Barrington, Rhode Island is the place to be this weekend as the National Prep Tip-off Showcase gets things started for the majority of the top prep schools in the country. Over 40 ranked players will be on hand for the tournaments and college coaches from across the country are making plans to attend. Rivals.com will be on hand for the loaded event.
19 of the best programs will all gather at St. Andrew's School to battle it out for bragging rights. Coaches and fans will have a chance to see some great match-ups.
Here is a look at who is coming in and what players are scheduled to be on hand.
Fri., Nov. 18
1 p.m. – St. Thomas More (Conn.) vs. Fork Union Military Academy (Va.)
2:30 p.m. – Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) vs. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)
4:20 p.m. – Bridgton Academy (Maine) vs. Patterson School (N.C.)
6 p.m. – Winchendon School (Mass.) vs. Our Savior New American (N.Y.)
7:40 p.m. – St. Andrew's (R.I.) vs. Maine Central Institute (Maine)
Sat., Nov. 19
9:30 a.m. – Our Savior New American (N.Y.) vs. Boys to Men (Ill.)
11:10 a.m. – Worcester Academy (Mass.) vs. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)
12:50 p.m. – Bridgton Academy (Maine) vs. Massanutten (Woodstock, Va.)
2:30 p.m. – South Kent School (Conn.) vs. Fork Union Military Academy (Va.)
4:10 p.m. – St. Thomas More (Conn.) vs. Laurinburg Institute (N.C.)
5:50 p.m. – Brewster Academy (N.H.) vs. Philly Lutheran (Pa.)
7:30 p.m. – Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) vs. Patterson School (N.C.)
9:10 p.m. – New Hampton School (N.H.) vs. Champlain St. Lambert (Canada)
Sun., Nov. 20
9:30 a.m. – Brewster Academy (N.H.) vs. Massanutten Military Institute (Va.)
11:10 – New Hampton (N.H.) vs. Patterson School (N.C.)
12:50 – South Kent (Conn.) vs. Boys to Men (Ill.)
2:30 – Worcester Academy (Mass.) vs. Champlain St. Lambert (Montreal, Canada)
4:10 – St. Andrew's (R.I.) vs. Laurinburg Institute (N.C.)
5:50 – Winchendon School (Mass.) vs. Philadelphia Lutheran Christian (Pa.)
Top players invade Rhode Island
Brewster Academy (N.H.) - Will Harris, Xavier Silas (Colorado)
Bridgton Academy (Maine) - Keaton Grant, Qa'rraan Calhoun (St. John's)
Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) - Vernon Macklin (Georgetown), Stefan Welsh (Arkansas), Jonathan Mandeldove (Connecticut), Marreese Speights (Florida), Armon Bassett (Indiana), Tyler Smith
Patterson School (N.C.) - Davon Jefferson, Jordan Hill (Arizona), Tony Crocker (Oklahoma), Toni Soda (Nebraska), Dominique Sutton
Laurinburg – Kiwan Smith, Saiqon Stone
New Hampton School (N.H.) - Brady Morningstar (Kansas)
Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) - Paul Harris (Syracuse), Derrick Caracter (Louisville), Lazar Hayward (Marquette), Mike Davis
Our Savior New American (N.Y.) - Daye Kaba (Boston College)
Philly Lutheran (Pa.) - Theo Davis
South Kent (Conn.) - Gilbert Brown (Pitt), Rob Thomas (South Florida)
St. Andrew's (R.I.) - Rakim Sanders
St. Thomas More (Conn.) - Antonio Pena (Villanova)
Winchendon School (Mass.) - Lawrence Westbrook (Iowa State), Kashif Watson (San Diego State)
Worcester Academy (Mass.) - Ben Eaves (Connecticut), Chas McFarland