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Teams earn their spot at State by placing 1st or 2nd in an Official Qualifier Tournament or League (listed below).

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2024-25 STATE QUALIFER TOURNAMENTS – ANNOUNCED FALL 2024

Qualifier Events are run by independent, community-based youth sports organizations. Register to support a local Qualifier near you!

Interested in becoming a States Qualifier Tournament or League? Email Tournament Director Coby to submit your event for consideration.

States Reps attend many of the Qualifier Tournaments to award qualifying coaches with a golden ticket invitation to States.

Dates *Mobile Users swipe left* Qualifier Tournament Forms/Notes
Oct 26 Halloween Havoc
Sioux City, IA
Oct 26-27 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Clive, IA
Oct 26-27 Haunted Courts
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Oct 26-27 Hooptober
Bettendorf, IA
TBK Sports Complex
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Nov 1-3 Pre-Season Tournament
Sioux City, IA
Nov 2 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
Nov 2-3 Hardwood Fall Kickoff
Grimes, IA
Nov 9 Attack the Glass
Dyersville, IA • Peosta, IA
Registration
Nov 9 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
Nov 9-10 Marion Tip-Off Classic
Marion, IA
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Nov 9-10 Fall Finale
Bettendorf, IA
TBK Sports Complex
Nov 9-10 Fall Frenzy
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Nov 16 Battle at the Fieldhouse
Iowa City, IA
Registration
Nov 16 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
Nov 16 Turkey Shootout (Grades 2-8)
Ankeny, IA
Nov 16-17 King/Queen of Mountain
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Nov 16 Ballin' at the Fieldhouse
Indianola, IA
hosted by Iowa Suns
Nov 16-17 Ballard Boys Booster Club Tournament
Huxley, IA
Tourney Rules
SCHOOL TEAMS ONLY
Nov 16-17 Fall Brawl
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Nov 17 Hardwood Hype
North Liberty, IA
Registration
Nov 23 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
Nov 23 Panther Clash
Cedar Falls, IA • Waterloo, IA
Registration
Nov 23-24 Turkey Delight
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Nov 24 Turkey Bash
Mt. Vernon, IA
Registration
Nov 30 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
Nov 30-Dec 1 G.O.A.T
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Nov 30-Dec 1 Blizzard Battle – IGR & 515 Hoops (Boys Only)
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Dec 6-8 Winter Jam
Sioux City, IA
presented by Chick-fil-a
Dec 7 Run and Gun Classic
Dyersville, IA • Peosta, IA
Registration
Dec 7 Grinnell Booster Club Basketball Jam
Grinnell, IA
hosted by Grinnell Booster Club
Dec 7 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
Dec 7 Girls Got Game
Indianola, IA
hosted by Iowa Suns
Dec 7 Cross Court Classic
UNI
Tourney Flyer
Registration Form
Dec 7-8 Northfield Boys Shootout
Northfield, MN
hosted by Northfield Basketball Association
Tourney Flyer
Dec 7-8 East Ridge Girls Raptor Classic
Woodbury, MN
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Dec 7-8 Fire & Ice
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Dec 7-8 Marion Snowball Slam
Marion, IA
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Dec 7-8 Quad Cities Winter Showdown
Bettendorf, IA
TBK Sports Complex
Dec 7-8 Snowball Shootout
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Dec 14 Hawkeye Hoopfest
Iowa City, IA
Registration
Dec 14 Midwest Xtreme Tri-State Challenge
Burlington, IA
Tourney Flyer
Registration Form
Dec 14 Jingle Jam
Clear Lake, IA
hosted by Clear Lake Booster Club
TBD Iowa Suns Winter Classic
Indianola, IA
hosted by Iowa Suns
Dec 14 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
TBD Panther Shootout
Cedar Falls/Waterloo, IA
Tourney Registration
Dec 14-15 East Ridge Boys Raptor Classic
Woodbury, MN
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Dec 14-15 Newton Winter Shootout
Newton, IA
hosted by Redbird Basketball Club
Dec 14-15 Power to Play
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Dec 14-15 Holiday Hoops
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Dec 15 Hoops Havoc
North Liberty, IA
Registration
Dec 21 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
Dec 21 Rock the Rim Rumble
Cedar Falls, IA • Waterloo, IA
Registration
Dec 21 Slam Dunk Showdown
North Liberty, IA
Tourney Flyer
Registration Form
Jan 3-5 TNE I Have a Dream Classic
Omaha, NE
hosted by TNE United Express
Jan 3-5 New Year's Bash
Sioux City, IA
Jan 4 New Year's Jam
Iowa City, IA
Registration
Jan 4-5 Basketbrawl Classic 2025
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Jan 11 Upper Midwest Basketball Tournament
Ames, IA
Jan 11 Crossover Classic
Dyersville, IA • Peosta, IA
Registration
Jan 11-12 Battle of the Schools
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Jan 11-12 Eastview Lightning Girls Classic
Apple Valley, MN
hosted by Eastview Athletic Association
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Jan 11-12 Gym Rats Heat up the Hardwood
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Jan 18 I-Town Showdown
Indianola, IA
hosted by Iowa Suns
Jan 18 Legends of the Court
Hull, IA
hosted by PACE
Tourney Flyer
Jan 18 Alley Oop Jamboree
Cedar Falls, IA • Waterloo, IA
Registration
TBD Ignit Winter Classic
Grimes, IA
Tourney Flyer
Jan 18-19 Quad City Classic
Bettendorf, IA
Jan 18-19 Newton Blizzard Bash
Newton, IA
hosted by Redbird Basketball Club
Jan 18-19 MLK Weekend Classic (Grades 2-8)
Ankeny, IA
Jan 18-19 JBC Classic
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Jan 19 Winter Slamboree
Mt. Vernon, IA
Registration
TBD Ballard Girls
Booster Club Tournament

