Germantown Community Tournament - Germantown Friends School

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.

The 2025 award recipient is Haneef Hill, founder of Urban Youth Kings & Queens.

Past Award Recipients

Past 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
2020   No Tournament
2021 Jane Ellis and Lynard Stewart
2022 Ish McFadden
2023 Mark Tucker and Dr. Dan Taylor ’82, Reach Out & Read
2024 St. Luke's Episcopal Church Food Pantry, Rev. David Morris, Hakim Smith, and Roberto Morales

2025 GCT Community Service Award

Haneef Hill: founder of Urban Youth Kings & Queens

picture of GCT service award recipient Haneef Hill and several players and coaches

2026 GCT Schedule

Friday, December 4th
TBD

Saturday, December 5th
TBD

All games will be held in the Scattergood Gym

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.

The 2025 award recipient is Haneef Hill, founder of Urban Youth Kings & Queens.