saturday 7-3pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Carver Heights Park
3371 Margaretta Rd Memphis, TN 38128
Phone: 901-767-2889
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Westside Park
3347 Dawn Dr Memphis, TN 38127
Phone: 901-767-2889
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
South Memphis
Bethel Labelle Community Center
2698 LaRose Memphis, TN 38114
Phone: 901-302-7354
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Gaston Park & Community Center
1046 South 3rd Street Memphis, TN 38106
Phone: 901-636-0703
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 8am – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Pine Hill Park Community Center
1005 Alice Ave Memphis, TN 38106
Phone: 901-636-0793
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 6:00pm
Riverview Community Center (Closed currently, but will reopen soon)
1891 Kansas St Memphis, TN 38109
Phone: 901-302-0703
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 10am – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Trigg West Park
1348 Rayburn St Memphis, TN 38106
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Southside Park
612 South Parkway Memphis, TN 38106
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Minnie Wagner Park
2570 Filmore Ave Memphis, TN 38114
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
L.E. Brown Park
617 South Orleans Memphis, TN 38126
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Belz Park
1970 Florida St, Memphis, TN 38109
Phone: 901-302-0703
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Booth Park
1531 Texas St, Memphis, TN 38106
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Chandler Park
979 Walker Ave, Memphis, TN 38106
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Jesse Turner Park and Bellevue Tennis Center
1310 S Bellevue, Memphis, TN 38106
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 10am – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
For tennis center and hours, call Bellevue
Alcy-Samuels Park
2019 Ball Rd Memphis, TN 38114
Phone: 901-302-7354
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Alcy-Warren Park
2495 Warren Street Memphis, TN 38106
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Uptown
Booker T. Washington Park
1072 North Second St Memphis, TN 38107
Phone: 901-767-2889
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
New Chicago Park
Breedlove St at St. Charles Ave Memphis, TN 38107
Phone: 901-767-2889
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Boxtown Park
3448 Boxtown Rd Memphis, TN 38109
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Lucille Price Park
North Claybrook St at Capital Ave Memphis, TN 38107
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Dave Wells Community Center
915 Chelsea Ave Memphis, TN 38107
Phone: 901-636-0717
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Westwood
Westwood Park and Charles E Powell Community Center
810 Western Park Dr Memphis, TN 38109
Phone: 901-636-0775
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
O.L Cash Park
Ford Rd & Deerskin Dr, Memphis, TN 38109
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
Whitehaven
Whitehaven Community Center & Park
4318 Graceland Memphis, TN 38116
Phone: 901-767-2889
Free play available
Community center hours: M-F 12pm – 8pm, Saturday 9-5pm
Summer hours: 6:00am- 8:00pm
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