Hosted by (TO BE ANNOUNCED)
from 1:00 pm Thursday February 27 to 6:00 pm Sunday March 2, 2025
with Wildcard Tourney Friday Feb 21 & Saturday Feb 22 Hosted by Abbotsford Senior.
and The 4th Annual Grade 9 Boys 3×3 Playoffs Tuesday Feb 25 Hosted by (TO BE ANNOUNCED).
open to all Grade 9 players whose teams have finished their season, free to enter and $2,000 in bursaries for
the Final Four 3×3 teams.
Latest Update – Wednesday Oct 16
All Zones must complete their qualifying championships by WEDNESDAY FEB 19.
If Zones can complete a few days earlier, this will help the Wildcard teams.
The Wildcard Tourney, Friday Feb 21 & Saturday Feb 22, 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.
The 4th Annual Grade 9 Boys 3×3 Playoffs Tuesday February 25 Hosted by (TO BE ANNOUNCED)
Final Four of the 3×3 is Sunday March 2 (at 2:45) at (TO BE ANNOUNCED).
This is open to all Grade 9 players whose teams have finished their season, free to enter and $2,000 in bursaries for the Final Four 3×3 teams.
BERTHS 2024
24 Berths for 135 Grade 9/Juvenile Teams Province wide.
Each Zone in BC receives a minimum of one berth.
Berth allocations are reviewed at the start of the season and are adjusted by Tuesday Feb 6.
Link to BC School Sports Provincial Zones (reorganized as of 2020)
EASTERN VALLEY ZONE
23 Teams registered – Abby/Mission (11) / FV East (7) / Langley (5)
3 Berths – EV1 – EV2 – EV3 plus 2 Wildcard berth EV4 + EV5
Zone Rep: Jyoti Pawar Jake Mourtizen
Link to Eastern Valley Zone
Zone Playoffs @ Abbotsford Traditional – Feb 12 to 15
Link to Eastern Valley Zone Championships
FRASER NORTH ZONE
14 Teams registered – New West/Burnaby (7) / Coquitlam (7) / Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge (0)
2 Berths – FN1 – FN2 plus 2 Wildcard berths FN3 + FN4
Zone Rep: Bruno Chu Mike Olderidge
Link to Fraser North Zone
Zone Playoffs @ Pitt Meadows – Feb 12 to 15
Link to Fraser North Zone Championships
FRASER SOUTH ZONE
29 Teams registered – Surrey (15) / Delta (3) / Richmond (11)
4 Berths – FS1 – FS2 – FS3 – FS4 plus 2 Wildcard berths FS5 + FS6
Zone Rep: Mike Sweeney
Link to Fraser South Zone
Zone Playoffs @ Delta – Feb 12 to 15
Link to Fraser South Zone Championships
KOOTENAY ZONE
3 Teams registered
1 Berth – Koot1
Zone Rep: Jeremy Phelan
Zone Playoffs @ Thompson Okanagan – Feb 15 to 17
Link to Thompson – Okanagan Zone Championships
NORTH CENTRAL ZONE – NORTH WEST ZONE
9 Teams registered – Dawson Creek (4) / Prince George (3) Williams Lake/Quesnel (2)
1 Berth – NC1
Zone Rep: Travis Nystoruk
Zone Playoffs @ Williams Lake – Feb 16 to 17
Link to North Central Zone Championships
THOMPSON- OKANAGAN ZONE
16 Teams registered – Kamloops -West (5) / North (1) / Central (9) / South (1)
3 Berths – OK1 – OK2 – OK3
Zone Rep: David Lafontaine
Link to Thompson – Okanagan Zone Leagues OVSSA SOSAA OCSSA WestZone
Zone Playoffs @ W.L. Seaton (Vernon) and George Elliot (Lake Country) – Feb 15 to 17
Link to Thompson – Okanagan Zone Championships
VANCOUVER ISLAND ZONE
14 Teams registered – North (9) / Central (3) / South (3)
2 Berths – VI1 – VI2
Zone Rep: Salim Rana
Link to Vancouver Island Zone
Zone Playoffs @ Shawnigan Lake School – Feb 23 to 24
Link to Vancouver Island Zone Championships
VANCOUVER SEA TO SKY ZONE
29 Teams registered – Vancouver (13) / North Van/West Van/Sunshine Coast (13) / Independent (3) / Sea to Sky (0)
Link to Sea to Sky Zone
NOTICE:
Effective 2024, the Grade 9 Tournament now follows the Annual Junior Boys Basketball Invitational Tournament Sea to Sky Zone berthing format by allocating berths directly to the Independent, North Shore and Vancouver Leagues.
SEA TO SKY ZONE – Independent
3 Teams registered
1 Berth – Ind1 plus 1 Wildcard berth Ind2
Zone Rep: Ryan Shams
Zone Playoffs @ Van College & St George’s
Link to Independent Championships
SEA TO SKY ZONE – North Shore/Howe Sound
13 Teams registered – North Van/West Van/Sunshine Coast (13)
2 Berths – NS1 – NS2 – plus 1 Wildcard berth NS3
Zone Rep: Gerry Karvelis
Zone Playoffs @ Argyle & STA – Feb 5 to 13
Link to North Shore/Howe Sound Championships
SEA TO SKY ZONE – Vancouver
13 Teams registered – Vancouver (13)
0 Berths – Schedule Overlap – see News & Updates – Feb 6 post re: Vancouver Berths Reassigned
Zone Rep: Michael Pettifer
Zone Playoffs @ Feb 27 to 29
Link to Vancouver Championships
HOST
Berth – H1 – IF Host finishes FN1 or FN2 the Host Berth is reassigned.
The Host School plays in the Fraser North Zone.
If the Host School finishes as FN1 or FN2, the Host Berth is reassigned to another Zone.
If the Host School does not finish FN1 or FN2, the Host receives the automatic Host Berth.
If the Host School finishes FN3 or FN4, the Host School will not be invited to the Wildcard Tourney, the FN5 will receive the Wildcard Invite.
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.
Link to the Wildcard Tourney
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.
See Wildcard page on 2024 Tournament page for full details.
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE
If your team would not be able to attend the 28th Annual Grade 9 Tournament without transport assistance, maybe we can help.
Please submit the Bus Transport Request Form on the Resources page.
HOSTING and FUNDING
The 28th ANNUAL GRADE 9 BOYS BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT (formerly the BC HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL GRADE 9 BOYS INVITATIONAL PROVINCIAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS), now its 28th 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