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Entries are being taken for three Pacificwide military basketball tournaments in the coming three months, organizers announced this week.

The 5th Warrior Classic is scheduled for Nov. 7-12 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, the 23rd Osan Pacificwide Holiday Tournament is tapped for Dec. 13-18 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, and the 16th Martin Luther King Holiday Tournament is slated for Jan. 14-18 at Camp Foster, Okinawa.

The tournaments will feature single round-robin pool play followed by double-elimination playoffs, organizers said.

The Warrior Classic is open to 10 men’s teams and four women’s teams that sign up by entry deadline Friday, Oct. 30. The entry fee is $400. Games will be played at Yokota’s two-court Samurai Fitness & Sports Center. For more, phone DSN 225-8881 or e-mail fredrick.guild@yokota.af.mil.

Osan’s tournament, the oldest of the lot which began in 1987, is open to 12 men’s and six women’s teams. It will be played on the two courts at Osan’s Fitness & Sports Center. Entry fee is $300, and entry deadline is Dec. 4. For more, phone DSN 784-9202 or e-mail sehyon.chong.kr@osan.af.mil.

The MLK will be played on the three Foster Field House courts at Gunners Fitness & Sports Center. Entry fee is $250 and entry deadline is Jan. 3. For more, phone Foster Athletics at DSN 645-3985 or e-mail theodore.shadley@okinawa.usmc-mccs.org.

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