The 29th ANNUAL GRADE 9 BOYS
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
(formerly the BC HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL
GRADE 9 BOYS INVITATIONAL
PROVINCIAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS)
Hosted by Lord Byng with Kitsilano.
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 Abbotsford Senior.
and The 5th Annual Grade 9 Boys 3×3 Playoffs Tuesday Feb 24 (from 3:00 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.
KEY DATES
WEDNESDAY FEB 18 – All Zones must complete their qualifying championships.
(If Zones can complete a few days earlier, this will help the Wildcard teams).
WEDNESDAY FEB 18 at 5:00 pm – All 8 Wildcard Teams’ Records are due.
WEDNESDAY FEB 18 at 8:00 pm – Wildcard Tourney Coaches & Seeding Conference call (via Zoom).
FRIDAY FEB 20 at 9:00 am – All 8 Wildcard Teams Rosters and Team Pics are due.
FRIDAY FEB 20 at 12:00 Noon – All Teams’ Documents are due
except Banquet and Merch Orders due no later than Monday Feb 23 at 9:00 am.
FRIDAY FEB 20 & SATURDAY FEB 21 – Wildcard Tourney at Abbotsford Senior, Lord Byng.
SUNDAY FEB 22 at 3:00 pm – Coaches Meeting and Seeding Conference Call (via Zoom)
– Attendance by Head Coach or School Sponsor is mandatory.
– (link sent at 2:00 if your docs are submitted, except Merch & Banquet Form).
MONDAY FEB 23 by 9:00 am – Wildcard Tourney Winners – All Remaining Documents are due.
MONDAY FEB 23 by 9:00 am – All Outstanding Banquet and Merch Orders due.
MONDAY FEB 23 at 8:00 pm – Game Directors and Tourney Directors Conference Call (via Zoom).
TUESDAY FEB 24 from 3:30 to 9:00 pm – At Lord Byng, 3 x 3 Playoffs and Eliminations and for the Final Four to Advance to the Championship Finals. Free to enter and $2,000 in bursaries for the Final Four 3×3 teams.
WEDNESDAY FEB 25 from 3:30 to 9:00 pm – Gym setups at Lord Byng and Kits.
THURSDAY FEB 26, 27, 28 with FINALS SUNDAY MARCH 1 – The 29th ANNUAL GRADE 9 BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT.
FRIDAY FEB 27 from 5:30 to 7:00 – At Kits, the 2-Ball and 3 Point Eliminations and Dunk Contest Finals.
FRIDAY FEB 27 at 7:00 – Team Banquet at Lord Byng with Guest Speaker and door prizes.
SUNDAY MARCH 1 at 2:30 pm – O Canada and Welcome.
SUNDAY MARCH 1 at 2:45 pm – 2-Ball and 3 Point Finals.
SUNDAY MARCH 1 at 3:00 pm – The 5th Annual Grade 9 Boys 3×3 Finals and Bursary Awards.
SUNDAY MARCH 1 at 3:45 pm – 3rd and 4th Place Game #51.
SUNDAY MARCH 1 at 5:15 pm – Championship Game #52.
SUNDAY MARCH 1 at 6:45 pm – Awards and Closing.