The 18th Annual Hoop Group Tip Off-Showcase will host a total of ten games Friday, December 15 - Sunday, December 17, 2017. A doubleheader will tip things off on Friday night followed by four games Saturday and Sunday at the Newman Center on the campus of Caldwell University.
The first game will tip-off at 6:30 on Friday, 3:00 Saturday and 1:00 on Sunday.
The Hoop Group Tip Off Classic provides for some of the most exciting match-ups of the High School Basketball Season. The schedule includes virtually all of the best high school programs in New Jersey including nationally ranked Hudson Catholic and St. Benedict’s.
The Game Schedule
Friday December 15, 2017 – Caldwell University, Caldwell NJ
HOME VISITOR
6:30 Teaneck vs. Pascack Valley
8:00 Immaculate Conception vs. Seton Hall Prep
Saturday December 16, 2017 – Caldwell University, Caldwell NJ
HOME VISITOR
3:00 St. Benedict’s vs. Our Saviour New American NY
4:40 Blair vs. CBA
6:20 Hudson Catholic vs. Pope John
8:00 Union Catholic vs. Rutgers Prep
Sunday December 17, 2017 –Caldwell University, Caldwell NJ
HOME VISITOR
1:00 St. Mary’s Elizabeth vs. Mater Dei
2:40 Gill St. Bernards vs. Shawnee
4:20 Bergen Catholic vs. Linden
6:00 Newark East Side vs. Don Bosco
ABOUT THE FIELD:
Nationally ranked:
St. Benedict’s #5 in country per USA Today
Hudson Catholic #5 in country per ballislife.com, #7 in country per USA Today
9 of the top 12 teams in New Jersey ranked by NJ Hoops:
17 of the Top 25 teams in New Jersey ranked by NJ Hoops:
2017 FINAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
Don Bosco #38 per ballislife.com
Linden #43 per ballislife.com
PLAYERS NATIONALLY RANKED IN THEIR CLASS
SENIORS:
Jahvon Quinerly – Hudson Catholic – Rivals.com #22, ESPN #23, 247 Sports #14
Louis King – Hudson Catholic – Rivals.com #23, ESPN #21, 247 Sports #16
Jalen Carey – Immaculate Conception – Rivals.com #49, ESPN #34, 247 Sports #58
Luther Muhammad – Hudson Catholic – Rivals.com #72, ESPN #94, 247 Sports #50
Samba Diallo – Pope John – Rivals.com #118, 247 Sports #237
JUNIORS:
Khalif Battle – Gill St. Bernards – Rivals.com #66, 247 Sports #117
Paul Mulcahy – Gill St. Bernards – Rivals.com #141, 247 Sports #110
Justin Winston – Immaculate Conception – 247 Sports #164
SOPHOMORES:
Jabri Abdur-Rahim – Seton Hall Prep – Rivals.com #17, ESPN #8, 247 Sports #31
Elijah Everett-Hutchins – Immaculate Conception – Rivals.com #37, 247 Sports #36
Raejon Figures – Immaculate Conception – 247 Sports #54
COMMITTED PLAYERS:
Calistus Anyichie – St. Mary’s Elizabeth – Binghamton
Jalen Carey – Immaculate Conception – Syracuse
Aaron Clarke – Pope John – Sacred Heart
Samba Diallo – Pope John – Umass
Ron Harper – Don Bosco – Rutgers
Kenny Jones – Mater Dei – Loyola
Louis King – Hudson Catholic – Oregon
Luther Muhammad – Hudson Catholic – Ohio State
Casmir Ochiaka – St. Mary’s Elizabeth – Loyola
Tucker Richardson – Blair – Colgate
Mikey Watkins – Linden - Merrimack
PLAYERS RANKED STATE WIDE IN THEIR CLASS BY NJ HOOPS
CLASS OF 2018: Calistus Anyichie – St. Mary’s Elizabeth, Brad Bundschuh – Gill St. Bernards, Kyle Cardaci – Mater Dei, Jalen Carey – Immaculate Conception, Hassan Ceesay – Newark East Side, Aaron Clarke – Pope John, Dylan Deveney – Shawnee, Samba Diallo – Pope John, Ebrima Dibba – St. Benedict’s, Marcellus Earlington – Don Bosco, Ron Harper – Don Bosco, Alex Imegwu – Seton Hall Prep, Jayvon Jackson – St. Mary’s Elizabeth, Jaquaye James – Teaneck, Musa Jeng – St. Benedict’s, Jahid Jenkins – Newark East Side, Shamir Johnson – Newark East Side, Kenny Jones – Mater Dei, Tavon Jones – Linden, Louis King – Hudson Catholic, Luther Muhammad – Hudson Catholic, Dean Noll – Shawnee, Casmir Ochiaka – St. Mary’s Elizabeth, Jahvon Quinerly – Hudson Catholic, Alex Schachne – Gill St. Bernards, Andre Toure – St. Benedict’s, Mikey Watkins – Linden, Tucker Richardson – Blair, Chris Lovisolo - Blair
