High school basketball: Hoophall West to feature Gonzaga, Link Academy, Perry and Utah Prep

Hoophall West, one of high school basketball's premier events, announced its 2025 schedule and participants Thursday, taking place Jan. 2-4 at Highland High School in Gilbert, Ariz.

The 12th annual event is changing formats this season with an eight-team "Tournament of Champions" included in the schedule, a six-team round-robin competition, four Nike EYBL Scholastic games and two showcase games.

8-team tournament field: Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.), Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.), De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), Duncanville (Texas), Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.), Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.), Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.) Along with the tournament field, headlining matchups at the event include AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) vs. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) on Thursday, Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) vs. Wasatch Academy on Friday and Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah) versus Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy (Dallas, Texas) on Saturday.

Top prospects participating in the event include top-ranked senior A.J. Dybantsa of Utah Prep, No. 6-ranked senior Koa Peat of Perry, No. 8-ranked senior Chris Cenac of Link Academy, No. 10-ranked senior Isiah Harwell of Wasatch Academy, No. 12-ranked senior Brayden Burries of Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.), top-ranked junior Brandon McCoy Jr. of St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.), No. 2-ranked junior Tyran Stokes of Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) and No. 12-ranked junior Miikka Murrinen of AZ Compass Prep.

9 a.m. — Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.) vs. Coronado (Henderson, Nev.)

10:30 a.m. — Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) vs. Layton Christian Academy (Layton, Utah)

Noon — St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) vs. O'Connor (Phoenix, Ariz.)

1:30 p.m. — Link Academy (Branson, Mo.) vs. Bella Vista Prep (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

3 p.m. — Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) vs. Chaminade (St. Louis, Mo.)

4:30 p.m. — Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) vs. De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)

6 p.m. — AZ Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.) vs. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah)

7:30 p.m. — Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) vs. Sunnyslope (Phoenix, Ariz.)

9 p.m. — Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.) vs. Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.)

9 a.m. — Consolation Bracket

10:30 a.m. — Consolation Bracket

Noon — St. John Bosco vs. Layton Christian Academy

1:30 p.m. — Notre Dame vs. Coronado

3 p.m. — Roosevelt vs. O'Connor

4:30 p.m. — Link Academy vs. Wasatch Academy

6 p.m. — AZ Compass Prep vs. Bella Vista Prep

7:30 p.m. — First semifinal game

9 p.m. — Second semifinal game

9 p.m. — Championship game