Basketball Tik Tok is massive, 120 BILLION hashtags, and it’s crossing everyone’s feeds during the playoffs. In-season is the best time to create basketball products, and we’ve got just the right factories and ideas to help you do that:
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Basketball Product Niche Manufacturers
This post covers 8 product ideas and their respective manufacturers to help you create basketball products in this niche:
Shenzhen City Mega-Glow Electronics
Grab these light-up nets – made for social content.
Factory link: https://mega-glow.en.alibaba.com/
Shenzhen Kawasaki-Bulls Sports Gear
Custom shorts are growing more and more common and there’s tons of dope styles, but these particular ones are only 10 MOQ for a custom logo, which makes it super easy to launch.
Shenzhen GY Technology Co
Magnetic tactics board… someone could do something sick with these. I’ve never seen one tricked out, but it’s a fun gift idea for any coach.
Factory link: https://gy-industries.en.alibaba.com/company_profile.html
Xiamen Brandify Sporting Goods
Custom balls, $10 at 30 quantity, so many fun items you can do here for various niches, at decent quantity but be sure to specify your size!
Glow in the dark balls from the same company, which are also an easy content win.
Custom design at 100 quantity.
Factory link: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Custom-High-Quality-Indoor-Basketball-for_1600133436727.html
Guangzhou Healong Sportswear
This is a great option for custom jerseys… just make sure you have your sizing right, and provide sizing to them.
Die sublimation jerseys have a low MOQ (10) and look great.
Factory link: https://www.healong.com/
Yiwu Benli Outdoor Products Co (trading as Thunder Outdoor)
Snapbacks and hats. Good snapbacks with multicolor embroidery have high MOQs (think 1000, try to negotiate down), but plenty of options with less.
Factory link: https://thunderoutdoor.en.alibaba.com/
Yiwu Saiao Sports Products
Agility ladders and rings, and tons of cones and options.
As low as $2.20 each at 100 MOQ, this is a great product for margin, and to bundle with content like a manual or video series of drills, or an accountability program.
Factory link: https://saiaosports.en.alibaba.com/
Ideas to Consider When You Create Basketball Products
- Specific products for coaches and parents to help teach, with step by step playbooks
- Niche relevant designs on jerseys/balls etc (memes, luxury patterns, photogetic for content)
- Small teams & players with cult followings could have fun fan merch
Opportunities in Social and Ecommerce
- Running “challenges” that would look particularly cool with a specific product (night content for instance)
- Quizzes and contests to drive email signups for top of funnel
- Themed store drops for parts of season
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