Huxley, IA
Tourney Rules
SCHOOL TEAMS ONLY
TBD Girls Blizzard Breaker Tournament
Rogers, MN
hosted by Rogers Area Youth Basketball Association
Tourney Flyer
Jan 25 Full Court Frenzy
UNI
Tourney Flyer
Registration Form
Jan 25 Small Town Clash
Shellsburg, IA • Vinton, IA
Registration
Jan 25 Norwalk Youth Basketball Tournament - BOYS
Norwalk, IA
Jan 25-26 Raccoon River Rumble
Adel, IA
Registration
Saturday 5th & 7th Girls
Sunday 6th & 8th Girls
Jan 25-26 Central Springs Youth Basketball Tournament
Nora Springs, IA
Jan 25-26 ACBC Classic
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Jan 25 January Jam
Indianola, IA
hosted by Iowa Suns
Jan 25-26 Apple Valley Classic - GIRLS
Apple Valley, MN
Jan 25-26 Battle of the Programs
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Jan 25-26 January Jamfest
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
Jan 26 Norwalk Youth Basketball Tournament - GIRLS
Norwalk, IA
Jan 31-Feb 2 February Frenzy
Sioux City, IA
Feb 1 Clinton Little Queens Basketball Tournament
Clinton, IA
hosted by Clinton Little Queens Basketball
Registration
Feb 1 TBT State Championships
Iowa City, IA
Registration
TBD Ignit Metro Showcase
Grimes, IA
Tourney Flyer
Feb 1-2 GRBA Division I State Championship
Grimes, IA
Feb 1-2 GRBA/515 Hoops Boys School State Championship
Des Moines, IA
Feb 1-2 Raccoon River Rumble
Adel, IA
Registration
Saturday 5th & 7th Boys
Sunday 6th & 8th Boys
Feb 8 Snowball Showdown
Dyersville, IA • Peosta, IA
Registration
Feb 8 Super Saturday Shootout (Boys 2-8)
Ankeny, IA
Feb 8 Marion Classic Tournament
Marion, IA
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Feb 8-9 New Ulm Boys Basketball Tournament
New Ulm, MN
hosted by New Ulm Basketball Association
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Feb 8-9 For Love of the Game
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Feb 8-9 Waukee Jam Classic
Des Moines, IA
Feb 8-9 "The" State Tournament
Des Moines, IA
Feb 9 Super Sunday Shootout (Boys 4-6)
North Liberty, IA
TBD Hansen-Haas Memorial Basketball Tournament
Yankton, SD
Feb 15 Nothing But Net
Cedar Falls, IA • Waterloo, IA
Registration
Feb 15 Sheldon Boys Basketball Tournament
Sheldon, IA
Tourney Flyer & Registration
Feb 15 New Ulm Girls Basketball Tournament
New Ulm, MN
hosted by New Ulm Basketball Association
Feb 15 The City Battle
Sioux City, IA
presented by Chick-fil-a
TBD Ignit The Hardwood
Grimes, IA
Tourney Flyer
Feb 15-16 United Hoops Winter Championship
Burlington, IA
Feb 15-16 Midwinter Classic, Clash of the Plains
Wayne, NE
hosted by
Wayne Basketball Development Association
Feb 15-16 February Freezeout
Des Moines, IA
Feb 15-16 Apple Valley Classic - BOYS
Apple Valley, MN
Feb 16 Valentine's Shootout
Mt. Vernon, IA
Registration
Feb 22 Hoop It Up Classic
Feb 22-23 Dominate the Paint
Hiawatha, IA
hosted by Team Iowa
Feb 22-23 Carroll Chamber of Commerce Court Classic
Carroll, IA
Tourney Flyer
Registration Form
Feb 22-23 February Frenzy
Des Moines/Grimes, IA
TBD Sheldon Kiwanis Boys Tournament
Sheldon, IA
Tourney Flyer
Feb 22-23 GRBA/515 Hoops 2024 Division II State Championship
Des Moines, IA
TBD Heat Up the Hardwood
Sioux Falls, SD
hosted by Sanford Pentagon
TBD Creston Basketball Association
Girls Basketball Tournament
Creston, IA
TBD Holiday Hoops
Sioux Falls, SD
hosted by Sanford Pentagon
TBD Monticello Boys Winter Basketball Tournament
Monticello, MN
Mar 1 Season Finale
Iowa City, IA
Registration
Mar 1-2 Hoops March Madness
Des Moines, IA

2024-25 STATE QUALIFER LEAGUES - ANNOUNCED FALL OF 2024

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