The annual Sam Gyenes z’l Basketball Tournament tips off at Ramaz on Thursday.
The tournament was established in memory of Sam Gyenes in 1987, after he died that summer following his sophomore year at Ramaz.
The host Rams will be joined by boys and girls teams from H.A. Miami, Maimonides, North Shore H.A. and Yavneh Dallas, the girls team from Magen David and the boys team from Jewish Culture.
The boys tournament features five teams ranked in the Jewish Hoops America Top 25 - #2 North Shore, #11 Ramaz, #14 Jewish Culture, #22 H.A. Miami and #25 Yavneh.
Each team will play three preliminary games Thursday and Friday to determine the four semifinalists. Semifinals, 5th place games and the championship games will be played Saturday night.
BOYS TOURNAMENT
Thursday
2:45 - Yavneh Dallas vs Maimonides
4:00 - Ramaz vs H.A. Miami
6:45 - Jewish Culture vs North Shore H.A.
6:45 - Yavneh Dallas vs H.A. Miami
Friday
8:45 - Ramaz vs Maimonides
8:45 - North Shore H.A. vs H.A. Miami
11:15 - Ramaz vs Jewish Culture
11:15 - North Shore H.A. vs Yavneh Dallas
1:00 - Maimonides vs Jewish Culture
Saturday Night
7:45 - Semifinals
TBD - 5th Place game
10:45 - Championship
GIRLS TOURNAMENT
Thursday
2:45 - Maimonides vs Yavneh Dallas
4:00 - North Shore H.A. vs H.A. Miami
8:00 - Ramaz vs Maimonides
8:00 - Magen David vs H.A. Miami
Friday
10:00 - Ramaz vs Magen David
10:00 - North Shore H.A. vs Yavneh Dallas
1:00 - Ramaz vs Yavneh Dallas
12:15 - Maimonides vs H.A. Miami (Basketball City)
12:15 - North Shore H.A. vs Magen David (Basketball City)
Saturday Night
6:30 - Semifinals
TBD - 5th Place Game
9:00 - Championship