Tuesday April 4th, 2023 (Golden One Center) It was quite a night for our Buzzardball Boy teams as they took the floor at Golden One Center to compete in the 2023 Buzzardball Championships. Congratulations to the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and Los Angeles Lakers Fun Facts Coach Nate Solov became just the fourth coach to win multiple Buzzardball titles (won with the 34-WNBA Chicago Sky) and the first to win with a girls team and boys team The 56-NBA Dallas Mavericks were the only team to finish undefeated this season at 9-0. In the game, Luke Ehlers of the Los Angeles Lakers scored a championship-best 37 points The 78-NBA Los Angeles Lakers were put together by 8th Grader Justin Lawson. They knocked down a Buzzardball-record 10 three-pointers en route to an 82-point performance. One of the Laker coaches was Devean George, who played 11 years in the NBA that included stints with the Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Broadcast Recordings on MixLR - Available to Listen + Download

Monday April 3rd, 2023 (Golden One Center) It was quite a night for our Buzzardball Girl teams as they took the floor at Golden One Center to compete in the 2023 Buzzardball Championships. Congratulations to the Chicago Sky, New York Liberty + Las Vegas Aces Gold Team Fun Facts Coach Nate Solov became just the fourth coach to win multiple Buzzardball titles (won with the 56-NBA Dallas Mavericks) and the first to win with a girls team and boys team The 56-WNBA New York Liberty made it back-to-back championships with their victory. The Liberty become the second team to win back-to-back titles (last team were the Minnesota Lynx coached by Eric London). Kudos to our 78-WNBA team that played against each other all season long. They produced a great game that came down to the final shot of the game. Big thank you to coaches Steve Gill and Julie Leopold for leading the squads Broadcast Recordings on MixLR - Available to Listen + Download

Buzzardball Date: April 3 & 4 Doors Open @ 4:30 p.m. First game @ 5:00 p.m. FREE ADMISSION FOR SPECTATORS Entrance: Fans à Southwest Entrance located near the corner of 5th Street (see attached map) Bag Policy: Due to enhanced security measures, no backpacks or duffle bags will be permitted inside the arena. Bags should fit the dimensions of 8” x 6” x 1” except for parenting or medical bags no larger than 14” x 14” x 6”. All bags will be searched for your protection. (this does not apply to players or coaches) Additional Details Kings staff will run the scoreboard Kings staff will provide basketballs (if needed) Kings staff will NOT provide water (encourage players to bring their own) All players and coaches that plan on being on the court will need to fill out a waiver (attached here) MONDAY April 3 4:30 p.m. – Doors open at Southwest Entrance for fans and teams 5:00 p.m. – 34-WNBA 6:30 p.m. – 56-WNBA 8:00 p.m. – 78-WNBA TUESDAY April 4 4:30 p.m. – Doors open at Southwest Entrance for fans and teams 5:00 p.m. – 34-NBA 6:30 p.m. – 56-NBA 8:00 p.m. – 78-NBA

HEADLINE | Divisions Top Two Scorers Face Off for the 34-WNBA Title SKY Tale of the Tape Only loss was to the Dallas Wings on February 5th Defeated the Monarchs 20-10 in the Season Opener Emilia Filippini has been the team's leading scorer in every game, reached double digits in nine of 10 games, and was Buzzardball's co-leader in points with 107 points on the season. Other player to watch is Penelope Rodriguez Coach Nate Solov will also be coaching the 56-NBA Dallas Mavericks in a title game MONARCHS Tale of the Tape Entered the playoffs as the #5 seed. Received a game-winning basket from Ella Richards in a 20-19 victory to reach the semifinals against the #8 seeded LA Sparks (won 26-22) Ella Richards shared season scoring honors with Emilia Filippini scoring 107 points. Richards was the leading scorer in every game except one this season. Other player to watch is Stacey Wu, who stepped up big in the playoffs with 8 and 18 points in the two playoff victories. Monarchs are coached by the husband-wife combo of David + Julie Richards. David also coached the 56-NBA Silver Runner-Up Sacramento Kings HEADLINE | Liberty Try to Repeat While Aces Ride the Wave of Elise Vipond LIBERTY Tale of the Tape Defeated Los Angeles Sparks 37-21 to reach the Championship Game This is the second straight appearance by the Liberty in the Title Game at G1C. Liberty are coached by Chris Unzueta, Mark Augusta, and Greg Skubal. Lost to the Aces 29-20 during the regular season. Brianna Petersen is the team's leading scorer