James Wiseman, Cole Anthony, Vernon Carey, Isaiah Stewart highlight ESPN high school hoops schedule

The 2018-2019 GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase will feature 11 games across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU from November to February. The schedule will highlight 13 of country’s top programs, including the top seven ranked teams. The slate will include 37 combined ranked players in the ESPN 100 (’19), ESPN 60 (’20) and ESPN 25 (’21), including recruits who have committed to Arizona, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, USC and Villanova.

Friday, Jan. 11, on ESPN2, the two highest ranked players in the junior and senior classes face off, as No. 1 Evan Mobley (2020) and Rancho Christian (Cal.) visit No. 1 James Wiseman (2019) and Memphis East (Tenn.). Then, on Saturday, Feb. 2, on ESPNU No. 1 Montverde (Fla.) will face No. 3 Oak Hill (Va.). It will be the first time these two prestigious programs and former GEICO Nationals champions will meet during the “regular season,” outside of GEICO Nationals tournament play.

As part of the slate, ESPN and ESPNU will air five games from the HoopHall Classic from Springfield, Mass., on Sunday, Jan. 20, and Monday, Jan. 21, all of which will feature Top 25 team matchups.

Additionally, ESPN+ will stream thirteen games from the HoopHall West in Scottsdale, Ariz. on December 7-8, and the HoopHall Classic in Springfield, Mass., Saturday, Jan. 19. ESPN+ is the direct-to-consumer sports video service from The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and International (DTCI) and ESPN.

Highlights:

·        Top 5 Recruits in the Class of 2019: No. 1 James Wiseman (Memphis East, Tenn.), No. 2 Cole Anthony (Oak Hill, Va.), No. 3 Vernon Cary Jr. (NSU University School, Fla.), No. 4 Isaiah Stewart (La Lumiere, Ind.) No. 5 Jaden McDaniels (Federal Way, Wash.)

·        Top Three Recruits in the class of 2020: Five of the top ten recruits in the class of 2020, including the three highest ranked players in the ESPN 60: No. 1 Evan Mobley (Rancho Christian, Cal.), No. 2 Scottie Barnes (NSU University School, Fla.), and No. 3 Jalen Green (San Joaquin Memorial, Cal.)

·        National Stage: 12 states are represented across the slate—Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington.

“This year’s GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase is better than ever—the level of individual and team talent is off the charts,” said Paul Biancardi, ESPN national recruiting director. “The schedule showcases eleven of the top 15 prospects in the senior class and highlights heavy weight match-ups between some of the nation’s top teams, including Oak Hill and last year’s GEICO Nationals champion Montverde Academy.

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2018-2019 GEICO High School Basketball Showcase Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Network
Thu, Nov. 29	9 p.m.	Coronado (Nev.) at Bishop Gorman (Nev.)	ESPNU
Thu, Dec 6	9 p.m.	San Joaquin (Cal.)  vs. Pinnacle (Ariz.)	ESPN2
Fri, Jan 4	11:30 p.m.	Mayfair (Cal.) at No. 7 Sierra Canyon (Cal.)	ESPNU
Fri, Jan 11	9 p.m.	No. 9 Rancho Christian (Cal.) vs. No. 23 Memphis East (Tenn.)	ESPN2
Sun, Jan 20	7:30 p.m.	No. 2 IMG Academy (Fla.) vs. No. 3 Oak Hill Academy (Va.)	ESPN
Mon, Jan 21	11 a.m.	No. 20 Federal Way (Wash.) vs. No. 12 Ranney School (N.J.)	ESPNU
Mon, Jan 21	1 p.m.	No. 9 Rancho Christian (Cal.) vs. No. 14 McEachern (Ga.)	ESPNU
Mon, Jan 21	3 p.m.	No. 7 Sierra Canyon (Cal.) vs. No. 1 Montverde Acad. (Fla.)	ESPNU
Mon, Jan 21	5 p.m.	No. 6 La Lumiere (Ind.) vs. No. 5 DeMatha Catholic (Md.)	ESPNU
Fri, Jan 25	7:30 p.m.	No. 11 Sunrise Christian (Kan.) at No. 4 NSU Univ. Sch. (Fla.)	ESPN2
Sat, Feb 2	4:30 p.m.	No. 3 Oak Hill Acad. (Va.) vs. No. 1 Montverde Acad. (Fla.)	ESPNU

