Gateway Shootout
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

About The Shootout

The Gateway Shootout High School Basketball Shootout features four separate Boys and Girls televised high school basketball tournaments hosted over New Year’s 2025/2026 at the Dome at America’s Center in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri.

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National Tournament

Gateway Shootout National High School Basketball Tournament is a 32-team, double-elimination Boys and Girls High School basketball tournament, which features 16 nationally-ranked high school basketball teams seeded against 16 of the best high school basketball teams from Missouri and Illinois. Gateway Shootout National High School Basketball Tournament games are hosted at the Dome at America’s Center on December 30, 2025, through January 3, 2026.

National Play’in Round

Gateway Shootout National Basketball Tournament Play’in Round features 64 of the best Missouri and Illinois Boys and Girls basketball teams playing in a one-day 32 basketball game showdown to earn a seed in Gateway Shootout National Basketball Tournament! Gateway Shootout National Basketball Tournament Play’in Round games are hosted at the Dome at America’s Center between 11:00am-7:00pm on December 28, 2025.

Metro Tournament

Missouri and Illinois who are eliminated from Gateway Shootout National Basketball Tournament Play’in Round are automatically seeded in Gateway Shootout Metro Basketball Tournament, a 16-team Boys and Girls basketball tournament featuring Missouri and Illinois’ top high school basketball teams! Gateway Shootout Metro Basketball Tournament games are hosted at the Dome at America’s Center on Tuesday December 30, 2025, through Friday January 2, 2026.

ALL STAR GAME

Gateway Shootout National Basketball Tournament All Star Game features the top 20 Senior high school basketball players and the top 10 Sophomore and Junior basketball players in the United States! Gateway Shootout National Basketball Tournament All Star Games Boys and Girls hosted at the Dome at America’s Center between 7:00pm-11:00pm on Tuesday December 30, 2025, through Friday January 2, 2026.