ND How to Qualify

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

Is your team interested in earning an At Large Bid to State? Click here to learn more and fill out an At-Large application.

2024-25 STATE QUALIFER TOURNAMENTS – to be ANNOUNCED late NOVEMBER

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 Coby Grumbach to submit your event for consideration.

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

Dates	Qualifier Tournament	Forms/Notes
Oct 26	Hoosier Classic Grand Forks, ND	Flyer
Nov 16	VCPR Youth Basketball Tournament Valley City, ND
Nov 23	Devil's Lake Basketball Tournament Devil's Lake, ND	Registration
Dec 13-15	Ballin in the Basin Williston, ND	Registration
Dec 14	8th Annual Pizza Corner Classic Valley City, ND
Dec 14	Minnewaska Girls Winter Classic Glenwood, MN	Registration
Jan 4	Hawley Hot Shot Basketball Tournament (January) Hawley, MN
Jan 4	Early Bird Blackduck, MN	Registration
Jan 4	Barnesville 3rd/4th Grade Tournament Barnesville, MN
Jan 4-5	Rough Rider Winter Classic Watford City, ND	Registration
Jan 4-5	New Year Hoop Slam Fargo, ND	Registration
Jan 5	Northern State Girls Youth Basketball Tournament Aberdeen, SD	Registration
Jan 11	Hoopin in the Hangar Berthold, ND
Jan 11	Cowgirl Classic Breckenridge, MN
Jan 11	11th Annual Pizza Corner Classic Valley City, ND
Jan 11-12	Hoops Mania Fargo, ND Hosted by Minnesota Tournaments
Jan 11-12	Ballin' On The Bad River Fort Pierre, SD	Registration
Jan 18-19	Ballin For The Birds Lewistown, MT
Jan 18-19	Minnewaska Boys Winter Classic Glenwood, MN
Feb 1	Ada Borup Booster Club Boys Cougar Classic Ada, MN	Registration
Feb 1-2	February Frenzy Fargo, ND	Registration
Feb 1-2	Blackduck Youth Basketball Tournament Blackduck, MN	Registration
Feb 1-2	THS/DHS Booster Annual Youth Basketball Tournament Dickinson, ND
Feb 8	Ada Borup Booster Club Girls Cougar Classic Ada, MN	Registration
Feb 8	Hawley Hot Shot Basketball Tournament (February) Hawley, MN
Feb 15	DGF Hoops Club Winter Rumble Dilworth/Glyndon, MN
Feb 22	37th Annual VCPR Winter Shootout Valley City, ND
Feb 22-23	Spud Shootout Moorhead, MN	Registration
Feb 23	Jamestown Basketball Boosters Spring Shootout Jamestown, ND