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Bernice MacNaughton, commonly called MacNaughton or Bernie Mac, was founded in 1975 as a trade school, accommodating 1400 students. It became the MacNaughton Science & Technology Center (M.S.T.C.) in 1994 but was reestablished as a high school in 1999, consisting only of grade nine students.[3] 2003 saw the first graduating class of BMHS. At this time, BMHS held students from grades 9-12 for the first time. By the end of 2003, the building had received a multi-million dollar renovation. Additions included a newly built gymnasium and several new classrooms, as well as older classrooms being substantially refurbished. By 2005, a new roof for the school's cafeteria had been completed and the auditorium underwent a face lift in 2006, making the facility more up to date with new technologies. Its sports teams have often been referred to as "the Mean Green"or "The Green Machine",

Colonel Gray High School is a senior high school in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, colloquially referred to as "The Gray". The grades taught range from 10 to 12. It is named after Sir John Hamilton Gray, former Premier of Prince Edward Island. The school has approximately 1000 students, and 80 staff members. Colonel gray is a school of under 1000 students. The basketball program at the school has been very successful over the years winning 20 of the past 25 championships.

Etobicoke Collegiate Institute (ECI) is a large multi cultural high school located in Toronto's west end overseen by the Toronto District School Board. It was founded in the fall of 1928 and is one of Toronto's oldest schools, having celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2003. The high school has about 1000 students. The school building has been a shooting location for a few films and commercials, including Mean Girls in 2003. Notable alumni include Marnie McBean, gold medalist rower and Ken Dryden, former Montreal Canadiens goaltender and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs; current Member of Parliament. The team won the Coal Bowl in 2005, played in Saskatchewan and the Capital City Classic in Fredericton.

Halifax Grammar School was established in 1958, the result of a group of parents offering their sons "an enriched program of studies" and encouraging them to "work to their fullest capacity in an atmosphere in which they could take pleasure in learning for its own sake". The school was a success from its inception and soon outgrew its original home. In 1996, HGS embarked on a Strategic Planning exercise to set the course of the school in the new millennium. The Strategic Plan reaffirmed the school's commitment to academic excellence; called for an expansion of the Middle and Senior Schools and a reduction of class sizes throughout the Prep School. Today enrolment stands at a record of 540 students with an unprecedented demand for places at all levels of entrance. 

Riverview is a community of nearly 18,000 located on the southern bank of the Petitcodiac River. The town has a number of small businesses but the majority of people are employed across the river in Moncton. The town is served by a number of elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Riverview High School provides a wide range of sports programs and activities for its approximately 1200 students. The Varsity Girls’ basketball team has consistently been among the best teams in the province for many years appearing in the provincial championship game last year and looking forward to another strong season in 2007-08.

St. Mary is from Hamilton, Ontario (the Steeltown). Although Hamilton and the surrounding area is growing, our school is declining in size. A new catholic school opened in our area five years ago as our school was overpopulated. The school has been known for its rich basketball tradition. The girls program as won 10 provincial medals in the last 10 years (7 gold, 2 silver,1 bronze). The boys have 1 gold medal in 1991, but recently have been back to the provincial championships in 2 of the last 3 years at the AAAA level. As the school's population declines in size the coaching staff will work hard to keep the tradition strong at the AAA level. Over 50 graduating players have gone on to continue their careers at post secondary institutions, and 2 (Cesare Picinni '92, Julie Lamparski '01) went overseas to play professionally.

Sussex was incorporated in 1895 but was only officially established as a town on April 30, 1904. In 1885 the Sussex Military Camp was established on the eastern edge of the town. The facility was closed following the Second World War and the town purchased the land to expand the municipal boundaries. Today the agricultural exhibition and some areas remain as open land on the former site of Camp Sussex. Sussex (2006 population: 4,241) has a service district of 35,000. Sussex is 70 km from Saint John, 80 from Moncton and 110 from Fredericton. Potash was discovered in large quantities in the area surrounding Sussex in the 1980’s, with the deposit being the second largest in the world after an area in Saskatchewan. Sussex Regional High School was opened in 1979 and in 1996 an addition was made to the school so it now has a population of 950. It has a long and deep basketball tradition since the late 1970’s and the teams have made many trips to the provincial Finals. Sussex has had one player, Angelia Crealock, go to France to play professionally and many players have gone on to play at the CIS and ACAA level.

The Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf was founded in 1928 and is located in the Côte-des-Neiges district in Montréal, across from the St-Justine Children Hospital and near the Université de Montréal. The school population is about 800 students. It's a male only high school from grade 7 to 10 and is open to girls in grade 11. Among the notable alumni are former Canada premier Pierre E. Trudeau and former Québec premier Robert Bourassa.
The Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf was one the first francophone high school to have competitive basketball back in the early 1960's. Brébeuf is now established as one of the premier basketball program in the province, having won 20 provincial championships in the bantam, midget and juvenile AAA division since 1989. 6 former players have gone on to play in the NCAA, most recently Pierre-Marie Altidor-Cespedes at Marshall University, Maxime Paulhus-Gosselin at Davidson University and Vali Lazarescu at William & Mary University.

Woodstock is located in the heart of the Saint John River Valley and is New Brunswick’s first incorporated town. Woodstock High School was first opened in 1912 and was rebuilt in its present location in 1976. Its present enrollment is around 750 students. The basketball program has a long history of success in both men’s and women’s basketball. The programs have captured several provincial championship banners during the history of the Final 12 at the Aitken University Centre.