The field is set for The Throne, a high school basketball tournament scheduled for March 27-30 at the American Dream entertainment center in East Rutherford, N.J.
No. 9
Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), No. 10
St. Rose (Belmar, N.J.), No. 11
Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.), No. 12
Grayson (Loganville, Ga.), No. 13
McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.), No. 14
Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.), No. 16
Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, Calif.), No. 17
Central Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.) and No. 19
Jackson-Reed (Washington, D.C.) are the other nationally-ranked teams expected to participate.
Ridge View (Columbia, S.C.), who is currently just outside the MaxPreps Top 25, and
Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.), round-out the field along with a representative from the NY CHSAA/NY PSAL.
Unbeaten Plano East is among the headliners participating in the 16-team The Throne field. (Photo: Michael Horbovetz)
Gold Level Sports & Entertainment and the National Basketball Players Association are continuing their partnership to bring The Throne back for its second consecutive season next month.
The four-day, single-elimination tournament aims to bring a national title event to the high school level and all games will be live streaming on NBA TV.
The Throne tournament bracket
1 Columbus (25-4)
16 Notre Dame (30-3)
8 New York CHSAA/PSAL winner
9 Oak Ridge (26-3)
5 Ridge View (25-2)
12 Jackson-Reed (32-2)
4 Myers Park (25-2)
13 McEachern (24-5)
6 Grayson (27-2)
11 Roosevelt (30-3)
3 Don Bosco Prep (26-3)
14 Central Cabarrus (28-0)
7 Gonzaga (27-5)
10 St. Rose (26-2)
2 Plano East (36-0)
15 Bishop O'Connell (23-8)
