Information regarding the important dates for the leagues serviced by the CBOA.
Updated September 4, 2025
There will be fewer games this year from Calgary Senior Mens. There are 8 fewer teams this 8 year (possibly 9). This has resulted in 12 less games for Div 3 and no games Thanksgiving week (Oct 14 - 16).
There is a Calgary Senior Women's Div 1 league to run this season. Games start in October
There is no Calgary Chinese Basketball Club games this fall. They may resume in February.
Strathmore, Holy Trinity Academy, and Foothills Composite are playing an exhibition series of games between themselves over the high school season.
Fall and Winter 2025 - 2026 Season
Mondays (14 games): Masters (6 games) , Div 1 (6 games), and Div2 (2 games) .
Tuesdays (4 games): Div 1 (2 games) and Div 2 (2 games).
Wednesdays (14 games): Div 2 (6 games) and Div 3 (8 games)
Thursday (6 games): Div 2 (4 games)
Information on when the leagues play will be added as the schedules are made available to the CBOA.
Season Begins: September 8 (Masters: Regular Season, Other Divisions play a seeding round)
Seeding Round Ends: October 29
Regular Season Begins (Divisions part of the seeding round): October 30 (probably)
Christmas Break Starts: December 18 (last night of games) (probably)
Season Resume: Jan 5 (probably)
Season Ends: Unknown
Playoffs: Unknown
Non-playing dates: October 13 - 16, Holidays
There are three leagues this year: Womens Div 1, Womens Div2, and Womens Masters.
Season Begins: September 8 (Womens Div 2, Womens Masters)
October 27 (Womens Div 1)
Season Ends: February 25
Playoffs: February 25 to 20
Non-playing dates: Holidays, Christmas Break
No league this year, there may be a league in the Winter (February ish)
Season Begins: No league this year
Season Ends: No league this year
Spring 2025 Season
Games are mostly played Mon - Thurs.
Season Begins: March 31 (Seeding Round), Regular Season (April 21), Playoffs (June 9)
Season Ends: June 18
Non-playing dates: Holidays
In General, but some games may be played on different days
Div 1 is Mondays with some Tuesdays
Div 2 is Mondays through Thursdays
Div 3 is Wednesdays and Thursdays
Play on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 3 courts each night. 3 games per court each night starting at 5:00 pm.
Most games are U18 Boys with a few U16 Boys games added to the schedule.
Season Begins: April 22
Season Ends: June 3
Fall and Winter 2024 - 2025 Season
1A, 2A, and 3A provincials draws are a standard 12 team Oregon draw starting on the Thursday .
4A provincial draw is a test a new model this year for the next 2 years. The new model consists of 16 teams being divided into 4 regionals. Each regional will consist of a 4 team single elimination draw. The winner of each region gets a berth into the Provincial Championship draw.
4A Regionals are to be held the second week of March (13-15) with Thursday a practise day.
Provincial Championships will be held March 20 - 22
Locations:
1AGirls: Olds Koinonia Christians
1A Boys: St Mary's, Taber
2A Boys and Girls: Rundle College, Calgary
3A Girls: H. J. Cody, Sylvan Lake
3A Boys: Holy Trinity, Fort McMurray
4A Boys and Girls: WinSport, Calgary
Tip Off Tournament: No tournament will be held this season
Season Begins: December 2
Season Ends: February 25
Tie Breaker Games (If required): February 26 - 28
Playoffs: March 3 to March 6
Finals March 7 and 8
Non-playing dates:
Dec 20 - Jan 5: Winter Break
Jan 13 - 27: Exam Blackout Period
Feb 13 - 14: Calgary Teacher Convention
ASAA 4A Provincials: March 14, 15 (Regionals), March 21, 22 (Championship)
Games are typically played on Wednesdays.
Season Begins: Nov 20
Season Ends: Dec 12
Playoffs: Unknown
Rule Modifications: FIBA with some modifications
CCJHS league games typically are played on Monday to Thursday about 3 to 4 times per week.
