Mel Young Easter Classic 2025
The 2025 Mel Young Easter Classic Draw is out, find it online https://basketballpacific.com/tournament-draws and through the Game Day app
The Draw:
We have 125 teams registered; the format of the draw is as follows:
- Grades with 4 teams = Round Robin followed by semi-finals and finals
- Grades with 6 teams = Round Robin followed by 1v2, 3v4, 5v6.
- Grades with 7 teams = Round Robin no finals
- Grades with 8 teams = 2x Pools of 4 Round Robin followed by quarter finals, semi-finals, and finals.
- Grades with 9 teams = 2x pools round robin followed by semi-finals (1-4 & 5-8), finals with a bottom 3 round robin from 5th in Pool A and Loser of 5-8 Semi-finals.
- Grade with 10 teams = 2x Pools of 5 Round Robin followed by semi-finals and finals.
- U20 Men & Tupu women will play a round robin and 1v2, 3v4, U20’s Friday & Saturday. Tupu Women, Sunday & Monday.
Venues:
We are using 5 venues:
- Mercury Baypark (MBP) 8 courts - 81 Truman Lane, Maunganui.
- Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre (QEYC) 3 courts - Cnr 11th Ave & Devonport Road, Tauranga.
- Tauranga Boys College Gym (TBC) 1 court - Opposite Intersection of 14th Ave & Devonport Road, Tauranga.
- Mount Sports Centre (Mt Sports) 1 court - 2 Hull Road, Mt Maunganui.
- Aquinas College (AC) 1 Court – 183 Pyes Pa Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga.
Venues will be open 30 minutes prior to games starting.
All parking at Mercury Baypark will be around the back closest to the Mount, as the pit parking will be closed due to speedway being on the Saturday night.
A reminder that at Mercury Baypark you cannot bring in any commercial food. There will be a food alley at the entrance to Mercury Baypark and there will be a coffee cart, Moana Coffee, at QEYC.
Bay Venues Hot pools & Baywave:
For the discounts to the pools, we just request that the teams come in their uniforms or at least someone in the group shows some sort of affiliation to the event and then our team apply the following discount.
- Hot Pools offers 25% off entry for all Players, Officials and Volunteers
- Baywave offers an Entry and Hydro slide Combo Deal for all Players, Officials and Volunteers
Referees:
Referee Clinic will be held at Mercury Baypark on Friday 18th April, all referees must attend.
Referees who are registered by their association as a part of the entry requirements are required to referee a minimum of two games per day. Any questions regarding referees please contact Alex Pou Poasa rdo@tauranga.basketball
Game Day:
We are using Game Day for the tournament, please get parents to download the Game Day app.
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sportstg.gameday&hl=en_NZ
Apple https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/gameday-app/id1163980284
This is where all fixtures and results will be found.
Scorebench Roster:
This year each team will need to provide two competent scorebench people for their own games. One person from each team should be responsible for iPad scoring and the other with the score on the scoreboard. Responsibilities for score benching are clock & scoring (scoreboard), 24 second shot clock, scorer (iPad) and caller.
We will have venue controllers available to help with showing teams how to use the scorebench equipment.
Rule Clarification:
- The U12 Grades will not use the 24 second shot clock, this will be used from U14's up.
- Zone cannot be played at U12, U14 or U16 age groups.
- Mercy Rule: 20 points for U12 and U14, 30 points for U16 up. Players must retreat to their defensive 3-point line.
Social Media:
The official page https://www.facebook.com/BasketballPacificNZ/
Mel Young Easter Classic won’t be live streaming games, please let your supporters know if they receive a notification that it is not from the tournament.
Prize Givings:
At the conclusion of the 3v4 and finals games, teams will head upstairs to suite 1&2 to receive their medals for their grades. Medals are awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
First aid, recovery:
We will have Injury Management Group set up at the roller door by Court 9 at Mercury Baypark, this will have plunge pools, massage, strapping etc.
