The Nike Classic in Katy will bring 24 boys and 32 girls teams to the 6,000-seat Merrell Center, as well as Katy, Texas-area high schools, Dec. 1-3. The event will feature one day of pool play and two days of bracket play for the boys and three-straight days of tournament play for the girls.
State power
Seven Lakes (Katy) is the host and organizer.
Seven Lakes senior guard Atif<br> Russell recently committed to<br> Pepperdine.
"We are very excited to partner with Nike and try to put on one of the best tournaments in Texas," Seven Lakes head coach Dan Miller said. "We are happy to have some great boys and girls teams in the field this year with a lot of fantastic basketball talent."
Miller's Spartans are among the headliners on the boys' side. Seven Lakes is ranked No. 5 in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 5A preseason rankings. Fellow participant
Klein Forest (Houston) is ranked No. 23 on the same list.
"We think that the teams that win this tournament will be the type of team that can compete with anybody in the region and state of Texas," Miller said. "We would like to our grow our tournament and hope to bring in some out-of-state teams in the future."
Previously known as the Katy Classic, the Seven Lakes boys and North Shore girls took top honors last season. For more information on the event, visit www.spartanhoops.org.
Dec. 1-3 – NIKE CLASSIC IN KATYMerrell Center/Katy-area high schools (Katy, Texas)Participating teams: Angleton,
Fort Bend Austin (Sugar Land),
Brazoswood (Clute),
Cinco Ranch (Katy),
Conroe,
Cypress Springs (Cypress),
Davis (Houston),
Dobie (Houston),
Katy,
Fort Bend Kempner (Sugar Land),
Kingwood Park (Kingwood),
Klein Forest (Houston),
Klein Oak (Spring),
Mayde Creek (Houston),
Morton Ranch (Katy),
Scarborough (Houston),
Seven Lakes (Katy),
Katy Taylor,
Texas City,
Tomball,
Waltrip (Houston),
Westside (Houston),
Wheatley (Houston)