COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Feb. 19, 2023) – The 2024 USA Basketball Club Championships will take place July 22-30 in Rock Hill, South Carolina at the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center and serve as the tournament pathway tier of the NCAA College Basketball Academy.
The men’s tournament, which will feature 24 tenth grade teams and 16 ninth grade teams, will take place from July 22-26, and the women’s tournament, which will also feature 24 tenth-grade teams and 16 ninth-grade teams, will take place July 26-30.
Teams must earn their way to the Club Championships by receiving an at-large bid from the USA Basketball selection panel. In addition, one bid is reserved for the returning champion from the 2023 U.S. Open Basketball Championships. To be eligible and evaluated for an at-large bid, teams are required to submit an application for consideration by May 17. The application can be found here.
In addition to nationwide competition on the court, players will experience off-court life-skills sessions about NCAA eligibility and compliance; the recruiting process; name, image and likeness opportunities; agents; and the transfer portal.
USA Basketball also announced the addition of a ninth and tenth grade boys and girl’s division to the U.S. Open Basketball Championships, set to take place June 7-9, 2024, in Bermuda Run and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The U.S. Open Basketball Championships is an open registration national tournament for all teams, now expanded to include 12U through 10th grade divisions. Registration can be found here, and through March 8 teams can take advantage of the early bird $295 special.
Both the U.S. Open Basketball Championships and the Club Championships are USA Basketball youth initiatives intended to add opportunity, standards and quality to the grassroots basketball environment. All USA Basketball national tournaments operate under USA Basketball youth guidelines with proper player segmentation and safety considerations at the forefront along with a focus on competition and fun.
More information about both tournaments can be found here.