82nd Annual Tournament of Champions starts Thursday, January 23!

Posted Date: 01/20/2025

82nd Annual Tournament of Champions one week away!
The longest running high school invitational boys’ basketball tournament west of the Mississippi is back for year 82! And…we will be celebrating 1000 games. The 2025 Tournament of Champions - Championship Game - will be game #1000. Rest assured, the Tournament known for pageantry, innovation, and excellence will celebrate accordingly!
This year’s tournament will follow the normal Thursday through Saturday format, but with a few twists. On Thursday, not only will all eight TOC teams play, but for the first time in tournament history the Dodge City Lady Demons will get in on the action. In what the tournament committee hopes will become an annual tradition – the Dodge City Lady Demons will host the Alva Lady Goldbugs to kick off the evening session on Thursday night tipping off at 6p. The Red Demons will play the 7:30 game to follow. On Saturday, the Championship “1K” game will tip off at 6p. All games will be played at the United Wireless Arena.
Another TOC tradition that will be amped up is this year’s FCA Event – to be held on Friday night at 10:00pm at Dodge City High School. This year’s speaker / performer is nationally known illusionist – Harris III. This event will be open to the public and the first (500) high school students with an ID (including neighboring communities) will be admitted FREE.
The DCHS Pep Band, Drill Team, and Cheerleaders will perform at all Dodge City games with special performances throughout the tournament. The National Anthem will be performed by DCHS students before each session. There will also be commemorative giveaways throughout the tournament, as well as a half-court shot for $1,000 – presented by Scooter’s Coffee.
Common Spirit - St. Catherine Hospital of Dodge City continues to be the Official Tournament Sponsor and will participate in the Championship Trophy presentation on Saturday night.
Other awards include: Sportsmanship medals – presented by the Lions Club, All-Tournament Basketball & Cheer Team – presented by DCHS Alumni Association, Most Inspirational Player – presented by DCHS, and All-Academic Awards – presented by the Rotary Club.