7th Annual Chick-fil-a Classic in Columbia, SC December 26, 27, 28 & 29
December 4, 2018
Experience Columbia SC Sports is pleased to announce the 17th Annual Chick-fil-A Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament to be held in Columbia, SC Dec. 26, 27, 28 & 29, 2018. All games will be played at Richland Northeast High School located at 7500 Brookfield Road. General Admission tickets are $12 for all ages and can be purchased at the gymnasium ticket booth one hour before the first scheduled game of each day. All reserved ticket seats are already sold out.
This year’s participating teams include:
- Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire, KS)
- Memphis East High (Memphis, TN)
- St. Benedict’s Prep (Newark, NJ)
- The Rock School (Gainesville, FL)
- Norcross High (Norcross, GA)
- Bella Vista Prep (Scottsdale, AZ)
- St. Francis Academy (Baltimore, MD)
- Independence High (Charlotte, NC)
- Hillcrest Prep (Phoenix, AZ)
- Roman Catholic High (Philadelphia, PA)
- Salesian College Prep (Richmond, CA)
- Holy Spirit Prep (Atlanta, GA)
- Dorman High (Roebuck, SC)
- Ridge View High (Columbia, SC)
- W.J. Keenan High (Columbia, SC)
- Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia, SC)
Below, please find a list of players scheduled to participate in this year’s Chick-fil-A Classic who are nationally ranked by 247Sports:
247Sports Class of 2019 Top 250
- #1 James Wiseman 7’0 (Memphis East, TN) –signed with Memphis
- #57 Terry Armstrong 6’6 (Bella Vista Prep, AZ) – signed with Arizona
- #111 Seth Lundy 6’6 (Roman Catholic, PA) –signed with Penn State
- #120 Austin Crowley 6’6 (Sunrise Christian Academy, KS) – signed with Vanderbilt
- #121 Kyle Sturdivant 6’3 (Norcross, GA) – signed with Southern California
- #131 Grant Sherfield 6’2 (Sunrise Christian Academy, KS) – signed with UCLA
- #134 Malcolm Dandridge (Memphis East, TN) – signed with Memphis
- #189 Malcolm Wilson 6’11 (Ridge View, SC) – signed with Georgetown
- #203 Trae Hannibal 6’2 (Hartsville, SC) – signed with South Carolina
- #232 Jordan Turner 6’6 (Sunrise Christian Academy, KS) – signed with Baylor
- #236 Issa Muhammad 6’9 (Norcross, GA)
- #250 Deuce Dean 6’4 (York Prep, SC)
247Sports Class of 2020 Top 150
- #3 Anthony Edwards 6’4 (Holy Spirit, GA)
- #10 N’Faly Dante 6’11 (Sunrise Christian, KS)
- #11 Brandon “BJ” Boston 6’6 (Norcross, GA)
- #13 Kyree Walker 6’5 (Hillcrest Prep, AZ)
- #24 Addison Patterson 6’6 (Bella Vista, AZ)
- #62 Dayten Holman 6’6 (Bella Vista, AZ)
- #109 Elijah Wood 6’5 (Sunrise Christian, KS)
- #130 CJ Wilcher 6’5 (St. Benedict’s, NJ)
- #144 P.J. Hall 6’9 (Dorman, SC)
- #186 Adrian “Ace” Baldwin 6’0 (St. Frances, MD)
- #193 Davion Bradford 6’10 (Hillcrest, AZ)
Carolina Challenge Participating Teams
- Greenforest Christian Academy, GA
- United Faith Christian Academy, NC
- Lakeside High School, GA
- Richland Northeast High School, SC
- Hartsville High School, SC
- York Prep, SC
- Blythewood High School, SC
- Westwood High School, SC
- Lower Richland High School, SC
Proceeds will once 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. More than $190,000 has been raised from the tournament over the past 15 years.
For more information on the schedule of games, brackets and participating teams, please visit the tournament website at www.chick-fil-aclassic.com.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Credentials for the 2018 Chick-fil-A Classic are issued for working media only and should be requested as soon as possible as there are limited game-viewing tables. Accredited working media will have first priority for credentials and table seating. All others will be on a space-available basis. Press Books will be available for approved working media at the pass gate table during tournament hours while supplies last.
The deadline for credential requests is December 12, 2018. Limited wireless internet service will be available inside the gymnasium upon request.
To request a media credential, go to www.chick-fil-aclassic.com and the complete the Google form under our media link. Any questions should be directed to Ryan Johnson, Media Coordinator, by e-mail at [email protected]
About Experience Columbia SC Sports:
The mission of Experience Columbia SC Sports is to strengthen the area’s economy by marketing and selling the region 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, please visit www.columbiascsports.com.
