The twenty first annual Hoopshall Classic will happen between January twelfth to January sixteenth at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. They introduced the groups and high prospects attending this 12 months’s occasion on Thursday.
Bronny James, the son of Lakers star Lebron James (after all, you already knew that), will likely be there. His Sierra Canyon squad is among the many groups from 17 states taking part. James, coming into his senior 12 months of highschool, has been at Sierra Canyon since 2019 after transferring from Crossroads School. The 2023 Hoopshall Classic will likely be one of many ultimate tournaments that James will take part in earlier than making a university dedication.
Other big-name prospects featured embrace: no. 1 ranked DJ Wagner from Camden High; no. 2 ranked Justin Edwards from Imhotep Institute Charter; and no. 4 ranked Mackenzie Mgbako from Roselle Catholic. Wagner has already dedicated to Kentucky, and Mgbako will likely be a Duke Blue Devil. These children could very properly find yourself going through one another in an NCAA Tournament within the not-to-distant future.
The match could have a number of marquee groups moreover Sierra Canyon, together with IMG Academy, Montverde Academy, and Gulliver Prep which Hall of Famer Ray Allen coaches.
The Hoopshall Classic will even function 5 girls’s video games this 12 months, up from two the prior 12 months. That contains 9 groups and 5 of the 2023 WESPN Top 100 ESPN Top 100 recruits.
Ten of the final 11 #1 NBA Draft picks performed on this occasion together with over 100 gamers who would find yourself within the NBA. Thirty-four gamers from ESPN’s high 100 class of 2023 will take part on this 12 months’s match.
Bronny James performs on January sixteenth vs. Christopher Columbus High School at 1 PM ET on ESPNU. Complete broadcast data will likely be launched at a later time. Tickets for the 2023 Spalding Hoophall Classic are on sale at tickets.hoophall.com.