Champion Schools of Queensland (CBSQ)
Champ Schools is the major representative competition for our students in the Senior Learning Community. Only our Open Division 1 Girls and Boys teams are nominated for this tournament, which takes place during the last week of Term 3. All students stay on site in Brisbane for this competition and each team is supported by a Coach and Team Manager. Training for this tournament occurs at the beginning of Term 1 with regular competitions, tournaments and scrimmage matches organised for the best preparation of the Teams.
Australian Schools Championships (ASC)
The Australian Schools Championships is the major Tournament for the U15 Freshman Boys and Girls, and our Emerging U17 Boys and Girls teams. These students train throughout the year in preparation for the tournament that runs in the first week of December.
The ASC is also central to the program of our older students. However, the division of entry is determined by their performance at Champ Schools. Open Teams will only be entered in to the ASC if they are given an invitation to participate in the Championship Division of the Tournament. This generally occurs if they place 1-2 at Champ Schools. If they are not given this invitation, the Director of Sport, Head Basketball Coach and Executive Head of College will determine the feasibility of intermediate teams being taken down for the ASC (for example, U17 Division 1 teams). The decision of this team will be made immediately after CBSQ.
Hoops Downunder
This international Tournament is held in the last weekend on the June/July Holiday period and attracts teams from around the world to compete on the Gold Coast. Hillcrest's Open Division 2 Emerging Boys and Girls teams participate in this tournament.
Gold Coast Invitational (GCI)
GCI is Hillcrest's very own Basketball Tournament that is focussed on including Open Division 1 and Division 2, U15 and U13 Boys and Girls school based teams from around Australia and Internationally. In 2017, 54 teams from 36 Schools around Australia participated in the tournament with its expansion in to the future eagerly engaged with by Schools and Colleges.GCI will be held from 4 July 2019 - 7 July 2019.