Hoops hopes

HUNDREDS of young basketballers will line up at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre over the next four days as part of the Gold Coast Invitational Tournament.

The carnival, run by Hillcrest Christian College, will involve 56 teams in various boys and girls divisions competing for titles in open and 15 and under divisions.

School teams from the Gold Coast, Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, regional Queensland will compete.