Ten of the top 50 boys’ high school basketball players in the country will show off their hoop skills at the 45th annual Culligan City of Palms Classic Mon. Dec. 18 through Sat. Dec. 23 at the Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College.
Tickets are now on sale for the holiday tradition that brings high school teams from across the country to Southwest Florida. Several ticket options are available, including:
And beginning Wed. Nov. 1, single day reserved seat tickets will be on sale for the following prices:
For tickets, call the box office 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at (800) 440-7469or (239) 481-4849.
Some of the players taking to the court include: ESPN No. 4 player in the Class of 2018, Bol Bol (Mater Dei, Santa Ana, Calif.); ESPN No. 14 player in the Class of 2018, Nassir Little (Orlando Christian Prep, Orlando, Fla.); ESPN No. 1 player in the Class of 2019 James Wiseman, (Memphis East, Memphis, Tenn.), and ESPN No. 2 player in the Class of 2019, Vernon Carey, Jr. (University School, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
Culligan returns for its fifth year as Title Sponsor, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car is Presenting Sponsor for the fourth year.
No fees are collected from players or teams, and Classic Basketball Inc., a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation that acts as a foundation for the tournament, helps offset some of the costs incurred by the teams participating in the tournament. For many of the players, the tournament represents their first opportunity to travel outside their own community.
Since 1989, 146 Culligan City of Palms Classic players have been named McDonald’s All-Americans and 116 have been drafted by the NBA, including 71 first-round picks.
Visit cityofpalmsclassic.com for all the information on this not-for-profit tournament featuring the top-ranked players and teams, including visitor information, ticket sales, schedule, team information, history, sponsors and sponsorship opportunities, eNewsletter signup, a tournament bracket, scores and stats, information on how to lend financial support as a Friend of the Classic, and much more.