Coming in 2027
After our inaugural U19 tournament, Top 10 grows into a full year of elite basketball for boys and girls, clubs and the coaches and officials who make the game work. Dates and venues will be announced soon.
Register interest26–28 March 2027
The junior showcase for the country's strongest U16 school programmes, and the pathway into first-team basketball.
12–15 May 2027 · Provisional
The search is on to find the Best of the Best. Ten senior men's clubs will be nominated and invited from ten countries in the region — Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Kenya, Eswatini, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe — for a four-day, Wednesday-to-Saturday tournament at Mandeville Sports Club in Johannesburg from 12 to 15 May 2027. Dates are provisional and participation remains to be confirmed.
Sundays 21 Feb, 18 Apr, 20 Jun, 22 Aug 2027 · Grand Finale 10 Oct 2027 · Venues TBC
Four qualifying Sundays: 21 February, 18 April, 20 June and 22 August 2027. U16 boys, U16 girls, U19 boys and U19 girls play at every stop, with a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten teams per division. Two pools lead to one final between pool winners. R200 per player, R800 per squad of four per stop. Each stop’s division champions qualify for a separate Grand Finale event; the Grand Finale on Sunday 10 October 2027 (venue TBC) crowns the series champions. Stop champions cannot win another stop, and players may play for one team only in the series. Half-court action from 10h00 to late, with player and team profiles. Venues TBC.
Six events in 2027 · first four Saturdays before each 3x3 stop
Open 1v1 on a rooftop half court above Sandton. Winner stays on, men and women play head to head, and every game counts towards a season ranking across six 2027 events. Dates, rules and scoring to be confirmed.
1–3 December 2027
The flagship returns on 1–3 December 2027 and expands to include girls, with both divisions played across two FIBA indoor courts. Emeris Sandton Campus has been requested as the venue.
Sundays 10 Jan, 21 Mar, 9 May, 18 Jul · Coaching Course 13–15 Aug 2027
Dedicated 2027 development programmes with practical reference workbooks for the people who teach, officiate, record and organise basketball. Sunday workshops award a Top 10 Development Certificate of Competence; the 13–15 August 2027 Coaching Course at SAHETI School in Bedfordview, Johannesburg will be certified by Basketball South Africa and FIBA through official FIBA Instructor Craig Daniels.
Schools, clubs, coaches and officials: tell us which events you want to hear about and we will send details first.
