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The Entertainer's Basketball Classic (EBC) began over 20 years ago in NYC. The EBC began in 1982 as games between rap groups, and bounced around a few parks for a few years before finding a long-time home at Rucker Park. InsideHoops.com has said repeatedly that the EBC is what kept Rucker Park alive for years after the original Rucker tournaments shut down. All the famous stuff you've heard happen at Rucker Park in the 2000's, 1990's and a lot of the 1980's happened in the EBC. Currently, you can catch EBC games on the NBA TV cable television channel.

As of 2004, there is EBC streetball at Rucker Park, plus EBC America, which is weekend-long EBC tournaments in various cities around the country. The schedule below is the main summer-long EBC streetball league at Rucker Park in New York City. Also see the EBC America schedule in various American cities.

2005 EBC STREETBALL SCHEDULE

June Schedule  

June 20 Monday 6pm Men’s Game, 7:30pm Men’s Game 
June 21 Tuesday 4:15pm 14 & under, 6pm Men’s Game, 7:30pm Men’s Game 
June 22 Wednesday 4:15pm Woman’s Game, 6pm Men’s Game, 7:30pm Men’s Game 
June 23 Thursday  6pm Men’s Game, 7:30pm Men’s Game 
June 27 Monday  6pm Men’s Game, 7:30pm Men’s Game 
June 28 Tuesday  6pm Men’s Game, 7:30pm Men’s Game 
June 29 Wednesday  6pm Men’s Game, 7:30pm Men’s Game 
June 30 Thursday  6pm Men’s Game, 7:30pm Men’s Game 

July Schedule  

July 04 Monday No Games Independence Day No Games 
July 05 Tuesday 14 & under Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 06 Wednesday Woman’s Game Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 07 Thursday  Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 11 Monday  Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 12 Tuesday 14 & under Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 13 Wednesday Woman’s Game Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 14 Thursday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 18 Monday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 19 Tuesday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 20 Wednesday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 21 Thursday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 25 Monday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 26 Tuesday 14 & under Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 27 Wednesday Woman’s Game playoffs Men’s Game Men’s Game 
July 28 Thursday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 

August Schedule  

Aug 01 Monday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
Aug 02 Tuesday 14 & under Playoffs Men’s Game Men’s Game 
Aug 03 Wednesday Woman’s Game Playoff’s Men’s Game Men’s Game 
Aug 04 Thursday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
Aug 08 Monday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
Aug 09 Tuesday 14 & under Playoffs Men’s Game Men’s Game 
Aug 10 Wednesday Woman’s Game Playoff’s Men’s Game Men’s Game 
Aug 11 Thursday   Men’s Game Men’s Game 
Aug 15 Monday   1st vs. 4th 1st vs. 4th 
Aug 16 Tuesday 14 & under Championship 2nd vs. 3rd 2nd vs. 3rd 
Aug 17 Wednesday Woman’s Championship Men’s semi Men’s semi 
Aug 18 Thursday   Men’s Championship Game