- 18 of ESPN’s Boys Top 25 High School Programs to Participate -
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the broadcast schedule for the 2024 Spalding Hoophall Classic, an annual basketball showcase now in its 22nd year. Games will be played at Blake Arena from January 11-15 at Springfield College, the Birthplace of Basketball.
ESPN is returning as a broadcast partner, with 10 matchups broadcast nationally across Sunday and Monday’s schedules. Coverage starts on Sunday with La Lumiere School, IN, vs. Arizona Compass Prep, AZ, at 1:30 PM. Two matchups will be broadcast on ESPN2, five on ESPNU, and three on ESPN+.
Saturday’s slate of eight games, which will tip off with Bishop Hendricken High School (RI) vs. Gulliver Prep (FL) at 9:00 AM ET and conclude with Grayson High School (GA) vs. Perry High School (AZ) at 9:00 PM ET will stream on the NBA App, with the first four games and last four games simulcast to NBA TV and NBA YouTube, respectively. Additionally, content and highlights from Saturday’s games will be featured on NBA Future Starts Now. This marks the first time that Hoophall Classic games and content will be featured on NBA platforms.
BallerTV continues as a broadcast partner for the event and will stream 14 games throughout the weekend.
18 of ESPN’s Top 25 High School basketball programs will be participating in the event: Montverde Academy (#1), Long Island Lutheran High School (#2), Paul VI High School (#3), Link Academy (#4), Christopher Columbus High School (#5), Prolific Prep (#7), Arizona Compass Prep (#8), Don Bosco Prep (#9), La Lumiere School (#11), Harvard-Westlake High School (#12), Brewster Academy (#13), IMG Academy (#14), Bishop O’Connell High School (#15), Gonzaga College High School (#16), Oak Hill Academy (#17), Archbishop Stepinac High School (#19), Grayson High School (#24), and McEachern High School (#25).
Ten of the last 12 No. 1 overall picks in the NBA Draft have played at the Hoophall Classic. This year, Hoophall Classic will feature 43 players in ESPN’s Top 100 from the Class of 2024, 18 from the Class of 2025 Top 60, and five from the Class of 2026 Top 25.
The tournament will feature four women’s games this year. Eight of the Class of 2024’s HoopGurlz WESPN Top 100 recruits will be featured, five from the Class of 2025’s Super 60, and two from the Class of 2026’s Terrific 25.
Tickets for the 2024 Spalding Hoophall Classic are on sale now at tickets.hoophall.com.
About Spalding
SPALDING®is the largest basketball equipment brand in the world. Since its founding in 1876, the iconic American brand has remained one of the most recognized driving basketball today. SPALDING®is a sporting goods leader with high school, collegiate and professional partnerships. The SPALDING® trademark is owned by Russell Brands, LLC. For more information, visit spalding.com.
About the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501©(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo “Court of Dreams.” Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game’s elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum and events, visit hoophall.com, follow @hoophall, @hoophallclassic and #HHClassic or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11
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3:00 PM |
Boys |
Pioneer Valley Regional High School, MA |
Hoosac Valley High School, MA |
BallerTV |
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4:30 PM |
Boys |
Millbury High School, MA |
Wareham High School, MA |
BallerTV |
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6:00 PM |
Boys |
Windsor High School, CT |
Worcester North High School, MA |
BallerTV |
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7:30 PM |
Boys |
Pope Francis High School, MA |
Northwest Catholic High School, CT |
BallerTV |
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9:00 PM |
Boys |
Springfield Central High School, MA |
Putnam Vocational High School, MA |
BallerTV |
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12
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1:00 PM |
Girls |
Springfield Central High School, MA |
Hamden High School, CT |
BallerTV |
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3:00 PM |
Boys |
East Catholic High School, CT |
Christ the King High School, NY |
BallerTV |
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4:30 PM |
Girls |
Morris Catholic High School, NJ |
Mater Dei High School, CA |
BallerTV |
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6:00 PM |
Boys |
Catholic Memorial High School, MA |
Mater Dei High School, CA |
BallerTV |
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7:30 PM |
Boys |
Montverde Academy, FL |
