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UCA hosting Bears Summer Shootout for full day tournament Tuesday

Sixteen high school basketball teams from three states will compete Tuesday at UCA for a one-day tournament championship.

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June 8, 2026

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Conway is getting a full day of high school basketball on Tuesday.

Central Arkansas will be hosting on its campus for a 16-team prep tournament that’ll run from the opening tip at 9 a.m. all the way through a 6 p.m. championship game.

It’s a big-time setup for a one-day event.

“We are excited to host the first annual Bears Summer Shootout,” Bears coach John Shulman said. “This isn’t like a regular team camp. This is a tourney style camp where a championship will be won.”

The Bears are putting both the main gym and the practice gym to work, with games running simultaneously on two courts all morning.

That means fans who show up early can catch two matchups at the same time before the bracket plays out to decide a champion.

The field pulls from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee making it one of the more geographically spread-out prep events this summer.

“We are excited to have great teams from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee,” Shulman said. “We want to make this an annual event. We are excited to have elite players and coaches coming to UCA for this event. Going to be a fun day of high level hoops!”

The First Annual Summer Shootout Schedule & Bracket is here!

We’re excited to welcome 16 teams to campus for this year’s Team Camp. Fans are encouraged to come out and support their teams. Admission and concessions will be available.

📆: June 9th
📍: Farris Center pic.twitter.com/ph1rjTixUf

— Central Arkansas Basketball (@UCAMBB) June 5, 2026

Here’s how the bracket breaks down

The main gym tips off at 9 a.m. with Little Rock Central taking on The New School.

An hour later, Poteau, Oklahoma faces Bryant before Jonesboro and Tulsa Central square off at 11 a.m.

Fort Smith Northside then wraps up the main gym’s morning slate at noon against Bartlett, Oklahoma.

Over in the practice gym, the action is just as stacked. Fayetteville and Conway get things going at 9 a.m. in a matchup that’ll draw plenty of local interest given Conway’s home-court setting.

Lausanne, Tennessee meets Marion at 10 a.m., followed by Benton against Southwind, Tennessee at 11.

Bolivar Central, Tennessee and Bentonville round out the noon games to close the morning session.

Once all eight opening-round games wrap up, the bracket takes over in a double-elimination format.

Teams keep playing with the championship game set for 6 p.m.

For the Arkansas programs in the field — Conway, Bryant, Jonesboro, Fort Smith Northside, Fayetteville, Benton and Bentonville — it’s a chance to get in a competitive summer game against out-of-state competition before fall workouts ramp up.

he out-of-state programs making the trip to Conway will get a look at some of the better prep basketball Arkansas has to offer, all under one roof.

Tip-off for the first games is 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Farris Center on UCA’s campus in Conway.