The 7th Annual Chick-fil-A Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament is proud to announce the teams for the 2008 Tournament. The tournament features 16 teams divided into two (2) eight team bracket formats. The tournament field consists of teams representing the states of South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Florida, Oklahoma, and Virginia. The dates for this year’s tournament are December 19-23. All games will be played at Richland Northeast High School. Brackets and game times will be announced in November. The teams are as follows:
Christ School (34-2)
Asheville, NC
repeated as NCISAA Class 3A State Champions; 6’11 Mason Plumlee and 6’5 Lakeem Jackson are rated as the No. 15th and 54th ranked seniors respectively by SCOUTHOOPS.
Bishop McGuinness High School (26-4)
Oklahoma City, OK
won Class 4A State Championship for 3rd consecutive year and the 7th in the past 11 years ; return four starters led by 6’10 Daniel Orton rated by RIVALS as No. 8 senior prospect.
Pinewood Prep School (27-4)
Summerville, SC
SCISA Class 3A State Champions for three years in a row; 6’9 Milton Jennings rated by SCOUTHOOPS as No. 6 senior prospect.
Orlando Christian Prep (27-2)
Orlando, FL
Class 1A State Champions; return 4 starters.
Miller School (25-4)
Charlottesville, VA
VISBA Division 2 state runner-up; 6’7 Marshawn Powell rated by RIVALS as No. 45 senior prospect.
Greenville High School (21-7)
Greenville, SC
Class 3A state runner-up for second year in a row after winning state championship in 2006.
Miller Grove High School (26-6)
Lithonia, GA
Class 4A state semi-finalist; 6’2 Mfon Udofia ranked as #39 senior prospect by RIVALS.
W.J. Keenan High School (24-4)
Columbia, SC
region champions; Class 2A state semi-finalist.
Logan High School (22-5)
Logan, WV
Class 2A state semi-finalist; returns 4 starters.
Ravenscroft School (24-6)
Raleigh, NC
6’9 Ryan Kelly, SCOUTHOOPS No. 29th ranked senior.
