Bass Pro Tournament of Champions
25th Bass Pro TofC field announced
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Next years version of the Tournament of Champions will see a few changes in both teams playing and days playing on. But will still have an excellent field and a host of strong division 1 prospects.
The local entries should be solid and a challenge for the out-of-state entries. Glendale, Central, and Ozark, all [...]
24th Bass Pro Tournament of Champions wrapup
Monday, January 21st, 2008What a fantastic tournament. We may very well be looking back at 2008 as a high-water mark in years to come. Strong individual performances, every team was impressive at one time or another, & some of the best basketball games the tournament has ever seen. Organizers will have a hard time topping this one.
Tournament MVP
Erving [...]
Bass Pro Tournament of Champions final day scores
Sunday, January 20th, 2008All good things must end. And so too must this T of C. Let’s see if the final day lives up the the high standard set by the first 2 days.
McCluer North 67, Champaign Central 53
The Missouri class 5 #1 Stars go out on a high note. Torres Rountree scored 22, Femi John put in [...]
Bass Pro Tournament of Champions day 2 scores
Saturday, January 19th, 2008“Here it goes, here it goes, here it goes again. Oh, here it goes again.” - OK Go
Same song second verse. The latest scores served fresh & hot.
Monsignor Pace 74, McCluer North 68
Ray Shipman looked like a man on a mission tonight. 30 points later & the Spartans are headed into the 5th place game [...]
Bass Pro Tournament of Champions 1st round scores
Friday, January 18th, 2008Scores from the first round updated as they finish.
Christ the King 65, McCluer North 64 OT
McCluer got a combined 57 points from their big 3 of Femi John, Torres Rountree, & Anthony Booker. But Erving Walker put up 33 including 19 in the second half & 6 in overtime to lead Royals back from a [...]
Last minute T of C info.
Friday, January 18th, 2008Tip off of the 24th Bass Pro T of C is just a couple of hours away. And it looks to be a great tournament. No ice to keep away fans like last year so there should be a good turnout. Lot’s of T of C info in the News-Leader today. Team profiles here. Quick [...]
Bass Pro Tournament of Champions update
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008As we’re just a couple days out from the opening tip, I thought I’d give everyone the latest update on where the participating teams stand. Should be a good entertaining tournament. Some strong individual talent. Missouri teams that are not just pushovers. LeFlore has to be the favorite, but I wouldn’t call them a lock. [...]
Bass Pro Tournament of Champions pairings
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008Pairings were announced this morning for the Jan 18-20 tournament at Hammons Student Center. This years event, the 24th, features Monsignor Pace of Opa Locka, Fla. the state’s winningest prep team in the last 10 years. They’re the defending state champs & have 4 state titles since 1996. Also playing this year is Helen Cox [...]

