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Why a pair of holiday basketball tournaments in Myrtle Beach are expanding this year

The Myrtle Beach Convention Center and Myrtle Beach Sports Center will be overtaken by girls and women’s basketball teams in the week leading up to Christmas.

The CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational girls high school basketball tournament – the sister event to the popular Beach Ball Classic boys basketball tournament – is expanding from 16 to 32 teams this year, and an affiliated college event is also growing.

The Carolinas Challenge will feature eight college teams combining to play seven games at the convention center in the midst of the high school tournament, and it has gained a title sponsor in Philanthropist.