Top high school basketball prospects will compete at the Hoophall Classic in Springfield
The event will feature LeBron James Jr, Zaire Wade, Terrence Clarke, and more.
The Spalding Hoophall Classic has hosted hundreds of NBA players when they were in high school, such as Pelicans' rookie Zion Williamson. This year's showcase will take place on January 16-20, 2020. AP Photo/Gregory Payan
The country’s top-ranked high school basketball prospects are coming to Springfield.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will host high school basketball programs from around the country at the 2020 Spalding Hoophall Classic at Springfield College on January 16-20. The boys begin competition on Thursday, while the girls will compete on Friday. The showcase includes public and prep schools from New England, such as Longmeadow High School, St. Johns Prep, and Brewster Academy as well as national programs such as Sierra Canyon (Calif.), Patrick School (N.J.), Montverde Academy (Fla.), and IMG Academy (Fla.).
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On the boy’s side, all 14 out of the 20 ESPN 100 ranked seniors will compete over Martin Luther King Jr weekend. That includes the #1 ranked-Evan Mobley (Rancho Christian), Cade Cunningham (Montverde), Jalen Green (Prolific Prep), Jalen Johnson (IMG Academy), Ziaire Williams (Sierra Canyon), Brandon Boston Jr. (Sierra Canyon), Scottie Barnes (Montverde Academy) and Kentucky-bound Terrence Clarke (Brewster Academy). The top-ranked recruit for the class of 2020, Jonathan Kuminga (Patrick School), will compete on Saturday and Sunday.
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Some NBA-last names will also be making an appearance. LeBron James’ son, LeBron James Jr (Sierra Canyon), and Dwayne Wade’s son, Zaire Wade (Sierra Canyon), will compete on Saturday and Sunday. The younger brother of Buck’s big man Giannis Antetokounmpo, Alex Antetokounmpo (Dominican High School), will play on Saturday.
The Hoophall Classic has hosted more than 100 NBA players during their high school years, including Kevin Durant (2006), Kyrie Irving (2010), Anthony Davis (2011), Ben Simmons (2015), Jayson Tatum (2016), and the number one pick in the NBA-draft last year, Zion Williamson (2018).
