See You at State!
March 13-15 | 2026 (Girls)
March 20-22 | 2026 (Boys)
State College-Centre County
Boys & Girls | Grades 4-8
The 7th Annual State Championship is a school/township-only tournament featuring qualified teams from all corners of Pennsylvania. 350+ teams are expected!
Wide Geographic Diversity
The 2025 State tournament featured players from 651 zip codes and 589 home towns from throughout Pennsylvania offering fresh competition for all squads. Check out the map above with all of the hometowns represented at State 2025! #SeeYouAtStatePA
UPCOMING QUALIFIERS (2024-25)
Teams earn their spot at State by placing 1st or 2nd* in an official Qualifier Tournament or League, or through an At-Large Bid to State. Thank you for supporting one of these quality annual events! *Most but not all events qualify the top 2 teams in each division
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News!
After hosting over 300 teams at State last season, we’re expecting close to 350 teams at the 2025 Pennsylvania Middle School Basketball Championship. To accommodate this growth, we’re adding even more new venues, including the White Gym on the Penn State campus!
Lock in the Dates for STATE 2025!
- By Bradley Laubacher 11/21/2024, 9:00am PST
MEET YOUR STATE REPS
State Reps attend many of our Qualifier Tournaments to award top teams with their Gold Ticket invitation to State.
Interested in becoming a State Rep?
Click here to learn more!
Eligibility
All team rosters are verified by the State Eligibility Committee prior to tournament play. Last season, we reviewed over 21,000 Proof of Eligibility documents!
GRANDFATHER EXCEPTION: Any player who participated in a prior State tournament does not need to re-submit Proof of Eligibility (POE) documents. However, ALL players, returning or not, are required to have a new Parent/Guardian Waiver submitted each season.
State tournament generously supported by
Baden is the Official Ball of all 2025 State Basketball Championships events