on the season with 50 points Other players to watch include Bridget Beard and Sloane Street ACES Tale of the Tape Defeated the No. 2 seeded Atlanta Dream 42-24 behind Elise Vipond's season-high 31 points. Vipond has been the story in the 56-WNBA, leading the division in scoring with 106 points (missed two games). Vipond scored over 20 points in five games this season. This is Coach David Bristol's first trip to a Buzzardball Championship. HEADLINE | The Aces Knew From Day One That They Would be Playing at G1C ACES Tale of the Tape Kudos to these 15 girls who have played all season with rotating rosters. Big THANK YOU to coaches to Steve Gill and Julie Leopold who have done a great job with the group of girls. Excited to see who the coaches roll out for the championship rosters So many players to watch | Leading scorers Taylor Stake (76 pts), Shea Leopold (73), and Audrey French (70). HEADLINE | 34-NBA Championship Will Give us a Great 1-2 Matchup KINGS Tale of the Tape Defeated Golden State Warriors to reach the Championship Game. Only loss was a 28-26 OT defeat in Week 2 versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. Since then, the Kings are currently on a SEVEN-game winning streak Travis Vipond was the division's leading scorer with 117 points. Vipond led his team in scoring in every game he played. Defeated the Boston Celtics 36-22 during the regular season. Other player to watch is Luca Lettini (55 points on the season). Coached by Brandon Laird, who I mistakingly thought was the former coach of the Sac State Hornets and now currently on the staff with UC Davis. CELTICS Tale of the Tape Defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 32-27 to reach the Championship Game. The Celtics started the season 5-0 before dropping their final two games of the season to the Kings and Grizzlies. Great bounce back in the playoffs Celtics had one of the most exciting games of the regular season thanks to a game-winner by Julius Kendrick in a 25-24 win over Memphis. Celtics have balance with Zeppelin Miner (44 pts), Brooklyn Cole (41), Rocco Learson (41), and Cai Cole (34). Coached by first-time Buzzardball coaches Caleb Cole + Demaris Learson HEADLINE | 56-NBA Mavericks Are One Step Away from a Perfect Season MAVERICKS Tale of the Tape The Dallas Mavericks are the only team with an undefeated record The Mavericks have been an offensive juggernaut, scoring at least 48 points in each game this season. Strummer Beckett (105 pts) and Luke Buri (71) were the No. 2 and 3 scorers in the 56-NBA Division this season. Defeated the Lakers twice during the regular season Other players to watch: Wesley Gonsalves, Dylan Archie, and Carter Shafizadeh LAKERS Tale of the Tape Defeated the Boston Celtics 46-26 to reach the Championship Game. Feature the 56-NBA Division leading scorer Luke Ehlers. Ehlers was the leading scorer amongst all players in Buzzardball with 212 points. Ehlers has had three games over 30 points and scored a league-best 45 points in a Week 2 victory over the Orlando Magic. Kyle Schenk is also a top scorer with 52 points. Schenk and Ehlers were teammates last season. Lakers are coached by Josh Ehlers, making his first appearance at G1C. HEADLINE | Saving the Best for Last LAKERS Tale of the Tape The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 56-36 in the semifinal to reach the Buzzardball Championship The Lakers have been an offensive juggernaut in the 78-NBA, scoring at least 48 points in each game this season. Only loss of the season came at the hands of their opponent, the New York Knicks, 56-48. The Lakers had the No, 2, 3, and 5 scorers in the division with Myles Archie (144 pts), Jonah Chapman (111), and Aaron Taylor (89). Fun fact: This team was put together by 8th Grader Justin Lawson Fun fact 2: The team is coached by some guys who know basketball ... Sterling Royal (who runs the 916 Basketball Academy) and Devean George, who played 11 seasons in the NBA KNICKS Tale of the Tape Defeated the Charlotte Hornets 59-45 to reach the Championship Game. Feature the 78-NBA Division leading scorer Greg Du Fosee with 161 points. Du Fosee scored at least 21 points in every game he played, including a season-high 35 in the regular season finale against the Hornets. Beat the Lakers 56-48 during the regular season. Du Fosee (24) and Lipp (19) led the way in the victory. Other players to watch include Parker Lipp (68 pts), Jason Reiser (61), and Elias Augusta (57) Lakers are coached by Phil Reiser, who won the Buzzardball Championship last season with the Charlotte Hornets.

