LANGLEY — The senior boys draws for the 2024 Tsumura Basketball Invitational was released Wednesday (Oct. 16).
Today, it’s time for the release of the girls TBI draws for both the Super 16 and Select 16 events, each set to begin a four-day run Dec. 11 at the Langley Events Centre.
This year, we asked for input from the 32 girls head coaches taking part, requesting they rank all 16 of the teams taking part in their respective 16-team TBI tournament.
Yours truly also cast a 1-16 vote in each of the two tournament pools, and when we shook all the numbers out, we plugged them into the standard 16-team NCAA bracket.
From there, we made very slight adjustments to insure that no games in either the first or second rounds, including Day 2’s consolation side, would involve matchups between schools from the same league.
When our dedicated staff at the Langley Events Centre is able to provide us with the actual starting times for Days 1-4, you’ll find those here first at Varsity Letters.
Here’s the draw’s opening round!
TBI GIRLS 2024
DAY ONE DRAW
SUPER 16 (Dec. 11-14)
TOP HALF DRAW
QUADRANT A
No. 1 Seaquam Seahawks (North Delta) vs. No. 16 Sa-Hali Sabres (Kamloops)
No. 8 Okanagan Mission Huskies (Kelowna) vs. No. 9 Holy Cross Crusaders (Surrey)
QUADRANT B
No. 5 Riverside Rapids (Port Coquitlam) vs. No. 12 Semiahmoo Thunderbirds
No. 4 G.W. Graham Graham Grizzlies (Chilliwack) vs. No. 13 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby)
BOTTOM HALF DRAW
QUADRANT C
No. 6 Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers (Surrey) vs. No. 11 Langley Christian Lightning
No. 3 Argyle Pipers (North Vancouver) vs. No. 14 Claremont Spartans (Victoria)
QUADRANT D
No. 7 St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) vs. No. 10 Kelowna Owls
No. 2 Brookswood Bobcats vs. No. 15 Dr. Charles Best Blue Devils (Coquitlam)
TBI GIRLS 2024
DAY ONE DRAW
SELECT 16 (Dec. 11-14)
TOP HALF DRAW
QUADRANT A
No. 1 South Delta Sun Devils vs. No. 16 Centennial Centaurs (Coquitlam)
No. 8 Britannia Bruins (Vancouver) vs. No. 9 Vernon Panthers
QUADRANT B
No. 5 Duchess Park Condors (Prince George) vs. No. 12 Johnston Heights Eagles (Surrey)
No. 4 Walnut Grove Gators (Langley) vs. No. 13 Pitt Meadows Marauders
BOTTOM HALF DRAW
QUADRANT C
No. 6 Notre Dame Jugglers (Vancouver) vs. No. 11 Maple Ridge Ramblers
No. 3 South Kamloops Titans vs. No. 14 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack)
QUADRANT D
No. 7 Pacific Christian Pacers (Victoria) vs. No. 10 Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver)
No. 2 Heritage Woods Kodiaks (Port Moody) vs. No. 15 Mark Isfeld Ice (Courtenay)
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