Cade Cunningham highlights
Cade Cunningham in action for top-ranked Montverde Academy.
Twenty-eight of the finest high school senior boys basketball players were announced Friday to play in the 19th Jordan Brand Classic, which will be played March 27th in the Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
Among the 28 were MaxPreps Player of the Year candidates Jalen Green, Cade Cunningham and Scottie Barnes, the latter two were selected from
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), the nation's No. 1 squad. They'll join yet a third Montverde player, 6-10 center Day'ron Sharp, on the "away" team.
Green, an uncommitted 6-6 shooting guard from Prolific Prep in California, heads the "home," team.
This is the first year the game will be played in Wintrust Arena.
Among former players who starred in the game: Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum and Zion Williamson.
Away Team
Jaemyn Brakefield, 6-8, F,
Huntington Prep (Huntington, W. Va.) — Duke
Evan Mobley, 7-0, C,
Rancho Christian (Temecula, Calif.) — USC
Ziaire Williams, 6-7, W, Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.)
Coach: Ty Slaughter — Whitney Young (Chicago)
Coach: Glenn Farello — Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.)