(formerly the BC HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL
GRADE 9 BOYS INVITATIONAL
PROVINCIAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS)
Hosted by Lord Byng Secondary with Kitsilano Secondary School.
from 9:00 am Thursday February 26 to 7:00 pm Sunday March 1, 2026.
with Wildcard Tourney Friday Feb 20 & Saturday Feb 21 Hosted by Lord Byng.
AND
The 5th Annual Grade 9 Boys 3×3 Playoffs Tuesday Feb 24 (from 3:30 to 9:00) Hosted by Lord Byng.
open to all Grade 9 players whose teams have finished their season, free to enter
with $2,000 in bursaries and awards for the Final Four 3×3 teams.
Latest Update – Monday February 16, 2026.
Full Uniforms must be worn by all particpants and any helpers on the floor.
SIGNUP – at the gym at the scheduled time, there is no advance signup.
Coaches and Players – Know the Rules
If you enter these events, you must know the rules. We always have a lot of participants and a limited amount of time to run through the eliminations.
We will only do a quick rule review for the players, then we start.
A. ELIGIBILTY
B. EVENTS
Only for Players of the 24 Teams in the Tournament: Dunk, 2Ball and 3 Point
Full Uniforms must be worn by all participants on the floor.
Dunk – Judged on scoring, height and creativity.
2 Dunkers per school. 9’3” or 9’6” or 9’9” hoops with a Size 6 ball.
Final competition height is set by judges after watching the competitors in their warmups.
Elimination Round followed by Semi-Finals or Finals based on number of Dunkers.
General format: There will be a short warm-up followed by the Elimination Round, with 1 Practice shot (optional) and 3 counters.
You must score the hoop in order to be credited your judge’s score.
Dunkers advance based on cumulative scores in the rounds.
2Ball – One minute speed shooting events
2 teams of 2 contestants per school.
All the points you and you partner, alternating shots, can score.
The harder the shot, the higher the points.
1 point in the paint, 2 points outside and 3 points outside the 3 arc.
Three point – 2 teams of 4 contestants per school, 1 shooter and 3 rebounders.
3 shots from 5 locations (baseline, right side 45 angle, top, left side 45 angle, and baseline) with the shooter’s 3 teammates rebounding.
Shooters and rebounders must wear game uniforms and the shooter must be wearing a top the opposite colour of his rebounders.
Perfect score is 20 points.
1 pt for 1st & 2nd shots and 2 pts for 3rd shot from each location.
Tournament Directors
Michael Pettifer — Caley Donaldson — TJ Cheema — Rob Slavik — Steve Pettifer — Kevin Sandher — Wes Lefsrud