High school basketball: No. 1 Paul VI, No. 6 Edmond North and No. 11 McEachern headline Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions

Thirty-ninth annual tournament takes place Jan. 11-13 on the campus of Missouri State University.

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Jan 9, 2024, 4:30pm
The Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions in annually one of the premier high school basketball events in the nation. The 39th installment will be played Jan. 11-13 at the Great Southern Bank Arena in Springfield, Mo.

Paul VI (Chantilly, Va.) is the headliner in this year's field. The Panthers (11-1) enter the event ranked No. 1 in the MaxPreps Top 25. 

The DMV powerhouse features a roster filled with Division I talent including four-star Duke signee Darren Harris, three-star Notre Dame signee Garrett Sundra, three-star Rhode Island signee Ben Hammond, four-star Connecticut signee Isaiah Abraham and five-star sophomore Jordan Smith among others. Top 20 Duke signee Patrick Ngongba is sidelined due to injury.
No. 2-ranked senior prospect Ace Bailey is authoring a dominant senior campaign, averaging 32.8 points, 14.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 blocks per contest for No. 11 McEachern. (Photo: Eugene Alonzo)
No. 2-ranked senior prospect Ace Bailey is authoring a dominant senior campaign, averaging 32.8 points, 14.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.3 blocks per contest for No. 11 McEachern. (Photo: Eugene Alonzo)
Paul VI faces Glendale (Springfield, Mo.) in the first round Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CT.

No. 11 McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.) is another attraction in this year's field. The Indians (10-3) feature five-star Rutgers signee Ace Bailey, who is having a monster senior season with averages of 32.8 points and 14.7 rebounds per contest. 

McEachern faces a talented Vashon (St. Louis, Mo.) team in the first round.

The McEachern-Vashon winner faces the Paul VI-Glendale winner in the semifinals on Friday at 9 p.m.

On the other side of the eight-team bracket, No. 6 Edmond North (Edmond, Okla.) is the team to beat. The Huskies (9-0) will face their first out-of-state opponent this season in the first round when they meet Rainier Beach (Seattle, Wash.) on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

A senior-laden Edmond North group is led by three-star Wyoming signee Dylan Warlick, who is the program's all-time leading scorer with nearly 1,500 career points.

St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) is another contender. The Braves (15-3) have a loaded lineup headlined by under-the-radar junior Kade Bonam, No. 2-ranked sophomore prospect Brandon McCoy Jr. four-star junior Elzie Harrington and Loyola signee Jack Turner.

St. John Bosco takes on Central (Springfield, Mo.) in the first round Thursday at 6 p.m.

The Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions is one of the most well-attended events in the nation, with past crowds surpassing 10,000 on championship Saturday and approaching 30,000 fans over the course of the three-day event.

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