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    AJ Dybantsa, Cam Boozer, Darryn Peterson to headline Hoophall Classic

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    Top Class of 2025 recruits AJ Dybantsa (uncommitted), Cameron Boozer (Duke) and Darryn Peterson (Kansas) headline the 2025 Hoophall Classic in Springfield, Mass.

    Games will be played at Blake Arena from January 16-20, 2025, at Springfield College, the Birthplace of Basketball. 

    Marquee boys matchups include Montverde Academy (FL) vs. Oak Hill Academy (VA), Grayson High School (GA) vs. Sierra Canyon School (CA), LaLumiere School (IN) vs. Wasatch Academy (UT), Long Island Lutheran (NY) vs. Arizona Compass Prep (AZ), Montverde Academy (FL) vs. Utah Prep (UT), and Christopher Columbus High School (FL) vs. Perry High School (AZ).

    The tournament will feature seven women’s games this year, including two nationally televised games featuring Long Island Lutheran (NY) vs. IMG Academy (FL) and Etiwanda High School (CA) vs. Incarnate Word (MO). Ten of the Class of 2025’s HoopGurlz WESPN Top 100 recruits will be featured, as well as 10 from the Class of 2026’s Super 60 and one from the Class of 2027’s Terrific 25 and multiple nationally ranked teams.

    Complete broadcast information and media application information will be announced at a later date.

    Since 2015, 63 Hoophall Classic participants have gone on to play in the NBA, including Jaylen Brown (2015), Jamal Murray (2015), Bam Adebayo (2016), Jayson Tatum (2016), Zion Williamson (2018), Cade Cunningham (2020), and Reed Sheppard (2023). NBA superstars Kevin Durant (2006), Kyrie Irving (2010), Anthony Davis (2011), and Karl-Anthony Towns (2014) have also participated in the event. For a complete list of alumni, please visit hoophall.com/events/spalding-hoophall-classic/alumni/.

    Nine of the last 13 No. 1 overall picks in the NBA Draft have played at the Hoophall Classic. This year, Hoophall Classic will feature 33 players in ESPN’s Top 100 from the Class of 2025 (eight of the top 10), 19 from the Class of 2026 Top 60, and three from the Class of 2027 Top 25. 

    Supporting sponsors of the 2025 Army National Guard Hoophall Classic, presented by Spalding, include Nike, Springfield College, Gatorade, Panini, Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment and TruHeight, plus locally based partners MGM Springfield and Hyundai of Western Massachusetts. 

    Tickets for the 2025 Army National Guard Hoophall Classic, presented by Spalding, are on sale now at tickets.hoophall.com.


    HERE’s THE FULL SCHEDULE:

    THURSDAY, JANUARY 16

    1:00 PMBoysNewton North High School, MAAlbany High School, CA
    3:00 PMGirlsSpringfield Central High School, MAHoly Cross High School, CT
    4:30 PMBoysNotre Dame High School, CTAndover High School, MA
    6:00 PMBoysEast Catholic High School, CTBurke High School, MA
    7:30 PMBoysPope Francis High School, MAHolyoke High School, MA
    9:00 PMBoysSpringfield Central High School, MAPutnam Vocational High School, MA
    FRIDAY, JANUARY 17

    1:00 PMBoysRidgefield High School, CTSanta Barbara High School, CA
    3:00 PMGirlsChrist the King High School, NYOntario Christian High School, CA
    4:30 PMGirlsSidwell Friends School, DCArchbishop Mitty High School, CA
    6:00 PMBoysIMG Academy, FLWasatch Academy, UT
    7:30 PMBoysMontverde Academy, FLOak Hill Academy, VA
    9:00 PMBoysSpringfield Central High School, MAPeabody Magnet High School, LA
    SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 – SESSION 1

    9:00 AMGirlsSacred Heart High School, CTChrist the King High School, NY
    10:30 AMBoysHoly Innocents School, GASt. Joseph High School, CA
    12:00 PMBoysBrewster Academy, NHIMG Academy, FL
    1:30 PMGirlsMorris Catholic High School, NJArchbishop Mitty High School, CA
    SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 – SESSION 2

    4:00 PMBoysPaul VI High School, VASt. John Bosco, CA
    5:30 PMBoysChristopher Columbus High School, FLNotre Dame High School, CA
    7:00 PMBoysGrayson High School, GASierra Canyon School, CA
    9:00 PMBoysLaLumiere School, INWasatch Academy, UT
    SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 – SESSION 1

