14th Annual Chick-fil-A Classic announces tournament participants December 18, 19, 21 and 22
December 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Columbia Sports Council is pleased to announce the 14th Annual Chick-fil-A Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament to be held in Columbia, SC on December 18, 19, 21 & 22, 2015. All games will be played at Richland Northeast High School, located at 7500 Brookfield Road in Columbia, SC. Tickets to the event are $10 for adult general admission, $8 for students (ages 13 – 18) and $5 for children 12 and under with a paying adult. Tickets can be purchased at the gymnasium ticket booth the day of one hour before the first scheduled game of the day. Reserved ticket seats are sold out for the tournament.
CHICK-FIL-A CLASSIC PARTICIPATING TEAMS
- Oak Hill Academy (VA)
- St. Joseph Huntington Prep (WV)
- Roman Catholic (PA)
- Greensboro Day (NC)
- Arlington Country Day (FL)
- Oldsmar Christian (FL)
- Providence Day (NC)
- Pace Academy (GA)
- Greenforest Christian Academy (GA)
- Hammond School (SC)
- W.J Keenan (SC)
- Lower Richland (SC)
- Blythewood (SC)
- Spring Valley (SC)
- Mullins (SC)
- Richland Northeast (SC)
Oak Hill Academy, Huntington Prep and Greensboro Day were among eight teams selected from across the country to participate in last year’s Dick’s Sporting Goods National Invitation. All three, along with Roman Catholic, finished last year’s season with national rankings. Oak Hill, Huntington Prep, Roman Catholic, and Oldsmar Christian will be pre-season nationally ranked this year. Greensborough Day, Providence Day and Greenforest Academy are being strongly considered.
Below is a list of players scheduled to participate in the Chick-fil-A Classic who are nationally ranked by ESPNU.
ESPNU Class of 2016 Top 100 (11/13/15)
- #8 – Miles Bridges (Huntington Prep, WV) – signed with Michigan State
- #32 – Mario Kegler (Oak Hill Academy, VA) – signed with Miss. State
- #50 – Tony Carr (Roman Catholic High, PA) – signed with Penn State
- #53 – Seventh Woods (Hammond School, SC) – signed with North Carolina
- #55 – Curtis Jones (Huntington Prep, WV) – signed with Indiana
- #66 – Braxton Key (Oak Hill Academy, VA) – signed with Alabama
- #86 – Troy Baxter (Oldsmar Christian, FL) – signed with South Florida
- #98 – Joe Hampton (Oak Hill Academy, FL) – signed with Penn State
- #100 – Lamar Stevens (Roman Catholic, PA) – signed with Penn State
ESPNU Class of 2017 Top 60 (11/13/15)
- #2 – Wendell Carter Jr (Pace Academy, GA)
- #10 – Ikechukwu Obiagu (Greenforest Academy, GA)
- #21 – Jalek Felton (Mullins, SC) – committed to North Carolina
- #24 – Matt Coleman (Oak Hill Academy, VA)
- #29 – Devontae Shuler (Oak Hill Academy, VA)
- #50 – Ty’Shon Alexander (Oak Hill Academy, VA) – committed to Creighton
- #52 – DeAndre Ballard (SW Atlanta Christian, GA)
Carolina Challenge Participating Teams
- Southwest Atlanta Christian, GA
- University School, TN
- Rocky River High School, NC
- Indian Land High School, SC
- Midland Valley High School, SC
- Lexington High School, SC
- Gray Collegiate High School, SC
- Heathwood Hall High School, SC
- Cardinal Newman High School, SC
The tournament proceeds will again support the Greater Columbia Educational Advancement Foundation (GCEAF) in its efforts to raise educational scholarships for deserving students who live within the Greater Columbia area. Last year fifteen (15) $1,000 scholarships were awarded. The total over the last 12 years is now $147,000.
For more information on the schedule of games, brackets and participating teams information, visit the tournament website atwww.chick-fil-aclassic.com.
About Columbia Regional Sports Council
The mission of the Columbia Regional Sports Council is to strengthen the area’s economy by marketing and selling Columbia, S.C. as a premier destination for sporting events, partnering with local sports organizations to grow and develop existing events, and by recruiting new events that provide an economic benefit to the region by generating room nights, food and beverage sales, and associated tax revenues. For more information, visit columbiasportscouncil.com.
