The METRO CLASSIC
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 and the NJ Police Surgeons. In 2024, this year we are proud to support RWJ Barnabas hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Participants have included National and Local powers: Montverde Academy, Roselle Catholic, Sierra Canyon, Oak Hill, St. Benedict's Prep, Christ the King (NY), St. Anthony’s, St. Thomas More (CT), St. Joseph's Metuchen, Long Island Lutheran, First Love Academy, Linden, The Patrick School, Lincoln (NY), Newark Eastside, Our Savior New American, Pope John, Gill St. Bernards, Hudson Catholic, Hunterdon Central, Union Catholic, and Rumson Fairhaven, among others.
A RICH HISTORY.
The Metro Classic has hosted a number of top athletes who have gone on to lead prominent careers. Among the current NBA standouts that have shown of their skills at the Metro Classic are:
Ben Simmons (Montverde, Sixers)
Karl Towns (St. Joe's Metuchen, Timberwolves)
D'Angleo Russell (Montverde, Nets)
Deandre Bembry (Patrick School, Hawks)
Chieck Diallo (Our Savior, Pelicans)
RJ Barrett (Montverde Academy, NY Knicks)
Chris Silva, (Roselle Catholic, Miami Heat)
Tyus Battle (St. Joseph’s Metuchen, Timberwolves)
Eric Paschall (St. Thomas More, Warriors)
Naz Reid (Roselle Catholic, Timberwolves)
The Metro Classic has also been a must-see event for numerous collegiate coaches, including:
John Calipari, Kentucky
Roy Williams, UNC
Jay Wright, Villanova
Bill Self, Kansas
Frank Martin, South Carolina
Bruce Pearl, Auburn
Travis Ford, St. Louis
Kevin Willard, Seton Hall
Mick Cronin, UCLA
Bob Huggins, West Virginia
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
