Prep Hoops National Notebook: The 17U 64 Team Tournament
What if the 17u world of basketball had a 64 team tournament to end the season? What would be the rules of qualifying and what would it look like? Prep Hoops gives you an idea today.
Rule 1: We want one team from every state to get everybody involved around the country.
Rule 2: We are adding Washington DC and Canada but combining Idaho and Montana since the best players from each of their states converge into one. That means 51 automatic bids for being the best in the state, plus 13 at-large teams. From there we seed them. These are our 64 selections.
The State Selections
Alabama – Alabama Fusion
Alaska – Alaska BluGolds
Arizona – Powerhouse Hoops
Arkansas – Woods Elite
California – Compton Magic
Canada – Northern Kings
Colorado – Billups Elite
Connecticut – NE6
Delaware – WeR1
Florida – Nightrydas Elite
Georgia – Atlanta Celtics
Hawaii – Hawaii Select
Idaho/Montana – Idaho Select
Illinois – Mac Irvin
Indiana – Indy Heat
Iowa – Iowa Barnstormers
Kansas – MoKan
Kentucky – MATTS
Louisiana – Louisiana Elite
Maine – Maine Blue Elite
Maryland – Team Thrill
Massachusetts – Mass Rivals
Michigan – The Family
Minnesota – D1 Minnesota
Mississippi – MEBO Team Hood
Missouri – Bradley Beal Elite
Nebraska – Team Factory
Nevada – Vegas Elite
New Hampshire – DC Blue Devils
New Jersey – NJ Playaz Club
New Mexico – D1 Ambassadors
New York – PSA Cardinals
North Carolina – Garner Road
North Dakota – ECI Prospects
Ohio – C2K
Oklahoma – Oklahoma Run PWP
Oregon – ML20 Enforcers
Pennsylvania – Team Final
Rhode Island – Rhode Island Elite
South Carolina – Upward Stars
South Dakota – South Dakota Attack
Tennessee – Team Thad
Texas – Texas Titans
Utah – Exum Elite
Vermont – VT Elite
Virginia – Boo Williams
Washington – Seattle Rotary
Washington DC – Team Takeover
West Virginia – West Virginia Reign
Wisconsin – Phenom University
Wyoming – Wyoming Beasts
At Large Bids
All Ohio Red
AOT
B-Maze Elite
Dream Vision
Expressions Elite
Grassroots Sizzle
Houston Hoops
Indiana Elite
NY Rens
Team Durant
Team Loaded NC
Team Why Not
Wisconsin Playground Warriors
The Regional Seeds
Northeast
- PSA Cardinals
- Team Takeover
- Mass Rivals
- Team Thrill
- Northern Kings
- Team Durant
- NY Rens
- NE6
- Expressions Elite
- WeR1
- Team Final
- NJ Playaz Club
- Maine Blue Elite
- Rhode Island Elite
- DC Blue Devils
- VT Elite
1/16 – PSA vs (Vermont) Elite
8/9 – NE6 vs Expressions Elite
4/13 – Team Thrill vs Maine Blue Elite
5/12 – Northern Kings (Canada) vs NJ Playaz Club
2/15 – Team Takeover vs DC Blue Devils (NH)
7/10 – NY Rens vs WeR1
6/11 – Team Durant vs Team Final
3/14 – Mass Rivals vs Rhode Island Elite
South
- Team Thad
- Atlanta Celtics
- Garner Road
- Woodz Elite
- B Maze Elite
- Louisiana Elite
- Boo Williams
- AOT Running Rebels
- Upward Stars
- All Ohio Red
- Team Loaded NC
- Alabama Fusion
- Nightrydas Elite
- MATTS Mustangs
- MEBO Team Hood
- West Virginia Reign
1/16 – Team Thad vs WV Reign
8/9 – AOT vs Upward Stars
4/13 – Woodz Elite vs Nightrydas Elite
5/12 – B Maze Elite vs Alabama Fusion
2/15 – Atlanta Celtics vs Team MEBO
7/10 – Boo Williams vs All Ohio Red
6/11 – LA Elite vs Team Loaded NC
3/14 – Garner Road vs MATTS
Midwest
- MoKan
- D1 Minnesota
- Spiece Indy Heat
- Phenom University
- C2K
- Grassroots Sizzle
- Indiana Elite
- Wisconsin Playground Warriors
- Mac Irvin Fire
- The Family
- Iowa Barnstormers
- Oklahoma Run PWP
- Bradley Beal Elite
- Team Factory
- South Dakota Attack
- ECI Prospects
1/16 – MoKan vs ECI
8/9 – Playground Warriors vs Mac Irvin Fire
4/13 – Phenom U vs Bradley Beal Elite
5/12 – C2K vs OK Run PWP
2/15 – D1 MN vs SD Attack
7/10 – Indiana Elite vs The Family
6/11 – Sizzle vs IA Barnstormers
3/14 – Indy Heat vs Team Factory
West
- Texas Titans
- Compton Magic
- Team Why Not
- Dream Vision
- Houston Hoops
- Vegas Elite
- Seattle Rotary
- Powerhouse Hoops
- Exum Elite
- ML 20 Enforcers
- Billups Elite
- D1 Ambassardors
- Hawaii Select
- Idaho Select
- Wyoming Beasts
- Alaska BluGolds
1/16 – TX Titans vs Alaska BleGolds
8/9 – Powerhouse Hoops vs Exum Elite
4/13 – Dream Visiion vs Hawaii Select
5/12 – Houston Hoops vs D1 Ambassadors (NM)
2/15 – Compton Magic vs Wyoming Beasts
7/10 – Seattle Rotary vs ML 20 Enforcers
6/11 – Vegas Elite vs Billups Elite
3/14 – Team Why Not vs Idaho Select