AAU Basketball Trading Pins

AAU basketball trading pins give travel teams a recognizable design to exchange at tournaments and keep after the event. Build the artwork around your team name, mascot, colors or basketball theme so players can identify the squad quickly.

A hoop-and-backboard layout can place the basketball action in the center while keeping the team name in a separate banner. Use that structure as inspiration, choose a mascot-led direction, or submit your own artwork; browse the custom trading pins collection for other layout ideas.

• Product format: Fully custom basketball team trading pins based on approved artwork.
• Size choices: 1.5 in / 38 mm; 1.75 in / 44 mm; 2 in / 50.8 mm; 2.25 in / 57 mm; 2.5 in / 63.5 mm; 2.75 in / 69.9 mm; 3 in / 76.2 mm.
• Artwork inputs: Team name, mascot or logo, color references and any season, division or event wording.

• Lead with the team identity: Make the team name or mascot the main visual, then add a smaller basketball, hoop or court detail so the sport stays clear without crowding the lettering.
• Choose event or season wording: Use a specific event detail for one tournament keepsake, or a season year when the same design will travel to several events.

Keep the strongest team element easy to recognize at the selected size. If player names or numbers change, list each version and quantity while keeping the shared team artwork consistent.

1. Submit the team request. Send the artwork or concept, exact wording, color references, selected size, quantity, budget and required in-hand date.
2. Review the quote and proof. Check spelling, team colors, mascot or basketball details, event wording and any player-version quantities at the proposed size.
3. Approve production. Confirm the final artwork, complete quantity, quote and agreed schedule before production begins.

Can our team use its own artwork?

Yes. Send the clearest available logo, mascot, sketch or design idea together with the exact wording and color references. Identify the element that should remain most prominent.

Does the pin need an AAU logo?

No. The design can focus on your own team name, mascot and colors. If you request an AAU, tournament or other protected mark, provide the permission required to use it.

Can we order different player numbers?

Player numbers can be requested as separate versions. Provide one final list with the exact number and quantity for every version so the quote and proof match the order.