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The University of Victoria Vikes are on their Christmas breaks, but competitive basketball will still hit the floor at the CARSA Performance Gym this post-holiday season.
With the support of the UVic athletics department and the Vikes basketball alumni, the facility will welcome top-notch high school senior boys鈥� competition beginning today and carrying through to Friday afternoon鈥檚 gold-medal game.
Among the eight teams competing will be three Washington state schools, as well as sa国际传媒鈥檚 No. 1-ranked quadruple-A Walnut Grove Gators; No. 1-rated double-A St. Michaels University School Blue Jags; the Oak Bay Bays; Lambrick Park Lions and the well respected Harry Ainlay Titans of Edmonton.
The tournament tips off today at 3 p.m. with the undefeated Gators tackling the Kingston Buccaneers, from Kitsap, Washington. Lambrick Park hits the floor at 4:45 p.m. against the Seattle-based Ballard Beavers.
Washington鈥檚 Vashon Island Pirates 鈥� who count former Vikes guard Zac Andrus among their graduates 鈥� face Oak Bay, which includes future Vikes player Jaden Touchie, at 6:30 p.m.
The first day of play concludes with the defending sa国际传媒 double-A champion Blue Jags facing the Titans at 8:15 p.m. Play continues Thursday at the same start times, with the final set for Friday at 2:15 p.m.
Daily admission for is $5 for adults and $2 for students for the UVic alumni tournament, which is sponsored by Passion Sports.
鈥淚 am really pleased to be involved with this high-level basketball event, which I hope is the first of many others to be held here at the university,鈥� said Greg Wallis, owner of Passion Sports, who played high school basketball at Reynolds prior to Pac West and sa国际传媒 West all-conference recognition at Camosun College and then Simon Fraser University. 鈥淓ight high-quality teams and some outstanding players should provide three days of real entertainment.鈥�
Vikes Alumni basketball chairman Phil Ohl thanked Wallis and encouraged fans to attend games.
鈥淎ny profit we can make through gate receipts will go towards establishing a scholarship for a current high school player to attend and play for UVic,鈥� Ohl said.