Season Begins: Dec 17
Season Ends: Feb 6
Playoffs: Feb 10 - 16
No games during Winter Break (Dec 18 - Jan 6)
No league this year
Season Begins: No league this year
Season Ends: No league this year
League plays mostly Fridays (Wednesdays in Sept only)
Season Begins: September 11
Season Ends: December 6
League plays Mon - Thurs starting at 4:30 pm
Season Begins: September 23 (about half the divisions), September 30 (with a full schedule)
Season Ends: Nov 19 - Dec 2 (Different divisions end on different dates)
Playoffs: Nov 20 - Dec 2 (Different divisions star their playoffs on different dates)
Tournament of Champions: Dec 4, 5, 6
Some divisions have all their teams play games after the regular season, but those games don't count toward the championship. Only pre-determined teams play for the championship and are considered playoff games.
Masters, Div 1, and Div 2 play on Monday nights (14 games, give or take).
Div 2 plays on Tuesday nights (4 games).
Div 2 and Div 3 play on Wednesday nights (15 games, give or take).
Div 1 (one game) and Div 2 (5 games) play on Thursday nights (6 games).
Information on when the leagues play will be added as the schedules are made available to the CBOA.
Games up to Dec 17 are available for assigning.
Season Begins: September 9 (Masters: Regular Season, Other Divisions play a seeding round)
Seeding Round Ends: October 30
Regular Season Begins (Divisions part of the seeding round): November 4
Christmas Break Starts: December 17 (last night of games)
Season Resume: Jan 6
Season Ends: March 5
Playoffs: Unknown
Non-playing dates: Holidays
Season Begins: Dec 11
Season Ends: Feb 26
Playoffs: March 3
Finals: March 6
Non-playing dates:
Dec 23 - Jan 3: Winter Break
Jan 13 - 30: Exam Blackout Period
Feb 18 - 21: Schools Closed
Season Begins: December 2
Season Ends: Feb 26
Playoffs: March 3 - 10
Non-playing dates:
Holidays
Dec 19 - Jan 5: Winter Break
Season Begins: Unknown
Season Ends: Unknown
Playoffs: Unknown
Finals: Unknown
Non-playing dates:
Dec 20 - Jan 5: Winter Break
Jan 13 - 27: Exam Blackout Period
Feb 13 - 14: Calgary Teacher Convention
Women's Masters games are schedule for Monday nights this season.
Season Begins: September 9
Season Ends: March 3
Playoffs: March 10 to 24
Non-playing dates: Holidays, Christmas Break
Div 2 plays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights, with most games on Wednesday. The number of games varies per day and week.
Season Begins: Sept 11
Season Ends: Unknown
Playoffs: Unknown
Non-playing dates: Holidays
Spring 2024 Season
Games are mostly played Mon - Thurs.
Season Begins: April 1 (Seeding Round), Regular Season (April 22), Playoffs (June 10)
Season Ends: June 19
Non-playing dates: Holidays
In General, but some games may be played on different days
Div A is Mondays
Div B is Mondays and Tuesdays
Div C is Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Div D is Wednesdays and Thursday
Div E is Wednesdays and Thursdays
Boys play Wednesdays with one Tuesday. No Girls league this year. (One game day in April, April 12. Rest of the league starts May 8.)
Season Begins: April 12 (Boys)
Playoffs: June 19 and 26 (Boys)
Season Ends: June 26 (Boys)
Play on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 3 courts each night. 3 games per court each night starting at 5:00 pm.
U15 Boys.
Season Begins: April 23
Season Ends: May 28
Fall and Winter 2023 - 2024 Season
Two nights a week. Girls play Tuesdays and Boys play Wednesday at Edge School.
Season Begins: September 19, 2022 (High School Varsity)
Season Ends: November 15, 2022 (High School Varsity)
Non-playing dates: None
For games played on Friday and Saturday, see Full Court Events in Tournaments Information.
