West Basketball Tournaments

Alaska Airlines Center on the UAA campus. Two weekends — 1A/2A first (March 11-14), then 3A/4A (March 18-21). NFHS Network livestreams every game. Branded as ASAA March Madness, hosted by ASAA and Anchorage School District.

Juneau, three days between Christmas and New Year's. Hosted at JDHS since 1991, Princess Cruises is the title sponsor. The largest high school holiday tournament in Alaska. Brings teams from across Alaska plus a few Lower 48 invites willing to make the ferry/flight to Southeast.

Naismith Hall of Fame's western showcase — runs the first weekend of January at Skyline High in Mesa. National-tier field built around the 8-team main bracket plus a 6-team round-robin and four Nike EYBL Scholastic games. Pairs with Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix the same week, so the Valley becomes a one-week recruiting hub.

June, Mesa. The largest scholastic team event in the West — 400+ varsity teams across three weekends, 5,000+ players, 900+ college coaches. Run by the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association during the NCAA June scholastic live period, so it's where college recruiting happens with your school team rather than a club roster.

Mater Dei hosts a two-day January slate at the Meruelo Athletic Center. Format is showcase, not bracket — teams come in for one marquee game. Mater Dei's boys play twice over the weekend; the rest of the field is California's top programs (Orange Lutheran, Servite, Sierra Canyon, etc.) with a few national invites mixed in.

Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, two-day final weekend. The Open Division boys final is the most loaded state title game in the country most years — you have to win your CIF section first, and the Open bracket pulls eight teams from those section champs. Eastvale Roosevelt won the 2025 Open over Archbishop Riordan; Brayden Burries dropped 44 in the final.

Rancho Mirage and Shadow Hills HS, the week between Christmas and New Year's. 117 teams across 11 divisions — the 16-team Open is the national-draw bracket, and the lower divisions are how regional programs actually get a competitive holiday tournament. Slam dunk and 3-point contests run during semifinal play.

Hosted at Damien High School in La Verne, CA. 9th edition in 2025. Massive field — 144 teams across 9 divisions, played at Damien plus other area gyms over five days. SoCal basketball density makes it a go-to for both California and visiting programs.

San Diego, last week of December. Five brackets played across six county high schools — National at Torrey Pines, American at St. Augustine, Senator's at Carlsbad, Governor's at Rancho Buena Vista, Mayor's at El Camino. Teams from 12 states fill the field. National Division is the showcase; lower brackets give SoCal mid-tier programs a real holiday event without being overmatched.

Honolulu, mid-December. Hosted at Iolani School since 1983 (founded by Glenn Young). 16-team boys field plus an 8-team girls field. National-caliber mainland programs travel in to play Hawaii's top teams.

Punahou hosts a 16-team Christmas-week bracket at Hemmeter Fieldhouse. Field mixes ILH and OIA programs with mainland and international invites. Runs the same week as the Iolani Classic — the two combined make Honolulu the West's most concentrated holiday basketball destination.

Branded the Real Dairy Shootout. Six classifications (1A through 6A) play simultaneously across Treasure Valley venues — Ford Idaho Center, Idaho Center Arena, plus high school and college gyms in and around Boise. Owyhee won the 2025 6A title over Lake City, 77-46.

Pocatello, mid-December. Run by Idaho Prospects Basketball at Mountain View Event Center. Smaller than the headline holiday events — practical December reps for southeast Idaho and bordering Utah programs without the travel cost of going to Boise or out-of-state.

Nevada's largest classification (5A) is functionally Bishop Gorman versus the rest of Las Vegas. Gorman beat Mojave 71-59 for the 2025 title. Lower classifications — 4A through 1A — play their finals separately. Title weekend rotates between Las Vegas-area venues.

Las Vegas, mid-December. Massive field — 100+ teams across multiple competitive tiers, played at high schools across the valley. Named for Jerry Tarkanian. The scale is the differentiator: every team gets in if there's a tier that fits.

Oregon's largest-classification state title plays at Chiles Center on the University of Portland campus. 6A field is dominated by Portland-metro programs — Barlow, Jesuit, Tualatin, Central Catholic. Lower classifications (5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A) play at separate venues across the state during the same window.

Portland, between Christmas and New Year's. 16 teams, 32 games, four days. The strongest holiday tournament in the Pacific Northwest. Moved out of Liberty High in Hillsboro after rental costs spiked, now plays at Portland State's Viking Pavilion. Nike-backed and selective — the field mixes Oregon's top six or seven programs with national heavyweights.

6A and 5A title weekends play at the Huntsman Center on the Utah campus. 4A goes to America First Event Center (SUU); 3A plays at the UCCU Center (Utah Valley University). Utah's 6A is loaded — Lone Peak, Corner Canyon, Herriman, Westlake, Riverton — and the Huntsman gives the title game a real college-arena setting.

Hosted by the Lehi boys program at the high school — Quincy Lewis built it into a national showcase. Recent fields have pulled teams from Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, New York, Virginia, Missouri, Colorado, California, Idaho, and Oregon to play Utah's best. KSL streams every varsity game.

Federal Way HS's MLK Day showcase — eight games, boys and girls, featuring South Sound contenders against statewide and out-of-region opponents. Has hosted matchups like Davis (Yakima) vs. Federal Way and Class 4A girls title contenders.

Tacoma Dome, first week of March. 3A and 4A boys (and girls) play simultaneously across multiple courts. Big building, big crowd, real atmosphere — the kind of state final venue most states would envy. Title sponsor is Gesa Credit Union; 1B/2B finals run separately at Spokane Arena.

The largest holiday tournament in the Inland Northwest — 41 varsity teams across boys and girls in recent fields, hosted by West Valley HS in Spokane Valley. Used to lean on small-school participation; pivoted to bring Greater Spokane League teams home for the holidays. Two guaranteed games against similar-sized opposition.