The Wildcard Tourney, Friday Feb 24 & Saturday Feb 25, is an 8 Team Seeded Single Knockout with 3 Berths at stake.  Entry is based on finishes in Zone Playoffs.  The invite is extended to the highest finishing team in the Zone, if that team declines, the next highest placing team is invited.  There are no entry costs for the teams competing in the Wildcard Tourney.

• Wildcard Tourney Seeding Conference call (via Zoom) is Wednesday Feb 22 at 8:00 pm.
• All 8 Wildcard Teams Rosters and Team Pics are due Friday Feb 24 at 9:00 am.
• Wildcard Tourney starts Friday Feb 24 at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School.
• Wildcard Tourney Winners – Remaining Documents are due Sunday Feb 26 at 11:00 am.
• See Rules & Info on the Resources page.
• Late fees apply.

BERTHS 2023
(Final Berth Allocation is completed as of Feb 3)

20 Berths for 129 Grade 9/Juvenile Teams Province wide.

     Link to BC School Sports Provincial Zones (new as of 2020).

Eastern Valley Zone #1 – #2 – #3 ( EV4 for 1 Wildcard Berth) for 20 Teams registered.
Abby/Mission (10) / FV East (4) / Langley (6)
Zone Rep:  Jyoti Pawar   Jake Mourtizen    Chris Bertoia
Zone Playoffs @ Walnut Grove Feb 13 to 17
     Link to Eastern Valley Zone
     Link to Eastern Valley Zone Championships

Fraser North Zone #1 – #2 ( FN3 + FN4 for 2 Wildcard Berths) for 16 Teams registered.
New West/Burnaby (6) / Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge (3) / Coquitlam (7)
Zone Rep:    Peter Battistin
Zone Playoffs @ New West Secondary Feb 13 to 16
     Link to Fraser North Zone
     Link to Fraser North Zone Championships

Fraser South Zone #1 – #2 – #3 – #4 ( FS5 + FS6 for 2 Wildcard Berths) for 26 Teams registered.
Surrey (12) / Delta (3) / Richmond (11)
Acting Zone Rep: Mike Sweeney   Drew Gallacher   Chris Ellett
Zone Playoffs @ Elgin Park & Grandview Heights Feb 13 – 16
     Link to Fraser South Zone
     Link to Fraser South Zone Championships

Kootenay Zone #1  for 1 Team registered. Assigned to Wildcard in 2023.

North Central Zone – North West Zone #1  for 8 Teams registered. Assigned to Wildcard in 2023.
Dawson Creek (4) / Prince George (4)
Zone Rep: Brennan Hammer

Thompson – Okanagan Zone #1 – #2  for 14 Teams registered.
Kamloops -West (4) / North (1) / Central (8) / South (1)
Zone Rep:  Garth Dupre
Zone Playoffs @ Feb 10 & 11 at Dr. Knox Secondary
     Link to Thompson – Okanagan Zone Leagues   OVSSA   SOSAA   OCSSA   WestZone
     Link to Thompson – Okanagan Zone Championships

Vancouver Island Zone #1 – #2  for 15 Teams registered.
North (9) / Central (3) / South (3)
Zone Rep: James Shepherd   Joe Thomas
Zone Playoffs @ Feb 24 & 25 at Oak Bay Secondary
     Link to Vancouver Island Zone
     Link to Vancouver Island Zone Championships

Vancouver Sea to Sky Zone for 29 Teams registered.
Vancouver (11) / North Van/West Van/Sunshine Coast (15) / Independent (3) / Sea to Sky (0)
Zone Rep:    Gerry Karvelis   Ryan Shams   Michael Pettifer    Paul Jones
     Link to Vancouver Sea to Sky Zone

Host Berth #1 – Possible assignment to Wildcard
If a Host School berth is granted and if the Host School advances through their Zone, then the Host Berth is allocated to the Wildcard Tourney.

Wildcard Berth #1 – #2 -#3
Zone Rep: Rob Slavik
Wildcard @ Abby Senior – Feb 24 & 25
8 Team Seeded Single Knockout Format with 3 teams advancing.
Eligibility: EV4 – FN3 – FN4 – FS5 – FS6 – Challenge Winner of Van1 vs NS4 – Challenge Winner of Van2 vs NS3 – Challenge Winner of Ind2 vs Van3
– If any team declines then the next highest finishing team in that Zone is invited.
The Wildcard Tourney may include additional Berths from any Zone that does not participate.
See Wildcard page on 2023 Championships page for full details.

• Wildcard Tourney Seeding Conference call (via Zoom) is Wednesday Feb 22 at 8:00 pm

• Wildcard Tourney starts Friday Feb 24 at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School.
  
  Note: should any last minute team cancellations occur (sickness, travel, etc) in the Provincials, then the next highest finishing Wildcard Team will be offered the opportunity to join the Provincials.

And there are no entry costs for the teams competing in the Wildcard Tourney.

BERTHS
Each Zone in BC playing Grade 9 Boys Basketball receives a minimum of one berth.  Berth allocations are reviewed in at the start of the season and will be adjusted and confirmed by the end of January.

TRAVEL ASSISTANCE
If your team would not be able to attend the 26th BC Gr9 Provincials without transport assistance, maybe we can help.
Please submit the Bus Transport Request Form.

HOSTING and FUNDING
The BC HIGH SCHOOL GRADE 9 BOYS PROVINCIAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, now its 26th year, are non profit with 100% of all monies (Tourney Fees, Gate, Merchandise, Concession, Programs and Advertising, etc) directly received by the Host Schools for the benefit of their basketball programs. Contact us to be considered as a Future Host.

Tournament Directors
Michael Pettifer – – Caley Donaldson – – Rob Slavik – – Steve Pettifer – – Adam Roberts – – Kirk Homenick – – Russ Heggie