2017 National Championship Tournament Schedule of Events

Guests are welcome to attend the Round Robin games on Sunday, April 9th at the South Bay Marriott in Torrance, California. Family, friends, HBCU alumni as well as the public are encouraged to come cheer on the teams during those games.

We ask guests to please respect that all meals and other tournament events are open only to registered tournament participants from the HBCUs.

Assignment of teams into the 8 divisions will not be announced until the teams arrive in Los Angeles.

For further information about the tournament, please contact HCASC Headquarters: 800-388-2272 x115 or email staff@hcasc.com

  • Friday April 7
  • Saturday April 8
  • Sunday April 9
  • Monday April 10
  • Tuesday April 11
  • Wednesday April 12
Volunteer Arrivals & Registration 10:00 AM 5:00 PM
Computer Scoring Lab 4:30 PM 5:30 PM
7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Event Team Orientation I 5:30 PM 6:30 PM
Event Team Welcome Dinner 6:30 PM 7:30 PM
Event Team Orientation II 7:30 PM 9:00 PM
Breakfast 6:30 AM 8:30 AM
Game Officials Preparation 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
Team/VIP Arrivals & Registration 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
Honda Student Center 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
& 9:00 PM 11:00 PM
Team Rules Briefing
(on the hour)
12:00 PM 5:00 PM
9:00 PM 10:00 PM
Lunch 11:30 AM 2:30 PM
Team Welcome Dinner 6:30 PM 9:30 PM
Breakfast 6:30 AM 8:00 AM
Briefing for Presidents & Presidential Reps 7:30 AM 8:00 AM
Coaches Meeting 7:30 AM 8:00 AM
Team Captains Meeting 7:30 AM 8:00 AM
Team Division Meetings 8:00 AM 8:30 AM
Round Robin Games #1-5 8:30 AM 11:30 PM
Honda Student Center 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
   & 8:00 PM 12:00 AM
See Yourself in a Honda 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
Team Photos 10:00 AM 6:00 PM
Lunch 11:30 PM 1:30 PM
Round Robin Games #6-11 12:30 PM 3:30 PM
Round Robin Games #12-15 4:00 PM 5:30 PM
Playoff Games -
Round of 16
6:30 PM 7:00 PM
Dinner 7:00 PM 8:30 PM
Final Games Team Briefing 8:00 PM 8:30 PM
Breakfast 6:30 AM 8:00 AM
Playoff Games - Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals & Championship Games
9:00 AM 1:00 PM
Playoff Games - Remote Viewing 9:00 AM 1:00 PM
Lunch 1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Panoramic Group Photo 2:00 PM 2:45 PM
Honda Student Center 4:00 PM 6:00 PM
9:30 PM 1:00 AM
Closing Awards Banquet 6:30 PM 9:30 PM
Breakfast 6:30 AM 8:00 AM
Disney Parks Excursion 9:00 AM 7:00 PM
Coaches & Event Team Farewell 9:00 PM 12:00 AM
Student Farewell 9:00 PM 1:00 AM
Departures 3:30 AM 11:00 AM