A lot of folks have been emailing me asking about high school hoops tournaments and providing schedules. Here’s a preliminary list of upcoming events. Click on the event name for the link to the schedule. Feel free to email me at zagoria@hotmail.com if I’m missing anything.
Dec. 18-19: NEW HEIGHTS HOLIDAY HOOP FESTIVAL (The Bronx, NY) featuring Bishop Loughlin, Cardozo, Lincoln & Christ the King
Dec. 18-23: CITY OF PALMS CLASSIC (Fort Myers, Fla). featuring Paterson Catholic, St. Benedict’s, Winter Haven (Fla.), Westchester
Dec. 19-20: HOOP GROUP TIP-OFF CLASSIC (Union, NJ) featuring St. Patrick, St. Anthony, Lincoln and Plainfield
Dec. 26-29: JINGLE BELLS JUBILEE (Paterson, NJ) featuring Paterson Kennedy, Don Bosco, Hudson Catholic & Passaic
Dec. 26-29: SLAM DUNK BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (White Plains, NY) featuring Peekskill, Long Island Lutheran, Xaverian and White Plains
Jan. 3: NEW YEAR’S JUMP-OFF (Teaneck, NJ) featuring St. Anthony, Paterson Catholic & Seton Hall Prep
Jan. 10: SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER-CITY CHILDREN FESTIVAL (Kean University) featuring St. Anthony, St. Ben’s and St. Pat’s
Jan. 15-18: HOOPHALL CLASSIC (Springfield, Mass) featuring St. Anthony, St. Benedict’s, St. Patrick, De Matha & Findlay Prep
Jan. 16: DAN FINN CLASSIC (Jersey City, NJ): featuring St. Anthony, St. Ben’s
Jan. 16 & 18: BIG APPLE BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL (NY, NY) featuring Half Hollow Hills West, Bishop Loughlin, Cardozo, St. Raymond’s & Winchendon
Jan. 18: FREEDOM FIGHTERS HOOP CHALLENGE (Paterson, NJ) featuring Hudson Catholic, Paterson Kennedy, Paterson Eastside
Jan. 22-24: PRIMETIME SHOOTOUT (Morgantown, W.V.) featuring Paterson Cathollic, Oak Hill, Rice & Westchester
Jan. 23: COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS (Elizabeth, NJ) featuring St. Patrick vs. St. Benedict’s
Jan. 24: IZOD HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASE featuring St. Anthony, St. Ben’s and NIA Prep
Jan. 29-30: SNY INVITATIONAL (New York, NY) featuring Long Island Lutheran, Boys & Girls, Cardozo & Rice
Jan. 29-30: PRIMETIME SHOOTOUT (Philly): Philly teams
Jan. 30: NEWARK INVITATIONAL (Newark, NJ) featuring St. Anthony, St. Benedict’s, St. Patrick, De Matha & Memphis White Station
Feb. 6: MATER DEI NIKE EXTRAVAGANZA (Santa Ana, Calif.) featuring St. Patrick, Wheeler (Ga.), Mater Dei
Feb. 12-14: PRIMETIME SHOOTOUT (New Jersey) featuring Oak Hill vs. St. Patrick
2009-10 ESPN, ESPN2 & ESPNU High School Boys’ Basketball Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Fri., Dec. 11 | 9:30 p.m. | No. 47 Duncanville (Texas) vs. No. 40 Lincoln (Texas)Ellis Davis Field House – Dallas, Texas | ESPNU |
| Thu., Dec. 17 | 7 p.m. | No. 1 Findlay Prep (Nev.) vs. No. 16 Northland (Ohio)The Rike Center – Westerville, Ohio | ESPN |
| 9 p.m. | No. 33 Waukegan (Ill.) vs. No. 25 Ames (Iowa)Hilton Coliseum – Iowa State University | ESPN | |
| Wed., Dec. 23 | 7:30 p.m. | City of Palms ClassicBishop Verot High School – Ft. Myers, Fla. | ESPNU |
| 9:30 p.m. | City of Palms ClassicBishop Verot High School – Ft. Myers, Fla. | ESPNU | |
| Sat., Jan. 16 | 4 p.m. | No. 16 Northland (Ohio) vs. No. 3 Oak Hill (Va.)Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Spalding Hoophall Classic – Springfield, Mass. | ESPN |
| Mon, Jan. 18 | 11 a.m. | Bishop O’Connell (Va.) vs. No. 4 St. Benedict’s (N.J.)Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Spalding Hoophall Classic – Springfield, Mass. | ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | No. 6 Westchester (Calif.) vs. St. Anthony (N.J.)Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Spalding Hoophall Classic – Springfield, Mass. | ESPNU | |
| 3 p.m. | No. 1 Findlay Prep (Nev.) vs. No. 2 St. Patrick (N.J.)Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Spalding Hoophall Classic – Springfield, Mass. | ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | No. 19 Mater Dei (Calif.) vs. No. 7 DeMatha (Md.)Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Spalding Hoophall Classic – Springfield, Mass. | ESPNU | |
| Tue., Feb. 2 | 11 p.m. | No. 30 Jefferson (Ore.) vs. Kentwood (Wash.)Location TBD | ESPN2 |
| Fri., Feb. 5 | 5 p.m. | No. 12 Montverde Academy (Fla.) vs. The Sagemont School (Fla.)Location TBD | ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | No. 41 Winter Park (Fla.) vs. No. 23 Pine Crest (Fla.)Location TBD | ESPN2 | |
| Sat., Feb. 6 | 4 p.m. | Bishop Luers (Ind.) at Lawrence North (Ind.) | ESPNU |
(Photo courtesy Naismith Hall of Fame)
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