EVENT INFORMATION

EVENT TITLE: 2026 She Got Buckets North America Asian Women’s Basketball Tournament

DATE: OCTOBER 3-4, 2026

TIME: SAT (9AM - 7PM EST); SUN (9AM - 4PM EST), Time TBD

HOTEL, FOOD AND PARKING INFORMATION

HOTEL INFORMATION (GROUP DISCOUNT)

• This year, we are excited to collaborate with CROWNE PLAZA® | SUFFERN-MAHWAH. We were able to secured a $189/room discount rate for the tournament. Below are the booking links.

  • Guests can start to make reservations by either calling 845-357-4800 and referencing the She Got Buckets Group or using the link here. 

PARKING INFORMATION

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WHAT TO EAT ON GAME DAY?

• We are working with local restaurants for some good recommendation. 

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY (Click Below to See Details)

• Each player must be at least 25% Asian (i.e., at least one grandparent must be 100% Asian).

• For eligibility concerns, you may email info@shegotbuckets.org anonymously with jersey number + team name before 1PM on Saturday (Day 1 of the tournament)

KEY DEADLINES

• October 3, 2026: TOURNAMENT!

• October 10, 2026: SGB will return Team deposit through Stripe

• October 10, 2026: SGB will share Event Day Photos, YouTube Videos and Final Player Emails no later than February 14. We typically have the YouTube game video uploaded in real-time.

SCHEDULE

PARTICIPATED TEAMS

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EVENT SCHEDULE

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TOURNAMENT RULEBOOK

2025-26 SEASON OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT RULEBOOK

• FORMAT: Four quarters, 10 minutes each.

• TIMEOUTS: Each team has TWO timeouts per half. Each timeout is 60 seconds. Timeouts do NOT carry over from the first half to the second."

• BONUS: The opposing team will shoot two free throws ON the 5th team foul (so after the 4th team foul, the next one will be bonus). There is no 1-and-1 rule.

• STOP CLOCK: Running clock except the last 2 min of the fourth quarter.

• QUARTER BREAK: 1 Min; HALF-TIME BREAK: 3 Min (SGB may adjust the break time in the event of significant delayed)

• OT: 2 min OT is applied with a stop clock.

• SHOT CLOCK: SGB will use a physical 30-second shot clock for all games. The shot clock shall reset to 30 seconds under standard NCAA Women’s Basketball conditions. No 20-second partial reset.

• COACH'S CHALLENGE: Each team will have ONE Coach’s Challenge for ONLY score errors or incorrectly recorded fouls/timeouts. The team cannot challenge anything that is a referee’s judgement call. See below for details.

• READ OFFICIAL JERSEY POLICY BELOW: No taping; the entire team must provide matching, clearly distinguishable light/dark jerseys.