7th Annual Native American Junior Nationals Nüümü Elite Girls

Good Afternoon Coaches,

As we continue preparations for the 7th Annual Native American Junior Nationals, we want to provide several important reminders regarding divisions, schedules, and roster deadlines.

Schedule Release Information

Please note that the official tournament schedule will be released on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 6:00 PM Arizona Time.

We are currently in the final stages of organizing divisions, pool play schedules, and tournament brackets. Beginning this weekend, we will be working extensively on the scheduling process. Because of this, we ask all coaches to carefully review their team's current division placement. Coaches please double check and make sure you registered your team in the right division. We have had a team register in the wrong division prior.

Division Changes

If your team needs to make any changes to its division, please notify us as soon as possible. Once schedules and brackets have been completed, no division changes will be permitted. We want to ensure every team is placed appropriately before the scheduling process is finalized.

Roster Deadline – June 18, 2026

A reminder that all team rosters must be submitted no later than June 18, 2026.

Coaches can currently log into their Exposure Basketball account to:

Upload their official team roster
Add players
Remove players
Make roster corrections or updates
Verify all team information is accurate
Any roster changes must be completed prior to the June 18 deadline. Please do not wait until the last minute to submit or review your roster information.

We appreciate your cooperation as we prepare for what will be the largest Native American youth basketball tournament in the world. Thank you for being part of the 7th Annual Native American Junior Nationals, and we look forward to welcoming your teams to Mesa, Arizona.

If you have any questions regarding divisions, rosters, or tournament participation, please contact me immediately.

Thank you,

Lyle Pete
Coordinator
TRIBE Athletics Sports

IF YOU MADE YOUR PAYMENTS IN FULL DISREGARD THIS MESSAGE. If you have not made your 2nd half payment it is due June 1. I have 500+ teams to schedule and I'm not gonna be chasing anyone down for their payments. So if your not paid in full you will be removed from the schedule.
Thank you
Lyle

Coaches
Please read the rules and regulations for the 7th Annual Native American Junior Nationals. You will be required to know these rules while participating in the event.

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Good afternoon Coaches,

This email is regarding important deadlines and requirements for the 7th Annual Native American Junior Nationals taking place June 25–28, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona.

Important: If you have already made your full payment, please disregard the payment portion of this email.

Please carefully review all information below. Coaches are required to know these dates and deadlines. No exceptions will be made.

PAYMENT DEADLINES

• The second half of your team payment is due on June 1, 2026.

• Your team account must be PAID IN FULL in order to be placed into the official pool play schedule.

• Scheduling will officially begin on June 2, 2026.

• If your account is not paid in full by the time scheduling begins, your team will removed from the final list and NOT be scheduled into the tournament.

ROSTER DEADLINE

• Official team rosters are due in your coach's account no later than June 18, 2026.

Required roster information for every athlete:

*Player first name
*Player last name
*Player grade
*Player graduating year
*Player jersey number
-Any roster not completed by June 18, 2026 will be considered an incomplete roster

Teams with incomplete rosters will be required to pay a $75 roster completion fee during their teams division assigned team check-in time slot.

We are kindly asking all coaches to complete their rosters before the deadline in order to avoid any additional fees or delays during check-in. We have 580 all indigenous teams registered.

PLAYER & COACH REQUIREMENT

• A player and coach must both be present in order for the athlete to participate in the event. A player will not be allowed to play in the event if they do not show at team check-in. This has been stated since the beginning. "No Show, No Play, No Exceptions"

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS

A separate email will be sent out regarding:

Tribal enrollment requirements, CIB requirements, Descendancy Documents
School verification requirements
If you have any questions regarding payments, rosters, or tournament requirements, please contact Lyle, Tournament Coordinator.

Thank you again for being part of the largest Native American youth basketball tournament in the world. We look forward to seeing everyone in Mesa this June.

Sincerely,
Lyle Pete