Entry Deadline:

We will be accepting the first 24 teams to submit the completed Intent to Participate Form and Fee. Teams will be notified of their registration status
via e-mail upon receipt of their Intent form and
fee. All other registration materials are due no
later than Wednesday, January 13, 2010.

Official's applications are due no later than Wednesday, January 13, 2010.

Entry Fee:

Entry fee is $300.00 per team. This fee becomes non-refundable once a team has been notified that they have been accepted into the tournament (one of the first 24 teams to register). Teams not admitted into the tournament will have their fee refunded.

We expect to have no trouble filling this tournament so be sure to register ASAP. Unfortunately we can not hold or reserve spots for any team.

Spectators: Guest passes may be purchased to watch the event at the Recreation and Wellness Pro Shop.  A day pass may be purchased for $10.00 and/or weekend passes for $15.00.

Divisions:

Men's and Women's (Rosters are limited to 12 players).

Eligibility:

Faculty/staff are no longer eligible to participate in NCCS basketball events. All players must be enrolled students with a minimum of 1/2 full-time enrollment as an undergraduate or minimum of six hours as a classified graduate student of the representing institution, throughout the NCCS event. Players must not be listed as a member of a varsity sport (or on "Squad List") in the same or related activity and gender during the 2009-10 academic year. Exceptions will be granted for players who were listed on a "Squad List" for less than three weeks. Players must have never been declared a professional player in the same or related activity.

Please visit the NCCS Eligibility Guidelines page for complete stipulations. It is the responsibility of each team and their Intramural/Club Sports Coordinator(s) to ensure eligibility of all players.

Tournament Structure:

Pool play will consist of 4 team pools and will begin on Friday evening, January 29. Times will be determined based on the number of teams in the tournament. The top one or two teams (depending on the total number of teams) from each pool will advance to a single elimination tournament to be held Sunday, January 31.

All teams will be emailed the Friday/Saturday pool play schedule the day before the tournament. Every team will play one game Friday night (6-11pm), one game Saturday morning (8am-Noon), and one game Saturday afternoon (2-6pm).

Sites of Play:

Old Dominion University Student Recreation Center, 48^th and Powhatan Ave.

Mandatory Captain's Meeting:

Friday, January 29 at 4:30 PM in the Old Dominion University Student Recreation Center. Every team must send one representative.

Awards:

Each champion Men's and Women's team will receive a bid to attend the NIRSA NCCS National Basketball Championships taking place at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN on the weekend of April 9-11, 2010.

Each champion Men's and Women's team will receive a $1,500 stipend to be used toward their travel to the National Championship Tournament.

Champion, Runner-up, and Semi-finalist team awards, as well as individual awards for the Men's and Women's All-Tournament Teams will be handed out.

Check In:

Teams must check in at the Team Registration Table in the Old Dominion Student Recreation Center, no later than 5:30 PM on Friday, January 29.

Host Hotel:

Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel

777 Waterside Drive

Norfolk, Virginia 23510

757-622-6664

www.sheratonnorfolkwaterside.com

Tournament rate: $79 per night

About the Sheraton

No other downtown Norfolk hotel puts you right in the center of things like Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel. Norfolk harbor cruises, upscale shopping, theaters and galleries - it's all right out-side our front door. After a stroll along Water-side Marketplace, take in a performance of the Virginia Symphony or explore the world-renowned Chrysler Museum of Art. When the day is done, you'll appreciate the ideal location and warm welcome at our downtown Norfolk hotel.