Class 2A State Tournament Preview
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Reigning Champions Alcoa are back. They endured a double-digit loss season, but handled business this postseason by beating some very strong teams in succession: Gatlinburg-Pittman, Austin-East, Tyner Academy. Austin-East is the Knoxville representative while East Nashville and Whites Creek descend…
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Continue ReadingReigning Champions Alcoa are back. They endured a double-digit loss season, but handled business this postseason by beating some very strong teams in succession: Gatlinburg-Pittman, Austin-East, Tyner Academy.
Austin-East is the Knoxville representative while East Nashville and Whites Creek descend upon Murfreesboro for the Nashville-area. Douglass is the Memphis team involved.
Read the matchup times and the players to watch below.
Schedule
Thursday, March 14
Quarterfinals
9:30 AM Whites Creek vs. Hickman County
11:00 AM Austin-East vs. Douglass
12:45 PM East Nashville vs. Alcoa
2:15 PM Cannon County vs. Ripley
Friday, March 15
Semifinals
4:00 PM Semis
5:30 PM Semis
Saturday, March 16
4:00 PM Championship Game
Ranked Prospects to Watch
2024
Jahvin Carter
Jahvin
Carter
6'2" | PG
Alcoa | 2024
State
#214
Nation
TN
(Alcoa)
Joshua Thompson
Joshua
Thompson
6'5" | SF
Douglass | 2024
State
TN
(Douglass)
Tyler Stacks
Tyler
Stacks
6'5" | SF
Hickman County | 2024
State
TN
(Hickman County)
Pocjowk Nyapal
Pocjowk
Nyapal
6'6" | C
East Nashville | 2024
State
TN
(East Nashville)
Tyrone Robertson
Tyrone
Robertson
6'0" | PG
Whites Creek | 2024
State
TN
(Whites Creek)
2025
Shane Cherry
Shane
Cherry
5'9" | PG
Austin-East | 2025
State
#353
Nation
TN
(Austin-East)
Taquez Butler
Taquez
Butler
6'3" | SG
Douglass | 2025
State
TN
(Douglass)
Marjavis Chandler
Marjavis
Chandler
5'10" | PG
Douglass | 2025
State
TN
(Douglass)
Eli Pelham
Eli
Pelham
6'0" | SG
Cannon County | 2025
State
TN
(Cannon County)
Jarmon Brittman
Jarmon
Brittman
6'2" | SF
Douglass | 2025
State
TN
(Douglass)
Demarcus Johnson
Demarcus
Johnson
6'3" | SF
Austin-East | 2025
State
TN
(Austin-East)
Theo Winters
Theo
Winters
5'11" | PF
Cannon County | 2024
State
TN
(Cannon County)
2026
Eric Bryson Jr.
Eric
Bryson Jr.
5'10" | PG
Whites Creek | 2026
State
TN
(Whites Creek)
Dylan Qualls
Dylan
Qualls
6'4" | SG
Hickman County | 2026
State
TN
(Hickman County)
Justin Pruitt
Justin
Pruitt
5'9" | PG
Austin-East | 2026
State
TN
(Austin-East)
Jibriel Koko
Jibriel
Koko
5'11" | PG
Alcoa | 2026
TN
(Alcoa)
2027
Jamir Dean
Jamir
Dean
6'2" | PG
Alcoa (football) | 2027
State
TN
(Alcoa)
Jay Kirk
Jay
Kirk
6'4" | SG
Alcoa | 2027
State
TN
(Alcoa)
Unranked Impact Players
Jamarcus Whitelow (Ripley)
Jamarion Whitelow (Ripley)
Moro Ayl (Alcoa)
Eli Owens (Alcoa)
Elisha Puckett
Elisha
Puckett
6'3" | SG
Hickman County | 2025
TN
(Hickman County)
William McDonald (Hickman County)