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!
Questions about Qualifying?
Click here to review eligibility rules, division placements and more.
2022-23 State Qualifier Tournaments
| Dates | Qualifier Tournament links | Forms | division qualification at State | |
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| all tourneys are for boys & girls unless denoted | 1st & 2nd place finishers per grade 3rd place game winner (12+ teams in division) |
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| 10/21-23 |  |
509 Insanity Tournament Sunnyside |
Tourney Flyer Tourney Machine Registration |
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| 10/22-23 |  |
Seattle Hoop Summit hosted by West Coast Elite Basketball Auburn, WA |
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| 10/28-30 |  |
Ball-O-Ween hosted by Mid Columbia Hoops Tri-Cities |
Tourney Series Flyer Tourney Website |
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| 10/29-30 |  |
Boo Ball Spokane |
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| 11/4-6 |  |
Halloween Hoopla (girls) presented by Redmond Select Girls |
Tourney Flyer | |
| 11/4-6 |  |
Skyline Tip-Off Tournament (girls)Sammamish presented by Skyline Girls Select |
2022 Tourney Flyer Tourney Machine Link |
1st and 2nd place teams in each division will qualify |
| 11/4-6 |  |
Lynden Fall Tip Off (Girls) | ||
| 11/5-6 | |
Battle Basketball Clarkston and Lewiston, ID |
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| 11/11-13 |  |
Woodinville Falcon Classic (boys) | 2022 Flyer and Registration form |
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| 11/11-13 |  |
Veterans Day Tourney hosted by Liberty School District Spangle, WA |
2022 Tourney Flyer | |
| 11/11-13 |  |
CPC Fall ClassicBothell hosted by Hoops 4HIM |
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| 11/12-13 |  |
Hardwood Jam Snoqualmie presented by Mt Si Girls Basketball and Premier Basketball |
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| 11/12-13 | |
Lynden Fall Tip Off (Boys) | ||
| 11/18-20 |  |
Mountain Madness Cle Elum |
Tourney Flyer | |
| 11/18-20 |  |
Mt Si Wildcat Shootout Sno Valley & Eastside area presented by Mt Si Basketball |
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| 11/19-20 |  |
Autumn Kickoff Classic Hermiston |
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| 11/25-27 |  |
JBA Thanksgiving Classic Juanita/Kirkland hosted by Juanita Basketball Association |
Tourney Flyer | State office determines proper division placement at State tourney (Gold vs. Silver) |
| 11/25-27 | |
Stanwood Turkey Shoot | Tourney Entry Form | |
| 11/25-27 |  |
Cold Turkey Tournament Bellevue hosted by Newport Girls Select |
Tourney Flyer Tourney Machine Link |
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| 11/26-27 | |
Turkey Tip-Off hosted by Mid Columbia Hoops Tri-Cities |
Tourney Series Flyer Tourney Website |
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| 11/26-27 |  |
Kelso's Turkey Shootout presented by Hilander Hoop Club |
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| 12/2-4 |  |
Santa Hoop Classic Central Washington University Ellensburg |
Tourney Flyer | |
| 12/3 |  |
Eagles Nest Jamboree Connell, WA |
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| 12/3-4 | |
Holiday Hoops Classic Hermiston |
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| 12/3-4 |  |
Holiday Hoops hosted by Port Angeles Parks and Rec |
Tourney Series Flyer | |
| 12/3-4 |  |
Tip Off Classic Portland, Oregon presented by HoopSource Basketball |
2022-23 Tourney Series Flyer |
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| 12/10-11 | |
Battle Basketball Clarkston and Lewiston, ID |
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| 12/10-11 |  |
Holiday Challenge Portland Metro presented by HoopSource Basketball |
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| 12/10-11 |  |
NW Winter Invite hosted by West Coast Elite Basketball Auburn, WA |
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| 12/10-11 |  |
Ephrata Boys Tourney | Tourney Flyer Tourney Machine Registration |
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| 12/10-11 |  |
90TEN Tournament Centralia |
Tourney Series Flyer | |
| 12/10-11 |  |
White River Sting Winter Classic (boys) Buckley |
Tourney Machine Link |
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| 12/11 |  |
Clatskanie Tiger Tournament | ||
| 12/16-18 | |
Winter Slam hosted by Mid Columbia Hoops Tri-Cities |
Tourney Series Flyer Tourney Website |
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| 12/17-18 |  |
The Junior Hardwood Invite Seattle, WA presented by HoopSource Basketball |
2022-23 Tourney Series Flyer |
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| 12/17-18 | |
Santa Slammer Winter Classic Spokane |
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| 12/17-18 |  |
Winter Tip-Off (Girls) Newcastle |
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| 12/29-31 |  |
Dave Quall Holiday Classic (boys) Mount Vernon |
Flyer and Entry form | |
| 12/31-1/1 | |
Battle Basketball Clarkston and Lewiston, ID |
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| 1/6-8 |  |
Cashmere Bulldog Basketball Tournament |
Flyer and Entry form | |
| 1/7-8 |  |
River City Showdown Portland presented by HoopSource Basketball |
2022-23 Tourney Series Flyer |
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| 1/7-8 | |
Clatskanie Tiger Tournament | ||
| 1/7-8 | |
90TEN Tournament Centralia |
Tourney Series Flyer | |
| 1/15 |  |
Kelso's Feeder Frenzy presented by Hilander Hoop Club |
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| 1/13-15 |  |
Steve Talbot Memorial TournamentWenatchee | ||
| 1/13-16 |  |
Juanita Girls MLK Tourney | Flyer Tourney Machine Registration |
