Bass Pro TOC Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 38th annual Bass Pro Tournament of Champions is set to begin today at the JQH on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield. The TOC is annually one of the most well-attended high school basketball events in the country with nightly sellouts on a regular basis. The event features a combination of teams from Missouri and a group of national teams. The teams from Missouri in this year's field are Staley, Kickapoo and Like Academy.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the tournament bracket along with some players to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":1744025,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"media"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/E6176607-5BEF-48BE-BDFD-33497EDA60ED.jpeg"><img src="https://prephoops.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/01/E6176607-5BEF-48BE-BDFD-33497EDA60ED.jpeg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-1744025" /></a></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>PLAYERS TO WATCH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2023</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1161279' first='Kayden' last='Fish'] (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1070094' first='Kyan' last='Evans'] (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cameron Carr (Link Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Elliott Cadeau (Link Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Layden Blocker (Sunrise Christian)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brandon Gardner (Christ the King)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1440454' first='Cameron' last='Manyawu'] (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1161311' first='Brayden' last='Shorter'] (Kickapoo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1070110' first='Harrison' last='Doennig'] (Kickapoo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carl Cherenfant (Calvary Christian)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>**********</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2024</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1125608' first='John' last='Bol'] (Sunrise Christian)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>James Brown (Morez Johnson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morez Johnson (St. Rita)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Christian Alston (Bartlett)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Qin Pang (Christ the King)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>*********</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2025</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1419857' </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>firstBJ Davis-Ray (Link Academy)='Aaron' last='Rowe'] (Link Academy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kiyan Anthony (Christ the King)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1419871' first='Xavier' last='Wilson'] (Staley)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->