As we head into the holiday season, here are some key dates for the prep circuit:
Dec. 5-6 – Marshall County Hoopfest
Dec. 11 – Lincoln and Lance Stephenson vs. Putnam (Okla.) and Xavier Henry, at Oklahoma City (ESPN)
Dec. 13-14 – Big Apple Challenge
Dec. 18 – Lincoln vs. Jefferson
Dec. 18-23 – City of Palms Classic featuring St. Patrick and Lincoln among others, Fort Myers, Fla.
Dec. 19-23 – Kreul Classic featuring St. Benedict’s, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Dec. 20-21 –Tip-Off Classic featuring St. Benedict’s, Paterson Catholic and Plainfield, Seton Hall University
Dec. 26-30 – Nike Invitational featuring St. Benedict’s, San Juan, P.R.
Dec. 26-31 – Beach Ball Classic featuring Paterson Catholic and St. Patrick, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Dec. 27-31 — Jingle Bells Jubilee featuring Bishop Loughlin, Paterson Eastside, Paterson Kennedy, Linden, Passaic, Plainfield, St. Peter’s Prep, Monsignor Bonnor, at Paterson Catholic, N.J.
Jan. 3 – Scholarship Fund for Inner City Children Basketball Festival, Kean University
Lakewood – St. Patrick
Monsignor Donovan – St. Anthony
Jan. 4 – New Year’s Jump Off featuring Don Bosco, Plainfield, St. Anthony, Paterson Eastside, Teaneck, N.J.
Jan. 16-19 – Spalding Hoophall Classic, Springfield, Mass.
Jan. 17 & 19 – Big Apple Invitational, Baruch College, N.Y.
Jan. 17
Baruch College
12 p.m. – St. Peter’s (Staten Island) vs. Cardozo
1:45 – Notre Dame Prep vs. Apex
3:30 – Long Island Lutheran vs. Jefferson (Brooklyn)
5:15 – Pine Crest (Fla.) vs. Rice
7 – Jamesville-DeWitt (NY) vs. LincolnMonday, Jan. 19 Hunter College 11 a.m. – Greenport (Long Island) vs. Molloy 12:45 – Pine Crest vs. Loughlin 2:30 – Long Island Lutheran vs. Rice 4:15 – St. Thomas More (Conn.) vs. Blair Jan. 19 – Hoophall Classic 10 a.m. — St. Anthony vs. Putnam City, Noon — St. Benedict’s vs. Ari Stewart and Wheeler (Ga.) 2 p.m. — Lincoln vs. LeFlore (Ala.) and DeMarcus Cousins, (ESPN) Jan. 17 — Dan Finn Classic, Jersey City Noon — Seton Hall Prep vs. St. Peter’s Prep 1:30 — Colt’s Neck Girls vs. Shabazz 4:30 — Trenton Catholic vs. Paterson Catholic 6:15 — Linden vs. St. Benedict’s 8 — Plainfield vs. St. Anthony Jan. 19 — Freedom Fighters Hoop Challenge featuring Paterson Eastside, Kennedy and Catholic, West Milford, DePaul, Thomas Jefferson, Paterson, N.J. Jan. 23 — PrimeTime Shootout at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. 5:00 PM – Immaculata (NJ) vs. St. Joseph’s (NJ)
6:30 PM – Duncanville (TX) vs. LeFlore (Mobile, ALA)
8:00 PM – Paterson Catholic (NJ) vs. Lincoln (Brooklyn,NY)
9:30 PM – Plainfield (NJ) vs. Piscataway (NJ) Jan. 24 — Brian Doherty Classic, Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. 12:30 p.m. – Pinewood (SC) Prep vs. St. Peter’s Prep 2 – Neumann Goretti vs. Don Bosco Prep 3:30 – Bloomfield Tech vs. Shabazz (Girls) 5 – St. Anthony vs. Whitney Young (Chicago) 6:30 – Lincoln vs. St. Benedict’s 8 – LeFlore (Ala.) vs. Union Feb. 4 – St. Patrick vs. St. Benedict’s, 7 p.m. Rutgers Athletic Center Feb. 13 – Nike Super Six, Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. 5 p.m. – Paterson Catholic vs. Rice. 7 – Lincoln vs. St. Patrick 9 – Hopkins (Minn.) vs. Jefferson Feb. 14 — Primetime Shootout at Sovereign Bank Arena –Trenton, N.J. 10:30 AM – Our Savior New American (NY) vs. Life Center Academy (NJ)
12:00 PM – Timber Creek (NJ) vs. St. Raymond’s (NY)
1:30 PM – Bishop Loughlin (NJ) vs. Union (NJ)
3:00 PM – Rice vs. Rancocas Valley (NJ)
4:30 PM – Mountain State Academy (VW) vs. St. Benedict’s (NJ)
6:00 PM – St. Anthony’s (NJ) vs. Hotchkiss School (CT)
7:30 PM – Lincoln (Brooklyn, NY) vs. Westchester (CA)
9:00 PM – St. Patrick’s (NJ) vs. Oak Hill Academy (VA) Feb. 15 — Primetime Shootout at Sovereign Bank Arena-Trenton, N.J. 10:30 AM – Pennington Prep (NJ) vs. Montgomery (NJ)
12:00 PM – Elizabeth (NJ) vs. Christ The King (NY)
1:30 PM – Trenton Catholic (NJ) vs. Carmen Sol (PR)
3:00 PM – Oak Hill Academy (VA) vs. Linden (NJ)
4:30 PM – Montrose Christian (MD) vs. Shabazz (NJ)
6:00 PM – Trenton Catholic (Girls – NJ) vs. John F. Kennedy (Girls – NY)
7:30 PM – Trenton Central vs. Nichols School (NY)
9:00 PM – St. John Vianney (NJ) vs. North Hunterdon (NJ) April 3-5 – ESPN/Nike National Invitational, Washington, D.C. RELATED VIDEO: Tom Konchalski discusses Lance Stephenson Jersey Recruits discuss the process Konchalski on New York/New Jersey recruiting
