As-Salaamu Alaikum. Al-Hamdulillah with the success of our prior Regional Tournaments, we are ready to take our tour to the east coast for our East Regional Tournament. In our West Regional, LA Dynasty claimed the belt in the Advanced Division for the second year in a row, with Atlanta Adiyats as the runner ups. LA ICH won the Intermediate Division, while LA Fob City got second place. We want to thank everyone that made it out to our West Regional Tournament.
The West Regional had 18 teams from all over America participate in the tournament. Al-Hamdulillah this year's tournament was bigger than last year, and we want to thank everyone for their support. We are looking for the same success at our East Regional Tournament in New York City Insha'Allah.
As always, teams will be provided with shirts & numbers as a part of the registration fee. However, if teams want custom reversible mesh jerseys, full uniforms, or custom shirts w/ numbers, we can provide them to any team. We need you to send a request asap and a payment is due before any order is made. If you and your team are interested in any of the options, please email info@nmbt.org.
This year, NMBT will allow 2 non-Muslims to play on each team. This has proven to make our prior Regionals more competitive, and hope for the same result in New York City. This makes the tournaments more competitive, and most importantly will allow us Muslims to give Dawah to the non-Muslims. Every team is recommended to have their players participate in the prayers and attend the lectures. We would really love to demonstrate to the non-Muslims how beautiful Islam really is.
We have also introduced 2 divisions to our regional tournaments, Advanced and Intermediate. The Advanced division will be for competitive players of all ages that want to compete at the highest level of play. The Intermediate Division will be less competitive for all ages as well.
Location:
Jamaica High School
167-01 Gothic Drive
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-739-5942
The Cause:
Another benefit from this tournament is that proceeds will go towards a Muslim relief effort. The National Muslim Basketball Tour has selected "Syrian Humanitarian Relief" campaign of Islamic Relief USA to be the recipient of the proceeds from the 2012 East Regional Tournament. For more information on the “Syrian Humanitarian Relief” campaign, please visit: Islamic Relief.
Registration and Payment:
To register your team please go to NMBT Website and fill out the registration form. The fee is $450 for in-state teams and $400 for out-of-state teams. The deadline for registration is Sept 3, 2012. NMBT will announce the field on Sept 3, 2012 on the website and by email. Your payment is due by Sept 3, 2012. The tournament brackets and schedules will be released on Sept 7, 2012. Payment will be accepted by check, cash, direct deposit, and paypal. Please email an NMBT Committee Representative to discuss your payment options.
