Joseph Young, Yates (Houston, Texas)
Photo by Michael Henderson
The 2009 T-Mobile Invitational tips Tuesday at Samford University. The two-day event is sponsored by T-Mobile USA, Inc., and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and hosted by the AHSAA.
The tournament will be broadcast live by CBS College Sports Network from the Pete Hanna Center. Coverage on both days begins at 1 p.m CST. Play-by-play announcer Jason Knapp will team with analyst Pete Gillen to call the boys games while Ann Schatz and analyst Tammy Blackburn will announce the girls contests. Adam Zucker hosts the Network’s live on-site coverage.
In addition, CBS Sports will air the one-hour “T-Mobile Invitational Showcase: National High School Basketball” on Jan. 16, 2010 (12:30 p.m. CST).
The T-Mobile Invitational is the only basketball tournament sponsored by the NFHS and the field is composed only of schools from NFHS-member associations. The NFHS’ 51 member associations oversee and administer athletic and fine arts activities within those states. Only high schools that are members of those state associations are allowed to compete for their respective state titles.
The opening day schedule with Central Standard Times:
TUESDAY (Dec. 29)
Girls:
1 p.m. – St. Mary’s (Stockton, Calif.) vs. Mount Lebanon (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
4:30 p.m. – Hoover (Hoover, Ala.) vs. Hillsboro (Nashville, Tenn.)
Boys:
2:45 p.m. – Yates (Houston, Texas) vs. Kentwood (Covington, Wash.)
6:15 p.m. – Butler (Huntsville, Ala.) vs. Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.)
The winning teams will advance to the girls and boys championships Wednesday with the consolation games scheduled earlier in the day.
For more information on the event, including Wednesday game times, visit www.t-mobileinvitational.com.
