SUNY Potsdam Opens Registration for Annual Can-Am Hoops Classic Tournaments

SUNY Potsdam Offers 19th Annual Can-Am Hoops Classic Girls' and Boys' Tournaments this Spring

POTSDAM, NY (02/23/2015)(readMedia)-- Registration is now open for the 19th annual Can-Am Hoops Classic Tournaments at SUNY Potsdam. The College anticipates a full field for the annual boys' and girls' basketball tournaments this year.

The boys' tournament will be held from May 29 to 31, and the deadline for entry is May 22. The girls' tournament will be held from June 5 to 7, and the deadline for entry is May 29.

The entry fee for each team is $425 (payable in U.S. funds), which does not include housing cost. For more information about on-campus housing, visit the Center for Lifelong Education and Recreation website, at clear.potsdam.edu/camps.

Each team is guaranteed four games. Girls' and boys' divisions will be organized by grades 6 to 12. If possible, each team will play all the respective teams in their pool. To ensure a top quality competition, the College will limit the number of teams, while providing highly capable timers and scorers, and utilizing only certified referees.

To register or to learn more about the 19th Annual Can-Am Hoops Classic Tournaments, visit clear.potsdam.edu/camps.

For more information about SUNY Potsdam Bears Athletics, visit www.potsdam.edu/athletics.

Founded in 1816, and located on the outskirts of the beautiful Adirondack Park, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges. SUNY Potsdam currently enrolls approximately 4,300 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its handcrafted education, challenging liberal arts and sciences core, excellence in teacher training and leadership in the performing and visual arts. Empowered by a culture of creativity, the campus community recently launched Take the Lead: The Campaign for Potsdam, which aims to raise $27 million by the College's bicentennial in 2016.

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