Oak Hill Academy, VA |
BallerTV |
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9:00 PM |
Boys |
Springfield Central High School, MA |
St. Raymond High School, NY |
BallerTV |
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 - SESSION 1
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9:00 AM |
Boys |
Bishop Hendricken High School, RI |
Gulliver Prep, FL |
NBA TV + APP |
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10:30 AM |
Boys |
Camden High School, NJ |
North Mecklenburg High School, NC |
NBA TV + APP |
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12:00 PM |
Boys |
Sunrise Christian Academy, KS |
La Lumiere School, IN |
NBA TV + APP |
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1:30 PM |
Girls |
Sidwell Friends School, DC |
Etiwanda High School, CA |
NBA TV + APP |
SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 - SESSION 2
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4:00 PM |
Boys |
Long Island Lutheran, NY |
Christopher Columbus High School, FL |
NBA YT + APP |
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5:30 PM |
Boys |
Montverde Academy, FL |
Brewster Academy, NH |
NBA YT + APP |
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7:00 PM |
Boys |
Archbishop Wood High School, PA |
Corona Centennial High School, CA |
NBA YT + APP |
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9:00 PM |
Boys |
Grayson High School, GA |
Perry High School, AZ |
NBA YT + APP |
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 - SESSION 1
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9:00 AM |
Boys |
Bishop O’Connell High School, VA |
Cardinal Ritter High School, MO |
BALLERTV |
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10:30 AM |
Boys |
Hudson Catholic High School, NJ |
Gonzaga College High School, DC |
BALLERTV |
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12:00 PM |
Boys |
Imhotep Charter School, PA |
DeMatha Catholic High School, MD |
BALLERTV |
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1:30 PM |
Boys |
La Lumiere School, IN |
Arizona Compass Prep, AZ |
ESPN+ |
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 - SESSION 2
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3:45 PM |
Boys |
Sunrise Christian Academy, KS |
IMG Academy, FL |
ESPN+ |
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5:30 PM |
Boys |
Don Bosco Prep, NJ |
Archbishop Stepinac High School, NY |
ESPN2 |
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7:30 PM |
Boys |
Montverde Academy, FL |
Prolific Prep, CA |
ESPN2 |
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9:15 PM |
Boys |
Oak Hill Academy, VA |
Brewster Academy, NH |
ESPN+ |
MONDAY, JANUARY 15
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9:00 AM |
Girls |
Long Island Lutheran, NY |
Etiwanda High School, CA |
ESPNU |
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11:00 AM |
Boys |
Harvard-Westlake School, CA |
McEachern High School, GA |
ESPNU |
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1:00 PM |
Boys |
Paul VI High School, VA |
Christopher Columbus High School, FL |
ESPNU |
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3:00 PM |
Boys |
Arizona Compass Prep, AZ |
Long Island Lutheran, NY |
ESPNU |
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5:00 PM |
Boys |
Link Academy, MO |
IMG Academy, FL |
ESPNU |
ESPN’S TOP 100 RECRUITS - CLASS OF 2024
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Ranking |
Name |
School |
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#1 |
Cooper Flagg |
Montverde Academy (Committed to Duke) |
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#2 |
Dylan Harper |
Don Bosco High School (Rutgers) |
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#3 |
Airious Bailey |
McEachern High School (Rutgers) |
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#4 |
Tre Johnson |
Link Academy (Texas) |
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#5 |
VJ Edgecombe |
Long Island Lutheran High School |
|
#7 |
Jalil Bethea |
Archbishop Wood High School (Miami) |
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#8 |
Isaiah Evans |
North Mecklenburg High School (Duke) |
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#9 |
Derrion Reid |
Prolific Prep (Alabama) |
|
#10 |
Carter Bryant |
Centennial High School (Arizona) |
|
#11 |
Asa Newell |
Montverde Academy (Georgia) |
|
#13 |
Liam McNeeley |
Montverde Academy (Indiana) |
|
#15 |
Derik Queen |
Montverde Academy |
|
#18 |
Johnuel Fland |
Archbishop Stepinac High School (Kentucky) |
|
#19 |
Pat Ngongba |
Paul VI High School (Duke) |
|
#20 |
Bryson Tucker |
Bishop O’Connell High School |
|
#21 |
Aiden Sherrell |
