Basketball Information & Registration
Adult: June 24-26, 2011
$250 per team by May 16; $300 after May 16.
Youth (7, 8 and 9th grade): June 25, 2010 - one day only
Youth (10 and 11/12th grade): June 26, 2010 - one day only
$150 per team by May 16; $175 after May 16.
St. Cloud, Minnesota
We have extended the basketball deadline to Monday, June 13.
We will be scheduling the tournament on June 15, so it is critical that we have your registration in hand by June 13.
To register online click on the appropriate link below. Or you may print out a paper registration form below.
| Division | Female Code | Male Code |
| Entering 7th grade | BK001 | BK002 |
| Entering 8th grade | BK003 | BK004 |
| Entering 9th grade | BK005 | BK006 |
| Entering 10th grade | BK007 | BK008 |
| Entering 11th-12th grade | BK009 | BK010 |
| Adult "A" | BK011 | BK012 |
| Adult "B" | BK013 | BK014 |
Click here to print out a PDF of the paper registration form.
Entry Fee
Adults: flat-rate team fee of $250 (by May 16), or $300 (after May 16).
Youth: flat-rate team fee of $150 (by May 16), or $175 (after May 16).
Two coaches are included with the team fee. Make checks payable to: “Star of the North State Games.”
Discounted Star of the North athlete shirts will be available for pre-order. They can be ordered with your registration and then picked up at registration check-in.
Additional Star of the North merchandise will be available for sale at Games headquarters. This merchandise will be priced reasonably, and we hope that all participants will still return home with a Star of the North Games souvenir.
Adult Competition Format
This is a 5-on-5 tournament. Adult teams guaranteed a minimum of three scheduled games with 50 percent of the teams playing 4 or more games.
Each team must provide one non-rostered volunteer to serve as a scorekeeper or timekeeper.
Entries must be postmarked on or before June 6. Game schedules will be posted on the website and mailed to coaches by June 17. Adult teams should be prepared to play an evening game on Friday, June 24.
A multi-tier playoff format will be used. All playoffs will be single elimination format. Divisions with twelve or fewer teams will be a single-tier playoff format. Divisions with 13 to 24 teams will have a two-tier playoff format. A three-tier playoff format will be used with divisions having 25 or more teams.
Youth Competition Format
The youth divisions will play all their games on a single day. This is a 5-on-5 tournament. All teams will play three games. Competition format will be determined by the number of teams registering.
Each team must provide one non-rostered volunteer to serve as a scorekeeper or timekeeper.
Entries must be postmarked on or before June 6. Game schedules will be posted on the website and mailed to coaches by June 17.
The tournament director reserves the right to combine age divisions if a division has less than four registered teams.
Eligibility
Open to all Minnesota residents. A player may be rostered on only ONE team. School classes are determined by the grade in which the participant is entering in the fall of 2011. Graduating seniors (spring 2011) are not eligible to compete in Senior High division; they must play in the Adult division. Participants may “play up” in an older grade division. All members of a team must meet the grade-entering criteria. Each player must provide acceptable documentation of school grade upon request.
As an official state games competition, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) permits student-athletes at NCAA institutions to participate in the Star of the North State Games.
Rules
National Federation of State High School Association (NFSHSA) rules will apply, with modification as necessary. Click on the links below to see a full copy of the tournament rules.
Venues
The Star of the North basketball tournament will use basketball courts at St. Cloud State University and other facilities in and around St. Cloud. Specific age-group court assignments will not be determined until the schedules are completed.
Awards
Adult: gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three teams in the blue division. Gold and silver medals will be awarded to the top two teams in the red and white divisions.
Youth: gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded.
Medal winners at the 2011 Star of the North Games basketball tournament will earn an invitation to the 2011 State Games of America National Championships, August 5-7, in San Diego and the 2013 State Games of America in Hershey-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
All-Events Passes
Passes are required for admission to all Star of the North Summer Games events and may be purchased for $7 per person at registration check-in, or at any of the basketball venues. Admission is free for children 12 and under. All athletes and up to two coaches per team receive a credential for free admission to all competitions and events during the Summer Games.
For Additional Information, including inquiries about registration, payment, space availability
Contact the Star of the North Summer Games Office at 763.785.5603 (metro) or 800.756.7827 (toll free). E-mail: sgames@mnsports.org. Visit us at our web site – www.starofthenorthgames.org
Sport Commissioner, including questions about the rules, basketball talk
Tom Schiller, 612.718.4103, tschiller@mchsi.com.
DON'T FORGET TO PRE-ORDER YOUR STAR OF THE NORTH SHIRTS WHEN YOU PLACE YOUR TEAM REGISTRATION!
Here is the $10 cotton basketball shirt:
Or you can order a performance dri-fit shirt for $20 (available in a general SOTN design only):
