PBL/Central Thanksgiving Tournament 2002

November 25,26,29,30, 2002

Tournament Managers:

John Overstreet, AD, Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School jeo259@hotmail.com

Chuck Mallard, AD, Central High School cmallard@mail.clifton-u4.k12.il.us

Sites: Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School (Directions) Central (Clifton) High School (directions)

Times: All games on Monday, Tuesday and Friday start at 6:00 and 7:30. All Saturday games are at 1:00, 2:30, 6:00 and 7:30---at Clifton Central.

Pairings: PBL Site (click here) Central Site (click here) Saturday Games (click here)

Admission: $3.00 Adults $2.00 Students No Passes will be honored.

Pass List: Up to 35 names. (Pass list form) Cheerleaders in uniform also admitted free. Each person must be checked off the list when entering the school. Please return to John Overstreet by Tuesday November 19th. Please cooperate.

Rosters: Please send rosters (roster form) to John Overstreet at PBL by Tuesday November 19th for programs.

Home Team: The home team will be the first school listed in the pairings and will wear white. On Saturday the home teams will be the four teams from the Clifton Central site. Benches and locker rooms will be assigned each night.

T-Shirts: Each school will be given 15 official PBL/Central Thanksgiving Tournament T-shirts. Each head coach will also receive a PBL/Central Thanksgiving Tournament pullover.

Profits: There is no entry fee. PBL and Clifton Central will receive 50% of the profits, after expenses. The other 50% will be split 8 ways. Each school will receive an accounting of the tournament shortly after the completion of the tournament.

Trophies: Trophies will be given to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd.

All Tournament Teams: Each site will pick an all tournament team. There will be five players from each of the two sites (ten total). The coaches at each site will pick the teams--coaches cannot vote for their own players. The voting will take place after Friday night's games, to be turned into either John Overstreet or Chuck Mallard before you leave Friday night. The 5 players will be ranked on a declining scale (nomination form) (10-8-6-4-2). The all tourney team will be announced after the completion of the Championship game Saturday night. Members of the all Tournament team will be given plaques.

Tie Breaker to determine Saturday's games:

In case of a 2-way tie--Head to head will determine the place.

In case of a 3-way tie--the point spread (maximum of 20 points per game) between the 3 teams that are tied.

Example: A defeats B by 10, C beats A by 5, B beats C by 12. A would win the tiebreaker with +5, B would have +2 and C -7.

If this step reduces the tie to 2 teams, then the 2-way tiebreaker would determine the place.

If there is still a 3-way tie--the best free throw percentage of all games will determine the place.

Hospitality Room: There will be a limited hospitality room each night for coaches, administrators, bus drivers…

Media: PBL and Clifton Central will contact the major newspapers (News-Gazette, Pantagraph, Kankakee, Danville) each night. If schools have another media outside of the PBL and Clifton Central area, please provide John Overstreet and Chuck Mallard with the fax number before the tournament.