HOW TO QUALIFY
Teams earn their spot at State by placing 1st or 2nd in an Official Qualifier Tournament or League (listed below.)
State Reps will attend many of our Qualifier Tournaments to award qualifying coaches with a golden ticket invitation to State.
All Qualifier Events are run by independent, community-based youth sports organizations. Register to support a local Qualifier near you!
Interested in becoming a State Qualifier Tournament or League?
Email Tournament Director Byron Jenson to submit your event for consideration.
Can't make it to a Qualifier Tournament?
Click here to fill out an At-Large application.
2021-22 STATE QUALIFER tournaments (UPDATED LIST RELEASED IN FALL 2022)
| Dates | Qualifier Tournament | Forms/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30-31 |  |
Fall Premier League Pre Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
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| 11/6 |  |
Barr-Reeve Tip-Off Classic Montgomery, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 11/6-7 |  |
Pre Season Hoop It Up hosted by Indy Hoops Boys League |
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| 11/27-28 | |
Fall Premier League Mid Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
|
| 12/11-12 | |
Fall Premier League End of Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
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| 12/18-19 |  |
Holiday Run N Shoot Indianapolis hosted by Indy Youth Basketball Unlimited |
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| 12/20-21 |  |
The Courts of Northwest Indiana Fall League Tournament Valparaiso |
|
| TBA |  |
New Year's Ball Drop Shootout Mount Vernon Hosted by Westside Youth Baskeball |
|
| TBA | |
Paoli New Years Classic (GIRLS) | |
| TBA | |
Paoli New Years Classic (BOYS) | |
| TBA |  |
Carmel Pups Boys Holiday Tournament |
|
| TBA |  |
Team Focus New Years Tournament Plymouth, IN |
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| 1/8-9 |  |
Tiger Hoops Classic Princeton Community High School |
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| 1/15-16 | |
Winter Premier League Pre Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
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| 1/21-23 |  |
Newburgh Youth Basketball Bash | Tourney Flyer |
| 1/21-23 |  |
New Year's Challenge Evansville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/22-23 |  |
Gibson Southern Hoopfest Fort Branch |
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| 1/28-30 | |
Hardwood Hysteria (BOYS) Evansville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/29 |  |
Boomer City Tip Off Portland hosted by Jay Community Center |
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| 1/29 |  |
IABC & The Zone's Basketball Shootout Spectacular Plymouth, IN |
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| 2/4-6 | |
Super Shoot Out hosted by Indy Hoops Boys League |
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| 2/4-6 | |
Lady Baller Classic (GIRLS) Evansville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/5-6 | |
Barr-Reeve Storm the Court Montgomery, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/12 | |
BoomerVille Classic Portland hosted by Jay Community Center |
|
| TBA |  |
Husky Hardwood Classic (BOYS) hosted by Evansville North Feeder Basketball |
|
| TBA |  |
Vincennes Shootout (GIRLS) | |
| 2/12-13 | |
Winter Premier League Mid Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
|
| TBA | |
Husky Hardwood Classic (GIRLS) hosted by Evansville North Feeder Basketball |
|
| TBA | |
Vincennes Shootout (BOYS) | |
| 2/18-20 | |
21st Winter Shootout Evansville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/19-20 | |
Gibson Southern Jamfest Fort Branch |
|
| TBA |  |
South Knox Boys Shootout | |
| TBA |  |
Carver Community Center End of Season Tournament Kokomo |
|
| 2/25-27 |  |
Jammin' in Jasper Jasper, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/26-27 |  |
Paoli Shootout (Girls) Paoli, IN |
|
| 2/27 | |
Championship Sunday hosted by Indy Hoops Boys League |
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| 2/26-27 |  |
Heritage Hills 3 Point Club Tournament 6th, 7th, 8th grade ONLY Lincoln City, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/26-27 |  |
Forest Park Shootout Boys 3rd, 4th, 5th Ferdinand hosted by Forest Park Basketball Club |
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| 2/26-27 |  |
Girls Bruin Classic hosted by Blackford Basketball Hartford City |
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| TBA |  |
Central Bears Jam in the Gym Evansville hosted by Central Junior Basketball |
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| TBA |  |
Randolph Southern Spring Shootout (Girls) Lynn |
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| TBA | |
Hoopin in Jasper | Tourney Flyer |
2021-22 State Qualifier Leagues (to be released in Fall 2021)
| Dates | Qualifier League | Forms | division qualification at State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT - NOV | |
JCC Boomer Fall League Portland |
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| OCT - DEC |  |
Fall Premier League Lafayette |
Historically hosting |
|
| OCT - JAN | |
The Courts of Northwest Indiana Fall League Valparaiso |
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| NOV - DEC | |
The Zone Boys & Girls Winter Basketball League Plymouth |
Boys Flyer Girls Flyer |
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| DEC - FEB | |
Carver Community Center Youth League Youth Basketball League Kokomo |
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| JAN - MAR | |
Winter Premier League Lafayette |
Historically hosting |
top teams in regular season standings (Win %) as of 3/1/21 # of Qualifiers per division depends on # of teams |
| JAN - MAR | |
Indy Hoops Boys League | Historically hosting |
|
| FEB - MAR | |
JCC Boomer Spring League Portland |
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