Location
Date
May 22, 2026 to May 25, 2026
REGULAR REGISTRATION:
Regular Registration Deadline: April 29, 2025
Regular Youth Registration Fee: $225
Regular Adult Registration Fee: $400
LATE REGISTRATION:
Late Registration Deadline: May 13, 2026
Late Adult Registration Fee (After May 1st): $450
Late Youth Registration Fee: $250
MANDATORY CHECK-IN:
In town, teams check in at UNM Johnson Gym on Friday, May 22, 2026, from 12-3:00 pm.
Out-of-town teams check in at the first game site on Saturday, May 23, 2026
NO REFUNDS AFTER YOU REGISTER.
**TEAM PRIZE MONEY FOR MEN’S & WOMEN’S OPEN DIVISIONS!!!
Dates: May 22-25, 2026
Location: UNM Johnson Gym – 200 Cornell Dr, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Time: The first games at 5:30 PM Friday, May 22, Games on Saturday, Sunday, & Monday will begin at 8:00 AM
Commissioner: New Mexico Games
Phone:
Email: info@newmexicogames.org
SPECTATOR FEES:
ADULTS: $10 per day, YOUTH (12 & under): $5 per day.
FORMAT:
Pool play with bracket play (guaranteed 2 games minimum for adults 3 games guaranteed for youth)
RULES:
a. NCAA rules will be used for all divisions above high school (recreation and open).
b. High school rules will be used for all high school divisions and below (4th grade – high school).
Click here for complete rules
AWARDS:
1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place (gold, silver, & bronze medals). The top 3 finishers in divisions aged 17 & under are eligible to compete in the 2026 State Games of America in sunny at Penn State!
OPEN: (Men & Women) Maximum of two (2) undergraduate college basketball players from same school may participate on same team.
RECREATION: (Men) Active college players are ineligible to participate.
HIGH SCHOOL: Class 1A/2A/JV Boys & Girls ; Class 3A/4A/5A Boys & Girls
*JV teams may play up in division if desired. GRADUATING SENIORS CANNOT PLAY IN HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION.
YOUTH: Boys & Girls Divisions: 3rd/4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Grade. AAU eligibility rules apply.
*Youth coaches must have players’ birth certificates and proof of grade with them at all times in case needed.
