Greenville-Pitt County Senior Games To Host Basketball State Finals

From the Pitt County Government:

November 5, 2019

Greenville-Pitt County Senior Games To Host Basketball State Finals

Greenville-Pitt County Senior Games in cooperation with Pitt County Community Schools and Recreation, ECU Department of Campus Recreation and Wellness, Mid-East Area Agency on Aging, Greenville Recreation and Parks Department, and the College of Health and Human Performance will be hosting the N.C. Senior Games 26th Annual State Finals 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. Over 50 teams (men’s and women’s) from across the state will be coming to Greenville on November 8-10, 2019 to vie for gold, silver, and bronze medals in eight age categories: 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, and 80+. All activities and games will be held in the ECU Student Recreation Center.

The basic schedule for the Tournament will include:

• Friday, November 8, 10:30am - 7:00pm (Team Play)
• Saturday, November 9, 9:00am - 7:00pm (Team Play & Championship Games)
• Sunday, November 10, 9:00am - 2:00pm (Championship Games)

Greenville-Pitt County Senior Games will have 8 teams competing in the Tournament. They include three women’s teams: 50+ Pitt County Rising Stars, 55+ Pitt County Shooting Stars, 65+ Pitt County Soul Survivors, and five men’s teams: 50+ Pitt County BPD, 50+ Pitt County BPD II, 50+ County Boys, 60+ BPD, and 65+ Shooting Stars.

The tournament is free and open to the public; with everyone encouraged to attend with family and friends to support for both local and visiting teams from across the state. A free Senior Games shuttle will be provided from the Greenville Mall parking lot behind the Belk Men’s Store on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For further information please call Pitt County Community Schools and Recreation at 252-902-1975.

This press release was produced by the Pitt County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.