The field for the 48th annual City of Palms Classic was unveiled Thursday in a Zoom call from Fort Myers.
The City of Palms Classic, one of the top holiday high school basketball tournaments in the country, is scheduled to be held Dec. 18-23 (depending on Covid-19) at Suncoast Credit Union Arena.
Thursday marks exactly six months from the scheduled starting day.
Here is a look at the field:
MAIN BRACKET
Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach)
Charlotte (Punta Gorda)
Fenwick (Oak Park, Ill.)
Fern Creek (Louisville, Ky.)
Houston (Germantown, Tenn.)
IMG Academy (Bradenton)
Kell (Marietta, Ga.)
King’s Fork (Suffolk, Va.)
Milton (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Montverde Academy (Montverde)
Naples (Naples)
Northeast (Oakland Park)
Orlando Christian Prep (Orlando)
Sandy Creek (Tyrone, Ga.)
St. John’s College Prep (Washington, D.C.)
St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)
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THE SUNSHINE SERIES
Bartow (Bartow)
Lehigh (Lehigh Acres)
Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale)
Windermere Prep (Windermere)
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THE SIGNATURE SERIES
West Oaks Academy (Orlando)
Westtown (West Chester, Pa.)
Two additional teams to be named
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2020 CITY OF PALMS CLASSIC SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
FRIDAY, December 18 (4 games)
3:30 p.m. (Game 1): TBA vs TBA
5:15 p.m. (Game 2): Naples vs. TBA
7 p.m. (Game 3): Charlotte vs. Sandy Creek (Ga.)
8:45 p.m. (Game 4): TBA vs. TBA
SATURDAY, December 19 (7 games)
11 a.m. (Game 5): Consolation: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser
12:40 p.m. (Game 6) — Sunshine Series: Lehigh Acres vs. TBA
2:20 p.m. (Game 7) — Sunshine Series: TBA vs. TBA
4 p.m. (Game 8): TBA vs. TBA
5:45 p.m. (Game 9): TBA vs. TBA
7:30 p.m. (Game 10): Montverde Academy vs. King’s Fork (Va.)
9:15 p.m. (Game 11): Game 3 Winner (Charlotte-Sandy Creek) vs. Fenwick (Ill.)
SUNDAY, December 20 (2 games)
3 p.m. (Game 12) — Signature Series: Westtown (Pa.) vs. TBA
4:45 p.m. (Game 13) — Signature Series: TBA vs. West Oaks Academy
6:10 p.m.: Bahama Breeze 45-Second Challenge
6:20 p.m.: Joe North 3-Point Shootout
7 p.m.: Edison National Bank Slam Dunk Championship
MONDAY, December 21 (8 games)
9:15 a.m. (Game 14): Consolation game
10:55 a.m. (Game 15): Consolation game
12:35 p.m. (Game 16): Consolation game
2:15 p.m. (Game 17) — Sunshine Series: Third-Place game
4 p.m. (Game 18): Quarterfinal
5:45 p.m. (Game 19): Quarterfinal
7:30 p.m. (Game 20): Quarterfinal
9:15 p.m. (Game 21): Quarterfinal
TUESDAY, December 22 (8 games)
8:50 a.m. (Game 22): Consolation semifinal
10:30 a.m. (Game 23): Consolation semifinal
12:10 p.m. (Game 24) — Signature Series: Third-Place game
1:50 p.m. (Game 25): Fifth-Place semifinal
3:30 p.m. (Game 26): Fifth-Place semifinal
5:15 p.m. (Game 27) — Signature Series: Championship game
7 p.m. (Game 28): Semifinal
8:45 p.m. (Game 29): Semifinal
WEDNESDAY, December 23 (7 games)
10 a.m. (Game 30): Challenge-Round game
11:40 a.m. (Game 31): Consolation championship
1:20 p.m. (Game 32): Fifth-Place game
3 p.m. (Game 33): Challenge-Round game
4:45 p.m. (Game 34) — Sunshine Series Championship/Hugh Thimlar Tribute game
6:30 p.m. (Game 35): Third-Place game
8:15 p.m. (Game 36): City of Palms championship