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 Pauline Kibathi to submit your event for consideration.
Can't make it to a Qualifier Tournament?
Click here to fill out an At-Large application.
2022-23 STATE QUALIFER tournaments (dates being confirmed)
| Dates | Qualifier Tournament | Forms/Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22-23 |  |
Tip Off Classic Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
Girls On Saturday Boys on Sunday |
| 10/29-30 | |
Fall Premier League Pre Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
Girls On Saturday Boys on Sunday |
| 11/5 |  |
Barr-Reeve Tip-Off Classic Montgomery, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 11/25-27 |  |
Thanksgiving Shootout Evansville |
Tourney Flyer |
| 11/26-27 | |
Fall Premier League Mid Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
Girls On Saturday Boys on Sunday |
| 12/17-18 | |
Fall Premier League End of Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
Girls On Saturday Boys on Sunday |
| December |  |
Holiday Run N Shoot Indianapolis hosted by Indy Youth Basketball Unlimited |
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| 1/8 |  |
Paoli New Years Classic (BOYS) |
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| January |  |
Tiger Hoops Classic Princeton Community High School |
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| 1/14-15 | |
Winter Premier League Pre Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
Girls On Saturday Boys on Sunday |
| January |  |
WSYB 6th Grade Boys Feeder Frenzy Evansville, IN |
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| January |  |
Newburgh Youth Basketball Bash | Tourney Flyer |
| January | |
New Year's Challenge Evansville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/20-22 |  |
Gibson Southern Hoopfest Fort Branch |
Tourney Link |
| January | |
Hardwood Hysteria (BOYS) Evansville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 1/28 |  |
Boomer City Tip Off Portland hosted by Jay Community Center |
Tourney Link |
| January |  |
IABC & The Zone's Basketball Shootout Spectacular Plymouth, IN |
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| February |  |
Boonville Bracket Buster Boonville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| February | |
Lady Baller Classic (GIRLS) Evansville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/4-5 | |
Barr-Reeve Storm the Court Montgomery, IN |
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| 2/4-5 |  |
Mt. Vernon WYBA Boys Youth Basketball Tournament Mt. Vernon, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/11-12 |  |
Husky Hardwood Classic (BOYS) hosted by Evansville North Feeder Basketball |
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| 2/11-12 | |
Winter Premier League Mid Season Championship Layfayette hosted by Legacy Courts |
Girls On Saturday Boys on Sunday |
| February |  |
Carver Community Center End of Season Tournament Kokomo |
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| February | |
21st Winter Shootout Evansville, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/17-19 |  |
Vincennes Shootout Vincennes |
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| 2/17-19 | |
Gibson Southern Jamfest Fort Branch |
Tourney Link |
| February |  |
Washington ShootOut | Tourney Flyer |
| 2/17-19 |  |
Southridge Shootout Huntinburg, IN |
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| February |  |
South Knox Boys Shootout | |
| February |  |
Jammin' in Jasper Jasper, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| 2/18-19 |  |
Paoli Shootout (Girls) Paoli, IN |
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| 2/19 | |
BoomerVille Invitational Portland hosted by Jay Community Center |
Tourney Link |
| 2/25-26 | |
Husky Hardwood Classic (GIRLS) hosted by Evansville North Feeder Basketball |
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| February |  |
Heritage Hills 3 Point Club Tournament 6th, 7th, 8th grade ONLY Lincoln City, IN |
Tourney Flyer |
| February |  |
Forest Park Shootout Boys 3rd, 4th, 5th Ferdinand hosted by Forest Park Basketball Club |
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| February |  |
Girls Bruin Classic hosted by Blackford Basketball Hartford City |
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| February |  |
Central Bears Jam in the Gym Evansville hosted by Central Junior Basketball |
*Qualifier for Great Lakes Regional |
| February |  |
Randolph Southern Spring Shootout (Girls) Lynn |
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| February |  |
Hoopin in Jasper | Tourney Flyer *Qualifier for Great Lakes Regional |
2022-23 State Qualifier Leagues (to be updated in Fall)
| Dates | Qualifier League | Forms | division qualification at State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16-11/13 | |
JCC Boomer Fall League Portland |
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| OCT - DEC |  |
Fall Premier League Lafayette |
Historically hosting |
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| 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 |
| FEB - MAR | |
JCC Boomer Spring League Portland |
State tournament generously supported by
