ColumBia supreme 

Columbia Supreme was founded in 2018 by Anthony Johnson. Raised in Columbia, Missouri, Anthony’s family was unable to afford the fees associated with the traditional structure of traveling basketball teams. His circumstances did not stop his drive to play basketball on whatever neighborhood court he could find. When Anthony was looking into ways to create barrier free basketball in his community he noticed another obstacles outside of finances that prevented young athletes from being successful like gender. There were very few opportunities in the area for girls that wanted to pursue competitive basketball. Figuring out how to aid both girls and low income kids became the focus for Anthony.

Anthony’s upbringing gives him unique insight into the lifelong benefits gained through youth basketball including life skills and the opportunity for children to further their education. The goal became to help bridge the gap in his community by creating an accessible and inclusive youth sports programs.