ESPN named the teams for its ESPN RISE National High School Invitational that will be held April 3-5 at Georgetown Preparatory’s Hanley Center. These schools don’t have their own state tournaments so for a team like Dan Hurley’s St. Benedict’s club, it gives them a postseason title to compete for.
“This is exciting for us,” Hurley said. “In the past couple years, we haven’t had anything to build toward, but this year we have something at the end and that adds a little incentive to strive for and that should help.”
Ironically, Hurley’s club could end up facing off with former St. Benedict’s standout Tristan Thompson. The 6-foot-8 Texas-bound junior was booted from the Gray Bees last month for “public insubordination” and now plays for Las Vegas (Nev.) Findlay Prep.
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(1) Oak Hill ESPNU, 2 p.m. (8) Pinewood Prep
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(4) St. Benedict’s ESPNU, 4 p.m. (6) St. Frances
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(2) Findlay Prep ESPNU, 6 p.m. (7) Mountain State Academy
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(3) Montrose Christian ESPNU, 8 p.m. (6) Friends Central |
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