(27 of NJ Hoops top 60)
JUNIORS: Precious Achiuwa – St. Benedict’s, Anas Amos – Newark East Side, Justin Archer – Union Catholic, Khalif Battle – Gill St. Bernard’s, Nahshon Battle – Rutgers Prep, Jake Betlow – St. Benedict’s, Jonah Charles – Rutgers Prep, Nika Chechelashvili – Don Bosco, Josh Cohen – CBA, Dejourn Cook – Immaculate Conception, Eddie Davis – Pope John, Andrew Delaney – Blair, Madanni Diarra – St. Benedict’s, Jayson Earle – Bergen Catholic, Doug Edert – Bergen Catholic, Zach Freemantle – Bergen Catholic, Liam Kennedy – CBA, Pat Kernan – Shawnee, Vic Konopka – Don Bosco, Jalen Leach – Bergen Catholic, Kyle McGee – St. Mary’s Elizabeth, Owen McGlashen – Don Bosco, Ashton Miller – Seton Hall Prep, Paul Mulcahy – Gill St. Bernards, Lester Quinones – St. Benedict’s, Xander Rice – Mater Dei, Papie Roberts – St. Mary’s Elizabeth, Danny Rodriguez – Hudson Catholic, Peter Sorber – Gill St. Bernards, Myles Wilmoth – Bergen Catholic, Justin Winston – Immaculate Conception,
(31 of NJ Hoops top 70)
SOPHOMORES: Jabri Abdur-Rahim – Seton Hall Prep, Zion Bethea – Immaculate Conception, Amir Britt – Union Catholic, Babel Diallo – St. Benedict’s, Raejon Figures – Immaculate Conception, Richie Greaves – Rutgers Prep, Mounir Hima – St. Mary’s Elizabeth, Elijah Hutchins-Everett – Immaculate Conception, Mikah Johnson – Newark East Side, Zach Martini – Rutgers Prep, Isah Mohammed – St. Benedict’s, Barra Njie – St. Benedict’s, Francisco Paulino-Mota – Pope John, Zaire Rogers – Immaculate Conception, Myles Ruth – Linden, Will Soucie – Gill St. Bernards Amir Williams – Linden, Matt Zona – Bergen Catholic
(18 of NJ Hoops top 40)
FRESHMEN: Jayden Brown – Immaculate Conception, Donta Davis – Immaculate Conception, Shane Dezonie – Hudson Catholic, Isaiah Hill – Union Catholic, Tristan Jeffries – Hudson Catholic, Amare Marshall – Hudson Catholic, Trey Patterson – Rutgers Prep, Kyle Rhoden – Rutgers Prep, Diandre South – Pope John, Bangala Zaba – St. Benedict’s
(11 of NJ Hoops top 20)
For More Information: HoopGroup.com
Dave Fedor 732-502-2255
dave@hoopgroup.com
For Media Credentials
Contact Kaitlyn Fedor
732-502-2255
kaitlyn@hoopgroup.com
Tickets are at the door or by e-mailing
Saturday or Sunday
Student Tickets are only $7
Adult Tickets $13
Friday Tickets are only $5
Adult Tickets $10
About the Hoop Group
The Hoop Group is a comprehensive basketball company dedicated to fulfilling dreams by providing student athletes, parents and coaches the best instruction, competition and exposure. It is one of the largest basketball instruction organizations in the world with fifteen separate entities that encompass over 30,000 student athletes and 3,000 high school, collegiate and youth league coaches. The Hoop Group is committed to help make each individual player realize their full potential and develop a lifelong love of the game. The Hoop Group’s alumni list reads as a “Who’s Who” of the basketball world, including Moses Malone, Julius “Doctor J” Erving, Vince Carter, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Bob Knight, Chuck Daly, Billy Donovan, John Wall, Kyrie Irving, Karl Anthony-Towns and many more. As a family owned and operated business for over five decades, The Hoop Group staff works tirelessly to insure that each event participant, coach and sponsor receives the personal attention they desire.
