After taking a year off due to pandemic, the 18th Annual Basketball on the Bayou is proud to announce its return the Downtown New Orleans Convention Center.  

Even more exciting news, with the introduction of the The Big Easy Hoopfest, hosted by the legendary programs DFW Elite, Essence, Indiana Lady GymRats, Team TakeOver in New Orleans now becomes the hot bed destination spot for basketball the second half of July.

Basketball on the Bayou is one of the few events that historically brings together the nation’s elite programs from the Nike, Adidas, Under Armor, Mike White, PBR, Independent circuits.  Our alumni list includes current Pro and Collegiate Stars: Kalani Brown, Tierra McCowan, Aja Wilson, Brittany Griner, Maya Moore, Alaina Coates, Odyssey Sims, Kelsey Bone, Moriah Jefferson, Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Tiffany Hayes, Erica Wheeler, Kaila Charles, LaShann Higgs, Chennedy Carter, Jordan Nixon, Asia Durr, Lauren Cox, Rennia Davis, DiDi Richards, Zaay Green, Juicy Landrum,  just to name a few.

Procedures and Precautions

The task force that the Governor’s office has commissioned will have sanitation standards. These will be applied pre-event, several times throughout the day during the entire event, and extensive nightly sanitation that will exceed the national standard. The standards will also be applied to participating hotels, all storefronts, and all restaurants. The Pontchartrain Center will be sanitized to be COVID-19 free prior to the event daily and nightly throughout the event. 

The number of courts will be limited this year bringing the crowd size down significantly. All of our contracted hotels have committed to plans to thoroughly sanitize rooms prior to arrival and throughout the entire stay at the hotel.

Plan of action 

• Temperature checks of all the players, coaches, and spectators. Anyone with a temperature of over 100.4° will not be allowed into the event.
• Designated space for social distances
• Masks to be worn by all staff
• Masks recommended to be worn by all spectators
• Separate entry and exit ways
• Courts and benches will be cleared after each game before next set of teams will be allowed to the court and benches
• Hand sanitizing stations throughout the building

ALL TEAMS REGARDLESS OF AFFILIATION ARE ELIGIBLE TO PLAY IN ALL DIVISIONS OF THE TOURNAMENT. 

All teams must stay in approved hotels. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Basketball on the Bayou is Stay to Play. In order to be eligible to compete in the event, all of your hotel reservations must be made and completed through RBA Travel. 

All teams must stay in approved hotels. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

All teams must stay in hotels booked through RBA Travel. There will be an additional charge of$300.00 per team that does not stay in an assigned hotel booked only through RBA Travel. NO EXCEPTIONS

If you need assistance or have any questions, please contact 850.556.1209 or rba.travels@yahoo.com

You will not be considered apart of the event if you do not complete your entire hotel booking through RBA Travel.

New Orleans Armstrong International Airport                 15 miles
Gulf-Biloxi International Airport                                                76 miles
Jackson (MS) International Airport                                          194 miles

SHUTTLE SERVICES are offered by various companies throughout the city for travel to and from the airport. Also available for travel to various areas around the cities.  You will need to contact them on your own.