No. 25 Sierra Canyon vs. No. 22 Christ the King Tips Off GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase, Marks 20-Year Anniversary of LeBron James Playing Debut on ESPN Platforms

The 2022-23 GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase tips off Monday, Dec. 12, with No. 22 Christ the King vs. No. 25 Sierra Canyon on ESPN2 at 11:30 p.m. ET.

The SCNext Top-25 matchup will feature ESPN 100 ranked seniors Bronny James (No. 34) and Brandon Williams (No. 99), while also marking the 20th anniversary of LeBron James’ playing debut on ESPN platforms as a 17-year-old high school senior at St. Vincent-St. Mary in a triumph over top-ranked Oak Hill. Calling the action for Monday’s game will be play-by-play commentator John Schiffren, national recruiting director and basketball analyst Paul Biancardi and men’s college basketball analyst Jay Bilas, along with sideline reporter and NBA Today host Malika Andrews. James’ debut on ESPN2 is still the most-viewed high school event across ESPN platforms, having averaged 2.2 million viewers.

The full 11-game Showcase schedule highlights include:

• Appearances by 11 of the SCNext Top 25 Teams
• 49 ranked players from the ESPN 100 (’23), ESPN 60 (’24) and ESPN 25 (’25), 36 of whom have already committed to top college programs
• Five games on ESPN2 and ESPNU from the annual HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Mass.
• One Top 10 and two Top 15 matchups on January 16 (as part of the HoopHall Classic):
  • No. 15 Bishop Gorman vs. No. 12 Camden | 11 a.m. | ESPNU
  • No. 8 Sunrise Christian vs. No. 3 Montverde | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
  • No. 2 AZ Compass vs. No. 13 IMG Academy | 5 p.m. | ESPNU
• Ten states around the country represented: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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2022-2023 GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Platform
Mon, Dec 12	11:30 p.m.	No. 22 Christ the King (N.Y.) vs. No. 25 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) from Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth, Calif.	ESPN2
Fri, Jan 6	5 p.m.	Cathedral (Ind.) vs. Simeon (Ill.) from La Porte Civic Auditorium, La Porte, Ind.	ESPN2
Sun, Jan 15	9 p.m.	No. 16 Imhotep (Pa.) vs. Cardinal Hayes (N.Y) from Blake Arena, Springfield, Mass.	ESPN2
Mon, Jan 16	11 a.m.	No. 15 Bishop Gorman (Nev.) vs. No. 12 Camden (N.J.) from Blake Arena, Springfield College, Mass.	ESPNU
	1 p.m.	No. 19 Columbus (Fla.) vs. No. 25 Sierra Canyon (Calif.) from Blake Arena, Springfield College, Mass.	ESPNU
	3 p.m.	No. 3 Montverde Academy (Fla.) vs. No. 8 Sunrise Christian (Kan.) from Blake Arena, Springfield College, Mass.	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	No. 2 AZ Compass (Ariz.) vs. No. 13 IMG Academy (Fla.) from Blake Arena, Springfield College, Mass.	ESPNU
Sun, Jan 22	8 p.m.	Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) vs. No. 22 Christ the King (N.Y.) from Christ the King HS, Middle Village, NY.	ESPNU
Fri, Jan 27	11 p.m.	TBA	ESPNU
Sun, Jan 29	Midnight	No. 15 Bishop Gorman (Nev.) vs. San Ysidro (Calif.) from San Ysidro HS, San Diego, Calif.	ESPN2
Mon, Feb 6	7 p.m.	Newton (Ga.) vs. No. 10 Wheeler (Ga.) from Wheeler HS, Marietta, Ga.	ESPNU

ESPN 100 Recruits in the GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase (Class of 2023)

Rank	Player	Position	High School	College Commitment
1	D.J. Wagner	PG	Camden (N.J.)	Kentucky
2	Justin Edwards	SF	Imhoptep (Pa.)	Kentucky
3	Xavier Booker	C	Cathedral (Ind.)	Michigan State
5	Aaron Bradshaw	C	Camden (N.J.)	Kentucky
6	Isaiah Collier	PG	Wheeler (Ga.)	USC
7	Sean Stewart	PF	Montverde Academy (Fla.)	Duke
11	Matas Buzelis	SF	Sunrise Christian (Kan.)	G-League Ignite
12	Kwame Evans Jr.	PF	Montverde Academy (Fla.)	Oregon
15	Mookie Cook	SF	AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)	Oregon
18	Scotty Middleton	SF	Sunrise Christian (Kan.)	Ohio State
22	Layden Blocker	PG	Sunrise Christian (Kan.)	Arkansas
23	Stephon Castle	PG	Newton (Ga.)	UConn
30	Mikey Williams	SG	San Ysidro (Calif.)	Memphis
32	Chris Johnson	SG	Montverde Academy (Fla.)	Kansas
34	Bronny James	PG	Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
45	Javonte Taylor	SF	San Ysidro (Calif.)	Memphis
51	Marvel Allen	SG	Montverde Academy (Fla.)	Georgetown
55	Arrinten Page	C	Wheeler (Ga.)	USC
60	Zayden High	PF	AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)	North Carolina
65	Jamie Kaiser	SF	IMG Academy (Fla.)	Maryland
68	Rayvon Griffith	SF	AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)	Cincinnati
70	Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn	PG	Montverde Academy (Fla.)	Illinois
80	Trent Pierce	SF	AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)	Missouri
84	Jakai Newton	SG	Newton (Ga.)	Indiana
85	Brandon Gardner	PF	Christ the King (N.Y.)	St. John’s
86	Tru Washington	SG	AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)
92	Blue Cain	SG	IMG Academy (Fla.)	Georgia Tech
99	Brandon Williams	PF	Christ the King (N.Y.)	UCLA

ESPN 60 Recruits in the GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase (Class of 2024)

Rank	Player	Position	High School	College Commitment
2	Ian Jackson	SF	Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.)
4	Bryson Tucker	SF	IMG Academy (Fla.)
12	Derik Queen	C	Montverde Academy (Fla.)
13	Amier Ali	SF	IMG Academy (Fla.)
14	Isaiah Elohim	SF	Sierra Canyon (Calif.)
15	Liam McNeeley	SF	Montverde Academy (Fla.)
16	Johnuel Fland	PG	Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y)
17	Vyctorius Miller	SF	AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)
23	Asa Newell	PF	Montverde Academy (Fla.)
29	John Bol	C	Sunrise Christian (Kan.)
31	Ahmad Nowell	PG	Imhotep (Pa.)
32	Jase Richardson	PG	Bishop Gorman (Nev.)
51	John Mobley Jr.	PG	Bishop Gorman (Nev.)	Ohio State
54	Marcus Allen	PF	AZ Compass Prep (Ariz.)
55	Khani Rooths	SF	IMG Academy (Fla.)
56	Curtis Givens	PG	Montverde Academy (Fla.)

ESPN 25 Recruits in the GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase (Class of 2025)

Rank	Player	Position	High School
1	Cameron Boozer	PF	Columbus (Fla.)
2	Cooper Flagg	SF	Montverde Academy (Fla.)
10	Jamier Jones	SF	IMG Academy (Fla.)
18	Bryce Heard	SF	Montverde Academy (Fla.)
24	Chris Nwuli	PF	Bishop Gorman (Nev.)