For games played Tuesday and Wednesdays see Alberta Club Collective (Edge School) in League Information.
Provincials will be held March 14 - 16
1A Girls Ecole des Hautes-Plaines, South Central Zone (formerly Ecole francophone d’Airdrie)
1A Boys St. Mary Catholic, Vegreville, North East Zone
2A Girls Immanuel Christian High, South Zone
2A Boys Millwoods Christian School, Edmonton Zone
3A Girls Sturgeon Composite, Edmonton Zone
3A Boys Strathmore High, South Central Zone
4A Girls Lindsay Thurber, Central Zone
4A Boys Lindsay Thurber, Central Zone
Games are typically played on Wednesdays.
Season Begins: Nov 23
Season Ends: Dec 20
Playoffs: Jan 11, 18
Rule Modifications: FIBA with some modifications
Masters, Div 1, and Div 2 play on Monday nights (14 games, give or take).
Div 2 plays on Tuesday nights (4 games).
Div 2 and Div 3 play on Wednesday nights (15 games, give or take).
Div 1 (one game) and Div 2 (5 games) play on Thursday nights (6 games).
Information on when the leagues play will be added as the schedules are made available to the CBOA.
Games up to Oct 30 are available for assigning.
Season Begins: September 11, 2023
Seeding Round Ends: December 14
Season Begins Again: January 8
Season Ends: Unknown
Playoffs: Unknown
Non-playing dates: Holidays
Tip Off Tournament: No tournament will be held this season (2023-2024)
Season Begins: December 4
Season Ends: February 29
Tie Breaker Games (If required): March 1
Playoffs: March 4 to March 7
Finals March 8 and 9
Non-playing dates:
Dec 21 - Jan 7: Winter Break
Jan 10 - 15: Exam Blackout Period
Jan 19 - 30: Exam Blackout Period
Feb 15 - 16: Calgary Teacher Convention
ASAA Provincials: March 14 to 16
CCJHS league games typically are played on Monday to Thursday about 3 to 4 times per week.
Season Begins: Dec 18
Season Ends: Feb 8
Playoffs: Feb 12 - Feb 14
League plays Mon - Thurs starting at 4:30 pm
Season Begins: September 15
Season Ends: December
League plays Mon - Thurs starting at 4:30 pm
Season Begins: September 25 (a few games), October 2 (with a full schedule)
Season Ends: December 2
Season Begins: Dec 6
Season Ends: Feb 14
Playoffs: Feb 28- Mar 2
Finals: March 2
Non-playing dates:
Dec 26 - Jan 8: Winter Break
Jan 11 - 14: Exam Blackout Period
Jan 18 - 26: Exam Blackout Period
Feb 23 - 24: Teacher Convention
ASAA Provincials: March 16-18
Season Begins: Dec 5
Season Ends: Mar 11
Playoffs: Feb 21 - March 11
Non-playing dates: Holidays
Season Begins: Nov 29
Season Ends: Feb 13
Playoffs: Feb 27 - March 2
Finals: March 3
Non-playing dates:
Dec 20 - Jan 8: Winter Break
Jan 10 - 15: Exam Blackout Period
Jan 16 - 31: Exam Blackout Period
Feb 23 - 24: Teacher Convention
ASAA Provincials: March 16-18
Confirmed: It was confirmed today that the Women's Div 1 basketball league was disbanded for this upcoming season and possibly the future. Their commissioner stepped down at the end of last season and no one took over the league. Many of the players moved to and will be playing in Div 2 or weren't coming back.
Season Begins: Disbanded
Season Ends: Disbanded
Playoffs: Disbanded
Non-playing dates: Disbanded
Div 2 plays on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights, with most games on Wednesday. The number of games varies per day and week.
Season Begins: Sept 11
Season Ends: Unknown
Playoffs: Unknown
Non-playing dates: Holidays