National Hillel
Basketball Tournament
An annual Jewish collegiate basketball tournament and community weekend.
Entirely student-run, with basketball, Shabbat, and time to connect.
2027 participation details will be shared as confirmed.
Players and fans, shared meals and Shabbat — a weekend across campuses.
Explore the NHBT experience
A weekend, on and off the court.
Students come to NHBT to represent their schools and compete. Between games, they meet Jewish students from other campuses, share meals, and spend Shabbat together.
The National Hillel Basketball Tournament brings together students from across Jewish backgrounds. Players, traveling fans, and Maryland students all help make the weekend what it is.
The next tournament dates are April 1–4, 2027.
More about NHBT
Friday
Seeding games help determine rankings and place teams into competitive tiers.
Saturday night
Bracket play begins, with every team competing in a championship bracket within its tier.
Sunday
Bracket games continue, and each tier crowns its own champion.
The usual tournament format. The detailed 2027 schedule will be shared when confirmed.
A look back at 2026.
Teams represented their schools on the court, while the weekend brought students together beyond basketball. Here are a few moments of scale from last year’s tournament.
Men’s Tier I champions: Washington University
Women’s Tier I champions: Binghamton
- Players
- 422
- Campuses represented by players
- 31
- People at Shabbat dinner
- 630
Coming to your first NHBT?
Get to know the tournament, the community, and what information to look for as the 2027 weekend takes shape.
Read the first-time guide