Spring Hoops Classic

The Spring Hoops Classic is an annual regional club basketball tournament. We focus all of our efforts on one tournament during the Club basketball season in order to provide a quality and competitive event vs. multiple events each weekend. This is an excellent opportunity to play competitive games locally, without travel expenses.

Dates and Times:

May 1 - 3, 2026

Registration Fee:

$475/team

Registration Deadline:

April 16, 2026

Contact:

[email protected]

Presented by:

Tournament Info:

  • Open to 10u - 17u boys and girls teams (one division per age and gender)
    *Depending on the number of teams registered in certain age groups, two divisions may be considered to help balance competition

    • Current Seniors are ineligible for the tournament
    • Players are allowed to play on multiple teams as long as the teams are not in the same DIVISION. (i.e., a player participating in the 12U Division can play on a 13U team but cannot play on two teams in the 12U Division). 
    • Note: Schedule requests will not be accepted for players who play on multiple teams
  • Games played at the Gold Crown Field House and local area high schools.
  • Each team is required to provide one person to keep the clock or scorebook for all their games (daily admission fee will be waived for scorekeepers)
  • $10 daily admission (17 and under free) benefiting the Gold Crown Scholarship Fund

Tournament Features

  • Each team plays FOUR games; pool play and bracket play format: 8-minute stopped clock quarters
  • New: A 35-second shot clock will be used for all games played at the Gold Crown Field House
  • Recruitable event for NCAA Division II, III, NAIA and Junior College Coaches
  • Programs who register four or more teams receive one free USA Basketball Gold Level Coach License
  • Participating teams are welcome to post their spring tryout information on our Gold Crown website. Note: Team/program must be on the tournament commitment list prior to posting tryouts.
  • Individual awards for 1st place teams in each division
  • Elevate Basketball Officiating Camp will assign three high school officials for select games played at the Field House.  Gold Crown Officiating will assign two officials for all other games

Team Commitments as of 2/24/2026

Committed/Interested Teams Boys/Girls Status
7070 Elite Boys Committed
Amplify Hoops Boys Interested
BandB Academy Boys (7); Girls (3) Committed
BC Denver Girls (2) Committed
Centennial State Lady Hustle Girls Committed
Colorado Hoopsters Girls (9) Committed
Colorado Lightning Boys (1-2) Committed
Colorado Next Level Boys (5+) Committed
Colorado Premier Boys; Girls Committed
Colorado Titans Boys Interested
Elevation Flyers Boys Committed
Godspeed Boys (2) Interested
Hardwood Elite Boys; Girls Interested
Lady Blackhawks Girls (3) Committed
Maniacs Boys (1) Committed
Mile High Elite Boys (2) Committed
NoCo Elite Boys (3) Committed
Northeast Denver Boys (1) Interested
Pro Skills Basketball Boys (12); Girls (3) Committed
Pueblo County Boys (1) Interested
Salida Girls (1) Interested
State 38 Boys (7); Girls (7) Committed
Team Alexander Boys Committed
Tigers Basketball Club Boys Committed
Tru Colorado Boys Committed
Valley (The) Boys (1) Interested
Wise Academy Boys (2) Interested
YB-G Power Boys (2); Girls (3) Committed

Player Eligibility Guidelines

10U Division: Eligible athletes cannot turn 13 prior to Sept. 1, 2026, or must be currently enrolled in 4th grade or lower.
11U Division: Eligible athletes cannot turn 13 prior to Sept. 1, 2026, or must be currently enrolled in 5th grade or lower.
12U Division: Eligible athletes cannot turn 13 prior to Sept. 1, 2026, or must be currently enrolled in 6th grade or lower.
13U Division: Eligible athletes cannot turn 14 prior to Sept. 1, 2026, or must be currently enrolled in 7th grade or lower.
14U Division: Eligible athletes cannot turn 15 prior to Sept. 1, 2026, or must be currently enrolled in 8th grade or lower.
15U Division: Eligible athletes cannot turn 16 prior to Sept. 1, 2026, or must be currently enrolled in 9th grade or lower.
16U Division: Eligible athletes cannot turn 17 prior to Sept. 1, 2026, or must be currently enrolled in 10th grade or lower.
17U Division: Eligible athletes cannot turn 18 prior to Sept. 1, 2026, or must be currently enrolled in 11th grade or lower. 

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