High school basketball: How to watch Metro Classic including No. 1 Link Academy vs. No. 2 Montverde Academy

By Jordan Divens Feb 2, 2023, 10:00am

Highly-regarded prospects Elliot Cadeau, Kwame Evans, Cooper Flagg, Mackenzie Mgbako, Simeon Wilcher and Ja'Kobe Walter among headliners.

The Metro Classic is annually considered one of the best high school basketball showcase events late in the regular season. The 11th installment will be played Feb. 2-5 at Kean University in Union, N.J., and Colonia High School in Woodbridge, N.J.

The event features an abundance of elite talent headlined by a matchup between National Top 10 No. 1 Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) and No. 2 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) Friday night on BallerTV.

How to watch
When: Thursday, Feb. 2-Sunday, Feb. 5
Where: Kean University, Union, N.J./Colonia High School, Woodbridge, N.J.
Streaming/TV: ESPN+, ESPNU, BallerTV

Top prospects expected to compete in the event includes top 50 prospects Duke signee MacKenzie Mgbako and North Carolina signee Simeon Wilcher of Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.), Oregon signee Kwame Evans, sophomore Cooper Flagg, Kansas signee Chris Johnson, junior Asa Newell, junior Derik Queen and Duke signee Sean Stewart of Montverde Academy and sophomore North Carolina commit Elliot Cadeau, Tennessee signee Cameron Carr, B.J. Davis-Ray, junior Tyler McKinley, sophomore Aaron Rowe and Baylor signee Ja'Kobe Walter of Link Academy.

See the complete schedule below.



Thursday, Feb. 2

Friday, Feb. 3
1 p.m. — La Lumiere vs. Bishop Walsh
8 p.m. — Link Academy vs. Montverde Academy

Saturday, Feb. 4
11 a.m. — St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) vs. Compass Basketball (Bridgewater, N.J.)
1 p.m. — Gill St. Bernard's vs. Linden (N.J.)
5:30 p.m. — Bishop Walsh vs. Jackson Memorial (Jackson Township, N.J.)
7 p.m. — Long Island Lutheran vs. Calvary Christian Academy
8:30 p.m. — Montverde Academy vs. Roselle Catholic

Sunday, Feb. 5
9:30 a.m. — St. Thomas More vs. Covenant Prep (Neptune City, N.J.)
1 p.m. — Compass Basketball vs. Army Prep
2:30 p.m. — George School (Newtown, Pa.) vs. First Love Christian Academy
5:30 p.m. — Gill St. Bernard's vs. Arts (Newark, N.J.)
Five-star Oregon signee Kwame Evans and Montverde Academy headline Metro Classic Showcase. (Photo: Lonnie Webb)
Five-star Oregon signee Kwame Evans and Montverde Academy headline Metro Classic Showcase. (Photo: Lonnie Webb)