After a successful inaugural event last December, the Tarkanian Classic is arguably the premier pre-Christmas tournament of 2013. Seven teams ranked in the preseason Student Sports FAB 50 will make an appearance, highlighted by No. 6 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), the defending Platinum Division champion, and No. 2 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) in the prep school division.
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In just its second year, the Tarkanian Classic has quickly become an elite holiday tournament. In last year’s Platinum Division final, eventual CIF Open Division champion Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) defeated eventual NIAA Division I champion and host Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 76-60, behind a 23-point, 13-rebound performance from tourney MVP Stanley Johnson.
Johnson is back for Mater Dei, ranked No. 6 in the preseason Student Sports FAB 50 national rankings. The Monarchs and No. 9 Bishop Gorman could once again meet in the Platinum Division final. The Platinum Division field also includes FAB 50 No. 31 Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) and No. 41 Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.).
Including Mater Dei (No. 1) and Bishop O’Dowd (No. 5), the Platinum Division field has seven clubs ranked in the preseason by CalHiSports.com, California’s leading authority for team rankings. Included is No. 9 Modesto Christian, No. 10 El Camino Real (Woodland Hills), No. 11 Redondo Union (Redondo Beach), No. 12 Long Beach Poly and No. 34 Sheldon (Sacramento).
FAB 50 No. 2 Findlay Prep headlines the inaugural Prep School Division that includes No. 13 Prime Prep (Dallas) and No. 18 La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.). Other top teams include Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) and Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.).
On Friday, December 20th, at the Orleans Arena, four featured games of the Tarkanian Classic will include the Platinum Division semifinals and two matchups in the prep division loaded with future D1 players. That evening, former UNLV and Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian, for whom the tournament is named after, will be honored for his accomplishments in high school, junior college and major college basketball.
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2013 Tarkanian Classic Schedule
(Bishop Gorman High School, Las Vegas)
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
(Bishop Gorman Main)
5:00 pm: Lynwood (Calif.) 43 vs. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 63
6:30 pm: Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.) 45 vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 84
8:00 pm: Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) 79 vs. Faith Baptist Christian Academy (Ludowici, Ga.) 48
Thursday, December 19, 2013
(Bishop Gorman Main)
2:00 pm: Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 65 vs. Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 67 (Platinum 3)
3:20 pm: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 65 vs. Sheldon (Sacramento) 49 (Platinum 4)
4:40 pm: Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 78 vs. Durango (Las Vegas) 34 (Platinum 5)
6:00 pm: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 72 vs. Clark (Las Vegas) 58 (Platinum 8)
7:20 pm: Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) 46 vs. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 63 (Platinum 10)
8:40 pm: Prime Prep (Dallas) 58 vs. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) 69 (Prep)
(Bishop Gorman Aux)
12:30 pm: Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) JV 39 vs. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) JV 48
2:00 pm: Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.) 70 vs. Chaparral (Las Vegas) 47 (Gold 3)
3:20 pm: Lynwood (Calif.) 33 vs. Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.) 48 (Gold 4)
4:40 pm: Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) 70 vs. Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) 54 (Platinum 9)
6:00 pm: El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 58 vs. Bountiful (Utah) 55 (Platinum 6)
7:20 pm: Constitution (Philadelphia) 58 vs. Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.) 45 (Platinum 7)
8:40 pm: Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) 60 vs. Faith Baptist Christian Academy (Ludowici, Ga.) 64 (Prep)
(Faith Lutheran, Las Vegas)
2:00 pm: Orem (Utah) 75 vs. Coronado (Las Vegas) 60 (Gold 1)
3:20 pm: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 53 vs. Legacy (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 50 (Gold 2)
4:40 pm: Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) 75 vs. San Bernardino (Calif.) 44 (Gold 5)
6:00 pm: Ambridge (Pa.) 54 vs. Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) 39 (Gold 6)
7:20 pm: Timpview (Provo, Utah) 74 vs. Muir (Pasadena, Calif.) 65 (Gold 7)
8:40 pm: Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 54 vs. Cheyenne (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 60 (Gold 8)
Friday, December 20, 2013
(Bishop Gorman Main)
10:00 am: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 53 vs. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 63 (Platinum 12)
11:20 am: Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 63 vs. El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 60 (Platinum 14)
12:40 pm: Constitution (Philadelphia) 37 vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 71 (Platinum 16)
2:00 pm: Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) 63 vs. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 67 (Platinum 18)
3:20 pm: Trinity International (Las Vegas) vs. La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) (Prep)
