ESPN Announces Coverage of the GEICO High School Basketball Nationals Tournament Starting March 31

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ESPN has announced the return of the GEICO High School Basketball Nationals Tournament.

What’s Happening:

  • ESPN will air live coverage of the GEICO High School Basketball Nationals Tournament with all 12 single-elimination games to air on ESPN Networks.
  • The 13th annual tournament will be held at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Florida for four days from March 31 through April 3.
  • The tournament will feature five of the top 10 ranked boys’ teams in the country with three of the top four ranked girls’ teams in the country.
  • Ted Emrich and Paul Biancardi will call the boys’ tournament and Matt Schick and Aja Ellison will call the girls’ tournament.

What They’re Saying:

  • Paul Biancardi, ESPN Analyst and National Recruiting Director: “GEICO Nationals has become the nation’s premier high school basketball event, and by expanding the field to 10 teams, it will elevate the intensity needed to win a championship. With more nationally-ranked teams than ever before and more than 30 ESPN-ranked prospects going head to head, this year’s participants comprise the deepest field in history. The talent competing in this year’s event is elite and spread out among all classes, including the top-ranked point guard in the senior class, Kennedy Chandler, and the No. 2 overall prospect in the junior class, Jalen Duren.”

Tournament Schedule (All Times Eastern):

  • Wednesday, March 31 – 6:00 pm – La Lumiere (Ind.) vs. No. 18 Prolific Prep (Ca.) – ESPN3
  • Wednesday, March 31 – 8:00 pm – No. 21 Oak Hill (Va.) vs.  No. 15 Pace Academy (Ga.) – ESPN3
  • Thursday, April 1 – Noon – No. 12 Milton (Ga.) vs. No. 3 IMG Academy (Fla.) – ESPNU
  • Thursday, April 1 – 2:00 pm – Game 1 Winner vs. No. 2 Sunrise Christian (Kan.) – ESPNU
  • Thursday, April 1 – 4:00 pm – Game 2 Winner vs. No. 1 Montverde Academy (Fla.) – ESPNU
  • Thursday, April 1 – 6:00 pm – No. 10 Wasatch Academy vs. No. 4 AZ Compass Prep – ESPNU
  • Friday, April 2 – 10:30 am – No. 4 Paul VI (Va.) vs. No. 3 Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) – ESPNU
  • Friday, April 2 – 12:30 pm – No. 15 Fremont (Utah) vs. No. 2 Westlake (Ga.) – ESPNU
  • Friday, April 2 – 2:30 pm – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner – ESPN2
  • Friday, April 2 – 4:30 pm – Game 5 vs. Game 6 Winner – ESPN2
  • Saturday, April 3 – 10:00 am – Girls Final – ESPN2
  • Saturday, April 3 – Noon – Boys Final – ESPN
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