From the court to a career.
Basketball opens the door. Education, meals and a mentor carry them through it. We give young people in Nigeria the same chance that changed Joe's life.
Your sponsorship transforms futures
per student
Every $50 a month fuels a student's growth with meals, education and mentorship. You don't just give. You mentor. You shape a life story.
Basketball opened a door for me. Now I want to open doors for others.
Three days.
One court. 100+ dreams.
June 18–20: an academic seminar, a basketball clinic and a camp, run by Coach Joe and his team. Every photo here is from those three days.
More than a game
Basketball is just the beginning. It teaches discipline and builds confidence, but real change takes more. That's why every sponsorship gives four kinds of support: education, nutrition, mentorship and training. Together they turn potential into a legacy.
Education
School fees, supplies and tutoring to keep kids learning.
Training
Safe courts, coaching and discipline through sport.
Meals
Nutritious meals that fuel growth and performance.
Mentorship
Guidance from Joe and NBA-backed mentors to shape life paths.
The impact we're working toward
In our first year, JKBF will support 100 students with education, mentorship and training. Over the next five years, the goal is more than 500 young people, new scholarships and a $500,000 endowment so the work lasts.
Sponsor a student
These are the foundation's goals, not results yet.
$200,000
to rebuild the school where it all began.
Joe grew up at this school, and every video on this site was filmed there. The building is there, but almost nothing is inside it.
Rooms worth learning in.
Today the children sit on the floor, beside broken benches. We will repair and furnish every classroom: desks, light, boards and books.
Care where they learn.
There is no clinic and no nurse today. We will build one, with real medical equipment and a full-time nurse on site.
No child learns hungry.
A daily food programme inside the school, so the kids eat well and can focus, train and grow.
A court worth the talent.
Rebuild the basketball court, with new hoops, balls and training tools for every session.
Nobody sits out for lack of gear.
School clothes and training kit for every child, so no one is left on the side.
Built to last, not just to open.
A maintenance plan and fund, so the rooms, the clinic and the court keep working all year.
We will post before-and-after photos of every room, the court and the clinic as each part is done. A goal for 2027, not a result yet.
Every gift starts on the court.
Every gift creates a pathway
From monthly supporters to full student sponsors, every level of giving pays for mentorship, meals and school.
A complete year of tuition, meals and mentorship for one student.
- $100
Fuel a dream
Meals and school supplies for one student for a month.
- $500
Build a pathway
Three months of mentorship, tutoring and basketball training.
- $1,000
Transform a life
Six months of full support.
- $2,000
Full-year scholarship
Tuition, meals and mentorship for a year.
- $4,000
Double the impact
Two students for a year.
- $7,500
Strengthen the core
Nearly four students for a year.
- $10,000
Build a team
Five full scholarships: one team.
- $20,000
Community impact
Ten students: a leadership group.
He lived this pathway
We're not just another foundation. Joe Katuka went from a kid with a ball to a professional career. JKBF repeats that pathway, and shows you every step.
Joe's journey
He studied in the U.S., had mentors, played pro and coached kids who went on to the NBA.
Transparency you see
Every dollar is tracked. Sponsors get videos, stories and updates.
Court to career
Basketball is the start, not the finish. School turns sport into a career.
Proven mentorship
Joe has mentored players who were drafted into the NBA.
In their own words
Players Coach Joe worked with, now in the NBA, on what he gave them.
Helping others is the most rewarding feeling.
Coach Joe is a great guy and coach. Always brought the energy. He taught me a lot, and it still carries to where I'm at now.
He improved my physical toughness on both sides. He's a great coach.
All the players love coach and have good relationships with him. He is a player's coach.
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How you make an impact
Education support
Basketball training
Nutrition and meals
Mentorship and guidance
Stories, updates & events
Student stories, mentorship milestones and community events. Every update shows what your support is building.
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More about Joe Katuka and the foundation
A legacy of impact and excellence
The Joe Katuka Basketball Foundation blends elite training, academic support and life mentorship to give young athletes the tools to succeed. Built on Joe's philosophy of "developing leaders through the game", it trains character as much as players: discipline, education, global exposure and personal growth.
Who is Joe Katuka?
A former international student-athlete turned mentor, coach and founder. After competing at the Division I level and in elite prep and pro basketball, he saw the need for programs that serve young people as whole people, not only as athletes.
More than a mentor
His coaching reaches beyond the court: mental resilience, school discipline and faith-driven leadership, for players from middle school to elite high school programs.
Montverde roots
Joe's basketball foundation was formed at Montverde Academy, one of the most successful prep programs in the world, first as a student-athlete and later on its coaching staff.
Building dreams in Florida
Through clinics, mentorship workshops and school-readiness sessions in Orlando and across Central Florida, Joe turns talent into structured plans for overlooked young players.
From Nigeria to the U.S.
Rooted in Joe's Nigerian heritage, the foundation connects African youth with coaching, school pathways and mentors, and brings that work home through the camp in Zaria.