First Eight

BasketBull's First Eight event is an invite-only tournament being held on July 10th for top teams in the area. Limited number of teams will be accepted in the 17u division and 16u division.

1 Day, 1 Bracket, 1 Champion
Springfield, Massachusetts:  Mass Mutual Center
17u National Bracket , 17u American Bracket , 16u National Bracket, 16u American Bracket
July 10, 2010

2010 Schedule
Download Bracket and Schedule Info
NCAA Registration Process
College Coaches - Click Here

17u Bracket - results - 2009
16u Bracket - results - 2009
2009 Event Recap

2009 set-up First Eight Set-up

17u Committed Teams

  1. New England Playaz
  2. LI Lightning - Dingle
  3. Albany City Rocks - Bl.
  4. East Coast Elite (De.)
  5. Conn. Basketball Club
  6. Mass Rivals
  7. Riverside Hawks (NY)
  8. Brookwood Elite (Can)
  9. Grassroots Canada
  10. Connecticut Select
  11. Expressions (Ma.)
  12. MB Nation
  13. New Heights
  14. Boston Warriors
  15. Belgian Jr. National Team
  16. Syracuse Select

 

 

 

2009

Opening

Tip

Opening Tip

16u Committed Teams

  1. BABC
  2. QC United (Can)
  3. Mass Rivals
  4. NE Playaz
  5. BABC 2013s
  6. Bucks (UK)
  7. New Heights (NY)
  8. Expressions (Ma.)
  9. Brookwood Elite
  10. MB Nation
  11. Connecticut Basketball Club
  12. Rhode Island Hawks
  13. Connecticut Select
  14. Riverside Hawks (NY)
  15. Grassroots Canada 2013s
  16. Albany City Rocks

2010 Schedule
all games at Mass Mutual Center

Gm 1

9:00

17u

Expressions

vs.

NYC Heat

Court 1

Gm 2

9:00

17u

East Coast Elite (De.)

vs.

Maine Nation

Court 2

Gm 3

9:00

16u

Mass Rivals

vs.

Grassroots 2013s

Court 3

Gm 4

9:00

16u

CBC

vs.

Riverside Church

Court 4

Gm 5

10:20

17u

City Rocks Black

vs.

Brookwood Elite (Can.)

Court 1

Gm 6

10:20

17u

Grassroots Canada

vs.

Conn. Select

Court 2

Gm 7

10:20

16u

City Rocks Black

vs.

Maine Nation

Court 3

Gm 8

10:20

16u

QC United (Can.)

vs.

BABC

Court 4

Gm 9

11:40

17u

LI Lightning Dingle

vs.

Mass Rivals

Court 1

Gm 10

11:40

17u

CBC

vs.

Belgian Jr. National Team

Court 2

Gm 11

11:40

16u

BABC 2013s

vs.

CT Select

Court 3

Gm 12

11:40

16u

Expressions

vs.

New Heights

Court 4

Gm 13

1:00

17u

New England Playaz

vs.

Riverside Church (NY)

Court 1

Gm 14

1:00

17u

New Heights

vs.

Boston Warriors

Court 2

Gm 15

1:00

16u

Bucks (UK)

vs.

LI Lightning Dingle

Court 3

Gm 16

1:00

16u

NE Playaz

vs.

Brookwood Elite

Court 4

Gm 17

2:20

17u

Game 1 winner

vs.

Game 2 winner

Court 1

Gm 18

2:20

17u

Game 5 winner

vs.

Game 6 winner

Court 2

Gm 19

2:20

16u

Game 3 winner

vs.

Game 4 winner

Court 3

Gm 20

2:20

16u

Game 7 winner

vs.

Game 8 winner

Court 4

Gm 21

3:40

17u

Game 1 loser

vs.

Game 2 loser

Court 1

Gm 22

3:40

17u

Game 5 loser

vs.

Game 6 loser

Court 2

Gm 23

3:40

16u

Game 3 loser

vs.

Game 4 loser

Court 3

Gm 24

3:40

16u

Game 7 loser

vs.

Game 8 loser

Court 4

Gm 25

5:00

17u

Game 9 winner

vs.

Game 10 winner

Court 1

Gm 26

5:00

17u

Game 13 winner

vs.

Game 14 winner

Court 2

Gm 27

5:00

16u

Game 11 winner

vs.

Game 12 winner

Court 3

Gm 28

5:00

16u

Game 15 winner

vs.

Game 16 winner

Court 4

Gm 29

6:20

17u

Game 9 loser

vs.

Game 10 loser

Court 1

Gm 30

6:20

17u

Game 13 loser

vs.

Game 14 loser

Court 2

Gm 31

6:20

16u

Game 11 loser

vs.

Game 12 loser

Court 3

Gm 32

6:20

16u

Game 15 loser

vs.

Game 16 loser

Court 4

Gm 33

7:40

17u

Game 17 winner

vs.

Game 18 winner

Court 1

Gm 34

7:40

17u

Game 25 winner

vs.

Game 26 winner

Court 2

Gm 35

7:40

16u

Game 19 winner

vs.

Game 20 winner

Court 3

Gm 36

7:40

16u

Game 27 winner

vs.

Game 28 winner

Court 4


NCAA INFORMATION - Must be completed July 1st

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)


2009 Results

17u Champion New England Playaz New England Playaz
16u Champion   New Heights New Heights 16u Champs