By Valerie McCutchan
A slate of ten NIRSA Regional Basketball Championships will take place this winter, leading up to the 2014 NIRSA National Basketball Championships, scheduled for April 11-13 at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Boston University hosted the season’s first regional, January 24-26, with 36 teams competing for the Regional Championship title. After an energetic and competitive weekend of play, Yale University won the men’s division in double overtime and Penn State was victorious in the women’s division. Both teams will be representing their universities in Raleigh at the National Championship in April.
Boston University hosted a weekend of jam-packed action at the first NIRSA Regional tournament of the year.Want to get in on the action? Mark your calendar for the regional in your area:
- University of Maryland: February 7-9
- Oakland University: February 14-16
- University of Florida: February 21-23
- Eastern Washington University: February 21-23
- California State University, Northridge: February –March 2
- The University of Georgia: February 28 –March 2
- Purdue University: February 28 –March 2
- University of Nebraska: March 7-9
- Texas Christian University: March 7-9
For more details, please visit the NIRSA website. To stay up to date with all the action photos, game highlights, play-by-plays, and exciting buzz, be sure to follow #NIRSABBall, @NIRSAChamp, and @NIRSAlive throughout the regional and national tournaments.
The winning teams from each Regional Championship will get a free entry into the NIRSA National Championship and a travel stipend (based on required travel distance) to Raleigh, North Carolina.
Want an opportunity to get a full package—including team registration, program recognition, a university staff person on tournament staff, and a top official invited to work the tournament and attend clinic—for your institution at the NIRSA National Basketball Championships? Now, with an Institutional Registration you can do just that!
