One of the biggest high school basketball tournaments of the season is set to tip off in 麻豆精选.
From Feb. 6-8, the 50th annual Western Canada Basketball tournament will be taking place at 麻豆精选 Secondary School. It will feature eight of the top high school boys basketball programs across three provinces:
- British Columbia
- - 麻豆精选 Owls - fifth-ranked in province;
- - Semiahmoo Thunderbirds - eighth-ranked in province;
- - Oak Bay Bays - third-ranked in province;
- - Spectrum Thunder - first ranked in province.
- Alberta
- - Ross Sheppard Thunderbirds - honourable mention;
- - All Saints Legends - ninth in province.
- Manitoba
- - St. Paul's Crusaders - first in province;
- - Vincent Massey Trojans - third in province.
Between the third and fourth games on Thursday, there will be a three-point contest. At the same time on Friday, there will be a slam dunk contest.
All eight teams tip off on Thursday and the championship game takes place at 7 p.m. on Saturday night.
Tickets are available at the door. For students, a day pass is $5 and a tournament pass is $10. For adults, a day pass is $10 and a tournament pass is $25. There is also a tournament pass court-side seat option available for $100.
The tournament can be followed on the Western Canada Basketball website.
