Welcome to Boys Basketball!

 

Welcome to our new GCCYS Boys Basketball page. Whether you have a son playing in our league or you are a coach or coordinator looking for information about our largest youth athletics ministry with almost 350 teams, we hope that you find the information provided on this page useful.  Scroll down to find information about the current season as well as metrics from last season.

Contact Us  2023-24 Standings and Game Data

 

Chad Schaefer/Zach Schmidt
Boys BB Commissioner

Please welcome our new Boys Basketball Commissioners Chad Schaefer (6-8) and Zach Schmidt (3-5). Chad has been highly involved with the program at Mother Teresa for quite some time and Zach is a member of the Guardian Angels parish.

Rules and Conduct

 

To participate in the GCCYS, we expect all parents, players, coaches, and referees to abide by the rules and behave in a manner becoming to our Catholic faith.  Please take time to read the Rules document as well as our Sportsmanship document and Ten Things Parents of Athletes Should Know.

​ League Rules (updated 11/5/24)

Sportsmanship

Ten Things Parents Need to Know

Liability Waivers

 

In order for your child to participate in the GCCYS, ALL parents/guardians must fill out a Liability Waiver form for each of their children playing in our league once per school year.  We try to help out our coordinators by matching up waivers with roster entries so please double check the spelling of your child's last name, verify date of birth, and make sure you choose the correct organization.  Parents may begin filling out Liability Waivers for the 2024-25 school year on June 1st.

Frequently Asked Questions

The boys basketball season typically takes place the first three weekends in December, followed by a two week break for Christmas, followed by the last five weeks of the regular season. Games are played primarily on Saturdays and Sundays when an occasional game on Friday evening and in rare cases, Thursday evening. The boys tournament will take place over the course of two weekends with the 3rd-4th grade tournament taking place the first weekend and 5th-8th grade the following weekend.

Yes, all of our referees are OHSAA certified. When the GCCYS was formed for the 2015-2016 season, the roster of referees was upgrade to only include certified referees to provide a better game experience for everyone involved.

Team trophies are given to 1st and 2nd place finishers in our post-season tournament. T-shirts are available for purchase for regular season and tournament champions.

A Liability Waiver is an on-line form must be filled out by a parent or guardian for each player that wishes to participate in our league one time per school year. The purpose of the waiver is to release the league of any liability in the case of an accident or improper conduct by players, coaches, or fans.

Each parish/school may choose to charge admission for regular season and post-season tournament games. Some choose not to charge or charge less than the league max which is $5/family, $3/adult, and $1/child.

Parish Coordinators

All Saints Joe Haverkamp Boys Basketball Coordinator
Cardinal Pacelli Ryan Foley Boys Basketball Coordinator
Cincinnati Classical Academy Eric Toy Boys Basketball Coordinator
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Matt Esche Boys Basketball Coordinator
Chad Schaefer Boys Basketball Coordinator (Varsity only)

2024-25 Season Timeline

 
Please read the timeline for the upcoming 2024-25 boys basketball season as voted on during our April league meeting.

  • The regular season is 8 weeks long and begins the first weekend in December
  • Two weeks off over Christmas break
  • Game weekends are: Dec 7/14, Jan 4/11/18/25, Feb 1/8/15
  • Teams will play two games on 2 of the 8 game weekends
  • Schedules will be slightly back-loaded as more gym space will be available after the girls season is over.

League Tournament

 

For the 2024-25 season, the tournament for all grades will take place from February 12th-16th.

The Sunday of tournament weekend is reserved for championship games only. We will work around parish conflicts as best as we can but there is very limited time available for this tournament to be played. All teams participate in the tournament unless they notify the league by January 20th. In order to seed teams with as much regular season data as possible, the schedule for the tournament will be released on the Monday of tournament week. A team trophy is given to the 1st and 2nd place team in each bracket. Boys championship games for 6th-8th grades are usually played at area high schools such as Moeller, McNicholas, St. Xavier, Purcell-Marian, and Roger Bacon.