Basketball Cheers Chants

Great Basketball Cheers Chants

Choosing a squad’s cheers is one of the biggest decisions you will make when it comes to cheering at home games. Some popular basketball cheers and chants are so worn out it will be difficult to get a crowd going with the same old calls they have heard for years. At the same time, you do not want a cheer so unique that the fans have trouble following the words. Finding that right blend of ease and originality can be difficult, and this is why many teams like to take standard cheers and add an updated twist to these old favorites.

Below are a few examples of basketball cheers and chants that may be helpful when you are coming up with the perfect routines to hype up team supporters and energize the players at the same time.

Crowd Response

Get those bottoms off the bleachers and motivate basketball spectators to jump in on the action. A cheering crowd will generate adrenalin for the players, giving them the energy and inspiration to play their best game. When it comes to chants that are audience responsive, try these on for size:

Hey fans yell 1-2-3-LET’S GO!
Hey fans on three yell Bobcats (substitute your team name)
1-2-3- LET’S GO!
1-2-3-BOBCATS!

Get out of those seats, let’s shout it,
Go Bobcats go, come on let’s hear it,
Go Bobcats go, once more
GO BOBCATS, GO, WOO!

We are the Bobcats (substitute your team name)
Silver, red and black,
We’re ready to fight, ready to win
1-2-3- the Bobcats are back!
1-2-3 the Bobcats are back!

Action-Appropriate Chants

There are also cheers sesigned to get the crowd roaring at just the right time. These basketball cheers and chants take various terminologies from the sport, providing unique shouts not found at other events. In order for your cheers to be effective, you have to understand the game well enough to use the right cheer to match the action on the court.

Words and ideas to incorporate into original basketball chants include:

• Players' names or numbers
• Forward
• Guard
• Center
• Two points
• Jump shot
• Dunk it
• Steal that ball
• Move that ball down the court
• Free throw
• Dribble

Examples of such cheers that motivate your team and remind the opposing team that the clock is ticking, can be found on various cheer sites such as Cheerleading Coach’s Corner. You can also find an impressive selection on the various personal homepages of current and former cheerleaders who have memorable chants worth sharing.

Writing Your Own Basketball Cheers Chants

Sometimes a squad just wants to utilize all their creativity, and come up with original cheers that won’t risk being duplicated by a rival squad. If you have girls on your squad who have a flair for poetry or songwriting, these skills can easily be transformed into awesome cheer writing.

When writing basketball cheers chants, think about the various aspects of your school. What is your mascot? Your team colors? Is your campus unique or famous for something? What about the basketball team itself? Some cheers can incorporate rhyming and rhythm, while many others focus on crowd reciprocation and are much shorter. The sky’s the limit if you choose to write your own cheers, and your squad will be thrilled with the end result if everyone feels as if they contributed something.

The Search Extended

Are you crunched for time and searching for some quick and peppy chants for an upcoming game?

• MSN Groups hosts a webpage of cheers submitted by real cheerleaders all over the United States and beyond.
• Zimbio is home to some avid basketball fans, including some who contribute regular cheers and ideas.

So hop online, throw a cheer writing brainstorm party, or just go wherever the spirit of sportsmanship leads. The crowd is counting on you!