    8:30 AMBoysSidwell Friends School, DCOwyhee High School, ID
    10:00 AMBoysDeMatha Catholic High School, MDWhitney Young High School, IL
    11:30 AMBoysArchbishop Stepinac High School, NYRichmond Heights High School, OH
    1:00 PMBoysOak Hill Academy, VABrewster Academy, NH
    SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 – SESSION 2

    3:15 PMBoysLong Island Lutheran, NYArizona Compass Prep, AZ
    5:00 PMGirlsLong Island Lutheran, NYIMG Academy, FL
    7:00 PMBoysMontverde Academy, FLUtah Prep, UT
    8:45 PMBoysHighland School, VAProlific Prep, CA
    MONDAY, JANUARY 20

    9:00 AMGirlsIncarnate Word School, MOEtiwanda High School, CA
    11:00 AMBoysGonzaga College High School, DCEleanor Roosevelt High School, CA
    1:00 PMBoysChristopher Columbus High School, FLPerry High School, AZ
    3:00 PMBoysMontverde Academy, FLArizona Compass Prep, AZ
    5:00 PMBoysLong Island Lutheran, NYLaLumiere School, IN
    ESPN’S TOP 100 RECRUITS – CLASS OF 2025

    RankingNameSchool
    #1AJ DybantsaUtah Prep
    #2Cameron BoozerChristopher Columbus High School (Committed to Duke)
    #3Darryn PetersonProlific Prep
    #4Nate Ament Highland School
    #5Caleb WilsonHoly Innocents’ Episcopal School
    #6Koa PeatPerry High School 
    #8Darius AcuffIMG Academy (Arkansas)
    #10Jalen HaralsonLa Lumiere School (Notre Dame)
    #11Brayden BurriesEleanor Roosevelt High School
    #14Isiah HarwellWasatch Academy (Houston)
    #15Sadiq WhiteIMG Academy (Syracuse)
    #17Cayden BoozerChristopher Columbus High School (Duke)
    #18Tounde YessoufouSaint Joseph High School (Baylor)
    #19Darius AdamsLa Lumiere School (UConn)
    #20Dwayne AristodeBrewster Academy (Arizona)
    #25Niko BundaloProlific Prep
    #27Hudson GreerMontverde Academy (Creighton)
    #28Acaden Lewis Sidwell Friends School
    #33Elzie HarringtonSt. John Bosco High School (Harvard)
    #36Kiyan AnthonyLong Island Lutheran High School
    #41Chris NwuliSierra Canyon High School (Rutgers)
    #43Davis FogleAZ Compass Prep (Gonzaga)
    #44Kayden MingoLong Island Lutheran High School
    #45Jacob WilkinsGrayson High School (Georgia)
    #47J.J. MandaquitUtah Prep 
    #50Dante AllenMontverde Academy (Villanova)
    #51Derek DixonGonzaga College High School (North Carolina)
    #52Nyk LewisGonzaga College High School (Xavier)
    #64Jeremiah GreenAZ Compass Prep (Texas A&M)
    #75Mazi MosleyMontverde Academy (LSU)
    #78Dorian Jones Richmond Heights High School (Ohio State)
    #92Trent SisleyMontverde Academy (Indiana)
    #96Chuck LoveLa Lumiere High School (Loyola Chicago)
    ESPN’S TOP 60 RECRUITS – CLASS OF 2026

    RankingNameSchool
    #1Tyran StokesNotre Dame High School
    #2Brandon McCoySt. John Bosco High School
    #3Caleb Holt Grayson High School
    #5Miikka MuurinenAZ Compass Prep
    #6Jordan SmithPaul VI High School
    #9Christian CollinsSt. John Bosco High School
    #10Caleb GaskinsChristopher Columbus High School
    #13Dylan MingoLong Island Lutheran High School
    #14Kaden House AZ Compass Prep
    #16Quincy WadleyAZ Compass Prep
    #26Kayden AllenMontverde Academy
    #28Jaxon RichardsonChristopher Columbus High School
    #31Katrelle HarmonWasatch Academy
    #37Chase FosterIMG Academy
    #41Sebastian WilkinsBrewster Academy
    #48Felipe Quinones-GarciaIMG Academy
    #50Jermal JonesIMG Academy
    #52Jacob LanierAZ Compass Prep
    #59Darius RatliffArchbishop Stepinac High School
    ESPN’S TOP 25 RECRUITS – CLASS OF 2027

    RankingNameSchool
    #6Gabe NesmithProlific Prep
    #15Moussa KamissokoLong Island Lutheran High School
    #19Obinna EkezieProlific Prep
    Graphic: via 247

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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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