East Preston Pacers
Easter Classic
"It's More than Basketball!"
Games @ the East Preston Rec Centre will be live streamed *
Games @ North Preston Rec Centre will be recorded
2025- We're back for year 4, April 16-April 20!
The East Preston Pacers host the Annual Easter Classic in East Preston Nova Scotia.
The Easter Classic is a basketball tournament put on to bring youth, individuals and community members together to celebrate our youth, culture and magic.
The tournament will have lots of give-aways, prizes and contests for all ages throughout the weekend - including two easter egg hunts!
It will also feature a weekend of youth basketball at various sites around the city, before finishing in Preston Township - with games in East Preston and North for the medal games!
How We Get Down:
This tournament is a community and family first environment! We are committed to creating a safe space for everyone to come together to celebrate our culture, heritage and the talents of our community!
House Rules
During tournament / game play, we are committed to having a safe, fair and equitable environment.
There is a zero tolerance policy towards - Disrespect, Swearing, hate speech, or rude behaviour.
Values and Standards
Community.
Unity.
Excellence.
Education.
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Commitment
We are committed to having a safe, high intensity, competitive environment where individuals and teams can come out, compete and represent themselves and their communities!
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Collaboration, Partnerships and Feedback
We are committed to bringing together community, youth, families and organizations who are passionate about supporting positive change in the Preston community
For Teams
First come first serve For Team Registration: $500 registration fee
*20% deposit aka $100 due February 15th .
Coaches please have your players names and clothing sizes ready to submit for t-shirts / shorts
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All teams guaranteed 3 games.
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For Players
It's times like these that you will be tested, your hard work, your trust and commitment to your team. Push yourself, grow through this process and get better.
Maybe even become a tournament allstar.
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The top players will be selected as tournament All-Stars who will play in the All-Star game.
For Fans
We are committed to having a safe, high intensity, competitive environment where individuals and teams can come out, compete and represent themselves and their communities!
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Respect the coaches, players and refs!
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2022 Tournament Keezondre Smith Memorial MVP
Drekel Clayton