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High school basketball spectacular City of Palms Classic releases 2019 field
Defending champion McEachern headlines 16-team tournament field along with IMG Academy, Montverde Academy.
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Sharife Cooper and McEachern return in 2019 to defend their title.
Annually the premier holiday event in high school basketball, the Culligan City of Palms Classic announced its 2019 field this week.
The 47th annual event takes place Dec. 18-23 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College in Fort Myers, Fla.
Here's a look at the participants across three separate events that comprise the City of Palms Classic:
16-team tournament field
Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.)
Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach, Fla.)
Briarcrest Christian (Eads, Tenn.)
Fort Myers (Fla.)
Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.)
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Marshall County (Benton, Ky.)
McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
O'Dea (Seattle)
,
Riverview (Sarasota, Fla.)
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)
Sanford (Hockessin, Del.)
Scotlandville (Baton Rouge, La.)
Vashon (St. Louis)
Whitney Young (Chicago)
Signature Series
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, Kan.)
West Oaks Academy (Orlando, Fla.)
Sunshine Series
Charlotte (Punta Gorda, Fla.)
Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers, Fla.)
Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Fla.)
Lehigh (Lehigh Acres, Fla.)
Mater Academy Charter (Hialeah Gardens, Fla.)
Seminole (Sanford, Fla.)
Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Venice (Fla.)
Sharife Cooper, McEachern
File photo by Randy Kemp
The loaded 16-team main bracket showcases teams from 11 states as well as the District of Columbia. The field includes the two top-ranked teams (IMG Academy, Montverde Academy) from the Way-Too-Early 2019-20 Top 25 released in May.
Defending champion McEachern heads to the event for its third consecutive year with a tough road back to the final beginning with Philadelphia powerhouse Roman Catholic. The Indians return 2018-19 MaxPreps National Player of the Year and 2018 City of Palms MVP
Sharife Cooper
.
Top 10 prospects
Cade Cunningham
and
Scottie Barnes
of Montverde Academy,
Jalen Johnson
of IMG Academy,
Paolo Banchero
of O'Dea,
Adrian Griffin Jr.
of Archbishop Stepinac and
Jalen Duren
of Roman Catholic are among other headlining talents expected to participate.
Visit the
City of Palm's Classic official website
for more information, including the complete 2019 schedule.
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