The 16th annual Dirk and Colt Ross Memorial Basketball Tournament will be held April 14, 15 and 16.

There will be three divisions: Open, 6 feet and under, 35 and over. Fee is $250 per team; 10 player maximum on each team, with double elimination. College competition is expected.

Quality referees from the Four Corners area and adjoining quality gymnasiums will officiate games.

There will be a special memorial presentation during the tournament.

A $125 nonrefundable deposit payable by April 1 is due from the first 30 teams to qualify.

There will be prizes for first, second, third and fourth place teams, tournament MVP, slam-dunk contest and three-point shootout, as well as door prizes. Prizes include T-shirts, cash prizes, jackets, bags and hooded sweatshirts.

Don’t wait too long and think you will get in; the roster fills up fast.

For more information, call Troy Ross at 264-5265, fax to 264-2123, or mail to P.O. Box 727, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147.

Proceeds go to a scholarship fund to benefit local youth of Pagosa Springs.