2020 End Of Season Men’s College Tournament

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PLEASE NOTE: The 2020 End of Season College Tournament has been postponed due to COVID-19.

We are happy to announce the return of the LBA End of Season College Tournament!

On the 25th June 2020 , London Basketball Association will be hosting to some of the city’s brightest young talent, as they get the chance to compete in one of the most famous basketball venue in London! This year’s tournament will be even bigger and better than previous years, as we are welcoming college teams from all over England. The event will of course, be covered by our ever-growing social media team, so bring your crispiest moves and try to keep those ankles intact! This tournament will be exclusively for men.

So get ready for a jam-packed day of basketball action. From 10:00 until 16:00, college athletes from all across the country will battle it out to see who will be crowned champions!

Sign Up Information

Early Bird Standard*	Standard	LBA League Member
£175	£250	£125

*Sign up before 10th April 2020. to qualify for *Early Bird Ticket
Deadline for entry is 25th May 2020, Any teams pulling out after this deadline will still be charged the full amount.
Tournament will take place on 25th June 2020 , from 10:00 – 16:00 (teams are asked to arrive at 9:00) at the Crystal Palace Sports Arena, Ledrington Road, London SE19 2BB
Registration for this tournament is on a first come, first served basis so places are limited.
Any enquiries please contact us via competitions@thelba.co.uk.

Tournament Information

General Info

LBA recommends each team bring 2 balls & that everyone brings packed lunch and plenty of water although the site has a vending machines
Each team need 2 kits or a reversible kit
Each team needs it’s own coach

Day Format

Team Arrival at 9.00am

Round robin group stage followed by playoffs schedule

Rules

We will be following FIBA’s rules where possible. Here is an outline of the rules on the day:

5 vs 5 format
If a game remains tied after the end of regulation, then 2 minutes sudden death overtime will be played. (depending on time constraint this may be changed to a sudden death foul line shot)
All players must have completed the consent form before the tournament.

Consent Form

Game Format

Running Clock. Clock will stop only during the final minute of the game
Each team gets 1 x 45 second timeout for each game
9 team fouls to be in the bonus
4 individual player fouls to foul out

Crystal Palace Arena has 3 courts available for the tournament so 6 teams can play at the same time.

Prizes

Medals will be awarded for the following:

The ‘LBA’ Tournament Champions 2020
The ‘LBA’ Tournament MVP Award
The ‘London Youth’ Tournament Standout Coach Award 2020
The ‘LBA’ Spirit Award (only one award across both age groups)

Check out last year’s highlights for an idea of what’s to come in 2020!

End of Season Tournament was again a success this year with 16 teams battling it out at the Copper Box Arena. Plenty of prizes were up for grabs with gold medals, Nike hats and T-shirts and also tickets to watch the London Lions vs Cal Poly Mustang available for the winners. We also knowledge the LBA Coach of the Season, Player of the tournament, and Spirit award at the event. LBA was lucky enough to have Andre Lockhart of the London Lions in attendance to give these awards out to the winners.

The event grew again this year with teams from Nottingham and Luton joining and late entries from the London Lions academy team really meant this year was one to be involved in. Online digital scoring allowed players and fans to be able to check out their stats and scores in real-time and a takeover on Instagram gave you some behind the scenes footage of the day.

Defending champions North School were unable to attend this year but will hopefully be back in 2020 but 2018-19 LBA Playoff champions Haringey 6th Form were in attendance and we’re looking to try and claim an LBA double to add to their ABL title which they won earlier in the year.

The day started with a round-robin format where the 16 teams were split into 4 groups with the winners from each group claiming their place into the Semifinals. There were some extremely close contested games, more noticeably the 31 – 28 game between Oakland College and New City College – Hackney which was actually settled in Overtime.

The four teams to win their groups were Oakland School, Norwood School, New City College – Epping Forest, and Haringey. The matchups were Oakland School vs. Norwood School and Haringey vs New City College. Both were intense games, well fought and well played. Haringey started out their game strong, creating a 6 point gap which they expanded throughout the game. Oakland vs. Norwood was shockingly close; it was either tied or within two points up until the final minutes. With every layup and jump shot Oakland scored, Norwood retaliated with their own. Neither team was afraid to get physical, however Norwood’s reliance on physicality ultimately jeopardized their play. Their aggression put them in foul trouble, giving Oakland precious free-throws which pushed the score in their favour. The final score ending 18-13.

The final games of the tournament were Norwood School vs New City College for third place and Haringey vs Oakland School for first place. The games were exciting to watch, with all the teams playing with genuine resolve. Both Norwood School and New City College played very well for their final game. All players fought extremely hard but it was Norwood School that started and ended the game strong. While Oakland put up an impressive fight and challenged Haringey’s defense, they could not snatch the win. The final score of the game was 25-16, with Haringey becoming the champions of the 2019 College Tournament. If you would like to read more about the tournament in detail, please read this article.