48 Hours of Basketball Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the biggest early season events in the SWMO area is the 48 Hours of Basketball event, which will be held at Greenwood Lab in Springfield. The three day event begins on Friday evening and will conclude on Sunday afternoon. The event is also presented by Big Shots Golf, the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and the Norm Stewart Classic. Here is a look at some of the top players in the event as well as the schedule of games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>SCHEDULE</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Friday, December 9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Iron vs. School of the Osage, 6 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Springfield Central vs. Warrensburg, 10 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday, December 10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Paseo vs. School of the Osage, 6 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kauffman vs. Whitehaven (TN), 8 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Skill Factory (GA) vs. Link Year Prep National, 6 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Link Academy vs. Hickman, 8 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Strafford vs. Mexico, 10 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sunday, December 11</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Springfield Central vs. Whitehaven (TN), 12 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crane vs. St. Elizabeth, 10 a.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Link Year Prep (Regional) vs. The Skill Factory (GA), 2 p.m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PLAYERS TO WATCH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Desmond White (The Skill Factory)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1161292' first='AK' last='Rael'] (Strafford)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1288459' first='Jordan' last='Shelton'] (Mexico)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1282342' first='Sterling' last='Vinson'] (Springfield Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1440506' first='Martez' last='Burse'] (South Iron)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1160662' first='Antonio' last='Starks-Fewell'] (Springfield Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1315454' first='Isaiah' last='Bonaparte'] (Hickman)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1162361' first='DJ' last='Long'] (Mexico)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1419857' first='Aaron' last='Rowe'] (Link Year Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1315429' first='Cody' last='Voysey'] (Strafford)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1422818' first='Keion' last='Epps'] (Springfield Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1425344' first='Bryce' last='Walker'] (Springfield Central)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->