**Team Rankings are per USA Today High School Sports (Nov. 13)

HoopHall West Schedule (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

Date	Time(MT)	Game – HoopHall West, Scottsdale, Arizona	Network
Fri, Dec 7	4 p.m.	Gonzaga Prep (Wash.) vs. Modesto Christian (Cal.)	ESPN+
Fri, Dec 7	5:30 p.m.	Simeon (Ill.) vs. No. 9 Rancho Christian (Cal.)	ESPN+
Fri, Dec 7	7 p.m.	Bishop Gorman (Nev.) vs. No. 13 Guyer (Tex.)	ESPN+
Fri, Dec 7	8:30 p.m.	No. 8 Shadow Mountain (Ariz.) vs. Saint Mary’s (Ariz.)	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 8	4 p.m.	Bishop Gorman (Nev.) vs. Gonzaga Prep (Wash.)	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 8	5:30 p.m.	Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.) vs. No. 13 Guyer (Tex.)	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 8	7 p.m.	Pinnacle (Ariz.) vs. No. 9 Rancho Christian (Cal.)	ESPN+
Sat, Dec 8	8:30 p.m.	No. 8 Shadow Mountain (Ariz.) vs. Simeon (Ill.)	ESPN+

 

HoopHall Classic Schedule (Springfield, Mass.)

Date	Time(EST)	Game – HoopHall Classic, Springfield, Mass	Network
Sat. Jan 19	1:30 p.m.	Christ the King (N.Y.) vs. Vashon (Mo.)	ESPN+
Sat. Jan 19	3 p.m.	No. 21 Roselle Catholic (N.J.) vs. No. 10 Norcross (Ga.)	ESPN+
Sat. Jan 19	4:30 p.m.	No. 16 Imhotep Charter (Penn.) vs. No. 1 Montverde (Fla.)	ESPN+
Sat. Jan 19	6 p.m.	Gonzaga (D.C.) vs. Olive Branch (Miss.)	ESPN+
Sat. Jan 19	7:30 p.m.	SPIRE Institute (Oh.) vs. Brewster Academy (N.H.)	ESPN+

 

ESPN 100 Recruits in the GEICO High School Basketball Showcase

(Class of 2019)

Rank	Player	Positon	High School	College Commitment
1	James Wiseman	C	Memphis East
2	Cole Anthony	PG	Oak Hill Academy
3	Vernon Carey Jr.	C	NSU University School
4	Isaiah Stewart	C	La Lumiere
5	Jaden McDaniels	PF	Federal Way
8	Josh Green	SG	IMG Academy	Arizona
10	Precious Achiuwa	PF	Montverde Academy
11	Nico Mannion	PG	Pinnacle	Arizona
12	Bryan Antoine	SG	Ranney School	Villanova
13	Scottie Lewis	SF	Ranney School	Florida
14	Isaiah Mobley	PF	Rancho Christian	USC
17	Armando Bacot	C	IMG Academy	North Carolina
25	Cassius Stanley	SG	Sierra Canyon
31	Kofi Cockburn	C	Oak Hill Academy
35	Omar Payne	C	Montverde Academy	Florida
38	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	PF	IMG Academy	Villanova
42	Balsa Koprivica	C	Montverde Academy	Florida State
43	Isaac Okoro	SF	McEachern	Auburn
48	Justin Moore	SG	DeMatha Catholic	Villanova
57	Christian Brown	SF	Oak Hill Academy
61	Carl Lewis	C	Coronado

ESPN 60 Recruits in the GEICO High School Basketball Showcase

(Class of 2020)

Rank	Player	Positon	High School
1	Evan Mobley	PF	Rancho Christian
2	Scottie Barnes	PF	NSU University School
3	Jalen Green	SG	San Joaquin Memorial
9	Josh Christopher	SG	Mayfair
10	Jaden Springer	SG	IMG Academy
12	Cade Cunningham	SF	Montverde Academy
13	N’Faly Dante	C	Sunrise Christian Academy
20	Moses Moody	SG	Montverde Academy
21	Hunter Dickinson	C	DeMatha Catholic
24	Sharife Cooper	PG	McEachern
29	Cameron Thomas	SG	Oak Hill Academy
31	Terren Frank	PF	Sierra Canyon
35	Earl Timberlake	SF	DeMatha Catholic
36	Noah Farrakhan	PG	IMG Academy
44	Isaiah Cottrell	C	Bishop Gorman

 

ESPN 25 Recruits in the GEICO HS School Basketball Showcase

(Class of 2021)

Rank	Player	Positon	High School
4	Jaden Hardy	SG	Coronado

GEICO High School Basketball Nationals

The 2018-2019 high school basketball season will culminate in New York City with the 11^th edition of the GEICO High School Basketball Nationals; a postseason event featuring 8 boys teams and 4 girls teams.  The tournament will be played at Christ the King HS in Middle Village, NY on April 4-6.  Participating teams will be announced in mid-March. Currently thirteen of the Top 25 nationally ranked teams are eligible to participate in GEICO Nationals, including No. 1 Montverde Academy, No. 2 IMG Academy, No. 3 Oak Hill Academy and No. 4 NSU University School.