How to watch 2024 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions, high school basketball
Some of the top teams and best high school basketball players in the country will be on display in Springfield, Missouri this weekend at the 39th annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions.
Featuring eight teams from five states, the TOC will be played January 11-13 at Great Southern Bank Arena on the campus of Missouri State University.
Friday's semifinal matchups and Saturday's championship game can be streamed live on the Springfield Public Sports Network.
There will be three teams from Missouri, as well as one team each from California, Georgia, Oklahoma, Virginia and Washington.
Three of the teams participating — St. Paul VI (VA), St. John Bosco (CA) and McEachern (GA) — are currently ranked in the SBLive top 25 national basketball rankings.
Now in its 39th year, the TOC has showcased more than 360 NCAA Division I basketball players, 60 of whom went on to play in the NBA.
This year’s field features 12 players who are ranked in the Top 100 players in the nation.
How to watch Bass Pro Tournament of Champions
What: Some of the best teams and players in the nation face off at the 39th annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions
When: Thursday, January 11 - Saturday, January 13
Where: Missouri State University's Great Southern Bank Arena | Springfield, Missouri
How to watch the live stream online: You can watch Friday's semifinal matchups and Saturday's championship game live on the Springfield Public Sports Network
Bass Pro Tournament of Champions matchups
Here is a look at Thursday's first-round matchups (all times local):
4:30 p.m. — Edmond North (Oklahoma) vs. Rainier Beach (Washington)
6 p.m. — No. 23 St. John Bosco (California) vs. Central (Missouri)
7:30 p.m. — No. 3 Paul VI (Virginia) vs. Glendale (Missouri)
9 p.m. — No. 25 McEachern (Georgia) vs. Vashon (Missouri)
On top of a full slate of great matchups, there will also be a slam dunk contest held on Saturday at 6 p.m.
The full bracket for this year's TOC can be found below:
For more on the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions check out our Missouri high school boys basketball notebook:
Missouri high school boys basketball notebook: Bass Pro Tournament of Champions tips off in Springfield
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