EVENT INFORMATION

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

DATE: Jan 23-24, 2027

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

DIVISIONS: ELITE and RISING STAR

CASH PRIZE 🔥: $1000 for ELITE CHAMPION and $500 for RISING STAR CHAMPION

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION

REGULAR TEAM REGISTRATION: 

• Early Bird Registration Fee: $650; Regular Registration Fee: $750

• Early Bird Coupon Code: EB2026WEST24

HOW TO REGISTER: Tutorial here

DON'T HAVE A TEAM BUT WANT TO PLAY? JOIN AS A FREE AGENT!

• Please fill this Free Agent Information sheet as soon as possible (we will close the free agent pool before the Tournament Group Draw)

• Your Height, Previous Experience, and Location will be  shown in the Free Agent Tab.

• Join Free Agent Virtual Tryout (we only host one virtual tryout). There is no alternative tryout even if you don't have time. If you cannot join the tryout, you may ask a friend to speak on your behalf.

  • Free Agent virtual tryout is usually hosted 15min after the Tournament Group Draw, check each tournament's page for information

CAPTAINS, IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADD A FREE AGENT...

• Join Free Agent Virtual Tryout to meet free agents: 15min after the Group Draw & Zoom Q&A

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)

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.