• Thirteen SC Next Top 25 ranked boys and girls teams to participate, including:
  • All ten boys teams ranked top ten in the country
  • Three of the top ten ranked girls teams in the country 

• Ten Games Available Across ESPN Platforms; Championship Games Set to Air on ESPN2 and ESPN

Chipotle Nationals returns to Indiana April 2-5, 2025 with the16th annual tournament featuring the best high school basketball teams in the country competing in post-season play. The tournament has a new home in 2025, taking place at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, Ind. near Indianapolis. Ten games will be available across ESPN platforms, including the boys’ championship game airing on ESPN. Thirteen total teams in the boys’ and girls’ fields are ranked in the SC Next Top 25. All ten boys teams are ranked in the top ten, while three of the girls teams are ranked in the top ten in the nation.

The tournament will showcase 41 ESPN ranked boys players and 19 espnW ranked girls players, including eleven total All-Americans.

The four-day tournament begins Wednesday April 2 with the boys’ opening round starting at 6:15 p.m. ET. The boys’ quarterfinals follow on Thursday, April 3 starting at 2 p.m. on ESPN2. The girls’ semifinals are set for Friday, April 4, starting at 10:30 a.m. on ESPNU and the boys’ semifinals starting at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2. The tournament culminates on Saturday, April 5, with the girls’ championship at 10 a.m. on ESPN2 and the boys’ championship at noon on ESPN. Ted Emrich and Paul Biancardi will call the boys’ tournament while Matt Schick and Brooke Weisbrod will announce the girls’ tournament.

“Chipotle Nationals is the premier high school basketball tournament in the nation,” said Paul Biancardi, ESPN National Recruiting Director. “With an exceptional showcase of talent, it serves as a platform for the country’s most elite teams to compete for a championship. The tournament’s rosters are filled with future college stars and potential NBA draft lottery picks. This year’s field of teams does not have a clear-cut favorite which will certainly add major drama to the championship game. The intensity and excitement surrounding Chipotle Nationals make it the ultimate destination for fans to witness the crowning of a champion among the nation’s best teams.”

2025 Chipotle High School Basketball Nationals Schedule

2025 Chipotle Nationals Participating Boys Teams:
Boys team rankings are from the SCNext Top 25

Boys player rankings are from the ESPN 100 (class of 2025), ESPN 60 (class of 2026) and ESPN 25 (class of 2027)

Christopher Columbus High School (Fla.) SCNext No. 1
Tournament History: Second appearance
Coach: Andrew Moran
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 3 Cameron Boozer (Duke), No. 16 Cayden Boozer (Duke); No. 8 junior Caleb Gaskins, No. 13 junior Jaxon Richardson

Link Academy (Mo.) SC Next No. 2
Tournament History: Third appearance, Champion in 2023 (Runner-up in 2022)
Coach: Chad Myers
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 6 Chris Cenac Jr. (Houston), No. 42 Jerry Easter (USC), No. 46 Davion Hannah (Alabama), No. 60 A’mare Bynum (Ohio State), No. 65 John Clark (Texas) 

Long Island Lutheran High School (N.Y.) SCNext No. 3
Tournament History: Third appearance
Coach: John Buck
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 32 Kiyan Anthony (Syracuse), No. 40 Kayden Mingo (Penn State), No. 54 Nigel James (Marquette); No. 11 junior Dylan Mingo; No. 15 sophomore Moussa Kamissoko

Brewster Academy (N.H.) SCNext No. 4
Tournament History: First appearance
Coach: Jason Smith
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 38 Dwayne Aristode (Arizona); No. 42 junior Sebastian Wilkins

CIA Bella Vista (Ariz.) SCNext No. 5
Tournament History: First appearance
Coach: Brandon Rosenthal
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 90 Jaion Pitt; No. 37 junior Miles Sadler; No. 4 sophomore Paul Osaruyi

Prolific Prep (Calif.) SC Next No. 6
Tournament History: Fifth appearance
Coach: Ryan Bernardi
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 2 Darryn Peterson (Kansas), No. 28 Niko Bundalo (Washington); No. 8 sophomore Gabe Nesmith; No. 9 sophomore Obinna Ekezie

Montverde Academy (Fla.) SCNext No. 7
Tournament History: 14th appearance, Champions in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Coach: Kevin Boyle
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 26 Cornelius Ingram Jr. (Florida), No. 39 Hudson Greer (Creighton), No. 41 Dante Allen (Villanova); No. 59 Trent Sisley (Indiana); No. 16 junior Kayden Allen; No. 21 sophomore King Gibson

IMG Academy (Fla.) SCNext No. 8
Tournament History: Seventh appearance, Champion in 2019
Coach: Sean McAloon
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 5 Darius Acuff, Jr. (Arkansas), No. 29 Sadiq White (Syracuse), No. 84 Kareem Stagg (Georgia); No. 47 junior Chase Foster, No. 53 junior Felipe Quinones, No. 54 junior Jermal Jones

Wasatch Academy (Utah) SCNext No. 9
Tournament History: Fifth appearance
Coach: Paul Peterson
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 13 Isiah Harwell (Houston); No. 55 junior Katrelle Harmon

Dynamic Prep (Tex.) SCNext No. 10
Tournament History: First Appearance
Coach: Jermaine O’Neal
ESPN Ranked Players: No. 37 Jaden Toombs, (SMU), No. 100 Jermaine O’Neal Jr. (SMU); No. 3 sophomore Marcus Spears Jr., No. 6 sophomore Ryan Hampton

2025 Chipotle Nationals Participating Girls Teams:
Girls team rankings are per the SC Next Top 25

Girls player rankings are per the espnW 100 (class of 2025), espnW Super 60 (class of 2026), espnW Terrific 25 (class of 2027) and espnW Watchlist (class of 2028)

Montverde Academy (Fla.) SCNext No. 2
Tournament History: Fourth appearance, Champion in 2022, 2023, 2024
Head coach: Matt Shewmake
espnW Ranked Players: No. 4 Agot Makeer (South Carolina), No. 5 Aaliyah Crump (Texas), No. 45 Holland Harris (Clemson), No. 51 Lourdes Da Silva Costa (Alabama); No. 1 junior Saniyah Hall, No. 35 junior Melissa Odom; No. 13 sophomore Jayla Forbes

Westtown School (Penn.) SCNext No. 4
Tournament History: Second appearance
Coach: Fran Burbidge
espnW Ranked Players: No. 4 sophomore Jordyn Palmer, No. 15 sophomore Jessie Moses

IMG Academy (Fla.) SCNext No. 6
Tournament History: Third appearance (runner-up in 2024)
Coach: Frank Oliver Jr.
espnW Ranked Players: No. 14 Deniya Prawl (Tennessee), No. 16 Lara Somfai (Stanford), No. 27 Kelis Fisher (UConn); No. 28 Nylah Wilson (Auburn), No. 61 Manuella Alves-Fernandez (Illinois); No. 19 junior Kelsi Andrews

Faith Family Academy (Tex.)
Tournament History: First appearance
Head Coach: Andrea Robinson
espnW Players: No. 97 Joy Egbuna (Alabama); No. 17 junior Amari Byles, No. 49 junior Amayah Garcia; No. 18 sophomore Finley Chastain;

Tickets are available for purchase online, along with brackets and further event information at chipotlenationals.com

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