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The CGTB Travel Program offers Cranston girl basketball players in grades 3 – 8 the opportunity to play against the best players and teams across the state of Rhode Island through the Rhode Island Youth Basketball Association. More importantly, the CGTB travel program offers girls the opportunity to raise their level of development and love of the game.

2025/26 Tryout Dates

Teams are formed via tryouts where coaches will select 8-10 players per team. Grades that have enough players to form 2 teams will do so.

Tryouts for the 2025/26 season will be held on Wednesday October 22, 2025 and Wednesday October 29, 2025 at the Pastore Youth Center. Attendance at both tryouts is preferred but not required. Registration via the CLCF Basketball website is required to attend tryouts.

• 3rd Grade – 6th Grade: 5:30pm – 7pm
• 7th Grade – 8th Grade: 7pm – 8:30pm

Interested players who cannot attend either tryout should reach out to Justin Sjovall, CGTB President, at cranstongtb@gmail.com.

Once teams are selected, practices will then be held 1-2 times per week for 90 minutes at Pastore Youth Center on Monday, Wednesday and/or Friday. (Specific team schedules are TBD but younger teams will generally be 5:30 to 7:00 and older teams will be 7:00 to 8:30).

Program Costs

Season costs are $275 per player (paid once a player has made a team), which covers practice time, equipment, league fees, tournament fees, insurance and a portion of our league operating expenses. This fee is non-refundable and must be paid up front. In the girls division of RIYBA girls are eligible to double roster, depending on each team’s need, with their grade level team and the grade above them. There is no extra fee if asked to double roster.

This year the program will be getting new uniforms. All players will need to purchase a uniform package which includes a personalized shooting shirt, game shorts and a personalized reversible game jersey. The cost of the uniform package is $105.

Scholarships may be available based on financial need.

Season Schedule

The RIYBA travel basketball season is scheduled to begin the first weekend of December and run through the middle of March. Teams will play in 10 league games followed by playoffs. Games will be played on weekends. This season RIYBA will continue to use a hybrid model where teams play their league schedule on designated weekends in December, January and February and can play in up to 4 tournaments hosted by other towns in Rhode Island on separate weekends during those same months. The tournaments will be fun events that do not count toward league standings but will ensure each team plays a minimum of 2 games with opportunities to advance out of pool play to elimination games with a champion being crowned at the end of the weekend.

Have questions or interested in more information? Feel free to reach out to Justin Sjovall, CGTB President, at cranstongtb@gmail.com.

RI Metrowest Basketball League

Teams’ league schedules can be found on the Metrowest website. Follow the instructions on the home page to find your team’s schedule. Once you are on your team’s schedule page you can sign up for reminders via email.

RIYBA Tournament Schedule

Tournament dates can be found on the RI Youth Basketball Association (RIYBA) website under the Tournaments tab. Coaches will inform players and families of their tournament schedule once the season begins.