Up to 96 teams from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma will travel to Kansas City, Kansas for the 2023 NCAA Midwest Basketball Showcase.
12 boys and 12 girls teams from Nebraska have accepted invitations to participate in the four day (June 15-16, girls; June 17-18 boys) NCAA certified event at Hy-Vee Arena. One change to the event this year is that high school teams, not individual players, were selected to participate.
The scholastic event is certified/approved by the NCAA Enforcement and Approvals Group (ECAG), the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and run by the state’s High School Basketball Coaches Associations.
The process for selecting the teams from Nebraska had multiple layers. Each high school basketball coach in the state received multiple emails in March and April asking for nominations from coaches. From there a select group of high school coaches from across the state selected the 24 teams to participate in the event.
Nebraska was allowed up to 12 boys teams and 12 girls teams based on a formula using each participating state’s population. It should be noted some of the nominated teams were extended an invitation but for various reasons they could not accept the invitation.
Note: The event is not open to the general public. However, players’ families are welcome to attend.
Girls Teams
- Ainsworth
- Bellevue West
- Kearney
- Lincoln Pius X
- Lincoln Southwest
- Malcolm
- Millard North
- Millard West
- Omaha Central
- Omaha Westside
- Omaha Westview
- Pender
Boys Teams
- Bellevue West
- Creighton Prep
- Fremont
- Gretna
- Kearney
- Lincoln Southwest
- Millard North
- Millard South
- Omaha Bryan
- Omaha North
- Omaha Westside
- Papillion-La Vista South
Omaha Central, Elkhorn North, Johnson-Brock and Lincoln Northeast are late additions to the boys teams from Nebraska.
