The 79^th CFU National Basketball Tournament will take place April 12-14 in Bentleyville, PA. St. George CFU Lodge 354 of Cokeburg, PA will be this year’s host for the weekend’s festivities. The tournament will take place at Bentworth Middle and Highschool located in Bentleyville, PA. We would love to see all 9 divisions back again this year, so please reach out to your lodge members and let’s find some teams for this year’s tournament.

The tournament starts Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday with championship games being held Sunday. Times and dates will be based on gymnasium availability and number of teams in the tournament. No team is restricted from playing on Friday if games are needed to be scheduled.

The main hotel for this event this year will be the Best Western Garden Inn located in Bentleyville, PA. The hotel is located at 101 Gosai Dr, Bentleyville, PA 15314, which is located only 7 minutes from the gyms and only 10 minutes from the Cokeburg Croatian Club. Our members in Cokeburg have secured a fantastic rate of $75+tax per night. You can call the hotel (724) 239-4321 and reference the CFU Basketball Tournament to receive this discounted rate.

All participants of the National Basketball Tournament must be members of the Croatian Fraternal Union prior to April 1, 2024. Each team is eligible to have a maximum of 12 players on a roster with no more than 2 players from another Lodge.

National Basketball Entry Form 2024

Any questions please contact the Fraternal Director, Derek Hohn by phone (412) 843-0380 or email dhohn@cfu.org 

All rosters must be submitted no later than Midnight April 1, 2024. Keep an eye out for more details and information in future issues of the Zajednicar.