Hooplandia 2025 tips off this weekend with the ‘Friday Night Hooptacular’ on Jun. 20 to open Springfield’s third annual summer basketball festival.
Team check-in begins at 3 p.m. on Friday at Gate 9A from The Big E in West Springfield.
Admission is free for attendees throughout the weekend; on-site parking is free on Friday, with parking available on Saturday and Sunday for $10 each day separately.
The ‘Friday Night Hooptacular’ begins with the Opening Ceremony at 6 p.m. The Rivalry Games will begin shortly afterward, with six boys teams and two girls teams representing various Western Mass. high schools competing for bragging rights and the Rivalry Game Awards.
On Saturday, nearly 1,000 basketball players of all ages will compete against their peers in 3×3 basketball, with the first slate of games tipping off at 9 a.m.
In addition to the tournament action, basketball clinics for kids to learn tips and pointers from a variety of basketball experts.
Former Boston Celtic, Brian Scalabrine, will host a basketball clinic on the Hooplandia courts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, followed by a Meet & Greet for fans at noon.
The Connecticut Sun Academy will host a basketball clinic on Sunday for children between third and eighth grade starting at 11 a.m., followed by a clinic with the UMass men’s basketball team at noon. The Minutemen will host a Meet & Greet with fans as well on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Here is the full list of scheduled events for this weekend:
Hooplandia 2025 Schedule
Friday Night Hooptacular, June 20
- 3 p.m. – Team Check-In opens at Gate 9A/Festival Begins
- Gates open to the public, skills competitions registration opens
- Outdoor courts open for public use, open play
- Big E Food vendors open
- 3:30 p.m. – Competitions begin on Showcase courts: 3-Point Competition and Hotshot Challenge
- 6 p.m. – Opening Ceremony w/ national anthem and opening remarks
- 6:30 p.m. – Central girls vs Longmeadow girls & Chicopee boys vs Holyoke boys
- 7 p.m. – Central boys vs Pope Francis boys & West Springfield boys vs Agawam boys
- 7:30 p.m. – Closing Ceremony/Rivalry Game Awards Presented
- 8 p.m. – Gates close
Saturday, June 21
- 8 a.m. – Gates Open & Volunteer registration opens in Basketball Central
- Food/Retail Vendors open
- 9 a.m. – Games begin Fan Zones Open
- 10 a.m. – Fan Zones Open
- 11-12 p.m – Brian Scalabrine Clinic on Outdoor Showcase Court
- 12-1 p.m. – Brian Scalabrine Meet & Greet on Outdoor Showcase Court
- 1-2:30 p.m. – Showboat Jackson on Outdoor Showcase Court
- 1:30 p.m. – Leadership Award – Outdoor Showcase Court
- 4 p.m. – Final Games begin
- 7 p.m. – Concessions close (soft closing)
- 8 p.m. – Gates close (soft closing)
Sunday, June 22
- 8 a.m. – Gates Open & Volunteer registration opens in Basketball Central
- Food/Retail Vendors open
- 9 a.m. – Games begin Fan Zones Open
- 10 a.m. – Fan Zones Open
- 11-12 p.m – Sun Academy Clinic (3rd-8th Grade) on Outdoor Showcase Court
- 12-1 p.m. – UMass Clinic on Outdoor Showcase Court
- 1-2 p.m. – On Outdoor Showcase Court
- UMass men’s basketball team Meet & Greet
- Showboat Jackson
- 2 p.m. – Championship Games Begin
- Select Division Championship Games begin at Hoop Hall
- 5 p.m. – Championship Games Complete/Winners Announced
- 5:30 p.m. – Concessions close (soft closing)
- Gates close 1 hour after winners are declared
