Bhangra/Basketball Tournament

[ChiragT]

Yoo folks,


I posted this idea a while ago and actually got some good feedback but never really followed through. I just found a solid gym that I can rent for an affordable price so I figured I would throw the idea out there again and gauge the interest.


I'm thinking of throwing a two day basketball tournament here in Raleigh NC, and it could include a mixer at a club that saturday night as well. We could turn it into a weekend for any team to just come and hoop, party, and kick it with other teams without the stress of competing/getting ready and all that.


I'm open to suggestions as far as how the tournament should be run/how it should be/any other ideas that people have..


How many people would be down to come down for something like that?


The more replies I get, the more reason to make this happen...lemme know!

 

[AnkurK]

we in there

 

[sonehdataweet]

Sounds like a good idea. What month are you considering of doing this? A lot of teams are going to be busy in the upcoming months like February (vpd,elite). Do you think it would be successful if you did it in the summer? You'll probably have the local teams coming : NC State, UNC, ECU, KPGD, and GJ. If it was me I would probably do it in a month where there isn't a lot going on, so you can have a larger turn out. The mixer is also a good idea. Are you planning on funding most of this? Will it cost teams?

 

[Gurbir23]

In terms of the actual structure of your tournament; look into ipbhoops.com. They hold indo-pak basketball tournaments all over the US and Canada and are usually run pretty well. Ask around and read around on the forums there and youll get some helpful tips.

 

[Harmeet]

Our team has been thinking bout throwing a hoop tourney for Bhangra teams as well, going out to NC is deep though....

 

[Love]

I'd be sooooo down if it wasn't so far

 

[Navkarn]

we in there

me + ankur vs all?

high school prodigies that were too short ftw

 

[Dholaholic]

make it hockey and we're there

 

[ChiragT]

Haha good suggestions from everyone. I'm glad there is actually interest. I would hope that the NC teams would come out, Ankur that would be dope if you and some boys could come, it's a stretch for non-east coast people to come though haha.

That IPB website is sick, those tournaments seem pretty big, I'm going to keep up with that site and me and some of my boys might come to the next tournament they throw.

As far as this tournament, I'm thinking a two day tournament with a mixer/some sort of club party on saturday night. I can't figure out weather I want to do it in the spring semester or the summer...with a lot of competitions this semester, I would bet that a lot of teams would be mad busy. Anyone have any preferences? The tournament itself would probably have some sort of registration fee associated with it and there would of course be a cash prize for the champs...I guess the biggest question now is when to throw it and how many teams would be willing to come hoop?

 

[ChiragT]

Another idea that occured to me..if I decide to throw it during the semester, maybe make it a 3-3 tournament? That way it wont be a stress for a team to bring a full squad down, and it might be easier for people to make it?