The City of Palms Classic tips off Wednesday, Dec. 18 and runs through Monday, Dec. 23 at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College.
The 51st annual event offers everything a high school basketball fan could want. The field features 14 of the top 100 teams in the country, including the top team in both the MaxPreps Top 25 and National Top 10, and showcases 37 top 50 prospects.
The 16-team Traditional Bracket features 10 nationally-ranked teams between the MaxPreps Top 25 and National Top 10.
No. 1
Columbus (Miami, Fla.), No. 4
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), No. 8
Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) and No. 10
Great Crossing (Georgetown, Ky.) represent the MaxPreps Top 25 while No. 1
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), No. 2
IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), No. 3
Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) and No. 4
La Lumiere (La Porte, Ind.) join from the National Top 10.

Connecticut signee Darius Adams and La Lumiere pen the 16-team bracket Wednesday against Westminster Academy of Florida. (Photo: Terry Cullop)
Teams ranked within the top 100 nationally in the 16-team field include No. 40
Bullis (Potomac, Md.), No. 51
Archbishop Carroll (Radnor, Pa.), No. 66
Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) and No. 79
Owasso (Okla.).
Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Md.),
Gateway Charter (Fort Myers, Fla.),
Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.),
Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, Texas) and
Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) round out the main bracket.
Along with highly-regarded teams, the individual talent is also overwhelming as 20 top 25 prospects across the Classes of 2025 through 2027 are competing in the event headlined by No. 2-ranked senior prospect
Cameron Boozer of Columbus. Read on for a full list of top 50 prospects competing in the event this season.
Players to watch
Class of 2025
Cameron Boozer, Columbus (No. 1 according to 247Sports Composite, Duke signee)
C.J. Ingram, Montverde Academy (No. 41, Florida signee)
Kayden Mingo, Long Island Lutheran (No. 42, Penn State signee)
King Grace, Oak Cliff Faith Family (No. 50, Mississippi State signee)
Class of 2026
Class of 2027