Basketball

The Special Olympics basketball program consists of teams with 8-10 players each that compete from the first week of November to the middle of January. Teams will participate in the regional tournament at the end of the season in hopes to gain entry to the state tournament at Illinois State University the second week of March.

• Required equipment - gym shoes, athletic clothing, water bottle

• Practice/game days - We typically try to keep practices and games on Mondays and Wednesdays, but events are subject to other days as well.

• Pack the Gym - This is one of our biggest events. This game will be played on Saturday, January 10th at 4:30pm in front of a large crowd of staff, students, families, and community members.

• Regional Tournament at Unity Junior High in Cicero, IL - January 17th and 18th