Classification
TMSAA Basketball is divided into 3 classifications - A, AA, & AAA. Click here to find classification lists.
Sectional Brackets
Sectional basketball tournaments must be completed by Saturday, February 8, 2025. The winner of each sectional tournament will advance to the state championships. Please email your sectional bracket with team names and game times to Emily Crowell at ecrowell@tssaa.org AND Richard McWhirter at rmcwhirter@tssaa.org as soon as your teams are known and then continue to send updates as teams advance. We should receive an email from you on February 8 notifying us which teams have advanced to the state championships. We will post your bracket and any other relevant information for your sectional here.
Admission & Finances
The admission price per day for the sectional tournament is set by the host site, but cannot exceed the following amount:
Ages 5 and older - $8 on GoFan, $10 cash at the gate
Children under the age of 5 will be admitted for free. Tournaments may sell cash tickets at the gate or utilize GoFan for advance ticket sales.
The TACA card (presented with ID that matches name on card) and the TSSAA ID and TMSAA ID cards are the only passes that should be accepted for entry. Each admits one only.
You will be required to submit a Financial Report for your sectional via your TSSAA Portal account. You will find the report under Forms > New Form > Postseason Tournament Financial Reports. TMSAA will receive 18% of gate receipts. Expenses, including officials’ payments, must be paid from the remaining gate receipts and then any leftover amount is to be divided among the participating schools.
Host schools may retain all money from concessions and parking, should they choose to charge for it. Parking fees should not exceed $5 per vehicle per day. Host schools have the ability to arrange for a merchandise vendor to be on site, but should they want to use the TMSAA logo, they will need to go through the official TMSAA merchandise vendor, Northwest Designs. Northwest Designs will have an online store available to purchase basketball sectional apparel that you should share with participating schools.
Northwest Designs
Officials
Officials must be paid by the tournament director from the gate receipts. 3 officials per sectional game are preferred, and required for the sectional final game.
Game Ball
The host school must provide the game ball and warm-up balls. If available, please use the official TMSAA game ball:
| Boys’ | NCAA® OFFICIAL GAME BALL WTB0700: Official Size |
| Girls’ | NCAA® OFFICIAL GAME WTB0701: 28.5 Size |
Awards
TMSAA provides the following awards for Class A, AA, & AAA Girls’ & Boys’ Sectional Basketball:
Champion Team Trophy
Runner-Up Team Trophy
Should you wish to order additional trophies or medals for your Sectional tournament, please complete this form and email to the address provided. Please give ample notice for ordering, especially if you are ordering team medals.
State Championship Information
Information about the TMSAA Basketball State Championships on February 9-10, 2024 in Rutherford County can be found here.