• Eight games on ESPN Networks from The St. James NIBC Invitational

The GEICO ESPN High School Basketball Showcase continues its coverage of elite high school basketball on Sunday, Jan. 17 and Monday, Jan.18. The schedule will start with three games on ESPN3, followed by five games on ESPN and ESPNU. In total, the eight-game schedule will include 10 teams from nine states, featuring several high profile national programs. All games will be played at The St. James Sports, Wellness and Entertainment Complex in Springfield, Va.

The two-day schedule will feature appearances by 30 ESPN ranked players, including three top-10 ranked seniors: No. 7 Caleb Houstan and No. 8 Moussa Diabate (both Michigan commits), and No. 10 Kennedy Chandler (Tennessee commit), as well as and four top-10 juniors: No. 2 Jalen Duren, No. 6 Dariq Whitehead, No. 8 Jaden Bradley and No. 9 Jarace Walker.

Schedule:

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Network
Sun, Jan 17	1:30 p.m.	Bishop Walsh (Md.) vs. Legacy Early College (S.C.) Joe Tordy, Adam Finklestein	ESPN3
Sun, Jan 17	3:30 p.m.	Oak Hill (Va.) vs. La Lumiere (Ind.) Joe Tordy, Adam Finklestein	ESPN3
Sun, Jan 17	5:30 p.m.	Sunrise Christian (Kan.) vs. AZ Compass (Ariz.) Joe Tordy, Adam Finklestein	ESPN3

 

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Network
Sun, Jan 17	7:30 p.m.	IMG Academy (Fla.) vs. Montverde Academy (Fla.) Ted Emrich, Paul Biancardi	ESPN
Mon, Jan 18	11 a.m.	Legacy Early College (S.C.) vs. La Lumiere (Ind.) Ted Emrich, Paul Biancardi	ESPNU
Mon, Jan 18	1 p.m.	iSchool of Lewisville (Tex.) vs. Oak Hill (Va.) Ted Emrich, Paul Biancardi	ESPNU
Mon, Jan 18	3 p.m.	IMG Academy (Fla.) vs.  Sunrise Christian (Kan.) Ted Emrich, Paul Biancardi	ESPNU
Mon, Jan 18	5 p.m.	Montverde Academy (Fla.) vs. Wasatch Academy (Utah) Ted Emrich, Paul Biancardi	ESPNU

*All times listed are Eastern Standard Time

ESPN 100 Recruits (Class of 2021)

Rank	Player	Position	High School	College Commitment
7	Caleb Houstan	SF	Montverde Academy	Michigan
8	Moussa Diabate	PF	IMG Academy	Michigan
10	Kennedy Chandler	PG	Sunrise Christian	Tennessee
20	Kendall Brown	SF	Sunrise Christian	Baylor
22	Bryce McGowens	SG	Legacy Early College	Nebraska
23	Langston Love	SG	Montverde Academy	Baylor
28	Nolan Hickman	PG	Wasatch Acaemy	Kentucky
31	Zach Clemence	C	Sunrise Christian	Kansas
34	TyTy Washington	PG	AZ Compass	Creighton
44	DaRon Holmes	C	AZ Compass	Dayton
53	Tamar Bates	SG	IMG Academy	Texas
63	Jaden Akins	PG	Sunrise Christian	Michigan State

 

ESPN 60 Recruits (Class of 2022)

Rank	Player	Position	High School
2	Jalen Duren	C	Montverde Academy
6	Dariq Whitehead	SG	Montverde Academy
8	Jaden Bradley	PG	IMG Academy
9	Jarace Walker	PF	IMG Academy
10	M.J. Rice	SF	Oak Hill
12	Keyonte George	SG	iSchool of Lewisville
17	Sadraque Nganga	PF	AZ Compass
21	Gradey Dick	SG	Sunrise Christian
22	Jalen Hood-Schifino	SG	Montverde Academy
29	Vincent Iwuchukwu	C	La Lumiere
31	Eric Dailey Jr.	PF	IMG Academy
33	Rickie Isaacs	PG	Wasatch Academy
36	Jett Howard	SG	IMG Academy
38	Justice Williams	SG	Montverde Academy
50	Malik Reneau	C	Montverde Academy
54	Roddy Gayle Jr.	SF	Wasatch Academy
59	J.J. Starling	PG	La Lumiere

 

ESPN 25 Recruits (Class of 2023)

Rank	Player	Position	High School
20	Sam Walters	PF	Montverde Academy

*Fan attendance will not be allowed for these games and media attendance will be very limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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