JANUARY 29-31, 2026 GALLOWAY, NJ
Since 2013, the Metro Classic Basketball Showcase has brought together the highest profile national and regional High School basketball teams to compete and provide a framework to give back to our communities.
The Metro Classic is designed to utilize basketball as an agent for community involvement. We seek to foster values such as responsibility, respect, leadership, integrity, competition and service to others. Over the years, the Metro Classic sponsors and teams have touched the life of so many by donating funds and their time to outstanding community service organizations such as Warfighter Sports, Interfaith Hospitality Network of Ocean County, Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Collegiate Scholarship Fund, and the Neonatal Unit of the Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ Police Surgeons and Night to Shine.
Previous sponsors have included:
EII, Summit Information Systems Paragon Marketing, Mcdonald’s, Nike, UBS, Chik fil a, Chrysler Jeep, Wells Fargo, Investors Bank, Holiday Inn, RJ Barnabas and SOMOS
The event, televised in previous years on ESPN, MSG Varsity and NJ 12, has sold out since its inception. Participants have included National and Local powers: Montverde Academy, Sierra Canyon, Camden, Christ the King, Long Island Lutheran, Oak Hill, Roselle Catholic, St. Benedict's Prep, St. Anthony’s, St. Thomas More (CT), Imhotep (PA) Rutgers Prep, St. Joseph's Metuchen, First Love(PA) Academy, Ranney, Linden, The Patrick School, Lincoln (NY), Newark Eastside, Imhotep, Pope John, Gill St. Bernards, Hudson Catholic, Hunterdon Central, Union Catholic, and Rumson Fairhaven.
Current NBA standouts Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Ben Simmons, Jonathan Kuminga, Karl Towns D’Angelo Russell, RJ Barret, Naz Reid, Moses Moody, RJ Barret, Grady Dick, and more have shown of their skills at the Metro Classic.
The Metro Classic has also been a must-see event for numerous collegiate coaches including John Calipari, Arkansas; Ed Cooley, Georgetown , Mick Cronin, UCLA; Shaheen Holloway, Seton Hall, Bruce Pearl, Auburn, Steve Pikell, Rutgers and Bill Self, Kansas;
The Metro Classic High School Basketball Showcase organizers and sponsors are delighted to announce this year’s event is scheduled from JANUARY 29th through JANUARY 31ST at STOCKTON UNIVERSITY in GALLOWAY, NJ.
This year’s Classic has 2 teams in the TOP 5 Nationally.10 Top 20 Teams in the Metro Area, 7 Preseason HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS and Over 20 ESPN TOP 100 PLAYERS
Tickets ARE AVAILABLE NOW
This year’s PARTICIPATING TEAMS include:
ATLANTIC CITY
BERGEN CATHOLIC
BLAIR ACADEMY
BLAIR ACADEMY (GIRLS)
BULLIS
CBA
COLLEGE ACHIEVE
CRESTWOOD PREP
DME ACADEMY (GIRLS)
GILL ST BERNARDS
HILL SCHOOL
HUDSON CATHOLIC
JACKSON
LINDEN
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP
PARAMUS CATHOLIC
PENN CHARTER
PLAINFIELD
RUTGERS PREP
ROSELLE CATHOLIC
SCOTCH PLAINS
SETON HALL PREP
SPIRE ACADEMY (NATIONAL)
SPIRE INTERNATIONAL
ST JOES METUCHEN
ST THOMAS MORE
THE PATRICK SCHOOL
UNION CATHOLIC
WESTTOWN
WESTTOWN (GIRLS)
A high school basketball showcase like no other
PRESENTED BY
2025 PRESENT AND Past Participants
