NEW!
Pacesetter Playoffs Changes – 2024 (MN regions)
• Limited to 8 teams in each grade/gender group for grades 4-7 – 3 games per team
• Limited to 32 teams per day on 4 courts – am group and pm group – faster day
• Veteran teams get the first opportunity to claim one of the 8 spots
• Playoff sites will be set earlier in the year – mid-February to mid-March.
• 8th and 9th grade teams will play in 2 “Super Sections”: March 24. Limit of 16 teams
• MN State will be April 6-7 in 2024 due to Easter March 31
• Pacesetter Great 5-State will remain in the summer due to Lynx game collaboration
Pacesetter Goals & Team Benefits
• Promote school/community TEAM basketball
• Support school programs and head coaches
• Play faster – ½ day instead of all day
• Limit play to maximum of 3 games
• Assure most brackets will fill with 8 teams
• Make the MN State and 5-state system more exciting with more teams involved
All players on a team must either be enrolled in the same school system or live or attend school in the same city or the same tribal community. Smaller schools may combine to form one team if the combined high school enrollment for grades 9-12 is 400 or fewer. Schools that combine must be from neighboring schools.
All rosters must be submitted before teams will be placed in the tournament bracket. A copy of your roster also needs to be turned in at each tournament.
Every player must fill out an online player waiver form before their first tournament of the season in order to be eligible to participate.