National Military Basketball Tournament

Greetings Military Hoop Fans!

Beginning Labor Day Weekend the 2026-27 Military Hoop Season will begin with two outstanding tournaments kicking things off on the East and West Coasts.

On tap is the Battle of Florida taking place at NS Mayport down in Jacksonville, Florida hosted by the Mayport Hurricanes. 10 teams will lace them up and battle it out on the hardwood.

While on the West Coast, the 8th Annual Labor Day Classic will be in full effect down at Luke AFB, home of the Thunderbolts! There six teams will lace them up to start off the season on a good foot.

For more information please refer to the Flyers and schedules down below.

Thanks for all you do!

National Military Basketball Tournament Director

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Attention All Military Hoop Fans!

The 2027 Armed Forces Sports Calendar has been released! More importantly, 2027 is a HUGE year for Armed Forces Sports as the United States will be the host nation for the upcoming Military World Games the Armed Forces equivalent to the Olympic Games in Summer 2027!

No doubt, that one of the most anticipated events will be Men’s and Women’s Basketball 🏀! Looking for your opportunity pull up your armed services sports calendar for more information.

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Greetings Military Hoop Fans!

The Pool Play Schedule has been released for the 8th Annual Labor Day Classic Military Basketball Tournament at Luke AFB, AZ.

Six Teams will be battling it out on the hardwood in Glendale, AZ 4-7 September.

Here is the pool play schedule:

Friday, 4 September

2 pm Luke AFB vs Davis-Monthan AFB
3:15 pm Lackland vs Fort Bliss
5:30 pm Cp Pendleton vs Cannon AFB

Saturday, 5 September

10 am Lackland vs Davis-Monthan
1115 am Cp Pendleton vs Fort Bliss
1230 pm Luke vs Cannon
1:45 pm Cp Pendleton vs Davis-Monthan
3 pm Lackland v Luke
4:15 pm Cannon vs Fort Bliss

Following pool play for seeding double elimination bracket play will begin on Sunday.

National Military Basketball Tournament Director

Greetings!

The 2026-27 Military Varsity Basketball season is upon us! It’s time to lace ‘em up and hit the hardwood!

Beginning with the 8th Annual Labor Day Classic at Luke AFB in Phoenix, AZ! The first 12 teams will be registered to compete!

Teams Scheduled to Appear:

Luke Thunderbolts
Fort Hood Phantom Warriors
Cannon Commandos
Malmstrom AFB
Camp Pendleton Marines
Fort Carson Mountaineers
Peterson SFB
Lackland Warhawks
Fort Bliss

If you’re interested there are still a few spots left to participate in this year’s Labor Day Explosion 💥!!!

See the Flyer for more details!

National Military Basketball Tournament Director


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Greetings Military Hoop Fans!

The summer is upon us and that can only mean one thing! The off season talks and schedule preparation for the upcoming season are beginning to take place.

The MBA’s Coaching Summit will be taking place in a couple of weeks as well as conference calls and meetings with the new look SEMAC under the direction of new commissioner Anthony Tee Morris. The NMBT will also be reaching out to other entities as well such as AAU military reps to bring them online too!

Expect for some great things to be happening this upcoming season as we continue to improve in a variety of ways. Here are some tentative tournament dates and locations for the upcoming season.

3-8 Sep Luke AFB Labor Day Invitational

9-12 Oct Columbus Day Tournament
Location TBD

6-8 Nov Veterans Day Tournament
Location TBD

20-22 Nov Battle of Texas
San Antonio, TX

15-18 Jan Joe Hall/MLK
San Antonio, TX

12-15 Feb Capital Classic
Wash DC

12-15 Feb Chris Crawford Classic
Camp Pendleton MCB CA

28-31 May National Military Basketball Tournament, San Antonio, TX

We will be sure to make updates on information as they become available.

Thanks for all you do!

National Military Basketball Tournament Director
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2026 Battle of the Shields Military Basketball Championships deadline to submit registration intent is this Friday, 29 May at noon.

Coaches must register with intent to participate no payment is necessary at this time.

Tourney dates are 4-5 July in Orlando, FL at Disney.

Get your teams registered ASAP!

National Military Basketball Tournament Director

Greetings Military Hoop Fans!

All Eyes now turn to the upcoming 2026 Armed Forces Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships being hosted by the U.S. Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, CA May 11-18.

