The Central Maine Community College Athletic Department is pleased to announce it has received the bid for the 2013 Yankee Small College Basketball Tournament scheduled for Friday, February 15-18, 2013. The tournament will consist of 8 women’s teams and 8 men’s teams representing the Yankee Conference. The two winners (women’s and men’s) receive an automatic bid to the USCAA National Tournament in Uniontown, Pennsylvania in March.

The Yankee Conference is consisted of (15) college teams from Maine, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The format is an elite 8 format single elimination tournament with the winners advancing.

The event also consists of the Yankee Conference Banquet where the academic and basketball all conference players are announced.

According to Yankee Conference President Paul Hogan, “The YSCC is pleased to announce the YSCC Elite 8 Conference Basketball Championships to be held at Central Maine CC in February 2013. The CMCC fan base and support for small college athletics should prove to be very exciting for our conference championships”

CM has hosted a variety of regional and national tournaments in the past and has a reputation for promoting exciting events. To be part of this event or for more information, contact Dave Gonyea, Athletic Director at CM at 755-5251.