The Bash announces loaded list of teams for annual HS basketball showcase event

Lou Bezjak
·3 min read
  • Oops!
    Something went wrong.
    Please try again later.

The field for the The Bash high school basketball showcase was announced on Wednesday.

The 11th annual event held at Ridge View High School will be Dec. 7-9.

Teams for this year’s event include in-state schools Ridge View, Gray Collegiate, Lexington, Blythewood, Legacy Early College and out-of-state squads Oak Hill Academy (Va.), Long Island Lutheran (NY), Sunrise Christian (Kansas), Canyon International Academy (Ariz.) and St. Francis Episcopal (Texas).

Matchups will be announced and tickets will be on sale at a later date at TheBashHoops.com.

Here are four things to watch in this year’s event.

Partnership with NIBC

This year’s field is smaller than in years past but has a stronger national field with four teams from the National International Basketball Scholastic Conference, which features some of the elite programs in the country. Legacy Early College, Long Island Lutheran, Oak Hill Academy and Sunrise Christian all play in the NIBC.

With the NIBC teams in the field, there is a possibility some of the games in the tournament will be on an ESPN platform, which televised 54 NIBC games last season.

“This year’s field and the partnership with the NIBC has made it to where The Bash is, without a doubt, the finest high school basketball showcase in the country,” Ridge View athletic director and Bash director Brian Rosefield said. “We look forward to bringing another first-class weekend of basketball to the City of Columbia, Richland County and the state of South Carolina. We are excited about the possibility of having ESPN coverage for this event as well.”

Team Melo’s Kiyan Anthony (7) shoots the ball against Team Mokan Elite during the Nike EYBL Session 4 on May 27, 2023 at Memphis Sports and Events Center in Memphis, Tenn.
Team Melo’s Kiyan Anthony (7) shoots the ball against Team Mokan Elite during the Nike EYBL Session 4 on May 27, 2023 at Memphis Sports and Events Center in Memphis, Tenn.

NBA Hall of Famer son to play in event

Kiyan Anthony, the son of former NBA great Carmelo Anthony, will be playing in the event. Kiyan is a junior guard with the Long Island Lutheran squad.

Kiyan Anthony is a four-star prospect and ranked No. 41 ESPN and No. 36 by 247Sports Composite for the Class of 2025 and has offers from Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Michigan, Tennessee, Illinois, Maryland, Seton Hall, Florida State and Central Florida, among others.

Loaded Long Island Lutheran squad

Anthony is part of a talented Long Island squad, which went 24-3 last season and features five-star prospect VJ Edgecombe, who is ranked No. 5 in ESPN’s Class of 2024 rankings. The 6-foot-4 Edgecombe has a top 10 schools list consisting of Florida, Duke, Baylor, Alabama, St. John’s, Miami, Michigan, UConn, Florida State and the NBA G League Ignite.

Other Long Island prospects include Class of 2026 player Dylan Mingo (No. 13 by 247Sports Composite); Class of 2025s players Alier Maluk (No. 49 by ESPN), Jacob Ross (No. 95 by 247Sports) and Nigel James; and Class of 2024 four-star Godswill Erheriene.

Other stars to watch

There are plenty of other ranked players to be in the event including Lexington guard and Texas commit Cam Scott (No. 24 by ESPN), Canyon International’s Amier Ali (No. 46 by ESPN), Oak Hill and TCU commit Micah Robinson (No. 73 by ESPNl) and Sunrise Christian and Kansas State commit David Castillo (No. 50 by ESPN).

Other top recruits competing: Sunrise Christian’s Jeremiah Green (Class of 2025, No. 47 by ESPN), St. Francis Episcopal Class of 2025 Nigel Walls (No. 43 by 247Sports Composite) and Gray Collegiate Class of 2025 Treyvon Maddox (No. 81 by 247Sports Composite).