Welcome to the Garden Classic 2026!

Below are some community guidelines as well as the format and schedule for this year’s tournament.

Community Guidelines

• Brotherhood and basketball over all – We’re here to have fun. Yes, let’s compete and have a great run but remember, we’re all Gardenites.
• What is called is what goes – In case of disagreement, shoot for ball. Do your best to keep challenges to a minimum.
• Out of bounds – Sides are in (except if the ball hits the cage), baseline (white line) is out of bounds as well as half-court as there will be games on both sides for most of the day.

Groups

Each team plays 2 group games.

Total group-stage games: 9

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Group Stage Schedule

Round	Court A	Court B
1	Team 2 vs Team 4	Team 3 vs Team 5
2	Team 1 vs Team 6	Team 4 vs Team 9
3	Team 5 vs Team 8	Team 6 vs Team 7
4	Team 2 vs Team 9	Team 3 vs Team 8
5	Team 1 vs Team 7	—

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Team Ranking Criteria

1. Wins
2. Point Differential
3. Points Scored
4. Head-to-head (if applicable)
5. Coin toss (if still tied)

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Championship Round

Only 4 teams will advance to the championship round:

• Winner of Group A
• Winner of Group B
• Winner of Group C
• Best second-place team (Wild Card)

Semifinals

Court A	Court B
#1 Seed vs Wild Card	#2 Seed vs #3 Seed

Championship Game

Court A
Championship Game