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Paul Bunyan Classic Tournament

2025 - 28th Annual Paul Bunyan 

Classic 

 

2025 marks the 28th year for the Brainerd Paul Bunyan Classic youth basketball tournament, which remains one of the premier weekends of basketball in the State of Minnesota, both for the competition and the winter weekend destination location! 

We offer two tournament weekends for players in 3rd - 8th grade.  One weekend for boys and one for girls. 

Boys 3-8 Tournament Weekend: February 8-9, 2025

Girls 3-8 Tournament Weekend: February 15-16 , 2025

 

3 Game Guarantee

 

5-8 will play BOTH Sat and Sun

3&4 will play ONE day only. Day TBD

Cancellation Policy

Boys Tournament:

Cancellations need to be received by January 11, 2024 to receive a full refund.  Any cancellations after that date you forfeit your registration fee.***

If we cancel due to COVID full refunds will be given to all teams

Girls Tournament:

Cancellations need to be received by January 17, 2024 to receive a full refund.  Any cancellations after that date you forfeit your registration fee.***

If we cancel due to COVID full refunds will be given to all teams.


Karissa Haugen

Tournament Director

Phone: 218-821-0292

Jim Kalthoff

Team and Registration Coordinator

Phone: 218-824-1836


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