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  • Hoophall Classic to Host Parade of Top Recruits, Teams Over MLK Weekend

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    635567638161791169-AP-2014-Under-Armour-Elite-2CoxHub will stream seven games from the Spalding Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass., on Saturday and Sunday and ESPNU will televise a quadruple-header of games on Monday.

    Here’s the CoxHub schedule:

    Saturday, January 17

    3:30 PM Archbishop Carroll High School (PA) vs Simeon High School (IL)
    5:00 PM Roselle Catholic High School (NJ) vs DeMatha Catholic High School (MD)
    6:30 PM Stevenson High School (IL) vs Findlay College Prep (NV)

    Sunday, January 18

    11:00 AM Brewster Academy (NH) vs Montverde Academy Prep (FL)
    12:30 PM Life Center Academy (NJ) vs Orangeville Prep (Ontario)
    2:00 PM Our Savior New American (NY) vs Huntington Prep (WV)
    3:30 PM St. Andrew’s School (RI) vs New Hampton School (NH)

    Here’s the ESPNU schedule:

    Monday, January 19

    11 AM No. 25 Bishop O’Dowd, Calif. vs. No. 3 Wheeler, Ga
    1 PM No. 6 Oak Hill, Va. vs. No. 11 Villa Angela-St. Joseph, Ohio
    3 PM Bishop Gorman, Nev. vs. No. 4 Montverde, Fla.
    5 PM Chaminade, Mo. vs. Paul VI, Va.

    Five of ESPN 100’s top 10 players headline the event: No. 1, PF Ben Simmons (Montverde, Fla.), No. 2, SF Jaylen Brown (Wheeler, Ga.), No. 5, PF Ivan Rabb (Bishop O’ Dowd), No. 9, Chase Jeter (Bishop Gorman), and No. 10, C Stephen Zimmerman (Bishop Gorman). Additionally, Jayson Tatum (Chaminade, Mo.), the No. 1 recruit in the junior class, will also play.

    Simmons has signed with LSU and Jeter with Duke. Brown, Rabb, and Zimmerman remain uncommitted. Additionally, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, Penn State, Syracuse and Wake Forest signees will also participate in the event.

    ESPNU’s all-day coverage from Blake Arena begins with the first game. Mike Couzens, recruiting director Paul Biancardi, and reporter Jeff Goodman will call all the game action. Bob Picozzi and Cory Alexander, Oak Hill alum, will anchor Recruiting Nation courtside in-between games.

    ESPN 100 Participants (Seniors)

    Rank and Player Position (Rank) High School College
    No. 1 Ben Simmons PF (1) Montverde, Fla LSU
    No. 2 Jaylen Brown SF   (1) Wheeler, Ga.
    No. 5 Ivan Rabb PF (3) Bishop O’Dowd, Calif.
    No. 9 Chase Jeter PF (3) Bishop Gorman High School, NV Duke
    No. 10 Stephen Zimmerman C (4) Bishop Gorman, NV
    No. 18 Carlton Bragg PF Villa Angela-St. Joseph, Ohio Kansas (committed)
    No. 39 Dwayne Bacon SF Oak Hill, Va Florida State
    No. 54 Noah Dickerson PF Montverde, Fla Florida
    No. 60 Doral Moore C Montverde, Fla Wake Forest
    No. 61 Daniel Giddens C Oak Hill, Va Ohio State
    No. 74 Franklin Howard SG Paul VI, Va. Syracuse
    No. 81 Josh Reaves SG Oak Hill, Va. Penn State
    ESPN 60 Participants (Juniors)

    Rank and Player Position (Pos Rank) High School Verbal College Commitment
    No. 1 Jayson Tatum SF (1) Chaminade, Mo.
    No. 16 V.J. King SF (4) Paul VI, Va.
    Spalding Hoophall Classic Programming Schedule (All Games on ESPNU)
    Date Time Matchup
    Monday, Jan. 19 11 a.m. No. 25 Bishop O’Dowd, Calif. vs. No. 3 Wheeler, Ga.
    1 p.m. No. 6 Oak Hill, Va. vs. No. 11 Villa Angela-St. Joseph, Ohio
    3 p.m. Bishop Gorman, Nev. vs. No. 4 Montverde, Fla.
    5 p.m. Chaminade, Mo. vs. Paul VI, Va.
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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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