By ADAM ZAGORIA
Kiyan Anthony, Kayden Mingo, Bryce James and Chris Nwuli will headline the inaugural LuHi Holiday Invitational, presented by GOLD SN and produced by MRG Live. The event takes place on Friday, December 13 at UBS Arena.
The featured match up will see the Long Island Lutheran Crusaders (LuHi), ranked No. 3 in the preseason this year by SI.com, taking on the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers, ranked No. 19 this year by MaxPreps.
Uncommitted guard Kiyan Anthony, ranked No. 36 on ESPN’s national list of top seniors and the son of NBA legend Carmelo Anthony, will lead his Crusaders alongside No. 44 ranked Kayden Mingo, who recently committed to Penn State. Kiyan is set to announce his college choice Nov. 15 between his father’s former school, Syracuse, and Auburn.
They face off against a Trailblazers squad featuring Bryce James, LeBron’s younger son, and No. 41 ranked Chris Nwuli, a Rutgers commit. The game will also be available on ESPN+.
In the last meeting between the two teams at the Metro Classic Basketball Tournament in 2020, LuHi held on to a late 10-point lead to take down Sierra Canyon 84-74. The exhilarating matchup featured Bryce James’ older brother Bronny James, now in his first year with the Los Angeles Lakers.
This year’s event is reminiscent of the iconic Prime Time Shootout in Trenton N.J. in 2002, which saw future NBA legends LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony face off as high school rivals. Carmelo’s Oak Hill Academy defeated LeBron’s St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, 72-66. Carmelo scored 34 points, while LeBron finished with 36 points. Twenty-two years later, their sons Bryce James and Kiyan Anthony will take the court for the LuHi Holiday Invitational to showcase the next generation of basketball stars.
The evening will also feature an opening game between longtime Long Island rivals Chaminade and Holy Trinity. Tickets on sale this Friday, November 15 at 10am local.
EVENT DATE: Friday, December 13, 2024
GAME TIMES:
6pm – Chaminade vs Holy Trinity
8pm – LuHi vs Sierra Canyon, streaming on ESPN+
LOCATION: UBS Arena, 2400 Hempstead Turnpike, Belmont Park, NY 11003, United States
TICKETS: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/30006158AB604345
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