How to watch: Sierra Canyon boys, girls star in The Chosen 1's showcase in Los Angeles

No. 14 Wheeler takes on Bronny James, Trailblazers while girls matchup between Juju Watkins and La Jolla Country Day's Breya Cunningham is must-see.

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Jan 5, 2023, 10:00am
The Chosen 1's showcase shines the spotlight Saturday on some of high school basketball's top boys and girls talent. From Bronny James, Ashton Hardaway, Isaiah Collier and Arrinten Page on the boys side to Juju Watkins, MacKenly Randolph, Breya Cunningham and Jada Williams for the girls, the star power will be out at the Galen Center on the campus of USC in Los Angeles.

Collier and Page are both committed to USC, as is Watkins, so the game also serves as a taste of things to come for fans of the Trojans.

In its second year, The Chosen 1's has marquee matchups featuring the star-studded Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) boys team battling Collier and No. 14 Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) while No. 2 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) tangles with fellow SoCal power No. 6 La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla) on the girls side. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) boys and girls also take on St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio) boys and girls.

How to watch
When: Saturday, Jan. 7
Where: Galen Center, Los Angeles
Stream: NFHS Network
Complete schedule:
3 p.m. – Mater Dei vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary (girls)
4:30 p.m. – Mater Dei vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary (boys)
6:30 p.m. – No. 2 Sierra Canyon vs. No. 6 La Jolla Country Day (girls)
8 p.m. – Sierra Canyon vs. No. 14 Wheeler (boys)
Sierra Canyon's Bronny James leads the Trailblazers against No. 14 Wheeler of Georgia on Saturday as part of a four-game The Chosen 1's showcase at USC's Galen Center. (Photo: Michael Coons)
Sierra Canyon's Bronny James leads the Trailblazers against No. 14 Wheeler of Georgia on Saturday as part of a four-game The Chosen 1's showcase at USC's Galen Center. (Photo: Michael Coons)
Last year's event at Staples Center featured St. Vincent-St. Mary, the alma mater of LeBron James, taking on Sierra Canyon, the school where is two sons now play.

"The Basketball Hall of Fame could not be more thrilled to partner with Nike and LeBron James for the second year of this dynamic event and continue to build upon the excitement that last year's showcase brought to the city of Los Angeles," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Boys teams

Sierra Canyon
Record: 13-3
Players to watch: Bronny James, Ashton Hardaway, Bryce James, Justin Pippen and Isaiah Elohim

Wheeler
Record: 8-4 (No. 14 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Players to watch: Isaiah Collier, Arrinten Page, Josh Hill, D.J. Mitchell

Mater Dei
Record: 12-2

St. Vincent-St. Mary
Record: 8-2

Girls teams

Sierra Canyon
Record: 13-0 (No. 2 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Players to watch: Juju Watkins, MacKenly Randolph, Izela Arenas, Crystal Wang

La Jolla Country Day
Record: 16-1 (No. 6 in MaxPreps Top 25)
Players to watch: Breya Cunningham, Jada Williams, Sumayah Sugapong, Tajianna Roberts

Mater Dei
Record: 13-2

St. Vincent-St. Mary
Record: 9-2

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