MESA, Arizona (July 5, 2026) – Following two consecutive days of pool play action, 14 teams secured championships during the knockout stage of the 2026 U.S. Open Basketball West Championships in Mesa, Arizona.
Nearly 200 groups from throughout the nation competed under the red, white and blue banner during the 2026 iteration of the U.S. Open, including close to 70 teams in the first installation of the West tournament in Mesa. The squads who raised a trophy, alongside every team who made the trip to Arizona Athletic Grounds, typified the competitive fire and development evident on every court during USA Basketball’s most esteemed youth circuit of the summer.
In addition to Sunday’s championship celebrations, dozens of participating teams came together during the tournament’s July 4 Day of Service – a collaboration between USA Basketball, NBA Cares and U.S. Hunger – to pack over 50,000 meals to be distributed to the United Food Bank in Mesa.
Dictated by pool play results during the opening slate of games, a combined 28 teams laced up in championship bouts across the Stars and Stripes brackets.
Stars bracket champions include:
- 8th grade boys – AVAC Komplex (CA) def. AAO Flight Elite 2030 (AR)
- 8th grade girls – Arizona Dream (AZ) def. Team NorCal Jr 3SSB (CA)
- 9th grade boys – Houston Hoops EPTX (TX) def. Steelers Elite (AZ)
- 9th/10th grade girls – Kona Stingrays (HI) def. West Coast Reign (NV)
- 10th grade boys – Tha Tribe (AZ) def. Steelers Elite (AZ)
- 12/13U boys – Hoop Nightmare (FL) def. Tarrant Elite (TX)
- 12/13U girls – Kona Stingrays (HI) def. Team NorCal Valley Jr 3SSB 6th (CA)
Stripes bracket champions include:
- 8th grade boys – Nike ProSkills San Antonio (TX) def. RezRunnerz (AZ)
- 8th grade girls – Valley Basketball Club (AZ) def. Rising Athletes (AZ)
- 9th grade boys – RezRunnerz (AZ) def. Northern AZ Elite (AZ)
- 10th grade boys – Defenders Elite 2028 (TX) def. AZ Venom (AZ)
- 12/13U boys – Locked in ATX (TX) def. ZSA Grasp Athletics (NM)
- 12/13U girls – Desert Dream Supreme JR 3SSB (AZ) def. Lockdown 13U (AZ)
National Wheelchair Basketball Association:
- NWBA Championship – Rancho Halos (CA) def. Kansas City Kings (MO)
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