ESPN released its 2019-2020 ESPN high school basketball schedule and its heavy on
Bronny James, Zaire Wade and Sierra Canyon (CA).
Bronny James, of course, is
LeBron’s son, while Zaire Wade is the son of
Dwyane Wade.
In addition to their appearance at the Hoophall Classic, Sierra Canyon makes an additional appearance on ESPN2 against
Jonathan Kuminga and No. 4 The Patrick School, as well as another 13 appearances on ESPN3 throughout the season.
Sierra Canyon also features the No. 5 senior recruit in
Zaire Williams, as well as No. 9
BJ Boston, No. 78
Terren Frank and the No. 6 sophomore Amari Bailey.
The full ESPN schedule is at the bottom of this post.
All told, the ESPN schedule will feature a total of 37 games; 11 games available across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU and 26 games available digitally on ESPN3. The slate will include 68ranked players combined from the ESPN 100 (’20), ESPN 60 (’21) and ESPN 25 (’22), and 17 programs ranked in the
USA Today Sports’ Super 25, including every school in the top 12. Recruits showcased throughout the season have already committed to top college programs including Arizona, Baylor, Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan, Michigan State, Tennessee and USC.
The
television line-up tips off on Thursday, Dec. 5, with No. 5 Prolific
Prep at No. 3 Hillcrest on ESPN2 with Prolific Prep boasting the No. 3
senior recruit in Jalen Green and Hillcrest the No. 7 junior recruit in
Michael Foster. ESPN and ESPNU will air five
games from the Hoophall Classic, held at the Springfield College’s
Blake Arena in Springfield, Mass. on Sunday, Jan. 19 and Monday, Jan.
20. All five games will feature top 25 match-ups. Additionally, earlier
games from the Hoophall Classic, taking place on
Saturday and Sunday, will be available on ESPN3.
Four
games from Hoophall West, in Scottsdale, Ariz., will also be available
on ESPN3, on December 5 and 7. A full breakdown of the schedule is
below.
Commentating
team Ted Emrich and Paul Biancardi return to call the action for all games airing on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.
“When
you combine the abundance of nationally ranked teams and the nation’s
most elite prospects, this year’s schedule is our biggest and best to
date,” said Paul Biancardi, ESPN national recruiting director. “We will
get to see seven of the top 10 senior prospects
in the country, including No. 1 Evan Mobley, bringing an unmatched
level of anticipation to fans everywhere”
Biancardi
joined ESPN in 2006 after a long coaching
career that included coach of the year honors at Wright State
University. In addition to providing college and high school basketball
analysis, in 2008 he was named ESPN’s national recruiting director. This
past summer Biancardi and ESPN reached a multi-year
contract extension where he will continue to serve as the network’s
national recruiting director, overseeing player rankings, as well as the
lead high school basketball analyst and college commentator.
“It
has been a pleasure and a privilege to represent
ESPN the last 12 years, said Biancardi. It is a humbling experience to
serve fans across the world on the very latest recruiting news, as well
as the best teams, players and coaches in the game of basketball. I am
grateful to the outstanding group of people
I work with and to cover a game that I have loved since grade school.”
Highlights:
- Top Six Recruits in the Class of 2020: No. 1 Evan Mobley (Rancho Christian, Cal.), No. 2 Cade Cunningham (Montverde Academy, Fla.), No. 3 Jalen Green (Prolific Prep, Cal.), No. 4 Jalen Johnson (IMG Academy, Fla.) No. 5 Ziaire Williams (Sierra Canyon, Cal.), No. 6 Jalen Suggs (Minnehaha, Minn.)
- Six of the Top Ten Recruits in the class of 2021: No. 1 Jonathan Kuminga (The Patrick School, N.J.), No. 4 Chet Holmgren (Minnehaha Academy, Minn.), No. 5 Jaden Hardy (Coronado, Nev.), No 7 Michael Foster (Hillcrest Prep, Ariz.), No. 9 Moussa Diabate (IMG Academy, Fla.), No. 10 A.J. Griffin (Archbishop Stepinac, N.Y.)
2019-2020
GEICO High School Basketball Showcase Schedule
*Team
Rankings are per
USA
Today High School Sports
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Date
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Time (ET)
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Matchup
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Network
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Thu, Nov 21
|
11 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
at Montgomery HS (Calif.)
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ESPN3
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Fri, Nov 22
|
11 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. Saint Augustine (Calif.)
