Some notable alumni of BRIT include Martin Riley, Brent Charleton, Karl Tilleman, John Hatch, Byron Tokarchuk, Eric Mobley, and Robert Sacre.

[citation needed] Founded in 1968, BRIT originally featured only local Saskatoon high schools before expanding to include teams from across Saskatchewan and beyond.

[citation needed] Over the late 1970s and early 1980s, teams from British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec began participating regularly.

[3] The first non-North American team, The Scots College from Sydney, Australia, played in the 2004 tournament.

In 2024 the Walter Murray Marauders won the BRIT54 Championship, defeating city rivals Holy Cross in only the third all-Saskatoon final.