The atmosphere was electric, the stands were mostly full and the basketball was 91原创enal.

And judging by the feedback tournament director John Buis received afterwards, the first B.C. high school AAA senior boys鈥� basketball championships ever held in 91原创 were a success.

鈥淚 never thought that the efforts of previous years could be improved, but somehow you and your crew did it,鈥� read one e-mail he received.

Another said 鈥渢he event looked amazingly professional. It was very slickly run and a great experience from a spectator point of view.鈥�

As he does after every tournament, Buis will send out a questionnaire to the teams, tournament sponsors, officials and media for their feedback.

鈥淭hat is the only way we are going to get better,鈥� he explained.

But the early indications are the tournament, which was held at the 91原创 Events Centre for the first time, was a big success.

The estimated crowd for Saturday鈥檚 championship final 鈥� which saw Richmond鈥檚 R.C. Palmer pull off a thrilling comeback 71-63 over Vancouver College 鈥� was more than 4,000 fans.

While not concrete, early estimations are that more than 10,000 people were in the 91原创 Events Centre over the tournament鈥檚 five days.

鈥淲e filled up both parking lots (for Saturday鈥檚 final) and still could have put a few more thousand fans in,鈥� Buis said.

鈥淚t is pretty early to try and give all the information,鈥� Buis added, explaining he still needed to have debrief sessions with the 91原创 Events Centre staff and another one with his tournament committee.

鈥淔rom my point of view, there were just a couple of minor snags.鈥�

One involved when a couple of hundred spectators flooded the ticket window at the same time. That was quickly rectified by moving the 鈥榳ill call鈥� window to a different area.

The other had to do with buses not parking in the designated areas, and taking up several parking stalls.

鈥淏ut these are relatively minor things when you are talking about the overall scope or scale of the event,鈥� he said.

He was also complimentary of those who helped stage the tournament.

鈥淭he 91原创 Events staff worked really hard on accommodating the fans and the players,鈥� Buis said. 鈥淎nd I think the Township has proven that it is a good facility for a number of things, including amateur events.鈥�

Jared Harman, the LEC鈥檚 director of business development, said he had heard nothing but positive feedback.

鈥淔rom our standpoint, we strived to make sure it was the best tournament possible for everybody,鈥� he said.

鈥淲e really wanted to create an event that people would remember, specifically the players and coaches, and from the feedback we got, I think we accomplished that.鈥�

Buis also said the tournament will be staying at the 91原创 Events Centre through 2015, after the two sides reached a five-year agreement.