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BasketballYouthJan 15 – 17, 2027Researched by us

Prairie Court Winter Jam

University of Manitoba Active Living Centre — Winnipeg, Manitoba (CA)

GameVoyaGradeA74/100
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Ours, from the published record

Attendee Rating

3.8/5

3 reviews · 100% would return

Theirs, from the teams who went

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A · Strong on paper74/100

Good value and terms that favour the team, with at most one soft spot in the published detail.

Grade components

Value for money36.4 / 41
Terms and transparency26.5 / 37
Exposure for players11 / 22
How this is calculated

How much of this is published

Fully published4 of 4

This organizer publishes all four terms facts, so the grade rests entirely on stated figures.

The four gradeable facts are the entry fee, the refund policy, the hotel requirement and the guaranteed game count. Anything the organizer leaves out is priced at the middle of its range rather than counted against them — most operators quote on application, and a grade that punished silence would be reporting our own missing data as their failing.

  • Cash refunds+13
  • No hotel block required+9
  • 4 games guaranteed+4.5
  • Organizer not yet verified0
  • Exposure not published+11

Attendee Rating

Positive3.8/5

Reliably good. Reviewers would return, with one or two caveats worth reading.

What attendees rated

Organization3.0
Officiating4.0
Value4.0
Venue4.7

100% of reviewers would bring a team back

Attendee Rating

3.8/5

3 reviews · 100% would return

Coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts who attended. Never the organizer.

Reviewers here averaged 3.6 out of 5. The published figure is 3.8 because a rating from a handful of reviews is pulled toward the directory average until there are enough of them to stand on their own — which is what stops one glowing review putting an event at the top of the table.

Coaches, managers, parents, players, officials and scouts who attended. Never the organizer.

Organizers may answer a review in public, and their responses are labelled and shown. They are excluded from every average, count and return rate here, so an operator cannot move their own rating.

What to expect

Well-priced and hosted in university facilities rather than school gyms. Games are spread across two campuses, and reviews note that the January schedule has slipped in two of the last three years.

What it costs

Team entry fee$680CAD · $503 USD equivalent
Games guaranteed4Pool play (3) + bracket
Cost per guaranteed game$126 USD29% below the median for youth basketball
Hotel block$121 / nightOptional — teams may book their own accommodation.
Refund policyCash refundsFull refund to 21 days out.
Registration deadlineDec 11, 2026Closes Dec 11, 2026

What a player gets seen doing

Not published

11 / 22 exposure points

The organizer publishes nothing about scouts, streaming, video or stats. That is normal for a house or in-season tournament and is not held against the event.

Not stated by the organizer

  • Scouts and college coaches attend
  • Showcase format
  • Advances to a championship
  • Games streamed
  • Game video for teams
  • Live stats and standings
  • Professional photography

Silence is scored as an unknown, not as a no. Nothing here is deducted for a feature the organizer simply did not mention.

Format and divisions

Age brackets
U12U14U16
Competitive tiers
Div 2Div 1
Field size
48 teams
Courts in play
6
Included
  • Provincially certified officials
  • university gyms
  • athlete meal plan add-on

3 reviews from teams that went

Attendee Rating 3.8 / 5

  1. Local and decent

    Marguerite Oyelowo-Sandberg · Parent · Winnipeg Wesmen Youth U12 · attended 2025

    3/5

    Convenient for us and the meal-plan add-on was actually good value for a hungry twelve-year-old. Being sent between two campuses on the Sunday was frustrating and we missed the start of a game because of it.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    4
    Venue
    4
    Would return

  2. Good facilities, keep an eye on the schedule

    Tobias Enweremadu · Team manager · Regina Rams U16 Div 2 · attended 2026

    4/5

    Third year attending and the January schedule has moved in two of them. Communication when it happens is prompt, so it is manageable if you are not flying in. 680 for four games in good facilities is fair.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    4
    Venue
    5
    Would return

  3. University gyms are a step up

    Rosamund Chartier · Coach · Saskatoon Selects U14 Div 1 · attended 2026

    3/5

    Playing at the Active Living Centre rather than a high school gym makes a real difference: proper floors, proper seating, working scoreboards. The schedule slipped by forty minutes on the Saturday and the two-campus split meant a rushed drive.

    Organization
    3
    Officiating
    4
    Value
    4
    Venue
    5
    Would return

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