AAU Boys World Championships (July 2-5) NC - Pines Elite

Hello, please complete the following AAU team survey prior to registration. This to mandatory for each club. Use your best judgement if you are not sure of exact numbers.

AAU Basketball Boys' World Championships 2026 – Fill out form here

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On Behalf of AAU Basketball,

We want to say thank you to all Players, Coaches, Directors, Administrators, Media, Parents and Family members who chose to participate in the 2026 AAU Boys' World Championships!

Please tag us in all content from your experience this past weekend on Instagram and Facebook
@aaubasketball @aau_hoopdreams

Next event will be our 3v3 Time Square Takeover in New York City on Sept. 12-13
REGISTER HERE

2027 AAU Boys' World Championships registeration will be held in the same place and same time next year. Please visit our webiste by January to get registered.

Safe travel back home and see you next year.

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Congrats to all remaining teams competing for the 2026 AAU Boys' World Championships.

1. Awards Locations
Awards will be presented in the Advent Health Arena (Courts 13-18). Walk in the building and follow the pathway to the Northwest Pavillion. If your teams places you will be given an awards slip at the conclusion of your game to take to the awards area.

2. Schedule Updates
Please continuously review the schedule in the AAU Basketball app or AAU Basketball website online today. The schedule will be updated in live time.

3. NO FIGHTING
This event has a Zero Tolerance fighting policy. Punishments will be severe in nature for actions deemed as fighting.

4. Rosters
All rosters are locked. No write-ins, No changes and No additions


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1. Late Check-in
Late arriving coaches and players must check-in at the box office at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex located in the front by the globe.

2. Rosters
All rosters are now locked. No write-ins, No changes and No additions! Please speak with AAU Court Monitor and verify before game starts. Technical foul may administered for each error.

3. Bench Personnel
4 coaches max. Must have wristbands. No hats. Only players from that roster allowed on the bench during the game. Technical foul may be administered.

4. DO NOT BRING BASKETBALLS
Personal Basketballs are NOT PREMITTED inside either facility. Disney ESPN Sports Complex or Game Point Event Center. You be told to return basketballs to your vehicle.

5. NO FIGHTING
This event has a Zero Tolerance fighting policy. Punishments will be severe in nature for actions deemed as fighting ranging from suspension to disqualification.

6. Schedule Updates
Please continuously review the schedule in the AAU Basketball app or AAU Basketball website online today. DO NOT go off of screen shots in team group chats or text messages. The schedule will be updated in live time.


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Congratulations on participating in 2026 AAU Boy's Basketball' World Championships

Please follow us on social media and share your experience during this weekend.

Tag AAU in all posts so we can re-share it onto our pages for exposure.

AAU Basketball's main social media accounts to follow/tag

Instagram
@aaubasketball
@aau_hoopdreams

Facebook
@AAUBasketball

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Cross Boundary Athlete
All players must be from either the same state/district or adjoining state/district to participate on the same team.

Recruiting from all over the country/internationally to play on the same team is prohibited in the AAU World Championships.

Roster Participation Restrictions
a. Only males may participate as players for grades 13U/7th grade and up.

b. An athlete must play with one (1) team within one (1) age/grade skill level at any World Championship event when those Championship competitions take place at the same date and time (i.e., An athlete playing on a 10u/4th Grade D2 team cannot compete on a 10u/4th Grade D1 team at the same World Championship).

c. Athletes that competes in more than one age/grade division must compete with the same club.

d. Athletes must participate in the state/district of their residence, or an adjoining state/district, or as otherwise permitted by the AAU Code.

e. May 1st will be the date used to determine a player’s residence in a state


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2026 AAU Boys' Basketball Eligibility Requirements

AAU Boys' World Championships uses age/grade-based competition rules.

Athlete must meet either the age portion or the grade portion of the rule.

​Ex. 17U/11TH GRADE

-Age Policy: An athlete can be no older than 17 on or before August 31, 2026.

-Grade Policy: An athlete who is in the 11th Grade as of October 1, 2025 and who is no older than 18 on or before August 31, 2026 is eligible to compete in the 17U/11th Grade division.

Please visit our website for all eligibility rules
CLICK HERE
https://aausports.org/boys-basketball/2026-aau-boys-basketball-eligibility/

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