Germantown Community Tournament
Since 1989, the annual Germantown Community Tournament has focused on benefiting the Germantown community, bringing together high school students from diverse backgrounds. The selection of participating teams provides an opportunity for exciting out-of-league match-ups whose schedules would never otherwise intersect.
This year, with the 32nd anniversary of the tournament, we also celebrate the 52nd summer of the GFS Community Basketball Enrichment Camp. Proceeds from the Tournament benefit the Community Basketball and Enrichment Camp.
Started in 1971 by former GFS principal David Felsen, the summer program, formerly known as the Germantown Basketball, Reading, & Computer Clinic, provides a low-cost opportunity for children from the Germantown community to develop their skills not only on the court but in the classroom.
Participating Schools:
William W. Bodine High School
Central High School
Germantown Friends School
Parkway Northwest High School
Paul Robeson High School for Human Services
Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter
2021 Winners:
Boys' Division: Germantown Friends
Girls' Division: St. Hubert Catholic HS
2022 Tournament Details:
Date: December 9 & 10, 2022
Venue: GFS
Scattergood Gym, 31 W. Coulter Street, Philadelphia
Schedule:
Friday, Dec. 9:
3:30 p.m.: Girls: Parkway NW vs Central
5:00 p.m.: Boys: Gratz vs. Robeson
6:30 p.m.: Girls: Bodine vs. GFS
8:00 p.m. Boys: Bodine vs. GFS
Saturday, Dec. 10:
11:00 a.m.: Girls Consolation Game
12:30 p.m.: Boys Consolation Game
2:00 p.m.: Girls Championship
3:30 p.m.: Community Service Awards
4:00 p.m.: Boys Championship
View the 2021 GCT Photo Gallery
View the 2021 GCT Reel
2021 Germantown Community Service Award Recipients, Jane Ellis and Lynard Stewart
Germantown Community Service Award
One of the highlights of the annual Germantown Community Basketball Tournament is the presentation of the GCT Community Service Award, which is given to an individual who has done outstanding work within Northwest Philadelphia.
Award Recipients:
1993 Charles Younger
1994 Veronica Joyner
1995 Sara Sharpe
1996 Laura Aldrich
1997 Reverend Bob Emberger
1998 Mike McCrea
1999 Margaret Hutchinson
2000 Rosalind McKelvey
2001 Frank Jones
2002 Patricia Simmons
2003 Tony Hudgins
2004 No Tournament
2005 LeRoi Simmons
2006 Mike Wise
2007 Christian A. Heyer-Rivera
2008 Reverend Alfred W. Jones Jr.
2009 Officer Ernest Pollard
2010 Betty Jane Turner
2011 Elan Gepner
2012 Carlotta Fareira
2013 Dennis Barnebey
2014 Andrew Lofton
2015 Carl Tannenbaum
2016 Eric Worley
2017 Emaleigh Doley
2018 Pat Bass
2019 Viola Owens, Sharif Hanford, Mike Morak & Justin Scott: founders of The Daniel E. Rumph Foundation
2020 No Tournament
2021 Jane Ellis and Lynard Stewart
2022 TBA