4:40 pm: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 59 vs. El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 67 (Platinum 21)
6:00 pm: Constitution (Philadelphia) 50 vs. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) 62 (Platinum 25)
7:20 pm: Orem (Utah) 78 vs. Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.) 44 (Gold 22)
8:40 pm: Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) 82 vs. Timpview (Provo, Utah) 49 (Gold 24)
(Bishop Gorman Aux)
10:00 am: Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 70 vs. Sheldon (Sacramento) 53 (Platinum 11)
11:20 am: Durango (Las Vegas) 58 vs. Bountiful (Utah) 92 (Platinum 13)
12:40 pm: Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.) 67 vs. Clark (Las Vegas) 63 (Platinum 15)
2:00 pm: Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) 50 vs. Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) 49 (Platinum 17)
3:20 pm: Constitution (Philadelphia) JV 81 vs. South Australia 2 40
4:40 pm: Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 59 vs. Bountiful (Utah) 62 (Platinum 20)
6:00 pm: Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.) 48 vs. Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) 45 (Platinum 22)
7:20 pm: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 59 vs. Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.) 54 (Gold 19)
8:40 pm: Ambridge (Pa.) 50 vs. Cheyenne (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 47 (Gold 23)
(Faith Lutheran, Las Vegas)
10:00 am: Orem (Utah) 58 vs. ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 55 (Gold 10)
11:20 am: Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.) 55 vs. Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.) 66 (Gold 12)
12:40 pm: Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) 74 vs. Ambridge (Pa.) 41 (Gold 14)
2:00 pm: Timpview (Provo, Utah) 75 vs. Cheyenne (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 46 (Gold 16)
3:20 pm: Coronado (Las Vegas) 73 vs. Legacy (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 82 (Gold 9)
4:40 pm: Chaparral (Las Vegas) 36 vs. Lynwood (Calif.) 65 (Gold 11)
6:00 pm: San Bernardino (Calif.) 63 vs. Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) 61 (Gold 13)
7:20 pm: Muir (Pasadena, Calif.) 51 vs. Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 61 (Gold 15)
(Durango, Las Vegas)
4:40 pm: South Australia 1 40 vs. Faith Baptist Christian Academy (Ludowici, Ga.) 81 (Prep)
6:00 pm: Sheldon (Sacramento) 64 vs. Durango (Las Vegas) 62 (Platinum 19)
7:20 pm: Clark (Las Vegas) 58 vs. Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) 68 (Platinum 23)
(Orleans Arena — Orleans Casino)
3:00 pm: Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) 60 vs. Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) 57 (Prep)
5:00 pm: Prime Prep (Dallas) 70 vs. Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) 67 (Prep)
7:00 pm: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 54 vs. Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 68 (Platinum 24)
9:00 pm: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 84 vs. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 38 (Platinum 26)
Saturday, December 21, 2013
(Bishop Gorman Main)
8:30 am: Durango (Las Vegas) 58 vs. Clark (Las Vegas) 72 (Platinum 27)
9:50 am: Sheldon (Sacramento) 58 vs. Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.) 53 (Platinum 28)
11:10 am: El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, Calif.) 45 vs. Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) 63 (Platinum 31 — Fifth Place)
12:30 pm: Bountiful (Utah) 69 vs. Pinnacle (Phoenix, Ariz.) 56 (Platinum 32 — Consolation Title)
1:50 pm: Orem (Utah) 51 vs. Wasatch Academy (Mt. Pleasant, Utah) 54 (Gold 32 — Championship) (2OT)
3:10 pm: La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) 55 vs. Prime Prep (Dallas) 59 (Prep)
4:30 pm: Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) 62 vs. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) 53 (Platinum 33 — Third Place)
6:00 pm: Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) 61 vs. Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) 63 (Prep)
7:30 pm: Bishop O’Dowd (Oakland, Calif.) 59 vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 63 (Platinum 34 — Championship) (OT)
(Bishop Gorman Aux)
8:30 am: Legacy (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 53 vs. Lynwood (Calif.) 65 (Gold 18)
9:50 am: San Bernardino (Calif.) 52 vs. Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 38 (Gold 20)
11:10 am: Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 70 vs. Modesto Christian (Modesto, Calif.) 45 (Platinum 29)
12:30 pm: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 64 vs. Constitution (Philadelphia) 67 (Platinum 30)
1:50 pm: Cathedral Prep (Erie, Pa.) 52 vs. Timpview (Provo, Utah) 66 (Gold 31)
3:10 pm: Legacy (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 37 vs. Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 76 (Gold 27)
4:30 pm: Faith Baptist Christian Academy (Ludowici, Ga.) 62 vs. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.) (Prep) 87
6:00 pm: Lynwood (Calif.) 55 vs. San Bernardino 51 (Calif.) (Gold 30)
7:30 pm: Coronado (Las Vegas) 88 vs. Muir (Pasadena, Calif.) 72 (Gold 26)
(Faith Lutheran, Las Vegas)
8:30 am: Coronado (Las Vegas) 78 vs. Chaparral (Las Vegas) 41 (Gold 17)
9:50 am: Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) 62 vs. Muir (Pasadena, Calif.) 65 (Gold 21)
11:10 am: Foothills Christian (El Cajon, Calif.) 63 vs. Cheyenne (North Las Vegas, Nev.) 59 (Gold 28)
12:30 pm: ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 43 vs. Ambridge (Pa.) 44 (Gold 29)
1:50 pm: Chaparral (Las Vegas) 59 vs. Faith Lutheran (Las Vegas) 60 (Gold 25)
3:10 pm: South Australia 1 70 vs. Constitution JV (Philadelphia) 37 (Prep)
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