Basketball Tournaments

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

All Pentagon Youth tournaments will be operating under Covid-19 restrictions including:

Teams are limited to 30 total patrons (coaches, athletes & fans)
Seating will not be provided for fans
Basketball are not allowed to be brought into the Pentagon
Gate will not be taken for fans admission. The gate fee is included in the team entry fee
Only two coaches allowed on each team bench

Tournament Features

All Sanford Pentagon Youth Tournaments (Nov-March) Feature:

No Friday night games. Teams will play games on Saturday and Sunday at each tournament.
All games played at the Sanford Pentagon
Full Sized quality wood floors
All teams guaranteed 3 games minimum
Certified or registered officials on all courts
Stopped time games (until mercy rule is in effect) No running clock.
Deadline: two weeks prior to event or when event fills

Tournament Cancellation & Refund Policy

No refunds will be issued after tournament deadline date or after event is scheduled. One half of the entry fee will be refunded if our Tournament is cancelled due to inclement weather.

Deadline: two weeks prior to event or when event fills
No refunds will be issued after tournament deadline date or after event is scheduled. One half of the entry fee will be refunded if our Tournament is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Retain 100% of entry fee if team is a no show.
$25.00 of entry fee and all credit card processing fees will be retained if a team request a refund after registering for a tournament and prior to the deadline date.
Full registration refunded if team can not play due to Covid issues with team or tournament is postponed due to Covid 19 related issues.

Preferred hotels:

Fairfield Inn by Marriott

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Home2 Suites by Hilton

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Blizzard Blowout

Dates: January 23-24, 2021
Gender: Boys and Girls
Age Bracket: Boys 4th-8th Grade
Girls 5th-8th Grade
Cost: $327.00 per team (tax & fans gate fee included)

Blizzard Blowout Tournament Schedule

Rim Rocker Tournament

Dates: February 6-7, 2021
Gender: Boys and Girls
Age Bracket: Boys 4th-8th Grade
Girls 5th-8th Grade
Cost: $327.00 per team (tax & fans gate fee included)

Heat Up the Hardwood

Dates: February 13-14, 2021
Gender: Boys and Girls
Age Bracket: Boys 4th - 8th Grade
Girls 5th-8th Grade
Cost: $327.00 per team (tax & fans gate fee included)

Heat Up The Hardwood Team Registration

SPRING JAM

Dates: April 24-25, 2021
Gender: Boys
Age Bracket: 9th - 11th Grade (current school year)
Cost: $436.00 per team (includes tax)

$25.00 multi team discount available for all programs that register three teams at registration.

NCAA Team & Coaches Requirments
All of the steps below must be completed by 9th - 11th grade boys’ teams in order to participate. Teams without approved coaches and rosters on the NCAA BBCS will not be allowed to participate in the NCAA-certified portion of this event.

Step 1 – Coaches obtain USA BBall Gold Licenses: Coaches of 15U-17U boys’ and girls’ teams must renew their existing USA Basketball Gold Coach License or if they have not done this before they must obtain a USA Basketball Gold Coach License. This requirement applies to coaches, assistant coaches, and any bench personnel (non-players). Allow 3 weeks for processing. You will not be able to enter your rosters on the new BBCS website (step 2) until you complete this process. Click here for detailed application instructions from USA Basketball (use the link at the bottom of the USA Basketball instruction page to start your application). START EARLY!

Step 2 – Register on the new BBCS: ALL COACHES AND ATHLETES must create individual accounts on the all-new NCAA BBCS website https://BBCS.ncaa.org. Only coaches who have completed the above Step 1 will be allowed to create accounts on the BBCS. Instructions for COACHES. Instructions for ATHLETES.

Step 3 – Build Your Team Roster: The head coach must then invite their assistant coaches and players to be on their roster through the BBCS website. Click here for detailed instructions on how to build your roster.

REMINDER: Teams who have not completed all of the above steps WILL NOT be allowed to participate in the NCAA certified portion of the tournament.Coach Certification: ALL COACHES must have a valid NCAA Approval number in order to coach at this event.

Spring Jam - 6th - 8th Grade Divisions

Dates: April 24-25, 2021
Gender: Boys
Age Bracket: 6th-8th Grade (Current Year)
Cost: 12u - 14u: $327.00 per team (tax included)

$25.00 multi team discount available for all programs that register three teams at registration.

Sanford Pentagon Hardwood Challenge Girls Divisions

Dates: June 5-6, 2021
Gender: Girls & Boys
Grade Divisions: 5th-11th Grade Divisions
Cost: $545.00 (tax and fans gate included)

Teams and athletes must be registered in the Grade Division they were enrolled during the 2019-20 school year. Athletes must have been in the grade this year to play in a designated division. Athletes may move up a division but may not play in a lower grade division if they were not enrolled in that grade during the 2019-20 school year.