DATE EXPLANATION | Since 2009, Buzzardball has been able to host its championship games at Sleep Train Arena/Golden One Center. Each of those years we have been successful in being able to secure our "Target" date. This year was the first year that it didn't happen. I wanted to share the 'behind the curtains' information surrounding the security of our date at Golden One. First and foremost, Buzzardball is at the mercy of the Sacramento Kings and the schedule at Golden One Center. Our target date this season was March 19th. We lost that date once the NCAA Tournament agreed to play in Sacramento between March 16th-18th. On March 19th, it's an all-day affair when they remove the NCAA basketball floor and put back in the Kings floor. I always try to shoot for a Sunday where we can play all six games. Our backup is to play during the week with the girls on one day and the boys on another. Because of the combination of the Kings home games and concerts (Carrie Underwood, Depeche Mode, Stevie Nicks, Greta Van Vleet) scheduled in March, there was nothing available for us. That's how we landed on April 3rd and 4th. Ultimately the Buzzardball promise is that we host the Buzzardball Championships at Golden One Center. A few years ago, we had a similar situation in which we played the Championships at Sac State. While the games were fun, I knew that going forward I would never do that again. G1C is something special and I wanted that to always be in place for the teams who earned a spot. I hope this helps. I feel really bad for the kids who won't be able to attend the championship games because of Spring Break. I will let you know that because of what happened this season, I will be working hard to make sure that we are able to secure a championship date that is closer to the end of the season. Moving forward, I will also not list any target dates due to this year's circumstances. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Another way to look at the schedule Correction (3.10.23) El Camino 10:00 and 11:00 games updated with Semifinal matchup Correction (3.10.23) Semifinal winners of 34 Silver Boys will play at 3:00 (not 4:00) for the Silver Championship

The 2023 Regular Season is in the books! One of the fun aspects of Buzzardball is being able to keep track of the player's points throughout the season. It's a proud tradition. CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS SEASON'S SCORING CHAMPIONS 78-NBA | Greg Du Fosee | NY KNICKS | 161 Points 56-NBA GOLD | Luke Ehlers | LA LAKERS | 212 Points 56-NBA SILVER | Samuel Smith | DEN NUGGETS | 120 Points 34-NBA GOLD | Travis Vipond | SAC KINGS | 117 Points 34 -NBA SILVER | Ben Buri | HOU ROCKETS | 91 Points 78-WNBA | Taylor Stake | LAS VEGAS ACES | 76 Points 56-WNBA | Elise Vipond | LAS VEGAS ACES | 106 Points 34-WNBA | Emilia Filippini | CHICAGO SKY | 107 Points 34-WNBA | Ella Richards | SACRAMENTO MONARCHS | 107 Points A big THANK YOU to our parent volunteers who keep the scorebook Reminders Numbers are already listed in the scorebook. Use the scorebook rosters in the white binder to fill in names (first and last OR last name only is fine) At the end of the game, please tally up each players points and write a final score and circle it.

