The inaugural Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Basketball Classic will jump-start a packed schedule of basketball tournaments that will be held throughout December and into the New Year.
The Kell event, which has been associated with football for 32 years, will televise four basketball games on the Peachtree Sports Network on Saturday from Norcross.
“It is so awesome. I was telling the kids we get to play on TV, and that is something that I wanted to do,” said Baldwin girls coach Kizi Walker. “Hopefully college coaches will be able to see them. I have a lot of talent on the team.”
The final game of the Kell event will feature Class 3A No. 2 Douglass taking on Class 7A Norcross.
The Kell is one of the many tournaments that will attract some of the best state and national teams.
Norcross will play host to the Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic on Dec. 9. The Tournament of Champions Super Saturday is taking place at Wheeler on Saturday, where the host Wildcats (6-0) will face Alexander (5-0) in a battle of undefeated teams. That event precedes the full Tournament of Champions Holiday Classic scheduled for Dec. 27-28.
Marietta will hold The Lemon Street Classic on Dec. 21-23 with two brackets full of top-tier teams. Hart County will hold the 16th annual McDonald’s Shootout Dec. 27-29 in Hartwell. At McDonough, the Chuck Miller Memorial Holiday Classic will be held Dec. 27-29. And Woodward Academy will host the War Eagle Basketball Classic Dec. 15-16.
Here’s the Kell schedule and a complete list of the GHSA-sanctioned events:
Corky Kell + Dave Hunter basketball schedule
11 a.m. – Brookwood vs. River Ridge (Girls)
12:30 p.m. – West Forsyth vs. Lanier (Boys)
2 p.m. – Baldwin vs. Norcross (Girls)
3:30 p.m. – Douglass vs. Norcross (Boys)
Adairsville High School | Adairsville | December 28-30, 2023 | Tiger Christmas Clash | |
Beach High School | Savannah | December 14-16, 2023 | Savannah Holiday Classic | |
Bradwell Institute | Hinesville | December 28-29, 2023 | Big Blue Classic | |
Brookwood High School | Snellville | December 20-22, 2023 | Deep South Classic | |
Brunswick High School | Brunswick | December 21-23, 2023 | Hoopin at The High Invitational | |
Calhoun County High School | Edison | December 2, 2023 | Cam Sports Classic | |
Campbell High School | Smyrna | December 28-30, 2023 | Campbell Holiday Classic | |
Carrollton High School | Carrollton | December 18-19, 2023 | Carrollton Christmas Showcase | |
Carver High School | Columbus | December 8-9, 2023 | G.W. Carver Basketball Classic | |
Cedar Shoals High School | Athens | December 28-29, 2023 | Winter Classic | |
Christian Heritage School | Dalton | December 28-30, 2023 | Chick-fil-a Christmas Classic | |
Commerce High School | Commerce | December 21-22, 2023 | Battle Of Champions | |
Cross Creek High School | Augusta | December 20-22, 2023 | Battle of I-20 Christmas Tournament | |
Darlington School | Rome | December 2, 2023 | Sandy’s Spiel NWGA Invitational | |
Dawson County High School | Dawsonville | December 2, 2023 | Ga. 400 Showdown | |
Etowah High School | Woodstock | December 9, 2023 | Sewer Classic | |
Evans High School | Evans | December 27-29, 2023 | Evans Christmas Tournament | |
Franklin County High School | Carnesville | December 16, 2023 | FCA I-85 Battleground Showcase | |
Gordon Lee High School | Chickamauga | December 20-22, 2023 | Trojan Christmas Tournament | |
Greenbrier High School | Evans | December 20-22, 2023 | Danny Black Holiday Classic | |
Grovetown High School | Grovetown | December 15-16, 2023 | Blackout Signature Series Showcase presented by Darius Miles | |
