Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase

Six group champions are crowned at Rutgers each March (Groups 1-4 public + Non-Public A and B). The old Tournament of Champions that crossed Non-Public A against the public groups has not returned — so 'state champion' in NJ now means group champion. Hillsborough won Group 4 in 2025; Don Bosco and Roselle Catholic still drive the Non-Public A field.

The deepest single-talent bracket in New Jersey. Don Bosco, Roselle Catholic, Paul VI, St. Peter's Prep, St. Joseph (Metuchen), CBA — all in one division, settled in two sectional brackets that meet at Rutgers. The 2024 final featured Dylan Harper and Don Bosco vs Paul VI; 2025 had Paul VI defending as top seed.

One of the largest single-venue coed holiday tournaments in the country. Wildwood and Wildwood Catholic host the event in their convention center; tournament has raised over $400,000 in scholarships for graduating seniors at the host schools and other Cape May County schools since 1998. Mostly South Jersey and Delaware Valley teams.

Naismith Hall of Fame's western showcase — runs the first weekend of January at Skyline High in Mesa. National-tier field built around the 8-team main bracket plus a 6-team round-robin and four Nike EYBL Scholastic games. Pairs with Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix the same week, so the Valley becomes a one-week recruiting hub.

Mater Dei hosts a two-day January slate at the Meruelo Athletic Center. Format is showcase, not bracket — teams come in for one marquee game. Mater Dei's boys play twice over the weekend; the rest of the field is California's top programs (Orange Lutheran, Servite, Sierra Canyon, etc.) with a few national invites mixed in.

Atlanta, Georgia — girls-only showcase, part of a six-market national series that also runs in Charlotte, Dallas, Jersey Shore, Nashville, and DC. Atlanta event runs the first weekend of January, drawing perennial powerhouse programs (Legion Collegiate, Valor Christian and others). Operated by The St. James organization.

Topeka. Three-school city tournament (Topeka High, Topeka West, Highland Park) plus invited regional opponents like Wichita Northwest and Lansing. Played at Highland Park in mid-January as a midseason marquee for Shawnee County.

Founded in 1947, Kentucky's oldest regular-season high school basketball tournament. Run as Louisville's biggest in-season showcase, with both boys' and girls' brackets. Has occasionally been delayed by weather (snow pushed the boys' bracket back in recent years).

Hoophall's regional event that runs the weekend immediately before the Hoophall Classic. 2026 expanded the field after a 2025 debut — 56 boys teams, 20 girls teams across 8 Springfield-area gyms over Saturday and Sunday. Targets New England and surrounding-state programs that aren't in the Classic itself.