Fall Leagues
The BREAKDOWN's Fall Leagues will get underway again this fall. Reserve your spot now to get in on some of the best early-season action in the state. For details on the Fall Leagues, please click here. For a registration for, please click here.

Our fall leagues will run in Becker and Bloomington Kennedy, with boys scheduled for Oct. 17 and 24 and Nov. 7, 14 and 21 and girls scheduled for Oct. 18 and 25 and Nov. 1, 8 and 15.

Top 10 reasons to enter your team in our terrific Fall Leagues!

1. Breakdown Fall Leagues are run by basketball people. Former and current coaches are there to make sure the league is run efficiently.
2. The Breakdown Fall League schedule is easy to follow and well communicated. Teams are placed in the appropriate divisions.
3. The Breakdown Fall League has the state’s largest group of teams and this year, many teams from outstate Minnesota will be attending at Kennedy and Becker.
4. Breakdown Fall Leagues are at JUST ONE SITE!
5. Breakdown Fall Leagues start later in the fall. This allows coaches and players to get acclimated to the start of school.
6. We avoid the majority of the fall sports season, and this year, we are not conducting the league on playoff football Saturday.
7. Team rates for all teams. Different players can attend on different weekends.
8. Breakdown supports all individual high school program philosophies. We feel the Fall League gives your players an opportunity to play together, learn together, and build quality chemistry together in a competitive situation. If these leagues are not a good fit, we fully support any pre-season program you participate in.
9. We do NOT keep standings nor crown champions. These leagues are designed to get each team ready for the season and be optimistic for the season.
10. The Breakdown basketball preview books are available midway through the league for all players, coaches, and players to view and read.

Youth Tournaments
Last year (2008-09), The BREAKDOWN sponsored four outstanding youth tournaments in Buffalo, Marshall, Becker and Grand Rapids.

This year (2009-10), we're still in four locations in:

• Buffalo (North Metro Classic) - CANCELLED
• Becker (Central Minnesota Shootout)
• Holy Family (Youth Basketball Blast)
• Grand Rapids (North Country Classic)

Please click on the link to download a copy of the PDF registration form, or please click here for more information.

Great Northwoods League - coming winter of 2009-10!

Objective
Provide quality tourneys in Northern Minnesota for girls and boys in grades 4th through 9th. The tourney schedule will allow a flexible registration process for all teams which allows them more freedom within their own basketball association. The tourneys will also allow the host schools fundraising opportunities. Please click here for the 2009-10 registration form!

Tourney Format
*Each team is guaranteed 3 or more games
*One day tourney
*Bracketed format
*Awards for place winners
*Results, winners, and pictures posted on website
*Schedules, times, and communication all on Breakdown website

Tip Off Classic
The Tip Off Classic history began back in January of 2004. The BREAKDOWN staff wanted to showcase teams from across the state and provide unique, competitive matchups. We also wanted to have top-rated teams with state tournament aspirations. The experiment worked out so well that now we host the No. 1 single-day classic in Minnesota.

The 2009 Tip Off Classics will be held Dec. 12, 2009 (boys) at Minnetonka and Dec. 5, 2009 (girls) at Hopkins Lindbergh Center. For more information on the girls tournament, please click here. For more information on the boys tournament, please click here. NOTE: Caledonia will replace the Milwaukee Vincent girls and play in the 2pm game against Chaska.

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin Border Battle
The annual Border Battle was first conceived by The BREAKDOWN and the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook in the winter of 2006-07 as a way to pit the top teams from Minnesota and Wisconsin against each other at a site rotating between the two states. Wisconsin has the early upper hand, winning three of five games in each of the first two years.

The 2009-10 Border Battle is scheduled for Jan. 23, 2010 at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For more on the series, please click here.

Granite City Holiday Classic
One of the most popular tournaments in the St. Cloud area is back! The BREAKDOWN has taken over sponsorship of the famous Granite City Holiday Classic. The 2009 tournament will run Dec. 28-30, 2009 at Apollo High School. For more information on the Classic, please click here

This year's teams include St. Cloud Apollo, St. Cloud Tech, Rocori, Sartell, Forest Lake, Osseo, Orono and Duluth East. More information on the JV, sophomore, and freshman tournaments will come soon. The sophomore and JV tournaments will be held at St. Cloud Apollo High School. The freshman tourney will be held at St. Cloud Tech High School.

Summer Showcases
The BREAKDOWN's Summer Showcases are Minnesota's No. 1 tournaments for varsity and JV teams across the state. We cater to teams across Minnesota by having our locations in six great locations. Champions were recently crowned for each of the tournaments held across the state. This past summer's schedule is listed below. Please see the Summer Showcase page for more information.

For details on the Showcases and results, please keep checking back and click here.