SoCalHoops Summer Tournament News

2002 Best In The West Summer
Series Of Tournaments Announced--(April 24, 2002)

Each summer for the past 13 years, there has been a series of summer tournaments which have featured some of the top players from SoCal under the rubric of "Best in the West."  While the folks running tournaments under that name have, from time to time changed, Jeff Day, a longtime referee and former Artesia assistant last summer took over the reins and he sponsored a series of summer tournaments which were every bit as good as what we've come to expect over the years out of the Best in the West events.  Jeff sent us an e-mail recently announcing this year's series of events and asked if we'd pass them along for those who might be interested in participating, and we're happy to do that.  Here's the scoop:

We are pleased to announce that this summer we are offiering several great boys' basketball tournaments. Best int he West Tournament have run events for high school basketball teams during the summer for the past 13 years. Players who have participated over the years include names such as Ed O'Bannon, Charles O'Bannon, Paul Pierce, Ed Stokes, Tayshaun Prince, Tommy Prince, Jason Kapono, Tyson Chandler, Josh Childress, Chris Hernandez, David Bluthenthal, Brandon Granville, Baron Davis....the list goes on and on.

BIW offers top competition and all tournaments offer two or three man CIF-NCAA certified referees, fair and balanced play, and this year, like last year, we will offer all levels of competition, from small schools to large schools, making special efforts to keep league opponents from playing each other, so that teams will get the most out of playing new and different opponents.

Schools that participated during the summer of 2001 in our events, including Long Beach Poly, Westchester, Clovis West, Loyola, Redondo Union, Bishop Montgomery, Harvard-Westlake, Price, Verbum Dei, La Mirada, Norwalk, Valley Christian Cerritos, North Torrance, St. Bernard, Gahr, Torrance, AB Miller, Brentwood, Downey, Ayala, Peninsula, Servite, Lynwood, Mayfair, Artesia, Mira Costa, Santa Margarita, Clovis, Los Alamitos, Buchanan, Long Beach Jordan, Carson, Fountain Valley, Ocean View, Glendora, Whitney, St. John Bosco, Pacific, Alemany, Lakewood, Alta Loma, Paramount, St. Anthony, Long Beach Wilson, Ribet, Serra, Blair, La Salle, Cathedral, Orange Lutheran, Western Christian, Bassett, Bell Gardens, Hawthorne, Morningside, Cabrillo, Dorsey, Bellflower, Inglewood, Crossroads, Compton Centennial, Crenshaw, and on and on.

For additional information, or a team entry form to one of the tournaments listed below, contact Tournament Director Jeff Day at 562-860-3727 or e-mail Jeff at Zeebraboss@aol.com.  If you prefer snail-mail, you can write to Jeff at 1912 Jacob Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703.

All teams entering must obtain a registration form and completely fill it out.  Tournaments are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.   Teams that have not paid the entry fee by the due date are subject to being replaced from teams on the waiting list.

Here is the list of tournaments for the summer of 2002:

Tournament	Dates	Site	Entry Fee
Boys Varsity	July 5-7	Cathedral HS, Los Angeles	$200
Boys JV #1	July 11-14	Gahr HS, Cerritos	$175
Boys Frosh #1	July 19-21	North Torrance HS, Torrance	$175
Boys Frosh #2	July 22-24	Cathedral HS, Los Angeles	$175
Boys JV #2	July 25-28	La Mirada HS	$175
Varsity Small Schools	July 25-28	Valley Christian, Cerritios	$200
Varsity Invitational All Schools	August 1-4	Gahr HS, Cerritos	$200

Multiple Tournament Discounts are available:

Any 2 Non-Varsity----$310
Any 3 Non-Varsity----$450
All 4  Non-Varsity-----$585

Please note that there is no discount available for varsity tournaments.   Again, you will need to obtain entry forms and return them to Jeff Day to confirm entries.

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