Basketball Tournaments in Virginia

Arlington, Virginia — 23 years running, started by Wakefield head coach Tony Bentley in 2003-04 and named for George Long, who died of ALS in 2010. Eight-team field, three days, late December, drawing programs from Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and Tidewater. Colonial Forge took the 2025 title over Forest Park.

Burke, Virginia — Lake Braddock hosts a three-day holiday bracket pulling in NoVA programs along with traveling teams like Atlee from Richmond. Field sits in the six-to-eight team range with mid-major caliber matchups across the weekend.

Four-team prep/post-grad invitational hosted by Hargrave at Walter Davis Gym since the 2003-04 season. Title sponsor First Piedmont Corp. is a Davenport-family business out of Chatham. The bracket is small but the talent is dense — most years it draws 20+ D1 prospects from Hargrave, Fork Union, Massanutten, Combine, and Mt. Zion. Hargrave has won it 15+ times.

Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association runs four divisions of state basketball, drawing the state's private and prep programs into a defined postseason. Hargrave Military Academy played into the 2026 Division 2 semifinal — typical of how prep programs slot in alongside traditional independents.

Virginia public-school state finals across six classes (1 through 6). The 2025 brackets produced John Marshall over Graham 107-81 (Class 2) and other class champions in mid-March. The Siegel Center has been a frequent host for finals weekend.