New England College Showcase

The New England College Showcase tournament is a highly competitive tournament for teams wishing to play and get exposure to Division I, II, and III coaches during LIVE period. Last year's tournament saw 40 college coaches in attendance.

Click here for results from the 2009 tournament

When

April 17-18, 2010

12u-16u/17u age groups

The New England College Showcase tournament is a highly competitive tournament for teams wishing to play and get exposure to Division I, II, and III coaches during LIVE period.  Last year's tournament saw 40 college coaches in attendance.   In addition, every game will be filmed via Instant Replay and available for purchase - players, fans, and college coaches. All Hall of Fame and BasketBull events are run first-class with regards to competition, facilities, officals, organization, staff, and much more.

Sites

The main site for the tournament will be American International College and schools in the surrounding area.

AIC has 4 college regulation, hardwood courts and is ideal for hosting a tournament aimed at providing exposure and competition.  In addition, there are numerous courts within 1 mile of AIC, which will be used as secondary gymnasiums, all HS varsity courts. 

Format

Every team will be guaranteed a minimum of 4 games. Teams will be placed in 4 team pools with 3 games coming from pool play and your 4th game coming in bracket play in either Gold, Silver or Bronze brackets. Depending on how you finish in your pool will determine which bracket you go into, either Gold, Silver or Bronze.

All games have certified IABBO officials.

Games will be played every 1:15 to 1:20.  Teams will have ample warm-up time. 

Exposure

Division I, II, and III college coaches will be in attendance.  Over 40 college coaches came in 2009 for the first year event at Central Connecticut State University.  BasketBull specializes in providing first class events that provide competitive game-play that will attract college coaches.  Play in games that actually mean something, where you're playing for a championship rather than round robin format.  What do colleges want to see you do?  They want to see you compete and perform when the games really matter. 

NCAA INFORMATION - Must be completed April 10th

Before participating in an NCAA-certified event, all participating coaches will have to complete and be approved through the NCAA Participant Approval for Operators and Coaches administered by LexisNexis and each team will have to be registered in the NCAA Basketball Certification System (BBCS).

For more information on this process, click here.

In addition, all teams must also be registered and submitted online prior to participating in the event. 

For more information on this process, click here.

To begin your approval and team registration process, you must first apply for an approval number, which will be given to you by the NCAA after a background check.  You must allow a minumum of 7 business days for this process to be completed. To begin the process approval and team registration process:

1st Step - Approval Application

2nd Step - Submit Team Roster and Registration to NCAA

3rd Step - Submit team roster to BasketBull

4th Step - Pay for tournament

Coach or Team Admin (5 minute setup)

Tournament Cost

$450 per team  (multiple team discounts are also available)

Special: Register before March 10th for $25/team discount. Discount must be mentioned when registering.

Contact

Please call either Mike Mannix at 215-510-9543 or Colin Tabb @ 413-382-0272

Mike.Mannix@basketbull.org   or    Colin.Tabb@basketbull.org

Schedule requests need to be made via an email to the tournament director, or they may not be granted