2025 AIHEC National Basketball Tournament

College of the Muscogee Nation

2170 Raven Circle Okmulgee, OK 74447

We are thrilled to announce that the College of the Muscogee Nation (CMN) will host the 2025 American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) Basketball Tournament. We invite you to mark your calendars for this exciting event from March 23-26, 2025, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. This tournament brings together talented athletes from tribal colleges nationwide for days of competitive games, community engagement, and cultural celebration. Join us as we cheer on our teams, connect with fellow institutions, and celebrate the spirit of AIHEC.

Please stay tuned for further details, including schedules and volunteer opportunities. We look forward to making this a memorable event for all involved.

Mvto (thank you), and we hope to see you there to support our teams and community!

  • Contact information for the counselor or other school representative who will complete your Common Application School Report and submit your official high school transcript.
  • Contact information for one teacher (or two, maximum) who will complete the Teacher Evaluation form.

Deadlines

Date one month out:

  • Notice of Intent
  • $750 Entry Fee

Date two weeks out:

  • Team Registration Form
  • Eligibility Verification Form
  • Signed Liability Waiver Form
  • Signed Codes of Conduct
  • Scholar Athlete Award Nominations

Tournament Director

Mykalia Frank

mfrank@cmn.edu

918-549-2865

Secondary Contact

Cheryl Najera

cnajera@cmn.edu

918-549-2815

Sponsorship Levels

Platinum

$3,000

(1) 4 x 8 arena sign
Company logo on event center screens & on all advertising
(8) Tournament passes for all 4 days
(5) AIHEC Logo T-Shirts
(2) Tickets to the Athletic Banquet

Gold

$2,500

(1) 4 x 8 arena sign
Company logo on event center screens & on all advertising
(5) Tournament passes for all 4 days
(5) AIHEC Logo T-Shirts

Silver

$1,500

Company logo on event center screens & on all advertising
(3) Tournament passes for all 4 days
(3) AIHEC Logo T-Shirts

Bronze

$500

Name/logo on all advertising
(1) Tournament passes for all 4 days
(1) AIHEC Logo T-Shirts

Team Eligibility
Each Tribal College or University (TCU) participating in the Tournament:

  1. Must be a regular or associate member of AIHEC and all AIHEC membership dues must be current and paid in full.
  2. May only register one men’s team and one women’s team.
  3. Must adhere to the standardize constitution and bylaws.
  4. May be denied eligibility for any reason by a majority vote of the AIHEC Athletic Commission.

Coach Eligibility
All coaches participating in the tournament:

  1. Must sign the AIHEC Coach’s Code of Conduct (Form Included).
  2. Must be designated by the TCU president, cannot be a student of the TCU, and must be present during the games in which their teams are competing.

Player Eligibility
All student-athletes participating in the tournament:

  1. Must sign the AIHEC Student-athlete’s Code of Conduct (Form Included).
  2. Must be enrolled in a minimum of 9 semester/quarter credits with I) a cumulative G.P.A. of a 2.0 II) a G.P.A. of at least a 2.0 in the last term prior to the semester/quarter of the tournament, and III) the student must be considered in good academic standing at their institution. The cumulative G.P.A. shall not be calculated further than 10 academic terms in the past. The student athlete must also be making satisfactory progress toward a degree program.
  3. Length of eligibility at AIHEC Tournament will be 4 years at a 2-year institution or 5 cumulative years at a 4- year institution regardless of institution, tribal or mainstream. Verification will occur in the registration forms of the individual AIHEC-sanctioned sports.
  4. First-term student-athletes must submit a grade check form (use AIHEC First-term Student-Athlete Grade Check Form). Note: Faculty Signatures and Dates must be within 14 days of the
    start of the AIHEC Tournament.
  5. There is no age limit for student athletes to compete. Students under the age of 18 years old must have written parental consent to compete.
  6. A student athlete may represent the institution while enrolled as a graduate or professional student or while enrolled and seeking a second baccalaureate degree at the same institution.
  7. A student athlete cannot be a full-time TCU employee.
  8. Students must maintain amateur status in the specific sport in which he/she is competing. If an agent or 3ʳᵈ party participation results in a contract for a student athlete at any time during their collegiate career, the student athlete will forfeit their amateur status and will not be permitted to participate in any  AIHEC- sanctioned sporting event.
  9. Transfer student athletes must have been deemed academically eligible at their previous institution(s) prior to attending and participating in athletics at the transfer institution. The transfer student athlete must reestablish academic eligibility to participate in the transfer institution’s AIHEC-sanctioned athletic program (use the AIHEC Transfer Eligibility Form).
  10. Student athletic eligibility is based on college enrollment and standing and does not require the student to be American Indian.
  11. Student athlete eligibility must be verified by the Registrar and a Representative of the institution designated by the president.

Any suspected violations of student eligibility should be reported to the AIHEC Athletic Commission prior to the start of AIHEC-sanctioned sporting events. The AIHEC Athletic Commissioners will determine if any TCU or student athlete is in violation and whether or not a penalty needs to be assessed. If the commission determines that a student athlete is in violation of the AIHEC student athlete eligibility, the student athlete will be removed from participation in all AIHEC-sanctioned events until they are eligible. Any Tribal College or University that continues to permit the participation of a student athlete in violation of the AIHEC student athlete rules of eligibility will be disqualified from any ongoing AIHEC-sanctioned events.

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