The 2021 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions will take place Jan. 14-16.
Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV)
● Ranked 6th Nationally by Max Preps for 2020-21 Season
● 2020 State Championship was their 9th in a row (10 would set a new national record)
● 2nd Appearance
● Head Coach – Grant Rice
● Players to Watch
○ Will McClendon – Ranked #34 Nationally – UCLA Commit
○ Zaon Collins – Ranked #38 Nationally
○ Jonathan Braggs ○ Christian Bento
DeSmet Jesuit High School (St. Louis, MO)
● 4th Appearance ● Head Coach – Kent Williams
● Players to Watch
○ Sekou Gassama – 6’10” F
○ Yaya Keita – 6’9” F
○ Brian Taylor – 6’3” G
Greenwood Laboratory School (Springfield, MO)
● Quarterfinalist in 2020, State Champion (2019)
● 2nd Appearance ● Head Coach – Darren Taylor
● Players to Watch
○ Aminu Mohammed – Ranked #10 Nationally
IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)
● Ranked 4th Nationally by Max Preps for 2020-21 Season
● 2019 Geico National High School Champions
● 1st Appearance ● Head Coach – Sean McAloon
● Players to Watch
○ Branson Huntley-Hatfield – Ranked #5 Nationally
○ Jarace Walker – Ranked #6 Nationally
○ Moussa Diabate – Ranked #8 Nationally
○ Eric Dailey – Ranked #19 Nationally
○ Lynn Kidd – Ranked #60 Nationally
Kickapoo High School (Springfield, MO)
● State Final Four 2020
● 19th Appearance
● Head Coach – Mitch McHenry
● Players to Watch
○ Anton Brookshire
Pace Academy (Atlanta, GA)
● Ranked 12th Nationally by Max Preps for 2020-21 Season
● GHSA Class AAA State Champions 2020
● 1st Appearance ● Head Coach – Sharman White
● Players to Watch
○ Matthew Cleveland – GA Class 3A Player of the Year
Philadelphia Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, PA)
● 2nd Appearance
● Head Coach – Matt Griffin
● Players to Watch
○ Justice Williams – Ranked #22 Nationally
Sunrise Christan Academy (Bel Aire, KS)
● Ranked 2nd Nationally by Max Preps for 2020-21 Season
● Finished the 2019-20 season ranked in the national top 5
● 2nd Appearance
● Head Coach – Luke Barnwell
● Players to Watch
○ Kendal Brown – Ranked #14 Nationally
○ Zach Clemence – Ranked #31 Nationally
○ Willie Lightfoot – Ranked #65 Nationally
○ Kenny Pohto
○ Shaedon Sharpe
