WSICT 5th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament

The tournament was first organized in 2001 by The Great Northwest Basketball League ("GNBL").  Our motivation in starting the tournament was to provide an opportunity for the best teams in the area covered by the GNBL (northern, western and central Wisconsin) to have the opportunity to play the best teams from the rest of the state.  The 2011 WSICT held in the spring of 2011 was our 11^th annual tournament.  The size of the field has grown from 215 total teams in six grades (6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade boys and girls) in 2001, or about 36 teams per grade, to 686 teams in 2011 for eight grades (5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade boys and girls).  The field each year for grades 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade is usually somewhere in the 80s or low 90s (teams per grade).  The two 5^th grade tournaments are somewhat smaller – not because of less interest – but because it is more difficult for us to identify the best teams in the state at this younger age level, so we end up inviting fewer teams.  Our target field size for the 2012 fifth grade tournaments are between 72 and 76 teams per grade/gender.  Results of all eight 2011 WSICTs can be viewed on this website by clicking "Wisconsin State Invitational Championship Tournament."  The score of every pool and play-off game is listed, as well as the All Tournament Team in each division.  Scoring information and All Tournament Team selections can also be viewed for previous WSICTs by clicking on "WSICT Archives."