Annual Summer Camp | 27th Year | Registration Opens on Super Bowl Sunday 2.12 Annual Summer League | 3rd Year | Registration Opens on March 15th

What do these things have in common? Disney on Ice, PBR, High School Playoffs, Carrie Underwood, WWE Wrestling, NCAA March Madness, Sacramento Kings Playoff Basketball, and Buzzardball Championships -- They will all happen at Golden One Center! Date and Times are now set for the 2023 Buzzardball Championships to be played on Monday April 3rd (Girls) and Tuesday April 4th (Boys) at Golden One Center. Hosting the championship games for the Boys (NBA) and Girls (WNBA) divisions for our 3rd/4th, 5th/6th, 7th/8th happened as a result of you the families and our sponsors to achieve over $20,000 in ticket sales for Sacramento Kings games and Golden One Center Events. This season you helped set a record with over $33,000 dollars in ticket sales. CONGRATULATIONS! BIG THANK YOU TO OUR 12 AMAZING SPONSORS who were responsible for 55% of the total needed to play our games at G1C. This sponsorship is unique because the money spent by the sponsors went toward the purchase of tickets that also equated to credit toward achieving our 20K goal. SPONSOR PAGE | Support These Small Businesses Details regarding what will happen for teams playing in the game as well as the Buzzardball community, outside family, and friends who would like to attend Championship Sunday, will be coming soon. Date Explanation | We have been fortunate in our 11 years of hosting the Buzzardball Championships at Sleep Train Arena and Golden One to land on a date that is close to the end of the season. This is the first season where there is a lot of activity going on at Golden One Center. The most important part is that we will be hosting the Buzzardball Championships at Golden One Center. Whether it is in March or in this case April, it is going to be a great experience for those who will get to participate. Thank you for your understanding.

PLAYOFFS | Sunday March 12th | 42 Games Golden One Center Announcement will be coming Later Today Games will be played at Sport Courts Fitness, Rio Americano HS, and El Camino HS For the FIRST TIME in Buzzardball History, we will have two games going on at one time, side by side, at Sport Courts Fitness. There will be music, announcing, and a whole lot of FUN energy on March 12th! ORDER | 78-NBA | 56-NBA GOLD | 56-NBA SILVER | 34-NBA GOLD | 34-NBA SILVER 34-WNBA | 56 +78-WNBA By Gym Locations 10:00 RIO 34 Silver 1 DAL Mavericks (Attia) vs 4 MIA Heat (Tateishi) - SEMIFINAL 11:00 RIO 34 Silver 2 PHX Suns #2 (Roberson) vs 3 SAC Kings (Lentz) -- SEMIFINAL 12:00 RIO 56 Silver 1 SAC Kings #2 (Richards) vs 4 MEM Grizzlies (LaFond) 1:00 RIO 56 Silver 2 PHX Suns (Roberson) vs 3 UT Jazz (English) 2:00 RIO 56 Silver 9 POR Blazers (Winn) vs 10 DEN Nuggets (Holcomb) 3:00 RIO 78 Boys 7 GS Warriors (Flood) vs 8 ATL Hawks (Edwards) 4:00 RIO 56 Gold 7 GS Warriors (Capitolo) vs 8 ORL Magic (Gill) 5:00 RIO 56 Silver 11 SAC Kings #1 (Van Hill) vs 12 DAL Mavericks (Nguyen) 6:00 RIO 56 Silver 5 CHI Bulls (Moore) vs. 8 GS Warriors (Grinstead) 7:00 RIO 78 Boys 9 PHX Suns (Roberson) vs 10 BRK Nets (Maldonado) 9:00 SCF 34 Gold 3 MEM Grizzlies (Mulligan) vs 6 LA Lakers (Lieber) 9:00 SCF 34 Gold 4 GS Warriors (Larsen) vs 5 ORL Magic (Anglin) 10:00 SCF 78 Boys 3 CHAR