Battle at the Border: 17th Annual

16th Annual - Sold out 8 years in a row! 100+ teams last year & 130+ in 2021 & 80+ college coaches as well as Blue Star Basketball & Collegiate Girls Basketball Report have attended the past 8 years to evaluate.

3 pool games played on Saturday starting at 8am. Pool winners will compete in tournament play on Sunday & all other teams will get their guaranteed 4th game based on Saturday results - event finishing by 6pm on Sunday

2-3 games on SAT (Start at 8am) / 1-2 games on SUN (done by 6pm)

If sending multiple teams contact office for $50 discount code - office@usjn.com

COLLEGES - Check-In is at Hy-Vee Arena ONLY so please plan accordingly before going to any other venue. Email college@usjn.com to pre-register.

Live streams, replays and highlights of this event will be available through our exclusive media partner, BallerTV.

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Admission Information

ADULT: Weekend Pass $40 / SAT - $25 SUN $20 / Children Under 10yrs old $10 / Children Under 3 - FREE. ****** Be aware that each TEAM needs to be prepared to have ONE SCOREKEEPER for each game to sit at the official table. One team will work the clock and the other will work the official scoresheet. Upon check in, each TEAM will receive ONE free weekend pass admission band to be given to your scorekeeper. Please start to plan accordingly. Failure to provide a scorekeeper at the table will result in a forfeit of the game if one cannot be found AND that team will pay USJN for that weekend pass. *********** All U.S. Junior Nationals Tournaments, Blue Star Showcase Events, and Blue Star Camps are subject to cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances. In the case that we have to cancel, we will notify all registrants as soon as possible and refund the registration fees. All hotel reservations, travel, or other cost, are the sole responsibility of the registrants. Therefore, U.S. Junior Nationals and Blue Star Productions will not be held liable for any of those costs incurred in the event of a cancellation. All special requests must be entered on the team page at the time of registration. We are not able to process emailed requests. No requests are guaranteed.