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See You at State!

March 14, 15, 16  | 2025 (Girls) 
March 21, 22, 23  | 2025 (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 2024 State tournament featured players from 613 zip codes and 566 home towns from throughout Pennsylvania offering fresh competition for all squads.  Check out the map above with all of the hometowns represented at State 2024! #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... and be sure to say "Hi" to our State Reps attending  Qualifier tournament championship games!

Dates Qualifier Tournament
TBD New Castle MLK Day Shootout
1/11-3/2 Armstrong Drugs Kill Dreams Tournament
2/12-16 SAEBA Winter Jam
Glenshaw
2/14-16 Franklin Regional Panther Hoops Classic (boys)
Murrysville
2/15-16 Chocolatetown USA Tournament
Hershey
2/15-16 Centre Showdown 2025
State College
TBD Middle School Jamboree Tourney
Leetsdale
2/21-23 Plum's 2025 Buzzer Beater Tournament
Pittsburgh
2/21-23 Franklin Regional Panther Hoops Classic (boys)
Murrysville
2/21-23 Scott Lang Memorial February Finale
North Allegheny (Wexford, PA)
TBD Presidents Weekend Shootout
New Castle
TBD Kings and Queens of the Court
hosted by Fillies Basketball and Penn State
Uniontown

TBD Presidents Weekend Shootout
New Castle and Youngstown
TBD Battle in the Burg Tournament
Hollidaysburg
TBD Derry Area Trojans Challenge
2/26-3/1 Burgettstown Youth Boys Basketball Tournament
Burgettstown
TBD Morrisons Cove Memorial Park March Madness Tournament
2/26-3/2 SAEBA Backcourt Brawl
Glenshaw
3/1-2 Girls Back Mountain Shootout
Lehman
2/28-3/2 Rockets Spring Classic
Allison Park
2/28-3/2 Franklin Regional Panther Hoops Classic (girls)
Murrysville
3/1-2 Chambersburg Hoops Challenge
Chambersburg
3/8-9 Boys Back Mountain Shootout
Lehman

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News!

'Tis the season for STATE 2025!

By Bradley Laubacher 01/02/2025, 3:30pm PST

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!


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 is automatically approved for 2025 play and 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 for 2025.


State tournament generously supported by

 


Baden is the Official Ball of all 2025 State Basketball Championships events