Every verified December basketball tournament we track in North Carolina — high school and post-grad. All 3 events below, sorted alphabetically.
Each card shows the host city, exact dates if confirmed, division (HS or post-grad), and where to register. Want a wider net? See every tournament in North Carolina, or browse the full national calendar.
Morganton, North Carolina — 51st annual in 2025, hosted in Freedom High's Crump-Rogers Gym. Eight-team boys bracket, four-team girls round-robin (champion only crowned at 3-0). Field draws western NC programs (Asheville Christian, McDowell, West Caldwell) plus a Charlotte-area visitor or two.
Tournament details →Winston-Salem, North Carolina — 46th of the modern era, 71st overall, named for the late Winston-Salem Journal sports editor Frank Spencer. Twelve WS/Forsyth County programs plus four Northwest NC visitors split into the Atrium Health and Pepsi brackets across multiple host schools. West Forsyth took the 2025 Atrium Health bracket at Reagan.
Tournament details →Raleigh, North Carolina — 53rd annual in 2025. Boys games at Broughton, girls at Southeast Raleigh, four days the back half of Christmas week. Boys split into the Rudy Watson, Coby White, and Day'Ron Sharpe brackets; girls into the Frances Pulley and Wonderland brackets. Hoop State streams everything.
Tournament details →National Prep Tournament · March 6–8, 2026
National Prep Tournament in Fort Walton Beach, Florida takes both high school and post-grad programs. Applications stay open through October 31. If you want a competitive early-March slot without invitation-only barriers, this is the one to apply for.
Apply for the National Prep Tournament →