High school basketball: How to watch Flyin’ to the Hoop featuring Xavier Booker, A.J. Johnson, Mookie Cook

By Thomas Frey Jan 12, 2023, 12:30pm

Six five-star prospects expected to take the floor in Ohio.

Flyin' to the Hoop is annually one of the highlights of high school basketball's biggest weekend. The 20th installment begins Friday and runs through Monday at Trent Arena in Kettering, Ohio.

The event includes a matchup between National Top 10 No. 7 La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) and No. 8 Huntington Prep (Huntington, W.Va.).

Five-star Michigan State commit Xavier Booker of Cathedral (Indianapolis) and Ohio State commit Devin Royal of Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio) will get an early start at their future Big 10 rivalry when the seniors meet for a Monday matchup.

How to watch
When: Friday, Jan. 13-Monday, Jan. 16
Where: Trent Arena, Kettering, Ohio
Streaming: SUVtv

The top senior recruits in Ohio include Royal, George Washington III, Dailyn Swain and Gabe Cupps, all who are lined up to compete at Flyin' to the Hoop.

The event will showcase three of Ohio's top five teams — St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron), Centerville and Richmond Heights .




See the complete schedule below.

Jan. 13
Keystone (Knox, Pa.) vs. Combine Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.), 6:30 p.m.
Omnia (Finland) vs. AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.), 8:15 p.m.

Jan. 14
Beavercreek (Ohio) vs. Springboro (Ohio) (GIRLS), 11:30 a.m.
Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio) vs. Dunbar (Dayton, Ohio), 1:15 p.m.
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) vs. Africentric Early College (Columbus, Ohio), 3 p.m.
Southern California Academy (Castaic, Calif.) vs. Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, Ohio), 4:45 p.m.
Lutheran East (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) vs. Combine Academy (Lincolnton, N.C.), 6:30 p.m.
Pace Academy (Atlanta, Ga.) vs. Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton, Ohio), 8:15 p.m.

Jan. 15
Oakwood (Dayton, Ohio) vs. Preble Shawnee (Camden, Ohio), 11:30 a.m.
Taft (Cincinnati, Ohio) vs. Brush (Lyndhurst, Ohio), 1:15 p.m.
Wayne (Huber Heights, Ohio) vs. Garfield Heights (Ohio), 3 p.m.
St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio) vs. Skill Factory (Atlanta, Ga.), 4:45 p.m.
Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) vs. St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio), 6:30 p.m.
Centerville (Ohio) vs. Southern California Academy (Castaic, Calif.), 8:15 p.m.

Jan. 16
Richmond Heights (Ohio) vs. Fairfield (Ohio), 11:30 a.m.
Springboro (Ohio) vs. Lima Senior (Lima, Ohio), 1:15 p.m.
Cathedral (Indianapolis, Ind.) vs. Pickerington Central (Pickerington, Ohio), 3 p.m.
Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) vs. La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.), 4:45 p.m.
Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) vs. Fairmont (Kettering, Ohio), 6:30 p.m.
Xavier Booker of Cathedral (Indianapolis) is the top prospect expected to participate in the Flyin' to the Hoop Invitational Jan. 13-16 at Trent Arena in Kettering, Ohio. (Photo: Julie L. Brown)
Xavier Booker of Cathedral (Indianapolis) is the top prospect expected to participate in the Flyin' to the Hoop Invitational Jan. 13-16 at Trent Arena in Kettering, Ohio. (Photo: Julie L. Brown)

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