tournament season

The best options for any grade or middle school player!

What is Tournament season?

HYL and Spokane AAU have updated to a longer tournament season. The goal is to expand local and affordable playing opportunities for any team (HYL, AAU, club, etc) to increase the number of total games played in a variety of formats. Establishing and growing a tournament season brings an immediate benefit to the competitive teams that historically played AAU and to the newly formed HYL teams.

All tournaments are team registrations. Coaches must form teams prior to registering.

December 16 & 17th, 2023

Santa Slammer Winter Classic

Presented By Northern Quest Resort & Casino

Hosted By: Spokane Hoopfest Association

Registration opens: November 15, 2023

Guaranteed deadline: December 4, 2023 (unless it fills prior to date listed)

Grades: 3rd - 8th grade.

HYL Teams in the 3rd-6th grade recreational or competitive division may register as a team.

Cost: $450 (per team)

Please note:

  • There is no charged gate fee. You may attend any game at any facility throughout the weekend.
  • This tournament is a qualifier for the Washington State Championship scheduled for March 2024.
  • A player may play up a grade level but cannot play below his or her grade level.
  • A player may be rostered on one team for the tournament.

Upcoming Tournaments

HYL 3-6 RECREATIONAL FINAL FOUR presented by STCU - Dec. 9-10th | No registration required | HYL LEAGUE TEAMS

HYL 3-6 COMPETITIVE FINAL FOUR presented by STCU - Jan. 27-28 | No registration required | HYL LEAGUE TEAMS

AAU FINAL FOUR - Jan. 27-28| No registration required | AAU LEAGUE TEAMS ONLY

HOOPTOWN LEGENDS TOURNAMENT - Feb. 4, 5 | Registration TBD | ALL 3RD & 4TH GRADE HYL TEAMS REC OR COMPETITIVE

HOOPTOWN CHAMPIONSHIP presented by EWU - Feb. 24, 25 | Registration Opens Jan. 8 | ALL TEAMS ELIGIBLE REC OR COMPETITIVE

Rivarly GameDays

Coach selected games starting in January - February.

1. Indicate your interest FOR Rivalry Game Days

Want to play more games? This format enables coaches of 3rd - 8th grade to schedule their team for one or more games per day to play any team(s) of their choosing on any or all of the 6 Saturday/Sunday dates between Jan-Mar. HYL will provide the gym, scoredboard & referee for a small fee of $40 per team per game for a high-quality experience.

If coaches are looking for an opponent they can submit their team's interest to play on any or all of the available dates by clicking the button below. This form facilitates coaches arranging games.

2. review game opportunities

Click here to view game opportunties submitted by other teams looking to play!

3. request a game

Once coaches have found an opponent they can arrange games with each other by clicking the button below.

4. hyl confirmation

Once the request form is complete, HYL will officially schedule the game by coordinating with the gym & referees. HYL will confirm the date, time & location by notifying both teams via email. Click below view the confirmed schedule