What To Watch For: Marion Holiday Classic
The holiday season is upon us and this Friday, we get the first set of showcases and tournaments starting up. The first of which is the Marion Holiday Classic that takes place on Friday. This event is a handful or years old and has been a solid day of hoops, grabbing teams from all over the state. This year, you have a lot of Fort Wayne flavor with Snider, Dwenger, North, and Wayne all going in along with some Region teams like Roosevelt, Lighthouse, and Valparaiso. The best matchup of the day is Valparaiso vs. Fort Wayne North which has two of the best 2019 prospects in the state in Brandon Newman and Keion Brooks Jr.
Date: 12/22/17
Time: 12:30AM-9:30PM
Location: Marion High School
Schedule:
12:30PM – Indianapolis Metro vs. Liberty Christian
2:00PM – Lawrence Central vs. Lighthouse CPA
3:30PM – Fort Wayne Snider vs. Indianapolis Tindley
5:00PM – Fort Wayne Dwenger vs. Gary Roosevelt
6:30PM – Valparaiso vs. Fort Wayne North
8:00PM – Fort Wayne Wayne vs. Marion
Players To Watch:
2018’s:
Mike Jones – 6’5 SF 2018 – Indy Metro
Josh Tufts – 6’3 SG 2018 – Liberty Christian
Isaiah Brees – 6’0 PG 2018 – Liberty Christian
Donyell Meredith – 6’4 SG 2018 – Lawrence Central
Jaden Terry – 5’10 PG 2018 – Lawrence Central
Devionare Glass – 6’8 PF 2018 – Lighthouse CPA
Keondre Brown – 5’11 PG 2018 – Fort Wayne Snider
Eric Hunter Jr. – 6’3 SG 2018 – Tindley (Committed: Purdue)
K.J. Coleman – 5’11 PG 2018 – Tindley
John Reith – 6’5 PF 2018 – Bishop Dwenger
Latrell Williams – 6’5 PF 2018 – Gary Roosevelt
Austin Boucher – 6’2 SG 2018 – Fort Wayne North
Brandan Johnson – 6’1 SG 2018 – Fort Wayne North (Committed: Saint Francis)
Alijah Long – 5’10 PG 2018 – Fort Wayne North
Kylon Jarreau – 6’1 SG 2018 – Fort Wayne Wayne
Tyrese Cobb – 6’4 SF 2018 – Marion
2019’s:
Jordan Wesley – 6’7 PF 2019 – Lawrence Central
Hayden Smithey – 6’5 SG 2019 – Bishop Dwenger
Brandon Newman – 6’3 SG 2019 – Valparaiso
Nathan Aerts – 6’5 SF 2019 – Valparaiso
Keion Brooks Jr. – 6’7 SF 2019 – Fort Wayne North
Lucas Kroft – 6’5 SF 2019 – Fort Wayne North
Dillon Redding – 6’2 SG 2019 – Fort Wayne Wayne
Craig Young – 6’5 SF 2019 – Fort Wayne Wayne
Demarea Dial – 6’2 PG 2019 – Fort Wayne Wayne
2020’s:
D’Andre Davis – 6’5 SG 2020 – Lawrence Central
Nijel Pack – 6’0 PG 2020 – Lawrence Central
Dillon Duff – 6’5 SF 2020 – Fort Wayne Snider
Isaac Farnsworth – 6’2 SG 2020 – Fort Wayne Snider
Sincere McMahon – 6’0 PG 2020 – Tindley
Michael Redding – 5’10 PG 2020 – Fort Wayne Wayne
Jakylen Thomas – 5’6 PG 2020 – Marion
2021’s:
Michael Eley – 6’1 SG 2021 – Fort Wayne Snider
Jermaine Woods – 6’4 SF 2021 – Fort Wayne Snider
Trenton Hurst – 6’1 SG 2021 – Fort Wayne Snider
Brenden Lytle – 6’1 SG 2021 – Bishop Dwenger
Colton Jones – 5’10 PG 2021 – Valparaiso
Jalen Blackmon – 6’1 PG 2021 – Marion