H. V. Jenkins High School | Savannah | December 29-30, 2023 | Girls Christmas Basketball Tournament | |
Haralson County High School | Tallapoosa | December 27-30, 2023 | Hilburn=Patterson Invitational | |
Hardaway High School | Columbus | December 18-21, 2023 | Muscogee County Christmas Tournament | |
Hart County High School | Hartwell | December 27-29, 2023 | 16th Annual McDonald’s Shootout | |
Houston County High School | Warner Robins | December 15-16, 2023 | BEAR BRAWL | |
Jackson County High School | Hoschton | December 28-30, 2023 | Jaxco Holiday Hoop Fest | |
Johnson High School | Gainesville | December 27-29, 2023 | Lanierland Basketball Tournament | |
Jones County High School | Gray | December 20-21, 2023 | Morris Bank Christmas Tournamant | |
Lamar County High School | Barnesville | December 28-30, 2023 | Oscar Wimberly Classic | |
Laney High School | Augusta | December 27-29, 2023 | Wildcat Shoot-Out | |
Lee County High School | Leesburg | December 27-29, 2023 | Lee County Roundball Classic | |
Lee County High School | Leesburg | December 21-22, 2023 | Lee County Girl Power Classic | |
Lowndes High School | Valdosta | December 21-22, 2023 | Battle OFF Exit 18 | |
Madison County High School | Danielsville | December 21-22, 2023 | Red Raider Christmas Classic | |
Marietta High School | Marietta | December 21-23, 2023 | The Lemon Street Classic | |
McDonough High School | McDonough | December 27-29, 2023 | Chuck Miller Memorial Holiday Classic 2023 | |
Model High School | Rome | December 28-30, 2023 | Big Blue Classic | |
Model High School | Rome | December 15-19, 2023 | 7 Hills Rome Rotary Club Christmas Tournament | |
Monroe Area High School | Monroe | December 16, 2023 | Sandy”s Spiel Shootout | |
Monroe High School | Albany | December 19-20, 2023 | U Save-It Basketball Classic 2023 | |
Norcross High School | Norcross | December 2, 2023 | Corky Kell/ Dave Hunter Showcase | |
Norcross High School | Norcross | December 9, 2023 | Hawks-Naismith Holiday Classic | |
North Forsyth High School | Cumming | December 30, 2023 | North Forsyth Showcase | |
North Murray High School | Chatsworth | December 18-21, 2023 | Mistletoe Madness | |
Peachtree Ridge High School | Suwanee | December 23, 2023 | Hoop Atlanta Holiday Classic | |
Pope High School | Marietta | December 28-30, 2023 | Hounds Holiday Hoop Classic | |
Randolph-Clay High School | Cuthbert | December 16, 2023 | Williams- Bland | |
Rockmart High School | Rockmart | December 20-22, 2023 | Rockmart JV Christmas Clash | |
Savannah Christian Prep School | Savannah | December 15-16, 2023 | Savannah Christian Classic |
Sequoyah High School | Canton | December 15-16, 2023 | War Lodge Invitational | |
Social Circle High School | Social Circle | December 30, 2023 | Social Circle Winter Holiday Girls Showcase | |
St. Francis Schools | Milton | December 28-29, 2023 | Holiday Shootout | |
Thomasville High School | Thomasville | December 28-30, 2023 | BSN Holiday Hoopfest | |
Towns County High School | Hiawassee | December 28-30, 2023 | Battle of the States Christmas Tournament | |
Vidalia High School | Vidalia | December 27-29, 2023 | Paul Thigpen Motor Group Christmas Classic | |
Villa Rica High School | Villa Rica | December 14-16, 2023 | SMI Holiday Classis | |
Warner Robins High School | Warner Robins | December 22-23, 2023 | Screamin’ Demon Holiday Invitational | |
Wheeler High School | Marietta, GA | December 8,9, 2023 | Battle in the Peach | |
Wheeler High School | Marietta, GA | December 2, 2023 | TOC Super Saturday | |
Wheeler High School | Marietta | December 27-28, 2023 | Tournament of Champions Holiday Classic (TOC) | |
Woodward Academy | College Park, GA | December 15,16, 2023 | War Eagle Basketball Classic |