All-Service Trial Camps will be opening up next week all across the nation but became official today with the release of the FINAL official Tournament Schedule.

This year we introduce a brand new tournament format: Single Round Robin for seeding straight to Single Elimination to crown the champion. A very interesting concept with the razor thin parity on the men’s side. In this particular format this tournament is LITERALLY up for grabs! Once you reach single elimination if your team comes out flat or have an off shooting night it’s CURTAINS and over for your squad just like that!

The Navy led by the armed forces tenured Coaches Micah Bonner and Rodnic Ward look to repeat their success from 2024 and claim their second consecutive Gold Medal.

However, the other three branches are hot on their heels with the host Marines led by coaches Brandon Mitchell and Willie Nathan are looking for some redemption after a disappointing 2024 showing following their 2023 Gold Medal finish.

Second year coaches Ray Darnell and Paris Daniel have the Air Force primed and ready to improve on their 2024 Silver Medal finish and this new format may swing odds in their favor with the current schedule setup. Air Force is now the longest tenured program not to win a gold medal in men’s hoops since 2014.

Last but certainly not least is the Army. The Army will have a totally revamped coaching staff but will always be LOADED with talent for these reasons, I believe Army will be this year’s “Wildcard”, meaning which version will we all see this year.

While on the women’s side, the last few years it’s been a two horse race between Air Force and Army. However, this year the Air Force women are looking to Three-Peat!

I’m pretty sure the Army will have a lot to say about that but don’t look now a new and improved power may be emerging within the ranks in the form of the USMC women.

These ladies have been competing together all season long and will definitely have home court advantage. The “Wildcard” on the women’s side will be no doubt the Navy. The Navy women have fallen on hard times as of late but are looking for a strong return in ‘26!

Who you got taking Gold in 2026!?!?

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Greetings Military Hoop Fans!

Congratulations to the Fort Sam Houston Rangers capturing their third consecutive National Military Championship here in San Antonio!

Coach Justin Johnson and his Fort Sam Houston Rangers completed the first-ever three peat of the National Military Basketball Tournament. The Rangers are now considered a DYNASTY!

This year’s path to the championship for the Rangers was a relatively easy one with the Rangers not being tested until the semifinals when they faced their red hot cross town rival Lackland Warhawks who entered the game on a six game winning streak of double digit wins. The Warhawks pushed the Rangers to their limits before falling to Fort Sam Houston 97-86.

Following a strong semifinal showing, the Rangers then turned their sights on the JBLE Raptors in a rematch of last year’s championship final.

This time the Rangers seemed to be in total control extending their lead by as much as 12 until the Raptors came roaring back on a barrage of timely shooting and pesky defensive stops down the stretch to regain the lead with less than a minute to play.

The Rangers showed patience in the half court which was supposed to the final possession of the game trailing the Raptors 77-76 with 6.4 seconds remaining swingman Colton Ray sunk a wide open three point basket from the top of the key to lift the Rangers to their third consecutive championship 79-77!

Here are the FINAL National Military Basketball Tournament Rankings for 2026.

1. FSH Rangers (I)
2. JBLE Raptors (WAMAC)
3. Lackland Warhawks (I)
4. JBM-HH Marines (WAMAC)
5. Ramstein Rams (USAFE)
6. Osan Mustangs (PACAF)
7. Georgia National Guard (I)
8. Maxwell Flyers (SEMAC)
9. Ft Hood Phantom Warriors (I)
10. NS Mayport Hurricanes (SEMAC)
11. Hurlburt Field Commandos (I)
12. Luke Thunderbolts (PACWEST)
13. Fort Bliss Knights (PACWEST)
14. Ft Benning Yellowjackets (ACMBC)
15. Nellis Lightning (PACWEST)
16. Peterson SFB Hydro (CUSMBL)
17. Patrick SFB (ACMBC)
18. NSA Bethesda Warriors (WAMAC)
19. MacDill Hurricanes (ACMBC)
20. ANGRC (WAMAC)

National Military Basketball Tournament Director
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Greetings Military Hoop Fans!

The 2026 National Military Basketball Tournament FINAL FOUR is set!

(1) Langley-Eustis Raptors
vs
(4) Myer-Henderson Hall Marines

(2) Lackland Warhawks
vs
(3) Fort Sam Houston Rangers

The winners will square off for 2026 National Military Basketball Championship at 1:30 pm CST.

FINAL SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET!!!!’