How to watch: Emoni Bates, Chet Holmgren headline ESPN High School Basketball Showcase

Emoni Bates, Chet Homgren, Mikey Williams, Jaden Hardy and Bronny James among headliners of loaded Thursday tripleheader on ESPN2.

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Nov 9, 2020, 2:00pm
Three "high school" basketball games will air Thursday as part of the GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase. The event will feature six teams, including three competing under monikers inspired by but not affiliated with actual high schools due to seasonal rules within their respective states.

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), first-year program Ypsi Prep Academy (Ypsilanti, Mich.) and Lake Norman Christian (Davidson, N.C.) will each compete under their actual school names.

The other three teams competing in the event will be Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, Minn.) as Team Sizzle, Coronado (Henderson, Nev.) as Air Nado and Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) as CBC.

In the opener, Oak Hill Academy hosts Lake Norman Christian at 7 p.m. ET. Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Mich., will serve as the site as Team Sizzle takes on Ypsi Prep Academy in the 8:30 p.m. contest and CBC takes on Air Nado in Phoenix in the nightcap.

Players to watch

2021
Player, Team (Prospect ranking via 247Sports Composite)
Chet Holmgren, Team Sizzle (No. 2)
Jaden Hardy, Air Nado (No. 4)
Frankie Collins, Air Nado (No. 60) — Committed to Michigan
Jaden Akins, Ypsi Prep Academy (No. 63) — Michigan State

2022
Emoni Bates, Ypsi Prep Academy (No. 1)
Amari Bailey, CBC (No. 3)
MJ Rice, Oak Hill Academy (No. 22)
Chance Westry, CBC (No. 27)
Dillon Hunter, Ypsi Prep Academy (No. 37)
Shawn Phillips, Ypsi Prep Academy (No. 81)
Prince Aligbe, Team Sizzle (No. 127)

2023
Mikey Williams, STORM (No. 2)
Caleb Foster, Oak Hill Academy (No. 24)
Bronny James, CBC (No. 30)
Marlon Barnes Jr., Ypsi Prep Academy (No. 50)

How to watch

Date: Thursday, Nov. 12 | Time: 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 10 p.m. ET
Location: Mouth of Wilson, Va.
TV: ESPN2 | Live Stream: WatchESPN
Emoni Bates was 2019-20 MaxPreps Sophomore Player of the Year.
Emoni Bates was 2019-20 MaxPreps Sophomore Player of the Year.
Photo by: Scotte Hasse

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