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Saturday / January 18.

ESPN to broadcast more high school hoops games from Montverde Academy event

ESPN continues its coverage of elite high school basketball with two more GEICO High School Basketball Showcase games on ESPNU, as well as eight games on ESPN3, as part of ESPN High School Basketball presented by the US Marines. The nine boys games feature six teams ranked in the ESPN High School Basketball Top 25, and 22 ranked players, including two top-10 ranked seniors and three top-10 ranked juniors.

The Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament will host ten games over three days featuring teams from the newly formed National Interscholastic Basketball Conference (NIBC): January 30, February 5 and 6. The event Includes a rematch of the top five matchup between Montverde Academy and Sunrise Christian Academy on January 9, where Montverde Academy prevailed 58-52.

For more on the NIBC, click here.

Schedule:

DateTime (ET)MatchupNetwork
Sat, Jan 301:00 p.m.No. 2 Sunrise Christian (Kan.) vs. No. 10 AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)ESPN3
Sat, Jan 303:00 p.m.No. 9 Wasatch Academy (Ut.) vs. No. 19 La Lumiere (Ind.)ESPN3
Sat, Jan 305:00 p.m.No. 4 Oak Hill Academy (Va.) vs. No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.)ESPN3
Sat, Jan 307:00 p.m.Girls: Winter Haven (Fla.) vs. No. 5 Montverde Academy (Fla.)ESPN3
Fri, Feb 53:00 p.m.No. 9 Wasatch Academy (Ut.) vs. No. 4 Oak Hill Academy (Va.)ESPNU
Fri, Feb 55:00 p.m.No. 2 Sunrise Christian (Kan.) vs. No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.)ESPNU
Fri, Feb 57:00 p.m.Calvary Christian (Fla.) vs. No. 19 La Lumiere (Ind.)ESPN3
Sat, Feb 62:00 p.m.Calvary Christian (Fla.) vs. No. 2 Sunrise Christian (Kan.)ESPN3
Sat, Feb 64:00 p.m.No. 19 La Lumiere (Ind.) vs. No. 4 Oak Hill Academy (Va.) ESPN3
Sat, Feb 66:00 p.m.No. 9 Wasatch Academy (Ut.) vs. No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.)ESPN3

*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time

ESPN 100 Recruits (Class of 2021):

RankPlayerPositionHigh SchoolCollege Commitment
7Caleb HoustanSFMontverde AcademyMichigan
10Kennedy ChandlerPGSunrise ChristianTennessee
20Kendall BrownSFSunrise ChristianBaylor
23Langston LoveSGMontverde AcademyBaylor
28Nolan HickmanPGWasatch AcademyKentucky
31Zach ClemenceCSunrise ChristianKansas
34TyTy WashingtonPGAZ Compass PrepCreighton
44DaRon HolmesCAZ Compass PrepDayton
63Jaden AkinsPGSunrise ChristianMichigan State

 ESPN 60 Recruits (Class of 2022)

RankPlayerPositionHigh School
2Jalen DurenCMontverde Academy
6Dariq WhiteheadSGMontverde Academy
10M.J. RiceSFOak Hill
17Sadraque NgangaPFAZ Compass Prep
21Gradey DickSGSunrise Christian
22Jalen Hood-SchifinoSGMontverde Academy
29Vincent IwuchukwuCLa Lumiere
33Rickie IsaacsPGWasatch Academy
38Justice WilliamsSGMontverde Academy
50Malik ReneauCMontverde Academy
54Roddy Gayle Jr.SFWasatch Academy
59J.J. StarlingPGLa Lumiere

ESPN 25 Recruits (Class of 2023)

RankPlayerPositionHigh School
20Sam WaltersPFMontverde Academy

*Fan and media attendance will be very limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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