Prolific Prep (Alabama) |
|
#23 |
Khani Rooths |
IMG Academy (Michigan) |
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#25 |
Zoom Diallo |
Prolific Prep (Washington) |
|
#26 |
Jamari Phillips |
AZ Compass Prep (Arizona) |
|
#27 |
Tahaad Pettiford |
Hudson Catholic High School (Auburn) |
|
#28 |
Jase Richardson |
Christopher Columbus High School (Michigan State) |
|
#32 |
Vyctorius Miller |
AZ Compass Prep (Oregon) |
|
#33 |
Ahmad Nowell |
Imhotep Institute Charter High School (UConn) |
|
#34 |
Billy Richmond |
Camden High School (Kentucky) |
|
#35 |
Labaron Philon |
Link Academy (Kansas) |
|
#37 |
Robert Wright III |
Montverde Academy (Baylor) |
|
#38 |
Donavan Freeman |
IMG Academy (Syracuse) |
|
#42 |
Trent Perry |
Harvard Westlake High School (USC) |
|
#43 |
Jalen Shelley |
Link Academy (Arkansas) |
|
#45 |
Darren Harris |
Paul VI High School (Duke) |
|
#48 |
Curtis Givens |
Montverde Academy (LSU) |
|
#50 |
David Castillo |
Sunrise Christian Academy (Kansas State) |
|
#66 |
Del Jones |
AZ Compass Prep (Clemson) |
|
#68 |
James Brown |
Link Academy (North Carolina) |
|
#73 |
Micah Robinson |
Oak Hill Academy (TCU) |
|
#81 |
Isaiah Abraham |
Paul VI High School (UConn) |
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#83 |
Mikey Lewis |
Prolific Prep (St. Mary’s) |
|
#85 |
Nojus Indrusaitis |
Brewster Academy (Iowa State) |
|
#86 |
Dwayne Pierce |
Christ the King High School (Iowa State) |
|
#89 |
Cole Certa |
IMG Academy (Notre Dame) |
|
#91 |
Sammie Yeanay |
AZ Compass Prep (Arizona State) |
|
#94 |
Chase McCarty |
IMG Academy (Houston) |
|
#100 |
Gicarri Harris |
Grayson High School (Purdue) |
ESPN’S TOP 60 RECRUITS - CLASS OF 2025
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Ranking |
Name |
School |
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#1 |
AJ Dybantsa |
Prolific Prep |
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#2 |
Cameron Boozer |
Christopher Columbus High School |
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#4 |
Koa Peat |
Perry High School |
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#8 |
Jasper Johnson |
Link Academy |
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#11 |
Jalen Haralson |
La Lumiere School |
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#15 |
Darius Acuff |
IMG Academy |
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#16 |
Cayden Boozer |
Christopher Columbus High School |
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#19 |
Aaron Rowe |
Link Academy |
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#22 |
Jeremiah Fears |
AZ Compass Prep |
|
#25 |
Jerry Easter |
La Lumiere School |
|
#31 |
Davion Hannah |
AZ Compass Prep |
|
#32 |
Nyk Lewis |
Gonzaga College High School |
|
#41 |
Darius Adams |
La Lumiere School |
|
#42 |
Kiyan Anthony |
Long Island Lutheran High School |
|
#48 |
Jeremiah Green |
Sunrise Christian Academy |
|
#50 |
Alier Maluk |
Long Island Lutheran High School (Florida State) |
|
#55 |
Chuck Love |
La Lumiere School |
|
#57 |
Jacob Wilkins |
Grayson High School (Georgia) |
ESPN’S TOP 25 RECRUITS - CLASS OF 2026
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Ranking |
Name |
School |
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#1 |
Tyran Stokes |
Prolific Prep |
|
#6 |
Caleb Gaskins |
Montverde Academy |
|
#15 |
Quincy Wadley |
Bishop O’Connell High School |
|
#18 |
Jordan Smith |
Paul VI High School |
|
#24 |
Dylan Mingo |
Long Island Lutheran High School |
WESPN’S TOP 100 RECRUITS - CLASS OF 2024
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Ranking |
Name |
School |
|
#5 |
Kateryna Koval |
Long Island Lutheran High School (Committed to Notre Dame) |
|
#6 |
Kennedy Smith |
Etiwanda High School (USC) |
|
#11 |
Syla Swords |
Long Island Lutheran High School (Michigan) |
|
#14 |
Kendall Dudley |
Sidwell Friends School (UCLA) |
|
#27 |
Zania Socka-Nguemen |
Sidwell Friends School (UCLA) |
|
#28 |
Kayleigh Heckel |
Long Island Lutheran High School (USC) |
|
#72 |
Ka’Shya Hawkins |
Long Island Lutheran High School (Syracuse) |
|
#83 |
Janessa Cotton |
Mater Dei High School (Duke) |
WESPN’S SUPER 60 RECRUITS - CLASS OF 2025
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Ranking |
Name |
School |
|
#7 |
Mia Pauldo |
Morris Catholic High School |
|
#12 |
Addison Deal |
Mater Dei High School |
|
#18 |
Grace Knox |
Etiwanda High School |
|
#24 |
Aliyahna Morris |
Etiwanda High School |
|
#46 |
Mya Pauldo |
Morris Catholic High School |
WESPN’S TERRIFIC 25 RECRUITS - CLASS OF 2026
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Ranking |
Name |
School |
|
#4 |
Jordyn Jackson |
Sidwell Friends School |
|
#13 |
Savvy Swords |
Long Island Lutheran High School |