The Metro Classic is the biggest regular season event remaining in the high school basketball season as RWJ Barnabas Health Arena in Toms River, N.J. hosts some of the top teams and players in the nation Thursday through Sunday.
Catch the action live starting Thursday as 12 of the 26 games will be aired on ESPN+ and ESPNU. Other games are expected to air on BallerTV.
How to watch
When: Thursday, Feb. 3-Sunday, Feb. 6
Where: RWJ Barnabas Health Arena, Toms River, N.J.
Streaming/TV: ESPN+,
ESPNU,
BallerTV
Although 247Sports has yet to put out its list of top prospects in the Class of 2024,
Naasir Cunningham of Gill St. Bernard's is widely considered the top prospect in the sophomore class.
Along with the individual standouts, seven teams ranked in the National Top 20 and three teams ranked in the MaxPreps Top 25 will participate in the event, headlined by a showdown between National Top 20 No. 1 Sunrise Christian Academy versus No. 2 IMG Academy on Saturday night.
Other top contests slated for the stacked event this weekend include battles between MaxPreps Top 25 No. 7 Camden and Gill St. Bernard's along with National Top 20 No. 2 IMG Academy and No. 5 La Lumiere on
Thursday, National Top 20 No. 4 Montverde Academy and No. 5 La Lumiere on Friday and National Top 20 No.
8 Oak Hill Academy against MaxPreps Top 25 No. 8 Roselle Catholic on
Saturday.
For some teams, the Metro Classic is the last opportunity to put finishing touches on their resumes for GEICO Nationals, while for others it is a measuring stick as postseason play looms just weeks away.
Top-ranked junior prospect D.J. Wagner and Camden headline the Metro Classic in Toms River, N.J.
Photo by Dan Zimmerman
Complete schedule
Thursday, Feb. 3
Friday, Feb 4
3 p.m. – Bishop Walsh vs. Legacy Early College (ESPN+)
5 p.m. – Oak Hill Academy vs. Wasatch Academy (ESPN+)
9 p.m. – Montverde Academy vs. La Lumiere (ESPN+)
Saturday, Feb. 5
11 a.m. – La Lumiere vs. Gill St. Bernard's (BallerTV)
1 p.m. – Wasatch Academy vs. Bishop Walsh (ESPN+)
3 p.m. – Montverde Academy vs. Legacy Early College (ESPN+)
5 p.m. – IMG Academy vs. Sunrise Christian Academy (ESPN+)
Sunday, Feb. 6
12:30 a.m. – Phelps Prep vs. First Love Christian (BallerTV)
3:30 p.m. – IMG Academy Post Grad vs. Patrick School (BallerTV)