Hornets (Dinaburg) vs 6 SAC Kings (Smith) 10:00 SCF 56 Gold 3 BOS Celtics (Flood) vs 6 MIN Twolves (O'Neal) 11:00 SCF 78 Boys 4 CLE Cavaliers (Tooley) vs 5 CHI Bulls (Bohan) 11:00 SCF 56 Gold 4 CHI Bulls (O'Neal) vs 5 CHAR Hornets (Anderson) 12:00 SCF 34 Girls 2 CHI Sky (Solov) vs. 7 MIN Lynx (Lucey) 12:00 SCF 34 Girls 1 DAL Wings (Ho) vs. 8 LA Sparks (Wheatley) 1:00 SCF 56 Girls 3 LV Aces (Bristol) vs 6 SEA Storm (Hintz) 1:00 SCF 56 Girls 4 SAC Monarchs (Novi) vs 5 LA Sparks (Cook) 2:00 SCF 34 Girls 1 DAL / 8 LA winner vs. 4 WAS / 5 SAC winner 2:00 SCF 34 Girls 2 CHI / 7 MIN winner vs. 3 SEA / 6 LV winner 3:00 SCF 56 Silver Championship 3:00 SCF 34 Silver Championship 4:00 SCF 56 Girls 1 NY Liberty (Unzueta) vs 4 SAC / 5 LA winner 4:00 SCF 56 Girls 2 ATL Dream (Smith) vs 3 Bristol / 6 SEA winner 5:00 SCF 34 Gold 1 SAC Kings (Laird) vs 4 GS / 5 ORL winner -- SEMIFINAL 5:00 SCF 34 Gold 2 BOS (Cole) vs 3 MEM / 6 LA winner -- SEMIFINAL 6:00 SCF 56 Gold 1 DAL Mavericks (Solov) vs 4 CHI / 5 CHAR winner 6:00 SCF 56 Gold 2 LA Lakers (Ehlers) vs 3 BOS / 6 MIN winner 7:00 SCF 78 Boys 1 LA Lakers (George) vs 4 CLE / 5 CHI winner 7:00 SCF 78 Boys 2 NY Knicks (Reiser) vs 3 CHAR / 6 SAC winner 9:00 EC 34 Girls 9 NY Liberty (Brogan) vs. 10 ATL Dream (Dinaburg) 10:00 EC 34 Girls 4 WAS Mystics (Ciganda) vs. SAC Monarchs (Richards) 11:00 EC 34 Girls 3 SEA Storm (Cook) vs 6 LV Aces (Ehlers) 12:00 EC 56 Girls 7 MIN Lynx (Jordan) vs 8 WAS Mystics (Reilly) 1:00 EC 78 Girls 1 LV Aces vs 2 LV Aces 2:00 EC 34 Silver 9 PHX Suns #1 (Beaver) vs. 10 OKC Thunder (Borlik) 3:00 EC 34 Silver 5 MIL Bucks (Brescia) vs 6 HOU Rockets (Silva) 4:00 EC 34 Silver 7 BRK Nets (Padilla) vs. CHI Bulls (Miller) 5:00 EC 34 Gold 7 OKC Thunder (Kajar) vs 8 CHI Bulls (Reed) 6:00 EC 56 Silver 6 MIA Heat (Miramontes) vs. 7 BOS Celtics (Deyo) 7th/8th NBA - BOYS (6 games) All FOUR (4) teams from Gold Division make playoffs. Top TWO (2) from Silver Division will make Gold Playoffs and enter as #5 and #6 seeds 1st Round | 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5 ... SEMIFINALS | 1 vs. 4/5 winner + 2 vs. 3/6 winner Remaining FOUR (4) teams will play 7 vs. 8 + 9 vs. 10 5th/6th NBA Gold - BOYS (5 Games) All FOUR (4) teams from Gold Division make playoffs. Top TWO (2) from Gold Division Tier 2 will make Gold Playoffs and enter as #5 and #6 seeds 1st Round | 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5 ... SEMIFINALS | 1 vs. 4/5 winner + 2 vs. 3/6 winner Remaining TWO (2) teams will play 7 vs. 8 5th/6th NBA Silver - BOYS (7 Games) - Updated on 2.9.23 Note - Teams playing in the Silver Division don't qualify for Golden One Center. The Silver Division will crown a Silver Champion (Tier 1) on Sunday March 12th Tier 1 will have a 4-team playoff for the SILVER CHAMPIONSHIP that will be played on March 12th Tier 1 Semifinal | 1 vs. 4 + 2 vs. 3 5 Tier 1 vs. 2 Tier 2 | 6 Tier 1 vs. 1 Tier 2 = One Game Remaining TWO (2) teams will play 9 vs. 10 + 11 vs. 12 3rd/4th NBA Gold - BOYS (5 Games) All FOUR (4) teams from Gold Division make playoffs. Top TWO (2) from Gold Division Tier 2 will make Gold Playoffs and enter as #5 and #6 seeds 1st Round | 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5 ... SEMIFINALS | 1 vs. 4/5 winner + 2 vs. 3/6 winner Remaining TWO (2) teams will play 7 vs. 8 3rd/4th NBA Silver - BOYS (6 