Eligibility
The Rhode Island Youth Basketball Association requires each town/city team to submit a roster for each team competing which includes: a players name, address and current school year report card.  Teams that are members of the RI MetroWest also MUST this eligibility process. This is a travel basketball tournament format so all teams MUST be residents of that town/city. No AAU, Club, church or parish teams are allowed to enter RIYBA Tournaments.
 

2025-26 RIYBA Tournament Schedule
Tournament Games are played during non RI MetroWest weekends.

1. Thanksgiving Weekend
   November 28-30, 2025
   2 Game Guarantee
   $250 Team Entry Fee
   Directed by Narragansett & South Kingstown

2. Christmas Break
   December 27-29, 2025
   3 Game Guarantee
   $350 Team Entry Fee
   Directed by Johnston & Cranston

3. MLK Weekend
   January 16-19, 2026
   3 Game Guarantee
   $350 Team Entry Fee
   Directed by East Greenwich, Exeter-West Greenwich, & Coventry

4. February Break
   February 18-22, 2026
   3 Game Guarantee
   $350 Team Entry Fee
   Directed by Ponaganset & Scituate

RIYBA Tournament Specific

All tournament games follow RI MetroWest Rules except for the following:
 

Certified Coaches
2 coaches are allowed on a team bench (1 head coach, 1 assistant coach). 1 coach must sit and the other can stand. 
 

Equipment

• Game balls shall be leather or synthetic leather.
• Boys Grades 7th & 8th will use the standard men’s 29.5 ball.
• Boys 3rd grade, Girls 3rd grade, and Girls 4th grade will use a 27.5 ball.
• Boys Grades 4th-6th and Girls 5-8 will use standard 28.5 ball.

Game Clock
All tournament games have four 9 minute periods that are running time.  The clock stops on all free throws.  In the last 2 minutes of each half, the clock will stop on all whistles.
 

Full-Court Press
Grades 3-5: Teams are allowed to press full-court only during the last 2 minutes of the 2nd and 4th quarters.
Grades 6-8: Teams are allowed to press full-court for the entire game.

Free Throws
Free throws will occur on the 5th foul of each quarter.  The player will be awarded two shots. (No one & one's).
 

Timeouts
Each team will have 2 full timeouts per half.  No carryover timeouts. 
 

Overtime
Overtime is 2 additional minutes.  The first minute is running time, and the second minute is stop time. Each team will be awarded one additional timeout.  There is no carryover of timeouts from regulation play.
 

Rosters
Rosters MUST match RI MetroWest rosters. No add-on players are allowed. Players cannot “double roster” except for approved girls' teams. See Eligibility Requirements above.
 

No shows/forfeits
Any team who does not show up to a game or does not have enough players to play in a tournament game will be fined the tournament fee ($250-$350) and will be warned in writing. If it happens a second time to the same team, they will be fined again and will be banned from future RIYBA tournaments in that season.