The West Coast Classic III will be held over
the MLK weekend, January 19-20, 2008, the National Gay
Basketball Association announced. Highlights of the
tournament will include 20 teams from across the US and
Europe competing in 3 men’s divisions A, B and 35 plus and a
women’s division.
The Memphis River City Champions, Spin-Freeze
“A” and DC Sentinels “B”, and the host of last summer’s
European tournament, the London Cruisers, insure that this
tournament will single out the leading contenders for the
Coady Classic NGBA Championships, to be held in Chicago in
April of 2008.
The site of the tournament will be in
downtown Los Angeles at a brand new facility with 4
full-length courts. Games will run from 9 am to 5 pm on
Saturday and 9 am to 4 pm on Sunday. The weekend will also
feature a full slate of supporting activities highlighted by
an awards presentation. Teams can reserve a slot by visiting
www.ngba.us
and filling out the team registration form. Individuals can
also register to be placed on a team by visiting
www.ngba.us.
NGBA is a 501c3 non-profit organization. If
you are interested in being a sponsor, contact Mark Chambers
at
info@ngba.us