Hosted by CENTENNIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Thursday February 29 and March 1, 2, & 3, 2024
& Saturday March 2 Annual 3×3 Playoffs Hosted by Heritage Woods.
with Wildcard Tourney Feb 23 & 24 Hosted by Abbotsford Senior & WJ Mouat.
Latest Update – Saturday Feb 24
The Wildcard Tourney, Friday Feb 23 & Saturday Feb 24, is an 8 Team Seeded Single Knockout with 4 Berths at stake (see below). 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
8 teams
4 Berths – WC1 – WC2 – WC3 – WC4
Zone Rep: Rob Slavik
Wildcard @ Abby Senior – Feb 23 to 24
There are no entry costs for the teams competing in the Wildcard Tourney or fan entrance costs.
8 Team Seeded Single Knockout Format with 4 teams advancing.
Eligibility: EV4 – EV5 – FN3 – FN4 – FS5 – FS6 – Ind2 – NS3
– If any team declines then the next highest finishing team in that Zone is invited.
TEAMS ENTERED
East Valley #4 – Mennonite Educational Institute (MEI) Eagles
East Valley #5 – RE Mountain Eagles
Fraser North #3 – Heritage Woods Kodiaks
Fraser North #4 – Terry Fox Ravens
Fraser South #5 – Hugh McRoberts Strikers
Fraser South #6 – Queen Elizabeth Royals
S2S – Independent #2 -Vancouver College Fighting Irish
S2S – North Shore #3 – West Vancouver Highlanders
SEEDING
Seed #1 – Independent #2 -Vancouver College Fighting Irish
Seed #2 – Fraser North #3 – Heritage Woods Kodiaks
Seed #3 – East Valley #4 – MEI Eagles
Seed #4 – Fraser South #5 – Hugh McRoberts Strikers
Seed #5 – Fraser North #4 – Terry Fox Ravens
Seed #6 – Fraser South #6 – Queen Elizabeth Royals
Seed #7 – S2S – North Shore #3 – West Vancouver Highlanders
Seed #8 – East Valley #5 – RE Mountain Eagles
REVISED SCHEDULE – effective Feb 22
As we have gained 2 berths to 4, and with 8 teams, we will not need a 2nd day of games.
The Wildcard will be 1 day and 1 game each, with the 4 winners advancing.
Friday Feb 24
At WJ Mouat
1:30 – Game 1 – #2 Seed – Heritage Woods Kodiaks 36 vs #7 Seed – West Vancouver Highlanders 56
3:00 – Game 2 – #4 Seed – Hugh McRoberts Strikers 47 vs #5 Seed – Terry Fox Ravens 50
At Abby Sr
5:00 – Game 3 – #1 Seed – Vancouver College Fighting Irish 65 vs #8 Seed – RE Mountain Eagles 36
6:30 – Game 4 – #3 Seed – MEI Eagles 37 vs #6 Seed – Queen Elizabeth Royals 63
4 Teams Advancing to Centennial
#1 – Vancouver College Fighting Irish
#2 –West Vancouver Highlanders
#3 –Queen Elizabeth Royals
#4 – Terry Fox Ravens
HOSTING and FUNDING
The 27th ANNUAL GRADE 9 BOYS BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT (formerly the BC HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL GRADE 9 BOYS INVITATIONAL PROVINCIAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS), now its 27th year, are conducted as a not-for-profit event by the volunteer organizers. 100% of all monies (Tourney Fees, Gate, Merchandise, Concession, Advertising and Sponsorships, etc.), are directly received by the Host School 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 – – Alan Kaselj – – Andrew Ruditsc5