• July 13-15th, 2012
• Age groups 15u-17u
• LIVE tournament, which will be NCAA Sanctioned for Division I, II, and III college coaches. Top teams from around the country will be invited.  ESPN, New England Recruiting Service, NE Hoop News, Rivals.com, Fox Sports and Scout.com have attended the last few years. 

• Tournament will sell out - register quickly
• Schedule will be released one week before the tournament
• Coaches of ALL teams, please send Rosters ASAP to naismithtourney@basketbull.org

• Results from 2011 National Invitational Tournament Results CLICK HERE
• For Complete 2010 National Invitational Tournament Results CLICK HERE
• For Complete 2009 National Invitational Tournament Results CLICK HERE

2011 Video

Mass Mutual Center - Springfield, MA - Four arena floors in one exhibition hall
Western New England University - Springfield, MA  - four A/C courts
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• 17u - no more than 64 teams will be accepted into tournament
• 16u - 1st 36 teams will be accepted
• 15u - 1st 24 teams will be accepted

All teams will be guaranteed to continue playing (in a single-elimination bracket) after pool play is complete.

Exact tournament format will be decided when registration is completed.

All BasketBull tournaments use only IABBO Certified Officials

Most likely will be a super pool on July 13th

• $525, teams must pay in advance, NO EXCEPTIONS
•  ALL teams must submit roster to naismithtourney@basketbull.org
•  Teams are encouraged to pay online via "REGISTRATION" button in upper-right corner
•  Teams can send registration with enclosed registration form to:

Basketball Hall of Fame
c/o BasketBull, LLC
1000 West Columbus Ave.
Springfield, Ma. 01105

• Multiple team discounts are available with 3+ teams

Upon registering and committing team to the tournament, please see tournament policies, by clicking here, regarding cancellation policy and refunds.  If you are on the schedule, you are considered COMMITTED to the tournament.

Open to Division I, II and III coaches

Past colleges to attend (2009-2011):  Duke, Kansas, North Caronlina, Kentucky, Ohio State, Syracuse, UConn, Georgetown, BYU, California, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Villanova, Boston College, UMass, Louisville, Florida, Miami, Georgia Tech, and many many more.....

Before participating in an NCAA-certified event, all participating coaches will have to complete and be approved through the NCAA Participant Approval for Operators and Coaches administered by LexisNexis and each team will have to be registered in the NCAA Basketball Certification System (BBCS).

For more information on this process, click here.

In addition, all teams must also be registered and submitted online prior to participating in the event.

To begin your approval and team registration process, you must first apply for an approval number, which will be given to you by the NCAA after a background check.  You must allow a minumum of 7 business days for this process to be completed. To begin the process approval and team registration process:

1st Step - Approval Application

2nd Step - Submit Team Roster and Registration to NCAA

3rd Step - Submit team roster to BasketBull

4th Step - Pay for tournament

Coach or Team Admin (5 minute setup)

Past organizations to have played: Mass Rivals, Illinois Wolves, New England Playaz, New Heights (NY), Terry Porter Elite (WI), Gamepoint (CA), Lone Peak (UT), Connecticut Basketball Club, Boston Amateur Basketball Club, Syracuse Select, Hollis Price All-Stars (La.), BTI Pump and Run (Ca.), Connecticut Knights, Granite State Jayhawks (NH), Midwest All-Stars (Ne.), Florida Rams, Grassroots Canada, Expressions Elite, Albany City Rocks, Irish Under 18 National Team, The Dukes (Netherlands), 518 Hustle (NY), Metro Boston, JB Hoops (Pa.), Absyinnian Church (NY), DC Heat, Maryland Mauraders, PPY Elite (NJ), Connecticut Select, Maine Gold, Positive Direction (NY), Riverside Church (NY), Long Island Lighting - Dingle, Belgian Jr. National Team, East Coast Elite (De.), Renaissance Warriors (NY), Team Philly, New York Elite, Brookwood Elite (Can), Ste-Foy (Can), Rhode Island Hawks, BC Eagles (NY), Positive Image (Pa.), Hunting Park Warriors (Pa.), Middlesex Magic (Ma.), Boston Warriors, and many many more....

• Colin Tabb @ 413-382-0272 (office line)
• CTabb@basketbull.org
• Schedule requests need to be made via an email to the tournament director, or they may not be granted.  It is at the director's discretion to grant a request.

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