PRBA Tournament Information and Structure
Welcome to the information page for the PRBA Tournaments. PRBA Basketball is proud to host several tournaments throughout the year for all age groups and teams across, Canada and the USA. We strive to be the best, most well-known, and well-respected tournament hosts in Ontario, bringing up to 60-teams to our gyms each weekend during the season. We hope that you will include PRBA Tournaments in all of your teams’ season schedules. Take this opportunity to show everyone if you have what it takes to stand on top. We would love to see what you’ve got!
The following information is based on Ontario Basketball Tournament guidelines . Draws will only be comprised of teams in the same age categories. There will be no games starting before 9:00 am and no games starting after 7:30 pm. Each team can play a maximum of five (5) games prior to quarter-final, semi-final and championship games. The maximum number of games played per team will be three (3) on any given day (including medal round). Request to play the first game on Friday Night after 6:00pm is available to all registered teams on a first come first serve bases.
GLOSSARY OF AGE CATEGORIES:
U10=Novice, U11=Atom, U12=Major Atom, U13=Bantam, U14=Major Bantam, U15=Midget, U16=Major Midget, U17=Juvenile, U19=Junior
Tournament Dates and Divisions for 2023-2024
Pleases fill out the respected google form to register you team
Tournament #1: October 3rd-5th Tournament Info: 3rd-October-2023
Major Atom Girls, Major Atom Boys
Tournament #2: October 10th-12th Tournament Info: 10th-October-2023
Bantam Boys
Tournament #3: November 10th-12th Tournament Info: 10-November-2023
Atom Girls, Atom Boys
Tournament #4: November 17th-19th Tournament Info: 17-November-2023
Novice Girls, Novice Boys
Tournament #5: December 1st-3rd Tournament Info: 1st-December-2023
Bantam Girls, Bantam Boys
Tournament #6: December 15 st-17th Tournament Info: 15th-December-2023
Major Bantam Girls, Major Bantam Boys
Tournament #7: January 19th-21th Tournament Info: 19th-January-2024
Major Atom Boys
Tournament #8: February 2nd-4th Tournament Info: 2nd-February-2024
Novice Boys, Atom Boys
Tournament #9: February 16th-18th Tournament Info: 16th-February-2024
Major Bantam Boys
Tournament #10:March 1st-3rd Tournament Info: 1st-March-2024
Midget Girls, Midget Boys
Tournament #11: March 15th-17th Tournament Info: 15st-March-2024
Major Midget Girls, Major Midget Boys
Tournament #12: March 22th-24th Tournament Info: 22-March-2024
Midget Boys
Tournament #13: April 5th-7th Tournament Info: 5th-April-2024
Juvenile Boys, Junior BoysMajor, Midget Boys
Tournament #14: April 12th-14th Tournament Info: 12th-April-2024
Juvenile Girls, Junior Girls
Tournament Draws and structures
Four (4) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (1) pool. Each registered team will play 3 pool games.
Top (2) teams will play in the Championship Game.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
Five (5) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (1) pool. Each registered team will play 4 pool games.
Top (2) teams will play in the Championship Game.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
Six (6) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (2) pools of three teams each. Each registered team will play 2 pool games.
All (6) teams will be ranked within each pool, based on their records, and advance to the next round.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
The winners of the quarter-finals games will advance to the semi-finals games.
There will be (1) additional wildcard teams advancing to the medal round.
The (1) wildcard team will be determined by using the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format.
The winners of the semi-finals games will play in the Championship Game.
Seven (7) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (1) pool. Each registered team will play 4 pool games.
Top (2) teams will play in the Championship Game, based on their records.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
Eight (8) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (2) pools of four teams each. Each registered team will play 3 pool games.
The (2) teams with the best records in each pool will advance to the medal round.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
The winners of the semi-finals games will play in the Championship Game.
Nine (9) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (3) pools of three teams each. Each registered team will play 2 pool games.
The (2) teams with the best records in each pool will advance to the medal round.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
The 3rd place teams in each pool will play in the consolation round consisting of 2 games versus the other 3rd place teams.
The medal round will consist of (2) pools of three teams each and determined by the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format. Each team will play 2 pool games.
The winners of each pool will advance to the Championship Game.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
Ten (10) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (2) pools of five teams each. Each registered team will play 4 pool games.
Top (1) team in each pool will play in the Championship Game.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
Twelve (12) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (3) pools of four teams each. Each registered team will play 3 pool games.
The (2) teams with the best records in each pool will advance to the medal round.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
There will be (2) additional wildcard teams advancing to the medal round.
The (2) wildcard teams will be determined by using the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format.
The winners of the quarter-finals games will advance to the semi-finals games.
The winners of the semi-finals games will play in the Championship Game.
Sixteen (16) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (4) pools of four teams each. Each registered team will play 3 pool games.
The (2) teams with the best records in each pool will advance to the medal round.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
The winners of the quarter-finals games will advance to the semi-finals games.
The winners of the semi-finals games will play in the Championship Game.
Eighteen (18) Team Tournament Draw
There will be (6) pools of three teams each. Each registered team will play 2 pool games, plus 1 additional game against another team.
The (1) team with the best record in each pool will advance to the medal round.
In the event of a tie within pool play, the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format will be used.
There will be (2) additional wildcard teams advancing to the medal round.
The (2) wildcard teams will be determined by using the Basketball Ontario Tie-Break Format.
The winners of the quarter-finals games will advance to the semi-finals games.
The winners of the semi-finals games will play in the Championship Game.
We will try our best to accommodate teams with difficult travel schedules when making up the draw. If you have any preferences for the time of your first game, then please indicate this on your application form. Although consideration will be given to all requests, please note that there is no guarantee that your request will be accommodated.