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ESPN3
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Sat, Nov 23
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11 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. Cathedral Catholic (Calif.)
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ESPN3
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Thu, Dec 5
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9 p.m.
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No. 5 Prolific Prep (Calif.) vs. No. 3 Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)
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ESPN2
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Sat, Dec 7
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7 p.m.
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No. 16 Mater Dei (Calif.) vs. Perry (Ariz.)
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ESPN3
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8:30 p.m.
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Christ the King (N.Y.) vs. No. 18 Rancho Christian (Calif.)
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ESPN3
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10 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. Millenium (Ariz.)
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ESPN3
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11:30 p.m.
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Hamilton Heights (Tenn.) vs. No. 3 Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)
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ESPN3
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Thu, Dec 12
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8 p.m.
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No. 10 DeMatha (Md.) at No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.)
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ESPNU
|
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Sat, Dec 14
|
8:30 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. St. Vincent & St. Mary (Ohio)
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ESPN3
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Fri, Jan 3
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7 p.m.
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Park Center (Minn.) at No. 20 Minnehaha Acadamy (Minn.)
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ESPN3
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9 p.m.
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No. 4 The Patrick School (N.J.) vs. No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
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ESPN2
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Sat, Jan 4
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8 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
at No. 20 Minnehaha Academy (Minn.)
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ESPN3
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Fri, Jan 10
|
9 p.m.
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No. 7 Huntington Prep (W.Va.) at No. 2 IMG Academy (Fla.)
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ESPN2
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Sat, Jan 11
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10:30 p.m.
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No. 18 Rancho Christian (Calif.) vs. No. 8 Sierra Canyon
(Calif.)
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ESPN3
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Sat, Jan 18
|
3 p.m.
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La Lumiere (Ind.) vs. Gonzaga (D.C.)
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ESPN3
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|
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4:30 p.m.
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No. 18 Rancho Christian (Calif.) vs. Camden (N.J.)
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ESPN3
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6 p.m.
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No. 2 IMG Academy (Fla.) vs. No. 4 The Patrick School (N.J.)
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ESPN3
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|
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8 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. Dominican (Wis.)
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ESPN3
|
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Sun, Jan 19
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12:30 p.m.
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Orangeville Prep (Canada) vs. Brewster Adcademy (N.H.)
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ESPN3
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|
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2:15 p.m.
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Whitney Young (Ill.) vs. No. 4 The Patrick School (N.J.)
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ESPN3
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|
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4 p.m.
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No. 3 Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.) vs. Sunrise Christian (Kan.)
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ESPN3
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5:30 p.m.
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No. 5 Prolific Prep (Calif.) vs. La Lumiere (Ind.)
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ESPN3
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|
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7:30 p.m.
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No. 2 IMG Academy (Fla.) vs. No. 1 Montverde Academy
(Fla.)
|
ESPN
|
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Mon, Jan 20
|
11 a.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. No. 12 Paul VI (Va.)
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ESPNU
|
|
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1 p.m.
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No. 18 Rancho Christian (Calif.) vs. No. 10 DeMatha (Md.)
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ESPNU
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3 p.m.
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No. 17 Bishop Gorman (Nev.) vs. No. 11 Oak Hill Academy (Va.)
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ESPNU
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5 p.m.
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No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.) vs. No. 6 McEachern (Ga.)
|
ESPNU
|
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Fri, Jan 24
|
11 p.m.
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Coronado (Nev.) at No. 17 Bishop Gorman (Nev.)
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ESPNU
|
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Tue, Jan 28
|
10 p.m.
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Campbell Hall (Calif.) at No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
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ESPN3
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Fri, Jan 31
|
10:30 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) at Brentwood School (Calif.)
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ESPN3
|
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Tue, Feb 4
|
10 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) at Paraclete HS (Calif.)
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ESPN3
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Thu, Feb 6
|
5:30 p.m.
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No. 25 Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) at Christ the King (N.Y.)
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ESPNU
|
|
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7:30 p.m.
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Saint John Vianney (N.J.) at Christ the King (N.Y.) Girls
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ESPN3
|
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Fri, Feb 7
|
7 p.m.
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No. 7 Huntington Prep (W. Va.) vs. No. 4 The Patrick School (N.J.)
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ESPN3
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|
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8:30 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. Gill St. Bernard’s (N.J.)
|
ESPN3
|
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Sat, Feb 8
|
9 p.m.
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No. 8 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) vs. No. 9 Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.)
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ESPN3
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