Games) - Updated 2.9.23 Note - Teams playing in the Silver Division don't qualify for Golden One Center. The Silver Division will crown a Silver Champion (Tier 1) on Sunday March 12th Tier 1 will have a 4-team playoff for the SILVER CHAMPIONSHIP that will be played on March 12th Tier 1 Semifinal | 1 vs. 4 + 2 vs. 3 Remaining FOUR (4) Tier 2 teams will play 1 vs 2 + 3 vs. 4 7th/8th WNBA - GIRLS (1 Game) CONGRATULATIONS Girls! You are going to Golden One Center! March 12th will be your final game before the Big One at G1C The 78 Aces have 14 girls on the team. All season long they have mixed up their rosters to play each Sunday. As a way of saying THANK YOU for participating in this unique set-up, the girls get to punch a ticket to G1C 5th/6th WNBA - GIRLS (5 Games) All FOUR (4) teams from Gold Division make playoffs. Top TWO (2) from the SILVER Division will make Gold Playoffs and enter as #5 and #6 seeds 1st Round | 3 vs. 6, 4 vs. 5 ... SEMIFINALS | 1 vs. 4/5 winner + 2 vs. 3/6 winner Remaining TWO (2) teams in the Silver will play 7 vs. 8 3rd/4th WNBA - GIRLS (7 Games) All SEVEN (7) teams from Gold Division make playoffs. Play-In Game between #6 vs. #7 1st Round | 3 vs. 6/7 Play-In Winner, 4 vs. 5 ... SEMIFINALS | 1 vs. 4/5 winner + 2 vs. 3/6/7 Play-In winner Remaining FOUR (4) teams in the Silver Division will play #8 vs. #9 + #10 vs. #11 2023 Playoff Schedule Proposal | Final Playoff Schedule will be posted by Tuesday March 7th

For Games Played on MARCH 5TH Note | First Tiebreaker is Head-to-Head followed by Points Allowed FINAL Playoff Schedule will be posted by Tuesday. I will try to keep things as close to the original playoff schedule as possible. Movement will happen for those teams that have two coaches. CORRECTION | 3.6.23 -- Dallas Mavericks are the #1 seed in the 34-NBA Silver Division. Phoenix Suns No. 2 are the #2 seed

ANNOUNCEMENTS * Final day of the regular season for K-2 * A Portion of the 56-NBA Silver Boys will play at Jesuit High School. * March Madness for 3rd-8th Grade is Sunday March 12th. All teams will play with the exception of the 34-WNBA Phoenix Mercury. * Buzzardball Championships for 3rd-8th Grade at Golden One Center will be announced in mid-February. * BE SURE TO CHECK OUT IN THE NEWSFEED | Playoff Breakdow for 3rd-8th Grade Boys and Girls REMINDERS FROM OPENING DAY * Dress warm (especially for the early morning games) * You are welcome to bring your own CHAIRS to the following sites Sport Courts Fitness Rio Americano High School Small Gym Touch Shooting Arden Middle School * El Camino High School and Rio Americano High School's Main Gym spectators are asked to sit on the bleachers opposite of the benches * K-2 teams at Sport Courts Fitness The staff has asked that children are not left unattended and are discouraged from wandering around the facility. * 56-NBA Silver teams at Touch Shooting the staff has asked that everyone attending the game stay inside the basketball area. Upon arrival, please walk around the outside of the volleyball courts The space upstairs is available for teams to meet before their games and for spectators to sit and view the game. * Teams at Rio Americano Small and Touch Shooting We use a PORTABLE SCOREBOARD which has the HOME team (Scoreboard) listed on the left side and the AWAY team (Scorebook) listed on the right side.