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Gay Basketball Tournament History

Tournament History: Gay Basketball Championships

Since there is no one place where the history of Gay Basketball Tournament Champions can be found, the SFGBA is attempting to collect this information so as to have a complete record of tournament accomplishments, international and domestic, past, present, and future.
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A ChampionsYearCityTournament2nd/3rd:Notes:
San Francisco Hotshots?1982San FranciscoGay Games ISilver: Boston, Bronze: Los AngelesChallenge '82
San Francisco, USA
San Diego1986San FranciscoGay Games IISilver: San Francisco, Bronze: Los AngelesTriumph '86
San Francisco, USA
1987San DiegoSan Diego Tournament
San Francisco Pacers1990VancouverGay Games IIISilver: Long Beach Lancers, Bronze: San Francisco Streakers & Team San Diego Celebration '90
Vancouver, Canada
Long Beach Rebels/LA1991ChicagoChicago Classic
Long Beach Rebels1992ChicagoChicago Classic
Long Beach Rebels1993ChicagoChicago Classic
Chicago Annex III1994ChicagoChicago Classic
Long Beach Rebels1994New York CityGay Games IVSilver: San Francisco Pacer, Bronze: Team D.C.Unity '94
New York City, USA
Chicago Ann Sathers1994ChicagoChicago Classic
San Francisco Pacers1995SeattleSeattle Tournament
Minneapolis1996San FranciscoSan Francisco Tournament II
Minneapolis1996ChicagoChicago Classic
Minneapolis1997ChicagoChicago Classic
San Francisco Rockdogs1997BostonBoston Tea Party Classic1st Boston tournament
Above the Pacific Rim1997AtlantaArmory Sports Classic
San Francisco Rockdogs1998ChicagoChicago Classic
San Francisco Rockdogs1998AmsterdamGay Games VSilver: Long Beach Rebels, Bronze: Above the Pacific RimFriendship '98
Amsterdam, Netherlands
D.C. Sentinels1998BostonBoston Tea Party Classic
Amsterdam1999ParisEntre2Basket
San Francisco Rockdogs1999ChicagoChicago Classic
Above the Pacific Rim1999AtlantaArmory Sports Classic
Above the Pacific Rim2000BostonBoston Tea Party Classic
Cal United2000ChicagoChicago Classic
London Cruisers2000ZürichEurogamesSilver: Paris Entre2Basket
Above the Pacific Rim2000AtlantaArmory Sports Classic
San Francisco Rockdogs2000San FranciscoGolden GaYte Classic
Los Angeles Heat2001ChicagoChicago Classic
Above the Pacific Rim2001AtlantaArmory Sports Classic
Los Angeles Freeze2002San DiegoHillcrest Classic II
Los Angeles Heat2002ChicagoChicago Classic
Above the Pacific Rim2002AtlantaArmory Sports Classic
Los Angeles Heat2002SydneyGay Games VISilver: Long Beach Rebels, Bronze: United American BalllersUnder New Skies '02
Sydney, Australia
Long Beach Rebels2003San DiegoHillcrest Classic III
Los Angeles Freeze2003ChicagoChicago Classic
2003MontrealBlack & Blue Tournament
San Francisco Rockdogs2004Long BeachWest Coast Classic I
Madrid Helagatos2004MadridMadridSan Francisco Fusion
New York Ballers2004ChicagoChicago TournamentMVP: Roy Cole
Dallas Heat2004AtlantaFast Breakers Championship Series
New York Warriors2005San DiegoHillcrest Classic
Los Angeles Freeze2005ChicagoCoady Roundball ClassicMVPs: Gabe Caldwell & Lamont Hill
H-Town Hoops (Houston)2005AtlantaFast Breakers Championship Series
Above the Pacific Rim2006San DiegoHillcrest ClassicNew York Ballers, San Francisco Fusion
Los Angeles Freeze2006SacramentoSac Town ShootoutAtlanta TradeMVP: Lamont Long
San Francisco Rockdogs2006ChicagoGay Games VIISilver: New York Warriors, Bronze: Los Angeles Freeze
London Cruisers2006LondonCruisers Tournament
2006ParisEntre2Basket June 2006
San Francisco Rockdogs2006Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City Tournament
San Francisco Rockdogs2007San DiegoHillcrest Classic
San Francisco Rockdogs2007ChicagoCoady Roundball ClassicMVP: Clint Walker
San Francisco Rockdogs2007LondonLondon Cruisers TournamentLondon Cruisers
Los Angeles Freeze2007MemphisRiver City TournamentSan Francisco Rockdogs
San Francisco Rockdogs2008Los AngelesWest Coast Classic III
San Francisco Rockdogs2008ChicagoCoady Roundball ClassicMVP: Jamel Lewis
San Francisco Rockdogs2008Washington D.C.Washington D.C. Capitol ClassicLong Beach Rebels
San Francisco Rockdogs2009San DiegoHillcrest ClassicSan Diego Hoops
San Francisco Rockdogs2009ChicagoCoady Roundball ClassicMVP: Jamel Lewis
San Francisco Rockdogs2009BostonBoston Tea Party ClassicMaryland MavericksMVPs: Jamel Lewis & Mike Survillion
San Francisco Rockdogs2010San FranciscoGolden GaYte Classic IIPhoenix Hellraisers
San Francisco Rockdogs2010ChicagoCoady Roundball ClassicLong Beach RebelsMVP: Jamel Lewis
San Francisco Rockdogs2010Cologne, GermanyGay Games VIIILong Beach Rebels (silver), D.C. Sentinels (bronze), Seattle (B gold), SF S.O.S (B silver), Los Angeles Dream (B bronze)MVP:
D.C. Sentinels A2010Washington D.C.Washington D.C. Capitol ClassicLos Angeles Thunder, All City Ballers ("B1" Division), DC Bandits (B2), DC Blades (B3)
D.C. Sentinels A2011Las VegasSin City ShootoutPhoenix, Chicago Spin (upper B), SF Shock (lower B)

Tournament Champions: San Francisco Rockdogs (17), Los Angeles Freeze/Heat (9), Above the Pacific Rim (7), Long Beach Rebels (5), Minneapolis (3)

The above information was collected from online and offline information. We obviously are missing a lot of data (mainly from the 1980s-90s. If you have any information about previous tournaments that we are missing, please contact info @ sfgba.com.

In our attempt to collect all tournament championships in one place, we are bound to make mistakes along the way as we are relying on archaic websites, old documents and images, and word of mouth – if you see any errors or like to make additions (we’d love to create a list of “B” division and “C” division tournament champions), please send us an email at info at SFGBA.com with any facts/evidence that you have.