Some of the best high school basketball players in the nation descend on Springfield on Jan. 12 for three days of highly-touted action.
Organizers of the 2017 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions unveiled the bracket and first-round pairings for the 33rd edition of what has become the most attended high school basketball tournament in the country.
An estimated crowd of more than 10,000 people attended the 2016 championship final and witnessed Ty-shon Alexander of Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) sink a 3-pointer at the final buzzer to give Oak Hill a 49-48 win over Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, California).