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| 1/13-16 |  |
MLK Weekend Tournament hosted by Glacier Peak Girls Basketball |
Tourney Flyer | |
| 1/14-15 | |
MLK Tourney hosted by Port Angeles Parks and Rec |
Tourney Series Flyer | |
| 1/14-15 |  |
ABA Invitational (Boys) Auburn High School Gyms |
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| 1/14-15 | |
Gorge Hoops Invitational presented by the Dalles Basketball Club |
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| 1/14-16 | |
Hoops 4HIM MLK Classic (Boys) Bothell |
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| 1/14-16 |  |
MLK Dream Classic Portland presented by HoopSource Basketball |
2022-23 Tourney Series Flyer |
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| 1/14-16 |  |
Seattle MLK presented by WA Youth Sports |
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| 1/14-16 |  |
MLK Wildcat Classic & King Holiday Hoopfest (boys & girls)Snoqualmie presented by Mt Si Girls Basketball &Premier Basketball |
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| 1/21-22 |  |
Kings/Queens of the Court Portland Metro presented by HoopSource Basketball |
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| 1/21-22 |  |
Kelso's Jan Slam presented by Hilander Hoop Club |
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| 1/21-22 | |
White River Sting Girls Tournament Buckley |
Tourney Machine Link |
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| 1/21-22 |  |
Newport Beach Bash presented by Newport Jr Cubs Basketball Newport, OR |
Newport Jr Cubs Website | Washington teams qualiy for WA State Tourney |
| 1/28-29 | |
Best of the West Tournament Hermiston |
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| 1/28-29 |  |
I-5 Shootout! Vancouver presented by HoopSource Basketball |
2022-23 Tourney Series Flyer |
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| 1/28-29 | |
Clatskanie Tiger Tournament | ||
| 1/28-29 |  |
Toutle Quack Attack Tournament Toutle, WA |
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| 1/28-29 | |
Battle at the Creek 5th Girls and 6th Boys only Wilson Creek WA |
Tourney Flyer Registration Form |
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| 2/4-5 | |
90TEN Tournament Centralia |
Tourney Series Flyer | |
| 2/4-5 |  |
Hooperstown Classic Portland Metro presented by HoopSource Basketball |
2022-23 Tourney Series Flyer |
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| 2/4-5 |  |
Kelso's For the Love of the Game presented by Hilander Hoop Club |
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| 2/11 | |
Newport Coast Classic presented by Newport Jr Cubs Basketball Newport, OR |
Newport Jr Cubs Website | |
| 2/11-12 | |
For the Love of the Game Tournament Hermiston |
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| 2/11-12 | |
The Dalles Winter Classic presented by the Dalles Basketball Club |
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| 2/11-12 |  |
Love Of The Game Seattle, WA hosted by DYSports *Developing teams only* |
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| 2/17-19 |  |
Same School / Small School Tournament Davenport hosted by Davenport Basketball Association |
Tourney Flyer & Entry Form | |
| 2/18-19 | |
Clash hosted by Mid Columbia Hoops Tri-Cities |
Tourney Series Flyer Tourney Website |
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| 2/18-19 | |
Presidents Day Tourney hosted by Port Angeles Parks and Rec |
Tourney Series Flyer | |
| 2/18-20 |  |
Presidents' Day National TOC Portland, OR presented by HoopSource Basketball |
2022-23 Tourney Series Flyer |
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| 2/18-20 |  |
Stanwood President's Day Tourney | 2023 Flyer |
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| 2/18-20 | |
Prez Weekend Classic Bothell hosted by Hoops 4HIM |
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| 2/18-20 |  |
Monroe Girls President's Day Tourney |
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| 2/18-20 |  |
Presidents Day Boys Basketball Classic hosted by Glacier Peak Basketball Snohomish |
Tourney Flyer | |
| 2/24-26 |  |
Eastmont Winter Classic East Wenatchee |
Tourney Flyer | |
| 2/25-26 | |
Spring Shootout Classic Spokane |
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| 3/4-5 | |
Pacific NW Championships hosted by Mid Columbia Hoops Tri-Cities BOYS QUALIFIER ONLY |
Tourney Series Flyer Tourney Website |
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| 3/4-5 |  |
Final Run Portland, OR presented by HoopSource Basketball BOYS QUALIFIER ONLY |
2022-23 Tourney Series Flyer |
STATE QUALIFIER LEAGUES
| Dates | Qualifier League* | qualification at State | |
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| OCT - DEC |  |
Skagit County S.W.I.S.H. League (girls) North Puget Sound region |
top 4 finishing teams from upper/competitive divisions |
| NOV - FEB |  |
Spokane League Spokane Valley |
top teams per division, ie. Pacific based on total # of teams in division |
| DEC - MAR |  |
Winter Peak League Mercer Island |
top teams in reg season after any games on 2/5/23 |
| DEC - MAR |  |
Eastside Travel League (Boys and Girls) including newly added Wesco Boys & North Puget Sound Girls Divisions Seattle's Eastside |
top 4 teams in each league's regular season standings (Win %) as of 2/7/22 (after standings update from most recent weekend games) |
| JAN - FEB | |
Skagit County S.W.I.S.H. League (boys) North Puget Sound region |
top 4 finishing teams from upper/competitive divisions |
* Not all teams who qualify through league play will be contacted by the State Committee. Coaches of Qualified Teams must notify us via email if you intend to compete at State.
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