How to watch: Allen Iverson Roundball Classic featuring MaxPreps National Players of the Year Chet Holmgren and Raven Johnson
By Jordan Divens
May 6, 2021, 11:00am
Paolo Banchero, Jerddarian Davison, Kennedy Chandler and TyTy Washington among headliners for the anticipated all-star game.
The Allen Iverson Roundball Classic takes place Saturday in Tennessee as the only true high school basketball postseason showcase on the slate after the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoops Summit were called off due to the pandemic for a second consecutive year.
Among the storylines will be girls basketball MaxPreps National Player of the Year Raven Johnson stepping on the floor to compete with the
best boys players in the country. The 5-foot-8 point guard led
Westlake (Atlanta) to back-to-back unbeaten state championship seasons.
The game will also feature the boys MaxPreps National Player of the Year in Chet Holmgren, who just led Minnehaha Academy to a fourth consecutive state championship in Minnesota and will play at Gonzaga next season.
How to watch
Date: Saturday, May 8 | Time: 6 p.m. local time
Location: Bartlett High School (Bartlett, Tenn.)
Live stream: SUVtv
Holmgren will be matched up against top-ranked senior forward Paolo Banchero, who missed his senior season of high school and instead competed for club team BFL Prep. A strong performance for Banchero head-to-head against Holmgren could leave the door open for the Duke bound forward to supplant the 7-foot center for top spot in the Class of 2021.
Other players to watch include MaxPreps All-Americans Kendall Brown, Kennedy Chandler, Matthew Cleveland, Daimion Collins, Jerddarian Davison, Nolan Hickman, Hunter Sallis, Terquavion Smith and TyTy Washington.
Complete rosters are included below. For more information and tickets, visit
IversonClassic.com.
Team LoyaltyPaolo Banchero, F,
O'Dea (Seattle, Wash.) – Duke
Matthew Cleveland, F,
Pace Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) – Florida State
Jerddarian Davison, G,
Calhoun (Letohatchee, Ala.) – Alabama
A.J. Griffin, F,
Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.) – Duke
Tyrese Hunter, G,
St. Catherine's (Racine, Wis.) – Iowa State
Raven Johnson, G,
Westlake (Atlanta, Ga.) – South Carolina
Johnathan Lawson, F,
Houston (Germantown, Tenn.) – Oregon
Bryce McGowens, G,
Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.) – Nebraska
Hunter Sallis, G,
Millard North (Omaha, Neb.) – Gonzaga
Terquavion Smith, G,
Farmville Central (Farmville, N.C.) – North Carolina State
TyTy Washington, G,
AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) – Undecided
Peyton Watson, F,
Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) – UCLA
Benny WilIiams, F,
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) – Syracuse
Team HonorJaden Akins, G,
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.) – Michigan State
Trey Alexander, G,
Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City, Okla.) – Auburn
Kendall Brown, F, Sunrise Christian Academy – Baylor
Ahamed Bynum, G,
Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) – DePaul
Kennedy Chandler, G, Sunrise Christian Academy – Tennessee
Daimion Collins, F,
Atlanta (Texas) – Kentucky
Michael Foster Jr., F,
Hillcrest Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) – Undecided
Nolan Hickman, G,
Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) – Kentucky
Chet Holmgren, C,
Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.) – Gonzaga
Jordan Longino, G/F,
Germantown Academy (Fort Washington, Pa.) – Villanova
Joshua Minott, F,
Saint Andrew's (Boca Raton, Fla.) – Memphis
Kowacie Reeves Jr., G,
Westside (Macon, Ga.) – Florida
Daeshun Ruffin, G,
Callaway (Jackson, Miss.) – Mississippi
Raven Johnson will take the floor for the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic on Saturday.
Photo by Pete Wright
